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Cristo Rey De La Salle is looking for qualified drivers to help drive amazing students to and from corporate work/study jobs. Support great students making a difference in Oakland. Details through the link.

Parishes are asked to resume Mass Counts for a period of four weekends beginning Oct 23 and continuing through November 14. This includes in-person and online Masses.

The diocese’s solar energy program enables parishes and school to implement rooftop solar energy projects and achieve significant energy bill savings with no upfront costs. Please contact the diocese’s solar energy program manager to discuss this opportunity for your diocese.

Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, has appointed Father Jimmy Macalinao as the diocesan point of contact for Synod 2021- 2023, a universal synod called by Pope Francis which opened on Oct. 10, 60 years after Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council.

CCHD is accepting proposals for 2022-2023 national grants to fund East Bay parishes and non-profit groups engaged in community organizing and/or economic development projects with low-income residents. Awards granted in summer 2022. Parish pre-applications due Nov. 1.

Coach Frank Allocco has announced his annual Youth Sports Coaches Clinic on Saturday, October 16 at St. Isidore gym, Danville. A valuable experience for new and returning CYO coaoches. Click the title above for more information.

The Mass of Remembrance is a special liturgy to celebrate the lives of our loved ones' who have gone before us to live in the light of the Lord. Join the Catholic Community of Pleasanton at 7pm at St. Augustine Church or online to celebrate.

Ceasefire Walks: Actively preventing homicides and gun violence through Ceasefire, a partnership with the City of Oakland and other community partners that includes  weekly night walks and call-ins. Details for October, November and December Ceasefire Walks available through the link.

The Annual Bishop’s Appeal is now at $2,346,670 or 78% of the goal. Thank you to all those parishes who made a second announcement and mentioned the appeal in your bulletins. Additional details through the link.

The MAP Commission is seeking input from parishioners, parochial administrators, and clergy in the Diocese of Oakland. Learn more in this video from MAP Co-Chairs and take the survey October 14 - November 22.

De La Salle High School will host a skills clinic for youth basketball coaches on Saturday, October 8, 9:00 a.m. to Noon in their gym. Click the title above for more information.

Coach Eddie Chen will once again host a clinic for CYO Volleyball Coaches. Click above for deatils.

Read through the link for special instructions and bulletin inserts for the Diocesan Communications Collection for the weekend of October 2-3, 2021.

This conference, co-sponsored by the National Catholic Partnership on Disability and the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministries, will help you build a culture of community and equip leaders for Mental Health Ministry.

The weekend of Oct. 2-3, all parishes are asked to take up a special collection for our diocesan communication efforts.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is around the corner! Sutter Health is partnering with Order of Malta clinic to host mobile mammography clinics on September 24 & October 29 in Oakland.

Notice for pastors and parishes regarding listing of services businesses in parish communication channels.

Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, has made several clergy appointments that take effect on Nov. 1, 2021.

Read the September 17, 2021 statement from the USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities on Abortion Funding in the Build Back Better Act.

Justice for Immigrants has shared an urgent Call to Action to Congress to provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of essential workers and their families, Dreamers, farm workers and TPS holders in the upcoming reconciliation package. More information through the link.