Welcome to the Diocese of Oakland, and to the vibrant Catholic communities of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Please join us in all the celebrations and ministries the Diocese offers. Our Diocese is a place of prayer where we embody the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, strengthen parishioners' Sunday experience, and form Missionary Disciples.
May our patroness, Our Lady Queen of the World, help us to follow our Lord in a spirit of justice, mercy and love.
Yours sincerely in Christ,
The Most Reverend Michael C. Barber, SJ
Bishop of Oakland
May 1
10:00 am Confirmation – St. Jerome Parish, El Cerrito
May 2 and 3
Spring Meeting with California Catholic Conference of Bishops - Sacramento, CA
May 3
6:30 pm Region 1 MAP Meeting – St. Theresa Parish, Oakland
May 4
11:00 am Catholic Telemedia Network Board of Directors Meeting –
Menlo Park
6:30 pm Region 5 MAP Meeting – St. Bede Parish, Hayward
May 5
St. Patrick’s Seminary and University Board of Trustees Meeting – Menlo Park
6:30 pm Region 2 MAP Meeting – Santa Maria Parish, Orinda
May 6
7:00 pm Confirmation – Holy Spirit Parish, Fremont
May 7
10:00 am Confirmation – Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
Participating Parishes: St. Edward, St. Ignatius, St. Paul, Our
Lady of Lourdes
2:00 pm Confirmation – Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
Participating Parishes: Our Lady of Good Counsel, St. Paul
Chong Korean Community, St. Patrick (Oakland), St.
Perpetua, St. Benedict
May 8
11:30 am Confirmation – St. Albert / St. Phillip Neri Parish, Alameda
5:00 pm Confirmation – Church of the Good Shepherd, Pittsburg
May 10
10:00 am Priest Personnel Board Meeting
1:00 pm Presbyteral Council Meeting
May 13
Dinner with St. Patrick Seminary and University Auction Winners – Bishop’s Residence
May 14
10:00 am Confirmation – Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
Participating Parishes: St. Bonaventure, Christ The King, Santa Maria, St. Paul
May 15
10:30 am Confirmation – Corpus Christi Parish, Oakland
4:00 pm Confirmation – Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
Participating Parishes: Most Holy Rosary, St. Ambrose, St.
Joseph (Fremont), St. Monica, St. Margaret Mary
May 16
6:30 pm Father Tolton Performance – St. Columba Parish, Oakland
May 18
Benedict XVI Institute Board of Directors Meeting – Archdiocese of San Francisco
May 20
6:00 pm Confirmation – Assumption Parish, San Leandro
May 21
10:30 am Confirmation – St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Concord
4:00 pm Mass with Knights of Columbus at State Convention,
Sacramento
May 22
11:30 am Confirmation – St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Livermore
5:00 pm Confirmation – Divine Mercy Parish, Oakland
7:30 pm Father Tolton Performance – Cathedral of Christ the Light,
Oakland
May 24
10:30 am College of Consultors Meeting
May 25
Dinner with Ordinandi to the Presbyterate and Priests in Residence – Bishop’s Residence
May 27
9:00 am Diocesan Musicians Gathering and Luncheon – Cathedral
of Christ the Light (Parish Hall)
May 28
10:00 am Ordination to the Priesthood - Cathedral of Christ the
Light, Oakland
4:00 pm Mass and celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation –
St. Felicitas, San Leandro
May 29
11:00 am Mass and Pastoral Visit with St. Paul Chong Korean
Community – CCOP/St. Elizabeth Seton, Pleasanton
May 31
7:00 pm Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate – CCOP/(St.
Augustine), Pleasanton
On June 18, 2020, the bishops of the California Catholic Conference released a video reenacting the Stations of the Cross to draw attention to the sin of racism and ask God’s help in eliminating it. Each station in the video was taped at a location with rich racial significance. The sixth Station of the Cross was taped at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland where Oscar Grant was killed. The Way of the Cross is an ancient prayer, allowing people to enter into Jesus’ final outpouring of love.
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