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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.

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.

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

El Obispo Michael Barber, SJ, afirma que las exenciones religiosas no son posibles debido a que que el Vaticano ha declarado que es moralmente permisible que los católicos reciban la vacuna contra el COVID-19. Reconociendo que los católicos deben seguir sus conciencia, el Obispo establece una distinción entre objeciones por motivos religiosos y objeciones por razones de conciencia.

Bishop Michael Barber, SJ, states that religious exemptions are not possible since the Vatican has declared it is morally permissible for Catholics to receive the vaccine against COVID-19. Acknowledging that Catholics must follow their consciences, he draws a distinction between religious objections and conscientious objections.