On Saturday, May 4th, our fundraising committee will host our annual parish Carnival. For the dinner dance the tickets are $50. For the raffle the tickets are $10. These tickets are on sale after each of the Masses. Not only does this event support the finances of the parish, each of us has a good time in doing so. Please support this event by buying tickets. We are also offering door prizes. We ask that people donate these prizes of at least $20 in value. The success of this event falls on the shoulders of all of us. In anticipation, thanks to everyone.

Saint Mary's College High School, Berkeley, will host events for 6th and 7th grade students and their families during April and May. The Seventh Grade Pre-HSPT (High School Placement Test) will be held on Saturday, April 13, from 8am-12noon on campus, and Sixth and Seventh Grade Information Night is Wednesday, May 1 at 6:30 pm in the school auditorium. Learn more about both events at www.saintmaryschs.org, Admissions link.

Very Rev. James V. Matthews, beloved rector of the Cathedral of Christ the Light and longtime pastor of St. Benedict Church in Oakland, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack early on the evening of March 30. He was 70. "Father Matthews' infectious love for his faith, his parishioners and his community was a source of joy and inspiration for me," said Oakland Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, in a statement. "He truly lived what St. John Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests, described the priesthood to be: 'the love of the heart of Jesus.' I shall really miss him." Father Matthews — known as Father Jay to more than one generation of Oakland Catholics — was ordained in 1974. He was the first African American to be ordained in Northern California. Funeral services can be found on the Diocesan website, www.oakdiocese.org