Month: March 2020

Parish Support: A letter from the Diocese of Oakland

Dear Pastors, Parochial Administrators, Office Managers, and Friends, This is a time of great concern about the financial wellbeing of our parishes, schools, Diocese as well as our greater community. Aware that cancellation of Masses has significantly reduced flow of gifts from parishioners, your diocesan colleagues have been gathering information as to what others are…

IMPORTANT!! CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 OUTBREAK, LETTER FROM THE BISHOP

The following has been written on the Oakland Diocese’s website by Bishop Michael C. Barber: From Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, Bishop of Oakland Because of the heightened concern for the well-being of all our people in light of the Coronavirus, especially the elderly, I am dispensing from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for all…