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In This Issue
Our re-designed web site
Renew a Commitment to Prayer
Giving Blood is Giving the Gift of Life
School News
10 year old needs kidney
Our re-designed web site
You must go to: www.stperpetua.org and check out the beginnings of our newly launched re-designed site. It is a great improvement over our previous one and will eventually provide us with the flexibility we need to
do everythcomputering from communicating with you to downloading forms and calendars, registering for classes and events to receiving the latest news and updates and contributing on-line.

Please keep in mind that the site is still a work-in- progress and will take some time to populate it completely for it to be utilized to its full capacity by all. We are so proud to have been able to make this leap forward. We'd like to thank Dennis Rowland and Jake Bodden who took on this enormous task back in September and have worked tirelessly since then to get this up and running. They have spent countless hours of their own invaluable time dedicated to this effort and we are so grateful for their time and talent.
Renew a Commitment to Prayer
"The trustworthy person shines like a lamp in the darkness."
(Psalm 116)
Come join us for reflection and prayer with the psalms led by Sr. Patricia Bruno, O.P., a Dominican Sister of San Rafael.  It's a wonderful way to begin the New Year. Often we can't find the words we want to pray for our newly elected government officials or those who are suffering in our families and throughout the world, and for ourselves as we seek Wisdom to guide and care for those we love. Come study and pray the prayers of Jesus, so that we can, along with our Hebrew ancestors, draw courage and hope for our daily lives. More info contact Christoph or go to our web site.
Patti Bruno
Dates: Thursdays, Jan. 22 & 29
Time:  7:00 p.m. Religious Resource Center
Even if you can't attend both of the evenings plan to attend one.
Giving Blood is Giving the Gift of Life
blood drive
We are sponsoring a Blood Drive with the American Red Cross on Friday, January, 23rd, from 2 pm - 8 pm, in the Church Hall.  The times from 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm are reserved for those picking up their children from school. The winter months are traditionally the most difficult times to maintain an adequate blood supply. Your single donation will affect, help, and potentially save the life of up to three patients, in local community hospitals. Your support is appreciated.  
 
Please sign-up for your preferred donation time today at www.beadonor.com or call 1-800-448-3543. Walk-ins are welcome too. Please remember to bring Photo Identification. 
Catholic Schools Week
St. Perpetua School will celebrate Catholic Schools Week beginning on
January 25th at the 9:30 am Mass.  Following the Mass, the school will
host an Open House from 10:30-12:00.  A Junior High information meeting
will take place at 12:00 in the Science Lab.  Faculty and parents will be
present throughout the morning to answer any questions and application
packets will be available.  School tours are also scheduled for Monday,
January 26th at 9:30 am.  For those interested in applying for
Kindergarden, there will be an informational meeting on Wednesday, Jan
28th at 6:30pm.  Please feel free to call the school office at 284-1640 for any additional questions you may have.
MLK National Holiday Celebration
The Northern California Regional Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace

"Make the Dream Real" 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday Celebration
Patti Bruno
When: January 19, 2009, 10 a.m. - noon

Where: 1188 12th Street at Adeline in Oakland, CA.

If you need more information and/or can help at the Department of Peace table, please contact Nancy Merritt at sunmntain@aol.com.


Keynote Presentation
by Dr. Matthew Fox & Rev. Elouise Oliver
Mistress of Ceremony:  Aimee Allison, KPFA Morning Show
Invocation:  Father Jayson J. Landeza
 
This free event includes the sharing of a community meal following the program.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Awards will be given to activists leaders, based upon their exemplary service to the Oakland community.

Nancy Merritt
Northern California State Coordinator
On Behalf of Northern California
sunmntain@aol.com
Join this historic effort to create a culture of peace.
This email was sent to select members of The Peace Alliance on behalf of the Northern California Regional Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace.

The Peace Alliance
1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Suite 712 | Washington, DC 20036 | Tel 202-296-1187
www.ThePeaceAlliance.org
 
Sincerely,
The Staff of
St. Perpetua Catholic Church
10 year old
needs kidney

10 year old Cole is a St. Perpetua Parishioner and friend of many in the St Perpetua School Community. Young Cole is in critical need of a new kidney.

In short, Cole was born with little to no kidney function and received his first kidney transplant (from Mom) at the age of one. Over the past 10 years his immune system has slowly rejected the transplanted organ. Cole started Dialysis treatments over the holidays. If you would like to learn more about Cole, please visit a Website that has personal information on Cole and more details on the Donation process. Please visit www.drinkcole.com.

The Combi Family and Cole's many friends at St. Perpetua would like to express our gratitude for your support. It is in times of crisis that we gain strength from our friends and family. Thank you all so very much.
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