News from Oakland, California
Feast of St. Jean Marie Vianney on August 8, 2010
Photo Credit: Jay Balza
James Paul Scarry's Baptism on August 1, 2010
Photo Credits: Jay Balza. More photos here.
Seminary Society Annual Picnic and Msgr. Wach Championship Cup on July 31, 2010
Seminary Society (Oakland Apostolate of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest) picnic at Croll's Garden Picnic Site, Crown Beach, Alameda, CA last July 31, 2010. Lots of food, drinks, games including a Soccer Match. The winning team won the very 1st Msgr. Wach Championship Cup Trophy!
Photo Credits: Jay Balza. More photos here.
Peter Francis Angelo's Baptism on June 27, 2010
Photo Credits: Jay Balza
Norbertine Priest Fr. Victor Szczurek visits St. Margaret Mary on July 4, 2010
Photo Credit: Jay Balza
Pentecost Sunday, Solemn High Mass on May 23, 2010
Photo Credits: Jay Balza
Confirmations
Photos of the Confirmations at St. Margaret Mary's are now available.
Ordination Mass of Fr. Ian Mendoza by Bishop Salvatore Cordileone at the Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, CA on May 14, 2010
Photo Credits: Jay Balza
Adult Baptism at St. Margaret Mary's on May 13, 2010
Photo Credits: Jay Balza
Sung High Nuptial Mass at Five Wounds Church, San Jose, CA on May 8, 2010
Photo Credits: Jay Balza
Major Rogation Procession and High Mass on April 25, 2010
Photo Credits: Jay Balza
Solemn High Nuptial Mass at the Old Mission, San Juan Bautista, CA on April 24, 2010
Photo Credits: Jay Balza
Photos of Holy Week
Photos of Holy Week, 2010 at St. Margaret Mary's and Five Wounds are now available.
Canon Richard P. von Menshengen (Rector of St. Gianna Oratory, Tucson, AZ) visits St. Margaret Mary on the 2nd week of April, 2010
Photo taken by: Jay Balza
Canon Moreau celebrating his 51st Birthday on April 7, 2010
Photos taken by: Jay Balza
Welcome Reception for Abbe Andrew Todd on April 5, 2010
Photos taken by: Jay Balza
The 2010 Holy Week schedule is available here. Holy Week picture gallery to be uploaded soon.
Walk For Life West Coast (San Francisco, California, USA) on January 23, 2010
Photos taken by Richard Wang.
Canon Jean Marie Moreau also offered a prayer at the East Bay Memorial Prayer Service to honor the sanctity of life, which took place at Oakland's Cathedral of Christ the Light on January 22, 2010, the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the night before the 6th annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco.
5th Anniversary of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest at the Oakland Apostolate of St. Margaret Mary on January 17, 2010
Reception photos taken by Jay Balza. More pictures/video can be viewed here.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 2009
Pictures taken from the Solemn High Mass and Candlelight procession. Canon Moreau led the faithful in reciting the Act of Total Consecration to Mary.
Photos taken by Jay Balza & Josemine Miranda. More pictures and video can be viewed here.
Consecration to Mary of the Institute Apostolates in the Bay Area
St. Margaret Mary in Oakland and Our Mother of Perpetual Help Oratory in Santa Clara will be consecrated to the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 8th, 2009, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, and on December 12th, 2009, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, respectively. In preparation for the consecration, the faithful are encouraged to follow St. Louis de Montfort's recommended 33-day preparation by the means of meditations and spiritual readings. The recommended programs for each week will be made available below.
- Introduction
- Week 1: Recognizing and rejecting the Spirit of the World
- Week 2: Knowing Oneself
- Week 3: Knowing Mary
- Week 4: Knowing Jesus
- Week 5: Final Preparations for the Consecration & Certificate
Novena in Preparation of Feast of St. Francis de Sales
Feast of Christ the King
Pictures from the Eucharistic Procession on the feast of Christ the King.
Outing with Fr. Moreau
A boy's outing with Father Moreau to Mission Dolores in San Francisco.
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A New Shepherd!
The faithful at St. Margaret Mary heartily welcome Fr. Moreau as their new shepherd on September 7, 2008.
Message from Father Jean-Marie Moreau:
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DEAR FRIENDS! My arrival here at St. Margaret Mary Parish was an occasion of great joy and hope. I come here as a member of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest to continue the outstanding work of Fr. Wiener who has laid the foundations for an even greater apostolate in the Bay Area. Aware of our weakness and littleness we rely on the graces that flow from the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross renewed on the altar in each and every Mass. Our work is nothing but our sanctification and the salvation of souls. As our Blessed Lord can not save us without our own efforts, a shepherd of souls-the priest- thirsts for the collaboration and good will, docility and help of his sheep. Your efforts and support for this apostolate will be greatly rewarding - God will not be outdone in generosity. Please be patient with me and if you don't understand something, please have the kindness and simplicity to come to me, so that we may walk together towards our eternal destiny which is Heaven "in truth and charity". I look forward to getting to know each of you very soon trusting in the intercession of Our Blessed Mother, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and of Perpetual Help and of St. Margaret Mary and St. Francis de Sales, St. Benedict and St. Thomas, the patron saints of our dear Institute. Thank you for your warm welcome, your trust and your prayers. May God bless you |
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Solemn High Mass on September 7, 2008
On the occasion of Fr. Jean-Marie Moreau's installation as the new Episcopal Delegate for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the Diocese of Oakland, a Solemn High Mass was celebrated on Sunday, September 7, with Fr. Karl Lenhardt as the celebrant.
Photos by Richard Wang
St. Margaret Mary Church in the News
Interview with Father Michael Wiener in SF Gate. Article about the Institute of Christ the King in Oakland in San Francisco Faith.