Peggy Oakden is our guest for this episode. She has been a parishioner for 15 years and is very active in parish life. Currently, she is the team leader for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. There is a new ministry on the horizon at the cathedral which we will learn about during our conversation. You will often meet Peggy on the steps of the cathedral greeting people as they arrive for Mass on Sunday mornings.

Let’s Talk Parish is co-produced by Rex Rallanka, Titi Kila, and Chris Jensen.

The theme music is “Live and Be Happy” by Valentina Gribanova.

Our host is Chris Jensen.

If you would like to call us and leave a comment or a suggestion, the phone # to leave a message is 916.545.5376.

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A special thanks goes to the Very Reverend, Father Michael O’Reilly, Rector of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

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Gabriella has recently returned to practicing her Catholic faith after many years of being away. A couple of ago, Gabriella joined the Choir at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. In July of this year she attended the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana. You can hear about that event in the previous episode.

Let’s Talk Parish is co-produced by Rex Rallanka, Titi Kila, and Chris Jensen.

The theme music is “Live and Be Happy” by Valentina Gribanova.

Our host is Chris Jensen.

If you would like to call us and leave a comment or a suggestion, the phone # to leave a message is 916.545.5376.

Please subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any episodes.

A special thanks goes to the Very Reverend, Father Michael O’Reilly, Rector of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Cathedral appreciates your financial support. Please consider giving online as we continue our ministry via the Internet. Click https://secure.etransfer.com/CathBles... to donate.

In this episode we hear from Donna Pineda, Suzanne Haendel, Gabriella Bargellini, and Dorothy Corgiat. These four parishioners attended the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana in July, 2024. They share with us their experiences, and the message given them to share with us. 

Here are some links referenced during our conversation.

https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/walk-with-onehttps://cdn.prod.website-files.com/626afca9aa56ce4dd046dd56/665782a766153341d794065f_walkWithOne.pdfhttps://cdn.prod.website-files.com/626afca9aa56ce4dd046dd56/665782eb2e79bf45d9508d85_eucharisticExamen_quote.pdf 

Relevant Radio has all the talks from the Congress at: https://relevantradio.com/national-eucharistic-congress/

Let’s Talk Parish is co-produced by Rex Rallanka, Titi Kila, and Chris Jensen.

The theme music is “Live and Be Happy” by Valentina Gribanova.

Our host is Chris Jensen.

If you would like to call us and leave a comment or a suggestion, the phone # to leave a message is 916.545.5376.

Please subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any episodes.

A special thanks goes to the Very Reverend, Father Michael O’Reilly, Rector of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Cathedral appreciates your financial support. Please consider giving online as we continue our ministry via the Internet. Click https://secure.etransfer.com/CathBles... to donate.

Paula has been a practicing Catholic all her life. She normally attends the 10am Mass on Sundays.

Let’s Talk Parish is co-produced by Rex Rallanka, Titi Kila, and Chris Jensen.

The theme music is “Live and Be Happy” by Valentina Gribanova.

Our host is Chris Jensen.

If you would like to call us and leave a comment or a suggestion, the phone # to leave a message is 916.545.5376.

Please subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any episodes.

A special thanks goes to the Very Reverend, Father Michael O’Reilly, Rector of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Cathedral appreciates your financial support. Please consider giving online as we continue our ministry via the Internet. Click https://secure.etransfer.com/CathBles... to donate.

We did an episode with the Stream Team during our first season (episodes 7 & 8). Since there are new members, we thought it was time to chat with them again. The Stream Team is the people who make our Mass Livestream happen. This time I am chatting with 5 of the team members, 3 were not able to attend. They are Elizabeth, Titi, Mary, Shauna (I hope I spelled her name correctly), and Santana.

Let’s Talk Parish is co-produced by Rex Rallanka, Titi Kila, and Chris Jensen.

The theme music is “Live and Be Happy” by Valentina Gribanova.

Our host is Chris Jensen.

Please subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any episodes.

A special thanks goes to the Very Reverend, Father Michael O’Reilly, Rector of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Cathedral appreciates your financial support. Please consider giving online as we continue our ministry via the Internet. Click https://secure.etransfer.com/CathBles... to donate.

I met Sergio a year or so ago when he began his Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults journey. He would find my offbeat humor funny, and we became friends. But, as it normally goes, we rarely had a chance to really share our lives. Sergio teaches at Christian Brothers High School, and is an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. He also coaches Volleyball, but we didn’t get to talk much about that.

Let’s Talk Parish is co-produced by Rex Rallanka, Titi Kila, and Chris Jensen.

The theme music is “Live and Be Happy” by Valentina Gribanova.

Our host is Chris Jensen.

Please subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any episodes.

A special thanks goes to the Very Reverend, Father Michael O’Reilly, Rector of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Cathedral appreciates your financial support. Please consider giving online as we continue our ministry via the Internet. Click https://secure.etransfer.com/CathBles... to donate.

Every once in a while I get a chance to sit down and chat with someone I only recently met. That’s the case with this episode. After meeting Luke and Jordan I quickly wanted them to sit down and record an episode. I’m sure glad they did.

Let’s Talk Parish is co-produced by Rex Rallanka, Titi Kila, and Chris Jensen.

The theme music is “Live and Be Happy” by Valentina Gribanova.

Our host is Chris Jensen.

Please subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any episodes.

A special thanks goes to the Very Reverend, Father Michael O’Reilly, Rector of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Cathedral appreciates your financial support. Please consider giving online as we continue our ministry via the Internet. Click https://secure.etransfer.com/CathBles... to donate.

In this episode we meet Maria Balakshin. Maria wears many hats at the Cathedral. She is on the Pastoral Parish Council, she staffs the front desk, a couple of times a week, at the cathedral offices and she works closely with Father Michael O’Reilly on the Stewardship Advisors.

Let’s Talk Parish is co-produced by Rex Rallanka, Titi Kila, and Chris Jensen.

The theme music is “Live and Be Happy” by Valentina Gribanova.

Our host is Chris Jensen.

Please subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any episodes.

A special thanks goes to the Very Reverend, Father Michael O’Reilly, Rector of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Cathedral appreciates your financial support. Please consider giving online as we continue our ministry via the Internet. Click https://secure.etransfer.com/CathBles... to donate.

Let’s Talk Parish is co-produced by Rex Rallanka, Titi Kila, and Chris Jensen.

The theme music is “Live and Be Happy” by Valentina Gribanova.

Our host is Chris Jensen.

Please subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any episodes.

A special thanks goes to the Very Reverend, Father Michael O’Reilly, Rector of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Cathedral appreciates your financial support. Please consider giving online as we continue our ministry via the Internet. Click https://secure.etransfer.com/CathBles... to donate.

There are many people that operate behind the scenes at our parish. Without them we could not function properly. One of these people is Deacon Gary Brys. He is our Business Manager. Although he is not technically a parishioner (he is a deacon at St. Rose of Lima Parish in Roseville, CA) he is very much a part of our parish.

In our first episode of the fourth season, we visit with Manolito Jaldon. Manolito is a lector here at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, and also is employed at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento.