Pastoral Message – October 23, 2022
Hey Y’all! From my silliness you’d never know that I had to study philosophy for my first couple of years in the Seminary. I don’t think the seminary folks (and the Bishops of the world) considered a college degree in playing the oboe to have much intellectual value. So study philosophy I did. So much so that I ended up with another degree after a couple of years. But as I was reading Plato and Aristotle, Origen, Augustine and Boethius, Avicenna, Averroes
Prayer Ribbon Wall
In honor of the Spiritual Work of Mercy, Pray for the Living and the Dead, the Ribbon Wall returns. After Mass inscribe your loved ones name on a ribbon available outside the church doors. It will then be hung on the ribbon wall located by the bell tower. Volunteers are needed after the Masses to hand out ribbons and assisting parishioners, Contact Louise Nakamine at lnakamine@ssj.org.
Pastoral Message – October 16, 2022
“Proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient…” How often do we feel that God does not answer our prayers because things do not occur the way that we would like them to occur? How often do we feel angry, disappointed, or defeated because we assume that God doesn’t care or that He doesn’t exist at all? This week, we hear about overcoming those feelings and being persistent in our prayer regardless of the outcome. In the first reading
Pastoral Message – October 9, 2022
Dear Parishioners and Visitors, Hey Y’all, Every now and then, I’m directed by both our Bishop and the moral norms of our Church to speak out prophetically about social issues. This direction from on high is generally given in election seasons. So I’m writing to y’all specifically about Proposition 1, an amendment to our California State Constitution. This amendment makes reproductive freedom, abortion and contraceptives a fundamental right in the California Constitution. And while I’m not terribly caught up in politics or political
Children’s Choir is Starting on October 20th
Please contact Andre at music@ssj.org for more information.
CLOW is Back
Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) is back starting October 9th at the 9:30 a.m. Mass.
Pastoral Message – October 2, 2022
We are unprofitable servants; we have [only] done what we were obliged to do.” Welcome to SSJ Festival Weekend!! I pray that all of you have already enjoyed or will take some time to enjoy the festival this weekend. Producing such a large and complicated event requires a great deal of work and planning. For example, every single ride and every single booth is placed precisely where it needs to go according to a computerized map of the property that lays
Family Movie Night
Saturday, October 15, after the 4:oo p.m. Mass in the school field.
Trunk or Treat
Friday, October 28th. Candy donations needed. Please bring donations to the parish office.
