Men’s Faith Sharing

Join Fr. Brendan and the men of Saint Simon on Thursday Mornings from 7:00 – 8:15am in the Simon Room. Each season, we choose a book to read and discuss a chapter at our meeting. The format is as follows: 7:00—7:05am Social and gather with coffee 7:05—7:15am Book highlights to emphasize points for discussion 7:15—7:55am…

Fourth Sunday of Easter

This weekend is often referred to as Good Shepherd Sunday as the gospel selection is always the metaphor of the Good Shepherd and his sheep from the Gospel of John. It highlights the importance of having an intimate relationship with Jesus. The image of a shepherd and his flock is a powerful one, emphasizing the…

First Holy Communion 2023

Click Here for First Holy Communion ProgramClick Here for St. Simon LiveStream Masses We have children from 2nd to 5th grades celebrating the Sacrament of First Holy Communion at St. Simon Masses on May 6th and 7th, 2023. Please pray for them. Saturday, May 6, 2023 5:00 pm Mass Alizabeth Arenivar  –  Alice Boersma  – …

Sunday of Divine Mercy

Happy Easter! I have to say it was wonderful to see all the Masses full over the Easter weekend and indeed throughout all the Triduum celebrations. Thank you for coming in person. It was most definitely good for my soul to see a full church and I hope it was good for your soul too.…

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

On Tuesday, the clergy of the Diocese gathered for an afternoon of prayer before the Chrism Mass that evening. We do this every year in preparation for Holy Week. I always look forward to spending some time away with priests, praying together and learning from a reflection given by one of our brother priests. Over…

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Many of us have things we would love to do or places we would love to visit. Some of these have not happened because the timing was not right, or we did not have the money. Maybe we have promised ourselves we will do them when the kids have finished college or when we retire.…