Care for our Creation Fr. Chris will make a presentation on the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, Tuesday, October 4, 7-8pm. Come and learn more about Laudato Si and the season of creation or watch it on LiveStream here What is Laudato Si? On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si’) is the appeal from…
Last Sunday after Mass a parishioner asked me, as an Irishman, what I thought of Queen Elizabeth and her dying. It is a great question with many layers. I responded by saying that after seventy years of being a leader she has certainly passed the test of time. She was a grace-filled woman who rose…
Dates: Oct 10, 17, 24 @ 7:00pm-8:30pm, Via Zoom REGISTER HERE Oct. 10: Cornerstones of Resilience: Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Acts of Kindness Oct. 17: Feeling overwhelmed? Lonely? Blue? – Learn to Incorporate Meaningful and Positive Activities into your Busy Life Oct. 24: We’re On a Roll: Let’s Explore Other Ways to Promote Mental Health and…
On Thursday of this week, the priests of the Diocese gathered at Our Lady of Peace Parish, Santa Clara for our annual presbyteral assembly to work on the common projects for the year ahead. This year we focused on the upcoming Diocesan Synod 2023 mirroring what Pope Francis has done for the global Church at…
It was so wonderful to see so many people at Masses last weekend as we launched the Children’s Faith Formation and Middle School Youth sessions. It was particularly lovely to hear the children making so much noise. One of the hardest things for me over the last two years of the pandemic was not seeing…
The more I know, the more I know that I don’t know. Or put more clearly, the older I get, the more I realize how little I know! It is not that I am not trying to learn but the more I learn the more I realize how little I really know. That is as…
Join us after the 7:30am, 9am and 11:15am Masses for donuts and fellowship. October 2, 2022 November 6, 2022 December 4, 2022 February 5, 2023 March 5, 2023 April 2, 2023
I am happy to welcome back John Angotti this week. John held one-on-one musical sessions with our Parishioners and a concert for the school students this week that all enjoyed! The kids were up singing and dancing in the Church and turning to their neighbors to say, “I love you” – their energy was contagious!…
This week, we welcome back John Angotti. He will continue to visit for one week every month and will be working with our music ministries, school students and parishioners. He will be playing at all Masses next weekend and is offering one-on-one sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, August 17 and 18 – you can sign…
It is hard to believe but school is starting this week for many schools including our own SaintSimon Parish School. Summers seem to be getting shorter! I remember when school started after Labor Day weekend but alas that is years ago. Nevertheless, it is exciting to have the school back and see all the students…