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…
Diocese of San Jose, CA: Aug 8, 2022 October 6, 1930 – August 5, 2022 Monsignor Ludwig Andre, a retired priest of the Diocese of San José, passed away the morning of Friday August 5, 2022 in Alamo, California. He was 91 years old. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1957.…
August 6 – 31, 2022 The members of St. Vincent de Paul will be collecting school supplies and distributing them to schools in our local area for needy children. We will also be donating $25 Target gift cards that the School Principals will hand out for new shoes or clothes as they see the need.…
As most of you know I just returned from vacation, and I am delighted to be home at Saint Simon again. I know I am not meant to have goals for vacation but that is the way I am wired. My goals were quite reasonable though: rest, read and hike. I am happy to say…
I want to begin this eBulletin with a huge thank you to Tamami Honma for all her hard work in recruiting and preparing all the bands, musicians, and singers for last week’s Concert for Peace. It was simply a fantastic concert on every level. I cannot say enough about the San Francisco Brass Band and…
When I was a young boy I had a friend who was ambidextrous. When writing, he could take the pen and begin a sentence with one hand and finish the sentence with his other hand without telling the difference in his handwriting. I wanted to do the same so I started to write with my…