Last week all the priests of the Diocese of San Jose gathered in San Juan Bautista for our Annual Clergy Study Week. It is always good for us to take time away and engage in some formation as priests. It is the only time every year that we get to spend time together in fellowship.…
My dear friends of St. Simon Faith Community, I greet you with the continued joy of Easter, as we are celebrating the risen Christ within our hearts and homes! It has been my great JOY to be a part of this beautiful community for the past 19 years. I am feeling the time has now…
VBS 2022 Registration is OPEN! June 20 – 24, 2022 Counselor training: June 18, 2022 We hope you can all join us this summer for our Outback Adventure! From the minute your mate steps off the plane onto Australian soil, they will find themselves on a trip they’ll never forget! Ages: Mates young (campers…
Celebrating Mother’s Day is always a wonderful opportunity to express our affection for our mothers and demonstrate our love for them if they are still alive. But it can also be a difficult day if we have a broken relationship with our mother as it seems everyone else is celebrating a harmonious relationship. It can…
Please join us on Friday at 7pm for an inspiring contemporary music concert followed by refreshments with John Angotti and his friends. Sr. Rebecca will also be performing! Allow yourself the time to slow down, fill your soul, rejoice, and celebrate God’s love! It will be a wonderful evening of fantastic music and faith sharing, a time to take…
Children’s Faith Formation celebrated their end of year classes last weekend following the Sunday 9am Mass with a “Liturgy of the Light Award and Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony” in the Parish Center. Families joined together afterwards for an afternoon of games and pot-luck BBQ lunch! It was a beautiful afternoon of family, fun and Faith! We…
I am currently reading a book by the great Irish poet and theologian, John O’Donohue called “Beauty” and it speaks of how we can discover divine beauty in all things. At this time of year when spring is unfolding its grandeur, there is so much beauty to be seen that it is not hard to…
Out of an abundance of caution, we will be limiting the 2022 trip to house construction only. Read more below about how this trip changes lives and communities, including ours! For questions email Joan Mibach here or visit BASICS website here. You can APPLY NOW online. Here is some information about the two families we will…
After a week of incarceration and isolation in my room, I finally tested negative for Covid-19 and I am on the mend. While my energy is not 100% yet, I am feeling much better and I am back to quasi-normal. Thank you for your prayers. I will continue to take it easy for a few…
