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…
For the last several weeks I have given the retreat, From Here to Eternity: How to Live and Die Well. Through those sessions I explored in detail what our faith tells us about what happens when we die and indeed what happens in the dying process. I outlined the needs of the dying and how…
For the last several weeks I have given the retreat, From Here to Eternity: How to Live and Die Well. Through those sessions I explored in detail what our faith tells us about what happens when we die and indeed what happens in the dying process. I outlined the needs of the dying and how…
On Tuesday, we continued with our Lenten retreat called From Here to Eternity: How to Live and Die Well. During this third session, I again talked about death as the birthing process into eternal life and our roles as midwives to our loved ones. To this well, we need to know more about the dying…
On Thursday, March 31, Bishop Oscar Cantú visited St. Simon School and presided at Mass.
Our Hope & Wellness Circle is starting! Our first meeting will be on Monday, May 16th, 7pm-8:15pm, via Zoom. RSVP here to get zoom link. Come join us, in the comfort of your home, and be in community with others who are facing mental health challenges or are caring for loved ones who are. Our desire and goal is to provide…
Last week, we prayed for peace at a Taizé Prayer Service by John Angotti.
Casa de Clara Looking for service opportunities or looking to do service as a family? Saint Simon Parish, along with other Parishes in the Diocese is supporting the renovation of Casa de Clara. Casa de Clara houses the Catholic Day Workers and is a woman’s shelter in downtown San Jose. We are in need of…
Last Tuesday, we continued our Lenten retreat called From Here to Eternity: How to Live and Die Well. During this second session, I emphasized that death is more a birth into eternal life than the end of our earthly life. As such, then our role as disciples of Christ is to help those dying to…