Saint Simon Parish School Named 2021 National Blue Ribbon School On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, recognized Saint Simon Parish School as a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School. Saint Simon School received this distinguished award for being an “Exemplary High Performing School,” which means the achievement of the school’s students…
Last weekend it was wonderful to see so many parishioners gather for the Fall BBQ. It was the first time that many of you had been on campus in person since the beginning of the pandemic and for many more the first time you had seen each other in person. There was such excitement and…
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attack on the United States and the collapsing of the World Trade Towers on 9/11/01. Over the last week, we have seen these images replayed on television and we remember what occurred then and how it affected so many lives since. Most of us remember exactly…
As I write this article, I am in Lourdes on pilgrimage with my brother Paul, his wife Maria and a number of other parishioners from St. Simon along with the Order of Malta’s annual pilgrimage to Lourdes. We arrived late Wednesday after a long day of travel which was hardest on the Malades (those who…
October 3, 2021 – Week 5 What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are now growing up? … When we ask ourselves what kind of world we want to leave behind, we think in the first place of its general direction, its meaning and…
Jesus saves his harshest words for the Pharisees and the religious leaders of his time. When they challenged him, he would regularly accuse them of being “hypocrites” as they consistently say one thing but did another. Jesus was brutal on them and in Sunday’s gospel; he is particularly harsh. Why does he do this? Mostly…
This week, St. Simon School welcomed back all our students to in-person learning. It was so exciting to see so many kids on campus again. I was delighted to see them playing in the schoolyard and learning in the classrooms again. We are off to a great start. Of course, we need to remain vigilant…
The summer break is over; school starts this week for many of us, but for others it has already started! For some students, this is great news and for others it is a disappointment. But for all the parents I know, it is welcome news. Most everyone I know is excited to have their children…
While it is great to be back home from vacation, it was a disappointment to see an increase in COVID cases with this new Delta variant. On Tuesday, we were notified of the new Santa Clara County health order for wearing masks for all indoor activities again. This does not change our current policy here…
Buy Cash Calendar Raffle Tickets Here Your participation in our Cash Calendar raffle helps to fund parish-wide initiatives so vital to our St. Simon community and Outreach projects. We ask each family within our Parish and School to consider purchasing three books of virtual raffle tickets at $100 per book (total of $300). If you…