Monster Mash
The Monster Mash Event for 2022 has sold out! No admission tickets will be sold on the day of the event as we have reached capacity. Thank you for your support!
TWENTY SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
As many of you already know, on Monday night, I fly to Tel Aviv to lead a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for 12 days with 48 parishioners. I am very excited about finally being able to lead another pilgrimage, especially to the Holy Land. Pilgrimages are journeys to sacred places to deepen our faith…
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Blessings of the Animals
Sunday, October 2, 1-1:30pm Since the pandemic, Saint Simon has had a drive through blessing of the animals on or close to the Feast Day of Saint Francis Assisi. Parishioners are invited to drive through with their pets to receive a blessing from our Priests. It’s a wonderful way for our Priests to bless your…
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Care for Creation
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…
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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…
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Hope & Wellness Workshop: Building Resilience in Troubling Times
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Donut Sundays 2022
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
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