St Simon Teen Confirmation Mass – Saturday, April 23rd 5pm – Bishop Oscar Cantu, presiding 57 of our 62 St Simon Teen Confirmation Candidates will celebrate their sacrament of Confirmation at this mass. They and their guests will occupy most of the church pew seating. There will be overflow seating available for parishioners who also…
DetailsFor 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…
DetailsFor 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…
DetailsAs I begin this eBulletin article, I want to thank Kim Karmirantzos for her hard work and dedication to our Parish in her role as Pastoral Associate for Community Engagement and Communications. She has done a fantastic job over the years and worked especially hard over the last two years during the COVID pandemic. She…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsLast week, we prayed for peace at a Taizé Prayer Service by John Angotti.
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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…
DetailsLast 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…
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