On Thursday, May 20, 2021 the Jesuits began a celebration recognizing the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius’ conversion experience and the start of the Jesuits as we know them. It marks the beginning of a yearlong celebration of the Society of Jesuits and the contributions they have made to society and the Church. On…
DetailsThe priests of the parish just arrived back from San Juan Bautista after spending the week with all the clergy of the diocese for our Annual Clergy Study Week. This was the first time we have gathered as clergy in over 17 months and it was a great week for all of us. We needed…
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Sacrament of Confirmation celebrated at Pentecost Masses, May 22-23 Congratulations to our newest Confirmandi, their families and sponsors! Please continue to pray for those still to celebrate the sacrament on June 15 Daniel DeVine, Hayden Hummel and Carson Sias And a warm welcome to Dylan Langford who was newly initiated into the church on May…
DetailsOn Thursday, I visited the pre-K at the school, and I read a book to the students and their mothers. The children’s book was called “Love You Forever” by Robert Munsch and beautifully illustrated by Sheila McGraw. I had never read it before and I was not prepared for the ending; I cried like a…
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On May 1 and 2, St. Simon Community celebrated three Masses for First Holy Communion communicants. What a joy to have families attend and celebrate together! Please enjoy some of the photos from the Masses. As we receive permission, we will post more! First Holy Communion 2021 – Google Photos
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The St. Simon Community came together to celebrate the 65th Anniversary of our Parish and the 60th Anniversary of our School on April 23 and 24. Bishop Oscar Cantu joined us and presided over our Anniversary Mass on a beautiful warm spring evening. Thank you to Mike Abbott for capturing the moments and preserving the…
DetailsRecently I read an article from Fr. Ron Rolheiser speaking about anger and how prevalent it is in our society today. He says, “That most of us operate, however unconsciously, out of anger and this shows itself in our constant criticism of others, in our cynicism, in our jealousy of others, in our bitterness, and…
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DetailsToday is often called Good Shepherd Sunday because we hear from the Gospel of John in which Jesus reminds us that he is the “Good Shepherd” who never abandons his sheep. He assures his disciples, and us, that there are others who claim to lead the sheep but will run away at the first sight…
DetailsIn our culture we have an abundance. We have so many things at our disposal that it can be hard to know what to pay attention to. Even within one of these many things we can be inundated with choices. A great example is sports: we have an abundance of choices depending on our inclination…
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