June 13, 2022
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CHANCERY NEWS
New - Litany of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Thursday, June 16, 2022 1:30 pm (Via Zoom)
Contact: Maggie Gallagher mgallagher@bxvi.org
Register to get link: Click Here.
Archbishop Cordileone invites you to take ten minutes to pray the beautiful Litany of Reparations against abuses of the Most Blessed Sacrament. He will be coming to us straight from the USCCB meetings in San Diego. With all that is happening in the world and the sacrileges being committed, Archbishop Cordileone invites you to join him via Zoom to chant the Litany of Reparations in Honor of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The Archbishop's Schola will assist.
Clergy Announcements for Fiscal Year 2022-2023
Contact: Rev. Andrew Spyrow | 415-614-5617 | Spyrow.Andrew@sfarch.org
At Archbishop Cordileone’s request, and with appreciation to the Priest Personnel Board, please see the Clergy Announcements for fiscal year 2022-2023.
Pronto Pilot Program
Contact: Jenny Song | jenny@pronto.is
or Melissa Vlach, Office of Human Life & Dignity | vlachm@sfarch.org
We are inviting San Francisco parishes to participate in the Pronto Pilot Program. Pronto’s mission is to provide dignity and relief to those in need by providing easy access to clean, well-located nonprofit restrooms where drivers pay a micro-donation for access. The pilot program will include just a small number of drivers, and sites will allow use of their restrooms to participants during their normal operating hours. For details, see the information sheet, below. Thank you for helping to ensure the dignity of these individuals during their working hours.
Lunch with Flocknote at the Chancery
1 Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco - Multipurpose Room
Tuesday, June 14, 12:30 pm
Contact: Martin Ford | 415-614-5569 | fordm@sfarch.org
Sign up here (RSVP is mandatory): Click Here.
Matthew Sewell, co-owner of Flocknote, is coming to visit in San Francisco and would like to meet our parish staff members to let them know how to use Flocknote more effectively. Is your parish not on Flocknote yet? This would be a good presentation to come to to learn more about how Flocknote can help your parish achieve its goals. Lunch is provided, so RSVP is mandatory. Sign up above to make lunch selection.
Takes place at the Chancery (across the street from the Cathedral). Parking is available at the Cathedral, but if possible, we encourage using public transportation. No parking available at the Chancery.
EVENTS
New - Bay Wide Young Adult Mass – Star of the Sea Parish
Saturday, June 18, 7:30-10:30 pm
Location: 4420 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94118
Contact: Mason Friedberg (972)-974-3409
SECOND EVER BAY WIDE YOUNG ADULT MASS. Thanks to all those who came out in numbers for our 1st BWYAM! It was an amazing turnout, with incredible energy. Join us for our 2nd Bay Wide Young Adult Mass in June! Let’s continue to bridge the gap over the Bay. Young adults from all over the Bay plan to gather for a candle light Mass at the Star of the Sea church in San Francisco. Afterward, we will gather for a night of fellowship to meet new faces, reconnect with familiar friends, and create lasting relationships between young adult Catholics from around the Bay. Come meet other young Catholics from around the Bay.
Note: Fellowship will include open mic night. Contact Mason if you desire to share your talents during that time.
Roe and Dobbs, the Supreme Court, and What’s Next for California on Abortion Recording
Contact: Maria Martinez-Mont | Office of Human Life & Dignity |
415-614-5533 | prolife@sfarch.org
The CCC (California Catholic Conference) recording is now available: Roe and Dobbs, the Supreme Court, and What’s Next for California on Abortion. Watch on the Culture of Life Advocacy Page Here: https://sfarch.org/respect-life-advocacy/
Weekly Prayer Call Meeting for the Unborn
Contact: Maria Martinez-Mont | Office of Human Life & Dignity |
415-614-5533 | prolife@sfarch.org
A National Prayer Initiative. You are invited to join On Our Knees, a nationwide prayer initiative for the unborn and for the U.S. Supreme Court as it reconsiders abortion law in America.
Pray Weekly by Calling: (833) 380-0736 at 5:30 pm every Monday.
Liturgy Resources for June
Contact: Maria Martinez-Mont | Office of Human Life & Dignity |
415-614-5533 | prolife@sfarch.org
Word of Life - English and Spanish: Click Here
JUNE WORD OF LIFE: The June 2022 edition of Word of Life is available in English and Spanish above. The resources include Dobbs materials, Father's Day resources, an Action Guide (June 19), as well as information on Religious Freedom Week from June 22 to June 29, 2022.
CONCERTS
St. Mary’s Cathedral Sunday Afternoon “Musical Meditations” Live and Livestreamed
For more information, contact Mr. Chris Tietze at 415-567-2020, Ext. 213
Enjoy the longest continuously running organ concert series in San Francisco, and other instrumental and vocal recitals as well, Sundays at 4:00 pm. These Sunday Musical Meditations are open to the public at the Cathedral (1100 Gough Street,
San Francisco) and are being livestreamed on the St. Mary’s Cathedral YouTube channel, above.
Upcoming LIVE and Livestreamed
- Sunday, June 19, 4:00 pm: Roland Voit (Germany), Organ.
- Sunday, June 19, 4:00 pm: Roland Voit (Germany), Organ
- Sunday, June 19, 4:00 pm: Roland Voit (Germany), Organ. Works celebrating composers’ jubilees, by Schuetz, Kuhnau, Kellner, Franck, and Vaughan Williams
- Sunday, June 26, 4:00 pm: Ethan Haman, Organ. Works by Regan, Kraft Cross, and Haman.
- Sunday, July 3, 4:00 pm: Martin Baker (UK), Organ
- Sunday, July 10, 4:00 pm: Wolff von Roos, Organ
- Sunday, July 17: NO RECITAL
- Sunday, July 24, 4:00 pm: Christoph Hintermueller (Germany), Organ
- Sunday, July 31, 4:00 pm: Don Pearson, Organ
- Sunday, August 7, 4:00 pm: David Brock, Orga
- Sunday, August 14, 4:00 pm: ARI Piano Trio, with Jin Kyung Lim, piano
- Sunday, August 21, 4:00 pm: Norm Paskowsky, Organ
- Sunday, August 28, 4:00 pm: Edward Lee, Organ
- Sunday, September 4, 4:00 pm: Katya Kolesnikova, Organ
- Sunday, September 11, 4:00 pm: Angela Kraft Cross, Organ. Cesar Franck: Grande Piece Symphonique, Cantabile, and Piece heroique. This recital is part of the Cathedral Franck Cycle, celebrating the composer’s 200th birthday.
- Sunday, September 18, 4:00 pm: Friedrich Edelmann, Bassoon, and Rebecca Rust, Cello.
- Sunday, September 25, 4:00 pm: Jin Kyung Lim, Organ. Cesar Franck: Grande Piece Symphonique; Prelude, Fugue, and Variation; Pastorale. This recital is part of the Cathedral Franck Cycle, celebrating the composer’s 200th birthday.
Mission Dolores Basilica
Contact: Jerome Lenk | 415-621-8203 x20 | music@missiondolores.org
Website: www.missiondolores.org
Mission Dolores Basilica continues its Ninth Season of the Second Sunday Recital Series. All recitals are at 4 pm and will be simultaneously live-streamed at: www.facebook.com/missiondoloressf
- Free admission. Suggested donation $10
- COVID mask protocols will be observed.
Individual retreats for the Retreat Houses are not being detailed in The Bridge.
Please go to the retreat center website to see the retreats they are offering.
Vallombrosa Retreat Center, Menlo Park
Vallombrosa Retreat Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park
Main Line: 650-325-5614
Main Line: 650-325-5614
Group Reservations/Booking Contact: Jaynie Fedele | jaynie@vallombrosa.org
Private Retreats/Open to the Public Events: David Leech | davidl@vallombrosa.org
For more information and to book Private Retreats: Click here.
For calendar of events: Click here.
Vallombrosa is open and accepting bookings. All local COVID protocols are adhered to.
Private Retreats: Vallombrosa Center currently offers Private Retreats for those who want private rooms for alone time, with Spiritual Direction available. Guests can enjoy the walking trails, shrines and gardens. There are both Day retreats and Overnight (no food or coffee service available in either case) – learn more and book above.
Reminder: The Shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes is complete but still accepting donations for bricks and benches. Make donation here.
El Retiro, the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos
300 Manresa Way, Los Altos
More information and to register for Virtual Retreats: Here
More information and to register for Other Retreats and Programs: Here
More information and to register for Other Retreats and Programs: Here
The Jesuit Retreat Center is happy to announce they have opened and are operating at 50 percent capacity, now that the county is in the orange tier. Beginning April 2021, retreats began to be offered on site in person, while virtual retreats continue. Safety protocols are enforced. Every Friday we offer Coffee with St. Joseph (Virtual Retreats); see link above for more information and to register for one of the Men's Virtual Retreats or Women's Virtual Retreats.
Mercy Center Retreats and Events, Burlingame
Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame
Contact: Retreat Center | 650-340-7494 | mc@sistersofmercy.org
More information and to register for retreats go to Website: Here
Refresh and Renew at Mercy Center!
Mercy Center is open and offers spiritual direction formation, retreats, and personal development programs. Please visit the website, above, to view in-person and online programs and retreats. The retreat center offerings will help you to make meaning of life and deepen your spiritual experiences with meditation, art, music, and prayer. Call, above, to learn more about finding a spiritual director, attending a retreat, and integrating spiritual wellness into your life.
Mercy Center Burlingame is an internationally known conference and retreat center in the San Francisco Bay Area, set on 39 acres of natural sanctuary, flower gardens, contemplative walking paths, expansive lawns, 500 year old oaks, and a meditation labyrinth. In this peaceful, holistic, serene, and beautiful setting, people nurture their personal, professional, and spiritual lives. We welcome nonprofit groups and individuals of all faiths and cultural backgrounds.
Host your next event at Mercy Center! Our staff provides expert support to groups and individuals planning conferences, retreats, and programs. Program directors, teachers, and spiritual directors collaborate to create a unique environment for growth, healing, and personal transformation.
JOBS
All employees of the Archdiocese of San Francisco shall be employed without regard to race, color, sex, ethnic or national origin and pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with criminal histories.
New – Business Manager – Benedict XVI Institute
1 Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA
Contact:
Benedict XVI Institute is seeking a Business Manager who will work under the direction of the Executive Director. This person is responsible for managing the business operations of the Benedict XVI Institute and will also manage other employees as necessary. This is an in-person position, four days a week working out of the Chancery. A detailed Job Description is attached below.
Theology & Campus Ministry – Marin Catholic
675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield, CA
Contact: Michelle Mayfield-Baske, Dir. of Human Res. | 415-464-3898 | hr@marincatholic.org
Employment - For more details: Click Here
Marin Catholic has openings for both a full-time Theology Teacher and a Campus Ministry Associate. The Campus Ministry Associate assists in retreat programs for students, faculty and staff, works with the Director to develop student leadership and promote opportunities for students to participate in Christian Service. Please see the Marin Catholic Employment page, above, for more details.
Pastoral Assistant for Operations and Administration at St. Ignatius Parish
650 Parker Ave., San Francisco
Accepting Applications through June 15, 2022
Contact: Chris Shelton | 415-422-2188 | clshelton@usfca.edu
St. Ignatius Parish seeks a Pastoral Assistant for Operations and Administration (PAOA).
Answering directly to the Pastor, the responsibilities of the PAOA are three-fold:
- to administer the financial and physical resources of the Parish;
- to oversee human resource issues, including payroll for all employees and the maintenance of appropriate working conditions for Operations Staff and volunteers;
- to coordinate planning among the Pastoral Staff and assist the planning and processes of various lay advisory groups of the Parish—i.e., the commissions and councils. Maintaining a 360º view of Parish Operations, the PAOA works with the Pastor and Pastoral Staff to facilitate the structural needs and so enable the mission of St. Ignatius to be accomplished efficiently.
As this position involves managing the Parish’s $2-million annual operating budget, the PAOA must be capable of understanding and overseeing the development of budgets, be well-versed in current accounting procedures and best practices, and skilled in developing operational reports for various constituencies.
Further, the PAOA must know how to supervise both volunteers and Operational Staff, and, as a colleague with the Pastoral Staff, must enable their ministries by overseeing budgetary, scheduling, and planning processes. Finally, this person should be a proven leader who can nurture a culture of shared responsibility, clear accountability, and spiritual discernment among both internal and external constituencies.
A more Job Description detailing Specific Responsibilities is attached below. Send resume to Chris Shelton, above.
Parish Accompanist (Part time Exempt - Hourly) – St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church
1122 Jamestown Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94124
Contact: Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem | 415-468-3434 – spswpastor@gmail.com
Under the direction of the Choir Director(s), the accompanist is required to accompany the choirs during rehearsals and masses on Sundays, Feast Days, and other special occasion liturgies. May be asked to support choir participation in events at other churches and in the community, all as agreed on in job offering letter. A Job Description is attached below.
Desktop Publishing and IT Coordinator, St. Agnes Church
St. Agnes Parish, 1025 Masonic Ave., San Francisco, CA 94117
Contact: Franca Gargiulo | 415-271-0477 | Franca@SaintAgnesSF.org
St. Agnes is looking for a creative desktop publisher and IT Coordinator to manage our websites; layout and continued design of our weekly bulletin, and other marketing materials; maintain multiple social media platforms and help with basic IT issues for staff. Please send a cover letter, resume, and 2 references to Franca Gargiulo at above email.
Parish Manager (Full-Time, Exempt):
St. Rafael Parish
1104 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael | 415-454-8141
For more information contact and send resumes to:
Fr. Luello Palacpac | palacpac.luello@sfarch.org.
Fr. Luello Palacpac | palacpac.luello@sfarch.org.
The Parish Manager is a professional “exempt” level employee who reports directly to the Pastor. This individual will assist the pastor with the stewardship, financial and personnel resources of the parish, in accordance with the Archdiocesan policies and guidelines. Job Description is attached below.
Receptionist (Hourly, Non-Exempt):
St. Rafael Parish
1104 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael | 415-454-8141
For more information contact and send resumes to:
Fr. Luello Palacpac | palacpac.luello@sfarch.org.
Fr. Luello Palacpac | palacpac.luello@sfarch.org.
The Receptionist receives and routes all incoming calls and visitors in a professional and welcoming manner; provides a full range of clerical and office functions to the parish administrative staff. Job Description is attached below.
Director of Religious Education (Full Time, Exempt) – St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Dr, San Mateo
Contact Rev. Arsenio Cirera: 650-347-0701
Send resumes to Rev. Arsenio Cirera at Cirera.Arsenio@sfarch.org
The Director of Religious Education (DRE) plans, develops, implements, manages and administers catechetical programs for Grades 1 to Confirmation, including RCIA adapted for children according to the policies of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and St. Bartholomew parish community. The Director serves as a liaison to the Archdiocese’s Office of Faith Formation and Deanery of the parish. It is expected that the Director can perform daily tasks with little supervision. It is, however, expected that the Director will consult regularly with the Pastor concerning the goals, curriculum, and overall direction of the religious education program. See the Job Description, attached below for more information on this multifaceted position including essential functions, as well as their subcategories.
Kindergarten Teacher for School Year 2022-2023 at St. Francis Center Family School
151 Buckingham Ave, Redwood City
Contact: Sister Christina Heltsley | 650-365-7829 | schristina@aol.com
The Holy Family School of the St Francis Center is looking for an amazing Kindergarten Teacher for the 2022-23 school year. This is a private school in the Catholic Tradition and is specifically called to serve the under-served. The school has amazing students and a very satisfying/happy work environment. The San Francisco Archdiocesan Salary Scale is used.
Please call Sister Christina Heltsley, above, to discuss this opportunity. Thank you for considering joining the St Francis Center Family.
Please call Sister Christina Heltsley, above, to discuss this opportunity. Thank you for considering joining the St Francis Center Family.
Bookkeeper (Part-Time, Hourly) – St. Kevin Parish
704 Cortland Ave., San Francisco, CA 94110
Contact: Fr. Miguel Ruiz | 415-648-5751 | Stkevin100@gmail.com
This position performs the bookkeeping function and main responsibilities include overseeing bank reconciliation, payables/receivables, general ledger, financial reporting and budget. See Job Description below.
Internal Audit Manager - Chancery
1 Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco
Contact: Christine Escobar | 415-614-5576 | escobarc@sfarch.org
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is seeking an Internal Audit Manager to do financial review of all parishes and schools, ensuring that each location is operating within the ADSF finance policies, is adhering to all procedural protocol and that proper financial controls are in place. The Internal Audit Manager will provide location administrators and finance council with a report on findings, make recommendations for correction and follow up to ensure completion. This role requires travel within our 3 counties, collaborative relationship building, report writing, and finance policy expertise. A Job Description is attached below.
To Apply: Please submit cover letter, resume, and a completed application to Christine Escobar, Human Resources Manager at the Archdiocese of San Francisco, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109 or escobarc@sfarch.org.
TICKLER FILE
Save the Date – Annual Faith Formation Conference – November 3-5, 2022
Contact: Sr. Celeste Arbuckle | 415-614-5652 | arbucklec@sfarch.org
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