New - Feast of St. Agnes & Parish Celebration – Saint Agnes Catholic Parish
Sunday, January 22, 2023 – 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
1025 Masonic Ave, San Francisco, CA 94117
Contact: Franca Gargiulo | 415-487-8560 | franca@saintagnessf.org
All are welcome to join in celebrating the feast day of our parish's namesake, St. Agnes! There will be a Solemn Mass at 10:30 a.m. followed by a celebratory social at the Ignatian Spiritual Life Center. At 1:30 p.m., Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone will celebrate the Spanish Mass, and celebrations will continue after Mass at the Ignatian Spiritual Life Center.
New - Modal Mondays: 10 Lessons in Solfège for Reading, Hearing, & Singing Gregorian Chant
Mondays, January 23 to March 27, 5:30–6:15 p.m., PST
Via Zoom
Contacts: Dr. Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka or William P. Mahrt Chair in Sacred Music, St. Patrick’s Seminary | 650-325-5621 |
Jennifer.donelson@stpsu.edu
Open to singers of all skill levels, this workshop series is designed to help you read, hear, and sing Gregorian chant using the musical tools of solfège (Do, Re, Mi, etc.) and the modes (8 “scales” in which Gregorian chant appears).
Join Dr. Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka, the new director of sacred music at St. Patrick’s Seminary, for this inaugural online workshop series of the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music at St. Patrick’s Seminary. The series consists of ten (10) 45-minute lessons with exercises for reading, audiation (hearing the music in your mind), and teaching (teaching yourself or others!) based on the 8 Gregorian modes. Course sessions are detailed in the registration link above and will also touch on the Psalm tones and performance analysis of sample chants. The workshop is $35; add archived access to the sessions for an additional $15. Registration is on a rolling basis, but please be mindful that signing up after the first class or less than an hour before a class will mean that you’ll miss the live event; no pro-rated registration fee is possible.
New - Walk for Peace & Memorial Vigil Mass
Saturday, February 11 at 3:00 p.m., St. Mark Catholic Church
The annual Walk for Peace & Memorial Vigil Mass will be hosted this year by St. Mark Church in Belmont. This event, organized by the Restorative Justice Ministry, is an opportunity to pray for those who have died due to violence in the past year. The walk will begin at 3:00 p.m. and will be moved inside in the event of rainy weather. The memorial Mass will follow at 4:30 p.m. Volunteers are also needed to carry crosses bearing the names of those who have been lost to violence. Join us in praying for an end to violence in the Bay Area and around the world.
New - World Premiere Frank LaRocca's "Messe des Malades" at Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
2/11/2023, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
2121 Harrison Street, Oakland
The Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland will host the World Premiere of Frank LaRocca’s Messe des Malades. Mr. LaRocca is the award-winning sacred music composer of the Mass of the Americas, and the requiem Mass of the Homeless. The Messes des Malades is a very special Mass honoring Our Lady of Lourdes and will feature the Benedict XVI Choir conducted by Richard Sparks. EWTN will record the Mass for a live broadcast. Moira Richards Conzelman is our gracious patroness of the Messes des Malades.
The Oakland and San Francisco locations of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta will combine forces to assist Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, in offering the Mass for those seeking God’s grace and mercy with Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone residing in choir. The poignant and ancient sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be offered to those in attendance. Please share with your family, friends, parishes, and especially those in spiritual need in their time of suffering. If you have questions regarding special needs, please contact Randy Harris.
New - Be Our Valentine! Little Sisters of the Poor
Saturday, February 11, 2023
-11:30 a.m. - Hosted Wine Welcome & Exclusive Raffle Reception
-12:00 Noon - Luncheon
Metropolitan Club | 640 Sutter Street, San Francisco
All women with a heart for the special needs of the elderly are welcome for a fun-filled afternoon to celebrate the vision of the St. Anne's Home Auxiliary. Daughters, granddaughters, nieces and special friends of all ages come to learn about the work of our Auxiliary and a place where fun, friendship, creativity, and service share equal space. Purchase tickets, above, in advance.
New - Epiphany Center 26th Annual “Benefit Party & Show” – The Epiphany Voyage
The Family, 701 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA
Thursday, March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m.
Epiphany is dedicated to empowering San Francisco’s women with or without children who struggle with homelessness, addiction, mental illness, and trauma. From vocational training and healthy cooking classes, to recovery counseling and a mental health clinic, the holistic client-centered care inspires the most vulnerable women in our community to overcome years of obstacles and make life-changing choices, to rise above the past and build positive futures. A spectacular evening featuring a gourmet dinner, a musical revue by an all-star cast of volunteers, and a silent auction. Guests will hear firsthand from a recent graduate of Epiphany’s Recovery Program about how deeply her life was transformed by the agency’s many services.
New - School Project: Cards of Mercy for Easter
Cards due by: March 9, 2023
Cards of Mercy are a way to reach out to those in prison with messages of kindness and love. Students are asked to prepare handmade cards for holidays throughout the year, which will be delivered to incarcerated individuals. The next holiday on the calendar is Easter. This project is part of the Restorative Justice Ministry, and full instructions are available on the above website.
New - Saint Retreat for Special Needs Children & Young Adults
Saturday, March 18, 2023,10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Saint Veronica’s Parish Center/Gym, 434 Alida Way, South San Francisco
Contact: Lorna Feria | 415-370-7340 | ferial@sfarch.org
We invite our Special Needs Community to a Lenten Retreat filled with prayer time, stories of our faith and caring friends.
Free Registration, Free T-Shirt. and Lunch are provided.
Two Age Groups: Ages 6 to 14 and Age 15 to Young Adult
Please post this information in your parish bulletins and/or post the attached flyer.
New - Restorative Justice Service Opportunity
March 20-22, starting at 9:30 a.m.
Volunteers are needed to write messages of hope onto Easter cards that will be distributed in the San Francisco jails. This annual project is a way to share the message of Easter with the men and women in the jails. The cards will be accompanied by goody bags with snacks. The work will begin on Monday and will continue the following days until the project is complete. Please sign up on the above website.
Catholic Charities of San Francisco, New Chief Philanthropy Officer Press Release
On December 15, 2022, Catholic Charities of The Archdiocese of San Francisco is pleased to announce that Tom Bowen has joined the agency as Chief Philanthropy Officer. The press release is attached below.
Catholic Charities Seeks Donation of Sacred Texts for St. Vincent’s School for Boys
Catholic Charities operates St. Vincent’s School for Boys, a program in San Rafael to house and provide compassionate, trauma-informed care to boys ages 6-17 to help foster healing and ultimately, reunification with their families and/or sponsors.
As part of this effort, we want to ensure the children have access to familiar sacred texts from a variety of religions. We are accepting donations of new or gently used sacred texts in hard-copy form in a variety of translations including Spanish, English, Hebrew, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Ukrainian, Russian, French, Vietnamese, Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Tagalog, and other languages. We also welcome donations of rosaries, crosses, prayers beads, holy image cards, and other sacred objects.
Please contact Jane Ferguson Flout, Director of Strategic and Community Partnerships, above, if you are interested in donating sacred texts and other items described.