Santa Sophia Starting Seven
Seven things you'll want to know about what's happening in your parish
Sunday Mass Schedule
Saturday (Vigil): 4:30 pm
Sunday: 8:00 am
& 11:00 am with incense
Weekday Mass Schedule
Monday-Friday: 8:00 am
1st Saturday of the Month: 8:00 am
Children's Chapel Open for Prayer
Weekdays 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Mondays: 7:00 - 7:45 am
Wednesdays: 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Fridays: 7:00 - 7:45 am
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
5:00 - 6:00 pm during confessions on Wednesdays
1st Fridays after the 8:00 am Mass until Benediction at 10:00 am
News & Events
Please visit the diocesan website to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
#1. The Sunday Bulletin
Where you'll find all current parish information
#2. Spiritual Highlight
Where you can grow spiritually
Join us for Mass this Saturday
March 25 at 8:00am
Solemnity of the Annunciation
#3. Communal Highlight
Where you can find community
Lenten Fish Dinners in the Hall Tonight!
Friday, March 24
Serving starts at 5:00 pm
and ends at 6:45 pm
Asian Theme
Teriyaki glazed salmon, fried rice, Asian coleslaw,
dinner roll with a pat of butter, and green tea ice cream.
-$14/meal
Santa Sophia Catholic Church is offering a variety of delicious and homemade Lenten Fish Dinners to eat in or take home, each week. Beer and wine will be available. Bring the family and enjoy fun activates such as bean bag toss, balloon animals, a kids’ cartoon movie, and background music will be offered during the festive dinners.
A limited number of children’s meals will be available each week for $10 each, which will include, fish sticks, tater tots, the sides of the week, dinner roll, and the dessert of the week.
Join us for Stations of the Cross in the church after dinner at 7:00pm.
#4. Pastoral Highlight
How you can serve others
The 40 Days for Life
spring campaign is coming to an end.
We need your help covering prayer shifts from
7:00 am – 7:00 pm every day
through April 2
You can volunteer for an hour or the whole day.
Please join us for peaceful prayer to end abortion in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood at 1685 E Main St., El Cajon, (near Greenfield and East Main Street next to McDonalds).
Please contact us ASAP to schedule your prayer time:
Vicki at 619-647-5793, elcajon40days@hotmail.comwww.40daysforlife.com/elcajon
The Catholic Community from the Diocese of San Diego joins millions of people around the world to pray and fast during the 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign. This campaign is a continuous peaceful prayer vigil for 40 days in front of abortion facilities with the aim to provide recourses to pregnant women in crisis and save babies from abortion.
#5. Ministry Highlight
About one of our ministries
TROOP 355 GIRLS JOIN NIGHT!
Great news! A new Boys Scouts of America Female Troop 355 is starting in Spring Valley.
The initial Info / Join Night will occur on Tuesday, March 28th at 7:00 pm at Atonement Lutheran Church, 10245 Loma Rancho Drive, Spring Valley, California 91978.
This evening is designed for the prospective female youth & Webelos Cub Scouts in Santa Sophia and Spring Valley to have a night packed with fun activities for the youth, an opportunity for the girls to ask questions of active Scouts, and see what awaits them in the program. This will occur while we give an overview of what to expect for the year and answer questions for the parents.
For additional information see https://bit.ly/Troop355JoinNight or contact parishioners Pat or Jim Brown at brownfamilybusiness@hotmail.com or TEXT to 619-248-4905.
#7. Fundraising Highlight
About one of our fundraisers
Annual Catholic Appeal
Thank you for your generosity during this year's ACA!
As you can see below, we have almost reached our financial goal. Amazing, since we launched the campaign on February 18-19! Those who contributed have helped to raise over $50,000 in only about 5 weeks.
I would LOVE for us to increase our participation which is at about 12% right now. Even if it's just a few dollars, please consider helping the parish to meet our ACA goal for the year.
As a reminder, the ACA goes toward making Catholic School education affordable and accessible, diocesan evangelization and catechesis, Catholic Charities, clergy formation programs, and continuing education and pastoral care for active and retired priests and deacons.
Thank you!
Fr. Corey
To start, you may:
- Click the Online Giving buttons above, or,
- Contact the Parish Office at (619) 463-6629 for help in setting up a recurring payment, or,
- Visit this link: https://www.santasophia.org/giving
Thank you for your generosity!
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Office Hours and Contact Info
Parish Office
(619) 463-6629
Fax: (619) 463-8101
Monday-Friday
8:45 am - 4:30 pm
Academy Office
(619) 463-0488
Monday-Friday
7:30 am - 3:30 pm
Preschool Office
(619) 463-0141
Fax: (619) 463-8101
Monday-Friday
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Catechetical Ministries Office
(619) 463-6011
Fax: (619) 668-5458
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tuesdays & Thursdays
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Jesus, shine through me and be so in me that every person I come in contact with may feel your presence in my soul.
- Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman -
- Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman -
Seniors Luncheon
Come join the Santa Sophia seniors for an early
Valentine's Day Luncheon
on
Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 12:00 pm in the DeMoor Room
Lunch will be $12 per person.
RSVP to Lorraine at 619-597-4384, call/text no later than January 30th.
Dear Parishioners,
I hope your Lent is going well as we enter into the third week of this holy season. It seems like it’s going by quickly!
I wanted to share a campus update with you. Over the last few months, we had a recurring issue with the sewer line running from the school bathrooms. The line was backing up and causing sewage to overflow into the school courtyard and the parking lot between the CMO and school office. Not pleasant to say the least!
The total cost to fix the sewage line was $29,070. The school and parish split the cost since a significant portion of the repair was connected to the school bathrooms. The parish paid $13,451.25 while the school paid $15,618.75. The school’s or the parish’s financial situation continue to be healthy after paying for this repair.
We have begun to assess other lines on campus that may need similar repairs and/ or replacements. Old water lines are one of the top culprits for expensive repairs on parish campuses like ours, since these older cast iron and clay lines have a lifespan of about 60 years.
I wanted to keep you in the loop about this repair since it was a big one. Thank you for your continued support of the parish with your time, talent, and treasure. If you would like to know more about the details of this repair, please feel free to reach out to me or our business manager, Chris Dameron.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Corey