Welcoming Father Marvin-Paul Felipe in July
His Excellency, Archbishop Cordilione has appointed pointed a new pastor to St. Thomas More. His name is Fr. Marvin Felipe, and he is currently the Parochial Vicar at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco. Fr. Felipe has also been named Chaplain to San Francisco State...
Pope Francis Announces Jubilee Year of Mercy
Rome, March 13, 2015 (Zenit.org) Junno Arocho Esteves - During a Penitential Celebration today in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis announced the celebration of an extraordinary Holy Year dedicated to Mercy. The Jubilee of Mercy will begin on December 8th, 2015, the...
March 21: St. Patrick Corned Beef & Cabbage Feast
In honor of both Saint Patrick (Feast Day March 17) and Saint Joseph (Feast Day March 19), we will serving a corned beef and cabbage dinner, prepared by our dear Chef Juan, in Carroll Hall at 7 PM. Get on your green and join us for fun raising and fundraising. Tickets...
Volunteering at the Food Bank
Members of St. Benedict's Young Adult Group at the San Francisco and Marin Food Bank. Thank you to everyone who came and helped prepare mixed food boxes for the seniors of SF. A total of 950 boxes were made equaling a total of 20,000 lbs of food that will be shipped...
YOUNG ADULT “MAKING CHOICES-Dealing with Transitions” Retreat
Sat. March 21, 2015 (10am-4pm); for women & men (ages 18-40); at 43326 Mission Blvd. (entrance on Mission Tierra Pl), Fremont, CA 94539; Facilitators: Sisters Ingrid Clemmensen and Mary Yun; Suggested donation of $15 includes lunch, refreshments and materials...
Abouna Labib Kobti: “It is time to say good-bye”
This past July 15th, Fr. Youssef Keikati left for Lebanon. He was assigned as a pastor of a church and principal of a school of one thousand students. It is time for me to be reassigned by my superior the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. The six-plus-six years of service...
Ten Things Pope Francis Wants Us to Know
A poor Church for the poor Humility Stay close to people Never give up on God's mercy We're all Franciscans now We're not an NGO Never give in to pessismism Have a sense of humor The importance of unity
Transforming Communities through Positive Civil Dialogue
What: Workshop on dialogue When: Saturday, March 14, 2015, from 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM Where: STM Church Registration fee: $10.00 (includes book) You may pre-register by March 12 (call the parish office for contact information) or you may register the day of the event....
Stations of the Cross
Every Friday during Lent we will be doing the Stations of the Cross at 7:00 PM. Remember also our outdoor Living Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, April 3 at noon. We need actors and production team members. If you are interested, please call Cristina (Director)...
Volunteer with Catholic Charities during Lent
You can choose from a number of volunteer activities such as serving food to the homeless, distributing food to seniors, or reading to children. Contact Clint Womack, Volunteer Manager, at 415-972-1297 to sign up and reserve a spot or send email to...