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Mother’s Day and May Crowning
08 May 2015

Mother’s Day and May Crowning

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Today we congratulate our third group of First Holy Communicants who received Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist for the first time this Saturday. As you receive Our Lord often may each of you grow in your belief and love for Jesus in the Holy Eucharist! Tha ...

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Glorified Bodies
25 Apr 2015

Glorified Bodies

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Congratulations to our second group of young people who received their First Holy Communion this past Saturday! May your belief in Jesus’ Real Presence in the Holy Eucharist and love for Him grow daily throughout your lives. Thank you and congratulatio ...

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St. Catherine of Siena
22 Apr 2015

St. Catherine of Siena

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Congratulations to our first group of young people who received their First Holy Communion this past Saturday – there will be two more groups of youngsters the next two weeks! May your belief in Jesus’ Real Presence in the Holy Eucharist and love for ...

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Pope John Paul II Funeral Recap
14 Apr 2015

Pope John Paul II Funeral Recap

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
This month of April takes one back ten years to the momentous weeks in April of 2005: the death and funeral of St. John Paul II. As I looked back over past columns, the following struck a chord again. This past weekend was truly incredible as the world ...

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Divine Mercy Sunday
06 Apr 2015

Divine Mercy Sunday

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Congratulations to all who were received into the Catholic Church and all who received sacraments of Baptism, First Holy Communion and Confirmation at the Easter Vigil.   May your fervor for Jesus, especially in the Holy Eucharist at Mass, alwa ...

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Easter 2015
03 Apr 2015

Easter 2015

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
He is risen. Alleluia! He is truly risen. Alleluia! Where would we be without the Resurrection of Jesus Christ? We know from Jewish and Roman historians of the first century that Jesus was crucified by Pontius Pilate in Palestine. For one to state ...

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Palm Sunday 2015
24 Mar 2015

Palm Sunday 2015

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Holy Week is upon us! It is an incredible week. We see the Madness of a God Who is so madly in love with His people that He becomes one of them to be crucified by them in order to redeem them from their sins! The Madness of a Man (the God-man) raising Hi ...

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Annunciation 2015
16 Mar 2015

Annunciation 2015

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Thank you to Karen Chiodo and her merry band of volunteers for again putting together a delightful evening at our parish Art Auction.  The Auction is an opportunity every two years to spend time with other parishioners in a relaxed setting and support t ...

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Saint Joseph
08 Mar 2015

Saint Joseph

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Thank you to our Religious Education Office and the many adult and teen volunteers who helped in our morning retreat for our First Holy Communicants. Thank you for taking the time to help our children prepare well for their First Holy Communion in May! ...

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Statement of the Archdiocese of San Francisco High Schools
02 Mar 2015

Statement of the Archdiocese of San Francisco High Schools

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Is anyone else looking forward to Spring?!  Gracious, what a February!!!  And, just maybe the kiddos will have a full week of school in the near future – correct me, but wasn’t the last full week mid-December? Have you read the recent news comin ...

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