Mother’s Day Rose Sale, May 11-12, 2019 after all Saturday and Sunday Masses. Your donation through the purchase of a $5 rose will help the Sacramento Life Center to continue to offer free medical care to women and couples facing an unplanned or unsupported pregnancy.

I am sorry to inform you that we are going to be postponing the Crab and Pasta Feed originally scheduled for May 18th until later this Fall. This decision comes at the suggestion of the Crab Feed organizers due to low ticket sales. While I am sad that we will not be able to come together as a community and share a meal as planned on the 18th, I am very happy to know we will be able to come together later this year. 

From March 6 to April 12, our community will take part in 40 Days for Life … a groundbreaking, coordinated international mobilization. We pray that, with God’s help, this will mark the beginning of the end of abortion in our city — and beyond.

St. Mary’s Parish will be hosting a series of Lent Retreats based on The Last Supper Discourse. Fr. Kevin Leidich, S.J. will be leading the retreat. Fr. Leidich is currently one of the Pastoral Staff at The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos and has been leading retreats and teaching for the last 25 years. The retreats will be offered March 31st through April 3rd.

Thank you to all parishoners who attended the potluck, for the birthday wishes, prayers, and gifts. God bless you all!

Today Christ tells us that the poor and the hungry are blessed. Last year many in need within our parish boundaries were indeed blessed by your compassionate giving. Your charity makes the Beatitudes a concrete reality in people’s lives. Thank you for your witness. Below are our financial statistics from 2018. “Behold your reward will be great in heaven.”

The incorrupt heart of St. Jean Vianney will be visiting St. Clare Catholic Church in Roseville. The Shrine of Ars, France, has made this major relic available for a national tour in the U.S. The relic arrives at St. Clare on Friday, March 1st, with a welcome ceremony at 9:00 PM. There will be public veneration of the relic overnight from 9:30 PM until 8:00 AM.

The practice of abortion continues to threaten human life and perpetuates a numbed tolerance for a throw-away society.  Infant girls and boys are deemed a threat while still in the womb.  The practice of abortion discards them and leaves the mother with a deep wound.  Long lingers an emptiness...

No parking is allowed along the north side of 14th avenue in front of the church/hall/school. The City will issue tickets of $50 for cars blocking driveways and $40 tickets for parking in a “No Parking” zone. Vehicles preventing residents from exiting their driveways will be towed. Please use one of our three parking lots when attending mass or other Parish events.

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reported that the incidence of flu and flu-like illnesses is widespread and has reached a level requiring that we enact preventive measures to mitigate the possibility of infection at Mass.

Join us as we honor marriage and salute the beauty of faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in married life. During this Mass, there will be a special blessing for sacramentally married couples and an opportunity for them to renew their marital commitment.

A Parish Group will be attending this year’s walk. Sign-up will be available after all masses this weekend in the Vestibule. This year’s walk begins at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza down Market Street for two miles ending at the Ferry Building. Join tens of thousands of your fellow pro-lifers of all ages, races and beliefs. BART stations are located at both locations. For more details about attending please go to: www.WalkforLifeWC.com. We hope to see you there!

Sunday, January 13th will be Fr. Michael’s Final Mass as Pastor of our Parish. We want to thank him for his service and wish him well with his new position at the Pastoral Center.

As of January 14th our new Pastor is Fr. Jovito Rata. Father Jovito previously was Director of Vocations for the Diocese. We welcome him to our Parish community. We hope that you had an opportunity to meet him at the welcome potluck. Check out the interview with Father Jovito posted on our website.

On November 3rd and 4th people will be selling Olive Wood Religious Articles from the Holy Land. All processed help to support Catholics in the Holy Land.

The Knights of Columbus will be having a "coat drive" in November. All coats collected will be donated to The Cottage House. Please drop off any coats at the Parish Rectory. Thank you for your generosity.

Cristo Rey Open House on Sunday, October 28, at 11:00 a.m. Cristo Rey Sacramento is an affordable, Catholic college preparatory high school with a unique work- study program. Scholarships and financial aid is available.

With happiness, joy, and some sadness we are announcing that Father Michael has been appointed Vicar General for the Diocese of Sacramento.

This year on Father's Day the Knights of Columbus will host a Pancake Breakfast. It will run after the 8:00am and 10:30am Mass. More information about menu and ticket price will come up in the next few weeks.

Unplugged challenges 8th-12th grade students to unplug from the distractions of the world and plug into their relationship with God. Join us for a day of prayer, food, wisdom, reflection, and fun.