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DatebookCatholic Charismatic Renewal09-17-2010 Experience the fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit’s inviting, leading and calling Consolation Ministry Grief support groups meet at the following parishes. San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Sienna, Burlingame; call Debbie Simmons at (650) 558-1015. St. Dunstan, Millbrae; call Barbara Cappel at (650) 692-7543. Good Shepherd, Pacifica; call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593. Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City; call Barbara Cantwell at (650) 755-2727. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City; call parish at (650) 366-3802. St. Robert, San Bruno; call Sister Patricia at (650) 589-2800. Food & Fun 10-03-2010
Oct. 3, 7:30 a.m. registration: Seventh Annual Strides for Life, a four-mile walk or run benefiting colon cancer research and founded in memory of Dylan Cappel who died from the disease at age 23 while training for a spot on the 2004 Olympic Rowing Team. Dylan was a graduate of St. Dunstan Elementary School and Junipero Serra High School. Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and 90 percent of them are preventable with proper diagnosis and treatment. Teams and solo runners welcome. The event takes place around Lake Merced from Lake Merced and Sunset Blvd. in San Francisco. Pre-registration is $35/$45 on race day. Fees include shirt, goodie bag and breakfast after the race. Call (650) 348-5800 or visit www.stridesforlife.org
10-06-2010 Oct. 6, 11 a.m.: St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco’s annual Brennan Award Civic Luncheon at the Hilton San Francisco Hotel, 333 O’Farrell St. This year’s award recipients are Sharon McCarthy Allen, right, and Joanne Murphy. Sharon is principal of San Francisco’s St. Stephen School. Joanne, a Dame of Malta, is a former member of the faculty at St. Brendan School. Joanne and her husband, Pete, live in St. Brendan Parish and are the parents of married sons Martin, wife, Marie, John, wife, Adrienne, and Pat, wife, Jenny. Grandchildren are Milan, Sierra, Olivia and Luke. “Many San Francisco charitable organizations, St. Vincent de Paul among them, have benefitted from Joanne’s generosity and expertise,” said information promoting the awards night. Sharon, married to Dale Allen, is a native San Franciscan. Their children are Courtney Allen Kilroy, husband, Doug, and Kevin Allen. Keeley Madeline Kilroy is their granddaughter. Sharon is founder of SVDP’s Riley Center Back to School program which supplies youngsters living at the society’s Rosalie and Brennan House shelters with backpacks, school supplies and new clothes each new school year. “Sharon continues to raise funds for local charitable organizations that provide support and shelter for those suffering from homelessness, poverty, addiction and violence,” the St. Vincent de Paul Society said. Tickets are $150 per person. Sponsorship opportunities are also available from $10,000 including tickets for 10 to $500 including tickets for two. For ticket information, visit www.svdp-sf.org/brennan or call (415) 977-1270, ext. 3079.
10-09-2010 Please join us for the Star of the Sea Parish and School festival Saturday, October 9, 2010, starting at 10am. Festivities will include live entertainment, crafts, Touch -a- Truck and kids games. Get some holiday shopping done at the upstairs boutique while you enjoy some homemade treats made by our school and parish families.Bingo will be played from 11am-5pm. The celebration will conclude in a family pasta dinner starting at 5pm. Free parking available. Location: 10-11-2010 Oct. 11: 18th Annual Capuchin Golf Tournament at Green Hills Country Club in Millbrae. $300 includes golf, range and cart as well as lunch, dinner, beverages, tee prizes and tournament prizes. Tickets at $50 include dinner only. The Capuchin Friars are celebrating their 100th anniversary in the Western United States in 2010. Proceeds benefit social service programs of the Capuchin Friars of the Western America Province. For reservations, call Bill Mason at (650) 906-1040 or Roy Nickolai at (650) 760-6584. For dinner reservations only, call Anne Hahn at (650) 692-5044. 10-15-2010 October 15, 16, 17: Relive childhood memories and create new ones at “Playland at St. Cecilia”, where you can enjoy the “Giant” Slide, delight in an It's It, and maybe get a glimpse of Laughing Sal. Join us at our annual festival benefitting St. Cecilia Parish, Vicente and 18th Ave in San Francisco: Friday 6-10 pm; Saturday noon-4 and 6-10 pm; Sunday noon-6pm. Tons of indoor and outdoor games, silent auction, bingo, raffles (over $5000 in cash prizes), fun house, carnival activities, salami toss. Enjoy a hot lunch and dinner in our snack bar. Call (415) 309-8073 or visit www.scfestival.com. Revive your City pride and join the fun Good Health 10-03-2010 Oct. 3, 7:30 a.m. registration: Seventh Annual Strides for Life, a four-mile walk or run benefiting colon cancer research and founded in memory of Dylan Cappel who died from the disease at age 23 while training for a spot on the 2004 Olympic Rowing Team. Dylan was a graduate of St. Dunstan Elementary School and Junipero Serra High School. Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and 90 percent of them are preventable with proper diagnosis and treatment. Teams and solo runners welcome. The event takes place around Lake Merced from Lake Merced and Sunset Blvd. in San Francisco. Pre-registration is $35/$45 on race day. Fees include shirt, goodie bag and breakfast after the race. Call (650) 348-5800 or visit www.stridesforlife.org
Pauline Books and Media 08-20-2010 Aug. 20, 6:30 p.m.: Quiz Show. Pauline Books & Media hosts a Faith & Film night. Explore movie themes and engage media culture from a faith perspective. For more information go to www.PaulineRedwood.blogspot.com, or call Pauline Books & Media, 2640 Broadway, Redwood City, (650)369-4230. 09-16-2010 Sept. 16, 7 p.m.: An evening reflection on Mary’s various portrayals and representations throughout history. Daughter of St. Paul Sister Armanda Santos will guide this reflection in Woman of Many Guises. Light refreshments will follow. For information go to www.PaulineRedwood.blogspot.com, or call (650)369-4230. 09-25-2010 Sept. 25, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.: Local children’s author Pam Mayer reads her short story from the new book Family Ties, then will engage kids ages 8-12 in a writing exercise aimed at helping them develop a lifelong love for writing. The 40-minute session is offered twice (see times above). For more information visit www.PaulineRedwood.blogspot.com, or call (650) 369-4230. Prayer / Lectures / Trainings 09-07-2010 Sept. 7, 2 p.m.: Bishop-designate Robert Mc Elroy will be ordained to the episcopate in rites at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough and Geary Blvd. in San Francisco. Choristers are invited to sing in the Mass choir. Singers should call (415) 614-5505. Please leave your name, choral voice part, phone number and parish. Rehearsals are scheduled for Sept. 4 at noon and Sept. 7 at noon. 09-08-2010 Sept. 12, 13: Relics of St. John Bosco, founder of the Salesian Fathers and Brothers, visit St. Peter and Paul Parish and school. Talks and preliminary events take place Sept. 8, 9, 10 including a Mass and dinner with Archbishop George H. Niederauer presiding Sept. 8 at 5 p.m. Call (415) 421-0809. 09-18-2010 Sept. 18 starting with Mass at 8:30 a.m.: “The Manhattan Forum Conference - Keeping Faith in the Public Square.” Speakers include Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron - Christian Conscience and the Issues of the Day; Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Curry - Church and State Relations; Francis Beckwith - Defense of Life: Prevailing by Argument; Jennifer Morse - Chastity and the Future of Marriage. Admission: $35. Pre-registration required. Call (888) 619-7882 for info or to register or visit www.sapi.org/mforum. Takes place at St. Isidore Parish in Danville. The day is presented by the St. Anthony of Padua Institute and the Diocese of Oakland's Dept. for Evangelization and Catechesis. The day is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus (Oakland Chapter), Catholics for the Common Good Institute, and the Issues4Life Foundation. Returning Catholic Landings Program for inactive Catholics, a 10-week program in a small group setting, where practicing Catholics speak with honesty about their own spiritual journeys, and listen with compassion to inactive Catholics exploring returning to the church. Held twice a year, fall and winter sessions, evenings. No cost. For more information, visit St. Dominic's Church website, www.stdominics.org, or call Ms. Lee Gallery, volunteer coordinator, 415-221-1288, leelgallery@sbcglobal.net.
Reunions 10-02-2010 Our Lady of Loretto Alumini! We are bringing back a much beloved tradition – The Fall Festival! Come and visit on Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 10 am – 4pm for a day of family fun for all ages! Carnival games, balloons, golf, bungee run and jumpy house during the day for the kids, followed by an Italian Dinner in the courtyard for families in the evening. Please contact the School Office at (415) 892-8621 for ticket information or any questions. Looking forward to seeing you there and meeting old friends and classmates!
10-22-2010 October 22: Class of ’60, St. Cecilia Elementary School Wine and Cheese Party in the parish Collins Center. Event includes tour of the school and the opportunity to participate in the annual Parish Festival. Contact Bob O’Donnell at rjodfc@yahoo.com or Nancy Sarlatte Murphy at nancymurphy1248@comcast.net 10-23-2010 October 23: Class of ’60, St. Cecilia Elementary School Reunion Dinner at the Irish Cultural Center. Contact Bob O’Donnell at rjodfc@yahoo.com or Nancy Sarlatte Murphy at nancymurphy1248@comcast.net Single, Divorced, Separated Ongoing support groups for the separated and divorced take place at St. Bartholomew Parish, 300 Columbia Drive at Alameda de las Pulgas, in San Mateo, first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7 p.m. in the Spiritual Center and first and third Wednesdays of the month at St. Stephen parish hall, Eucalyptus and 23rd Ave. in San Francisco next to Stonestown Mall at 7:30 p.m. Call Gail at (650) 591-8452 or Joanne at (650) 347-0701. 10-02-2010 The Separated and Divorced Catholics of the Bay Area are having their Annual Gala Dinner!!! Come and join in at the Lakeside Café, 2529 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco (near Stonestown). It is on Saturday, October 2, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. for no-host wine and beer, with a gourmet dinner at 7:00 p.m. All this for $40, including wine and dessert!!! We are guaranteed a good meal and great companionship! Reservations are required by Sept. 25. To RSVP or for more information, call Jack at (415) 566-4230 or Miriam at (415) 992-3657.
Social Justice / Family Life / Respect Life First Saturdays: San Mateo Pro-Life prays the rosary at Planned Parenthood, 2211 Palm Ave. in San Mateo at 9 a.m. and invites others to join them at the site. The group is also open to new membership. Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month except August and December at St. Gregory Parish's Worner Center, 138 28th Ave. in San Mateo at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Jessica at (650) 572-1468. 10-09-2010 Oct. 9, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Archdiocese of San Francisco Respect Life Conference - Rediscovering the Family in a Technological Age at Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption – St. Francis Hall, Gough St. at Geary Blvd. in San Francisco. Tickets are $40 for general admission; $60 for nurses CE; and $90 for doctors CE. Families are faced with physical, spiritual and psychosocial dilemmas in today’s world. These talks compare and contrast Natural Law with today’s concept of marriage, conscience, birth control and artificial reproduction. Topics and speakers included The Good of Marriage and Contraception, Sterilization and NFP, John M. Haas Ph.D.; Babies are Begotten Not Made and Bioethical Questions Surrounding the Question of Same Sex Marriage, Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D Also a panel discussion with Father Pacholczyk, Dr. Haas and Vicki Evans, Respect Life Coordinator, Archdiocese of San Francisco. A Course Evaluation will be completed for CE requirements. To register Visit: http://www.ncbcenter.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1069 or www.ccwf.org or www.sflifeandjustice.org. For information contact Vicki Evans vevans1438@att.net or call (415) 614-5533, Kathleen O’Connell-Sundaram, RN, BSM adminccwf@gmail.com (408) 391-6211; Julie Kelley jkelly@ncbcenter.org (215) 877-2660. Sponsors include Archdiocese of San Francisco Office of Public Policy & Social Concerns, St. Mary's Cathedral First Friday 24-Hour Adoration: Friday 8 a.m. to Saturday 8 a.m. in Our Lady’s Chapel, and Msgr. Bowe Room. Weekday Mass Schedule: 6:45 a.m., 8 a.m., 12:10 p.m.; with additional first Friday Mass at 7:30 p.m.. Adoration begins in Our Lady’s Chapel after the 8 a.m. Mass through evening Mass at 7:30 p.m. Adoration then moves downstairs to the Msgr. Bowe Room (facing Cleary Court) until 6:30 a.m. For information, contact Mary Ann Eiler at (415) 567-2020, ext. 224 Strength for the Journey, a ministry of support for people diagnosed with life-threatening illness and the families, friends and caregivers, is in its inaugural stage at the cathedral. Deacon Christoph Sandoval is director. Cal (415) 567-2020, ext. 203, or e-mail Rcs7777@comcast.net.
10-01-2010 St. Mary’s Cathedral marks its 40th year in 2010. Among special events of the anniversary is the annual Festival of Flowers which takes place at the Cathedral October 1 – 3, with a Gala Preview and Reception September 30, from 6 - 9 p.m. For more information on the Festival visit the Flower Festival website www.CathedralFlowers.org, or call (415) 567-2020. Monterey Bishop Richard Garcia this year joins Archbishop George Niederauer as Flower Festival Honorary chair. Volunteer Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities
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