admin August 24th, 2010
A Monthly Gathering for Young Adults
THIS Thursday, August 26
Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant, 23 Harbor Way, Vallejo
Speaker: Bishop Jaime Soto
Theme: Body Building, Tools for building up the Temple of the Holy Spirit
6:30pm Fellowship ~ 7:00pm Talk
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admin August 16th, 2010
Fr. Jess, our Pastor, is inviting and requesting all parish and liturgy ministers to join him in prayer for St. Catherine’s Parish this Friday, August 20th. Mass at 7:00 pm and orientation and sharing to follow at 7:30 pm.
admin August 16th, 2010
St. Catherine of Siena Council # 14836
You are cordially invited to attend the First Anniversary Celebration
of our parish’s Knights of Columbus Council #14836
NEXT Sunday, August 22, 2010 at the 10:00 AM Holy Mass
Followed by a Potluck Luncheon and Fellowship in the School Gym
Hearty congratulations and the warmest welcome to our new Bro. Knight Angelo DeVigal exemplified to the honor of 1st degree last July 16, 2010.
There is a need for other “brothers” in our parish to be members of the Knights of Columbus. for more information, please contact Bro. Rico Guzman, 554-4102/ 319 5465.
admin August 16th, 2010
Registrations for your child’s faith formation in our parish Religious Education Program (grade one through High School Confirmation) are currently being accepted for the 2010 – 2011 school year. Registration Forms (bright pink) are available on the top shelf in the church entrance or in the office. Details are on the form.
Registration Weekend
Saturday, August 21st and Sunday, August 22nd will be Registration Weekend for our Religious Education Program. We will be accepting registrations after each Mass for those who haven’t already registered. Please bring a copy of your child’s Birth Certificate and Baptism Certificate
to be turned in, your filled in Registration Form and your Registration Fee.
Registrations will be accepted through August 31st.
If you have any questions please call Janet Brandon at (707) 647-4445 or click here to download a PDF version.
admin August 9th, 2010
Come and share Rev. Fr. Joseph A. Faller’s healing gift as he celebrates the Holy Eucharist with us on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 7:30 pm Mass after the Perpetual Help Novena.
For more information, please call Charles & Lu Berenguer (St. Catherine’s Church) at 552.5716 or Virgie Lasky (St. Vincent Church) at 648-0470 or Lodette Reynoso (St. Basi’s Church) at 554-8516
admin August 2nd, 2010
Saturday and Sunday, August 7-8, 2010
St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School
One day. One night. One Community. Your Reply For Life is about celebrating, remembrance and hope. By participating, you honor cancer survivors, pay tribute to the lives we’ve lost to the disease, and raise money to help fight it all.
Our Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM) have been selling Luminarias [In Memory Of and In Honor Of] after masses for the past weekends. When the sun goes down, hundreds of luminaria light the way at the Relay for Life events across the country to remember those lost to cancer, support those fighting cancer and celebrate those who have fought the disease and won.
admin August 2nd, 2010
Have you ever wondered why we do what we do at Mass? Are you looking for a way to deepen your appreciation of the Eucharist, particularly on Sundays? Well, you’re in luck! Tuesday nights during the month of August, Seminarian Raj Derivera and Catechist Ian Emperador will conduct free classes from 5:15 pm to 6:55 pm (time revised) in the 7th grade classroom. The special theme will be “The Holy Mass and All You Wanted to Know About It.” These sessions are recommended for parishioners 14 years and up.
For more information, please contact Ian Emperador (707.853.1999) or Raj Derivera (707.980.0281). You may sign up for the sessions or just drop in every Tuesday evening – August 3, 10, 17, 23 and 30.
admin August 2nd, 2010
Weekday Holy Masses
Volunteer rosary prayer leaders, song leaders, Word Ministers needed for the daily evening services. Contact the office at 553-1355. Mass intentions are now being accepted for the Evening Holy Masses.
Confessions
For special or urgent Confession request, call the parish office at 553-1355 or contact the priests personally.
admin July 28th, 2010
Sexual difference, man to woman and woman to man, is essential to marriage. However, in some discussions today, the beauty and truth of sexual difference is ignored, forgotten, or overlooked. Made for Each Other invites a renewed consideration of the human person, created as male and female, and of the distinct gift of self only possible between husband and wife. Sexual difference is a crucial starting point for understanding the unique meaning of marriage. Video.
admin July 18th, 2010
The St. Catherine of Siena Parish Young Adult Ministry (SCSP YAM) is a newly formed group of you parishioners ages 18-39 years. This ministry caters to this specific age range, somehow with similar and comparative life situations and they help each other strive to know, love and serve God in their daily life circumstances and likewise, they will help the parish become a Christian Community. In their kick-off meeting, held on the July 15th, drew 25 young adult Catholics. Registration is still open to all young parishioners and new members are always welcome!
For more information, announcements and line-up of events and activities, you may check out their website, StCatherineYAM.com.
admin July 18th, 2010
The Cursillos in Christianity community will have its monthly gathering for the Vallejo Ultreya at St. Vincent Parish in the O’Neill Building NEXT Sunday, July 26, 2010 at 3:00pm. Witness speaker is Bro. Juan Moreno. For more information call Sis. Mona Braza at 557-6630 or 704-1669.
The team building meetings for the Men’s Weekend and the Women’s Weekend (both events held in November 2010) continue to meet. The Men’s staff meets on Thursday, July 22nd from 7:00-8:30pm in the St. Catherine School’s Faculty Room. The Women staff meets on Saturday, August 14th at 8:00am (Holy Mass) and 9:00-11:00am (Group Reunion and Team Building) at St. Vincent’s Church and Sta. Caterina Room. If you would like to know more, please call Mike Coffey at 980-8599/557-7108 and Gem Geluz at 386-9142 or Mila Abella at 980-8165/645-8614 or Chris Bolko at 552-4804/318-0541.
admin July 18th, 2010
The Legion of Mary is a lay Catholic association whose members are giving service to the Church, on a voluntary basis, all over the world. The basic unit of the Legion is called a praesidium, which holds a weekly meeting, where prayer is intermingled with instruction in the Faith and the work of the apostolate is discussed and planned. Active members are required to attend these weekly meetings at which they undertake an apostolic work. There are junior praesidia for persons under 18 years of age. Auxiliary membership is for those who wish to associate themselves with the Legion’s apostolic work by the support of their prayer.
For details on the Legion of Mary at St. Catherine’s call Ester Bauzon at 649-1210 or Raimon Llanos at 853-9108.
admin July 13th, 2010
The following was taken from the USCCB website:
WASHINGTON—Registration to participate in World Youth Day (WYD) Madrid 2011 is now open. Though the registration is done online with the WYD organization in the Spanish capital, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has updated its existing World Youth Day page (www.wydusa.org) to allow access to the registration process through its Web site. The site includes links to important information regarding the event. Content will be progressively built up as additional information becomes available.
admin July 5th, 2010
The Sacramento diocesan Filipino Secretariat announced plans for the Men’s and Women’s 3 Day Weekend. Cursillos in Christianity means Short Courses in Christianity.
The retreat phase begins on Friday and ends on Sunday. During those three days those attending live and work together listening to talks given by priests and laity and share the Eucharist and pray together.
If you would like to know more, please call Mila Abella, 980-8165//645-8614; Chris Bolko, 552-4804//318-0541, Mike Coffey, 980-8599//557-7108 or Gem Geluz, 386- 9142
admin June 29th, 2010
Our parish school commemorated it’s 25th year last Saturday. The eventful day began with a special liturgy. Fr. Colm O’Kelly was the main celebrant. Concelebrants were Fr. Jess Soriano, Fr. Michal Olszewski, Fr. Aldo Ranin, Fr. Loreto Bong Rojas and Fr. Martin Ramat. During a program held in the church, faculty members who have been at the parish school for over 20 years were honored. They were Mrs. Anne Healy, Mrs. Donna Phelps, Mr. Mike Coffey, Mrs. Susan Verducci, Ms. Janice Tunney, Ms Laurel Thurgood and Mrs. Janet Brandon.
Founding Principal Ms. Maryalice Clare and Founding Pastor Fr. Colm O’Kelly reminisced,
sometimes tearfully, the early days of our parish school which began in 1985. The first graduating class of eighth graders graduated in 1992. After the media presentation of the last 25 years, parishioners, alumni and their families continued the celebration in the school gym. Renewing old friendships with handshakes, hugs and an hors d’oeuvres lunch amid memory boards of the students who attended the elementary school made the day even more memorable!
Thank you to everyone who made this celebration special!
admin June 23rd, 2010
June 25, 2010, fourth Friday of the Month, we are having our final celebration of the “Year for Priests”. We are inviting all parishioners, as well as all the Liturgy and Parish ministers. Join us for the following schedule:
admin June 23rd, 2010
Wednesday night, June 23, 2010, St. Catherine of Siena Church will celebrating “Our Lady of Perpetual Help” – also know as Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (memorial on June 27th). Here is tonight’s schedule:
For many centuries throughout the world, the picture of “Our Lady of Perpetual Help” has been revered as an icon of hope and inspiration.
The original picture of Our Mother of Perpetual Help is a product of Byzantine art. It is known to be at least 500 years old in its present form. Painted in tempura on hard nutwood and only 17″x21″, the picture may date back another 1,000 years to the ancient madonnas of Constantinople. Some church legends even date the picture to the first century and the hand and brush of St. Luke the Evangelist.
admin May 30th, 2010
Attention all SCS Lay Ministers:
The new schedule for the next cycle (June-Sept) is now up. You may view and download a copy of the PDF by clicking on the following link:
admin May 29th, 2010
Inviting all to SCS Summer Fun Dinner/Dance
on Saturday, August 21st to be held at the Gym
sponsored by the Angelic choir of St. Catherine
- Registration at 5:30 – 6:30
- Dinner at 7pm
admin May 25th, 2010
Video Presentation by Fr. John Corapi
Join us at St. Catherine of Siena Church for a special “Eucharistic” movie presentation on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 8:00 pm in the Parish Hall. As a preparation for the feast of Corpus Christi, a solemn Feast Day of the Precious Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus. (Feast Day: Sunday, June 6, 2010)
In 2004 Pope John Paul II solemnly declared that October 2004 through October 2005 was “The Year of the Eucharist”. At a decisive time in history, this historic Pope first declared “The Year of the Rosary”, followed by “The Year of the Eucharist”. It is our duty to respond by learning and loving everything about the holy Eucharist: the “source, center, and summit of the Church’s life.”
At the request of the Holy Father, Father John Corapi preached this six part series based on the Pope’s Apostolic Letter “Mane nobiscum Domine” (“Stay With Us Lord”).
Please join us in this historic opportunity to contribute to the realization of our vision for St. Catherine of Siena Parish, ensuring a legacy of Catholic faith for those who one day will follow us. If you wish further information about Building Our Church of Tomorrow …Today Campaign, click here