St. Agnes Catholic Community 1025 Masonic Ave. San Francisco, CA 94117 www.saintagnessf.com 415.487.8560 Inclusive Diverse Jesuit October 3 & 4, 2015 Dear St. Agnes Friends, Has the church recently changed its teaching? If you mean is it easier now for divorced Catholics to remarry and receive the sacraments, then, yes, the church has changed its teaching. But the teaching that has changed, and is subject to further change, is with regard to disciplinary procedures, not with regard to the sanctity of marriage. The church has always defended the sanctity of marriage using the most appropriate principles of defense. It is hard for us to comprehend that if we were raised to think nothing ever changed in the church. Liturgy Schedule Sunday: 8:30am Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm 10:30am Weekdays: 8:30am 6:00pm Holy Days: 8:30am & 5:30pm Mission Statement We the people of Saint Agnes are: an inclusive urban community, rich in diversity of age, ethnicity, gender, orientation, culture, talent, & treasure; a faith community, enlivened and empowered through Baptism to celebrate and proclaim the presence of Christ among us. We declare to one and all that we commit ourselves to: grow spiritually as disciples of Christ to become men and women for others build community through hospitality, ecumenism and social & cultural events understand cultural differences and accept them as sources of enrichment give loving service & outreach to those in need promote social justice issues in our neighborhood and in the larger community of city, nation, and world. Would Jesus approve of such changes in the matrimonial discipline of the church? Would he be angered at changes in the rules? Jesus didn t make the rules. He spoke of the love of the heavenly Father for us and our opportunity to reflect love in our relationships. Jesus was not a lawgiver, not a canon lawyer, not a rule-maker; he was a man of religious vision. When we ask the question that way, the answer is clear. Of course, because he was compassion personified. No one likes divorce, no one wants to be divorced. The experience is too harsh, too painful, and too traumatic. The annulment procedures are not likely to encourage anyone to terminate their marriage but they make it possible for people who have had unfortunate experiences to continue to be participating members of the sacramental church. Those who need the support of the Eucharistic community will now find that support more easily these days, with Francis I as our inspiration and guide. May he continue to inspire us with mercy. We pledge ourselves to be a light in the darkness through the love that we share in the name of Christ and through the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Parish Information Pastor Associate Pastor Associate Pastor Parish Staff & Ministries Director of Liturgy & Music Director of Operations & Admin. Children s Faith Formation & Spiritual Life Center Director Secretary/Cantor Sexton and Janitor Bookkeeper Sacristans All Saints Food Program Altar Linens & Vessels Art & Environment Consolation Ministry Finance Committee Chair Food Pantry Director Funeral Ministry Gabriel Project Gay & Lesbian Ministry Ignatian Spirituality Ministry Legion of Mary Marriage Prep Classes Pastoral Council Chair Peanut Butter Brigade R.C.I.A. Rita da Cascia Young Adult Contact Fr. Ray Allender, S.J. Fr. Paul Bernadicou, S.J. Fr. Joe Spieler, S.J. Frank Uranich Maureen Beckman Leonor Barnett (interim) Scott Grinthal Mario Hernandez Cathy Collins Frank Mitchell, Matthew Tominaga, Timothy Bradshaw Matthew Bourdet Nita Zarilla Marilyn Thickett, Marco Matute Naomi Mayer, Jude Penland Chris Roman Stacey Shaffer Jim Connor Mary Alba Mark Malaspina Barbara Nelson Felina Lapuz Regina Lathrop & Bob Boguski Karen McCarthy Xavier Nancy Stretch Clay Tominaga, Karen Kelly Cathy Collins YoungAdults@SaintAgnesSF.com Reconciliation Schedule Saturdays 3pm 3:45pm or by appointment Parish Office Hours Monday Friday: 9am to 4:30pm (closed Noon-1pm for lunch) Phone: 415-487-8560 Fax: 415-487-8575 St. Agnes Stewardship Last Sunday collection: $3,381 Last year: $4,287 4pm: $976 8:30am: $489 10:30am: $1534 6pm: $382 2 nd Collection - Retired Priests: $2005 October 3 & 4 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time For your prayerful consideration, readings for next week: Wisdom 7.7-11 Hebrews 4.12-13 Mark 10.17-30 Date Intention Presider Oct 3 4:00 PM Angelo Sangiacomo (L) Fr. Stephen Nduati Oct 4 8:30 AM 10:30 AM 6:00 PM Jack Sock (D) Anne Dito (D) Parishioners of St. Agnes (L) Fr. Tom Whelan Fr. Kevin Burke Fr. Paul Bernadicou Oct. 5 8:30 AM Marge Sauer (D) Fr. Paul Bernadicou Oct. 6 8:30 AM Virginia Snyder (L) Fr. Joe Spieler Oct. 7 8:30 AM Kate and Ellie Ryan (L) Fr. Paul Bernadicou Oct 8 8:30 AM Gloria Lund (D) Fr. Joe Spieler Oct 9 8:30 AM Karen Woods (D) Fr. Paul Bernadicou Oct 10 4:00 PM Marie Horton (D) Fr. Paul Bernadicou Oct 11 8:30 AM 10:30 AM 6:00 PM Marra Hee Moon (D) Gene Tongson (D) Parishioners of St. Agnes (L) D = Deceased; L = Living Fr. Joe Spieler Fr. Paul Bernadicou Fr. Joe Spieler s New Parishioners You are Home! Welcome to a great parish community! Please fill out a registration form found at the entrances to the church or stop by the rectory to add your name to our mailing list. We invite you to support Saint Agnes generously and to participate in the various programs that are offered here and through the Spiritual Life Center. All are welcome! Sacraments Please contact the Parish Office for information about the following: Anointing of the Sick * Baptism * Children s Faith Formation & Liturgy of the Word * Communion for the Homebound * Marriage * Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Children s Care during Liturgy Care is provided for children 18 months through 5 years of age during the Sunday 10:30 AM Mass. Our Daycare Room is located across from the daily mass chapel and is open for all Masses. Parents with children under 18 months are welcome to use the daycare room as long as at least one parent stays with the child. Ignatian Spiritual Life Center The Spiritual Life Center (1611 Oak Street) provides programs and services to the parish and larger faith community through educational programs, opportunities for prayer, and community events. It houses a library, book center, garden, and chapel. Visit www.saintagnessf.com/slc.html.
COMING SOON TO THE IGNATIAN SPIRITUAL LIFE CENTER 1611 Oak Street, For more information, contact Leonor Barnett at Leonor@SaintAgnesSF.com or 415-487-8560 x228. C Office Hours: please call for appointment Spiritual Exercises 19 th Annotation Retreat Application date extended to October 13 th! Do you long to deepen your relationship with Jesus Christ? Do you want to find God s will in your life? This 9 to 10- month experience of daily prayer is a profound undertaking but one that can bear great gifts. Please contact Barbara Nelson at barbaranelson3@gmail.com or (415) 728-8939 for a conversation. Flyers are at church entrances. Meditations on the Parables of Jesus Thursdays, Oct. 15, 22, 29 & Nov. 12 & 19 at 11am Come ponder the parables of Jesus as we meet to break open the word of Scripture. We will reflect using Meditations on the Parables of Jesus by Thomas Keating, the Trappist monk who developed Centering Prayer. Copies of the book are available for purchase. Facilitated by parishioner and spiritual director, Patti May. RSVP: Leonor@SaintAgnesSF.com Young Adult Ministry Conference The Diocese of San Francisco is hosting the first annual conference for adults 18-40 years of age on October 24, 2015 at St. Mary s event center. For more information and to register, go to: www.sfarchdiocese.org/yamcon2015. Donations Needed for Gabriel Project! We are reaching out to you for help for a young mother who is due to deliver her baby girl in October. Your donation of any items from the list below will be greatly appreciated. Please contact Mary Alba if you would like to donate items at alba.mary@comcast.net or (415) 601-1706. Items needed: stroller, car seat infant, disposable diapers (small), wipes, receiving blankets, crib blankets, onesies 0-3 mos., sleepers 0-3 mos., bath towels, bassinet, baby socks, baby hats, warm outerwear. St. Vincent de Paul Society Brennan Dinner Save the Date October 28, 2015 for the 22 nd Annual Brennan Award Dinner at the Westin St. Francis, Union Square. This year Sister John Martin Fixa, O.P., Executive Director of Vision of Hope Schools will be honored. For tickets and more information contact ljones@svdp-sf.org, (415) 977-1270, x104, www.svdp-sf.org. Messy Parenting: Progress not Perfection Sundays, Oct. 11 and Nov. 15, 9:25 am to 10:15 am St. Agnes Chapel enter gate at 1520 Page Street Join Maryellen Mullin, LMFT for practical and fun presentations with helpful tools for looking at and understanding temperament, emotions and behaviors, to support messy parenting moments. Sharing is optional but encouraged! Childcare provided. Part I: Managing Conflict Improve family communications by learning how to manage conflict. Part II: Emotions and Devices Helpful tools for looking at how our emotions drive our behavior with children, to support messy parenting moments. RSVP: Leonor@SaintAgnesSF.com Calling All High Schoolers CORE TEAM, open to all high school students, is a youth leadership training opportunity based on the values of our Catholic faith. Come grow in faith with friends throughout the Archdiocese! Monthly meetings include leadership training, service projects, mini retreats, and a weekend retreat in January. Team members have the opportunity to lead a Jr. High dayretreat in November or February, go on a weeklong summer mission trip, or to be leaders at Summer Vacation Bible Camp in SF. For more info, visit http://stdominics.org/ministries/youth/core Solidarity on Tap! Join Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN), Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC), and the Jesuit School of Theology (JST) on Tuesday, Oct. 6 for Solidarity on Tap at JST, 1735 Le Roy Ave., Berkeley, CA! Come share in an evening of Ignatian spirituality in the Jesuit tradition, learn, explore and reflect upon the topic of Environmental Justice and Laudato Si among a community of Jesuit alumni, students and friends. There will be Mass at 5:15pm followed by a reception at 6pm and a talk/discussion at 7pm. For more information go to: www.scu.edu/jst/ontap. All are welcome!
ONGOING AT THE IGNATIAN SPIRITUAL LIFE CENTER Monday Morning Mindfulness Mondays at 9:30 am Join us for mindfulness exercises, silent prayer and supportive community. Maureen O Connor leads us in Lectio Divina. All are welcome! Book Club If you enjoy lively and stimulating discussions, come join us for book club! October 30 th at 7pm (please note corrected date) Mr. Mack and Me by Esther Freud December 4 th at 7pm Caravaggio: A Passionate Life by Desmond Seward Faith Sharing Thursdays 9:00 10:00 am Join with others on Thursday mornings in a journey of faith and discovering God s action in our lives. All are welcome. Young Adult Ministry Our Christian Life Community (CLC) for Young Adults meets on the 1 st Thursday of each month. Then usually on the 3 rd Thursday of each month, young adults gather for social activities. Watch for details for our October social activity to be held on Thursday, October 29 th. Look for updates on our website, parish bulletins, and Facebook page. To receive our emails, contact: YoungAdults@SaintAgnesSF.com
Apostles Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, Our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; And ascended into heaven, And is seated at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen. Stewardship Prayer Lord and source of all gifts, I rejoice in the fullness of your generosity. I thank you for those whose lives are visible signs of your love and blessing to others. Give me the courage to do the same. Make me a good steward of all I have received generously sharing my time, abilities and material resources to build up your kingdom of love and justice. We ask this through Jesus Christ, in whom we begin and end all things. Amen. Prayer of St. Francis (Prayer for Peace) Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. Amen.