† St. Francis Solano Catholic Church †
Celebrating 197 years of Ministry and Service • Celebrando 197 años de Ministerio y Servicio
GOOD NEWS The rollout of our reopening went well last weekend. We are now almost back to our regular schedule with some restrictions. The accelerated Phase 2 of the lockdown is giving us more hope that sometime soon we will be able to open completely. Keep praying.
PARISH NEWS!!!
FOLLOWING ALL PROTOCOLS WITH SUPERABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, PLEASE SEE UPDATES REGARDING CHURCH MINISTRIES:
MASS SCHEDULE – WEEKEND: English Saturday 5PM, Sunday 730AM, 9AM, 11AM and Spanish Saturday 7PM and 1PM. Please note that the 11AM English and 1PM Spanish Masses are simulcast live on my YouTube and Facebook Pages. DAILY MASS.
CONFESSION Please be aware Phase 2 restricts us from resuming opening confession inside the Church. For confession, please make an appointment. Father Sudhakar and I will hear confessions, OUTSIDE, either by the front of the hall or the porch behind the office building. Thank you for your cooperation.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK The Sacrament of Anointing is done on a case to case basis. We are still UNABLE to visit the care and elderly homes. We can anoint the sick and dying in their homes with superabundance of caution, provided that it is not related to COVID 19.
INSIDE CHURCH SERVICES With the increase in number of attendees inside the Church, we are now able to celebrate baptisms, weddings, funeral services and Quinceneare inside the Church. Please contact office staff for schedule.
VIRTUAL MASS – 11am English and 1PM Spanish Masses continue to be simulcast live on Father Alvin’s YouTube and Facebook Pages.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION – St. Vincent Pantry (Mon, Tue & Fri 1-230PM) Please contact Dave Owens for donation.
CHURCH DONATION OPPORTUNITIES – Download MinistryOne App (our preference) and sign-up, then give at your convenience, mail in your contribution OR if attending Mass, baskets are available inside the Church. Please deposit your donation either on your way in or out.
VIRTUAL PASTORAL OUTREACH/ALCANCE PASTORAL
HAPPY EASTER!!! some good news for our spiritual health and online giving (you can do immediately):
1. MinistryONE and ParishSOFTgiving are the newest ways to be connected and to support our parish. Please download on your phone the MinistryOne App, sign up and keep track of your giving. You can also avail of other features. OR, visit this link https://parishsoft.ministryone.com/landing/lEQ5
2. OneParish app OR visit the JSPaluch website. Thank you, Diane and Liz, for keeping our bulletin current which can be accessed through the JSPaluch portal. DOWNLOAD APP OR VISIT WEBSITE: Please download the “OneParish” App on your phone or computer or you can even visit the JSPaluch website for more information. Signing up only takes three minutes. OneParish includes – Spiritual Growth – Pope Francis, Daily Faith, Mass Times Finder, Catholic Radio, Mass Readings, Video Reflections, Daily Inspirations, etc. DONATE (immediately with recurring feature).
3. EMAIL ADDRESS – We will try to compile email addresses that we can include in our parish file that will be used occasionally for parish updates and info. Josh Little and Diane Klauber will collaborate in making this list possible. Thank you!
Descargue la aplicación “OneParish” or ‘MINISTRY ONE” (y / o visite el sitio web). ACCESO a herramientas para ayudarlo en su viaje de fe y para mejorar la salud de la parroquia. DONAR para apoyar a nuestra parroquia. Registrarse solo toma tres minutos. ENCUENTRENOS escribiendo nuestro código postal
Live-streaming Masses & Recorded Devotions presided by Father Alvin (Videos de Misas transmisciones EN VIVO y Devociones Grabadas presididas por Padre Alvino)
CURRENT NEWS & RESOURCES
Together in Christ: Responding to Coronavirus
NOTICIAS ACTUALES Y RECURSOS
Juntos en Cristo: Respondiendo al Coronavirus
Please visit the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) www.USCCB.org
Visite el sitio web de la Conferencia de los Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos (USCCB) www.USCCB.org
Holy Mass Online
Catholic Holy Masses live online.
ONLINE broadcasts from the catholic churches all around the world for the ill, shut-ins and travelers.
- https://mass-online.org/
- https://video.ewtn.com/daily-mass/
- Tridentine Mass: LiveMass.net
DOWNLOAD the LAUDATE APP on your phone to follow the readings of the Mass and other Catholic Prayers and Devotions
OTHER RESOURCES (c/o Gil Bailie)
List of Daily Masses Worldwide
Daily Mass at the Catholic Information Center in Washington DC
Santa Misa en Español https://www.ewtn.com/espanol/magtv.asp
Horario de las Misas
8:30 a.m. Lunes – Sábado en Inglés
Misas de Obligación: Sábado de vigilia 7:00 p.m. y Domingo 1:00 p.m.
Confesiones y Misa: 6:30 p.m. Míercoles con 7:00 p.m. Misa
Viernes primero de mes misa de Sagrado Corazón 6:00 p.m.
For information about various Mass times throughout the US, please visit www.catholicmasstime.org
St. Francis Solano School Tours
PERSONAL TOURS of grades K-8 by appointment
Contact us at (707) 996-4994 or via email at stf.schooloffice@saintfrancissolano.org to RSVP or to schedule a personal tour with our Principal, Mrs. Picard.