I celebrated Thanksgiving with my younger sister, Myrna, and her husband along with their 3 adult children who flew in from Canada where they now reside. They were also able to spend time with my brother-in-law's sister who is very ill. I spent Black Friday giving them a tour of San Francisco - a very good excuse for this late transmission of my updates.

On Thanksgiving Day, we received the sad news that Monsignor Harry G. Schlitt was found dead in his bedroom at Saint Vincent de Paul rectory. He served as Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Even before Mass streaming became popular, Msgr. Schlitt was already bringing Mass into our homes as he had a regular Sunday TV Mass. He was 83 years old, and had served 57 years in the priesthood. Rest in peace, Msgr. Schlitt!

Welcome to the New Year of the Church! It's the First Sunday of Advent. It's NameTag Sunday too! We ask everybody to wear a name tag by writing your name on a sticker provided at the entrance of the church. It's a way to get to know each other. On all the Sunday Masses this weekend, we will have a Commissioning of all the Liturgical Ministers. In addition, we will also be inducting the officers and members of our Parish Pastoral Council at the 9:30a.m. Mass. We will be lighting the first candle of Advent Wreath which symbolizes Hope. Consider having your own Advent Wreath at home which is a great way to prepare for the coming of the Lord on Christmas.

Our Second Collection this Sunday is for our Music Ministry. This is our chance to help and support our Magnificat Concert which will be held next Friday at 7:30p.m. We need your financial support this Christmas season as we plan to have a String Quartet play at the 9:00p.m. Midnight Mass and at the 9:30a.m. Christmas Mass. We appreciate and rely on your generosity.

Next Friday, December 2 is our First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We will have the usual novena to the Sacred Heart as well as Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. We will have another chance to consecrate our parish and our homes with our First Saturday Devotion next weekend.

Grief Consolation
Our monthly Grief Support Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2022, after the 8:30a.m. Mass in the Convent. The meeting is open to all who are grieving the loss of a loved one. For more information, please email: Judy Kerrigan - srconsolationmin@att.net

The Shrine and Wall of Remembrance

Now that the month of November (the special month of All Souls) is coming to an end, the Shrine and Wall of Remembrance will be taken down. We thank you for sharing your special "memories" of your loved ones. Now, we invite you to take them and your certificates home to treasure them. Items will be available in the alcove of the Statue of Mary Dec. 1 - 9.

We will not be having a Tree Lighting this year due to the lack of parking spaces. We will resume next year when the newly renovated City Park is expected to be OPEN again.

Our school will be having their Advent Confessions this Wednesday, November 30, from 10:30a.m.- 12:00p.m. This Wednesday at 1:00p.m. is the Funeral Mass for our parishioner Loraine Strong.

Fr. Arnold