Christmas & New Year Mass Schedule

December 24, 2011: Saturday
Masses

               
                                                            7:30 AM           

                                              Vigil of the Nativity of
Our Lord

                                               
5:00 PM            Vigil Mass

                                               
11:30 PM          Christmas Carols at Church

December 25, 2011: 
Christmas Day Masses

The Nativity of Our Lord

                                               
                         12 Midnight       7:00 AM       8:00 AM      9:30 AM      11:30 AM

           

December 26, 2011 : Monday
Masses

                                                 6:30 AM           7:30 AM

December 31, 2011: Saturday Masses

                                             
                                                        7:30 AM              5:00 PM 

January 1, 2012: New Year’s
Day Masses

                                            Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

                   7:00 AM      8:00 AM      9:30 AM      11:30 AM    
 
Advent Reconciliation Service (Confessions) with Benediction on 

December 21, 2011 (Wednesday)  at 7:00 PM

Under Five Halloween Potluck

HALLOWEEN POTLUCK: Sunday, October 23rd, 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Parish Hall

We are planning to hold our Under 5 Halloween Potluck on October 23^rd from 5:00 to 7:00pm in the Parish Hall.  This is always a fun event as the kids get to wear their Halloween costumes!  Please bring your favorite dish to share. 

This event may be moved or cancelled if the Parish Hall remodeling is not complete. 

If you are interested in joining the Under Five Group, we have quarterly potlucks and a variety of other activities to build community among our families and strengthen the spirituality of our young children. To learn more, please contact us. We'd love to meet you!

Kerry Kelleher, kerryannk@comcast.net (203-3360)
Nika Terjesen, nikacnika@yahoo.com (699-1473)

St. Brendan Annual Parish Dinner

Please save the date for our

Annual Parish Dinner 

(honoring new parishioners)

Saturday, November 19, 2011

After the 5:00 PM Mass

St. Brendan School Gymnasium

Please see upcoming bulletins for

invitation and more information.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD

This is a program for preschoolers and five and six year olds, to guide them to a meaningful celebration of the Word of God.

At the 9:30 AM Mass on Sundays after the Introductory Rites, the children are sent to their assigned areas for the Liturgy of the Word which will be explained to them by parents. They will return to the church for the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

Teams of parents  prepare together the classes in which they take turns. Several resources are used such as Pflaum Gospel, Weeklies, Children’s Lectionary, etc. to help convey the message. All parents are

welcome to be in the teams.

CCD

CCD

Catechism Classes for Children

Open to children attending schools

where religion is not taught.

Every Saturday beginning September 24, 2011

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Convent Conference Room

Contact Sr. Catherine Cappello at (415) 681-4225

WELCOME COMMITTEE

"The Ministry to New Parishioners (The Welcome Committee) is looking for new members.  Our Ministry's purpose is to welcome new members of our Parish, and to help orient them to our community.  We host the

Annual Parish Dinner each November, and plan the spring Mass honoring our new Parishioners.  If you a

re interested or have questions, please contact us at : SBWelcomeCommittee@gmail.com, or call us: 

                                             Gina Eggert     (415) 577 - 1216

                                             Kristy Warner  (415) 320 - 4958

TRIP TO SONOMA

 On October 26, 2011, The Experienced Navigators invite everyone to join us  for a trip to Sonoma.

We will have breakfast at Basque Bakery then we will visit two nearby wineries and then have dinner in Sonoma.

On the way home, we will stop at the Olive Press Factory.

DATE: October 26, 2011

COST:  $43.00 (for the bus)

               For reservations, please call:

            Tony Fernandez (415) 586-6992

             Betty Shanahan (415) 824-8333

Sign-up for Portrait Sessions

Click here to schedule your portrait session.

Updating Your Faith Series

Why Catholic?
A 10 week course led by Sr. Catherine Cappello

Tuesdays
September 13 - November 15, 2011

7:00 - 8:00 PM

Quick Journey Through the Bible
An 8 week course led by Sr. Catherine Cappello

Wednesdays
September 14- November 9, 2011

9:30 - 10:30 AM

Church History: How We Evolved From the Council of Trent (1545) to Vatican II (1964)
(A ten week course led by Sr. Catherine Cappello)

Thursdays
September 15- November 16, 2011

9:30 - 10:30 AM

PARISH PICNIC

Please join us for the Sixth Annual

St. Brendan Parish & School Community

Picnic and Swim Party

Sunday, September 25^th

Mass 11:00 am    Picnic 12:00pm

Blackberry Farm Park and Golf Course

Cupertino Sycamore Site

Price is only $5 per person ages 3+ and

free for children under 3. 

Price includes a delicious BBQ lunch complete with all the sides: salads, beverages and desserts 

Tired of the fog, come have fun in the sun!!!

Please RSVP by sending the form at the bottom of this invite and your check payable to

St. Brendan Mothers’ Club to:

Lisa Ikeda, c/o Carolyne 5^th Grade

Your hosts, St. Brendan Advisory Board,

Men’s Club and the St. Brendan Mothers’ Club

** Swimming pool charge is $3.00 per person, swimming pool fees are collected at the pool. Please do not send in your swim money at this time.

** Greens fees for the 9-hole golf course are $17. 00, please call 408-253-9200 to arrange a tee time. 

** Visit www.blackberryfarm.org for driving directions and other information.

Reservation forms are in our Sunday bulletin.

LAY CANOSSIANS

On Saturday, September 17th, at our 5:00 PM Mass, we will be celebrating three of our own parishioners and a parishioner of St. Stephen Church, who took their “First Promise” as Lay Canossians. The Lay Canossians, Tertiaries, is another branch who have as their Foundress, St. Magdalene of Canossa, the same Foundress of our Canossian Sisters at St. Brendan Church and Holy Name of Jesus Church.

The mission of the Lay Canossians is that of living the Canossian Spirituality, which they received as a gift, in the reality in which they live.

Let us congratulate the following new “Lay Canossians”:

     LUCILLE KOVASH

     MARILU ILLENBERGER

     LOURDES SCHEERER

     GENILIN WONG

We currently have an additional five more people who are in their “initial formation”. With these four new Lay Canossians , along with those of Holy Name of Jesus Parish, we have 30 to 35 active Lay Canossians in the San Francisco Bay Area.

If you or someone you know feels God is calling you to be “contemplative - in - action” you may contact Angela Testani, Lay Canossian Formator , at (415) 586-5754.

Priests' Retirement Fund Luncheon

On October 21, 2011, the First Annual Saint John Vianney Priests’ Retirement Fund Luncheon will take place at the Patron’s Hall at Saint Mary’s Cathedral. Many people and organizations are already rallying around this auspicious event.

This is an opportunity for the parishioners of St. Brendan to participate. You are welcome to purchase seats at the luncheon or to pass along the invitation to parishioners who you know would like to attend or support our retired priests.

Presently there are about 90 priests who are retired throughout the Archdiocese. The need is great and will increase as time goes on. Along with the Priests’ Retirement Fund special collection, the Saint John Vianney Luncheon is a way to make certain the Priests’ Retirement Fund is adequately funded now and most importantly in the future.

ST. JOHN VIANNEY LUNCHEON

Friday, October 21, 2011

11:30 AM

St. Mary’s Cathedral - Patron Hall

· $100 - Individual Ticket

· $1,250 Donor Level Table - Sponsor 3 Retired Priests lunches; premium seating for 5; recognition at the event & in souvenir program

· $2,500 Sponsor Level Table - Sponsorship of 5 Retired Priests lunches; premium seating for 10; recognition at the event & in souvenir program and Catholic San Francisco

· $5,000 Patron Level Table - Sponsorship of 8 retired priests lunches; premium seating for 10; recognition at the event & in souvenir program & Catholic San Francisco

· Visionary Level Table - Sponsorship of 10 Retired Priests lunches, premium seating for 10; recognition at the event & in souvenir program & Catholic San Francisco

Reservation forms are available

in the rectory office.

Kindergarten Open House

Special Kindergarten Open House for Prospective

2012 Kindergarten Parents

We are hosting a special kindergarten open house

for parents who :

  * are active registered members of St. Brendan Parish

  * have a child entering kindergarten next fall (2012)

If you are interested in enrolling your child in kindergarten in the fall of 2012 and would like to learn more about St. Brendan School, please call the school at 415 731 2665 to reserve your place on the tour.

St. Brendan School, mindful of its mission to be witness to the love of Christ for all, admits students of any race, color, and national and/or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at this school.  St. Brendan School does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, and national and/or ethnic origin, age, sex or disability in administration of  educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered

programs.

Likewise, St. Brendan School does not unlawfully discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of age, sex, disability, race, color and national and/or ethnic origin.

St. Vincent de Paul's "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" Project

WALK

A Mile in My Shoes

Saturday, September 24, 2011

8:00 AM

Lake Merced, San Francisco

Sunset Circle Parking Lot

Sunset Blvd. at Lake Merced Blvd.

A 4.5 mile Saturday morning walk

around beautiful Lake Merced

to benefit San Francisco’s poor

and homeless.

Register Today.

  Teams Welcome!

(415) 977-1270 X 3003

Sf-friendsofthepoorwalk.org

  

Forms will be available in the

back of the church.

RCIA Program

THE  RITE OF CHRISTIAN

INITIATION OF ADULTS 

The RCIA welcomes all adults who are interested in becoming Catholics, or who wish to complete their initiation with the Sacraments of Confirmation or First Eucharist, as well as any person interested in deepening his/her knowledge of the Catholic church.

Sessions are held every Monday

 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Parish Center

 beginning Monday, September 12, 2011.

For information or registration, please contact

Sister Rita at (415) 681-4225.

Coming Soon - New Parish Photo Directory !!!

The New St. Brendan

Parish Photo Directory

Lifetouch Church Directories and Portraits Inc.
will be photographing parishioners
from

September 29 through October 16, 2011. 
All photographs will be taken at St. Brendan.

Multiple dates and times will be available. 

Watch for details in future bulletins for sign-up information. 

Portrait sitting appointments will be available online and soon

there will be a sign up table after Masses.  

Each participating Parishioner household will receive a free directory and a complimentary 8 x 10 photo.