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

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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.