BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

October 4th is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of our city and the Archdiocese of San Francisco. To celebrate our patron’s love for God’s creation, a Blessing of Animals will take place on:

                                       Saturday, October 5, 2013

                                                10:00 AM

Please bring your pets to the Rockaway entrance of the church and the blessing will take place by the statue of St. Brendan

EXPERIENCED NAVIGATORS

All are invited to the movie

                         Young At Heart

                                    October 13, 2013

                                           1:00 PM

                                 St. Brendan Church Hall

                              Snacks and soft drinks provided

Bring your own popcorn.

ST. BRENDAN PARISH AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY PICNIC

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

MASS: 11 AM

PICNIC: 12 PM

BLACKBERRY FARM PARK AND GOLF COURSE

  21979 San Fernando Avenue

        Cupertino CA 95014

For Directions: http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=821

RSVP BY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25^th.  Please make check payable to :

ST. BRENDAN CHURCH

Friends and family from outside the parish are welcome to join you.

$6.00 per person (Adults & children ages 3 and up)

Free: Children under 3 years

Price includes a delicious BBQ lunch complete with all the sides, salads, beverages, and dessert buffet.

*Blackberry Farm has two great pools and a water slide!  If you wish to swim, there is an additional swimming pool charge of $4 per person collected at the pool. Please do not send in pool money with your RSVP.

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Please complete and return this form with your payment to the St Brendan Rectory, Attn: Picnic

Name:   ______________________________________

Phone: __________________

# of Adults at $6 each: ______

# Of Children (ages 3+) at $6 each: _______

# of Children (under age 3), free:  ______

            Total Amount Enclosed: __________

            Check No. _______       Cash _____

Mass and Healing Liturgy

In memory of our Little Ones

Sponsored by The Archdiocesan Project Rachel Ministry

and Holy Cross Cemetery

                                      WHEN: Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM

                                     WHERE: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery

                                              1500 Mission Road, Colma CA  (Rachel Shrine)

                                          Bishop William Justice, Principal Celebrant

                                 A gathering and light luncheon will follow the Mass.

                      For further information, please contact the Respect Life Program at                                        (415) 614-5570.

To reach the Rachel Shrine, please enter by the Main Gate at Holy Cross Cemetery. Signs will be posted to direct you.

BIBLE CLASS

         Every Wednesday Starting September 18, 2013

                          9:30 - 10:30 AM

                   Convent Conference Room

         This year we will study the Gospel of Matthew

RCIA INQUIRY CLASS

         Every Thursday starting September 19, 2013

                             9:30 - 10:30 AM

                             7:30 - 8:30 PM

                   Convent Conference Room

In this class we will deepen our Catholic faith and clarify

questions. Everybody is welcome. We particularly invite

persons who wish to join the Catholic Church as well as

Catholics who have not completed their Christian Initiation ( who have not received Confirmation and Eucharist).

CCD CATECHISM CLASSES FOR CHILDREN

This is a class for children who are not in Catholic schools .

                             Held on Saturdays

                             4:00 - 5:00 PM

Registration is on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 4:00 PM in the Church Hall.

 Experienced Navigators Year of Faith Activity

                            Join us !!  Open to all over 18 years old

A Pilgrimage in this Year of Faith to the California missions Antonio de Padua, San Luis Obispo, (overnight stay in Solvang), Santa Ines, and San Miguel Arcangel

              DATE: Sept. 24 & 25, 2013

                  TIME: Depart 7:30 AM on Tuesday, September 24

                               Return 6:30 PM on Wednesday, September 25

                  FEE:     $250. 00 per person

Transportation, meals, and hotel (double occupancy) all included plus a chance to visit Chumash Casino

(near Solvang).

                                       For further information, call:

                                Tony Fernandez (415) 586-6992      

                                Betty Shanahan  (415) 824-8333

Please join us for a pancake breakfast in the Church Hall. All money raised will go to the Parish. There are two seatings. Please help us out and RSVP for a seating today!          

When:      Sunday, September 8, 2013

Seatings: 10:30 (immediately following 9:30 Mass)

      11:00 (immediately before 11:30 Mass)

Where:     Church Hall  

How Much:  $10 per person, ages 12 and up

                    $  5 per child ages 11 and under                

   Menu            

Pancakes (plain, chocolate chip and

blueberry) sausages, OJ and Coffee

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Make checks payable to the “St. Brendan Men’s Club” and send them and this form to   Kevin Morrison, 451 Ulloa Street

San Francisco, CA 94127.

You can pay at the door, but by RSVP’ing you are helping us get a head count.

For more information, call Kevin Morrison @ 415-298-4261. Thank you for your support!

  

St. Brendan School

Special Kindergarten Open House

for prospective

2014 Kindergarten Parents

Thursday, October 3, 2013

at 8:30 AM

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 (2014)

If you are interested in enrolling your child in kindergarten in the fall of 2013 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.