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Established in April 1981
President of U.S. Bishops' Conference Announces Effort That Will Involve Laity, Experts, and the Vatican as U.S. Bishops Resolve to Address
"Moral Catastrophe"
Statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) link.
"Moral Catastrophe"
Statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) link.
Msgr. Patrick McCormick
Our Mission is to be a Spirit-filled community of love, challenging people to proclaim the good news of Christ’s salvation to the world. We seek to foster and promote a life pleasing to God through prayer and Sacramental ministry. We are called to nurture spiritual growth, build our lives on Gospel values and to reach out to the poor and hurting.
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Pastor
Monsignor Patrick McCormick Assisting Priest Father Joe Heffernan, Retired |
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SEMINARIAN JOSEPH KLINGE
Many of you will recognize our newest seminarian as one of our own. Joe Klinge has been a Holy Spirit parishioner since 2005. He has served as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, a Liturgical Auxiliary, and a Core Team member in our Life Teen Youth Ministry. He also worked at the Diocese before being accepted to St. Patrick's Seminary and University. We wish him well and give him our continued prayers as he discerns his call to the priesthood!
Feel free to send him a note of encouragement!
St. Patrick's Seminary and University
320 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Watch for additional information on our Diocesan Seminarians in upcoming bulletins. Please pray for all our Seminarians as they discern becoming Priests.
Prayer for Seminarians
Lord Jesus Christ, we pray for these men whom You have called to discern priesthood. We beg Your continued blessings on our Diocese and families. Call forth even more men of generous spirit and fervent love whom You desire for this holy work. Amen.
Many of you will recognize our newest seminarian as one of our own. Joe Klinge has been a Holy Spirit parishioner since 2005. He has served as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, a Liturgical Auxiliary, and a Core Team member in our Life Teen Youth Ministry. He also worked at the Diocese before being accepted to St. Patrick's Seminary and University. We wish him well and give him our continued prayers as he discerns his call to the priesthood!
Feel free to send him a note of encouragement!
St. Patrick's Seminary and University
320 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Watch for additional information on our Diocesan Seminarians in upcoming bulletins. Please pray for all our Seminarians as they discern becoming Priests.
Prayer for Seminarians
Lord Jesus Christ, we pray for these men whom You have called to discern priesthood. We beg Your continued blessings on our Diocese and families. Call forth even more men of generous spirit and fervent love whom You desire for this holy work. Amen.
AN EXCERPT FROM ~ Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena
"I will first, dearest daughter, speak to thee of the dignity of priests, having placed them where they are through My goodness, over and above the general love which I have had to My creatures, creating you in My image and likeness and re-creating you all to the life of grace in the Blood of My Only-begotten Son, whence you have arrived at such excellence, through the union which I made of My Deity with human nature; so that in this you have greater dignity and excellence than the angels, for I took your human nature and not that of the angels. Wherefore, as I have said to you, I, God, have become man, and man has become God by the union of My Divine Nature with your human nature. This greatness is given in general to all rational creatures, but, among these I have especially chosen My ministers for the sake of your salvation, so that, through them, the Blood of the humble and immaculate Lamb, My Only-begotten Son, may be administered to you."
— St. Catherine Of Siena, p. 137-8
"I will first, dearest daughter, speak to thee of the dignity of priests, having placed them where they are through My goodness, over and above the general love which I have had to My creatures, creating you in My image and likeness and re-creating you all to the life of grace in the Blood of My Only-begotten Son, whence you have arrived at such excellence, through the union which I made of My Deity with human nature; so that in this you have greater dignity and excellence than the angels, for I took your human nature and not that of the angels. Wherefore, as I have said to you, I, God, have become man, and man has become God by the union of My Divine Nature with your human nature. This greatness is given in general to all rational creatures, but, among these I have especially chosen My ministers for the sake of your salvation, so that, through them, the Blood of the humble and immaculate Lamb, My Only-begotten Son, may be administered to you."
— St. Catherine Of Siena, p. 137-8
Doing Our Part in Our Mission
Your generous contributions allow Holy Spirit Church to minister to our community in numerous ways. We celebrate Mass, weddings, funerals. We provide Sacramental classes to children, teens and adults. We offer bible study classes, provide a fair wage to our dedicated staff, heat and cool the church, hall and classrooms. Maintain the parish grounds and buildings, donate to food pantries and offer comfort to those in need.
We thank you for your generous donations, recent and in the past.
~ Please consider a contribution to Holy Spirit Church as part of your annual charitable giving plan.
~ Please remember us in your estate planning
~ Please ask if your employer offers matching donations for your charitable contributions.
Thank you for joining us in our parish mission.
We thank you for your generous donations, recent and in the past.
~ Please consider a contribution to Holy Spirit Church as part of your annual charitable giving plan.
~ Please remember us in your estate planning
~ Please ask if your employer offers matching donations for your charitable contributions.
Thank you for joining us in our parish mission.
Vocations Chalice
Please sign up to take the Vocations Chalice home. The sign up book is placed on the podium in the Narthex during the 8:00 AM Mass.
The parish office will then contact you.
You have an opportunity to pray for an increase in vocations in the
Diocese of Fresno.
The Chalice is picked up at the end of 8:00 AM Mass and returned to the same Mass the following week.
We intend on offering this unique opportunity at other Masses in due course.
Please sign up to take the Vocations Chalice home. The sign up book is placed on the podium in the Narthex during the 8:00 AM Mass.
The parish office will then contact you.
You have an opportunity to pray for an increase in vocations in the
Diocese of Fresno.
The Chalice is picked up at the end of 8:00 AM Mass and returned to the same Mass the following week.
We intend on offering this unique opportunity at other Masses in due course.
A Friendly Reminder
Society today is significantly more casual than generations past, so dressing up is defined much differently. While clothes don't change our relationship with God, it is out of reverence and respect that dressing modestly is important.
According to the Code of Canon Law, no. 898, the faithful
"should reverence [the Eucharist] with the greatest adoration."
If we dress up for other occasions like a date, meeting, party or work, but not for Mass, we have given those events greater importance. Dressings appropriately for Mass is one way to show our respect, both for God and for others. This is accomplished by wearing modest attire as well as avoiding being too casual. Some call it, "Wearing your Sunday best."
Society today is significantly more casual than generations past, so dressing up is defined much differently. While clothes don't change our relationship with God, it is out of reverence and respect that dressing modestly is important.
According to the Code of Canon Law, no. 898, the faithful
"should reverence [the Eucharist] with the greatest adoration."
If we dress up for other occasions like a date, meeting, party or work, but not for Mass, we have given those events greater importance. Dressings appropriately for Mass is one way to show our respect, both for God and for others. This is accomplished by wearing modest attire as well as avoiding being too casual. Some call it, "Wearing your Sunday best."
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FORMED presents a tremendous opportunity to help the overwhelming
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Holy Spirit has purchased a parish subscription to FORMED and it is free to all of our parishioners.
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This year, learn more about the truth, beauty and promise of our faith.
What is FORMED?
We are glad that you asked.
FORMED, a revolutionary online platform, provides access to the best Catholic audio talks, movies, eBooks, and video-based studies
from trusted providers like
Augustine Institute, Ignatius Press, Catholic Answers,
Sophia Institute Press, St. Paul Center, and more,
that can help to "form" us as we journey on our faith walk.
FORMED presents a tremendous opportunity to help the overwhelming
majority of Catholics change the way they consume media and develop a daily habit of faith formation and prayer.
Holy Spirit has purchased a parish subscription to FORMED and it is free to all of our parishioners.
The parish code is cac2a9
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