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Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. Monday & Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. Holy Days: 5:30 p.m. Online Mass: Saturday, 5:00 p.m. at www.starofthesea.us The Rosary: Wednesday - 5:10 p.m.

SACRAMENTS

Baptism Preparation: Fr. Andrew Ginter Marriages: Contact us at least six months before the desired date of the Wedding. Anointing of the sick: Please contact the office.

PARISH NEWS

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STAFF Mass Donations and Intentions: Now online! Administrator: Fr. Andrew Ginter You may continue to mail in your donations or drop them off. Or you can go to the giving page and pay [email protected] online! Office Manager: Kristin Broussard If you prefer, you may also continue to mail or email your Mass Intentions. [email protected] • Please specify if it’s an intention or a Repose of the Soul. Religious Education: Fr. Andrew Ginter • Send in a few options for Mass dates. • We will give you the first available. [email protected] • You can also mail in the name of your loved one with Organist: Robin Olive the intention donation. We can send a card for you - just include the name and address. [email protected] WELCOME TO THE PARISH COMMUNITY OF ST. MARY STAR OF THE SEA MINISTRY CHAIRS Parish Council: Usher/Greeters: Mike Barsul Fr. Andrew Ginter Finance Committee: Legion of Mary: Dick DeNezza Marten Altar Servers: Men’s Club: Alexandra Peery Shawn Mercer Eucharistic Ministers: Hospitality: Mimi Reich Dick DeNezza Catholic Women’s Volunteers: MASS INTENTIONS League: Please email office or Mimi Reich Sign up on Flocknote. 5/17 - 5:30 p.m. Monday: We need you! Lectors: RIP - Joanie Marye-Ashe Laura Rapp St. Vincent de Paul: 415-454-3303 5/19 - 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: ANNOUNCEMENTS RIP - Julie Wright We need technology help! 5/22 - 5:00 p.m. Saturday: Let us know if you can help with the weekend livestream so others can watch Mass online - we can RIP - Billy Greene train you! 5/23 - 7:30 a.m. Sunday: Spring Bereavement Group at St.Hilary Tuesdays: May 18 - June 27, from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. INT - Isiah Hoffman If you have lost a loved one, consider joining our group where you can be with others who are also grieving. Group leaders are fully vaccinated, and we will be using 5/23 - 9:30 a.m. Sunday: COVID precautions. Contact our office at RIP - Mr. & Mrs. Ledermann (415) 435-1122 or Darby Duke at (415) 497-5605 email: [email protected]

SAINTS

Saint John 1 Feast Day: May 18

King Theodoric wanted John I to encourage the Emperor of to allow the heretical teaching of , an influential heresy denying the divinity of Christ, to continue to be preached in all Churches. Pope John I asked the people who believed in Arianism be treated with respect but corrected in their error. King Theodoric, who was an Arian, was not pleased with the Pope’s handling of the situation so he had Pope John I killed for defending the truth of our faith.

St. John 1, Pray for Us! SUNDAY, MAY 16 FATHER GINTER’S LETTER

Dear parishioners,

This Sunday we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord into heaven. Traditionally, it is celebrated this past Thursday, but so that more people would come to Mass it is moved to Sunday. Over the past weeks of Easter we have seen our Lord interact with his Apostles and other disciples showing the Risen Christ. He cured the sick and brought peace to all of those he encountered. The question is, why would he leave us if he was the perfect miracle for us to believe in God?

The answer is that he shows us the way. We are called to live a life like Christ and he needs to show us how to get to heaven. He also goes to his proper place at the right hand of the Father. We come from God and return back to Him. He is supposed to reign over heaven and earth and he has revealed to us everything that we need to enter into heaven one day.

Next week we will celebrate Pentecost Sunday, where the Holy Spirit will descend upon us. This will show us that Christ did not leave us alone and is actually more present to us. I will speak more about this next week.

Ascension Sunday, for me, is always about hope and what can be. I think of it as 1. Christ did what the Father wanted him to do and 2. He can finally rest and be at home. As we go forth this week, let us try to live as the person we want to be. Christ did it, and we are called to try ourselves. Make a list of the things that we want to accomplish and the virtues we want to share and see if that helps up ascend to the person God has called us to.

God Bless,

Fr. Ginter

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