Youth Ministry
The Archdiocese of San Francisco supports youth ministry programs that foster the catechesis, moral, and spiritual formation of young people in Middle School through High School.
Our Goals
Guided by the USCCB’s document, Renewing the Vision (1997), our ministry has three goals:
To empower young people (ages 13-17) to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today;
To draw young people into responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the faith community;
To foster the personal and spiritual growth of each young person.
To accomplish these goals, we offer training, community, workshops, resources, retreats, and collaboration opportunities for Youth Ministry Leaders within the Archdiocese, as well as training, retreats, catechetical events, leadership opportunities for youth themselves.

ADSF YM CALENDAR
Saturday
Mar 01
First Saturday Memorial Mass
Website: http://holycrosscemeteries.com
All Saints Chapel
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
1500 Mission Road
Colma
California 94014
Special Needs Mass for children and young adults with intellectual disabilities
INVITE FAMILY & FRIENDS a
Special Needs Mass for children and young adults with intellectual disabilities.
Join us at Saint Gabriel Church for a Sensory Friendly Teaching Mass with Father Matthew Schneider.

Father Matthew Schneider is a professor at Saint Patrick’s Seminary and is the President of the Board of Autistic Catholics. He is an autistic Catholic priest and wants to promote better inclusion of autistic individuals in our Church. He has been invited to present on autism and Catholicism to various groups from Catholic schoolteachers in Vancouver, to the (arch)dioceses of Philadelphia and Arlington, to a few individual schools and parishes throughout the USA and Canada, to the Institute on Theology and Disability, to the Canadian association for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, to the Italian Bishop’s Conference, to Duquesne University, to the Center for Autism and Theology at the University of Aberdeen. I was also invited to write a chapter for an upcoming disability book form Word on Fire, and have been interviewed extensively on autism and Catholicism by various media outlets. He is the aware winning author on autistic prayer, God Loves the Autistic Mind: Prayer Guide for Those on the Spectrum and Those Who Love Us, won the top book on prayer for the year from the association of Catholic publishers in 2023. I am also well known online at @AutisticPriest on Facebook and Twitter.
Special Needs programming is sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Office of Faith Formation and the Knights of Columbus.
Saint Gabriel Church
2559 40th Avenue
San Francisco
California 94116
Walk for Peace & Memorial Vigil Mass
Help carry a cross to remember 2024
Bay Area victims of violent crimes
Saturday, March 1, 2025
St. Mark’s Catholic Church,
325 Marin View, Belmont, CA 94002
3:00 PM Walk for Peace
4:30 PM Mass and Vigil Service
To register visit https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/walkforpeace
For more information contact Julio Escobar at [email protected] or call 415 614-5572
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/walkforpeace
St. Mark’s Catholic Church
325 Marin View
Belmont
California 94002
Sunday
Mar 02
Conferencia: ¿Qué somos y qué queremos?
Cost: Free! – ¡Gratis!
¡EVENTO GRATUITO PARA JÓVENES Y MATRIMONIOS!
Evan Lemoine Presenta Su Conferencia:
¿QUÉ SOMOS Y QUÉ QUEREMOS?
Cómo satisfacer nuestros deseos más profundos de identidad, pertenencia, felicidad, amor y sexualidad sin caer en la versión pirata. Encontrarás caminos de satisfacción a tus deseos más profundos.
Domingo 2 de Marzo, después de la misa de 1 pm en Español
de 2:30 pm a 4:30 pm en el cuarto de St. Francis.
CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARÍA DE LA ASUNCIÓN
1111 Gough St, San Francisco, CA 94109
CONOCE MÁS DE EVAN LEMOINE:
- Escritor y Experto en la Teología del Cuerpo y la Visión.
- Personalista de la sexualidad y el amor humano.
- Profesor y Expositor de la Teología del Cuerpo,Theology of the Body Institute.
- Profesor y Expositor de la Teología del Cuerpo,Instituto Amar al Máximo.
- Conferencista Internacional, imparte cursos y conferencias sobre el amor, sexualidad, castidad,matrimonio y educación sexual.

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
1111 Gough Street
San Francisco
California 94109
Wednesday
Mar 05
Ash Wednesday
Volunteer to distribute ashes at San Francisco County Jails
11:00 AM CJ#2 – 425 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
1:30 PM CJ#3 – 1 Moreland Dr, San Bruno, CA 94066
Background check is required, register to volunteer.
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/volunteer
San Francisco County Jails
425 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
San Francisco
CA 94102
Saturday
Mar 08
Catholic Men’s Conference 2025
Cost: $50.00
CALLED TO LEAD
San Francisco Bay Area
Catholic Men’s Conference
Online registration is now closed.
Day-of-event registration is open – please arrive by 8am
March 8, 2025
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
(Registration 7:30 am to 8:30 am)
We have a limited number of spots for day-of registration, come early!
St Pius Church
1100 Woodside Rd, Redwood City
Admission: $50 (lunch included) – Teenage sons (under 20): $25
Come be inspired, challenged and encouraged by Archbishop Cordileone, our outstanding speakers, and your brother Catholic men.
-Mass with Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone
-Sacrament of Confession will be available
SPEAKERS:
Doug Barry, devoted husband and father of five, is the founder and director of the Catholic ministry RADIX. Since 1990 he has traveled both nationally and internationally spreading and defending the Catholic faith, speaking to young and old alike through television, radio and live appearances. Doug is also well known for his powerful one-man performance of The Passion of Christ, seen regularly on EWTN. Doug was seen as co-host for EWTN’s television program ‘Life on the Rock’ for many years, and is now the host of the television program ‘Battle Ready’ on EWTN Global Catholic Network.
Fr. Jerome A. Magat, SThD is currently serving as vice-rector, program director for the Master of Divinity program and professor of moral theology at St. Patrick Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California. Fr. Magat, is a member of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia serving in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. He is a 1995 graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A. Government) and was ordained in 2002, after having completed his seminary studies at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary (M.Div., M.A. in Theology, summa cum laude) in Emmitsburg, MD. In his eleven years of diocesan service, Fr. Magat was a parochial vicar in four parishes, a marriage Tribunal auditor, an episcopal master of ceremonies and a peer-elected member of the presbyteral council.
As iron sharpens iron,
so one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17
15
1100 Woodside Rd
Redwood City
California 94061
Excell Network Breakfast, Saturday, March 8, 2025
Cost: $20.00
Excell Network Monthly Breakfasts are open to anyone who wants to support scholarships for justice-involved students, get to know their stories, and build community.
For more information contact Julio Escobar at [email protected] or call 415 614-5572
To get a ticket visit:
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/excellnetwork-breakfast
Mission Dolores Basilica
3321 16th Street
San Francisco
California 94114
Tuesday
Mar 11
Essential Catholicism Lecture Series – Lecture one on Jesus Christ
The lecture series will last 6-weeks beginning on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Lectures will continue each Tuesday, with the last lecture ending Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
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The weekly schedule and topics are as follows:
Lecture 1 – Tuesday, March 11 – Jesus Christ: Only Name Under Heaven by Which Salvation is Attained.
Lecture 2 – Tuesday, March 18 – Origins of the Catholic Church: Why Jesus Christ Established the Church as His Bride Giving Her Authority and the Fullness of the Truth?
Lecture 3 – Tuesday, March 25 – Apostolic Tradition: The Triple Munera; Teaching, Sanctifying and Governing. Why is the Church Sacramental and Eucharistic?
Lecture 4 – Tuesday, April 1 – Tradition: Proclamation of the Gospel, Sacred Scripture, Worship, Magisterium, the Sacraments, and the Daily Life of the Church.
Lecture 5 – Tuesday, April 8 – The Church’s Moral and Ethical Teachings.
Lecture 6 – Tuesday, April 15 – Catholic Social Teaching and the New Evangelization.
St. Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Friday
Mar 14
Eucharistic Adoration with Praise and Worship with St. Patrick’s Seminarians
Light refreshments to follow.

Website: https://stpsu.edu/st-patricks-praise-and-worship/
St. Patrick’s Seminary and University
320 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park
CA 94025
Saturday
Mar 15
Excell Network Breakfast, Saturday, March 15, 2025
Cost: $20.00
Excell Network Monthly Breakfasts are open to anyone who wants to support scholarships for justice-involved students, get to know their stories, and build community.
For more information contact Julio Escobar at [email protected] or call 415 614-5572
To get a ticket visit:
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/excellnetwork-breakfast
New Community Church
1100 Middle Avenue
Menlo Park
California 94025
National Council of Catholic Women’s Conference
Cost: 60
BE INSPIRED EMPOWERED TRANSFORMED
SAN FRANCISCO PROVINCE
ARCHDIOCESE COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN (SFACCW)
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN (NCCW)
They cordially invite you to One Day Conference Event:
National Council of Catholic Women’s Conference San Francisco
Saturday, March 15, 2025
9:00 AM – 5:00AM
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (St. Francis Room)
1111 Gough St, San Francisco, CA 94109
$60 with continental breakfast and lunch
Opening Prayer:
Ms. Gloria Krzyzanowski
Santa Rosa Diocese ACCW and Friends of World Union of Catholic Women, NCCW Treasurer
Welcome:
Ms. Kathryn Parish-Reese
SF ACCW, NCCW Province Director
Keynote Speaker
Fr. Tom Martin
Pastor of St. Pius Church, Redwood City
- TOPICS:
– Engaging Catholic Youth and Young Adults
– Safety and Risk Management
– Mental Health: Depression and Suicidal Signs - INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS INCLUDE:Ms. Catie Costa
Published Novelist Teacher, Archdiocese of San FranciscoMs. Esker-D Ligon, ANP. PMHNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Kaiser PermanenteMr. Derek Gaskin,
Director of Safety and Security, Archdiocese of San FranciscoMs. Tamaika M. Parish, MSW, ASW
Psychiatric Social Worker, San Mateo County - PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTHBe refreshed and renewed as your cup is refilled with joy, wisdom, peace, and hope.Fill my cup, Lord -John 4:15
- NETWORKING AND FRIENDSHIP
Meet up with other Catholic women and find friendship and support as sisters in Christ.
Sponsored by:
NCCW San Francisco Province • nccw.org
Representing Catholic women from the Archdiocese of San Francisco and Dioceses of Sacramento, Santa Rosa, and Utah
All are invited to attend the 5:30 pm Vigil Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral after the Conference ends
Please register by March 10 AT the link below:
Catholic Women’s Conference San Francisco

Website: https://bit.ly/womensconferenceSF
St. Francis Room at St. Mary’s Cathedral
1111 Gough Street
San Francisco
California 94109
Pilgrimage of Hope – Lenten Retreat Day
Cost: $30
Website: https://www.msjdominicans.org
Wellness Center – Dominican Sisters’ of Mission San Jose
43326 Mission Circle
Fremont
California 94539
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at St. Francis of Assisi
Website: https://www.sfofassisiepa.org/
St. Francis of Assisi
1425 Bay Road
East Palo Alto
CA
Tuesday
Mar 18
Essential Catholicism Lecture Series – Lecture two on the Origins of the Catholic Church
The lecture series will last 6-weeks beginning on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Lectures will continue each Tuesday, with the last lecture ending Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
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The weekly schedule and topics are as follows:
Lecture 1 – Tuesday, March 11 – Jesus Christ: Only Name Under Heaven by Which Salvation is Attained.
Lecture 2 – Tuesday, March 18 – Origins of the Catholic Church: Why Jesus Christ Established the Church as His Bride Giving Her Authority and the Fullness of the Truth?
Lecture 3 – Tuesday, March 25 – Apostolic Tradition: The Triple Munera; Teaching, Sanctifying and Governing. Why is the Church Sacramental and Eucharistic?
Lecture 4 – Tuesday, April 1 – Tradition: Proclamation of the Gospel, Sacred Scripture, Worship, Magisterium, the Sacraments, and the Daily Life of the Church.
Lecture 5 – Tuesday, April 8 – The Church’s Moral and Ethical Teachings.
Lecture 6 – Tuesday, April 15 – Catholic Social Teaching and the New Evangelization.
St. Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Wednesday
Mar 19
“Exploring the Mystery: The Shroud of Turin”
Reception to follow.
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Very Rev. Peter B. Mangum is the pastor of Jesus the Good Shepherd Church in Monroe, Louisiana and co-hosts the 36 episode podcast, Who is the Man of the Shroud? His research in the Vatican Secret Archives has been published for international journals and conferences and he is honored to work closely with the Center for the International Study of the Shroud in Turin. This collaboration has fostered significant transatlantic initiatives for Shroud education. With Dr. Cheryl White, he curates the Richard Orareo Collection of rare artworks and artifacts related to the devotional history of the Shroud.
Father Mangum speaks to a variety of groups, including Catholic seminaries, seeing the Shroud as the most important tool of evangelization. Recent public talks include the Museum of the Bible, the Smithsonian Institution, and a major event for the Archdiocese of New York at Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral. He also presented at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis on the topic of the Shroud of Turin. Father Mangum serves as the Episcopal Delegate for the Cause of Canonization and Beatification for the five Servants of God known as the Shreveport Martyrs. He features in The Five Priests, an award-winning documentary on EWTN and global streaming platforms, as well as in a forthcoming EWTN documentary on the Shroud of Turin.
Dr. White served as the historical consultant on the original Shroud of Turin exhibit developed for the Museum of the Bible and is a lecturer for the Smithsonian Institution. In 2023, she presented on the topic of the Shroud of Turin at World Youth Day in Lisbon Portugal and at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress. She co-hosts a thirty-six episode podcast series entitled Who is the Man of the Shroud?
Dr. White is a regular consultant and contributor to The History Channel. She features in a forthcoming documentary on the Shroud for EWTN and works closely with the Center for the International Study of the Shroud in Turin on collaborative projects. With Father Peter Mangum, Dr. White curates the esteemed Richard Orareo Collection related to the history of the Shroud of Turin, a cultural treasure of artworks and documents that spans five centuries.
Her forthcoming book, The Shroud in the Third Millennium: Confronting the Limits of Human Knowledge, will be published in 2025.
Website: https://stpsu.edu/shroud-of-turin-lecture-2025/
St. Patrick’s Seminary & University
Thursday
Mar 20
Salutations to the Holy Cross
“Rejoice, O Cross Guardian of the World”
An Ecumenical Service of Salutations to the Holy Cross
Thursday, March 20, 2025, 7:00 PM
THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS
900 Alameda de las Pulgas (near Ralston Avenue), Belmont, CA
Venerate a relic of the true cross of Jesus!
Please join us to commemorate the 19th year anniversary of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross and the Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary joining together in salutations and veneration of the relic of the Holy Cross of our Lord.
His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos welcomes His Excellency Archbishop Cordileone, as the homilist.
A reception will follow in Oaks Hall, sponsored by our Ladies Philoptochos Society.

The service will be streamed live at www.goholycross.org
Click here for the event flyer
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross
900 Alameda de las Pulgas
Belmont
California 94002
Friday
Mar 21
No events today
Tuesday
Mar 25
Essential Catholicism Lecture Series – Lecture three on Apostolic Tradition
The lecture series will last 6-weeks beginning on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Lectures will continue each Tuesday, with the last lecture ending Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
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The weekly schedule and topics are as follows:
Lecture 1 – Tuesday, March 11 – Jesus Christ: Only Name Under Heaven by Which Salvation is Attained.
Lecture 2 – Tuesday, March 18 – Origins of the Catholic Church: Why Jesus Christ Established the Church as His Bride Giving Her Authority and the Fullness of the Truth?
Lecture 3 – Tuesday, March 25 – Apostolic Tradition: The Triple Munera; Teaching, Sanctifying and Governing. Why is the Church Sacramental and Eucharistic?
Lecture 4 – Tuesday, April 1 – Tradition: Proclamation of the Gospel, Sacred Scripture, Worship, Magisterium, the Sacraments, and the Daily Life of the Church.
Lecture 5 – Tuesday, April 8 – The Church’s Moral and Ethical Teachings.
Lecture 6 – Tuesday, April 15 – Catholic Social Teaching and the New Evangelization.
St. Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Wednesday
Mar 26
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Thursday
Mar 27
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Friday
Mar 28
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Saturday
Mar 29
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
What’s Next in Your Life? A Spiritual Guide to Retirement and Purposeful Aging.
Cost: 60
Website: https://www.msjdominicans.org
Dominican Center – Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose
43326 Mission Circle
Fremont
California 94539
YCP Lenten Retreat: “Metanoia – A Deep Change of Heart”
Jesus tells us, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” With these and similar words, Jesus invited his contemporaries to a better life through deep repentance and conversion. During this time of Lent, we can take the time out of the busyness of daily life to reflect on and heed this call. Join us for our annual Lent retreat for a time of reflection on metanoia, repentance and conversion during this Lenten season.
The retreat will take place on Saturday March 29th at the Shrine of St. Joseph Shrine in Santa Cruz and will include talks by Fr. Matthew, small group discussion, and Adoration. There will also be opportunities for confession as well as spiritual direction with priests or trained lay spiritual directors. After the retreat, you are invited to Sala Thai for our annual post-Lent retreat dinner.
Create some quiet time for God this Lent and join us for our Lenten retreat in Santa Cruz! The Shrine of St. Joseph is on a cliff overlooking the Pacific ocean and has a garden in a beautiful prayerful setting. The shrine also has a new coffee shop, so make sure to stop by and grab a cup of coffee! It’s the perfect environment for prayer and meditation.
Schedule
1:00 PM – Retreat Activities (talks, small groups, adoration, mass)
6:00 PM – End of Retreat
6:30 PM – Optional Dinner at Sala Thai
Website: https://ycp.glueup.com/event/metanoia-a-deep-change-of-heart-134293/
Shrine of Saint Joseph
544 W Cliff Dr
Santa Cruz
California 95060
Sunday
Mar 30
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
ValLimar Jansen LIVE! – A Musical Celebration of Faith, Hope and Love
All ages welcome. Bring family and friends. Register now! ValLimar takes you on a journey you’ll never forget.
Website: https://ola.churchofficechms.com/external/form/416c8207-d0eb-4136-b623-f7dd0415eb1a
Our Lady of Angels Parish
Our Lady of Angels Church
1721 Hillside Drive
California Burlingame
Monday
Mar 31
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Tuesday
Apr 01
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Essential Catholicism Lecture Series – Lecture four on Tradition
The lecture series will last 6-weeks beginning on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Lectures will continue each Tuesday, with the last lecture ending Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
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The weekly schedule and topics are as follows:
Lecture 1 – Tuesday, March 11 – Jesus Christ: Only Name Under Heaven by Which Salvation is Attained.
Lecture 2 – Tuesday, March 18 – Origins of the Catholic Church: Why Jesus Christ Established the Church as His Bride Giving Her Authority and the Fullness of the Truth?
Lecture 3 – Tuesday, March 25 – Apostolic Tradition: The Triple Munera; Teaching, Sanctifying and Governing. Why is the Church Sacramental and Eucharistic?
Lecture 4 – Tuesday, April 1 – Tradition: Proclamation of the Gospel, Sacred Scripture, Worship, Magisterium, the Sacraments, and the Daily Life of the Church.
Lecture 5 – Tuesday, April 8 – The Church’s Moral and Ethical Teachings.
Lecture 6 – Tuesday, April 15 – Catholic Social Teaching and the New Evangelization.
St. Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA
Wednesday
Apr 02
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Thursday
Apr 03
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Friday
Apr 04
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Saturday
Apr 05
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
2025 Northern California Youth Choral Festival & Mass
200-300 students from various Catholic Schools and churches around Northern California will unite for a day of musical excellence, spiritual and personal growth, academic and cultural enrichment, and community, inclusion, and friendship.
In preparation of the Festival day, individual choirs will rehearse and learn the Festival repertoire with their choir directors and music teachers. On the day of the Festival, the combined choir of hundreds of students will be led by nationally recognized Catholic conductor/educator Dr. Bryan Zaros and will engage and inspire the gathered choristers, bringing the sacred music to life.
The Festival day will last 7 hours with ample rehearsal time, lunch/snack breaks, opportunities for youth to interact with their peers, and the day will culminate with the Festival Vigil Mass, where the trained combined choir shares their beautiful young voices to enhance the liturgy, which will be celebrated by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone.
Website: https://www.pcchoirs.org/2025-northern-california-youth-choral-festival
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
1111 Gough St
San Francisco
California 94109
Sunday
Apr 06
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Monday
Apr 07
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Tuesday
Apr 08
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Essential Catholicism Lecture Series – Lecture five on the Church’s Moral and Ethical Teachings
The lecture series will last 6-weeks beginning on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Lectures will continue each Tuesday, with the last lecture ending Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
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The weekly schedule and topics are as follows:
Lecture 1 – Tuesday, March 11 – Jesus Christ: Only Name Under Heaven by Which Salvation is Attained.
Lecture 2 – Tuesday, March 18 – Origins of the Catholic Church: Why Jesus Christ Established the Church as His Bride Giving Her Authority and the Fullness of the Truth?
Lecture 3 – Tuesday, March 25 – Apostolic Tradition: The Triple Munera; Teaching, Sanctifying and Governing. Why is the Church Sacramental and Eucharistic?
Lecture 4 – Tuesday, April 1 – Tradition: Proclamation of the Gospel, Sacred Scripture, Worship, Magisterium, the Sacraments, and the Daily Life of the Church.
Lecture 5 – Tuesday, April 8 – The Church’s Moral and Ethical Teachings.
Lecture 6 – Tuesday, April 15 – Catholic Social Teaching and the New Evangelization.
St. Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Wednesday
Apr 09
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Thursday
Apr 10
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Friday
Apr 11
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Personalize Easter Cards for Prisoners at San Francisco Jails
Also see Cards of Mercy for more information on St. Valentine, Easter, Mother’s and Father’s Day Cards, Thanksgiving Cards, Christmas Cards.
Archdiocese of San Francisco – Pastoral Center
1 Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Pastries, drinks and lunch will be provided.
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/volunteer
San Francisco County Jails
1 Peter Yorke Way
San Francisco
California 94109
Saturday
Apr 12
Taizé Prayer
Join St. Bartholomew Parish Taizé Prayer. It is an evening of song, prayer, and contemplation. Immersed in simple chants, silence, and candlelight, come for a time of prayer and reflection during this Lenten season. For more information, please contact Maria Shao.
St. Bartholomew Parish
600 Columbia Drive
San Mateo
California 94402
Archbishop addresses SF Guild of Catholic Medical Association
Cost: free

Saturday, April 12, 2025
Star of the Sea Church
8:30 a.m. Mass
9:45 a.m. Presentation by Archbishop Cordileone
More information:
Stephen A. McCurdy, MD MPH
President, San Francisco Guild of the Catholic Medical Association
Mobile telephone: 530-564-2410
E-mail: [email protected]
Star of the Sea Church
4420 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco
CA 94118
Excell Network Breakfast, Saturday, April 12, 2025
Cost: $20.00
Excell Network Monthly Breakfasts are open to anyone who wants to support scholarships for justice-involved students, get to know their stories, and build community.
For more information contact Julio Escobar at [email protected] or call 415 614-5572
To get a ticket visit:
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/excellnetwork-breakfast
Mission Dolores Basilica
3321 16th Street
San Francisco
California 94114
Adventures in Marriage Workshop
Cost: $50/couple – includes lunch, materials, childcare
A SHORT COURSE FOR YOUR MARRIAGE THAT’S . . .
Faith! – Fun! – Forever!
Invest in your marriage today!
you’ll discover ways to:
- communicate more clearly!
- improve understanding!
- make marriage a priority!
- learn to love like Jesus!
This skills for marriage building day combines catholic teaching with the latest relationship research to let couples experience practical, attainable skills for a more successful marriage.
Create the marriage you want – with the spouse you have!
$50/couple – includes lunch, workbooks, childcare
(scholarships available)
Questions/more information – Contact: Ed Hopfner
Website: https://tinyurl.com/sfaim2025
St Mark Church
325 Marine View Ave
Belmont
California 94402
Eucharistic Adoration with Praise and Worship with St. Patrick’s Seminarians
Light refreshments to follow.

Website: https://stpsu.edu/st-patricks-praise-and-worship/
St. Patrick’s Seminary & University
320 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park
CA 94025
Tuesday
Apr 15
Essential Catholicism Lecture Series – Lecture six on Catholic Social Teaching and the New Evangelization
The lecture series will last 6-weeks beginning on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Lectures will continue each Tuesday, with the last lecture ending Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
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The weekly schedule and topics are as follows:
Lecture 1 – Tuesday, March 11 – Jesus Christ: Only Name Under Heaven by Which Salvation is Attained.
Lecture 2 – Tuesday, March 18 – Origins of the Catholic Church: Why Jesus Christ Established the Church as His Bride Giving Her Authority and the Fullness of the Truth?
Lecture 3 – Tuesday, March 25 – Apostolic Tradition: The Triple Munera; Teaching, Sanctifying and Governing. Why is the Church Sacramental and Eucharistic?
Lecture 4 – Tuesday, April 1 – Tradition: Proclamation of the Gospel, Sacred Scripture, Worship, Magisterium, the Sacraments, and the Daily Life of the Church.
Lecture 5 – Tuesday, April 8 – The Church’s Moral and Ethical Teachings.
Lecture 6 – Tuesday, April 15 – Catholic Social Teaching and the New Evangelization.
St. Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Thursday
Apr 17
Deliver Easter Treats to Prisoners at San Francisco County Jails
Deliver St. Easter Treats to Prisoners at San Francisco County Jails
11:00 AM CJ#2 – 425 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
1:30 PM CJ#3 – 1 Moreland Dr, San Bruno, CA 94066
Background check is required, register to volunteer.
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/volunteer
San Francisco County Jails
425 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
San Francisco
CA 94102
Saturday
Apr 19
Excell Network Breakfast, Saturday, April 19, 2025
Cost: $20.00
Excell Network Monthly Breakfasts are open to anyone who wants to support scholarships for justice-involved students, get to know their stories, and build community.
For more information contact Julio Escobar at [email protected] or call 415 614-5572
To get a ticket visit:
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/excellnetwork-breakfast
St. Mark Catholic Church
325 Marine View Avenue
Belmont
California 94002
Sunday
Apr 27
Respect Life Essay Contest Mass & Awards Ceremony
Winners of the contest will receive a cash prize and a certificate. In addition, honorable mentions will be awarded a certificate. We wish to thank United for Life, who sponsors our contest, for making possible the cash prizes given out every year.
Principals, Teachers and Parents of children that participated in the essay will be invited to RSVP in a form that will be available in 2025. Please come back to RSVP closer to the date of the event.
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
1111 Gough St.
San Francisco
Ca 94109
ADSF Youth Leadership Team – S.A.L.T.
Many are called, but few are chosen. – Matt 22:14
The ADSF Youth Service and Leadership Team aka S.A.L.T. will assist in planning, advising in and executing spirtual and social youth events throughout the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Apply for this opportunity and serve your brothers an sisters in this great Archdiocese. All confirmed high school students, Coodinators of Youth Ministry and Young Adult Volunteers may apply. Space is limited and we are in need of leaders from Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties.
Contact Us
Remee Vargas
Youth & Young Adult Ministry Coordinator
(415) 614-5595
email: [email protected]