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
Friday
Mar 01
Concert – Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater & Excerpts from Bach’s Magnificat
Cost: Free
Sarah Craig Penner, Jennifer Park, Gregory Billion, & Andrew Kelley vocalists, Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka, keyboard
About the Recital
The Stabat Mater by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi and the Magnificat by Johann Sebastian Bach mark the pinnacle of Baroque music dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Enter more deeply into the Lenten season alongside Our Lady by joining us for a concert which links these two in one wonderful event, alongside a few other musical bonuses. The concert is one hour in length and is available either in-person or via streaming.
Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pergolesis-stabat-mater-excerpts-from-bachs-magnificat-tickets-781259597487
St. Patrick’s Seminary & University
320 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park
CA 94025
Saturday
Mar 02
Walk for Peace & Memorial Vigil Mass
Help carry a cross to remember 2023
Bay Area victims of violent crimes
Saturday, March 2, 2024
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
Alpha Pregnancy Center Annual Gala
Cost: 856008
The evening begins with dinner, followed by a time of testimonial sharing, a time of prayer, and a time of giving. It is our prayer that this event will be an affirming night to support the ministry work of Alpha and pray over the women and families that we serve.
Website: https://www.alphapc.org/planting
Location Provided Upon Registration
California San Francisco
Sunday
Mar 03
21st Century Eucharistic Miracles presentation
Cost: free
SF Eucharistic Revival
JESUS CHRIST IS THE EUCHARIST
The Medicine of Immortality
I Am the Way and the Truth and the Life (Jn 14:6)
We are engaged in an epic spiritual battle over truth, human dignity, and our purpose in life. In the fullness of time, the Holy Spirit has given us 21st century Eucharistic miracles and the Shroud of Turin that unveil the unchangeable truths and reality of our Catholic faith.
Come & See (Jn 1:46)
Come join us in a year-long journey as the Magis Center’s Dr. Scott French and Fr. Robert Spitzer dramatically unveil the truth that “Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has
eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day.” (Jn 6:54)
- Sunday 3/3/2024 at 12:00 noon
St. Monica-St. Thomas Church
470 24th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94121
Presentation after 11:00am mass and complimentary lunch
Website: sfarch.org/miracles
St. Monica-St. Thomas Church
470 24th Avenue
San Francisco
California 94121
Wednesday
Mar 06
Don Bosco Study Group
The group meets bi-monthly, hybrid (in person and by Zoom). Salesian topics and spirituality sometimes included.
Their next meeting is March 6.
Website: https://salesiansspp.org/don-bosco-study-group
Don Bosco Room
Sts. Peter and Paul Church
666 Filbert Street
San Francisco
California 94133
Friday
Mar 08
Lenten Synod Engagement Session (San Mateo)
Join the Archdiocese of San Francisco this Lent for a Synod Engagement Listening Session at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in San Mateo.
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/synod/sanmateo/
St. Matthew Church
1 Notre Dame Ave.
San Mateo
CA
Saturday
Mar 09
Converging Roads
Continuing education credits for healthcare professionals will be offered.
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What is Converging Roads?
Converging Roads is a regional conference series offering continuing education for health care professionals that equips them to practice the highest ethical and medical standards of their profession. Through collaboration with dioceses, hospitals, and universities, Converging Roads provides health care professionals, chaplains, students, and administrators with the most up-to-date training in health care ethics enabling them to more effectively care for their patients. Open to all, regardless of faith tradition, Converging Roads is rooted in the Hippocratic and Catholic ethical tradition and is presented in multiple locations across the country each year.
St. Patrick’s Seminary
320 Middlefield Rd,
Menlo Park,
CA 94025-3563,
Catholic Men’s Conference 2024
Cost: $50.00
CALLED TO LEAD
San Francisco Bay Area
Catholic Men’s Conference
March 9, 2024
St Mark Church – Parish Center
325 Marine View St
Belmont, CA 94002
(please note the new location)
Come be inspired, challenged and encouraged by Archbishop Cordileone, our outstanding speakers, and your brother Catholic men.
ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED
We have a limited number of spots for day-of registration, come early!
Conference speakers
Jesse Romero
Jesse is a nationally acclaimed, full-time bilingual Catholic Lay Evangelist. A three-time World Police Olympics boxing champion, former U.S.A. middleweight kickboxing champion and a retired veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Jesse now brings the same passion and commitment to share the Catholic faith.
Jesse is a resident of Arizona, has been married to his wife Anita since 1983, and is the proud parent of three children and grandchildren. He has a B.A. from Mount St Mary’s University in Los Angeles and an M.A. in Catholic Theology from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio.
Currently on www.virginmostpowerfulradio.org, Jesse is a host of “The Terry and Jesse Show,” & “Jesus 911, ” as well as for Catholics for Catholics Apostolate – www.cforc.com. He is a bilingual Catholic author, and recipient of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Award, the Fullness of Truth “Defender of Faith” Award, and “Sports Faith International Award.” Jesse has been on Catholic radio for over 15 years now hosting, teaching, and speaking in English & Spanish.
His preaching apostolate is “On Fire Evangelization.”
Rev. Sebastian A. Carnazzo, Ph.D
Rev. Sebastian Carnazzo, PhD, is a presbyter in the Melkite Catholic Church of America and pastor of St. Elias Melkite Parish in San Jose, CA (steliasmelkite.org). The father of seven children, he received his BS in Animal Science with a concentration in veterinary medicine from Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, CA, his MA in Theology with a concentration in Sacred Scripture from the Christendom Graduate School of Theology, Alexandria, VA, and his PhD in Biblical Studies from the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
He is also the author of many articles and the contributor to a number of multi-author works, most recently the Great Adventure Bible of Ascension Press. He is also an adjunct lecturer in Biblical Studies and Catechetics for a number of institutions, including St. Patrick Seminary of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Institute of Catholic Culture.
Dr. Scott French, M.D.
Dr. Scott French is a practicing Emergency Physician who began his career as full- time teaching faculty at Stanford Medical School and the University of North Carolina, as well as part time clinical faculty at the University of Washington, OHSU, Emory, and several other medical schools.
As a practicing Emergency Physician, Dr. French witnessed firsthand the catastrophic increase of suicide attempts and other serious behavioral disorders in our youth. Searching for a solution to this devastating crisis for our children, Scott was able to view the Shroud of Turin in May of 2015 as well as the 750 AD Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, Italy. Subsequently, Dr. French was then led down an unexpected path of discovery as to the underlying cause of this modern-day misery and how yet again Jesus is the Way, and the Truth, and the Light. Jn 14:6
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone
Archbishop of San Francisco
Principal Celebrant at Mass
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone was born in San Diego on June 5, 1956. He attended public school through 12th grade and earned his BA in philosophy from the University of San Diego in 1978. He earned a second bachelor’s degree in sacred theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1981. Archbishop Cordileone was ordained to the priesthood on July 9, 1982. He continued his studies at Gregorian University from 1985-89, earning a doctorate in canon law.
He was appointed Judicial Vicar for the Diocese of San Diego in 1990 and served as an assistant to the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura from 1995-2002. On July 5, 2002, Pope John Paul II appointed him the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, where he served until his appointment as Bishop of Oakland on March 23, 2009. On July 27, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the ninth Archbishop of San Francisco. He was installed on October 4, 2012.
As iron sharpens iron,
so one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17
St. Mark Catholic Church
325 Marine View St
Belmont
California 94002
Lenten Synod Engagement Session (Marin County)
Join the Archdiocese of San Francisco this Lent for a Synod Engagement Listening Session at St. Raphael Catholic Church in San Rafael.
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/synod/marin/
St. Raphael Catholic Church
1104 Fifth Ave,
San Rafael
CA 94901
Annual BBQ Cookout & Social for Anyone in Need
Lenten Synod Engagement Session (San Francisco)
Join the Archdiocese of San Francisco this Lent for a Synod Engagement Listening Session at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco.
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/synod/sanfrancisco/
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
1111 Gough Street
San Francisco
CA 94109
Sunday
Mar 10
21st Century Eucharistic Miracles Presentation in Burlingame
The Eucharist is Jesus Christ
“The Medicine of Immortality”
SF Eucharistic Revival
Faith & Fellowship Event &
Complimentary Catered Lunch
21st Century Eucharistic Miracles discussion and Q&A hosted by Dr. Scott French, ER physician and former Stanford professor,
from Fr. Robert Spitzer’s Magis Center.
Sunday 3/10/2024
7:00pm
Our Lady of Angels Church
1721 Hillside Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
Presentation after 6:00pm mass
To bring the 21st Century Eucharistic Miracles presentation to your school or parish, please contact Nicolle Dougherty
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/eucharistic-revival/#eucharisticmiracles
Our Lady of Angels Church
1721 Hillside Drive
Burlingame
CA 94010
Tuesday
Mar 12
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Wednesday
Mar 13
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Salutations to the Holy Cross
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco invites you to
“Rejoice, O Cross Guardian of the World”
An Ecumenical Service of Salutations to the Holy Cross
Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 7:00 PM
THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS
900 Alameda de las Pulgas (near Ralston Avenue), Belmont, CA
Commemorating the 18th 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, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, as the homilist.
A reception will follow in our 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
Thursday
Mar 14
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Northern California Regional Catholic Youth Choral Festival & Mass
Ten choirs and a total of 210 young singers in grades 4-12 from different parishes and schools around the Northern California will be participating. Singers will be under the direction of Guest Conductor Dr. Caron Daley as they rehearse all day to sing for the Festival Mass at 5:30 p.m. (5:00 prelude start time). The Mass is open to the public.
2024 NorCal Festival BrochureREV
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
1111 Gough Street
San Francisco
CA 94109
Friday
Mar 15
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Praise and Worship Eucharistic Adoration at St. Patrick’s Seminary
St. Patrick’s Seminary & University
320 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park
CA 94025
Saturday
Mar 16
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
St. Patrick’s Seminary 3rd Annual Day of Giving
Join St. Patrick’s Seminary for their 3rd Annual Day of Giving!
Saturday, March 16th, 2024
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by joining our mission to form the priests of tomorrow! Help us reach our goal and raise $200,000 online to support seminarian formation at St. Patrick’s Seminary.
Website: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/PRIEST
St. Patrick’s Seminary & University
320 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park
CA 94025
St. Joseph Conference: St. Joseph and the Holy Eucharist
Cost: 10
In this year of Eucharistic Revival our theme is St. Joseph & the Holy Eucharist. Encounter God as we start at 8:00 AM with Mass celebrated by Bishop Barber. Next be inspired by one of our speakers, enjoy lunch on our beautiful campus and hear from Antonia Salzano Acutis, mother of Blessed Carlo Acutis.
The Conference is offered in four different language tracks, English, Spanish, Vietnamese or Mandarin. Lunch included. Pre-register online at https://www.saintjosephmsj.org/conference-2024/
Website: https://www.saintjosephmsj.org/conference-2024/
St. Joseph Parish/Mission San Jose
43148 Mission Blvd
Fremont
California 94539
Sunday
Mar 17
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Monday
Mar 18
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Tuesday
Mar 19
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Missionary Childhood Association Lenten Virtual Prayer Service
Join the Mission Childhood Association to pray the stations of the cross on Tuesday, March 19.
Click the flyer for the link.
Virtual
Wednesday
Mar 20
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Thursday
Mar 21
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Friday
Mar 22
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Life-Giving Wounds Retreat
March 22-24, 2024
Registration for our spring retreat has closed. We will offer another in November.
Please contact Ed Hopfner for updates.
A Retreat For Adult Children of Divorced/Separated Parents
Dealing with our parents’ divorce is not easy but confronting this wound with faith can allow us to find great healing. We hope that you will become part of our supportive community and receive the many graces available through this ministry.
Healing Retreat
Attending the three-day retreat is a great way to start this journey of healing. The retreat focuses on discovering our identity as children of God, although it also focuses on overcoming the effects of parental divorce, forgiving our parents, and connecting with others from this background.
This retreat has something for any adult child of divorce or separation, no matter how much healing you have received or need.
The weekend includes presentations, small group sharing, adoration, spiritual direction, and Mass. This three-day retreat is the centerpiece of this ministry.
Themes covered on the weekend include:
• Finding Our Deepest Identity
• Faith and Our Relationship with God
• Love, Dating, and the Sacrament of Marriage
• Loneliness
• Anger and Anxiety
• False Guilt and Shame
• Forgiveness and Reconciliation
• Family Boundaries
• The Christian Meaning of Suffering
• Healing and the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist
• and more!
Fr Luke’s testimony
Retreat team biographies
Father Carl
Fr. Carl entered the Dominicans of the Western Province in 1990 and was ordained in 1998. He currently serves as Pastor at St. Dominic, Benicia, which is the oldest foundation of the Western Dominican Province. Prior to that he has served at a variety of parishes and campus ministries throughout the west, including the University of Utah and Stanford University. He is a San Francisco Bay Area native.
Fr. Carl is an only child whose parents divorced when he was seven. He is an alum of the first Life-Giving Wounds retreat on the West coast, in March 2022. On his retreat, he found a passion for helping other adult children of divorce overcome the pain and stigma of talking about the experience of being a child of separated or divorced parents, both among themselves and to those from intact marriages. He is excited by the rush of healing that comes from a LWG weekend and the long-term, ongoing healing that comes from staying engaged with fellow children of divorce.
Tanguy
Tanguy (tahn-GHEE) grew up in Southern France. After studying classical music at conservatory level during his childhood years, he switched to engineering and graduated from Supelec in Paris. He later received the MS and PhD in electrical engineering and the MS in public policy, all from Georgia Tech, and currently works in renewable energy research for a global non-profit corporation. Personal interests include backpacking, history, baroque music, and cooking for friends.
Most recently, Tanguy has been studying icon painting under several master iconographers, and theological anthropology at the Theology of the Body (TOB) Institute. In complement to his experience with Life-Giving Wounds, programs run by the John Paul II Healing Center have greatly influenced his healing journey, including the Restore the Glory podcast.
Tanguy is a parishioner at St Dominic’s in San Francisco.
Kent and Sarah
Kent and Sarah are a married couple who live a fast-paced, Christ-centered life in the Bay Area aboard their sailboat “Metanoia.” Kent is a life-long sailor, a mechanical whiz, and currently works in robotics for an agricultural tech company. Sarah is an amateur sailor, building her portfolio in communications, and thrives in service to others.
They are both children of divorced families, and alumni of the Life-Giving Wounds Retreat. Kent was raised in the quiet lowcountry of South Carolina. He’s the oldest of two children, raised in a rather secular family with parents who divorced when he was 11. Sarah grew up in southwest Virginia, the youngest child of Christian parents who divorced when she was 15.
Kent and Sarah are both converts to the Catholic faith. Their family experiences exposed both common ground and hurdles to overcome as they dated and entered into marriage. They’ve found that with prayer and healing, God’s vision of marriage is within reach — and it’s pretty fun too!
Jerick
Jerick is currently a seminarian for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, in his fifth year of formation for the secular priesthood. Previously he worked in Enterprise Tech Sales in the Bay Area, and heard his adult call to pursue priesthood while a daily parishioner of St. Dominic’s in San Francisco.
He previously attended his first Life Giving Wounds retreat in March 2022, and though he was at first reluctant to recognize its value, he came to realize the power of this retreat and is a huge proponent of its capacity to heal and transform the crosses that all children of divorce now carry.
He is a CAL alumnus (GO BEARS!), and is originally from the city of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels (LA).
Katherine
Katherine grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Maine with her four siblings. She graduated from The University of New Hampshire with her Master’s in Occupational Therapy. She spent the first few years of her career working as a travel OT, living in NYC and Maui, & now resides in San Francisco. In addition to her work at a sensory integration clinic, Katherine is also the president of the Bay Area Association of Pediatric Therapists. She has a passion for building community, connecting people, and helping others maximize their potential. In her free time Katherine enjoys all things health and fitness, outdoor adventures including skiing and hiking, listening to audiobooks & podcasts, and catching up with loved ones over a cup of coffee.
Her parents divorced and annulled their marriage when she was 6 years old. She began the journey of intentional healing in early adulthood through therapy. During this period, she also rediscovered her Catholic faith. Through growing in relationship with God and frequenting the sacraments, she found a deeper way to reconcile many family-related wounds. Katherine attended her first Life Giving Wounds retreat in March 2022, and is honored to accompany all those sharing her wound of divorced parents.
Brean
Originally from the Central Valley, Brean has worked as a business development professional in the specialty food/agriculture industry for the past 10+ years. She had her first retreat experience with Life-Giving Wounds earlier this year and felt called to give back to a ministry that blessed her immensely.
Brean studied agriculture & communications at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. From 2014-2018, she served as International Responsible for Youth Teams of Our Lady (an international apostolate), which she considers one of her life’s most humbling blessings and adventures. In 2020, she became an alumnus of the California Agricultural Leadership Program, a fellowship aimed at developing leaders for a vibrant agricultural community.
Most recently, Brean uncovered a longstanding desire to serve as an instrument of God’s healing through the helping profession. In 2021, she began pursuing a Master’s Degree in Counseling at Divine Mercy University through their online program. Her dream is to serve as a Catholic Mental Health Professional and to offer reduced cost/complimentary mental health services to religious and consecrated life.
Brean lives in Ventura County and enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, reading, and all things food (cooking, dining, wine, & cocktails!) Most importantly, she enjoys learning more about the Catholic faith and finds it is truly an ocean of beauty, joy, rich tradition, and purpose.
Before registering, please be aware of the following:
- All are very welcome to join us on retreat whether you are Catholic or not, but please be aware that the content of this retreat will be Catholic.
- A team of presenters will speak about this wound and its effects, and there will be moments for you to share your experiences with others in small groups.
- As with all retreats, everything will be treated on a strictly confidential basis. This is a spiritual retreat, not primarily psychological, but we will have a list of counselors available as a resource outside of the retreat itself for those who are interested.
- Healing retreats pair well with counseling and/or spiritual direction. If you are not already working through this wound with someone, we would encourage you to consider it. If you would like a recommendation, please give us a call.
Begins on Friday (Mar 22) at 6:00 pm, and ends Sunday (Mar 24) at 3:30 pm. Includes Holy Mass, chance for confessions and Adoration.
Registration is $425 for a single room, $375 for a double (shared) room. Limited scholarships are available – contact Ed Hopfner
Vallombrosa Retreat Center
250 Oak Grove Ave
Menlo Park
California 94025
Saturday
Mar 23
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Life-Giving Wounds Retreat
March 22-24, 2024
Registration for our spring retreat has closed. We will offer another in November.
Please contact Ed Hopfner for updates.
A Retreat For Adult Children of Divorced/Separated Parents
Dealing with our parents’ divorce is not easy but confronting this wound with faith can allow us to find great healing. We hope that you will become part of our supportive community and receive the many graces available through this ministry.
Healing Retreat
Attending the three-day retreat is a great way to start this journey of healing. The retreat focuses on discovering our identity as children of God, although it also focuses on overcoming the effects of parental divorce, forgiving our parents, and connecting with others from this background.
This retreat has something for any adult child of divorce or separation, no matter how much healing you have received or need.
The weekend includes presentations, small group sharing, adoration, spiritual direction, and Mass. This three-day retreat is the centerpiece of this ministry.
Themes covered on the weekend include:
• Finding Our Deepest Identity
• Faith and Our Relationship with God
• Love, Dating, and the Sacrament of Marriage
• Loneliness
• Anger and Anxiety
• False Guilt and Shame
• Forgiveness and Reconciliation
• Family Boundaries
• The Christian Meaning of Suffering
• Healing and the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist
• and more!
Fr Luke’s testimony
Retreat team biographies
Father Carl
Fr. Carl entered the Dominicans of the Western Province in 1990 and was ordained in 1998. He currently serves as Pastor at St. Dominic, Benicia, which is the oldest foundation of the Western Dominican Province. Prior to that he has served at a variety of parishes and campus ministries throughout the west, including the University of Utah and Stanford University. He is a San Francisco Bay Area native.
Fr. Carl is an only child whose parents divorced when he was seven. He is an alum of the first Life-Giving Wounds retreat on the West coast, in March 2022. On his retreat, he found a passion for helping other adult children of divorce overcome the pain and stigma of talking about the experience of being a child of separated or divorced parents, both among themselves and to those from intact marriages. He is excited by the rush of healing that comes from a LWG weekend and the long-term, ongoing healing that comes from staying engaged with fellow children of divorce.
Tanguy
Tanguy (tahn-GHEE) grew up in Southern France. After studying classical music at conservatory level during his childhood years, he switched to engineering and graduated from Supelec in Paris. He later received the MS and PhD in electrical engineering and the MS in public policy, all from Georgia Tech, and currently works in renewable energy research for a global non-profit corporation. Personal interests include backpacking, history, baroque music, and cooking for friends.
Most recently, Tanguy has been studying icon painting under several master iconographers, and theological anthropology at the Theology of the Body (TOB) Institute. In complement to his experience with Life-Giving Wounds, programs run by the John Paul II Healing Center have greatly influenced his healing journey, including the Restore the Glory podcast.
Tanguy is a parishioner at St Dominic’s in San Francisco.
Kent and Sarah
Kent and Sarah are a married couple who live a fast-paced, Christ-centered life in the Bay Area aboard their sailboat “Metanoia.” Kent is a life-long sailor, a mechanical whiz, and currently works in robotics for an agricultural tech company. Sarah is an amateur sailor, building her portfolio in communications, and thrives in service to others.
They are both children of divorced families, and alumni of the Life-Giving Wounds Retreat. Kent was raised in the quiet lowcountry of South Carolina. He’s the oldest of two children, raised in a rather secular family with parents who divorced when he was 11. Sarah grew up in southwest Virginia, the youngest child of Christian parents who divorced when she was 15.
Kent and Sarah are both converts to the Catholic faith. Their family experiences exposed both common ground and hurdles to overcome as they dated and entered into marriage. They’ve found that with prayer and healing, God’s vision of marriage is within reach — and it’s pretty fun too!
Jerick
Jerick is currently a seminarian for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, in his fifth year of formation for the secular priesthood. Previously he worked in Enterprise Tech Sales in the Bay Area, and heard his adult call to pursue priesthood while a daily parishioner of St. Dominic’s in San Francisco.
He previously attended his first Life Giving Wounds retreat in March 2022, and though he was at first reluctant to recognize its value, he came to realize the power of this retreat and is a huge proponent of its capacity to heal and transform the crosses that all children of divorce now carry.
He is a CAL alumnus (GO BEARS!), and is originally from the city of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels (LA).
Katherine
Katherine grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Maine with her four siblings. She graduated from The University of New Hampshire with her Master’s in Occupational Therapy. She spent the first few years of her career working as a travel OT, living in NYC and Maui, & now resides in San Francisco. In addition to her work at a sensory integration clinic, Katherine is also the president of the Bay Area Association of Pediatric Therapists. She has a passion for building community, connecting people, and helping others maximize their potential. In her free time Katherine enjoys all things health and fitness, outdoor adventures including skiing and hiking, listening to audiobooks & podcasts, and catching up with loved ones over a cup of coffee.
Her parents divorced and annulled their marriage when she was 6 years old. She began the journey of intentional healing in early adulthood through therapy. During this period, she also rediscovered her Catholic faith. Through growing in relationship with God and frequenting the sacraments, she found a deeper way to reconcile many family-related wounds. Katherine attended her first Life Giving Wounds retreat in March 2022, and is honored to accompany all those sharing her wound of divorced parents.
Brean
Originally from the Central Valley, Brean has worked as a business development professional in the specialty food/agriculture industry for the past 10+ years. She had her first retreat experience with Life-Giving Wounds earlier this year and felt called to give back to a ministry that blessed her immensely.
Brean studied agriculture & communications at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. From 2014-2018, she served as International Responsible for Youth Teams of Our Lady (an international apostolate), which she considers one of her life’s most humbling blessings and adventures. In 2020, she became an alumnus of the California Agricultural Leadership Program, a fellowship aimed at developing leaders for a vibrant agricultural community.
Most recently, Brean uncovered a longstanding desire to serve as an instrument of God’s healing through the helping profession. In 2021, she began pursuing a Master’s Degree in Counseling at Divine Mercy University through their online program. Her dream is to serve as a Catholic Mental Health Professional and to offer reduced cost/complimentary mental health services to religious and consecrated life.
Brean lives in Ventura County and enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, reading, and all things food (cooking, dining, wine, & cocktails!) Most importantly, she enjoys learning more about the Catholic faith and finds it is truly an ocean of beauty, joy, rich tradition, and purpose.
Before registering, please be aware of the following:
- All are very welcome to join us on retreat whether you are Catholic or not, but please be aware that the content of this retreat will be Catholic.
- A team of presenters will speak about this wound and its effects, and there will be moments for you to share your experiences with others in small groups.
- As with all retreats, everything will be treated on a strictly confidential basis. This is a spiritual retreat, not primarily psychological, but we will have a list of counselors available as a resource outside of the retreat itself for those who are interested.
- Healing retreats pair well with counseling and/or spiritual direction. If you are not already working through this wound with someone, we would encourage you to consider it. If you would like a recommendation, please give us a call.
Begins on Friday (Mar 22) at 6:00 pm, and ends Sunday (Mar 24) at 3:30 pm. Includes Holy Mass, chance for confessions and Adoration.
Registration is $425 for a single room, $375 for a double (shared) room. Limited scholarships are available – contact Ed Hopfner
Vallombrosa Retreat Center
250 Oak Grove Ave
Menlo Park
California 94025
Visit incarcerated young people
Juvenile Justice Ministry Training
Visit incarcerated young people 12 to 25 years old at San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center
Attend a 2-day training:
– Saturday, March 23
– Saturday, March 30, 2024
Training location:
1 Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109,
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
To schedule a screening interview, contact Julio Escobar at [email protected] or call 415 614-5572
For more information visit www.sfarch.org/juvenilejusticeministrytraining/
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/juvenilejusticeministrytraining/
Pastoral Center, Archdiocese of San Francisco
1 Peter Yorke Way
San Francisco
California 94109
Sunday
Mar 24
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Life-Giving Wounds Retreat
March 22-24, 2024
Registration for our spring retreat has closed. We will offer another in November.
Please contact Ed Hopfner for updates.
A Retreat For Adult Children of Divorced/Separated Parents
Dealing with our parents’ divorce is not easy but confronting this wound with faith can allow us to find great healing. We hope that you will become part of our supportive community and receive the many graces available through this ministry.
Healing Retreat
Attending the three-day retreat is a great way to start this journey of healing. The retreat focuses on discovering our identity as children of God, although it also focuses on overcoming the effects of parental divorce, forgiving our parents, and connecting with others from this background.
This retreat has something for any adult child of divorce or separation, no matter how much healing you have received or need.
The weekend includes presentations, small group sharing, adoration, spiritual direction, and Mass. This three-day retreat is the centerpiece of this ministry.
Themes covered on the weekend include:
• Finding Our Deepest Identity
• Faith and Our Relationship with God
• Love, Dating, and the Sacrament of Marriage
• Loneliness
• Anger and Anxiety
• False Guilt and Shame
• Forgiveness and Reconciliation
• Family Boundaries
• The Christian Meaning of Suffering
• Healing and the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist
• and more!
Fr Luke’s testimony
Retreat team biographies
Father Carl
Fr. Carl entered the Dominicans of the Western Province in 1990 and was ordained in 1998. He currently serves as Pastor at St. Dominic, Benicia, which is the oldest foundation of the Western Dominican Province. Prior to that he has served at a variety of parishes and campus ministries throughout the west, including the University of Utah and Stanford University. He is a San Francisco Bay Area native.
Fr. Carl is an only child whose parents divorced when he was seven. He is an alum of the first Life-Giving Wounds retreat on the West coast, in March 2022. On his retreat, he found a passion for helping other adult children of divorce overcome the pain and stigma of talking about the experience of being a child of separated or divorced parents, both among themselves and to those from intact marriages. He is excited by the rush of healing that comes from a LWG weekend and the long-term, ongoing healing that comes from staying engaged with fellow children of divorce.
Tanguy
Tanguy (tahn-GHEE) grew up in Southern France. After studying classical music at conservatory level during his childhood years, he switched to engineering and graduated from Supelec in Paris. He later received the MS and PhD in electrical engineering and the MS in public policy, all from Georgia Tech, and currently works in renewable energy research for a global non-profit corporation. Personal interests include backpacking, history, baroque music, and cooking for friends.
Most recently, Tanguy has been studying icon painting under several master iconographers, and theological anthropology at the Theology of the Body (TOB) Institute. In complement to his experience with Life-Giving Wounds, programs run by the John Paul II Healing Center have greatly influenced his healing journey, including the Restore the Glory podcast.
Tanguy is a parishioner at St Dominic’s in San Francisco.
Kent and Sarah
Kent and Sarah are a married couple who live a fast-paced, Christ-centered life in the Bay Area aboard their sailboat “Metanoia.” Kent is a life-long sailor, a mechanical whiz, and currently works in robotics for an agricultural tech company. Sarah is an amateur sailor, building her portfolio in communications, and thrives in service to others.
They are both children of divorced families, and alumni of the Life-Giving Wounds Retreat. Kent was raised in the quiet lowcountry of South Carolina. He’s the oldest of two children, raised in a rather secular family with parents who divorced when he was 11. Sarah grew up in southwest Virginia, the youngest child of Christian parents who divorced when she was 15.
Kent and Sarah are both converts to the Catholic faith. Their family experiences exposed both common ground and hurdles to overcome as they dated and entered into marriage. They’ve found that with prayer and healing, God’s vision of marriage is within reach — and it’s pretty fun too!
Jerick
Jerick is currently a seminarian for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, in his fifth year of formation for the secular priesthood. Previously he worked in Enterprise Tech Sales in the Bay Area, and heard his adult call to pursue priesthood while a daily parishioner of St. Dominic’s in San Francisco.
He previously attended his first Life Giving Wounds retreat in March 2022, and though he was at first reluctant to recognize its value, he came to realize the power of this retreat and is a huge proponent of its capacity to heal and transform the crosses that all children of divorce now carry.
He is a CAL alumnus (GO BEARS!), and is originally from the city of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels (LA).
Katherine
Katherine grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Maine with her four siblings. She graduated from The University of New Hampshire with her Master’s in Occupational Therapy. She spent the first few years of her career working as a travel OT, living in NYC and Maui, & now resides in San Francisco. In addition to her work at a sensory integration clinic, Katherine is also the president of the Bay Area Association of Pediatric Therapists. She has a passion for building community, connecting people, and helping others maximize their potential. In her free time Katherine enjoys all things health and fitness, outdoor adventures including skiing and hiking, listening to audiobooks & podcasts, and catching up with loved ones over a cup of coffee.
Her parents divorced and annulled their marriage when she was 6 years old. She began the journey of intentional healing in early adulthood through therapy. During this period, she also rediscovered her Catholic faith. Through growing in relationship with God and frequenting the sacraments, she found a deeper way to reconcile many family-related wounds. Katherine attended her first Life Giving Wounds retreat in March 2022, and is honored to accompany all those sharing her wound of divorced parents.
Brean
Originally from the Central Valley, Brean has worked as a business development professional in the specialty food/agriculture industry for the past 10+ years. She had her first retreat experience with Life-Giving Wounds earlier this year and felt called to give back to a ministry that blessed her immensely.
Brean studied agriculture & communications at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. From 2014-2018, she served as International Responsible for Youth Teams of Our Lady (an international apostolate), which she considers one of her life’s most humbling blessings and adventures. In 2020, she became an alumnus of the California Agricultural Leadership Program, a fellowship aimed at developing leaders for a vibrant agricultural community.
Most recently, Brean uncovered a longstanding desire to serve as an instrument of God’s healing through the helping profession. In 2021, she began pursuing a Master’s Degree in Counseling at Divine Mercy University through their online program. Her dream is to serve as a Catholic Mental Health Professional and to offer reduced cost/complimentary mental health services to religious and consecrated life.
Brean lives in Ventura County and enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, reading, and all things food (cooking, dining, wine, & cocktails!) Most importantly, she enjoys learning more about the Catholic faith and finds it is truly an ocean of beauty, joy, rich tradition, and purpose.
Before registering, please be aware of the following:
- All are very welcome to join us on retreat whether you are Catholic or not, but please be aware that the content of this retreat will be Catholic.
- A team of presenters will speak about this wound and its effects, and there will be moments for you to share your experiences with others in small groups.
- As with all retreats, everything will be treated on a strictly confidential basis. This is a spiritual retreat, not primarily psychological, but we will have a list of counselors available as a resource outside of the retreat itself for those who are interested.
- Healing retreats pair well with counseling and/or spiritual direction. If you are not already working through this wound with someone, we would encourage you to consider it. If you would like a recommendation, please give us a call.
Begins on Friday (Mar 22) at 6:00 pm, and ends Sunday (Mar 24) at 3:30 pm. Includes Holy Mass, chance for confessions and Adoration.
Registration is $425 for a single room, $375 for a double (shared) room. Limited scholarships are available – contact Ed Hopfner
Vallombrosa Retreat Center
250 Oak Grove Ave
Menlo Park
California 94025
99th Annual Memorial Mass for Fr. Peter Yorke
Website: http://holycrosscemeteries.com
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
All Saints Chapel
1500 Mission Road
Colma
California 94014
21st Century Eucharistic Miracles Presentation in San Bruno
Cost: free
The Eucharist is Jesus Christ
“The Medicine of Immortality”
SF Eucharistic Revival Faith & Fellowship Event
21st Century Eucharistic Miracles discussion and Q&A hosted by Dr. Scott French, ER physician and former Stanford professor, from Fr. Robert Spitzer’s Magis Center.
- Monday, March, 24, 20246:00pm
Saint Bruno Catholic Church
555 San Bruno Ave W,
San Bruno, CA 94066
To bring the 21st Century Eucharistic Miracles presentation to your school or parish, please contact Nicolle Dougherty
Saint Bruno Catholic Church
555 San Bruno Ave W,
San Bruno
California 94066
Monday
Mar 25
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Presentación en Español sobre los Milagros Eucarísticos del siglo XXI
Cost: free
La Eucaristía es Jesucristo.
“La medicina de la inmortalidad”
Evento de fe y compañerismo por el Movimiento de Avivamiento Eucarístico en San Francisco
Presentación, preguntas y respuestas sobre los milagros eucarísticos del siglo XXI organizadas por el Dr. Scott French, médico de urgencias y ex profesor de Stanford, del p. Centro Magis del Padre Robert Spitzer.
Lunes, marzo, 25, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Saint Bruno Catholic Church
555 San Bruno Ave W,
San Bruno, CA 94066
Para llevar la presentación de los Milagros Eucarísticos del Siglo XXI a su escuela o parroquia, comuníquese con Nicolle Dougherty.
The Eucharist is Jesus Christ
“The Medicine of Immortality”
SF Eucharistic Revival Faith & Fellowship Event
21st Century Eucharistic Miracles discussion and Q&A hosted by Dr. Scott French, ER physician and former Stanford professor, from Fr. Robert Spitzer’s Magis Center.
- Monday, March, 25, 2024
6:00pm
Saint Bruno Catholic Church
555 San Bruno Ave W,
San Bruno, CA 94066
To bring the 21st Century Eucharistic Miracles presentation to your school or parish, please contact Nicolle Dougherty
Saint Bruno Catholic Church
555 San Bruno Ave W,
San Bruno
California 94066
Tuesday
Mar 26
Lenten Lecture Series: Catholic Faith and Science
Lenten lecture series flyer
Website: https://pius.flocknote.com/signup/154626
St Pius Catholic Church
1100 Woodside Road
Redwood City
CA 94061
Thursday
Mar 28
No events today
Saturday
Apr 06
First Saturday Memorial Mass
Website: http://holycrosscemeteries.com
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
All Saints Chapel
1500 Mission Road
Colma
California 94014
Sunday
Apr 07
60th Jubilee of the Dedication of Holy Name of Jesus Church
Friday
Apr 12
Living the Divine Heart, A Contemplative Retreat
Cost: 350
– James Finley, Ph.D., spiritual teacher, and writer
Our hearts are a portal for God’s heart, and where our hearts and God’s heart meet, Divine Love is fulfilled. Together, we’ll explore the nature of Divine Love as a living relationship. This will be a time of prayer and art making, silence and sacred conversation, self-care and connection to community. Sessions will include reflections and teachings from Colette’s book, The Divine Heart, as well as Christian mystics, sacred poetry and scripture. We will engage in contemplative practices such as lectio divina, visio divina, walking meditation in nature, and spiritual journal writing. Come and step into sacred space in the joy of community and find grace, strength, and renewed vitality to continue on life’s journey.
Presenters:
Colette Lafia is an award-winning author, spiritual director, and retreat leader. She has a passion for the contemplative path, and invites us to see ourselves as manifestations of Divine Love. Her most recent book is The Divine Heart: Seven Ways to Live in God’s Love, which received a 2022 Nautilus Book Award.
Mary Loebig Giles (she/her) is Pastor of Action and Contemplation at Common Table SF, leads a Faith & Justice cohort, and offers spiritual direction outdoors in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. She facilitates retreats that awaken the heart through embodied and contemplative practices.
Website: https://mercy-center.org/event/living-the-divine-heart/
Mercy Center Burlingame
2300 Adeline Drive
Burlingame
California 94010
Saturday
Apr 13
Living the Divine Heart, A Contemplative Retreat
Cost: 350
– James Finley, Ph.D., spiritual teacher, and writer
Our hearts are a portal for God’s heart, and where our hearts and God’s heart meet, Divine Love is fulfilled. Together, we’ll explore the nature of Divine Love as a living relationship. This will be a time of prayer and art making, silence and sacred conversation, self-care and connection to community. Sessions will include reflections and teachings from Colette’s book, The Divine Heart, as well as Christian mystics, sacred poetry and scripture. We will engage in contemplative practices such as lectio divina, visio divina, walking meditation in nature, and spiritual journal writing. Come and step into sacred space in the joy of community and find grace, strength, and renewed vitality to continue on life’s journey.
Presenters:
Colette Lafia is an award-winning author, spiritual director, and retreat leader. She has a passion for the contemplative path, and invites us to see ourselves as manifestations of Divine Love. Her most recent book is The Divine Heart: Seven Ways to Live in God’s Love, which received a 2022 Nautilus Book Award.
Mary Loebig Giles (she/her) is Pastor of Action and Contemplation at Common Table SF, leads a Faith & Justice cohort, and offers spiritual direction outdoors in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. She facilitates retreats that awaken the heart through embodied and contemplative practices.
Website: https://mercy-center.org/event/living-the-divine-heart/
Mercy Center Burlingame
2300 Adeline Drive
Burlingame
California 94010
Sunday
Apr 14
Living the Divine Heart, A Contemplative Retreat
Cost: 350
– James Finley, Ph.D., spiritual teacher, and writer
Our hearts are a portal for God’s heart, and where our hearts and God’s heart meet, Divine Love is fulfilled. Together, we’ll explore the nature of Divine Love as a living relationship. This will be a time of prayer and art making, silence and sacred conversation, self-care and connection to community. Sessions will include reflections and teachings from Colette’s book, The Divine Heart, as well as Christian mystics, sacred poetry and scripture. We will engage in contemplative practices such as lectio divina, visio divina, walking meditation in nature, and spiritual journal writing. Come and step into sacred space in the joy of community and find grace, strength, and renewed vitality to continue on life’s journey.
Presenters:
Colette Lafia is an award-winning author, spiritual director, and retreat leader. She has a passion for the contemplative path, and invites us to see ourselves as manifestations of Divine Love. Her most recent book is The Divine Heart: Seven Ways to Live in God’s Love, which received a 2022 Nautilus Book Award.
Mary Loebig Giles (she/her) is Pastor of Action and Contemplation at Common Table SF, leads a Faith & Justice cohort, and offers spiritual direction outdoors in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. She facilitates retreats that awaken the heart through embodied and contemplative practices.
Website: https://mercy-center.org/event/living-the-divine-heart/
Mercy Center Burlingame
2300 Adeline Drive
Burlingame
California 94010
Friday
Apr 19
Praise and Worship Eucharistic Adoration
St. Patrick’s Seminary & University
320 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park
CA 94025
Saturday
Apr 20
Special Needs Retreat for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Free registration, free t-shirt and lunch provided. Please contact Lorna Feria at the Office of Faith Formation at 415-614-5654 or 415-370-7340 or email [email protected]
St. Augustine Church
Parish Center
3700 Callan Blvd
California South San Francisco
Sunday
Apr 28
2024 Respect Life Mass and Awards Ceremony
Principals, Teachers and Parents of children that participated in the essay, please RSVP below to attend this special event to recognize winners and honorable mention recipients of the 35th annual Respect Life Essay Contest.
We thank all Catholic schools, individuals and homeschooled families that submitted essays. We thank as well the group of volunteer judges from San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin County for choosing our winners, and to United for Life for funding our winning prizes.
Please RSVP on the Essay Contest Form, below.
Prizewinners – Essay Contest 2024
Archdiocese of San Francisco – By grade and County
Website: https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/essay-contest/
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.
Applications for the ADSF 2020-2021
Ethnic Ministries Chess Club
The Chess Club is looking to train individuals to teach chess in the Catholic Schools here in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. As we teach our young people our goal is to establish a year-end Archdiocese of San Francisco chess tournament in 2022. If you are interested to coach or want more information for your school or child, please contact Christopher Major at [email protected]
Contact Us
Gonzalo Alvarado
Youth & Young Adult Ministry Coordinator
415-614-55945
email: [email protected]