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Catholic San Francisco
August 25, 2006
On The Where You Live by Tom Burke
San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John Wester joined parishioners of Daly City’s Our Lady of Perpetual Church in breaking ground for a new shrine to the Blessed Mother. Father Antonio Petilla, pastor, and Daly City Councilwomen Carol Klatt and Maggie Gomez also took part. The shrine, on track o be completed by December of this year, remembers Mary as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Guadalupe and Our Lady of Perpetual Help. “I hope the shrine will become a place for all the Archdiocese, and eventually, all of California where devotees and visitors can venerate the Holy Mother,” Father Petilla said. At the site are Father Julio Recio, left, Father Ray Reyes, Father Petilla, Councilwoman Gomez, Bishop Wester, Councilwoman Klatt, Father Aquino Padilla and Father Alex Legaspi, pastor of neighboring St. Andrew Parish.
Happy 60 years married August 4th to Josephine and Joe Dito longtime parishioners of the Sunset District’s Holy Name of Jesus. “This beautiful married couple is such an outstanding example of quiet, humble, loving Christianity,” said friend and fellow Holy Namer Julia Turner. “They have had a great influence on me from the time that I first became a Eucharistic Minister in 1985. They have touched so many people’s lives that it made the expression ‘living saints’ very valid to me.’”… St. Matthias Parish in Redwood City is celebrating Ann and John Dinkel’s 60th wedding anniversary. “What a blessing and treasure you are for our community,” a recent bulletin said…. At St. Anne of the Sunset
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The San Francisco Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women joined Catholic women’s organizations from around the world at meetings in Arlington, Virginia in June. Those attending were reminded that “strength lies in the faith and action of all members” and increased membership and good communication are vital “to the stability necessary to fulfill our mission,” said Kathryn Parish-Reese, SFACCW president. Kathy and others from the San Francisco contingent shared time with Karen Hurley, first United States President of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations, and Joan McGrath a past president of the National Council of Catholic Women. From left: Lois Agresti, Mary Anne Bertken, Karen Hurley, Cathy Mibach, Mary Ann Schwab, Joan McGrath, Joan Higgins, Kathryn ParishReese. For information about the SFACCW contact the group’s Communications Chair, Cathy Mibach at (415) 753-0234.
Parish Peg and Ed Hoenisch marked their 65th year as husband and wife in June. In addition, it’s happy 90th birthday to the groom who joined the nonagenarian ranks in July…. Hats off and thanks to Silvano Biondi retiring “plant custodian” at St. Peter and Paul Parish in North Beach. Welcome aboard to Leo Mateo and good luck to him as he prunes and plants…. St. Cecilia Parish says. “Thanks” to Eddie O’Malley who handles watering duties at the Parkside District church and school. “The maintenance of the plants adds to the beauty of our properties,” a bulletin said….“Thank you,” said St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish to James Hall for his “wonderful job cleaning the Food Pantry and church surroundings.”… Salesian Father Al Pestun, parochial vicar at Corpus Christi Parish, is celebrating 47 years as a priest and 59 years as a Salesian. Mighty proud of their parish youth group are Our Lady of Mercy pastor, Father Bill Brown and the OLM parish family. The teens recently visited New Orleans on the sad but memorable one-year anniversary of the Katrina storms. “We were fortunate to have the opportunity to embark on a mission for disaster relief,” youth minister, Danny O’Regan
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