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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 28, 2016
Respect Life Essay Contest winners to be honored Feb. 7 Here is a list of prize winners and honorable mention recipients for the 2015-16 archdiocesan Respect Life Essay Contest. These students and their teachers will be recognized at a special awards ceremony at St. Mary’s Cathedral Sunday Feb. 7 at the 11 a.m. Mass and later a reception in St. Francis Hall. “This year’s theme focused on the angels – our powerful allies in the pro-life struggle,” said Vicki Evans, archdiocesan Respect Life Coordinator. “At the moment of creation, every soul is assigned to the care and protection of a guardian angel. Angels played an important role in the life of Jesus. They were there at his birth, during his ministry and at the time of his passion and death. “We asked our students to reflect on the guardian angels and archangels and compose a prayer asking for their protection and intercession for the unborn and the vulnerable,” Evans said. “Depending on grade level, they were asked to write a prayer for unborn babies, their moms and dads, the sick and elderly and for the conversion of those tempted by the culture of death. “Thanks to our participating archdiocesan schools, home schools and parish religious education programs for giving the students an opportunity to write about pro-life issues from their own perspective,” Evans said. GRADES ONE AND TWO: Grand Prize: Joshua Arrobio, St. Veronica; First Prize San Francisco: Peter Nascimento, Nascimento Homeschool; First Prize San Mateo: Ryan Swanson, St. Veronica; First Prize Marin County: Aubrey Werly, St. Raphael; Honorable Mentions: Kailah O’Doherty, Ami Kim, St. Monica; Morgan
Lee, Holy Name of Jesus; Therese Parker, Mission Dolores Academy; Cate Fischer, Abel Parrales, Notre Dames des Victoires; Maida Liu, St. Thomas the Apostle; Luke O’Brien, St. Dunstan; Julian Jose, St. Robert; Lucina Gonzalez, All Souls CCD Program; Sienna McKerr, Our Lady of Angels; Mia Stevenson, St. Pius; Alexis Anderson, Reese Grochol, St. Gregory; Julia Squires, Tyler Leonardo, Holy Angels; Laoise KimberO’Shea, St. Catherine of Siena; Robert Cain-Napa, St. Raphael; Melody Farhid, Our Lady of Loretto; Gabriela Milano, St. Anthony of Padua Faith Formation. GRADES THREE AND FOUR: Grand Prize: Erin Tringali, St. Dunstan; First Prize San Francisco: Sophia Wright; Mission Dolores Academy; First Prize San Mateo: Angelo Barrera, Holy Angels; First Prize Marin County: Beth Hayes, Our Lady of Loretto; Honorable Mentions: Ruby Hernandez, Manlulu, Our Lady of the Visitacion; Anna Terrell, St. Monica; Isaiah Dantzler, St. Peter; Joseph Philhour, St. Thomas the Apostle; Anastasia Mifsud, Our Lady of Angels; Samuel Kretsch, St. Catherine of Siena; Klaudia Kapusta, Mariana Dujmovic, St. Pius; Andrew Fernando, St. Gregory; Mariano Gonzalez, Gonzalez Homeschool; Michael Gomez, Holy Angels; Ava Alvior, St. Veronica; Samantha Alves DeSouza; Our Lady of Loretto; Glency Calderon, St. Raphael; Joseph Alessandria, St. Anthony of Padua Faith Formation. GRADES FIVE AND SIX: Grand Prize: Yzabella Bangcong, St. Dunstan; First Prize San Francisco: Roisin Gaffney, St. Monica; First Prize San Mateo: Hailey Wilson, St. Veronica; First Prize Marin County: Maddie Heathwood, St. Patrick; Honorable Mentions: Katherine Schatz, Star of the Sea; Isabella Alarcon, St. Thomas More; Haile Fanta, St. Monica; Madeline Santos, Mission Dolores Academy; Emmanuel Nascimen-
to, Nascimento Homeschool; Adrianne Padua, School of the Epiphany; Nerissa Liu, St. Thomas the Apostle; Camille Eggen, Our Lady of the Visitacion; Jack Horton, Our Lady of Angels; Kalin Baca, All Souls; Antonia Paras, St. Robert; Jamm Magaling, Our Lady of Perpetual Help; Chloe McGraw, Immaculate Heart of Mary; Carlianne Guevarra, St. Dunstan; Jeannine Pili, Holy Angels; Yael Carranza, Joaquim Arauz-Moore, St. Raphael; Grace Perryman, Ben Bishop, Our Lady of Loretto; Paris Marquis, St. Anselm. GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT: Grand Prize: Shane Carolan, St. Dunstan; First Prize San Francisco: Ezmeralda Fierro, Our Lady of the Visitacion; First Prize San Mateo: Marcelino Gonzalez, All Souls CCD Program; First Prize Marin County: Manelly Farhid, Our Lady of Loretto; Honorable Mentions: Annabella State, Our Lady of the Visitacion; Amelie Justo, Jadelynn Johnson, Mission Dolores Academy; Josh Puccinelli, St. Philip the Apostle; Jackson Vu, St. Thomas the Apostle; Anthony Padilla, Darleen Salameh, St. Dunstan; Maya Medina, St. Veronica; Olivia Cordero, St. Pius; Jonathan Torrea, Our Lady of Mercy; Mia Fuerte, Holy Angels; Rozet Parinas, All Souls; Maggie O’Brien, Our Lady of Angels; Nishal Melwani, Ameera Ghuman, Immaculate Heart of Mary; Mason Brinck, St. Anselm; Naivi Avila, St. Raphael. HIGH SCHOOL: Grand Prize: Santiago McCahey, McCahey Homeschool; First Prize-Andrew Olson, St. Anthony of Padua Faith Formation; Honorable Mentions: Taylor Ellis, Bennett Brewer, St. Anthony of Padua Faith Formation. PRESCHOOL: Honorable Mentions: Chloe Farris, Star of the Sea Preschool; Harley Chaban, Holy Angels Preschool.
FATHER FALLER TO SPEAK AT CATHOLIC BREAKFAST CLUB
Catholic Marin Breakfast Club, welcomes Father Cameron Faller Feb. 5 for Mass at 7 a.m. at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake and Bon Air Road, Greenbrae. At a breakfast following Mass, Father Faller, a Marin Catholic High School graduate ordained for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 2015, will talk about his vocation and current ministry Father Faller as a parochial vicar at Church of the Epiphany, San Francisco and chaplain and faculty member at Archbishop Riordan High School. “Father Faller will speak on his journey from Marin Catholic to the priesthood and why he chose to become a priest at a time when the church is suffering the effects of declining Mass attendance, the priest abuse crisis, and a lack of vocations,” information from the breakfast club said. “He will also discuss what his first six months as a priest has been like, and what he has learned in the process.” Breakfast is $10 for breakfast club members and $15 for visitors; (415) 461-0704, 9-3 p.m. or Sugaremy@aol.com.
GET HOME BEFORE DARK! 4 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass in San Francisco!
St. Emydius Catholic Church
286 Ashton Avenue, San Francisco (one block from Ocean Ave.) Serving the Ingleside community of San Francisco, since 1913, St. Emydius is a multi-cultural, multi-racial, all inclusive faith-sharing community. Daily Mass At 8:00 am 4:00 pm Saturday Vigil Mass 8:30 am Sunday Mass 10:30 am Sunday Mass To reach us from 19th Ave., take Holloway Ave., (near S.F. State, heading East), to Ashton Ave., left on Ashton to De Montfort Ave. To reach us from 280 S. (at City College) exit Ocean Ave. going West, turn left on Ashton to De Montfort Ave., (1/2 block up).
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Archdiocese of San Francisco
Wedding Anniversary Celebration All husbands and wives celebrating a “5-year wedding anniversary” (5, 10, 15… 35, 40), or over 40 years in 2016 are invited to attend and be recognized.
Saturday, February 20, 2016 10:00 am Mass followed by reception $20 suggested donation per family
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption 1111 Gough Street, San Francisco Principal Celebrant: His Excellency Salvatore Cordileone Archbishop, Archdiocese of San Francisco
Registration required
www.anniversarymass.info or call (415) 614-5680 Please register by: February 13, 2016 Questions/information: (415) 614-5680