September 10, 2020

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Daly City parish launches outdoor Masses

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Archdiocese forms end-of-life ministry team (PHOTO BY DENNIS CALLAHAN/CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO)

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The Archdiocese of San Francisco will begin training volunteers who will help parishes support the faithful in making end-of-life decisions for themselves and loved ones, informed by Catholic teaching. “A lot of parishioners, they struggle with these issues, Deacon Fred especially nowadays,” Totah said Deacon Fred Totah, director of pastoral ministry for the archdiocese. Deacon Totah will participate with 25 others from all three counties of the archdiocese in a five-week Zoom training beginning Sept. 16. It is the first such training that will ultimately be extended to volunteers from individual parishes as they form their own end-of-life ministries. Deacon Totah was tapped by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone earlier this year to locally implement Caring for the Whole Person, a response by the California bishops and Catholic health care leaders to the state’s legalization of physician-assisted suicide in 2015. The bishops intend for the church to take a leading role in “transforming the way in which society cares for the chronically and terminally ill,” according to a description of the initiative on the bishops’ website Physician-assisted suicide is legal in eight U.S. states including California, SEE END-OF-LIFE, PAGE 4

Archbishop Cordileone celebrated 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Aug. 23, on the steps of St. Mary’s Cathedral, with 11 other priests presiding at Masses on the cathedral plaza in groups of no more than 12. The archbishop was homilist for the day, speaking to all the gathered faithful through loudspeakers set up on the cathedral steps.

Archbishop to SF: Ease ‘excessive limits’ on worship services CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

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Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone is urging San Francisco officials to After a lengthy pandemic hiatus, ease restrictions on public worship, Catholic San Francisco is resumsaying the city’s “excessive limits” to ing event listings. A page of curb COVID-19 are unfair and a deprilistings, mostly of virtual events, vation of religious organizations’ First appears on Page 17 of this isAmendment rights. sue. CSF newsletter subscribers No outbreaks have been linked to receive a weekly Catholic events U.S. Catholic churches that follow email. Subscribe at https:// safety guidelines, the archbishop said. catholic-sf.org/free-email-news“I am grateful that the mayor and letter. Email csf@sfarch.org with other government leaders in San Fransubmissions and updates. cisco acknowledge the importance of mental and spiritual health to the overall well-being of our people, in addition churches following these guidelines, to physical and economic health,” the no outbreaks of COVID-19 have been archbishop said in a Aug. 31 statement linked to church attendance.” directed to Mayor London Breed, pubThe article by Thomas W. McGovern lic health director Dr. Grant Colfax and (PHOTO BY ZAC WITTMER/SAN FRANCISCO CATÓLICO) Deacon Timothy Flanagan and Paul health officer Dr. Tomás Aragón. A parishioner at St. Peter in San Francisco Cieslak, “Evidence-Based Guidelines “I am therefore calling on the mayor demonstrates outside the church Aug. 23 as to Celebrate Mass safely are Working,” and her public health officials to, at a Mass for a gathering of 12 was celebrated was posted Aug. 19 on realclearscience. minimum, remove the excessive limits in the courtyard. Dozens of people looked on com. The writers are physician memon outdoor public worship,” he said. from the street, unable to attend because of bers of the Thomistic Institute Working The demand comes at a time when the city safety restrictions. Group on Infectious Disease Protocols archbishop has begun Sunday Masses for Sacraments and Pastoral Care. and receiving the body and blood of on the St. Mary’s Cathedral plaza and There was no immediate comment Christ in person is the source and the nearly three dozen other parishes in summit of our faith, and we have shown from city officials, but on Sept. 1 the the archdiocese have scheduled outdoor mayor’s office issued an updated we can celebrate the Mass safely.” services. The archbishop has said he re-opening plan focusing on outdoor He cited a recent article by three wants to offer the Mass and sacraments activities that may resume safety. The infectious disease specialists that “over to as many of the faithful as possible A personal way to honor your loved one’s patriotism to our country. schedule includes a potential mid1 million public [M]asses have been celduring the ban on indoor gatherings. you have received a flag honoring loved one's military service and would like to donate it ebratedyour following guidelines to prevent The archbishop saidIfthat, particularly the cemeterythe to beMass flown as part an “Avenue Flags" on Memorial Day, 4th of July and Veterans' Day, theofspread of of the virus…for Catholic for us as Catholics,to“attending SEE ARCHBISHOP, PAGE 5

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