Welcome to Saint Catherine Church!
¡Bienvenido a la Parroquia de Santa Catalina!
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Volunteer Opportunities
Interested in volunteering? Click here to see all the wonderful opportunities that we have.
If you are a new or a current minister or volunteer who needs to complete your Safe Environment Workshop, click here to complete it online. Please remember to print out a copy of your completion certificate for the Parish Office.
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Church Renewal
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FOCUS Safe Parking Program
FOCUS Safe Parking Program
With the number of homeless people on the rise in Morgan Hill and many depending on their vehicle or RV as shelter, faith communities and the City of Morgan Hill have established a Safe Parking site to provide a safe place for up to 8 families who are living in their vehicles. The site is located at the Morgan Hill Bible Church,15055 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill, CA 95037.
In addition to a place to park, relax and sleep overnight without the fear of harassment or arrest for trespassing, we offer:- Dignity, respect and accountability
- Access to showers, laundry, toilets and meals
- A dedicated case manager to help them transition to housing
CLICK HERE for more information.
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Welcome
Welcome to Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish
As part of the Catholic Church, our parish endeavors to be the Lord’s own house for all who seek comfort, encouragement, peace, guidance and love. Here all can worship together. Each person is unique, and we believe that our differences enrich the community.
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12).
We welcome you as members of our community. We encourage all who are already a part of our parish to continue to walk together in the service of others. No matter where you are on this journey – whether you have just heard the Lord’s call for the first time or if you have been away for some time, or if you have a thirst of God and desire to know more about your faith – you are indeed welcome at Saint Catherine.
What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked upon and touched with our hands concerns the Word of life, for the life was made visible; we have seen it and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was made visible to us - what we have seen and heard we proclaim now to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; for our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing this so that our joy may be complete (1 John 1:1-4).
Fr. Sergio Ovando
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Weekly Reflection
From the Desk of Fr. Sergio Ovando, Pastor....
Dear brothers and sisters, every year during this time in the entire country people pray, people walk and people make demonstrations in defense for life. We invite you all to participate in the Walk for Life that will take place in San Francisco next weekend.
We must understand that as Catholics when we pray for life, we pray for life in all moments of its existence, from the moment of conception to death, with each one of the intermediate moments.
Normally the defense for life is understood as the defense of the most defenseless, those who are about to be born, the child in the bosom of his mother. Among the weak that the Church wants to take care of with predilection are "the unborn children, who are the most defenseless and innocent of all, to whom today they want to deny their human dignity in order to do with them what they want, taking away the life and promoting legislation so that nobody can prevent it » (Pope Francis)
This is the beginning of life, the defense of life begins here and extends beyond.
As believers, we support the right to a life and a respectable and dignified old age. As long as there is encouragement in the human being, it must be respected. This is one of the inalienable rights of the human being, a right without which no other right can be sustained, since the rights are for those who are alive. However, it is not just a right "to life" but as Pope Francis says: "In the first place is the inviolable dignity of every human person, from the moment of conception until his last breathe", that is, a "dignified life”.
Like many gifts, Life is a gift given by God; it carries with it the duality of rights and obligations. As a believer, we have the obligation to do everything possible for the right to life of those who cannot fight for themselves, children, the poor, the marginalized, the elderly, and anyone who for some reason or another are weak and defenseless in society, the anawim of the Lord.
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Today's Readings / Lecturas Del Día
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Reading 1 Heb 4:12-16Responsorial Psalm Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15Gospel Mk 2:13-17
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Primera lectura Heb 4, 12-16Salmo Responsorial Salmo 18, 8. 9. 10. 15Evangelio Mc 2, 13-17
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Mission Statement
WELCOME to Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish!
We, at St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish are a growing, diverse, and welcoming Catholic Community called to live and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ through Worship, Discipleship, and Service.
¡BIENVENIDOS a la Parroquia de Santa Catalina!
La Parroquia de Santa Catalina de Alejandría, es una comunidad en crecimiento, acogedora y diversa, llamada a vivir y proclamar la Buena Nueva de Jesucristo por medio de la Oración, el Discipulado y el Servicio.