Welcome to Saint Catherine Church!
¡Bienvenido a la Parroquia de Santa Catalina!
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Ways to Give
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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. Francis Kalaw, Parochial Vicar.....
In a couple of weeks, we will all be celebrating Thanksgiving. It’s a time to reflect on all we have been given and to thank God for it. It’s meant to celebrate gratitude. We spend time with family and friends. More than anything else, we are called to look around at our lives and look at what is good, and to say to God, quite simply, THANK YOU. But there’s one more thing that this season will remind us or should I say will force us into going out to the stores, that’s the Black Friday Sale.
This year, many stores promise to open early, as early as midnight or as early as turkeys are served on our tables. Not only that, Cyber Monday awaits us with more savings! Once again, crowds of people will be there. But do we really have to worry about getting the better sale? Do we need to trample one another for 20 or 30 percent discount to get that big screen TV?
The Lord’s message in our gospel is clear. It underscores that temporal wealth and prestige have no lasting value. Instead, humility and sacrifice are the riches that we need to build in the Kingdom of God. This poor widow in the gospel is following Jesus’s example of self-surrender and giving God all she had because she wanted to draw closer to God. Jesus notes: “For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood. (Mk 12:44).
The poor widow is for us a radical example of a Christian steward, because at the core of Christian stewardship there is a radical sense of abandonment to God’s will. This is a matter of detachment from those things that we think are more important than our relationship with God. Stewardship is a way of life in which we ask ourselves, “what is God asking to do through me?” The widow believed that God was asking her to give all that she had, and she acted according to her belief.
We too have something at our disposal—time, money, strength, our whole lives. What are you willing to sacrifice for faith and love of God?
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Today's Readings / Lecturas Del Día
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Reading 1 Ti 3:1-7Responsorial Psalm Ps 23:1b-3a, 3bc-4, 5, 6Gospel Lk 17:11-19
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Primera lectura Ti 3, 1.7Salmo Responsorial Salmo 22, 1-3a. 3b-4. 5. 6Evangelio Lc 17, 11-19
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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.