Come and pray in the meditative style of Taizé, amidst the candle-lit sanctuary of the church. May Divine mercy be attentive to our prayers for our world and our own lives.

Come celebrate Mass with music, readings, prayers in Spanish.

St. Luke’s Catholic Medical Society & St. Thomas More Catholic Law Society will celebrate Mass for Catholic Medical and Law Students on Sunday, February 9 at 10:30am in the Grad Community Center. Brunch will follow! All Law and Med students are invited!

Join fellow community members from Catholic Community at Stanford as we head to Common Roots Farm in Santa Cruz for a morning of volunteering. Work may include planting, harvesting, working soil, clearing beds, petting chickens, feeding sheep, or whatever needs to be done on the farm that day. The morning will begin at 9:30am and end around 12:30pm. We will provide lunch to those who wish to stay. We are unable to provide rides to the farm but will help volunteers coordinate carpooling.

Sign-up by February 6 >> [Google Forms] to allow us time to plan lunch and coordinate rides. Sign ups after this date are ok if you plan to arrange your own transportation.

Contact Eric Lebel (elebel@stanford.edu) with any questions.

Join us for Frosh Baking Night! Open to all undergraduate frosh, this is a fun way to connect with peers while baking delicious treats—no experience needed! Ingredients and tools are provided, so just bring your enthusiasm. Don’t miss this sweet opportunity to make friends and have fun!

The topic of the retreat is “The Light of the World: Contemplating and Being the Light.” Spend the day reflecting and discussing what it means to be the light of the world. The retreat will be held at the Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park. Lunch will be provided. The cost is $10 for students and $25 for non-students. Scholarships are available for students. Registration extended through Sunday, January 26.

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Tuesdays January 21 - February 11
Online via Zoom

Prayer is where we encounter the sacred, where we meet our God. This can be intimidating until we realize two things: God wants to be connected to us, and there are no bad prayers. That having been said, most of us do not pray as often as we would like. This is often because we wonder if God is listening, or because we find our prayer sometimes dry and boring, just fulfilling a perceived obligation. In this short four-week course we will discuss some of the questions we may ask ourselves about God and how those answers inform our prayer. We will learn that there is no such thing as “one size fits all”, and we will explore various ways of praying that feed us as unique individuals. Please email Nancy Greenfield (ngreenfield875@gmail.com) if you have questions or if you wish to receive a Zoom invitation.

Every day is a good day to bring a friend to Mass, but at all the Masses on Sunday, January 19, we’ll go out of our way to make other Christians and people of other faiths feel welcome and comfortable. We’ll have very brief introductions and explanations for each main part of the Mass, and our worship aid includes all the responses. So bring a friend to Mass!

The first YRC & All-Community Hike of the new year is at the Pearson/Arastradero Preserve on Sunday, January 12 after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Meet outside the main doors of Memorial Church for carpooling OR at at 10:30 a.m. at Arastradero’s main parking lot. Dogs on leash permitted, restrooms available. All are welcome!
RSVP: Text/call Leigh Masi 925-321-0523 or Sue Mumby 203-788-0569

Celebrate the Christmas season with CC@S friends.

We also need volunteers to help with setup, hosting and cleanup. Please contact: Alicia Restrepo at restrepo@stanford.edu or better yet, sign up on this Google Sheet >>.

Wednesday evenings January 8 – February 26
We’ve just started the year of Luke. How does he tell the story? How does he understand who Jesus is? Each week, we’ll read a few chapters aloud and discuss their meaning for ancient Christians and for us. We’ll focus on the gospel as a unified story and how Luke portrays Jesus. Join Sr. Regena and Fr. Dominic for this timely Bible study. RSVP to Fr. Dominic at ddelay@stanford.edu.

Christmas Day Mass 12:30pm in Memorial Church; come early for caroling at 12:15pm

Gather with Stanford friends and community to celebrate the coming of Christ into the world.

(This event will take the place of both 4:30 and 9:00 PM Masses on this date.)

Celebrate the beautiful Catholic tradition of Las Posadas, honoring Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem with prayer, music by Mariachi Cardenal, delicious tamales, fun piñatas, and performances by Ballet Folklorico. Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends! We can’t wait to see you there!

Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose
Please join the Dominican Sisters to harvest olives. Bring your family and friends to take part in this fun annual tradition! Meet at 43326 Mission Circle in Fremont. RSVP to Sr. Gloria at gmjones@stanford.edu or text her at 650-793-3639. You can also let her know if you need or can provide transportation.

The Catholic community on campus will be praying the rosary together weekly on Wednesdays for the rest of fall quarter. Prayer will begin at 5:30 pm on the 3rd floor of Old Union (usually Room 304).

6 Monday Evenings at 7:00 PM, October 14–November 18

35% of the material in St. Luke’s Gospel appears only in that Gospel. An examination of those texts reveals a particularly Lucan understanding of life, ministry, and mission of Jesus. As we prepare to begin a liturgical year in which many of our Sunday Gospel Readings are taken from this Gospel, it is helpful to study those texts to know what themes can be expected in our worship life during this year. Fr. Bart will examine those texts thematically in 6 sessions.

STUDENTS: If you would like to participate in this class and need a ride, please contact Sr. Regena at srross@stanford.edu.

Ever wondered who your guardian angel is? Whether you have one on your shoulder to whisper good thoughts in your ear? Well, join us for “Your Guardian Angel and You”—a talk by Brother Scott Norgaard of the Dominican province of Most Holy Name of Jesus.

Come celebrate Mass with music, readings, prayers in Spanish.

Join fellow community members from Catholic Community at Stanford as we head to Common Roots Farm in Santa Cruz for a morning of volunteering. Work may include planting, harvesting, working soil, clearing beds, petting chickens, feeding sheep, or whatever needs to be done on the farm that day. The morning will begin at 9:30am and end around 12:30pm. We will provide lunch to those who wish to stay. We are unable to provide rides to the farm but will help volunteers coordinate carpooling.

Sign-up by November 14 at noon >> [Google Forms] to allow us time to plan lunch and coordinate rides. Sign ups after this date are ok if you plan to arrange your own transportation.

Contact Eric Lebel (elebel@stanford.edu) with any questions.

The Trivia Challenge is the annual fundraiser for Project Read of North San Mateo County. For the past many years, Larry Hu from our own CC@S, has assembled a group to compete in this event. Once again, he is looking for those interested to join him. Contact Larry Hu (lhu_ccas@yahoo.com)

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Come and pray in the meditative style of Taizé, amidst the candle-lit sanctuary of the church. May Divine mercy be attentive to our prayers for our world and our own lives.

students

The Office for Religious and Spiritual Life invites students of all faiths to connect and share a warm meal on Monday, November 11, 6:30-8:00pm, Old Union, 3rd floor Common Room. RSVP >> “I highly recommend this experience to our Catholic students!” – Fr. Dominic

St. Luke’s Catholic Medical Society & St. Thomas More Catholic Law Society will celebrate Mass for Catholic Medical and Law Students on Sunday, 10 November at 10:30am in the Grad Community Center. Brunch will follow! All Law and Med students are invited!

Online via Zoom.
The next film will be Leon Morin, Priest. This 1961 French drama, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, is set in during World War II in Occupied France. Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as Leon, with Emmanuelle Riva as a jaded, lapsed Catholic widow of a Jewish husband who falls in love with Leon.
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undergrad

Catholic Community at Stanford (CC@S) welcomes undergrads to participate in our annual Día De Los Muertos celebration on November 2nd behind Memorial Church. We will offer two rosary praying times, one in English at 6:30 PM and one in Spanish at 7:15 PM. Conchas y champurrado will be included! We will also construct an altar with photos of deceased loved ones, and we will print and frame the first 30 photos. RSVP through the CC@S app and see the altar from 5-9 PM.

¡Noche de Lotería! Join us on November 1 st at 7:30 in the Old Union 3 rd Floor Common Room as we play the traditional Mexican game, Lotería, to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos! We will have Pan Dulce (Mexican sweet bread), candy, and prizes. Bring a friend!

Holy Day of Obligation

Mass - Memorial Church

• 8:00 a.m.

• 12:20 p.m.

Confessions - Old Union 304

• 1:00 p.m.

“For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Eph. 6:12).

The Catholic Undergraduate Community will be hosting Fr. Gary Thomas, former diocesan exorcist of 15 years, as he discusses spiritual warfare in faith life and his experience as an exorcist.