Every Friday during Lent we will be having Stations of the Cross and a Soup Dinner on Fridays at 6PM in Old Union 215

Women of the Year-Round Community:
Do you want to do something a little extra for Lent? One of our community members has offered to facilitate a six week prayer group for women. It will meet on Tuesday evenings during Lent from 7:30 until 9:00 pm. The off-campus location is still TBD. The group members will explore the readings for the Sundays of Lent, following the gospel of Luke. This is not a bible study, but a prayerful faith-sharing experience. There are places still available, and if you are interested, email Nancy Greenfield at ngreenfield875@gmail.com. It will be one of the best things you can do for yourself this Lenten season!

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, March 9 at 10:30am in the Grad Community Center. Brunch will follow! All Law and Med students are invited!

We will be offering confessions this Sunday, March 9 at Memorial Church at 8:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m. and 8:40 p.m.

Ash Wednesday is upon us! We’re offering a number of services throughout the day to start off the Lenten season:
8:00 a.m. Mass
12:00 p.m. Ecumenical Service
5:00 p.m. Mass
8:00 p.m. Mass

View, Download or Print Program (PDF) >>

Let’s get together to celebrate Mardi Gras at our Dominican priests’ residence (“Arbor House”) in Menlo Park with a festive dinner of gumbo, jambalaya, red beans & rice, and many delicious sweets and sides!

If you can help set up or bring desserts, please sign up >> [Google Sheets]

Online via Zoom.
The next film will be Conclave, a 2024 political thriller film directed by Edward Berger, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini. Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Fiennes) organizes a conclave to elect the next pope and finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about the major candidates.
[ Read more on how to watch, how to join the group » ]

undergrad, grad student

Join our Muslim sisters and brothers for the evening meal that breaks their all-day fast. Come and support them during Ramadan, their “Lent.” RSVP >> for one of the limited spaces.

undergrad

CC@S invites you to our Dance Fiesta On-Call on Friday, February 28 at 7:30 PM in OU 3rd Floor Common Room. Join us for a night of dancing swing, salsa, cumbia, bachata, zapateado, line dancing, and many more types of social dance. Come learn and dance with us! There will also be snacks and refreshments. RSVP >> [Google Forms]

Join CC@S for Trivia Night! There will be 4 rounds of trivia on a variety of topics, as well as snacks and socializing. This is a team event, however registration is individual. Don’t worry if you don’t have a team, many teams form at the event. To RSVP contact Anthony at aaordona@msn.com

undergrad, grad student

Join the Office for Religious and Spiritual Life, for dinner and Great Conversation! No experience necessary! Students of All faith (and No faith) Are welcome! Get ready to eat! Please RSVP >> so that we can have enough food [stanford.us2.list-manage.com]

Bishop Oscar Cantú and the Diocese of San Jose invite you to a special Mass in honor of Black History Month. There will be a reception in the parish hall after Mass. If you have any questions, contact caddsj@gmail.com

Register for the free reception >>

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.

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.

[ Register for Retreat >> ]

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.