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A Message from our Pastor, Fr. Bobby
St. Paul tells us: “If I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.” Maybe we hear these words too often, in that we may not pay attention to how important they are. There are many ways we are challenged to defend our faith and fight the power of evil, but if we do so without love being the motivation, we will be led astray. I ask God to help all of us confront our world not with hatred and self-righteousness, but with true loving concern for the good of all.
As noted, beginning next week our 11:00 a.m. mass will be bilingual, in English and Spanish. Because of the uncertainty of our times due to COVID, I am not sure how permanent this will be, but I am happy we can serve the needs of our parishioners and visiting brothers and sisters in love.
May the Lord bless you all! Fr. Bobby
Statement On Religious Exemption For Vaccination
Against COVID-19
“Receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccines ought to be understood as an act of charity toward the other members of our community. In this way, being vaccinated safely against COVID-19 should be considered an act of love of our neighbor and part of our moral responsibility for the common good.” - USCCB, Moral Considerations Regarding the New COVID-19 Vaccines
The following links might be helpful in understanding the morality of receiving the vaccine:
https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20201221_nota-vaccini-anticovid_en.html
https://www.usccb.org/news/2021/us-bishop-chairmen-doctrine-and-pro-life-address-use-johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine
https://www.cacatholic.org/CCC-vaccine-moral-acceptability
An informative article about Catholic Moral Teaching and Tradition and COVID-19 Vaccines
Jubilee Year Proclamation
As we emerge from a time of crisis, Jesus invites His Church in Los Angeles to rise anew. With providential timing, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has an occasion for such a new beginning: the 250th anniversary of the founding of Mission San Gabriel Archangel by St. Junípero Serra. As proclaimed at each Mass, Archbishop José H. Gomez has declared a Jubilee Year in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles beginning September 11, 2021, and concluding September 10, 2022. This “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year celebration will be a special time of grace not only to remember the rich legacy of the Catholic faith in this land but above all, to revive the life of faith in our local Church through a fresh proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the raising up of a new generation of missionary disciples. To read the proclamation letter of the Jubilee Year by Archbishop Gomez and to see additional information, visit forwardinmission.com.
Local Santa Ynez Valley Food Resources
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Food Bank Santa Barbara County Distribution Sites: |
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PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE - Food Distribution Program - |
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BUELLTON SENIOR CENTER |
Los Angeles Archdiocese - COVID-19 Update
"In this difficult moment, we ask God for his grace, that we might bear this burden together with patience and charity, united as one family of God in his universal Church." Archbishop Jose Gomez. Read a reflection on the pandemic from Archbishop Gomez...
"Keep your eyes fixed on the outstretched arms of Christ crucified, let yourself be saved over and over again." Pope Francis
