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Invitation from Fr. Mike Quinn, Pastor

Dear St. Brendan Parishioners: 

As your pastor, I would like to personally invite you, on behalf of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, to participate in the preparatory process for the upcoming Synod of Bishops on Synodality. This is an unprecedented opportunity and the Archdiocese of San Francisco is kicking off the process on the weekend of January 15th & 16th by asking all parishioners to take the Disciple Maker Index Survey being offered through the Archdiocese.

The Disciple Maker Index Survey is a nationally recognized survey administered at parishes around the United States and Canada since 2013 by the Catholic Leadership Institute. The results from this survey will provide baseline feedback from which content for engagement sessions will be developed next month. The process will continue in February and March with engagement sessions offered throughout the Archdiocese. You will be able to take this survey online or you can also fill out a paper survey. We will have more information for you in the upcoming week on how to access the survey. We are seeking 100% participation between January 15th through February 15th. For more information, please go to 
www.sfarch.org/synod.

Thank you,
Fr. Mike Quinn

Adsumus, Sancte Spiritus
(​"We Stand Before You, Holy Spirit")


​We stand before You, Holy Spirit,
          as we gather together in Your name.
With You alone to guide us,
          make Yourself at home in our hearts;
Teach us the way we must go and
          how we are to pursue it.
We are weak and sinful;
          do not let us promote disorder.
          Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path            nor partiality influence our actions.
Let us find in You our unity
          so that we may journey together to eternal life
          and not stray from the way of truth
          and what is right.
All this we ask of You,
          who are at work in every place and time,
          in the communion of the Father and the Son,
          forever and ever. Amen.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Synodal Process

What is a synod?

A synod is a council of the Church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word synod is from the Greek sinodos (σύνοδος) meaning “assembly” or “meeting” and is similar to the Latin concilium meaning “council”. Sometimes the phrase “general synod” or “general council” refers to an ecumenical council, like the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).
Objective of this Synodal Process

The objective of the Synod s not to provide a temporary or one-time experience of synodality, but rather to provide an opportunity for the entire People of God to discern together how to move forward on the path towards being a more synodal Church in the long-term. Pope Francis characterizes the two interrelated goals of this process of listening: “to listen to God, so that with him we may hear the cry of his people; to listen to his people until we are in harmony with the will to which God calls us.”
What is the current Synod?

In the ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the institution of the Synod of Bishops in October 2015, Pope Francis declared that “the world in which we live, and which we are called to love and serve, even with its contradictions, demands that the Church strengthen cooperation in all areas of her mission.” (For a Synodal Church handbook) This call to cooperate in the mission of the Church is addressed to the entire People of God. In April 2021, Pope Francis initiated a synodal journey of the whole People of God, to begin in October 2021 in each local Church and culminating in October 2023 in the Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

How to Participate

What are the participation opportunities for the parish and parishioners?

There will be a variety of ways for people to get involved in the Synod Process, as individuals or as part of your parish community. We encourage everyone to participate in any additional informal activities for formation, fellowship and prayer, that are organized at the parish. The two primary ways you can participate are:

1. Participate in the Disciple Maker Index Survey which will be offered at every parish in the Archdiocese from January 15 to February 15. This is an opportunity for every Catholic to provide personal feedback towards this process.
2. Attend one of many Engagement Sessions held in-person and virtually throughout the Archdiocese in February and March. These facilitated sessions will allow the People of God to engage with one another and listen to each other’s journey.
COMPLETED 
January 15 - February 15, 2022
COMPLETED

2022 Syond Timeline

January 15 – February 14, 2022
Disciple Maker Index opens to all in the Archdiocese

February 26 – March 6, 2022
In person and virtual Synod listening sessions take place
(More information to come)

March 2022
Results of Disciple Maker Index made available to parishes by the Archdiocese

April 2, 2022
Submission of Synod Synthesis submitted to USCCB
LOCATION
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St. Brendan the Navigator
29 Rockaway Ave.
San Francisco CA 94127
In the Archdiocese of San Francisco


415.681.4225
​saintbrendanchurchsf@gmail.com
OFFICE HOURS

Regular Hours
Monday - Friday  8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Holidays
The rectory office is closed on Independence Day,
​Labor Day, and other official holidays.
 Regular Mass Schedule
Monday-Friday   8:15 am (+ online)
Saturday 8:15 am (+ online)


Regular Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday 5:00 pm Vigil (+ online)

Sunday 7:30 am, 9:30 am (+ online), 11:30 am


Holy Days of Obligation and Ash Wednesday
8:15 am, 6:00 pm

Confession

Saturday  4:00 pm-4:45 pm or by appointment.

Baptisms
Saturday (only) - usually at 10:00 a.m. Contact the parish office for more information. 

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm Adoration Chapel open.
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