OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH

​515 FREDERICK ST.  
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062

PHONE:  (831) 429-1018  
FAX:  (831) 429-5832

Parish Office Hours
Monday, Wednesday - Friday
10:00 am -1:00pm
​(Lunch 1:00 - 2:00pm)
2:00pm - 5:00pm
(Tuesday's the
Parish Office is Closed)

Please note:
​1st Wednesday of every Month the parish office is closed from  2pm -3pm for staff meeting to best serve our community.
​Thank you for your understanding.

Through God's grace: may we live gratitude, proclaim his word,
love one another and be a voice of hope!

Immaculate Conception
Mass Schedule
Saturday, December 8th, 2018
8:00am Mass - English
​10:00am Mass - Spanish

Christmas Holiday Mass Schedule

Christmas Eve
4:00pm English Mass
4:00pm English Mass - Villa Maria
6:30pm Spanish Mass

12:00am (Midnight Mass) Bilingual

Christmas Day
9:00am English Mass
12:00pm Spanish Mass

Christ is born! 

Bible Study in English-

Please join our Bible Study sessions every Tuesday at 12:15pm in room 7 (next to the parish office). All are welcome!

Fr. Clifton's Introduction to the Faith talks

​OUR DEAR BISHOP RICHARD GARCIA HAS BEEN CALLED TO HIS HEAVENLY HOME...

For further information about our Bishop please click on the
​Diocese button down below...

All are invited to
Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Festival  
in our parish hall
Sunday, December 9th, 2018.
Starting at 9am. 
​We will have live music and delicious Mexican food: Tacos, Beef Stew, Pozole and lots more...

Happy birthday to all parishioners that were born in the month of December!

Every day is a great day to celebrate God's work. Special happy birthday wishes to all staff, volunteers and parishioners that celebrate their birthdays this month. May God continue to shower you with the many blessings you deserve!

Note from Fr. Robby.....

Happy New Year! Yes, I know it is December. Like our secular culture, the Church also has its own year. During the liturgical year, we celebrate particular mysteries of our faith. We have now begun the first season of the year, Advent, in which we focus on the mystery of the coming of Jesus Christ, both his first coming and his second coming (the word Advent comes from the Latin word adventus, meaning coming). Advent is a time of waiting and expectation. It has a two-fold character: it is a time of preparation for Christmas, in which the first coming of Jesus into our world is remembered, and it is also a time when we look forward to Christ’s second coming at the end of time. During the first couple of weeks, in the readings and prayers of the liturgy, we focus on the second coming and prepare ourselves to be ready for Christ’s return. In the last two weeks, especially from December 17-24, we pay attention to the first coming of Jesus. We read about the events surrounding his birth and we pray to be fully ready to celebrate Christmas. Although this season is not like the penitential season of Lent, it is appropriate as a way of preparation to pray more, to fast, and to do some works of charity. As we prepare ourselves to celebrate Christmas, may we not forget the true reason for the season. Come, Lord Jesus, come! 
In Christ’s peace, 
Fr. Robby

Daily Readings

  • Weekly Readings:
  • Mon:                     Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 50:16bc-23;
  •                               Mt 8:18-22
    Tuesday:              Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2;
  •                               Jn 10:24-29
    Wednesday:       Am 5:14-15, 21-24; Ps 50:7-13,
  •                               16bc-17;Mt 8:28-34 or, for   
  •                               dependence Day, any    
                                  readings from the Mass “For the
  •                               Country or  a City,” nos. 882-886,
  •                               or “For Peace and Justice,”                           
  •                                nos. 887-891
    Thursday:            Am 7:10-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 9:1-8
    Friday:                 Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30,
  •                              40, 131; Mt 9:9-13
    Saturday:            Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14;
  •                              Mt 9:14-17 
    Next Sun:           Ez 2:2-5; Ps 123:1-4; 2 Cor 12:7-10;
  •                              Mk 6:1-6a

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