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, Thursday - Friday
10:00 am -1:00pm
​(Lunch 1:00 - 2:00pm)
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday
10:00am - 1:00pm
(Lunch 1:00 - 2:00pm
Staff Meeting 2:00 - 3:00pm)
3:00pm. - 5:00pm

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



​Our Lady Star of the Sea Congratulates
all of our students
receiving 1st Communion this year! 

May God and his Holy Spirit
guide you in your journey of faith. 

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Sunday May 27th 2018 @
Star of the Sea Parish Hall
9:00 a.m. – Noon 
Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage With your choice of Coffee, Tea, or Juice. $6 adults, $4 children 12 and under A portion of the proceeds benefits the Parish.
Presented by: The Knights of Columbus Santa Cruz
971 kofc971.org
Want to help? Contact Edwin in person or @ ent6655@gmail.com

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Easter Egg Hunt Gallery.

Words from the Pope

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Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner

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

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!

Fr. Clifton's Introduction to the Faith talks

We invite all our community to our good-bye gathering for
Fr. Joshua Clifton.
It will be held in our parish hall
Saturday, May 26th at
6:30pm.
Please feel free to bring a plate to share.
We will be celebrating
Fr. Roberto Vera's birthday as well. 

A NOTE FROM FR. ROB SULLIVAN

Dear Parish Community of Our Lady Star of the Sea,

“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom 1: 7).  My official name is Robert Sullivan, but I am commonly known as Fr. Rob or Fr. Robby.  A native of the Diocese of Monterey, I was born here in Santa Cruz and grew up in Watsonville.  I am from Irish and Mexican descent, and I am the youngest of four children.  From my parents and siblings, I learned the value of faith and the development of a relationship with God, which laid the foundation for my vocation.  
Following graduation from the University of Notre Dame in 2004, I joined the Congregation of Holy Cross, a religious community dedicated to being educators in the faith.  However, after discerning that I was not called to religious life, I returned to Watsonville, and two years later, became a seminarian in our diocese.  I completed my education at Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon, and became a priest on November 30, 2013.  
My first assignment was parochial vicar at Sacred Heart & St. Benedict Parish in Hollister, where I served four years.  Then, I moved to Salinas to serve as parochial vicar of Sacred Heart Parish, where I spent this past year.  And now, I am looking forward to serving and becoming a part of this community at Our Lady Star of the Sea.  I am passionate about the ministry of priesthood in general, and my greatest passions are preaching, youth, and RCIA.  I also enjoy reading, hiking, and watching movies.  May God bless you, now and always.

In Christ,

Fr. Rob Sullivan

Bible Study in English-

Please join our Bible Study sessions every Tuesday at 2:00pm in room 7 (next to the parish office). All are welcome!

Daily Readings

Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Lectionary: 319
1st Reading
That night the LORD spoke to Nathan and said:
"Go, tell my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD:
Should you build me a house to dwell in?
I have not dwelt in a house 
from the day on which I led the children of Israel 319
out of Egypt to the present, 
but I have been going about in a tent under cloth.
In all my wanderings everywhere among the children of Israel, 
did I ever utter a word to any one of the judges 
whom I charged to tend my people Israel, to ask: 
Why have you not built me a house of cedar?'

"Now then, speak thus to my servant David, 
'The LORD of hosts has this to say: 
It was I who took you from the pasture
and from the care of the flock
to be commander of my people Israel.
I have been with you wherever you went, 
and I have destroyed all your enemies before you.
And I will make you famous like the great ones of the earth.
I will fix a place for my people Israel; 
I will plant them so that they may dwell in their place
without further disturbance.
Neither shall the wicked continue to afflict them as they did of old, 
since the time I first appointed judges over my people Israel.
I will give you rest from all your enemies.
The LORD also reveals to you that he will establish a house for you.
And when your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, 
I will raise up your heir after you, sprung from your loins, 
and I will make his Kingdom firm.
It is he who shall build a house for my name.
And I will make his royal throne firm forever.
I will be a father to him,
and he shall be a son to me.
And if he does wrong, 
I will correct him with the rod of men
and with human chastisements; 
but I will not withdraw my favor from him 
as I withdrew it from your predecessor Saul, 
whom I removed from my presence.
Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me; 
your throne shall stand firm forever.'"

Nathan reported all these words and this entire vision to David.
​~2 SM 7:4-17

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