OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH

​515 FREDERICK ST.  
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062

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

Parish Office is closed through April 12th, 2020.


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

Sunday Mass Live stream:

Fr. Robby Sullivan will be celebrating mass this Sunday at 10am in English and 12pm in Spanish live stream via our Facebook page. The psalms to the right are for 4/5/20 mass. We encourage you to print them in advance to follow along.  Please follow us on Facebook by clicking on the icon down below.

Continue to support our parish...

Your contributions during this time of need are greatly appreciated. You may donate online or mail donations to 515 Frederick St. Santa Cruz, CA 95062. For online donations please click below. It’s easy! 
Please continue to pray the Rosary at 1pm as we unite in prayer for the well being of our brothers and sisters. 

Please pray for the following intentions:

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK 
Norma Magaña, Agustin Ortiz, Kathleen McGinnis, Jen Gutierrez, Marie Willowby, Pat Zonca, Sr. Patty Doyle, Jackie McDow, Charlie Curry, Paige Curry, Fr. George Batchelder, Jonathan Perez, Dan Shearburn, Irma Pini, Betty & Mike Marzorini, Joseph Barbic, Betty Campton, Bobby Spurgeon, Marie Thornton,  Norma Kriege, Ann Michaelis, Francis Lopez, Craig McNair, Brian Murtha, Phil Bagnasco, Luz Elena Gandara, Dionicia Sepeda, Mary Burdick, Joyce Bush, Traci Ghaffarian, Marina Ortega Mata, Trini Mendez, Lila Adair, Celita Labajo, William Smith and Helen Stoodley.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR LOVED ONES THAT PASSED AWAY
John Winston Tauriac Sr., Sam Wells and Jim Franks.

Feel free to email nancy@ourladystar.org if you would like us to add your loved ones on either list. The lists are updated daily. 

St. Vincent de Paul Ministry Announcement:

We will continue to provide food for our needy through this time as it's considered an essential need. Our food distribution is on Tuesday's & Thursday's from 10am - 12pm. 

Pandemic

What if you thought of it
as the Jews consider the Sabbath--
the most sacred of times?
Cease from travel.
Cease from buying and selling.
Give up, just for now,
on trying to make the world
different than it is.
Sing. Pray. Touch only those
to whom you commit your life.
Center down.
And when your body has become still,
reach out with your heart.
Know that we are connected
in ways that are terrifying and beautiful.
(You could hardly deny it now.)
Know that our lives
are in one another’s hands.
(Surely, that has come clear.)
Do not reach out your hands.
Reach out your heart.
Reach out your words.
Reach out all the tendrils
of compassion that move, invisibly,
where we cannot touch.
Promise this world your love–
for better or for worse,
in sickness and in health,
so long as we all shall live.
— Lynn Ungar 3/11/20

Holy Week Schedule 2020

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

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!

Diocese of Monterey Updates....

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

Words from the Pope

Click to learn more about Pope Francis

Announcements:

The County of Santa Cruz has ordered all residents in Santa Cruz County to stay in their homes and only leave to perform essential functions.  The order is from March 17th through April 12th.  

What does this mean for people?
People may only leave their homes in the following cases:
  1. To get food, clothing, shelter, medical supplies, to see a physician or nurse for themselves, members of their households and their pets.  Please see the order for more information on when a resident may leave his/her house.  I have pasted a link to the order at the end of this email – scroll down to the bottom of the article for the actual order.
  2. They may leave to go to work if they work in an essential business.  Essential businesses include grocery stores, drug stores, banks, healthcare providers, hospitals, hardware stores, schools and similar businesses outlined in section 10 of the order.  
What this mean for our parish?
  1. Religious services are not exempted from this order which means that you cannot have mass or any gatherings at the parish.  Bishop Danny is asking that we abide by the County’s order.  
  2. The parish office must be closed.
This order has the force of law and we must abide by it. Let us continue to pray for the wellbeing of our community, country and world. 
Updated: 3/17/2020

Daily Readings