OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH

​515 FREDERICK ST.  SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062   PHONE:  (831) 429-1018  

Through God's grace: may we live gratitude, proclaim his word, love one another and ​be a voice of hope!
Parish Office Hours
Monday  10AM -5PM
TUESDAY CLOSED
Wednesday 10AM - 5PM
Thursday 10AM -5PM
Friday 10AM - 5PM
(1pm-2pm lunch)
Pastor
Rev. Robert Sullivan (831) 429-1018 ext. 111
Associate Pastor
Rev. Timothy Nondorf (831) 429-1018 ext. 121
Receptionist
Yuly Aquino (831) 429-1018

MASS SCHEDULE

Monday        8am Mass - English
                       6:30pm Mass - Spanish
Tuesday        8am Mass - English
Wednesday 8am Mass - English
                       6:30pm Mass - Spanish
Thursday      8am Mass - English
Friday            8am Mass - English
​Saturday       6:00pm Mass - Spanish
​Sunday         8:00am Mass -English
                      10am Mass - English
                      12:00pm Mass - Spanish
                      7:00pm Mass - Spanish

Holy Week Schedule

Palm Sunday, April 9th & 10th,2022
4:00pm Mass - English Villa Maria (Sat)
6:00pm Mass - Spanish (Sat.)
8:00am  Mass - English
10:00am - Mass - English
12:00pm -Mass - Spanish
7:00pm - Mass -Spanish

Holy Thursday, April 14th, 2022
7:00pm Bilingual Mass

Good Friday, April 15th, 2022
11:30am Stations of the Cross -English
12:00pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord - English
6:00pm Stations of the Cross - Spanish
6:30pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord - Spanish
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 Holy Saturday, April 16th, 2022
8:00pm Bilingual Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday, April 17th, 2022
8:00am Mass -English
10:00am Mass - English
12:00pm Mass - Spanish 

PARISH UPDATES:

  • The next Baptismal Preparation Classes for parents and godparents will be held Thursday, March10th, in English & Thursday, March 17th in Spanish both classes are held in the church at 7pm.
  • AMA 2022 "Love One Another As I Have Loved You" campaign has begun. Please help us support a variety of ministies such as: Catechetical Ministy, Deacon Formation, Hispanic Ministry, Respect Life, Vocations, Youth Ministry to name a few. Once we reach our Diocesan goal all the additional funds will return to our parish for the hall repairs. Online donations are available through the Diocesan link down below or through our online donation link. Again thank you in advance for your generosity.
  • Easter Sunday - please come and join us after the English 10am mass or Spanish noon mass for our annual Easter Egg Hunt extravanza in our parish park! We encourage your kiddos to bring easter egg baskets. All are welcome!
updated 3/25/2022

St. Vincent de Paul Pantry is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10am - 12pm.

Annual Ministy Appeal 2022

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 
As we enter this season of renewal, we are reminded of our Lord's greatest commandment: Love one another, as I have loved you. Your tremendous support throughout this pandemic has strengthened the bonds that unite your parish and our whole Diocese. This commandment of love can be manifested through your giving to the Annual Minsitry Appeal, where your donations fund and make possible the many ministries that our diocese carries out to help those most in need. Thank you for prayerfully considering a gift to the 2022 AMA. 
Sincerely in Christ,   
                                               Most Reverand Daniel E. Garcia 
                                                                      Bishop of Monterey
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Lenten Season

We begin our lenten season Friday, March 4th with reconciliaiton at 5pm, Stations of the Cross at 6:00pm and lent dinners will be available for pick-up at 6:30pm. The menu details are soon to come...

Give Plus Mobile App

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We are pleased to announce that we have a simple way for our community to donate to our church. Download the GivePlus Mobile App for a click away to support our parish. This allows you to donate one time, weekly, biweekly, monthly to the ministry of your choosing.  God bless your generosity!
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What is the Synod and the Consultation ?
Pope Francis is inviting all the world’s Catholics to participate in a consultation about how we experience “journeying together” as Church and where we feel the Spirit may be leading us, as Church, into the future.   The invitation is to listen to one another and our faith experiences.
This consultation will bring together all of us in a gathering the Church calls a “synod.” The theme for this process:  A Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission, concluding 2023.
 
Why?
The Catholic Church is facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities all over the world. Many have stopped practicing their faith. Divisions are experienced everywhere. The pandemic has had a negative impact. In this crucial moment, the Church is forging a pathway to profound renewal. The Church is holding a consultation to encounter one another, listen to each other’s experiences, and seek to discover what God is calling the Church to do in these times. The hope is to strengthen all aspects of our Church on every level and revitalize our mission in the world. Click here to find out more....

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

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!

Reconciliation:
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Confessions are every Friday starting at 5pm held in the Chapel behind the Church.
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Act of Contrition
My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good,
I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us.
In His name, my God, have mercy.  Amen.
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 
Robin and Michael Dunlap, John Stocker Jr.,Brittany Sparks, Josefine Baiz, Rene Bryard, Ruth Jacobs, Sadie Godinez, Yaned Godinez, Oscar Gonzalez, Guadalupe Gonzalez, The Bettencourt Family, Yolanda Soto, Norma Magaña, Agustin Ortiz, Kathleen McGinnis, Marie Willowby, Sr. Patty Doyle, Jackie McDow, Jonathan Perez, Irma Pini, Betty & Mike Marzorini, Joseph Barbic, Betty Campton, Bobby Spurgeon, Marie Thornton, Francis Lopez, Craig McNair, Brian Murtha, Phil Bagnasco, Luz Elena Gandara, Dionicia Sepeda, Traci Ghaffarian, Marina Ortega Mata, Trini Mendez, Lila Adair, Celita Labajo, and William Smith.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR LOVED ONES THAT PASSED AWAY
Alex Escobedo Sr., Mavis Drake, Mary Burdick, Maria Estela Saldana, Joyce Bush, Mary Ellen Poth, Apolonio Ramirez, Lourdes Ramirez, Raul Marin, Pat Zonca, Helen Stoodley, Donald Dempewolf, Javier Romero, Norma Kriege, Ann Michaelis, Jovita Martin, Wilfrido Rojas,  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. Padre Pio Powerful Healing Prayer

Heavenly Father, I thank you for loving me.
I thank you for sending your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ,
to the world to save and to set me free.
 trust in your power and grace that sustain and restore me.
Loving Father, touch me now with your healing hands,
for I believe that your will is for me to be well in mind, body, soul and spirit.
​Cover me with the most precious blood of your Son,
our Lord, Jesus Christ from the top of my head to the soles of my feet.
Cast anything that should not be in me.
Root out any unhealthy and abnormal cells.
Open any blocked arteries or veins and rebuild and replenish any damaged areas.
Remove all inflammation and cleanse any infection by the power of Jesus’ precious blood. Let the fire of your healing love pass through my entire body to heal and make new any diseased areas so that my body will function the way you created it to function.
​Touch also my mind and my emotion, even the deepest recesses of my heart.

Saturate my entire being with your presence, love, joy and peace and draw me ever closer to you every moment of my life. And Father, fill me with your Holy Spirit and empower me to do your works so that my life will bring glory and honor to your holy name. I ask this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Amen​

Words from the Pope

Click to learn more about Pope Francis

Daily Readings