Announcements: the Franciscans dedicate the Month of March to "April – Month of the Holy Face and the Redemption".  The Franciscan Saint for the first day of April is "The Servant of God Caesar of Speyer, Confessor, First Order ". 

*PARISH ACTIVITY: Holy Week & EASTER

Holy Thursday: No Morning Mass; Mass of the Lord's supper Bilingual (Eng/Span): 6pm; eucharistic Adoration starting at 8 pm 

Good Friday: Eucharistic Adoration ends at 12pm noon; Confessions 7am; Passion service with Stations of the Cross (Eng) 4:15pm; followed by Liturgy of the Word, Veneration of the Cross; and Holy Communion; Passion Service with Stations of the Cross (Span) 6:30pm; followed by Liturgy of the Word, Veneration of the Cross, and Holy Communion. 

 Holy Saturday: TENEBRAE (CANDLE LIGHT PRAYER SERVICE)  

 Soup and Stations of the Cross Schedule 3/28/25: No Evening Stations of the Cross; Confirmation Mass 4/4/25: English - Faith Formation, Youth Group Spanish - Faith Formation 4/11/25: English - Food Locker, STVP, Lectors Spanish - Eucharistic Ministers, Sacristans 

Donations for Easter plants In celebration of Easter, we would like to decorate St. Mary's Church in lovely springtime plants. We invite our parishioners to honor our Lord's Resurrection by donating so that we are able to purchase these plants. Please place your donation in an envelope and mark it “Easter Plants” and place your donations in the collection basket or drop it off at the parish office mail slot. Thank you for your generosity!

 Children Baptisms 

Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, will be the next date to celebrate English Baptisms. The next Baptism class is on Wednesday, April 4th at 7pm. Please call the parish office or email Sandra at: sandra@stmarysvacaville.com to register your child for baptism or to attend the prep class or for additional baptism information. You would need to be register to the class to be able to attend. 

Let’s encounter the heart of the Bible together! 

Every Thursday at 7pm in Rooms 1 & 2 Join us as we walk through Scripture, take you deeper into the truths of the Gospel message, and teach you how to draw yourself and loved ones back to Jesus Christ and His Church. Lenten Penance Service April 9th, 2025 at 6:30pm 

PRAY FOR… Please keep the following people in your prayers: for those suffering illnesses and those in need of our prayers… 

Rey & Rita Lopez, Blake Dombrowski, Lois Zeimet, Mary Hanna, Cheryl Talton, Fausto Jacobo, Ida Aquilina, Dimitri Spathis, Norma Lopez, Fr. McFadden, Helen DiCarlo, Seija Weeks, Patricia Cleary, Jerry Munkholm, Rita Douglas, newborn Beau Huegal, Nyelli Fregoso, Charles M. Fox, Noah Salas, Kiyoko Hanna, Juan Berumen, Ben Chu, Justin Johnson Carolyn Bradley, Lourdes Erickson, Katherine Murray, Yolanda Addiego, and the homebound. Please keep the participants of our Confirmation retreat in your prayers. May this retreat be a time of deep spiritual growth, and may the Holy Spirit guide and strengthen them as they prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation. 

Lenten Penance Service April 9th, 2025 at 6:30pm 

Universal Church Notable topics:

* Who will be the NEXT POPE?  The College of Cardinals Report:  Learn about the cardinalate and how the next Pope will be chosen...The College of Cardinals Report 

* An in-depth Close Look at the College of Cardinals: story from Rorate Caeli on 12/12/2024...RORATE CÆLI: THE UPCOMING CONCLAVE: A Close Look at the College of Cardinals (Exclusive for Rorate) 

* NEW!!!  see the new content in menu section (above) under "Resources" and the "More Resources".  Ex: the new "College of Cardinals Report" by Diane Montagna. 

* Article by Rorate Caeli: "Collapse: 12 years of the Bergoglio Age in Numbers"... Startling Statistics on the Church Attendance by the Numbers 

THE GREAT COMMISSION, ordered by Our Lord Jesus:

Mat 28:18  And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth. 

Mat 28:19  Going therefore, teach ye all nations: baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. 

Mat 28:20  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.