Rio Vista, CA 94571
130 S. 4th St.
Rio Vista, CA 94571
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Adoration Times
- 1st Friday: 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM First Friday of every month. Starts after the 8:00 AM Mass. Everyone is welcome.
Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a time Catholics (or anyone with a prayerful heart) take to worship the true God in the person of Jesus Christ Who is really, truly present in the eucharistic host.
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Confession
- Saturday: 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM Or by Appointmment
Church Confession room
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2023 Fall Parish Census
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Bulletins and Announcements (Upcoming Events are in Bulletins)
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Parish Renewal Retreat Schedule - 2024 & 2025
All Parish Renewal Retreats are Held in the Parish Hall (Except September 14, 2024)
Check-In: 8:30 AM
9:00 AM-12:30 PM
PLEASE ADD THESE DATES TO YOUR CALENDAR
The Parish Renewal Mission Statement is Available Under the About Tab
2024 - 2025 - Theme: Mercy and Forgiveness (God's Enduring Love)Date Title Subtitle Ministry Hosts 12.7.2024
SaturdayHoly Eucharist & Adoration Personal Response to Jesus Christ - Lord and Savior: Holy Spirit Music, Charismatic, Catechism, Adoration 2.1.2025
SaturdayFirst Fridays Church Putting Life in Christ First Ministers of the Liturgy, Stewardship 4.26.2025
SaturdayReconciliation & Divine Mercy Life of Church Responding to God's Life & Mercy in Relationship to Others Divine Mercy, Lectio Divina, Buildings, Zoom Bible Study -
Stewardship
Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.
St. Augustine
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Stewardship Event Calendar - 2024 & 2025
September 2024
St. Joseph Parih Festival at Portuguese Hall - September 8, 2024
Parish Renewal Retreat - September 14, 2024, at Our Lady of Chau Son Monastery, 14080 Leary Rd. Walnut Grove - in Spanish only.
Parish Social after Sunday Masses - September 22, 2024
October 2024Community Event - Bass Derby - October 13,14,15, 2024 Parish Social after Sunday Masses - October 27, 2024 St. Vincent dePaul Walk for the Poor, Rio Vista - October 5, 2024 at 9 AM from parish hall to the bridge and back. November 2024
Grief Ministry - Special Mass for Grief, November 16, 2024
December 2024
Parish Renewal Retreat - December 7, 2024, parish hall - see retreat schedule above
Cultural Event - Mananitas La Posada
Cultural Event - Simbang Gabi
February 2025
Parish Renewal Retreat, February 1, 2025, parish hall - see retreat schedule above
Diocesan Annual Appeal
April 2025
Parish Renewal Retreat, April 26, 2025, parish hall - see retreat schedule above. This is the last scheduled retreat of our three-year retreat calendar. -
In Memorium - “Requiescat in Pace”
Please pray for the repose of the souls for our recently departed parishioners and former parishioners:
March 2024
Manuel Lira
Melvin Alvarez
Cecilia Zavala Chavez
Eduardo Martinez Martinez
April 2024Monsignor Albert O’Connor (Fr. Mervin's friend)
Jorge Armando Zaragoza Garcia
Ligaya ApalitJune 2024
Sergio Castorena Jr.
Judy Schindler
Thomas SanchezAugust 2024
Mary Macedo
Dave Ross
September 2024
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Catholic Link
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Bp. Barron's Reflections
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Parish Information
Baptisms
Dates & Time: 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month at 11:00 A.M. Preparation class for parents & Godparents is on the 1st Thursday of the month in the Parish Hall at 5:30 P.M. and must be scheduled before the baptism date is set. Please call the office for more information and to schedule.
Other Sacraments
See Sacraments & Liturgy
Parish Ministries and Catholic Organizations
See below
Bible Study
Next Session: To be announced; watch the bulletin for updates.Parish Finance Council (PFC)
Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month.
Leader: Mike Pine
Parish Pastoral Council (PPC)
Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Leader: Jim McCracken
RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Leader: Catherine Medrano
Contact parish office
Faith Formation for Children
Leader: Elsa Vega
Email: [email protected]
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Today's Readings
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News from the Vatican
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On the first day of the final session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, the study group responsible for evaluating the female diaconate has said that it is a form of Holy Orders, and therefore...
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A couple working at the bank, with three young children, had announced their plans to marry shortly before the new regulation came into effect.
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Pope Francis Wednesday inaugurated the final session of his Synod of Bishops on Synodality, urging participants to be humble in listening to others and to be open to ideas and positions that are...
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National Catholic Register
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Daniel Ibanez Holy Mass presided over by Pope Francis for the Opening of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Oct. 2, 2024. This week Pope...
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Alyssa Murphy St. Francis of Assisi said, "If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will...
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Credit: The Archdiocese of Southwark Children with the Southwark Singing Programme sing the hymn “The Power of the Cross” at St. George's Cathedral in Southwark...
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Vatican YouTube
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Eucharistic Revival Blog
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2 weeks agoWhen we encounter painful areas of our lives, we can bring those to Jesus in the Eucharist. -
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3 weeks agoEucharistic faith is not some blind faith or a flight into the irrational. Eucharistic faith is entirely reasonable. -
4 weeks agoA Congress attendee shares her grace-filled experience at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis this past July.
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