St. Mary's Cathedral
Gough and Geary St. in San Francisco - ( 415 ) 567 - 2020

May 10, 10 a.m.: The Canossian Daughters of Charity invite all to join them in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of their order. Celebrants are Archbishop George Niederauer, Bishop Ignatius Wang and Bishop - elect William Justice. For information, contact Sister Neck Guan at ( 415 ) 681 - 4225.

May 14, 7 p.m.: Talk by Gil Bailie, a nationally known Catholic lecturer and author, Easter in the "Meantime" - The Joy of Mission and Service, combining theology and anthropology for unique insights into faith. For more information, call ( 415 ) 651 - 4171, or visit www.ccgaction.org.

May 18, 11 a.m.: Annual Pro - Life Essay Contest Liturgy and awards ceremony. Archbishop George Niederauer will preside and award prizes to contest winners. A reception follows in the Cathedral's St. Francis Hall. Contact Vicki Evans at ( 415 ) 614 - 5533 or evansv@sfarchdiocese.org

Good Health
May 10, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Peripheral arterial disease screening at St. Mary's Medical Center, 450 Stanyan St. in San Francisco. Registration is limited and necessary. Call ( 800 ) 984 - 9808. Visit www.stmarysmedicalcenter.org.

May 10, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Free skin cancer screenings by UCSF dermatologists at Castro - Mission Health Center, 3850 17th St. at Noe in San Francisco. May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month.

Taize/Chanted Prayer
1st Friday at 8 p.m.: Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan. Call ( 650 ) 340 - 7452; Young Adults are invited each first Friday of the month to attend a social at 6 p.m. prior to Taize prayer at 8 p.m. The social provides light refreshments and networking with other young adults. Convenient parking is available. For information contact, mercyyoungadults@sbcglobal.net.

1st Friday at 7:30 p.m.: Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at ( 650 ) 322 - 3013.

Tuesdays at 6 p.m.: Notre Dame Des Victoires Church, 566 Bush at Stockton, San Francisco with Rob Grant. Call ( 415 ) 397 - 0113.

2nd Friday at 8 p.m.: Our Lady of the Pillar, 400 Church St. in Half Moon Bay. Call Cheryl Fuller at ( 650 ) 726 - 2249.

3rd Friday, 8 p.m.: Woodside Priory Chapel, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley. Contact Benedictine Father Martin at ( 650 ) 851 - 6133 for directions or information.

Tridentine Mass
The traditional Latin Mass according to texts and rubrics from before Vatican II is celebrated at locations and times below.

First Friday of the month, 7 p.m.: St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Rd. at Glen Way in East Palo Alto. Mass is followed by Benediction. For more information, call ( 650 ) 322 - 2152.

Sundays at 12:15 p.m.: Holy Rosary Chapel at St. Vincent School for Boys. For more information, call St. Isabella Parish at ( 415 ) 479 - 1560.

Trainings/Lectures/Respect Life
June 7, 8, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.: "The Art and Science of Love: A Weekend Workshop for Couples" at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park. Presented by licensed marriage and family therapists, Robert Navarra of the seminary faculty, and Lynda Voorhees, this workshop provides tools designed to enhance strong relationships and provides a road map for repair for those that are struggling. Cost is $500 per couple. For more information and registration, contact Navarra at ( 650 ) 593 - 8087 or visit www. robertnavarra.net.

Food & Fun May 17, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.: The First Annual Monsignor Harry Bocce Tournament and Picnic at home of the Bocce Federation, Albert Park, 550 B St. in San Rafael. Day includes warm - up sessions from 8:30 a.m. accompanied by light breakfast and coffee; bocce games from 9:30 a.m. with a barbecue lunch at noon. Championship round and awards at approximately 4 p.m. Sodas, beer and wine are available throughout the day. Entry fee - includes all of the above - is $300 per team of 4 - 6 players. Players must be at least 18 years of age. Picnickers, spectators of all ages welcome at $25 per person. Proceeds benefit media projects of God Squad Productions, founded and directed by Msgr. Harry Schlitt, vicar for administration for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Contact Jan Schachern at ( 415 ) 244 - 0771 or janschachern@mac.com.

May 30, 31, June 1: St. Pius Church's Festival of Fun at 1100 Woodside Rd. in Redwood City. Includes games of chance, children's games, arts and crafts and entertainment. Friday, 6 - 10 p.m.; Saturday, noon - 10 p.m.; Sunday, noon - 8 p.m. The Late Nite Catechism II dinner comedy show is on June 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets at $60 include a chicken dinner. Childcare available for 4 to 10 - year - olds. Enjoy the Friday night dance featuring music by Busta Groove. Tickets are $25. Call Elizabeth Krebs at ( 650 ) 364 - 2766 for more information.

June 7: The 140th running of the Belmont Stakes at the Dominican Sisters Vision of Hope 1st Annual Day at the Races at Golden Gate Fields, 1100 Eastshore Hwy., Berkeley. Enjoy valet parking, admission to the Turf Club, Daily Racing Form, brunch/prime rib buffet, tax and gratuity. Reserved seating in the first two rows - $75 per person; regular open seating in the last two rows - $50 per person. For more information or tickets, call ( 510 ) 533 - 5768 before May 10.

June 12, 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m: An evening with Rwandan holocaust survivor and author, Immaculee Ilibagiza, who shares her story of faith, hope and forgiveness at St. Paul Church, 29th St. at Church in San Francisco. Immaculee is known throughout the world for her book, "Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Genocide," In 1994, the start of the massacres, Immaculee was a young college student who fled for her life, living more than three months hidden with seven other refugees in the small bathroom of a sympathetic clergyman. When she emerged, she found that her entire family - parents, grandparents and siblings - had been wiped out, an atrocity she has been remarkably able to move beyond forgiving all the aggressors who brought it about. Her talks are about her finding in God and prayer the power to forgive. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. For tickets, phone St. Paul Church office at ( 415 ) 648 - 7538. Parking available. Book signing/merchandise sales immediately following in the St. Paul Parish Center next door to the church.

June, 13, 14, 15: The 28th annual Nativity Carnival at Nativity School in Menlo Park, corner of Oak Grove and Laurel; 12 carnival rides, car raffle, silent auction, Saturday night casino, food and game booths, live entertainment and more. More details can be found at www.nativitycarnival.org.

Serra Club
May 22, noon: Regular meeting of the Serra Club of San Francisco at Italian American Social Club, 25 Russia St., off Mission Street in San Francisco. Speaker is Good Shepherd Sister Elizabeth Schille who will talk about Gracecenter the residential treatment program for women with problems of addiction; $15 for lunch. Non - members welcome. Call Paul Crudo at ( 415 ) 566 - 8224.

Vallombrosa Retreat Center
350 Oak Grove Ave. in Menlo Park - Call ( 650 ) 325 - 5614 or visit www.vallombrosa.org.

Weekend Session, May 23 - 25: Sacred Healing Retreat led by Dominican Sister Joan Prohaska. Learn the healing code. Using our bodies as portals to the divine energy of God, experience the interconnectedness of the chakras, the sacraments, the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the beatitudes of Jesus, to become the healing Light of Christ to our world. Cost for weekend session is $195 single room/$175 shared room.

TV/Radio
Sunday, 6 a.m., WB Channel 20/Cable 13 and KTSF Channel 26/Cable 8: TV Mass with Msgr. Harry Schlitt presiding.

Saturday, 4 p.m.: Religious programming in Cantonese over KVTO 1400 AM, co - sponsored by the Chinese Ministry and Chinese Young Adults of the Archdiocese.

1st Sunday, 5 a.m., CBS Channel 5: "Mosaic," featuring conversations on current Catholic issues.

3rd Sunday, 5:30 a.m., KRON Channel 4: "For Heaven's Sake," featuring conversations about Catholic spirituality.

KSFB Catholic Radio 1260 AM offers daily Mass, rosary and talk on the faith - visit www.ihradio.org

Arts & Entertainment
May 14, 7:30 p.m.: Instrumental Spring Concert featuring talent from Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, 1055 Ellis between Franklin and Gough, San Francisco. Call ( 415 ) 775 - 6626 or visit www.shcp.edu.

May 16, 17, 8 p.m.; May 18, 1:30 p.m.: Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" at Notre Dame Elementary School auditorium, 659 Pine St., San Francisco. Tickets are $7.50. Call Paddy at ( 415 ) 246 - 1749.

May 24, 5:30 p.m.: "Spring Musicale Dinner Concert," an evening of musical classics and nostalgic Filipino love songs featuring highly acclaimed performers J. Greg Zuniega, piano, Sim Zuniega, violinist, Minda D. Azarcon, conductor, Senen Bagos, Jr., tenor, Janine B.Castillo, mezzo - soprano. Proceeds benefit St. Anne of the Sunset Parish, 850 Judah St., SF www.stanne - sf.org. Tickets are $50. Call Tessie Velicaria at ( 415 ) 665 - 1600, ext. 22 or Precie Agaton at ( 415 ) 564 - 7487 or e - mail Bernadette Hynson at rbbsfo@comcast.net. Free parking. No tickets sold at door.

Reunions
May 10, noon: Class of 1953 from the now - closed Most Holy Redeemer Elementary School at Caesar's Restaurant, Powell at Bay St. in San Francisco. No - host bar and lunch. Tickets are $35. Valet parking available. Call Terry White at ( 925 ) 939 - 7508 or John Strain at ( 415 ) 492 - 3310.

Single, Divorced, Separated
Information about Bay Area single, divorced and separated programs are available from Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf at ( 415 ) 422 - 6698.

Ongoing support groups for the separated and divorced take place at St. Bartholomew Parish, 300 Columbia Dr. at Alameda de las Pulgas in San Mateo, first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7 p.m. in the Spiritual Center and first and third Wednesdays of the month at St. Stephen Parish Hall, Eucalyptus and 23rd Avenue in San Francisco next to Stonestown Mall at 7:30 p.m. Call Gail at ( 650 ) 591 - 8452 or Joanne at ( 650 ) 347 - 0701.

Thursday, 5:30 p.m.: Catholic Singles Club - 50s, 60s, 70s: Join us at Starbucks at corner of Jackson and Davis streets for chat and possible plans for weekend activities. Come to table with "CSC" sign. More information: Maria ( 415 ) 391 - 8579.

2nd and 4th Wednesday in Spanish at St. Anthony Church, 3500 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Toni Martinez at ( 650 ) 776 - 3795.

Catholic Adult Singles Association of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at ( 415 ) 897 - 0639 for information.

Consolation Ministry
Grief support groups meet at the following parishes.

San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Sienna, Burlingame; call Debbie Simmons at ( 650 ) 558 - 1015. St. Dunstan, Millbrae; call Barbara Cappel at ( 650 ) 692 - 7543. Good Shepherd, Pacifica; call Sister Carol Fleitz at ( 650 ) 355 - 2593. Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City; call Barbara Cantwell at ( 650 ) 755 - 0478. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City; call parish at ( 650 ) 366 - 3802. St. Robert, San Bruno; call Sister Patricia at ( 650 ) 589 - 2800.

Marin County: St. Anselm, San Anselmo; call Brenda MacLean at ( 415 ) 454 - 7650. St. Isabella, San Rafael; call Pat Sack at ( 415 ) 472 - 5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato; call Sister Jeanette at ( 415 ) 897 - 2171.

San Francisco: St. Dominic; call Deacon Chuck McNeil at ( 415 ) 567 - 7824; St. Finn Barr ( bilingual ) ; call Carmen Solis at ( 415 ) 584 - 0823. St. Gabriel; call Elaine Khalaf at ( 415 ) 564 - 7882.

Young Widow/Widower Group: St. Gregory, San Mateo; call Barbara Elordi at ( 415 ) 614 - 5506.

Ministry to Parents: Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame; call Ina Potter at ( 650 ) 347 - 6971 or Barbara Arena at ( 650 ) 344 - 3579.

Children's Grief Group: St. Catherine, Burlingame; call Debbie Simmons at ( 650 ) 558 - 1015.

Information regarding grief ministry in general: call Barbara Elordi at ( 415 ) 614 - 5506.

Returning Catholics
Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church have been established at the following parishes:

Marin County: Tiburon, St. Hilary: Mary Musalo, ( 415 ) 435 - 2775. Ross, St. Anselm: ( 415 ) 453 - 2342. Greenbrae, St. Sebastian: Jean Mariani ( 415 ) 461 - 7060. Mill Valley, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: Rick Dullea ( 415 ) 388 - 4190. Sausalito, St. Mary Star of the Sea: Lloyd Dulbecco ( 415 ) 331 - 7949.

San Francisco: Old St. Mary's Cathedral, Michael Adams ( 415 ) 695 - 2707; St. Philip the Apostle ( 415 ) 282 - 0141; St. Dominic, Lee Gallery ( 415 ) 221 - 1288; Holy Name of Jesus ( 415 ) 664 - 8590; St. Paul of the Shipwreck, Deacon Larry Chatmon and Loretta Chatmon ( 415 ) 468 - 3434.

San Mateo County: San Mateo - St. Bartholomew: Donna Salinas ( 650 ) 347 - 0701, ext. 14; St. Matthew: Deacon Jim Shea ( 650 ) 344 - 7622. Burlingame - St. Catherine of Siena: Silvia Chiesa ( 650 ) 685 - 8336; Our Lady of Angels: Holy Names Sister Pat Hunter ( 650 ) 375 - 8023. Half Moon Bay, Our Lady of the Pillar: Meghan ( 650 ) 726 - 4337.

May 22, noon: Regular meeting of the Serra Club of San Francisco at Italian American Social Club, 25 Russia St., off Mission St.in San Francisco. Speaker is Good Shepherd Sister Elizabeth Schille who will talk about Gracecenter the residential treatment program for women with problems of addiction.$15 for lunch. Non - members welcome.