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“Racing Extinction,” Academy Award winning documentary by Louie Psihoyos, limited seating, RSVP CommunityRelations@sanrafaelop.org; (415) 453 8303. Dominican Sisters Center, 1520 Grand Ave., San Rafael.

St. Pius Grief Ministry, 8-session “First Step” Grief Support Group. If you are in the early stages of your loss, or have not previously attended a grief support group, this program may benefit you. All meetings will be held at the St. Pius Parish Center, 7 p.m. To register, or for more information, please call our hotline @650-361-0655 or email griefministry@pius.org. Walk-ins are welcome. Group takes new entrants through Sept. 24.

Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 666 Filbert St. at Washington Square, San Francisco, 5:30 p.m.. The liturgy asks “blessing and guidance for judges, attorneys, law school professors, law students, government officials, and others involved in the legal and justice systems, and indeed for all who seek justice,” St. Thomas More Society, sponsors, said. The St. Thomas More Society of San Francisco was founded in 1937 and is the oldest fellowship of Catholic lawyers and judges in the West. Information about the Mass and purchasing tickets for the dinner that follows is available at http://www.stthomasmore-sf.org/the-red-mass/.

Mercy High School, San Francisco, Alumnae Open House at Mercy High School 3-7 p.m., free, Georgia Wasley, gwasley@mercyhs.org.

REUNION: Mercy High School, San Francisco, Class of 1968, Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave. South San Francisco, 11:30 a.m., $50, Judy McElearney Norbriga, judyaileen@yahoo.com. REUNION: Mercy High School, San Francisco, Class of 2003, 7 p.m. with additional events Sept. 30, noon, Mercy High School, Ashley Barth Forbes, ashley.dbf@gmail.com.

Day for married couples: Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 1040 Alameda de Las Pulgas, Belmont, 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m. The day includes talks from experts in Catholic marriage and family life plus Mass with Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, eucharistic adoration, and reconciliation, $59 a couple, or $35 individual, $49/$29 until Aug. 20; childcare (2 to 12 years) available, space limited. Speakers include Father Joseph Illo, pastor of Star of the Sea Parish in San Francisco who has studied at the Angelicum in Rome and at Oxford, Dr. John Grabowski, a highly renowned professor at Catholic University and an expert in the magisterium of St. John Paul II, and Dr. Chris Stravitsch, co-founder of the St. John Paul II Foundation where a large part of the focus is on Catholic marriage. Ed Hopfner (415) 614-5547. Learn more about the day in an interview with Dr. Stravitsch on Page 4 of this issue of CSF. Visit www.forlifeandfamily.org/events/th18-sfca/; email.

St. Mary’s Cathedral Plaza, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, noon, with visit from SFFD rescue dogs, and SFPD mounted patrol. Remember dogs on leash, cats in carrier, caged animals welcome. Treats for pets while supplies last courtesy of Pet Food Express.

St. Patrick’s Seminary will honor Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio and the Archdiocese for the Military Services at the school, 320 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park. The evening includes vespers, 4:30 p.m.; tours and cocktails, 5 p.m.; dinner 6 p.m. with a program and silent auction until 8:30 p.m. For ticket information, contact John Callan, (650) 325-5621; advancement@stpsu.edu.

The San Francisco Fire Department offers a free Neighborhood Emergency Response Team training at sessions, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and Nov. 6, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Flanagan Center, 39th Avenue at Lawton, San Francisco. “This event is sponsored by the SFFD to train individuals on the basics of personal preparedness and prevention, including hands-on disaster skills. NERT training is done by professional firefighters and is a free public service from the City of San Francisco. NERT volunteers are individuals who are active and involved in the community – or someone who wants to be,” said information from event coordinators. Topics include earthquake awareness and preparedness, disaster medicine, and hazard types. To register, visit http://bit.ly/29OhzgG or call (415) 970-2024. Already NERT trained? To recertify, visit http://bit.ly/29OhBVW. Visit www.sfgov.org/sfnert for more on the training.

Monthly support group for people with life threatening illness, St Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, July 3, 10 a.m-noon Msgr. Bowe room at parking lot level. Sessions offer spiritual support through word, sacrament and community as well as guidance on Catholic teaching and the preparation of Health Care Directives for medical care. No charge. Deacon Christoph Sandoval, facilitates, Sister Elaine Stahl, (415) 567-2020, ext. 218; csandoval@stmarycathedralsf.org.

Our Lady of Angels Parish, lower hall, 1335 Cortez Ave., Burlingame, 7 p.m. Rite includes candlelight procession, prayer service, and litany. Reception follows. (650) 678-6449.

St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco Brennan Award Dinner, honoring SF Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, Hilton San Francisco Union Square. Individual tickets are priced at $200 with availability for event sponsorship. For more information please visit our website: https://svdp-sf.org/get-involved/events/ or contact Lisa Handley at lhandley@svdp-sf.org; (415) 757-6560.

SNJM ANNIVERSARY MASS: The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary celebrate 150 years of ministry in California with a special Mass on the feast day of Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, foundress of the community, Cathedral of Christ the Light, 2121 Harrison St., Oakland. Parking available in the Kaiser lot, 300 Lakeside Drive for $5. To help with planning for the reception, an RSVP is requested by Sept. 28. Visit www.snjmca150.org or email CAanniversary@snjmuson.org. ROSARY RALLY: Rosary rally will take place at St Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Oct. 6: 9 a.m. rosary,; 10 a.m. Young People’s Mass, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, principal celebrant; 11 a.m. procession; noon Renewal of Consecration to Immaculate Heart of Mary, crowning of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Benediction. rosaryrallysf.com, (628) 600-8589.

A tribute to the Dean Martin Dinner Show, St. Dunstan Parish, 1133 Broadway Ave., Millbrae, dinner, dancing, show, dessert. Doors open 5:45 pm; dinner, 6:30 p.m., show 7:30 p.m. $50 per person, no host bar. For more information and tickets, Ann Woolen (650) 697-4730 or notify her via email secretary@saintdunstanchurch.org. Advance table reservations available for parties of 10.

“Healthy Children, Healthy Community, Healthy World” with Dr. Michael Anderson, president, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, 6 p.m., St. Ignatius Church, Fromm Hall, tickets at $40 include dinner. https://www.stignatiussf.org/event/jesuit-connections; Franca Gargiulo (415) 422-5901, fgargiulo@usfca.edu.

Alumni and friends of Riordan High School are invited for a fun day of golf at TPC Harding Park to support Riordan's athletic facilities. Individual golfers: $250, foursomes: $900. Sponsorships available! More information: www.riordanhs.org or call Paul Cronin, (415)586-8200, ext. 357.

Fiesta Forever,” St. Dunstan Parish, 1150 Magnolia Ave., Millbrae, Oct. 12, 5-10 p.m.; Oct. 13, 1-10 p.m.; Oct. 14, noon-6 p.m., rides, carnival games, food, cash-bar, bingo and silent auction. gabrielleoneil@gmail.com; (650) 697-8119.

Free from violence presentation and resource provider fair, 5:30-7 p.m., Colma Community Center, 1520 Hillside Blvd., Colma, free and open to the public. Nellie Hizon, (415) 699-7927, visit www.allicekumares.com.

Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Center for Education & Spirituality, “Dorothy Day – The Word Will be Saved by Beauty,” with Kate Hennessy, 43326 Mission Circle, Fremont, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m., $20, Register at http://bit.ly/2018Kate_Hennessy or (510) 633-6360.

Rosary walk, St. Catherine of Siena Church, Bayswater at El Camino Real, Burlingame, noon. Judy Miller (650) 342-1988.

Fiesta Forever,” St. Dunstan Parish, 1150 Magnolia Ave., Millbrae, Oct. 13, 1-10 p.m.; Oct. 14, noon-6 p.m., rides, carnival games, food, cash-bar, bingo and silent auction. gabrielleoneil@gmail.com; (650) 697-8119.

Vicki Evans, Respect Life Coordinator for the archdiocese, and Thomas Cavanaugh, professor of philosophy at the University of San Francisco, have “A Catholic Conversation on Death and Dying” with host J.A. Gray, Mosaic, 5:30 a.m., KPIX Channel 5. Catholic teaching and practice regarding “end of life” care and preparation for a good death will be discussed. sfarch.org/mosaic-tv.

Immaculate Conception Academy, Class of 1968, 11:30 a.m., Olympic Club Lakeside, buffet brunch $55, Noelle Clark Bianchi (415) 225-3299; bianchik@aol.com.

Immaculate Conception Academy, Class of 1968, 11:30 a.m., Olympic Club Lakeside, buffet brunch $55, Noelle Clark Bianchi (415) 225-3299; bianchik@aol.com.

Fiesta Forever,” St. Dunstan Parish, 1150 Magnolia Ave., Millbrae, Oct. 14, noon-6 p.m., rides, carnival games, food, cash-bar, bingo and silent auction. gabrielleoneil@gmail.com; (650) 697-8119.

“Leading and Living with Hope in Difficult Times,” Sister Edith Prendergast, a religious Sister of Charity, and former director of religious education for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, leads an afternoon of prayer and reflection for women and men, Presentation Sisters Convent, 2340 Turk Blvd, San Francisco, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Called to see anew and trust in the wideness of God’s love, we take courage and stretch out to be hope for a world in need. The session will weave reflection, sharing, poetry, stories and more. Please send your name and name of anyone attending with you to Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, conrottor@sfarch.org.

A look at what St. Thomas Aquinas would say about today’s brain with Justin Gable, 9:30 a.m., Dominican School of Theology and Philosophy,, 2301 Vine St. in Berkeley, information and RSVP dspt.edu/aquinas-brain. .

Picpus Father Michael Barry, a noted speaker and retreat director at the Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, (650) 323-7914; www.nativitymenlo.org. Born and raised in Ireland, Father Barry graduated from The Catholic University of America and was ordained in June 14, 1964, as a member of the congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

Reserve now for the Priests Retirement Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., St. Mary's Cathedral, Patrons Hall, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco. The annual St. John Vianney Luncheon benefits the Priests Retirement Fund, which covers medical expenses, assisted living, and nursing care for retired priests of the archdiocese. Since 2011, more than $1.8 million has been raised, providing invaluable financial assistance to retired priests. The luncheon also provides an opportunity to come together with our priests and show our gratitude to these men for their life's work and their unyielding devotion. www.sfarchdiocese.org/PRFlunch.