St. Clare Parish

St. Clare Church will livestream Masses via Facebook this week for Palm Sunday:
Saturday (Vigil), April 4 at 5:30pm
Sunday, April 5 at 9:30am
Unfortunately we will not be having Palms this year per
Diocese of Sacramento direction due to Corona Virus.
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Bishop Jaime Soto's decree, issued March 17, 2020, for the Diocese of Sacramento suspending public celebrations of the Sacrifice of the Mass and other public sacramental rites will continue into the sacred celebrations of Holy Week and Easter. This includes the celebration of the Chrism Mass, the Rites of Sacred Triduum and Easter Sunday. Fr. George is working with our staff to formulate our plans for Holy Week and Easter at St. Clare. Updates are coming soon.

March 19, 2020
Dear Friends in Christ,

Greetings of Peace to each one of you! I hope everyone is keeping safe from the threat of the COVID-19 virus. As I just returned from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land on March 18, I am doing a self-quarantine for 14 days as a safety measure to protect everyone under my care.

For the time being, as our parish complies with the diocesan requirements for the prevention of spreading the virus, I ask everyone, as a family or individually, to pray together at home. I suggest for all of us to pray the prayers that are familiar to us – namely: the Liturgy of the Hours, the Holy Rosary, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) prayer (follow link to our Resource Page) and other suitable prayers that are appropriate for Lent and this time of world crisis.

You may also attend a live Mass via online or TV. The staff and I have created a resource for Mass times, prayers and other resources to strengthen you spiritually during this time. Follow the link below to view the resources.

During this 40 days of Lent, let us join our Blessed Lord in the desert, in isolation with fasting and prayer. This is an opportunity for me and for all of us to experience the silence and to be reflective in the suffering of Christ and our brothers and sisters affected by the virus. As I continue in my quarantine, as you do, I will keep you in my prayers. I hope that soon we will be able to resume our normal operations.

Please call the Parish Office for any emergencies that you may have; our staff is readily available to assist you. I am very grateful for your understanding and cooperation at this time. I invoke the intercession of St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church on his feast day today, March 19 for each one of you. May God bless us and protect us all from harm.

In the Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
Fr. George T. Snyder, Jr.

For faith resources for Catholics during the COVID-19 virus, click HERE.

Registration for this summer's VBS has been postponed for now. We will update the registration date as we gain some clarity in the parish calendar going forward.