Little Books presents beautiful daily gospel reflections for the Advent and Christmas seasons, designed to be insightful, inspiring, simple, and easy to read. People are often surprised at how easy it is to pray this way, and how deep such prayer can be. It can change your day... and change your life. Advent begins Sunday, November 29, and the Christmas season extends to Sunday, January 10, the Baptism of the Lord. The Little Blue Books will be available at all Masses and at the parish office beginning November 22.
Linen Volunteers needed for January and/or March! Our Altar Linen Angels, with deep love and reverence for the Holy Eucharist, ensure clean linens are available for all Masses. This ministry is done at home on a monthly rotating schedule.
Our parish is working to establish a more stable Parish Vocation Committee to promote and nurture vocations in our community. Its mission will include organizing prayers for vocations, encouraging young people to consider the priesthood and religious life, supporting those discerning their call, and helping make vocation awareness part of parish life.
Thank you for supporting our parish's mission and ministries. In October, our average weekly collection was $23,975. You also generously donated to various important causes through our October special collections, totaling $5,690, or $1,423 per week. This brings our weekly October total to $25,398.
Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here before we know it. Losing our loved ones is hard and often makes this a difficult time of year. We invite all who are grieving a significant loss—whether recent or long past—to join us for fellowship, reflection, and support. Please come to St. Nicholas Hall on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 9:30 for hospitality with people you may know who likely share similar feelings. Our presentation and sharing will run from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.
Thus far, 88 families have pledged $1,752,220 (79%) toward our parish goal of $2,208,000. $440,000 will fund our 2026 Parish ADA goal. We will use 50% in our parish to support our three key investment priorities: Formation, Outreach, and Building Project. Your gift is more than financial support—it is a sign of faith in our parish's future and a tangible investment in our Diocese's spiritual life.
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development gives the Catholic faithful concrete opportunities to live out the love of God and neighbor in ways that express our baptismal call and ongoing Eucharistic transformation. CCHD is made possible by the generous support of Catholics in the United States, primarily through an annual parish collection. You also help your neighbors, because 25% of the collected funds stay in our Diocese.
Join us for Mass at 12pm followed by a lunch at 1pm in St. Nicholas Hall. Open to all Seniors!
to RSVP please contact Michael Sternhagen ([email protected]). (650) 948 2158 X 2204
Join the friends and family in grieving the loss of Dee Ann Guertin. She was a long time Saint William parishioner and choir member. The Funeral Mass will be held at Saint William Church at 11 am on November 16th; reception to follow in the hall.
Where is history headed, and what happens when it ends? The Catechism's teaching on the Last Things (CCC 668–682, 1020–1060) invites us to face judgment, heaven, and Christ's kingship not with fear but with hope. Join us as we look at the end of the story — and discover why it's actually good news.
Catholic Social Teaching - Care for Creation. Please save the date and register to join us on Wednesday evening, November 18, from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Diocese of San Jose Chancery for an evening on Catholic Social Teaching: Care for Creation, with Paul J. Schutz, Ph.D., Professor of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University. More info at dsj.org.
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We continue toLivestream Massfor those who are sick or homebound. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 15, 2026
Why does the master call the two servants "good and faithful"? Because, when entrusted with a large amount of money, they do not run off or spend the money on themselves; rather, they invest what was given to them as a way of honoring their relationship with their master, who is himself good and faithful.
Similarly, the worthy wife is valued "far beyond her pearls" because she loves her husband and family with God's generous, self-sacrificing love.
Yet the third servant hears, "You wicked, lazy servant." Why? He lived in a way that reflected his misperception of the master, whom he thought was a hard and "demanding person." The response of the master, who wants only that they share his joy, exposes the servant's false logic. May we live as "children of the light" by walking in the Lord's ways.
If you or a loved one are in need of Sacramental care, such as Anointing of the Sick, Confession, or Holy Communion, our priests are available to assist you. If the parish office is closed, you will hear instructions to dial 9 to reach our priest on duty at any time.
Friends, in our Gospel today, Jesus tells his disciples “a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary”—the parable of the insistent and persistent widow. She keeps...