Get Involved at Old Saint Mary's Today!Worship MinistriesGet more involved in our community! Would welcome people as a Hospitality Minister, proclaim the word as a Lector, or serve at the table as an Acolyte or Eucharistic Minister! Please email or call (415) 288-3800 for more information.
Music MinistryDo you like to sing or play an instrument? Join our choir and music ministry! Music is a vital element at our celebrations, and choir members continue a proud choral tradition of over 150 years. Practices are held at 10:30AM Sunday mornings, and after the 11AM Mass. Please see the choir director after the 11AM Sunday Mass, email or call (415) 288-3800 to join.
Sponsors: Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)RCIA calls our community to on-going conversion in our journey of faith. Teams of parishioners instruct, nurture and encourage our Candidates and Catechumens on their journey towards baptism and confirmation at the Great Vigil of Easter. Classes are generally held on Sunday mornings, with retreats and gatherings held from September until Easter. Please call (415) 288-3800 if you are a baptized and confirmed Catholic interested in helping someone explore the Catholic faith.
Paulist Center BookstoreThe Paulist Center and Bookstore supports the Paulist ministries by offering books and merchandise of interest to our community. Volunteers are help visitors, stock merchandise and run the cash register. Volunteers receive training and discounts on purchases! Please call the book store at (415) 288-3845 to volunteer.
St. Martin de Porres DinnersEvery third Sunday of the month, Old Saint Mary's Parishioners prepare and serve a meal for the poor at San Francisco's St. Martin de Porres Dining Room. Volunteers are needed to serve, and donations are gratefully accepted at the Paulist Center Bookstore at 614 Grant Ave. Please call Julie Todd at (415) 288-3800 for more information.
St. Vincent de Paul SocietyThis conference, the first to be established in the city of San Francisco, reaches out to those suffering from homeless, poverty, substance abuse and domestic violence by providing for food, clothing and other needs. They organize parish food and clothing drives throughout the year and have regular monthly meetings. All kinds of volunteer opportunities are available, including the Interfaith Winter Shelter and St. Martin de Porres kitchen. Please call Julie Todd at (415) 288-3800 for more information.
Advent Giving TreeWith Advent comes our tradition of the Advent Giving Tree. We are once again serving a number of local organizations that support a broad range of people needing help this Christmas. Each December, the community of Old Saint Mary's delivers wrapped presents to San Francisco residents, mostly children and the elderly, through our Advent Giving Tree. For many this is the only gift they will receive. We need assistance to organize and purchase gifts with money received by friends and foundations, as well as to wrap and deliver gifts. Please (415) 288-3800 if you are interested in participating. In 2009, local agencies on our recipient list are Raphael House, a shelter for homeless families; Leland House, one of Catholic Charities supportive housing agencies for people with AIDS; the Riley Center, which serves women and children trying to break the cycle of family violence; the OMI Senior Center and the SF Senior Center, Downtown which are Catholic charities adult day programs; the Asian Women’s Resource Center which shelters battered women and their children and offers child day care; and rain ponchos for the Living Room program at St. Anthony’s Foundation which serves low income and homeless seniors in the Downtown/ Tenderloin area. Our International program again this year is Nothing but Nets which for a 10 dollar donation provides and distributes mosquito nets for people living in malarial areas of Africa, and a new addition, Solar Cooker Project. This provides simple cookers that utilize the sun to women fleeing genocide in Darfur. This allows the women to remain within the relative safety of the refugee camp by reducing their dependency on collecting firewood – which is when they are vulnerable to attack and rape. Just this small thing can improve Tags on the tree ask for either a specific gift or a donation of cash or gift card. If you take a gift request please buy the requested toy or item and return it wrapped with the tag attached to the outside so we can identify the recipient.
LandingsEvery Catholic has a story to share. Landings brings alienated and active Catholics together to discuss their faith journeys. One of our most successful Paulist ministries, Landings has reconciled numerous "cradle Catholics." Landings is an experience you won't forget! call (415) 288-3800 at if you are interested in participating. Home :: Pastoral Team :: Sacraments :: Weddings :: Get Involved :: History :: Paulist Center and Bookstore |
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