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Marin County parish asks for changesWhat happens when you take a survey

Marin County parish asks for changes
What happens when you take a survey

In the five years that he’s been pastor of St. Anselm Parish in Marin County, Father Jose Shaji, like many Catholic pastors, has looked out from the altar at a progressively shrinking congregation.

What’s a priest to do when no one comes to Mass?At Sacred Heart Parish in Olema, the coffers are nearly empty and Mass attendance is way down, but pastor fights to prevent closure

What’s a priest to do when no one comes to Mass?
At Sacred Heart Parish in Olema, the coffers are nearly empty and Mass attendance is way down, but pastor fights to prevent closure

Since his appointment as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Olema last July, Father Erick Arauz has been working to motivate the community with faith and optimism to stand up and join him to put the

Most Holy Rosary Chapel a Marin County magnet“The space itself teaches”

Most Holy Rosary Chapel a Marin County magnet
“The space itself teaches”

There are 16 parishes in Marin County. Most Holy Rosary Chapel is not one of them. On any given Sunday at 9:45 a.m., however, the historic church at the end of a long corridor of eucalyptus

Carmelite from Kenya makes final vows

Carmelite from Kenya makes final vows

The following comes from a Dec. 14 story by Christina Bray in Catholic San Francisco. Almost 100 people packed the chapel, hallways and vestibule of Mother of God Monastery in San Rafael

Mom doesn’t like cowardly predators who hand out scripture

Mom doesn’t like cowardly predators who hand out scripture

The following comes from a September 12 Marin Independent Journal article by Janis Mara: As Tara Jones, 11, left Del Mar Middle School to go home, a stranger approached her and handed

How do you get people in church?

The following comes from an April 29th Catholic San Francisco article by Christina Gray: After a full year of discussion, Marin County parishes are getting closer to announcing a collective action plan this

If teenagers think this way…

If teenagers think this way…

The following comes from an Apr. 2 story in Catholic San Francisco. Marin County pastors and pastoral associates listed a lack of Catholic faith formation and identity in

Reprieve for St. Rita in Fairfax

Reprieve for St. Rita in Fairfax

The following comes from a Sept. 12 story in Catholic San Francisco. More than 100 students returned to St. Rita School, Fairfax, after a six-month fundraising campaign by the parish community raised enough

Marin Pregnancy Clinic gets redress

Marin Pregnancy Clinic gets redress

The following comes from an August 29 posting on the website of Life Legal Defense Foundation. In Marin County, most Medi-Cal patients receive their primary care through an

Pro-life clinic wins one against bureaucracy

Pro-life clinic wins one against bureaucracy

The following comes from an August 22 email sent by Life Legal Defense Foundation. The recent experience of a pregnancy resource center in northern California illustrates the courage and tenacity required to effectively

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