Pastor’s Postcard

Sunday October 13, 2024 On behalf of our entire leadership team here at Saint Joachim, I’m pleased to deliver our annual financial report to you for the 2023-2024 fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.  Please see the 4-page report in this week’s bulletin starting on page 7, or on our website (click on the Annual…

Sunday October 6, 2024 The Church will be celebrating a Jubilee year in 2025.  The theme is Pilgrims of Hope.  Inspired by this theme, we are offering a parish retreat over three events as a speaker series.  Advent of Hope will be presented by Father Allen Deck, S.J. in English November 21st at 6pm and…

Sunday September 29, 2024 Father Ric Serra passed on September 17th.  People speak about him as a compassionate leader who cared about people and empowered them.  During his tenure at Saint Joachim as pastor, the Parish Center Offices, Stoneman and Nevin Hall debt was retired.  Father Serra was also grateful to have had a parish…

Sunday September 22, 2024 Father Robert is getting to know our parish families…Meet the Dominguez Family How long have you been in the parish and what do you most value? We have been at this parish for about 20 years; we were part of the choir for some time and also members of a youth…

Sunday September 15, 2024 Pastoral leadership convinces me that, in the long term, one of the most important things we do is faith formation.  Today is Catechetical Sunday, a day to recognize all those who share in the evangelizing catechesis of our Church.  Today, please join me in saying “thank you” to those who work…

Sunday September 8, 2024 Father Robert is getting to know our parish families…Meet the Casillas Family How long have you been in the parish and what do you like, value, about it? We have been regular parishioners at St. Joachim for about 24 years. There is a sense of belonging like being a part of…

Sunday September 1, 2024 Looking Back at August in the Company of Mary I still have the white porcelain statue that my Aunt Pat, a Sister of Saint Joseph, gave me as a boy.  Mary is holding the child Jesus in her arms.  Our school celebrated the Crowning of Mary last May.  Our first school…

Sunday August 25, 2024 Father Robert is getting to know our parish families…  Meet the Ceja Family! How long have you been at Saint Joachim and what do you like about the parish? Luis has been at Saint Joachim for over 20 years and has served as an altar server, a lector, music ministry, Eucharistic minister,…

Sunday August 18, 2024 You may recall the lyrics of a song by Johnny Cash, “That happy old sun has nothing to do but roll around heaven all day.”  That sunshine will bring a happy face to us as we harness its energy by installing solar panels.  The projected savings to our parish over the…

Sunday August 11, 2024 Fr. Robert is getting to know our parish families.   Meet a Parish Family…  The Macias Family!  How long have you been in the parish and what do you like about the parish?     We, Felipe and Elida Macias, have been here 32 years. We come because it is the closest Catholic Church to…