Please remember that Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of penance, fasting, and abstinence. We do not eat meat on these days and we fast in general from food. You may take one meal and have two lighter intakes of food. Additionally, we recall that our law asks us to refrain from eating meat on Fridays of Lent.

This is a laudable practice that can be done throughout the year. In fact, every Friday is supposed to be a day of penance throughout the year per canon 1250. That means we should find something extra to do, like not eating meat, saying additional prayers, or spending more time with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament on every Friday.

The Santa Rosa “40 Days for Life” campaign will begin their Spring Campaign on (Ash) Wednesday, February 14th, at 11:00 a.m., with an Opening Prayer in front of the Planned Parenthood building at 1140 Sonoma Avenue. We will kick-off the campaign with Holy Mass at 5:30 p.m. the evening before, Tuesday, February 13th, followed by a Potluck in the Parish Life Center, Charity Room, at 7:00 p.m.

For more info, call Judy at (707) 477-8937; (for donations) call Mary at (707) 321-8948; (Spanish) call Theresa at (707) 795-8890.

At the Cathedral, we have the practice of hearing confessions during Sunday Mass to help make confession available. However, it can only happen when we have a priest available. There will be some times when no priest is available. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Dear Parishioners,
Please be on alert for emails or texts purportedly coming from a priest or employee of St Eugene’s Cathedral or School asking for money, assistance with gift cards or requesting your personal information. No priest, school or parish employee will communicate with you personally with such requests.
If it looks odd, do not respond!
Feel free to come to the parish office with any questions or concerns.

Please read Fr. Brown’s message: Jesus is the Messiah…the Healer as we read in the Gospel of Mark.
See below these announcements.

Grow closer to Our Lord while discussing the upcoming Lent Sunday Mass readings within a brotherhood of Catholic men.
Wednesdays @ 6:30 p.m.
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Cotati, CA
February 21st - March 27th
Email to join: soldiersofchrist.info@gmail.com
For more details: www.soldiersofchrist.info

As we come to the Spring, we also come to realize that it is AMA season! We have a shared work as Catholics in our parish and in our Diocese. I want to first note that the money raised in the AMA appeal is for the annual ministries alone. In other words, this money is never used for other purposes, such as legal fees or lawsuit settlements. This money is primarily used for diocesan ministry needs that are greater than one parish, such as the schools office, youth ministry, preparation for marriage, and the tribunal. These are needs that we have all together as the Diocese of Santa Rosa.
Over the next couple of weeks, I am asking you to prayerfully consider your gift to the AMA this year. Any money above our goal is going to be refunded to the parish and can be used to make improvements in the space that we all use. I ask you to be generous with the Church while knowing that your generosity springs from hearts on fire with the love of God.

God bless you all,
Fr. Samuel Moses Brown

At the Cathedral, we have the practice of hearing confessions during Sunday Mass which is to help make confession available. However, it can only happen when we have a priest available. There will be some times when no priest is available. We apologize for any inconvenience.

We are looking for new people to work with us. We meet once a month on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. (This month: February 14, 2024). Our meetings last about an hour. We work one day a week for a couple of hours at our food pantry where we also have a diaper program. We need someone with a truck to help pick up food from the food bank and do shopping at the grocery stores.
Want more information? Call Karalee at 707-758-5735.

We at St. Vincent de Paul, are once again humbled by your response to the 5th Sunday collection which funds our ministry. Your generosity enables us to better respond to the calls we get for assistance.

There will be a Golden Opportunities luncheon in the Parish Life Center on Thursday February 8 at 11:30 a.m. The members will provide the luncheon and a suggested $3 donation is requested.
The customer service director for the SMART Train will give a talk.

YMI, a fraternal order of Catholic men, will be holding their monthly meetings here at St. Eugene’s. We will meet the first Tuesday of each month at the Becker Center. Our next dinner meeting will be February 6th at 5 p.m. We are always looking for new members to join.
For more information please call Steve May 707-592-8509 or Richard Schoenstein 707-892-3374 rgschoenstein@yahoo.com

Ash Wednesday is just around the corner, it falls on February 14 this year. Are you prepared for this solemn season of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer? We have resources for prayer and contemplation. There is no better time to reconnect with or deepen one’s faith than Lent. During this time, when we draw closer to God we can prepare for the joyous celebration of Christ’s Resurrection at Easter.
For example, here is one of our resources: Magnificat publishes The Lenten Companion, which takes you day by day through Lent. It is designed in a convenient and easy-to-use daily reflections from gifted Catholic writers, faith-filled essays, prayers, poetry, devotions, meditations for the Way of the Cross, and a treasury of spiritual insights.
Stop by the bookstore and see what we have to offer..
We are open Wednesday — Saturday: 8:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m. & Sunday 8:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.

Dear Parishioners,
Please be on alert for emails or texts purportedly coming from a priest or employee of St Eugene’s Cathedral or School asking for money, assistance with gift cards or requesting your personal information. No priest, school or parish employee will communicate with you personally with such requests.
If it looks odd, do not respond!
Feel free to come to the parish office with any questions or concerns.

Please read Fr. Brown’s message: God’s Word is a Person: Jesus Christ; and the Power of that Word as seen in the Gospel of Mark. See below these announcements.

From Principal Fr. Gabriel Sanchez: A request to be ambassadors of St. Eugene Cathedral School.
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Please join us in acknowledging Catholic Schools Week starting Sunday, January 28th. After the 10:30 Mass, the school will host an open house from 11:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.

Catholic Schools are a ministry of the church. They are a means to evangelize. The Diocese of Santa Rosa educates over 3,000 students in the Catholic faith.

January 27 & 28: Church in Latin America
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February 3 & 4: no collection

Thank you so much for your continued generosity!

Please join us for our Singles’ Potluck on Saturday, Feb 3rd, at 5:30 pm in the Parish Life Center for prayer, conversation and great food! This is a wonderful way to meet like-minded Catholic singles!
To sign up for a dish/drink/ dessert to share or to get more information, please call Deborah Jones at: 310-600-2359.

The 5th Annual Diocese of Santa Rosa’s Mass to Celebrate Marriage. Sunday, February 4th. 10:30 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of St. Eugene.