A Call to Holiness

Beginning this week St. Hilary will host the Archdiocesan program FORWARD IN FAITH, in collaboration with Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. The weekly sessions will provide lectures from many leading Catholic theologians. This program is designed to deepen our love and knowledge of the Catholic faith in order to grow in our knowledge of God. It will consist of ten sessions January to March and again in September for ten weeks. St. Hilary parishioners may attend free of charge as members of the host parish.

We will offer opportunities to view the DVD, followed by small group discussions, at the following times and days.

All meetings will be held in Tarantino Hall. Sign up today! Flyers available on the bulletin board in the vestibule of the Church. Questions: Call Vicki Bornstein.


New: Marin teens form Catholic Group

Two Marin County teens have formed a parish teen council to promote faith formation and parish participation among their peers.

Britt Lindberg and Baylin Vreeland, both 17-year-old seniors at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, are inviting all Catholic eighth-graders and high school students in Marin to join their newly formed council, organized and run by adolescents and sponsored by St. Hilary Parish in Tiburon.

Begun in September, the program seeks to stimulate spiritual, social and academic growth in a "safe, fun and open atmosphere" that encourages participants to share with each other and with the community.

To read more about this group, visit Catholic San Francisco Online


Banns of Marriage

Christine Keyes & Sean Calegari
Kimberly Jorge da Silva & James Klapperich
Maureen Isetta & Kaj Kibak
Michelle Curtis & Joseph Harris
Lisa Scianamblo & John Szoke

"What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow."
~ Nathaniel Hawthorne


The Tiburon Thrift Shop

Bring us your luxurious clothing, bring us your ancient urns, bring us your articles of silver and gold – if not, bring us what you can to the Thrift Shop in lower Ark Row.

St. Hilary receives proceeds from the shop monthly. Thank you to those who contribute their time and donations.


Wedding Policy Changes

To makes things easier for engaged couples, we will now be celebrating weddings at three different time slots here at Saint Hilary Parish:

  • Fridays at 6:00 p.m.
  • Saturdays at 11:00 a.m.
  • Saturdays at 2:00 p.m.


    Staffing Changes

    Those of you on my group email list already received the news some time ago, but for those not on my list, here are some upcoming changes we will soon see at Saint Hilary Parish:

    1. Anna Walsh, our Administrative Assistant, will be retiring on April 14 and moving to San José to be closer to her family.
    2. Diana Rittenhouse, our D.R.E., will step in as our new Administrative Assistant (Parish Secretary) that same day.
    3. Lisa Veto will then take Diana's place as our new parish Director of Religious Education (D.R.E.), in charge of our First Communion program and other activities to help our parish children and families grow in their faith.
    4. Sister Dolores Maguire, C.H.F., will be taking a one-year sabbatical starting this summer, and she will move on to a new assignment elsewhere after her sabbatical. We are most grateful to Sister Dolores (whose Religious Order founded our school in 1963) for her many years of faithful service here, and we will have a special farewell celebration in her honor on Sunday, June 12, the Feast of Pentecost.
    5. Father Lawrence Vadakkan will probably be transferred to his new parish on July 1, after three years of ministry at St. Hilary. (For priests seeking incardination — e.g., priests who wish to transfer from a Religious Order and thus become official members of the presbyterate of the Archdiocese of San Francisco — one must have two different parish assignments within five years.) We wish him well as he seeks formal incardination into the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and we will have a farewell reception for him on Sunday, June 19.
    6. Deacon John Chung, who did his Pastoral Year here at Saint Hilary, will be ordained to the priesthood at Saint Mary Cathedral on Saturday, June 25, and has also been invited to celebrate his very first Mass of Thanksgiving here at Saint Hilary on Sunday, June 26.

    We will not be receiving a replacement for Sister Dolores, and we are not sure if we will receive a replacement for Father Lawrence, due to the priest shortage.

    • If you wish to be placed on my parish group email list, just send a note to me at: BillBrown@StanfordAlumni.Org

    I always send out my news to you using the "blind carbon copy" format, so that others will not have access to your email addresses.
    — Father Brown


    "Fitness For Free"

    Come join Father Brown, Sister Dolores and other members of the parish Wednesday mornings at nine o'clock for a wonderful exercise session in Tarantino Hall – at no cost to you!

    A compassionate fitness instructor named Rebecca generously donates her time to leading us in easy exercises to keep the body and spirit healthier...very low impact, very simple to take part. Just come as often as you like – there is no commitment involved.

    "Even more fun than doughnuts!" remarked Father Brown.