News - July 2026

In Romans 12:13: it states “Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” This is the spirit of the Neighbor2Neighbor Program at St. Ignatius Parish. We have parishioners who have recently had a new baby, or perhaps a surgery. We have others who have lost a loved one or who are a caretaker for a family member. So many scenarios that we all experience in life. When the Neighbor2Neighbor program was re-introduced after COVID this was an opportunity for us, as parishioners, to answer the call of our fellow parishioners and show them hospitality.

The Feast Day of St. Ignatius Loyola, S.J. is July 31. Our church is blessed with two altars dedicated to St. Ignatius. We invite you to come to either or both of them, here in St. Ignatius Church, on this day, this month, or any time. The first chapel emphasizes Ignatius in his role as both a Christian mystic and as the Founder of the Society of Jesus - the religious order that founded the University of San Francisco, St. Ignatius College Preparatory School, and this parish. This first chapel, with its power and simplicity, reflects Saint Ignatius’s profound transformation.

St. Mary Magdalene was a faithful disciple, a courageous witness, who loved Christ deeply and followed him without fear. The memorial of Saint Mary Magdalene was elevated to a Feast on June 3, 2016 by Pope Francis during the Jubilee of Mercy. Here is part of the decree: “The decision is situated in the current ecclesial context, which calls upon us to reflect more deeply on the dignity of women, the new evangelisation and the greatness of the mystery of divine mercy.”

Summer has arrived! And the ARC (Anti-Racism Committee) joyously invites the entire parish community to join us in reading Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass (2020). Summer invites us to slow down, notice the beauty of Creation, and become more aware of our relationship with the natural world.

Older, Wiser, Livelier Seniors (OWLS) is a thriving ministry as seniors (50+) gather to enjoy each other’s company and participate in a variety of activities that reflect the interests of senior members of our parish. The group generally meets once a month, on the second Friday of the month, in Fromm Hall.

We have some exciting news to share with you! We’ve upgraded our generosity tools through a new giving partner, Pushpay. These upgrades will make your giving experience more intuitive, secure, and flexible. Starting today, you can leverage three new channels to give online.

On the weekend of July 17 – 19 , we celebrate “Good Trouble”, a concept introduced to us by the late Representative John Lewis. Standing at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in 2020, Lewis called on us to “get in good trouble, necessary trouble and redeem the soul of America”. He wanted us to act, reach out to help, make a difference. He would have known all about that. Born in Troy, Alabama, his father was a sharecropper. Growing up, John Lewis attended racially segregated schools, suffered harassment and was the recipient of racial epithets. But as a young man, he was inspired by the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. According to John Lewis, it was Rosa Parks who, in his words, wanted “to find a way, to get in the way, to get in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble.” He went on to say, “And for people if you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, do something. We cannot afford to be quiet.” John Lewis knew when to speak out and when to act out.