FFP SIMBANG GABI SCHEDULE

Novena of Masses

December 15: Grade 1 & Sped Confirmation

December 16: AA1 and AA2

December 17: 2nd Year Confirmation

December 18: 1st Year Confirmation

December 19: Grade 2, AA2 & Sped

December 20: Grade 3 & Sped Intermediate

December 21: Grade 4

December 22: Grade 6 and AA6

December 24: It's The Christmas Pageant!

• It will be during the 8:00 pm Mass.
• The Children's Choir Caroling begins at 7:30 pm. 
• Please sign up with Sr. Ruth at the FFP Office to join. 
• WE NEED: Angels, Shepherds, Wise Men.

Confirmation Students earn hours   for participating and/or helping during rehearsals and during the pageant.

FFP OFFICE HOURS

Weekdays (except Tuesday) 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Closed 12:00 pm to 1:00 PM

Saturday 9:00 am to 2:00 PM

Please visit the FFP Activities Page for information.

Christmas Angels Toy Drive

Collections: November 29/30 & December 6/7

This Advent and Christmas season, Saint Augustine Church will partner with the Archdiocese of San Francisco's Restorative Justice Ministry to share Christ's love with families affected by poverty and incarceration.             

The Christmas Angels Toy Drive will provide festive cheer for families, especially single mothers and their children.  For many, this is their only Christmas Celebration.             

           This weekend and the next, November 29 & 30 and December 6& 7, drop off new and unwrapped toys in the Toy Collection Boxes in the vestibule.              

Please note that due to nature of the children and families being served by the Office of the Restorative Justice, we kindly ask that donated toys do not include items that reflect violence, such as toy guns or weapons.  The goal of the Christmas Toy Drive maintains a safe, nurturing and joyful environment for all.              

Please check the flyer below for more details.   Your generosity brings joy and dignity to those who need it most. To learn more and to sign up for a Toy Collection, visit: sfarch.org/christmasangels

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7:00PM

Mater Dolorosa Church, South San Francisco

CALLING our Young Adults to the Bay Wide Young Adult Candle Mass on Saturday, December 6th at 7:00PM.  

Meet new faces, reconnect familiar friends, pray together during Adoration and avail of the Sacrament of Confessions.  

After the services, fellowship will follow as well as an Open Mic Night

Beginning December 6 t0 December 21

As we anticipate the upcoming celebrations of Advent and Christmas giving-and-sharing, theFFP would like to continue the SAC parish-wide Christmas Tree Gift Giving Drive, beginning Dec 6 to Dec 21.

With the collaboration of the Faith Formation Program, Knights of Columbus and the Service Commission, the recipients will be from Catholic Charities' Adult Seniors and the Gabriel Project (Mother and Baby) of the Archdiocese.

SAC's Christmas Giving Tree will be displayed outside the Church on December 6 & 7 with Angel Ornaments.  On the back of each Angel ornament will be a sticker for either mother/baby gift item or gift card, or a blanket for seniors.

SAC Parishioners will be invited to pick an Angel after each Mass service and will be instructed to return the item UNWRAPPED with the Angel Ornament back to SAC on the weekends of December 13 & 14 and December 20 & 21.

Thank you for supporthing this charitable effort and making this Advent & Christmas season even more meaningful for our parish and most especially for those who be receiving these gifts.

Fr. Senic Cirera, Presider

Couples for Christ, Choir

Every year during Advent, on Dec. 8, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, one of the most prominent Marian feasts in the Church’s liturgical year.   

It's a HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION.

Masses are at:

9:00AM 

12:15PM

5:30PM

7:00PM

(Sacrament of Reconciliation) 

With Individual Confessions

Thirteen Priest Confessors will avail themselves during the celebration of SAC's Advent Communal Penance with the opportunity for Individual Confessions.

 This is certainly one of our best ways to prepare ourselves spiritually for the coming of Christmas, the birth of our Messiah, Jesus Christ.  It could be our great gift to Someone whose birthday we anticipate!

Please share the flyer and invite family and friends to avail of the Sacrament of Reconciliation as we prepare for the coming of Christmas.

SIMBANG GABI 

COMMISSIONING MASS

& Mini Christmas Concert

Friday, December 12, 2025

Beginning at 6:00pm

Our Lady of Mercy Church, Daly City

Friday, December 12, 2025, 7:00PM

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church

One Elmwood Drive, Daly City

The Filipino Ministry of the Archdiocese of San Francisco warmly invites everyone to the Annual Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass, a beautiful tradition marking the ceremonial beginning of Simbang Gabi—a novena of dawn and evening Masses in joyful preparation for Christmas.

Parish leaders from across the Archdiocese will gather to bring their paroles (Christmas lanterns), symbols of faith and hope.  During the Mass, they will be blessed and commissioned to share the Light of Christ with their parish communities.  The evening also honors the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, celebrated on the same day.

A reception and Christmas concert featuring beloved carols will follow the Mass.  Come and be part of this cherished tradition that unites faith, culture, and community in joyful anticipation of Christ’s birth.  

For inquiries, please send email to: filipinoministrysf1@gmail.com..

PROJECT RACHEL

"HOPE AND HEALING AFTER ABORTION..."

Project Rachel is a confidential outreach ministry sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco that helps individuals—both women and men—find hope and healing after abortion, offering a compassionate, faith‑filled bridge back to peace—through retreats, pastoral care, and a confidential, judgment‑free space to heal.

Dec. 12-14 is the next Women's Retreat for Healing After Abortion. It's FREE and CONFIDENTIAL. 

Participants in past retreats describe their experience as life changing. Led by Contemplative of St. Joseph Father Vito Perrone at a confidential location.

To learn more and to join the retreat, please click the link below.

Be a Part of 

SAC's 55th Year Jubilee Directory

Next FREE Photo Op Sessions - Every After Mass

Saturday, December 13th, 9:00AM and 4:30pm

Sunday, December 14th, 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM, 12:30PM & 5:30PM

There were close to 100 photos of St. Augustine families, Mass-goers, and parishioners taken by AugustineTV last weekend. Our goal is to build a beautiful parish directory with at least 1,000 photos representing our 3,000 registered parishioners.

Your photo helps tell the story of our parish community! Save the Date!

Our next Photo Opportunity will be:

Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14-- After every Mass

It's FREE and only has about a 2-minute wait time. We look forward to seeing you at the Photo Op!

Saturday & Sunday • Dec. 13 & 14

What to wear? To look your best in the directory, we suggest:

 ✔️ Simple, solid tops

 ❌ Avoid stripes, polka dots, bold prints, and busy patterns

Help capture the heart of our faith-filled community of Pilgrims of Hope. It also responds to Pope Leo’s call, as we strive to be One Family in Christ, and a “sign of peace and an instrument of reconciliation. 

See you at the Photo Op!

 The nine days Simbang Gabi (Evening Mass) and Early Dawn Mass at SAC are fast approaching.  

 As we have started in 2022, we'll continue to have the opportunities to complete the 9-Day  (Novena) of Masses in preparation for Christmas.  Parishioners who are unable to attend the evening Masses will have the opportunity to avail of the early dawn masses at 6:00AM.

Along with the SAC clergy, we have invited several others to assist in celebrating our Simbang Gabi and Early Dawn Masses this year.  

Come and invite family and friends to celebrate the Novena Masses and invoke the intercession and prayers of the Blessed Mother, Mary, to draw us closer to her son, Jesus, who is the meaning and reason for this joyous season.

Our appreciation goes as well to the parish groups and ministries who will be hosting the hospitality after each of the Novena Masses. 

Here is the 2025 Schedule of Services

Talented Children are invited to participate in the Annual Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest for a chance to win at the Local, State and National levels!

Deadline to enter is Sat, Dec 13

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 9714

For details  please contact Grand Knight Gregg Cruz.

Good luck!

The Office of Formation for the Permanent Diaconate will hold Informational Evenings for men considering the possibility of serving the Church as Permanent Deacons. 

The evening will include discussion of the ministry of the Deacon in the Church, the Formation program and the application process.

Please join and see the flyer  for more details.

SAC'S Knights of Columbus 

Council #9714

Awarded Double Star Council for Columbian Year 2024-2025

Among the 716 councils from the 16 Chapters with over 78,000 members in the State of California, the Saint Augustine Church KOC Council #9714 was awarded with a "Double Star Council" for Columbian Year 2024-2025.  This means, our KOC Council #9714 has achieved 238% in accomplishing the different programs benefitting the order and the Church.

Congratulations to all the members of our KOC Council #9714, led by past Grand Knight Alex Trinidad, past Deputy Grand Knight Greg Cruz and past Membership Director Giovanni Avenido.

Back in early August, Father Simeon Iber, the Rector of the Seminary in the Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria, visited SAC and preached on behalf of the Missionary Cooperation Plan.  

Please read his letter of appreciation for the hospitality he experienced during his brief visit in our parish.

Join our 2026 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land!

Saturday, October 3 to Sunday, October 18, 2026

See flyer for details

Keeping Our Parish Clean: 

A Call to Action from our EC

**After receiving reports on rodent sighting in the Parish Hall**

As we come together in fellowship, it’s important that we also take responsibility for maintaining the cleanliness of our church environment. After each event, ESPECIALLY those involving food, please ensure that all trash—whether it be compost, recycling, or regular waste—is disposed of properly. Trash and compost bags must be tied securely and placed in the designated dumpsters before leaving.

By keeping our spaces clean and free from waste, we not only protect the health of our community by preventing pests, but we also avoid costly clean-up fees. Let’s all do our part to preserve the beauty and safety of our parish for everyone.

Be on the lookout for the Ecology Committee's (EC) waste management tutorials, coming soon! 

Stop by their table to sign up for more information during this weekend's ministry fair. 

Thank you for your cooperation!

ADORATION & CONFESSION

Every Friday, the Blessed Sacrament is exposed for public Adoration after the 9:00am Mass until 5:00PM.  It is usually concluded with silent reposition and Benediction on First Fridays.

Also each Friday, from 4:30pm, there's an opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Confession.  Our  refurbished Confessional, provides the traditional screen that separates the priest confessor from the penitent as well as the option for a face to face confession. 

Thanks to Deacon Virgil and the Liturgical Arts for making this sacred space for spiritual healing and reconciliation.

Every Tuesday at 7:00pm

An excellent way to deepen our knowledge and appreciation of Sacred Scriptures, is to understand the context, history, and message of the different Books of the Bible.  

Come and join SAC's virtual Bible Study every Tuesday from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.  Deacon Virgil and the SAC Clergy lead the study.

Pregnant Women in Crisis

Walking with Moms & the Archdiocese of SF

All around us there are women who are pregnant, and with small infants and children who need our help. You can join us in helping! 

Check out our webpage, sfarch.org/walkingwithmoms. Pregnant women in crisis, who are poor, struggling and often alone are helped by our Gabriel Project angels. We don't stop when the baby is born--we continue Walking with Moms. Volunteer for the Gabriel Project today! Donate to our Gabriel Project Extraordinary Needs Fund to help pay for short term rent and/or childcare assistance.

THE GIVING TREE 

Third Generation Giving

An Ongoing Stewardship at Saint Augustine Church

Please call Amor or Patricia at @ (650) 873-2282

View details by clicking below

Experience the life-changing and life-giving joy of service. 

Volunteers are crucial to St. Vincent De Paul's  work to feed, clothe, house and help people in need. 

Serve a meal, sort and/or deliver donations-volunteers are always needed in order to accomplish more. 

See the Face of Christ.

Be the Face of Christ.

For more information contact Jeunesse Raymundo at jeunesse00@yahoo.com.

To host the Traveling Vocation Cross, please call Elsa Rozal at (650) 922-9618 or email her at entroz09@yahoo.com. 

The Traveling Vocation Cross (TVC) Program provides an excellent opportunity for families to...read more

ONLINE PHISHING are rampant, fraudulent emails or text messages .  They use names of church leaders to reach out to their parishioners.  

Please DO NOT engage or respond to emails or texts if you are targeted for a favor, especially if you are asked for money. 

SIMPLY DELETE. 

REMEMBER 

Finances pertaining to the parish and online archdiocesan appeals are ONLY directed through OSV (Our Sunday Visitor) Online Giving.  

Always check with your church leader personally.