THURSDAY 5PM MASS AT ST PHILIP, OCCIDENTAL: 
VIGIL OF ASSUMPTION

FRIDAY 9AM MASS AT ST PHILIP, OCCIDENTAL: 
THE ASSUMPTION (HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION)

FRIDAY 12NOON MASS AT ST TERESA, BODEGA: 
THE ASSUMPTION (HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION)

Come celebrate with us!
A parish celebration to honor all of our wonderful and dedicated volunteers!

St Philip - August 14, Thursday - 5:00 PM Mass for the Vigil of the Assumption

Reception following Mass including refreshments and delicious appetizers in the Parish Hall.

RSVP by August 7th by calling (707) 874-3812 or sign-up in church.

We offer our prayers and condolences to St. Bernard's parish in Eureka, CA, on the sad loss of Fr. Eric Freed in early January. Our pastor Fr. Allen has been assigned to St. Bernard's as administrator pro temporare, and Msgr. Whelton will oversee St. Philip/St. Teresa in Fr. Allen's absence.  

Please visit our home page for updated mass schedules.

A Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the St. Philip/St. Teresa Rural Food Program will be held on Thursday, August 15, the Feast of the Assumption, at 5:15 pm, at St. Philip Church. 

Parishioners are encouraged to attend and join with volunteers, Catholic Charities guests, major donors of the program, and former pastors to give thanks for this tradition of service to our brothers and sisters in need. 

A complimentary catered reception will be held in the Parish Hall following the Mass.

Please RSVP by August 11 through the parish office (874-3812 or [email protected]) if you will be able to attend this Mass and reception.    

Please join us this Memorial Day for the dedication of our alter in Calvary Cemetery. Bishop Robert Vasa will celebrate mass and lead the dedication.

May 27, Monday
9:00 AM Mass

Refreshments by St. Teresa Guild will be served at the Lanker Home, 17160 Bodega Hwy (a short walk from cemetery).

Please RSVP by May 24
Elaine (707) 756-0001 or [email protected] 

Altar Donated by
Jim and Jackie Smith

Holy Week is the culmination of the liturgical year. During these holy days, the liturgy will lead us, with Jesus, to the depths and to the heights. Please join us at any of the following:

St. Philip the Apostle Church
3730 Bohemian Hwy. Occidental, CA 95465 

March 24, Palm Sunday – 8am & 11:15am Mass
March 28, Holy Thursday – 6pm Mass
March 30, Easter Vigil – 8pm Mass
March 31, Easter Sunday – 8am & 11:15am Mass

St. Teresa of Avila - Mission
17120 Bodega Hwy. Bodega, CA 94923

March 23, Confessions/ Reconciliation – 4pm 
Palm Sunday Vigil Mass – 5pm 
March 24, Palm Sunday Mass – 9:30am  
March 29, Good Friday – 12pm Noon 
March 31, Easter Sunday Mass – 9:30am 

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. During this season of preparation for Easter, our churches look stark and simple—no flowers at the altar, no festive banners or decorations. And our liturgies feel different, too. The organ is quiet except to accompany the singing of the assembly. The Gloria, our Sunday song of rejoicing, is not heard except on solemnities, and we will not sing the Alleluia, our joyful acclamation of praise, until the Easter Vigil. “Alleluia cannot always / Be our song while here below,” says an eleventh-century hymn. “Alleluia our transgressions / Make us for a while forego; / For the solemn time is coming / When our tears for sins must flow” (Alleluia dulce carmen, J. M. Neale, trans.).

More Lenten information and mass schedules can be downloaded by clicking here.

9:00 a.m. - St. Philip
12:00 noon - St. Teresa
5:30 p.m. St. Philip