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San Carlos Painting

San Carlos Borromeo de Monterey was founded by Father Junipero Serra on June 3, 1770, on the shores of Monterey Bay, as the cornerstone of his Mission. A year later, Fr. Serra moved the Mission to Carmel. The church remained as a Royal Chapel for the soldiers guarding the new Spanish Presidio of Monterey. The present sandstone church was completed in 1794.

The significance of San Carlos cannot be overstated. It is the oldest continuously functioning church and the first stone building in the State of California. It is California’s first cathedral and stands for the birth of Carmel Mission and Monterey, the first capital of California.

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Fr. Patrick's Blog

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 22:27 -- Fr. Patrick

    One of the more senior clergy, a witty and wise Scots gentleman, loaned me a DVD series with 48 half-hour lectures [!] on the history of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts. With the viewing of the introduction, I am hooked and fascinated. Though many of us may have heard about Mary, Queen of Scots, a Stuart, most of us are more familiar with Henry VIII, a Tudor.

Parish Calendar

 

 Week of May 20, 2012

 

Sunday, May 20

  • 9 am - Children's Choir Sings
  • 9:00 & 10:30 am Masses - Children's Liturgy of the Word
  • 10:30 am - RCIA Neophytes Attend 10:30 am Mass
  • 4 pm - Confirmation I - Old Hall
  • 6:45 pm - Confirmation II - Old Hall
  • Get on the Bus Bake Sale

 

Monday, May 21

 

Tuesday, May 22

  • 5 pm - Liturgy Committee Meeting - Parish Office
  • 5:30 pm - RCIA Inquiry Group - Meet in Church for Tour

 

Wednesday, May 23

  • 10 am - Job Fair for DRE's and Youth Ministers - St. Joseph's Center
  • 7 pm - Choir Practice 

 

Thursday, May 24

  • 3:15 pm - Children's Choir Practice - Cathedral

 

Friday, May 25

 

Saturday, May 26

  • 2:30 pm - Reconciliation - Cathedral

 

Sunday, May 27 

  • 9 am & 10:30 am Masses - Children's Liturgy of the Word
  • 1-3:30 pm - Rooted in the Spirit - Cathedral Hall