Mass Times, Services & Office Hours

Weekdays

  •  9:00 am Livestreamed via YouTube
  • 5:30 pm 

 

Saturday

  •  9:00 am Livestreamed via YouTube
  • 4:30 pm Vigil Mass

 

 Sunday

  • 7:30 am
  • 9:00 am Misa Pro Populo Livestreamed via YouTube
  • 11:00 am   12:30 pm   5:30 PM


1st Sunday 5:30 pm Tagalog (Filipino) Mass Livestreamed via  and YouTube


Holy Days of Obligation


Recitation of the Holy Rosary 8:30 AM (TBA)


Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Every Friday after the  9:00 am Mass until 5PM



Parish Holy Hour 

  • 7:00 pm Every 1st Wednesday led by the Knights of Columbus
  • 7:00 pm Every 3rd Wednesday led by the Youth and Young Adults

Confessions

  • Fridays 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Saturdays at 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm
  • By Appointment - Please call (650) 878-2282

 Communal Baptisms  (none during Lent)

  •  2nd and 4th Saturday at 12 noon
  • 1st Sunday at 2:30 pm   
  • 3rd Sunday within the 12:30 pm Mass


Parish Office 
(650) 873-2282  
staugustinessf@aol.com

  • Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Saturday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Closed 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
  • Closed Sunday and Holidays 


Faith Formation Program Office 
(650) 873-2878 or (650) 797-5955
staugustinecdre@gmail.com

  • 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

Third Sunday of Easter

April 19, 2026

Recognized in the breaking of bread

On most Sundays during the Easter season in Cycle A, our Gospel is taken from the Gospel of John. This week’s Gospel, however, is taken from the Gospel of Luke. As in last week’s Gospel, today’s Gospel shows us how the first community of disciples came to believe that Jesus had risen from the dead.

In these stories we gain insight into how the community of the Church came to be formed. When we read today’s Gospel, we may be surprised to learn that these friends of Jesus could walk and converse with him at some length yet not recognize him. Again, we discover that the risen Jesus is not always easily recognized. Cleopas and the other disciple walk with a person whom they believe to be a stranger; only later do they discover that the stranger is Jesus. We learn that the first community met and recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread, just as we meet Jesus in the Eucharist.

We can imagine the feelings of the two disciples in today’s reading. They are leaving their community in Jerusalem. Their friend Jesus has been crucified. Their hope is gone. They are trying to make sense of what has occurred, so that they can put the experience behind them.

Jesus himself approaches the two men, but they take him for a stranger. Jesus asks them what they are discussing. He invites them to share their experience and interpretation of the events surrounding his crucifixion and death. When the two disciples have done so, Jesus offers his own interpretation of his crucifixion and resurrection, citing Jewish Scripture. In that encounter we find the model for our Liturgy of the Word—what we do each time we gather as a community for the Eucharist. We reflect upon our life experiences and interpret them in light of Scripture. We gather to break open the Word of God.

In the next part of the story, we find a model for our Liturgy of the Eucharist. The disciples invite the stranger (Jesus) to stay with them. During the meal in which they share in the breaking of the bread, the disciples’ eyes are opened; they recognize the stranger as Jesus. In the Eucharist too we share in the breaking of the bread and discover Jesus in our midst. Just as the disciples returned to Jerusalem to recount their experience to the other disciples, we too are sent from our Eucharistic gathering. Our experience of Jesus in the Eucharist compels us to share the story with others.

Readings of The Third Sunday of Easter

2026 ARCHDIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL 

"Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.”

   

Thank you to all who contributed toward the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal (AAA) last weekend. Your generosity and support are deeply appreciated. 

As of this writing, we have received $36,092 or 18% of this year's goal. This achievement reflects our parish's collective commitment to supporting the mission and programs funded by the AAA. The remaining balance needed to reach our goal stands at $163,802 or 82%. 

As always, we look forward to 100% parishioner-participation. It is your unwavering participation and support that helps St. Augustine fulfill its annual target and further strengthen community initiatives.

In gratitude,

Fr. Ray Reyes

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STEWARDSHIP
The grateful response of a Christian disciple who recognizes, receives and cultivates God’s gifts, and generously shares these gifts in love of God and neighbor.


Father Raymund Reyes, left, and Father Francis Garbo walk through St. Augustine Catholic Church in South San Francisco, where Father Ray is pastor. Father Francis donated one of his kidneys to Father Ray in January.

Jessica Christian/S.F. Chronicle

BAY AREA

A Bay Area priest needed a kidney transplant. Another heard his prayer

By Erin Allday, Staff Writer

April 13, 2026

A Catholic priest is called to serve. But for Father Ray, that call was getting harder to answer.

After seven years as pastor at St. Augustine Parish in South San Francisco, last year Father Raymund Reyes, 62, was in kidney failure. He was tired all the time, and dialysis three days a week wiped out what little energy he had left. He was put on a waiting list for a kidney transplant, but told it could take eight years. 


About 30,000 people are added to kidney transplant waiting lists in the United States every year, but only 22,000 transplants are performed. Hundreds of people die each year waiting for an organ.


The solution for Father Ray — and perhaps for many others — was not to wait. Instead he did what once would have felt impossible: He asked for help, and then he accepted from a friend a gift that he will never be able to repay.


On Jan. 20, Father Ray received a kidney from Father Francis Garbo, pastor of Mission Dolores Basilica and Misión San Francisco de Asís in San Francisco, in what’s known as a living donor transplant. Father Ray now has three kidneys, and Father Francis, 64, just one. 


Two days after Easter, both men were looking lively for lunch at Father Ray’s residence, a split-level home he shares with three other priests behind St. Augustine. Both men are trim with short graying hair and wire-rimmed glasses, and they exude a gentle calm that belies their humor


When Father Francis walked in, Father Ray joked that he felt lit from within — like the kidney recognized its previous owner. 

“I’m just here to visit my kidney’s new parish,” Father Francis laughed in return.


The transplant was performed at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, which is attempting to ... Read full article

Read the article(s) published on Fr. Ray and Fr. Francis' Incredible journey of faith

NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH

National Donate Life Month (NDLM) was established by Donate Life America and its partnering organizations in 2003. Observed in April each year, National Donate Life Month helps raise awareness about donation, encourages Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation.


During National Donate Life Month in April, we honor the people who have given the gift of life through organ, eye and tissue donation. We also celebrate the lives that have been saved and healed because of a donor’s generosity.


This year’s theme uses trees as a symbol of life and connection. Just like trees grow and support each other in a forest, donation connects people – donors, recipients, and their families. Like a tree that grows and stands for generations, a donor’s gift leaves a lasting legacy of hope and life.

KTVU FOX 2 | San Francisco priest donates his kidney to another priest

UPDATES AND CALENDAR OF EVENTS

List of Services

LOOKBACK: Easter Sunday Faith Formation Activities

Following the 9:00 am Mass on Easter Sunday, the Faith Formation Program, along with the Youth and Ecology ministries, organized a special event for families attending the celebration. The ministries distributed Easter Eggs and hosted a raffle, providing a joyful atmosphere for all participants.

A few students preparing for Confirmation assisted the catechists with the preparation and distribution of Easter Eggs. Together, they filled and handed out 500 Easter Eggs to families who took part in the event.

Families enjoyed taking photos with the Easter Bunny at the photo booth, creating lasting memories of the day. Children had a wonderful time visiting the various giveaway stations, playing with bubbles, and lining up for cotton candy, adding to the festive spirit of Easter morning.

SAVE THE DATE!

Saturday, June 6th, 7:30pm @ SAC


SEE BULLETIN FOR DETAILS

PARISH BULLETIN

What's inside:

  • The Feminine Genius, Saturday, April 18 and Saturday, May 23, Corpus Christi Monastery, Menlo Park CA.
  • 2026 Archdiocesan Annual Appeal, Ways to give.
  • Special Museum Exhibition, Opens in May, Celebrating 250 years, Mission San Francisco de Asis at Mission Dolores Basilica, San Francisco.
  • 800th Anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, January 10, 2026 - January 10, 2027.
  • An Evening for the Separated and Divorced, Tuesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 21, an Online Event.
  • Search and Serve Retreat, Wednesday, May 20 to Monday, May 25, Daughters of Charity.
  • SACC on Broadway, Children's Choir Concert, Saturday, June 6.
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Hospitality Sunday

COFFEE & DONUTS

After the 9:00AM Misa Pro Populo Mass

Our Hosts: SACC Children's Choir

We thank members of the Knights of Columbus Council 9714 for hosting the hospitality last Sunday, April 12th.

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St. Augustine's  Souvenir Program PILGRIMS OF HOPE: An Emerald Jubilee, Anniversary Edition is now available!

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