2026 Paulist Annual Appeal:
Building Bridges Through Charity
On the weekend of January 25th, Old St. Mary’s Cathedral & Chinese Mission joined Paulist communities nationwide to support care for senior Paulist priests, vocations & seminarian formation, and mission priorities that welcome those on the margins, all through the Annual Paulist Appeal. Please consider participating at any level using the reply envelope at the parish or give online at paulist.org/apa. No gift is too small - together we build bridges of hope and unity. Thank you!
One recent feature of the Annual Paulist Appeal is Mission Impact Grants program. These grants, given to various Paulist parishes, help empower women leaders, encourage new vocations, connect with young adults, provide care for senior Paulists, elevate the voices of people of color, and serve neighbors who may never enter a church building.
This past year, our community received grant funding for a Bay Area Young Adult Lenten Retreat (3/29/25) to strengthen the faith and build community among young adults, and a Black Catholic Awareness Event (11/8/25) to increase awareness and celebrate the beauty and wisdom of Black Catholics to the Catholic Church.
Former Old St. Mary’s Pastor and current Vice President of the Paulist Father, Fr. John Ardis, CSP was here to preside and preach at all our weekend Mass, promoting the Annual Paulist Appeal. He also blessed our newly refurbished Conversion of St. Paul Stained-Glass Window. During his time at Old St. Mary’s, he started the project of refurbishing the window through a most generous benefactor. It is fitting he should see the completion of this grand project that will hopefully be the catalyst to turn Old St. Mary’s into an Ever New St. Mary’s. Plus, I’m not sure Mary likes to be called old.
