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The Amador Catholic Community is comprised of six churches in three parishes located in the heart of Amador County in the Diocese of Sacramento, California. Bishop Jaime Soto is the Bishop of Sacramento. Our pastor is Father Thomas Seabridge, and Father Geraldo Rañin is our Parochial Vicar.
The parishes and their mission churches are:
St. Patrick, with its mother church in Jackson and its two mission churches St. Bernard in Volcano and Our Lady of the Pines in Pioneer.
Immaculate Conception, with its mother church in Sutter Creek and its mission church St. Mary of the Mountains in Plymouth.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, located in Ione.
But we’re not just a group of church buildings! The Amador Catholic Community is a living, breathing collaboration of over 1400 Roman Catholic families. We worship in our individual parishes but enjoy the freedom to attend Mass in any one of our six churches, knowing that we truly are one large, extended family. Once a year we gather at our Tri-Parish Mass where hundreds come together to celebrate the Mass at one time, in one location.
Click on the Churches link to learn about all three parishes, and where you’ll find links to each of their websites. |
Welcome to the Amador Catholic Community |
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The annual Amador Catholic Community Celebration (Tri-Parish Mass) brings together all local parishes |
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Most Reverend Jaime Soto |
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Rev. Thomas Seabridge |
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Rev. Geraldo Rañin |
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Mass Times at a Glance (Visit the Mass Times page for more detailed information)
St. Patrick Parish St. Patrick Church, Jackson Saturday - 6 PM Sunday - 8 AM and 11 AM Tuesday thru Friday - 8 AM
St. Bernard Church, Volcano Saturday - 4:30 PM
Our Lady of the Pines, Pioneer Sunday - 9:30 AM Tuesday and Friday - 9:30 AM
Immaculate Conception Parish Immaculate Conception Church, Sutter Creek Saturday - 6 PM Sunday - 11 AM Daily Mass - 8 AM (except Weds.)
St. Mary of the Mountains, Plymouth Sunday - 9:30 AM
Sacred Heart Parish, Ione Saturday - 4:30 PM Sunday - 8 AM Daily Mass - 6:45 AM |
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. The following scholarships are available to students in the Amador Catholic Community who meet the specified requirements:
· The Knights of Columbus Amador County Council 1849 Annual Scholarship Award Program. A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a qualified student who is a practicing Catholic within the Amador Catholic Community. Deadline is April 15, 2010. Please click here for the Award Guidelines and Application Form. · The Our Lady of the Pines Annual Scholarship Program. This is also a $1,000 scholarship, available to students in St. Patrick Parish. The application period is now closed. The winner will be announced soon. · The Young Men’s Institute, Council #137, is pleased to announce a $600 scholarship available to new and returning college students who are members of the Amador Catholic Community. The school may be vocational, two year, or four year. The format is essay, and the deadline to submit the essay is May 1, 2010. Essay topic, along with specific instructions may be obtained by contacting Tim Durkin via email (tedrch@gmail.com), U. S. mail (P. O. Box 795, Pine Grove, CA 95665), or in person (13828 Gold Mine Road, Suite 6, Pine Grove). “Pro Deo, Pro Patria - For God, For Country” |
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ONLINE LENTEN REFLECTION SERIES. This discussion board will be the first in a series of Virtual Small Christian Community and Virtual Bible study discussion boards for the Amador Catholic Community. The purpose of these discussion boards is to bring reflections and bible studies to everyone, regardless of your schedule and availability. Stay-at-home moms and dads can post thoughts during the day between loads of laundry, work-at-homes can post between e-mails, and working folks can post thoughts in the evening. In this way, we can all come together through our thoughts and faith regardless of our lifestyles. To check it out go to http://suttercreekparish.com and click on the on-line Lenten Reflection Series link. To participate by posting comments, you will need to register first. |
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COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICE on Wednesday, March 10, at 7 PM, at St. Patrick Church in Jackson. Four priests will be available for individual confessions following the service. Catholics of all ages are invited to avail themselves of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Don’t miss this opportunity to prepare yourself for a Holy Easter. |
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THE EASTER TRIDUUM. The Amador Catholic Community will again celebrate the Church’s solemn commemoration of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ - The Sacred Triduum. The days of Holy Week make it possible for us, who are so easily distracted by the world, to concentrate with our entire being on the events which assured us of God’s inestimable love, and which made possible our salvation. Each member parish of the Amador Catholic Community looks forward to hosting one evening of Triduum and invites everyone in the celebration (all times to be announced): |
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April 1 - Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper—Sacred Heart Church, Ione
April 2 - Good Friday Liturgical Service—Immaculate Conception Church, Sutter Creek
April 3 - Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass—St. Patrick Church, Jackson
A common location was not available or affordable this year, thus the decision to celebrate at each parish center. This affords us a unique opportunity to worship together and visit the church in our Catholic community that we do not usually attend. |