News - April 2025

Thursday night, 26 young people from our parish received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Special congratulations to all of you! You have been preparing for this for two years, deepening your relationship with Jesus, and learning more about the Church and your place in it. We are grateful for your generous response to God’s love for you, and we look forward to seeing how you become more active members of our faith community, sharing with us the abundant gifts that God has given you!

As you know already, Holy Week and Easter were glorious at St. Ignatius Church! We prayed beautifully, the ancient rituals given new life and profound meaning, speaking to our hearts and enlivening our souls. We did indeed pull out all the stops! We have so very many people to be grateful to for the glory of the week. Scores of people gave long hours and shared graciously their talents, so that our liturgies were magnificent. We owe a great debt of gratitude to our choir, under the leadership of our new Director of Music, Patrick Hagen; to our many liturgical ministers who lectored, served at the altar, distributed Communion, welcomed people at the doors to the church, and ushered; to the Liturgical Environment Committee, who transitioned from Lent, to Palm Sunday, to Holy Thursday, to Good Friday, to Easter in less than a week; to members of Neighbor to Neighbor who fed our volunteers throughout the week; to those who set up and donated for Easter Sunday hospitality; to the Miloslavich family and Confirmation students who set up the Easter candy “hunt;” to the Easter Bunny who took time out of his rounds to join us; and to the St. Ignatius Parish staff whose dedication and hard work are always an inspiration to me. I also want to extend my thanks to those who donated towels for the poor on Holy Thursday and to all of you who donated to our Holy Week and Easter collections.

What the Resurrection of Jesus promises is that things can always be new again. It is never too late to begin anew. No sin is unforgiven. No betrayal is final. Grief, anger and bitterness can give way to surprise, good humor and delight. Every form of death can be overcome. Norbertine priest and poet Francis Dorff captures what resurrection might mean for us today in his poem Everything Becomes A Door:

All are welcome to journey to find God in all things through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. St Agnes and St Ignatius Parishes offer the Exercises through the 19th Annotation, known as “a retreat in daily life.” The 19th Annotation Retreat is a way of making a retreat during the course of ordinary living without having to forgo, for a time, one's commitments to work, family and friends. Important in the discernment process is the completion of a questionnaire https://form.jotform.com/StIgnatius/SEEL-application-2025

Joseph Frank Bonfiglio went home to God on April 2, 2025, with his beloved wife Kathryn and his children at his side. He was nine days short of his 95th birthday. Joe was born to Vincent and Marie (Messina) Bonfiglio on April 11, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska. When Joe was six, Vincent went to California to seek better employment. When he found it, he wired Marie: “Sell the house, and bring Joseph.” Joe, his mother, another family of four, a dog, and all their belongings made the trip in a 1930 Ford sedan to San Jose, which Joe called home for the rest of his life.

The St. Ignatius Parish Girls' Basketball season is off to a fantastic start, and we’d love your support! Both our 7th and 8th grade teams are undefeated so far, and they’re showing incredible teamwork and determination. Despite not having a dedicated gym, our 8th-grade team is holding its own in the top CYO division—an impressive feat! Both our 7th and 8th-grade teams are on fire, remaining undefeated!

Easter is a very joyous time and a robust hospitality hour following the Sunday 10 Mass is a tradition for St. Ignatius Parish. The parish needs a strong representation from all of us. You can help!

On March 8th, our Year 2 8th-grade Confirmation students participated in a full-day retreat, a journey of reflection and deepening their connection with God and each other. The day began with a communal morning prayer and the Liturgy of the Hours—an ancient Christian practice prayed worldwide, primarily by religious communities. Despite some initial uncertainty, the students were drawn in as they experienced the slow work of God.