They saved their pennies and spare change for a year, feeding the piggy bank until bursting. They collected $500, and a match from the Sisters brought the amount to $1,000!  During a recent Resident Council meeting, with pride, they presented a check to the local St. Vincent de Paul Society.  Shown here are our Chaplain Rev. Robert Kevin White happily handing over the donation to Peter Gallagher, Board Member St. Vincent de Paul.  We are proud of our residents for their kindness and generosity.

Our bi-monthly birthday celebration in August was lively with Dave Marty on banjo playing lots of familiar tunes.  Dave is an inductee in the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame, and when you hear him play, you know why!  Thanks to Dave and to the gracious Nazareth House Auxiliary birthday committee volunteers who decorated beautifully and served a most delicious fresh fruit cake!  You can hear Dave at this site:

http://www.americanbanjomuseum.com/blog/dave-marty

 

Nazareth House was recognized  by the Marin Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America for the proper display of the American Flag.  Anna Nguyen, Executive Director, attended the MOA luncheon and accepted the award.  Thank you to neighbor Bill Wickley for nominating us, and Donald Bibeault for presenting the award.  It has been our pleasure to fly the colors for 55 years!  

Don Miller and Dan Keegan – Super Volunteers – were honored for their decades of service to Nazareth House by our Auxiliary.  From driving residents to doctor appointments to musical entertainment to faithful mail delivery, Don and Dan do it all and are a integral part of the fabric of everyday life here at Nazareth House.  Given in the name of a past dynamic volunteer, Kathy Baker, the award is well deserved!  Thank you for your service!

Join us for a slide show and presentation about the achievements of resident Nadine Calliguri, founder of the Handicables Program handicapables.com.  Meet in our auditorium on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 1:30 pm at 245 Nova Albion Way, San Rafael, CA.  Refreshments will be served.  Special thanks to Jackie McCall for making the presentation possible.

Sister Linda wishes to share this prayer with you at Easter.

O Lord, give me grace to make every effort to supplement faith with moral courage,

moral courage with knowledge,

knowledge with self-control,

self-control with patience,

patience with piety,

piety with fraternal affection,

and fraternal affection with love.

May these virtues keep me both active and fruitful.

-Anonymous Prayer

Blessings of Easter to all…

 

The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Catholic Church celebrated in the Mexican tradition is always a big event at Nazareth House.  Mariachi sing in honor of Mary, Jesus’s mother, and a delicious meal is had by all.

The Sisters of Nazareth invite you to a performance by the Archdiocesan Children’s Choir of San Francisco, under the direction of Christoph Tietze, organist. Join us Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 2:00 pm in our Chapel at 245 Nova Albion Way, San Rafael, CA. Light refreshments served following the performance.

Nazareth House will be recognizing our veterans with a pinning ceremony in our Chapel on November 11, 2016 10:30 am.  We honor their service in World War II, Army, Navy, and Air Force.

Nazareth House has served as a polling place for years for our local precincts.  Election Day November 8, 2016 has seen a steady stream of voters, including our residents!