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The Most Rev. Daniel J. Gercke, Bishop of Tucson, established
Ss. Simon & Jude parish in 1953. The founding pastor was Fr. Paul Smith, a native of Ireland. With Fr. Smith arrived the Loreto Sisters (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary), who would staff the parish school.
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Events
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Sunday, May 26, 9:00 AM
The Mass of Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate for seminarians Kevin Penkalski and Estevan Wetzel will be held Sunday, May 26, at 9 a.m. at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral.Read More -
Saturday, June 1, 10:00 AM
The Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood will be celebrated on Saturday, June 1, at 10 a.m. at Ss. Simon and Jude CathedralRead More -
June 3, 8:00 AM - June 7, 12:00 PM
Join us for Vacation Bible School June 3-7 from 8am to 12 noon... where children from Pre-K through 5th grade can experience "Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus". See the flyer for all the details.Read More -
Saturday, June 8, 8:00 AM
The Desert Morning of Prayer and Discernment on Saturday, June 8th with Father Fred Adamson at our Lady of Solitude Monastery is for women ages 18-35 open to a vocation to Consecrated Life. It’s a wonderful opportunity for women discerning a vocation to make a mini-retreat to pray and discern God’s call for their lives, to be enriched by a conference on prayer & discernment and to learn from some Sisters about what Religious Life is like. More...Read More -
June 20 - June 23
Join the Friends of the Cathedral of Phoenix on a Pilgrimage to California with Bishop Olmsted, JUNE 20 - 23, 2019. Visit the recently renovated Christ Cathedral in Orange County, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, the Mission San Juan Capistrano, a local wine tasting experience and much more! If you can't afford to go, get a raffle ticket for a chance to win a trip for two! Click for more.Read More
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News
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April 26
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Preservation of the family, marriage and the unborn were the main themes of the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Washington April 23. “Faith in the crucified and risen Christ shields us from two cold and deadly sins: arrogant presumption and cynical despair,” said Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix, the guest speaker. “Neither of which are appropriate in a Christian leader. The enemy of our souls does not care which we prefer.” Bishop Olmsted, who is a consultant to the pro-life committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the matter of legal abortion has defined his ministry, since he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1973, the year of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion on demand. “It is my pastoral duty to proclaim the Gospel of life and the protection in law of the most vulnerable among us. The love of Christ compels me.”Read More -
January 9
An Apostolic Exhortation to Husbands and Wives, Fathers and Mothers of the Diocese of Phoenix from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted READ MORE...Read More -
October 16
Bishop Olmsted wants to hear from you about how the current scandals surrounding the Church have affected you and your faith. Please visit fidelity.dphx and take a few minutes to share your thoughts.Read More -
August 20
Please read this Pastoral Letter from Bishop Olmsted and Bishop Nevares Regarding Recent Abuse ScandalsRead More
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