Clergy Support

Clergy Gatherings

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EVENT
DATE
LOCATION
DESCRIPTION
2023 CLERGY STUDY DAYS 10/09/2023 – 10/11/2023 S M C Rev. Tadelusz Pacholczyk (Fr. Tad)
Canon Law Issues; Clergy Expectations
REGISTER HERE!
2023 DEACON STUDY DAYS 11/10/2023 St. Stephen’s Church Rev. Tadelusz Pacholczyk (Fr. Tad)
Transgender & End of Life Videos,
Zoom Meeting with Fr. Tad
2023 ADVENT DAY OF RECOLLECTION 12/05/2023 Vallombrosa Rev. Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.
2024 CLERGY STUDY DAYS 05/06/2024 – 05/08/2024 TBD
2024 RETREAT WEEK 1 06/16/2024 – 06/21/2024 Vallombrosa with Most Rev. Edward Scharfenberger,
Diocese of Albany
2024 RETREAT WEEK 2 06/23/2024 – 06/28/2024 Vallombrosa  
2024 PRIEST CONVOCATION 09/23/2024 – 09/26/2024 Asilomar  
2024 CLERGY STUDY DAYS 05/08/2024 & 10/16/2024 T B D  
2025 RETREAT WEEK 1 06/15/2025 – 06/20/2025 T B D  
2025 RETREAT WEEK 2 06/22/2025 – 06/27/2025 T B D  
2025 CLERGY STUDY DAYS 10/06/2025 – 10/10/2025 T B D  
2026 RETREAT WEEK 1 06/14/2026 – 06/19/2026 T B D  
2026 RETREAT WEEK 2 06/21/2026 – 06/26/2026 T B D  

Clergy and Parish Forms and Documents

Letters Of Good Standing Requests For Priests Of The Archdiocese Of San Francisco

Requests for Letters of Good Standing need to be received a minimum of 2 weeks prior to your event and VIRTUS training needs to be completed within 2.5 years to process your request.  You will be required to enter your VIRTUS completion date to request a LGS. When your LGS is ready, a copy of your completed LGS is emailed to your sfarch.org email. If you are unable to access your sfarch.org email, contact the Vicar for Clergy office, 415-614-5611

Request for Letter of Good Standing

Letters of Good Standing for Visiting Clergy

  1. A Letter of Good Standing printed on Diocese or Provincial letterhead stationery and embossed with their Seal is required, whenever a visiting priest is expected for one-time ministry, supply ministry, or overnight visits (no ministry) within the boundaries of the Archdiocese.
  2. The Archdiocese of San Francisco requires a current and specifically worded Letter of Good Standing (LGS), to include effective dates, location, being able to work with minors, and purpose of their visit from the visitor’s Provincial or Bishop (see sample form below). You may forward by email the sample LGS form on to your visiting priest when you are making initial arrangements with him. Ask him to forward the form to his Bishop or Provincial to be completed and signed.
  3. A copy of the signed LGS should then be emailed back to you/your staff and emailed to Vicar for Clergy, Fr. Spyrow at [email protected]. Once Fr. Spyrow reviews the Letter of Good Standing, he will stamp it with his “Approval”, granting temporary faculties or “Not Approved”. A copy of the Letter of Good Standing will be sent to the parish the priest is visiting and the Dioceses or provincial with his decision.

    If there are any questions, please contact the Office of the Vicar for Clergy at 415-614-5611.
Compliance and Celebret

FOR ALL PRIESTS SERVING IN THE ARCHDIOCESE 30 DAYS OR MORE,
THREE COMPLIANCE STEPS MUST BE UNDERTAKEN:

  1. Safe Environment Training (needs to be renewed every 3 years):  VIRTUS Online
  2. Safe Environment Guidelines and Appendices for Distribution
  3. Livescan Fingerprinting Form (Priest, Deacons, Seminarians)
    – Livescan Fingerprinting Locations
  4. Photo (chest up)


CLERGY WHO ARE IN COMPLIANCE MAY REQUEST A CELEBRET CARD BELOW

Celebret Request Form

Benefits & Compensation

BENEFITS

COMPENSATION


FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT
(Note:  Deadline passed Nov. 22, 2019.  FY 2020)


BENEFITS AVAILABLE AT 65 YEARS OF AGE

  • Medicare Part A enrollment (Hospital coverage) – Contact Social Security Office prior to your 65th Birthday.
  • Medicare Part B enrollment (80% Medical coverage) – Contact Vicar for Clergy Office, 415-614-5611.
  • Medicare Part D enrollment (Drug coverage) – Contact Vicar for Clergy Office, 415-614-5611.
  • Medicare Supplemental plan (20% Medical coverage) – Contact Vicar for Clergy Office, 415-614-5611.
  • Kaiser Senior Advantage enrollment (Call 877-588-5739 or kp.org/seniors before the end of prior month of coverage)
Ongoing Formation

New Pastor ADSF Training Program Videos

[ask Vicar for Clergy office for the password]


Homiletic resources

Previous study days presentations and handouts

Previous advent day


Sabbaticals:

  • If interested in a Sabbatical, e-mail to Fr Gregory Heidenblut, O.S.A. at [email protected].

Note: Forms and notices are in PDF format.  If unable to open, download FREE ADOBE ACROBAT READER

Retirement Planning

Being a priest is a life-long commitment.  After dedicating their lives to the Church, many retired priests continue to serve the people in our community.  We currently care for nearly 300 retired priests who have faithfully served our Church.  The Annual Appeal supplements the cost of maintaining our retirement home for priests at Serra Clergy House.
(please contact Rachel Alvelais, if you’d like to arrange for a tour/dinner at Serra Clergy House)

RETIREMENT PLANNING

MEDICARE INSURANCE IS AVAILABLE AT 65 YEARS OF AGE

  • Medicare Part A enrollment (Hospital coverage) 

                                                                       (Contact Social Security Office prior to your 65th Birthday)

  • Medicare Part D enrollment (Drug coverage) – Contact Vicar for Clergy Office, 415-614-5611.
  • Medicare Supplemental plan (20% Medical coverage) – Contact Vicar for Clergy Office, 415-614-5611
  • Kaiser Senior Advantage enrollment

(Call 877-588-5739 or kp.org/seniors before the end of prior month of coverage)

ESTATE PLANNING

CARE MANAGEMENT

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS 

Note: Forms and notices are in PDF format.  If unable to open, download FREE ADOBE ACROBAT READER

Liturgy Forms

CLERGY GATHERING ATTENDANCE

MANDATORY EVENTS Convocation
Study Days
Annual Retreat †

STRONGLY ENCOURAGED EVENTS: Priestly Ordinations for the Archdiocese
Chrism Mass (afternoon of reflection, Mass and dinner)
      • Recurring date: The Thursday preceding Holy Thursday each year
      • Dinner requires RSVP
Mass for Deceased Priests at Holy Cross Mausoleum
      • Recurring date: The Friday following All Souls Day each year
      • Luncheon requires RSVP
Jubilarian Celebration (Vespers & Dinner)
      • Recurring date: The Wednesday following Mother’s Day each year
      • Dinner requires RSVP
Deanery meetings
Funerals of Brother Priests

ENCOURAGED Advent and Lenten Days of Recollection
Priest Day at St. Patrick Seminary
      • Fraternal Gathering & Mass for Priests in the Bay Area
      • Recurring date: The Tuesday before Thanksgiving
Priests’ September Enrichment/Social Day
      • Recurring date: The second Wednesday in September
St. John Vianney Luncheon for retired priests

OPTIONAL
Archbishop’s Advent Party
      • Recurring date: The Sunday preceding Christmas Eve (a week earlier if the 24th is on a Monday)
Diaconal Ordinations for the Archdiocese

“All priests serving in the Archdiocese are required to make a retreat each year. [Canon 276] Any priest with an Archdiocesan assignment who wishes to make other retreat arrangements is to notify the Vicar for Clergy regarding his proposal. Funding for the Retreats will be taken from Archdiocesan funds set aside for this purpose” (Priest Personnel Policy 3420).

Clergy Staff

Vicar for Clergy
Associate Vicar for Clergy
Vicar for Filipinos / Judicial Vicar
Vicar for Spanish Speaking
Director of Diaconate Ministry
Director of Diaconate Formation and Director of Pastoral Ministry
Director of Ongoing Formation of Priests
Director of Vocation
Assistant Vocation Director
Office Manager
Coordinator
Clergy Support Coordinator

Clergy Directory

Fr. Gregory Heidenblut, OSA
Director Of Ongoing Formation Of Priests
Office of ongoing Formation for Priests, Office of the Vicar for Clergy
Office of ongoing Formation for Priests
Office of ongoing Formation for Priests
1 PETER YORKE WAY
SAN FRANCISCO, California 94109
Office of the Vicar for Clergy
One Peter Yorke Way
San Francisco, California 94109