Jesuit Father John Piderit, former vicar for administration for the Archdiocese of San Francisco is seen in 2019 with parishioners of St. Andrew Parish in Daly City, one of the archdiocese’s five current stewardship parishes. (Courtesy of Florian Romero, Office of Stewardship) March 3, 2021 Catholic San Francisco Parishioners of 11 local parishes and others from parishes many more miles away are being guided through Lent this year with a new spiritual exercises program shaped by the spirit and mission of the archdiocese’s stewardship parishes.
Lent is an “extraordinary time” for Catholics, said Florian Romero, who was tapped to direct the new Office of Stewardship formed in 2017 to help move all parishes in the archdiocese toward a stewardship model.