St Elizabeth Church

I had my daughter’s baptism here a couple weeks ago. Planning it with the St. Elizabeth staff was super easy. I usually go to St. Mary’s off of Geary Boulevard but they only had baptisms done every second Sunday of the month. I called a few other churches and it was the same thing. They only had designated Sundays to for baptisms. St. Elizabeth’s is right down the street from my house and when I called them, they just asked me when I wanted the baptism and all I would have to do is take a 1-​hour class beforehand. Easy enough!
I was the only one who was at the class and the teacher and her husband were so friendly and made me feel comfortable. I forgot their names, but they were Filipino so I called them Auntie and Uncle and they gave me a hug after the class was over. I paid a donation to the church and for the Father.
The baptism went smoothly and my friends and family thought the church was big and beautiful. They still had Christmas decorations up so it looked cute for the pictures. Father Suan lead the christening and was very nice and professional. The only reason why I am giving a 4-​star and not 5 is because he seemed a little rushed and started the baptism a few minutes before 1pm. One of the Godmother’s came 5 minutes late and missed the whole thing. So that kind of sucked. The priest said he had a meeting to go to.
Anyway, This church is nice and has a friendly staff. A lot of Filipinos for some reason.

St. Elizabeth Parish is in the Portola District NOT the Excelcior. But then most people in the city do not even know our neighborhood exists.
As a parishioner for 35yrs, I recommend this parish for the friendliness of our parishioners and our priests.

The priests at this church are very easy to talk to. There are many seats open at this church and the homilies are usually spot-​on. During the cold months, however, it’s very cold inside the church, so bring a jacket.

Great priests. Homilies are always dead on — simple but really touchy and always reminds you of things you take for granted. I come out of this Church always wanting to do good things at least for the next few hours until the following week :)