The Red Mass

2026 RED MASS AT MISSION SANTA CLARA AND CONFERRAL OF 2026 ST. THOMAS MORE AWARD

Please join the St. Thomas More Society of Santa Clara County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026, for the annual Red Mass to be held at the Mission Church at Santa Clara University and conferral of the 2026 St. Thomas More Award.

Bishop Oscar Cantú will preside at Mass and present the homily.  All are welcome to attend the Mass and award ceremony.

This year the awardee is the Honorable Vanessa A. Zecher (Ret). Judge Zecher obtained both her undergraduate and law degrees from Santa Clara University. She has over 20 years of experience, both as an attorney and as a judge, conducting settlement conferences and overseeing the litigation of hundreds of family law cases. She is an active member of Sacred Heart parish in Saratoga.

Dinner will follow the Mass. The speaker will be Herb Sendek, Jr., head coach of the Santa Clara University men’s basketball team.

Please note that dinner seating will be limited and reservations will be required for the dinner.

Red Mass dinner tickets may be purchased using the button below.

  • Benefactor $1,600 (10 tickets)
  • Patron $1,250 (8 tickets)
  • Friend $300 (2 tickets)
  • Regular Ticket: $130
  • Law Student: $25
Tickets
Dinner

For more information about the history of the Red Mass, please click here.

For a list of prior St. Thomas More Award recipients and Prior Dinner Speakers, please click here.