 In addition to a large parish membership, St. Dominic's Church has one of the most active Catholic Young Adults Groups in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.The Church gave its name to Van Morrison's hit 1972 studio album, "Saint Dominic's Preview".Dominicans first came to San Francisco in 1850 when the Most Reverend Joseph Sadoc Alemany, Father Sadoc Francis Vilarrasa and Mary Goemere arrived from Spain via several other appointments in the United States.