Dear Saint Joseph Family in Christ,

Welcome to Saint Joseph/Old Mission San Jose and our weekly communication newsletter.  I invite you to embrace and share these messages with your family and friends.

I will sing of your salvation.  Psalm 71

This weekend we celebrate the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.  We reflect on St. Paul's powerful letter to the Corinthians.

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, it is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, and it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.

Please join us Wednesday, February 2, for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.  Candles are traditionally blessed on this day.  "Candlemas" marks the entry of Jesus, the Light of the World, into the temple of Jerusalem.  You may bring your own candle to be blessed or you may receive a candle we provide.  The blessing will take place at both the 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM First Wednesday Masses and will include a procession of lit candles from the parish church to the Mission at the 7:00 PM Mass.

On Thursday, February 3, we celebrate the Feast of Saint Blaise and Blessing of the Throats.  Please join us for 8:00 AM morning Mass in the Mission and/or Evening Prayer at 6:00 PM in the Main Church.  We will have a special blessing of the throats at the end of Adoration/Benedition during Evening Prayer.

We also celebrate our First Friday and First Saturday of the Month Masses at 8:00 AM in the Mission on February 4 and 5, respectively.  Friday marks our monthly Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saturday is our Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  Please join us for these special monthly Masses.  Hospitality immediately following our Saturday devotion in the Mission Garden.  We look forward to seeing you.

Join us Saturday, February 12 at 9:30 AM in the Mission for, Then and Now,  the second in our 225th Mission Anniversary Speaker Series.  This talk will focus on 1850 to present day.  Please click here for more details.

Saint Joseph School is enrolling for the 2022-2023 school year.  We invite you to join us in person for a private, socially distanced campus tour OR on ZOOM for a Virtual Meet and Greet.  Please consider our award-winning school for the full academic and faith formation of your children.  How we prepare our children today will impact them the rest of their lives.  Please click here for specific details and contact information.  Catholic Schools Week and Mass have been changed to February 27, 2022.  Please visit our website and the school's website for more details.

The Women of St Joseph in partnership with St Joseph School is sponsoring our “Heart to Heart” Food Drive which offers individuals and parish families an opportunity to help feed the families, singles and homeless of our community through the St. Vincent de Paul Ministry. This parish ministry provided 600 bags In December 2021! Please click here for more details.

Parish Office Hours:

  • Monday through Thursday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Friday - 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon
  • Saturday - 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon
  • CLOSED - 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
  • Office Phone - (510) 656-2364

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time -  January 29 and 30, 2022 – Please click here for the online bulletin which contains the worship aid.

Please click here for THIS weekend's Mass schedule, January 29 and 30, 2022.

  • Saturday:
    • 5:30 PM – Vigil Mass in the Mission
  • Sunday
    • 8:00 AM – Mission
    • 10:00 AM – Main Church, livestream
    • 12:00 PM – Main Church – Mass with Family of Faith
    • 3:00 PM – Mass in Vietnamese, Main Church, livestream
    • 5:00 PM  – Mass in Chinese, Main Church, livestream.  Please visit our website.
    • 7:00 PM – Mission – Mass with Youth, Confirmation, and Young Adults

Please visit our ONLINE GIVING link.  We have streamlined the process to provide maximum security, convenience and efficiency.  We are grateful for your faithful support of our parish and facilities.  Thank you for your generosity.  

New job opportunities are available at Saint Joseph Parish, Mission and School.  Please click here for our list of openings.

Getting married?  Please click here for detailed information and to reserve your date in the Old Mission or the main Church.  Baptism?  Please click here for registration and detailed information.

Please click here for our entire Mass schedule.  

As a reminder, if you cannot attend Mass in-person, livestream continues at 10:00 AM Sunday in English, 3:00 PM Sunday in Vietnamese and 5:00 PM Sunday in Chinese. Please join us online on our Livestream YouTube Channel.

Monday-Saturday:
INDOORS, in the Mission (all days)

  • 7:30 AM – Holy Rosary / Confession
  • 8:00 AM – Holy Mass
    • First Friday of each month Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
    • First Saturday of each month Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (hospitality following)
  • 8:30 AM – Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Thursday - Adoration and Benediction (IN THE MAIN CHURCH, morning Mass will remain in the MISSION)

  • 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Exposition and Adoration (directly following the 8:00 AM Mass)
  • 6:00 - 6:30 PM – Evening Prayer and Benediction
  • 7:00 PM – Mass in Vietnamese
  • 7:30 - 9:00 PM - Adoration and Benediction

Daily Adoration in the Eucharistic Chapel (Main Church)

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday - 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
  • Thursday - 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
  • Saturday - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Closed during recording sessions
  • Closed during livestream sessions not offering public attendance

First Wednesday of each month:
Devotion to Saint Joseph

  • 7:00 PM - Mass in the Mission

Confession:

  • Daily 30 minutes before each Mass (including weekends) and by appointment

Saint Joseph Catholic School (TK through 8th Grade) - Principal, Patricia Calton
School website - Please click here or call the school office at 510-656-6525.
Please click here for the current school newsletter.
 
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Yours in Christ,