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.

The Lord is kind and merciful.  Psalm 103

This weekend we celebrate the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Jesus calls us to be compassionate, merciful, and loving toward our enemies as we pray for the grace to overcome our reluctance to give and forgive.

As we advance positively through the past two years of the pandemic, please click here to read the latest mask mandates effective February 16, 2022.  May God continue to bless us and our world with good health and recovery from this very traumatic experience that adversely affected the lives of so many.  You are all in my prayers.

Blessed are the poor and suffering.  Help us help our refugee families.  Please click here and learn more about how we as Christians can help families in need, particularly as we enter into the season of Lent.  Live the Gospel!

Though our Parish Office is closed Monday, February 21, in observance of President's Day, our Mission Gift Shop will be OPEN from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  Please bring your family and visit on the holiday.  Enjoy the many sacred treasures our beautiful Mission has to offer.

SAVE THE DATE!  The 2022 Bishop’s Ministries Appeal campaign will begin Feb. 26. Join us in prayer as we await the start of this campaign to support the vital work of the ministries in our diocese.  Please click here for more details.

Please join us for our Saint Joseph School Family Mass and Open House next Sunday February 27. Mass will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the school Open House directly following the mass.  Please click here for specific details and contact information.  

Our Facility Team has been hard at work to beautify our parish!  Work will begin soon to re-landscape the area between the front of our church and the Mission Boulevard sidewalk.  This project is being planned and funded by generous members of the parish.  Please click here to read more about the artistic, architectural design of our new gathering area.  Thank you for your generous support!

Lent is right around the corner!  Ash Wednesday is March 2.  Please click here for our Lenten schedule complete with Stations of the Cross and Mass dates/times.  Please remember to return your palms.  Baskets are located inside and outside the church for your convenience.

A Bible Conference for Your Lenten Journey.  Rediscover the friendship of God in Sacred Scripture as we embark upon this year’s Lenten pilgrimage. Join Dr. Tim Gray and other Augustine Institute faculty the first Saturday of Lent for a free 3-hour online Bible Conference.  Please click here for more details and instructions on how to register.

LENT, A Time to Renew.  We are delighted and blessed to host facilitator, Father Luke Joseph Leighton, for our 2022 Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 12 at 9:30 AM in the Main Church.  We begin with Mass in the Mission at 8:00 AM followed by Continental Breakfast in the Parish Hall.  Please click here for more details and to register for this spiritual and enlightening event.  Be enriched and transformed.

Join us Saturday, April 9 at 9:30 AM in the Mission for, Mission San Jose's Musical Memories, the fourth in our 225th Mission Anniversary Speaker Series. This session will explain, show and share the world of music created during the Mission period.  Please click here for more details.

Bishop Michael C. Barber has issued a Decree on the Occasion of the 225th Anniversary of Old Mission San Jose/Saint Joseph Parish.  Please click here to read the decree in its entirety.

Synod 2021-2023 is in full swing.  Bishop Barber has asked for our participation and commitment.  Please click here to read more about this important series on communion, participation and mission.  Synod is a process used by many churches, rooted in the history of the Catholic Church. A Greek word, Synod can be interpreted as “walking together.” The International Theological Commission (ITC) describes synodality as “the path along with the People of God walk together. Equally, it refers to the Lord Jesus, who presents Himself as ‘the way, the truth and the life’ (Jn 14:6) and to the fact that Christian, His followers, were originally called ‘followers of the Way.’ … Synodality ought to be expressed in the Church’s ordinary way of living and working.”

Parish Office Hours:

  • Monday through Thursday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  (CLOSED Monday, February 21 in observance of President's Day)
  • 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

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time -  February 19 and 20, 2022 – Please click here for the online bulletin which contains the worship aid.

Please click here for THIS weekend's Mass schedule, February 19 and 20, 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,