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.

Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.  Psalm 34

We welcome our new Parish Secretary, Vicky Cortez, to our Saint Joseph family.  She starts her new position with us on Monday, August 23.  Please extend a kind and warm Saint Joseph welcome to her.  Thank you, Vicky, for accepting this vital position in our parish.

We invite you to attend Saint Joseph Summit 2021:  OUR SPIRITUAL FATHER: Pilgrimage to the heart of Saint Joseph.  This is an all-virtual event taking place September 30 through October 3 in the Year of Saint Joseph, sponsored by Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry.  This symposium features more than 50 Catholic leaders, daily devotion, and healing prayer.  Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone is one of the special keynote speakers.  Please click here for more information regarding this extraordinary virtual event.

Registration is now open for CYO boy’s basketball and girl’s volleyball.  Please complete your registration by Sept 3.  Please click here for more details.

As we shared at the State of the Parish Meeting, we commit to build our community stronger as we embrace the Mission of the Church.  After consulting with the Liturgy Core Team and those involved in the Family of Faith Ministry, we propose the following changes to the Sunday Mass schedule.  Our new schedule will begin effective the weekend of September 11-12, 2021.
  • Saturday:
    • 5:30 PM – Mission Church
  • Sunday
    • 8:00 AM – Mission Church
    • 10:00 AM – Main Church
    • 12:00 PM – Main Church – Mass with Family of Faith
    • 3:00 PM – Mass in Vietnamese
    • 5:00 PM  – Mass in Chinese
    • 7:00 PM – Mission Church – Mass with Youth, Confirmation, and Young Adults
You may wonder:  Why do we need to change the Mass times and location?  Here are the reasons why we make these changes:
  • Historically, Sunday Mass participation before and during the Covid-19 pandemic substantially reduced to less than 1000 people at all Masses. The most attended Masses (11:00 am and 3:00 pm) are not even at 200 attendees which is 50% below the main church’s capacity. The 5:30 pm and 7:30 am Masses are at about 100 attendees each. The Mission church will comfortably accommodate more than 200 people.
  • The beautiful Mission is underutilized as a beautiful, holy, and historic place of worship. We believe it is good for us to celebrate our Lord in the Mission church. It is not just a historic place, but also a living and breathing spiritual ground for evangelization.
  • We change the Mass times because we need at least two hours between Masses for the following reasons:
    • Better traffic flow before and after each Mass.
    • More time for lay and ordained ministers to prepare for each Mass without rushing.
    • More time for the choir to practice and people to pray the Holy Rosary before Mass.
    • More time to prepare and facilitate hospitality after each Mass.
    • Since Family of Faith Ministry takes place on Sunday, we need time for parents, children, and helpers to celebrate, learn, and share.
We understand these changes will cause some inconvenience and adjustments. We ask for your understanding and sacrifice. We believe that with these new schedules we will better celebrate, learn, and share our faith. We thank you for your support and understanding.  For further questions and concerns, please contact me and the Liturgy Team.

We are excited to unveil and present Saint Joseph Family of Faith Ministry under the leadership of Sister Bernadette Nguyen, L.H.C., Grace Lichauco, and our Youth Director, Jimmy Jiminez-Garcia.  Family of Faith Ministry replaces our current and traditional Faith Formation Ministry.  Please click here to read more about this dynamic ministry focusing on family engagement and a life-long journey of discipleship.  Our website features an entire page dedicated to this vital ministry.

Saint Joseph School 26th Annual Golf Tournament & Gala is right around the corner!  Please support our school by being a sponsor for the event, registering to play golf, advertising your business, attending our dinner and/or volunteering your time and talent.  Please click here for more details.  Thank you for supporting our students, teachers and our school!

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

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.  

21st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME -  August 21 and 22, 2021 – Please click here for the online bulletin which contains the worship aid.

Please click here for THIS weekend's Mass schedule (August 21 and 22).
  • Saturday 5:30 PM Vigil Mass — indoors, in-car participation
  • Sunday 7:30 AM —  indoors
  • Sunday 9:00 AM — indoors
  • Sunday 11:00 AM — indoors, livestream, in-car
  • Sunday noon — Communion distribution, outdoors
  • Sunday 1:00 PM — indoors
  • Sunday 3:00 PM Mass in Vietnamese — indoors, livestream
  • Sunday 5:00 PM Mass in Chinese — indoors, livestream.  Please visit our website.
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 11:00 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 (except Thursday - held in the main church)
  • 7:30 AM – Holy Rosary / Confession
  • 8:00 AM – Holy Mass
  • 8:30 AM – Chaplet of Divine Mercy
Thursday:
Indoors for individual Holy Hour (in the main church)
  • 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM – Exposition and Adoration
  • 5:30 PM – Evening Prayer
  • 5:50 PM – Benediction
  • 7:00 PM – Mass in Vietnamese
  • 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM - Exposition and Benediction
Daily:
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM – Main church open for private prayer
  • Closed during recording sessions
  • Closed during livestream sessions not offering public attendance
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.
 
Please visit the following websites and links: Yours in Christ,