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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 queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.  Psalm 45

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  This feast day in honor of the Blessed Mother is very close to my heart.  I would like to take this opportunity to share my personal feelings with you.

Mary is my mother and our mother because she is the mother of our Lord. We as the church (Universal Church) are Christ’s body.  In the spiritual order, we belong to her as children since she remains the mother of the One who calls us brothers and sisters by adoption.  I have a personal love for her as I adopted Mary as my mother when my mother died.
 
The devotion to Mary has been an indispensable part of the church’s history and spiritual heritage.  Thanks to Mary we have Christ and thanks to her we will come to Him again and again. She is a sure path for God’s children to come to God because she wants Heaven for all of us.  The holy rosary is the summary of our faith.  As we meditate with her on the mysteries of her Son's incarnation, suffering and death, resurrection, and ascension to Heaven, we enter into the life of Heaven and draw graces from the Wellspring of Love.  Mary is good for Jesus.  Mary is good for us.

I pray my personal reflection gives you a window into my soul and can help you better understand my purpose and mission here at Saint Joseph and in the greater sense, on earth, as we work together in carrying out the master plan already determined and laid out by our heavenly Father.

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

• 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 congratulate and extend a very warm welcome to our new Pastoral Leadership Team:  Bill Utic, Lisa Dang, Mike Gaffey, and Denise Lai.  This team will play an important role and be instrumental in our Saint Joseph vision and mission moving forward.  Thank you all for accepting this appointment.  Your support and leadership are critical to the success of our future plans and goals.

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 more details and our entire 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.  

SOLEMINITY OF THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY -  August 14 and 15, 2021 – Please click here for the online bulletin which contains the worship aid.

Please click here for THIS weekend's Mass schedule (August 14 and 15).

• 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 8^th 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:

• SAINT JOSEPH – Church website
• FAMILY OF FAITH - Information and registration
• BULLETIN – Online news and ministry links
• ONLINE GIVING – Thank you for your dedicated and generous financial support.
• REGISTRATION – NEW and existing parishioners.  Please update your information.
• OLD MISSION SAN JOSE – Mission and Gift Shop website

Yours in Christ,

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 gave them bread from heaven.  Psalm 78

I extend my deepest thanks and gratitude to our parish community for coming out last weekend and spending Saturday morning and afternoon with us for the State of Saint Joseph address.  We appreciate your attendance and participation in-person and livestream, online.  For those of you who were unable to join us, please click here to watch and listen.  The day was extremely productive and initiated the first formal step moving forward with our plan of action for the next five years.  Thank you for joining and supporting this magnificent journey.  I wish to sincerely thank Father Mark Ruiz and my entire staff/volunteers consisting of clergy and laity.  Without you this vision and these concepts cannot be formed, implemented and realized.   Thank you for your precious time, expertise and dedication to Saint Joseph Catholic Church/Old Mission San Jose and Saint Joseph School.  A special thank you to the Men's Club for hosting the delicious BBQ and all those who helped with set-up and breakdown.

We congratulate and extend a very warm welcome to our new Pastoral Leadership Team:  Bill Utic, Lisa Dang, Mike Gaffey, and Denise Lai.  This team will play an important role and be instrumental in our Saint Joseph vision and mission moving forward.  Thank you all for accepting this appointment.  Your support and leadership are critical to the success of our future plans and goals.

This weekend we welcome Deacon Dave Holland from Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Martinez. He represents Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services and will speak at all of our Masses this weekend.  Please click here to watch a short video presentation outlining and summarizing his talk this weekend.

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 more details and our entire 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.  

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, July 31 and August 1, 2021 – Please click here for the online bulletin which contains the worship aid.

Please click here for THIS weekend's Mass schedule (July 31 and August 1).

• 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 8^th 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:

• SAINT JOSEPH – Church website
• BULLETIN – Online news and ministry links
• ONLINE GIVING – Thank you for your dedicated and generous financial support.
• REGISTRATION – NEW and existing parishioners.  Please update your information.
• OLD MISSION SAN JOSE – Mission and Gift Shop website

Yours in Christ,

親愛的主內弟兄姊妹平安：

今年因我們華人團體已正式回歸 St. Joseph 本堂，有許多團體的事務會參與本堂一起辦理，包括我們的兒童主日學。而今年本堂會採取新的教學方式和教材，所以我們也一起學習跟進。所以想邀請所有家有三歲半以上至六年級的孩子都來報名參加本堂的家庭主日課程（Family of Faith Ministry）。這是以家長為主要的道理講授，道理老師為輔的方式教育孩子信仰課程，為能幫助父母與孩子們的信仰更紮根，及與孩子們間的關係互動更好外，更可幫助自己和我們的下一代在信仰上走的更穩妥。

為了要能向大家做進一步詳細的說明和一起報名填寫，我們安排在：

日期：8/7/2021
時間：上午十點至中午十二點（9:30am 開門）
地點：Ministry House 2 （289 St. Joseph Terrace, Fremont）

請不要擔心今年的課程變動事宜，除了每月的第一個主日，我們是要全部的家長和學生、老師一起參與家庭彌撒和上課外，其他主日我們還是在我們五點的中文彌撒前的上課時段上課（3:30pm - 4:45pm)。

若可以，請先填寫報名表，並請記得帶孩子的領洗證影印本，到時請帶來我們一併收齊交給 Sr. Bernadette, Family of Faith Coordinator。

報名費：一個家庭是 $200（包括一個孩子），每多一位孩子報名是加 $50 ；要準備初領聖體的孩子須另繳交 $100（每個孩子），及一張 2"x3" 的照片，是為做初領聖體小旗子用的。（詳情請看附件報名表）

若是家裡有孩子七歲以上而還未領洗的，就須參加兒童慕道班（RCIC）；但也是一樣，請先填寫此報名表，其上課時間是每星期日，時間未定。（慕道課沒有費用）

p.s. 1. 關於7th - 12th 年級生，請參考 St. Joseph Church Youth Ministry：
       http://old.saintjosephmsj.org/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Youth+Ministry

       2. 附件是報名表、課程表及初領聖體課程表
          或詳情，也可上 St. Joseph Church 網站查看：
http://old.saintjosephmsj.org/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Family+of+Faith+Overview。當日會來的家長，請先 email 我或是邱慈芯，我們好準備所需的報名資料份數。

       3. 報名截止日期：8/15，之後 Sr. Bernadette需要訂書和準備開學前的歡迎會。希望在 8/7 我們華人團體有在六年級以下的孩子們的家長都能過來，我們共同努力，與孩子們的信仰一起成長，祈求天主聖神幫助我們！若有任何疑問，也請聯繫我，謝謝！
     
主祐！
李琛