The repainting of the church will be done from Monday, March 6th until March 24th. The repainting job is being sponsored by Zenaida Bailon, a parishioner from the Parish. The Parish is grateful for her generosity.
The Parish will have a ministry fair for parishioners to sign up for the ministry or ministries where their gifts might be put to good use. God has given each person gifts. These gifts come in the form of time, talent and treasure. No one is an owner of these gifts, but merely a steward. Stewardship is taking responsibility for the gifts God has given, which is everything, and using them well to make disciples of all nations. If one claims to follow Jesus, one should be striving to live as a good steward. Once a person chooses to be a disciple of Christ, stewardship is not an option. God's gifts are meant to be shared not hoarded. If one hoards them and do nothing with them, one wastes the gift God has entrusted to him or her. During the month of March certain groups of ministries will be showcased each week to provide an opportunity for parishioners to see where each of them can give back to God what God has given him or her.
Fr. Chris Bennett, pastor of St. Christopher Parish is going to give a Lenten retreat at St. Joseph of Cupertino Church. Fr. Bennett inspires people to go deeper into their relationship with God. He gave the Advent retreat last year, and people who attended that retreat definitely want to listen to Fr. Bennett again. The Lenten retreat promises to be an evening to renew one's spiritual growth. Sunday, March 12th, 6:30 pm at the Fr. Greg Ng Kimm Community Center.
The Stations of the Cross that the Parish traditionally observes every Friday of Lent begins this Friday, February 24th in the church at 6:00 pm. This will be followed by a Soup Supper in the Community Center. All are invited to come and meditate on the sufferings of Christ as He walked along the stations of the cross.
Dr. John Bergsma, a close collaborator of Dr. Scott Hahn who speaks regularly on Catholic radio and at conferences and parishes nationally and internationally, will hold a talk on Lent and the Eucharist on Saturday, February 18th in the Community Center. This is a free event. The time, however, is now from 9:45 am to 11:45 am. To register go to https://stjosephofcupertino2.flocknote.com/signup/110921.
Dr. John Bergsma is going to give a talk on Lent and on the Eucharist on Saturday, February 18th, from 9:45 am to 11:45 am in the Church. Dr. Bergsma is Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. A former Protestant pastor, Dr. Bergsma entered the Catholic Church in 2001 while getting his Ph.D. in Bible from the University of Notre Dame. A close collaborator of Dr. Scott Hahn, Bergsma speaks regularly on Catholic radio and at conferences and parishes nationally and internationally. He has authored over a dozen books on Scripture and the Catholic faith, including Bible Basics for Catholics (Ave Maria Press), Stunned by Scripture: How the Bible Made Me Catholic (Our Sunday Visitor), and A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: Old Testament (with Brant Pitre; Ignatius Press). Dr. Bergsma’s talks and studies are available on CD and mp3 from catholicproductions.com. He and his wife Dawn reside with their eight children in Steubenville, Ohio.
Experience "An Evening with Pasquale" for a benefit concert for St. Joseph of Cupertino for the improvement of the church's sound system. This will be on Friday, April 21, 2023, at 8:00 pm. Italian tenor, Pasquale Esposito is an international recording and touring artist from Naples, Italy. He will be joined by his acclaimed accompanist Neil MacPherson to perform a colorful repertoire of English songs that showcase Pasquale’s vocal prowess including but not limited to Opera, Pop-Opera, American, Italian and Spanish standards. Esposito made his successful debut at San Francisco Opera in 2015 for their world premiere of “Two Women” and since released four PBS Specials nationally. VIP Tickets are available with a pre-concert reception commencing at 6:00 pm including heaving hors d’oeuvres and drinks coupled with premiere reserved tickets. General admission tickets are also available for the concert. Click title for ticket sales. Sponsorhips are available. Please contact Fr. Michael Syjueco at michael.syjueco@dsj.org.
This Sunday, May 8th, is Mother's Day. Before the start of the 9:30 am Mass, representatives of the Parish will offer flowers to the Blessed Mother to honor her as the Mother of all mothers. After the flower offering, a youth will place a crown of flowers over the head of our Lady.
April 24, which is the second Sunday in Easter, is also the Divine Mercy Sunday. The Vatican decreed on May 5, 2000, five days after the canonization of St. Faustina, that the Second Sunday of Easter would henceforth be known as Divine Mercy Sunday. In one of the revelations of Jesus Christ to St. Faustina, Jesus gave St. Faustina nine intentions for which to pray the Chaplet beginning on Good Friday and ending on the Saturday before Divine Mercy Sunday. Click title for more information.
This weekend is Palm Sunday which marks the beginning of Holy Week. The blessing of the palms for the 11:00 am Mass on Sunday, April 10 will be outside of the church. The liturgy will begin there and will continue inside the church. The blessing of the palms for all the other weekend Masses will be inside the church. Palms will e distributed by the ushers in all masses..
The Parish has partnered with Queen of Apostles for Reboot! Reboot! is the fun, inspiring and practical experience for all ages (12+) of applying the beauty and genius of the Gospel to every aspect of one's life. God didn’t create people to just get by: He created them to live life to the full. Reboot! offers to take one's life to a new level--practically and spiritually. It offers participants to rediscover God and rediscover the life they were made for. Tickets just $39 per person or $30 for groups of four or more!!
It is nearly impossible to understand the work and the message of Jesus without the prophetic books. In The Prophets: Messengers of God’s Mercy, presenter Thomas Smith examines who the prophets were, their role during their time, and the meaning of their messages for our own time. Discover how God is constantly calling you to a deeper relationship as well as the ways you are called to be the voice of God to others.
Saturday Bingo reopens on Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Parish Hall. Doors open at 5pm with 5 Early Bird Games at 6:30 pm. Prizes up to $120. Grand Prize Middle 7s $10,000.00. Click the title for more information.
The Social Justice Group has the parish Lenten project "Give the Gift of Reading" beginning March 1, 2022 and extending through early Holy Week. This project will help the children in an after-school program launched by the Catholic Charity IN 2003 called Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL).
On February 8, 2022, Bishop Cantú issues a letter informing all the faithful in the Diocese that effective March 6, 2022, the First Sunday of Lent, the dispensation of the Sunday and Holy Day obligation will conclude for all Catholics within the Diocese of San José. The faithful who are healthy and without significant risk factors or other serious reasons should fulfill these obligations joyfully and conscientiously, continuing to abide by safety protocols.
This year the Solemnity is not a holy day of obligation. Everyone, however, is invited to come to Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother of the Church. Mass will be at 10:00 am. in the Church.
A Christmas concert, featuring the choir members of the Parish, will be on Friday, December 24th at 9:00 p.m. Immediately following the concert will be the 10:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass. Both activities will be livestreamed.