From the Diocese of Oakland website (posted in its entity) https://oakdiocese.org/news/reopening-of-religious-services-in-our-diocese-may-2020 I join my  brother bishops of California in writing, “As we enter into the major solemnities of the liturgical calendar in the weeks ahead, we pray these days and our first steps to celebrating our faith in our churches will be a time of blessing, strength Read more about REOPENING OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN OUR DIOCESE – A STATEMENT FROM BISHOP MICHAEL C. BARBER, SJ MAY 28TH[…]

With the Covid-19 crisis, I think we have all had the chance to consider what is important in life and where we are going.  I trust that with our Faith, we have found the right answers.  Let us pray for those who don’t have Faith.  The story has been in the news about the wife Read more about Message from our VP of Spirituality[…]

St, Joseph’s very own “La Mision del Gloriosisimo Patriarca San Jose” was founded on June 11, 1797, the 14th of 21 California Missions established by the Spanish from 1769 to 1823. And while an anniversary Mass and Reception is the norm, our shelter-in-place orders call for a more creative celebration of this important occasion. On Read more about June Celebrates the 223rd Anniversary of Old Mission San Jose[…]

Call for Volunteers – Service Opportunity to Help feed the homeless As many of you know Stan Peters, our friend and club member, has a Ministry to help the Homeless. Stan and his son have provided commercially prepared meals to the homeless every Wednesday at the Centerville train station and on Friday’s he delivers bags Read more about Call for Volunteers- Stan Peters Homeless Ministry[…]

It is amazing to think that the year is half over, and what a year it has been. Today we enter the tenth week of “shelter in place “ and the restrictions it brings; a gleam of good news – today the governor has approved religious institutions starting to reopen with a plan for safe Read more about Presidents Message June 2020[…]

SJMC June General Meeting ( start time at 7:00PM) Meeting Logistics: Speaker: Skip Phair Topic: Member vacation – Panama Canal Cruise Date: 06/02/2020 Time: 7:00PM- 9:00PM Please do the following prior to the meeting: Read the word document – How to guide using zoom (first time) Download the zoom application for your computer, tablet or Read more about SJMC June Remote General Meeting 6/2/2020 at 7:00 PM[…]

Dear Men’s Club Members,  The virus has made all around life and planning more complicated – our club is no exception.  While Steve Conn is still working hard to fit the Chuck-wagon into this year, from a financial point of view I am not counting on it.  This is a major blow to our ability Read more about June Treasurer’s Message[…]

By Most. Rev. Michael C. Barber, SJ People are asking me, “Bishop, when are you going to reopen our churches for public Mass?” I have received many beautiful and respectful emails and letters from our parishioners expressing great longing to go to Mass and receive Our Lord in Holy Communion. One lady approached me in Read more about Message From Bishop Michael C .Barber[…]

We would like to welcome Bob Hennessy to the St. Joseph Men’s Club. Bob comes to us after many years of doing volunteer work for the Old Mission. Some may remember him volunteering his truck and helping to unload 2 tons of ornamental rock to spruce up the Old Mission garden! His wife, Gerrie, is Read more about Welcome New Member – Bob Hennessy[…]

Those of you who have helped assemble and tear down the Nativity Crèche at our church will understand that the current setup is difficult and requires at least four guys to adequately set it up. Furthermore, several bolts are bent and some of the timber needs sanding and planning. Last year, we were fortunate that Read more about Eagle Scout Service Project – Nativity Creche[…]

We held our first-ever remote General Meeting on April 7th at 7:30 PM using the Zoom platform. The meeting was attended by about fifteen members and our theme was fellowship during this “shut-in” period. We decided to make it a fun meeting and play a trivia game. Dennis Dubro created an interesting Trivia game on Read more about Recap April Member Meeting – 50 State Trivia[…]

Leon Kachulis Leon joined our group earlier this year at our February general meeting, he is one of the five new members we have welcomed since the new year began. Leon lives in Sunnyvale with his wife Monique and his hobbies include gardening, model building, and automobiles. He was drawn to our group because of Read more about Welcome New Member – Leon Kachulis[…]

It has been about six weeks that the Bay Area and most of the nation is in a state of social distancing and most businesses are closed. This week the governor and local officials have started to roll out plans to gradually reopen some businesses and activities. I believe it would still be some months Read more about May President’s Message[…]