Removing 21st century red spray paint from 225 year old adobe walls and 35 year old historic recreations is not something you find in the DIY videos on YouTube. Gary Dorighi and Steve Radigan spent considerable time exhausting local resources trying to find a solution. Professional painters wouldn’t touch it. “Helpful Hardware Guys” had no Read more about SJMC Assist in Graffiti Removal on Mission Church[…]
Most of us in St. Joseph Parish Old Mission San Jose can recite from memory that our Mission was founded on June 11, 1797, by Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen. However, likely few parishioners can tell the “big picture story” of why the Spanish came to Alta California, the strategy behind the sequencing of the Read more about The Spanish Alta California Missions and the Founding of Mission San Jose[…]
A St. Joseph student begins the 7th Grade this year with a little help from the St. Joseph Men’s Club in the form of a tuition grant. The Men’s Club supports a Catholic education from St. Joseph School by offering this grant to a Parishioner’s 6th Grade child entering the 7th Grade. The idea is Read more about Men’s Club Recognizes St. Joseph School 7th Grader[…]
The Men’s Club supports Catholic education and St. Joseph School. Each year, we offer a $250 tuition grant to a Parishioner’s 6th Grade child entering Grade 7 in the fall. The idea is to reinforce at this critical junior high phase of a Catholic education our founding values of Spirituality, Service, and Fellowship. Grade 6 Read more about Grade 6 Scholarship Award[…]
Most every year the Men’s Club supports an Eagle Scout project from our sponsored Scout Troop 155. This year, Life Scout Andy Ping has proposed his eagle project entitled “Enhanced Irrigation System and Beautification” for the benefit of Old Mission San Jose. The project will include installation of an irrigation system to support new shrubs Read more about Men’s Club Sponsors Scout Project for the Old Mission[…]
As it has for 38 years, Mission San Jose again celebrated Las Posadas, the commemoration of the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. This December we kept the nine evening tradition alive with nine nights of virtual celebration. Each nightly performance was enjoyed from the comfort of one’s own home through the use of ZOOM. Kicking off Read more about Virtual Las Posadas 2020[…]