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President's message - January 2025
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Happy New Year to all. I think we can expect lots of changes this year; let’s get together and talk about the present, and the future for the Men of St. Joseph.
We are still in the process of setting our calendar, and although I did not confirm our first meet (until further notice), I believe the Men’s Ministry will keep to our regular schedule of the first Tuesday of the month, 7:00 PM in the Church Hall.
Hope the see all the regulars as well as any men with an interest in our St. Joseph group for this January meeting. Speaker this month will be Steve Radigan, outlining his experience cruising the Adratic waters, and lands of Croatia. I am looking forward his presentation.
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See you there on the 7th.
Greg
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Men's Ministry Christmas Party
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About 40 members, spouses, and former Women of St. Joseph members enjoyed this year’s annual Christmas Party at a new and perfectly sized venue – The Warm Springs Cabana Club.
One of our newly minted Men’s Ministry members, Armando Quintana, arranged for the generous sponsorship of our event by the Cabana Club Board. It’s a wonderful facility, so if you have an interest in renting the club or joining contact Armando at  . Because we men are used to taking orders from our women, the decorating committee was headed up by Aimee Hubacek and Dawn Skala. And many others pitched in including new
member Tom Pham and his wife. We had a Christmas Tree, lots of lights, tables for “sitting at,” tables for “standing at,” and a diversified beverage bar that included wine, water and hot apple
cider and coffee. Adhering to our usual “potluck” format, we had everything from tasty appetizers to decadent desserts along with the mandatory “Christmas Ham” double smoked this year by Jerome Hubacek. Suffice it to say, no one went home hungry! Axel collected 2025 dues from some of our members, and Jerome sold a few polo shirts. Christmas Music was provided
by a combination of Ashley Weerpass and Tom Leen. And the Cabana Club played it all on their Blue Tooth speaker. It was great not having to load up a ton of stuff from the Men’s Ministry locker for the party. The best indicator of “party quality” is how long people hang around. By this measure, we hit a home run! Folks stayed well past remarks by Fellowship Director, Gary Dorighi, and outgoing President, Greg Stephens. Although, the traditional outgoing president’s gift this year was
anything but traditional. Tom Leen, on behalf of the Ministry, presented Greg with a drone (captured from New Jersey?) to keep him busy and out of wife Adrienne’s hair! Finally, we
commissioned Jerome and Aimee’s daughter, Julie, to start taking down the decorations. Folks got the hint and began to trickle home. However, we had plenty of help taking down the
decorations and cleaning up the facility. Our thanks to all that attended for great food, drink, and fellowship for all to enjoy. And a special thanks to The Warm Springs Cabana Club for the use of their facility!
See ya next year!
Gary Dorighi, Fellowship Director
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Men’s Ministry Supports Las Posadas
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The Mission’s annual Las Posadas tradition continued for its 42nd year commemorating the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and providing the local community music and geniality in the days leading up to Christmas. This year the Men’s Ministry hosted the Patio Garden reception for about 50 people after Kristen Del Rio’s December 16th heartfelt performance and singalong of traditional Christmas songs and other favorites in the Mission Church. Armando Quintana organized the reception and purchased authentic Mexican hot chocolate, delightful Mexican bread, and cookies, and chips with a variety of homemade salsas for the occasion. The Mission San Jose Chamber of Commerce sponsored the reception, and event organizers Gary and Nancy Dorighi along with Skip Phair helped Armando with set up and clean up after the event. A fun coincidence we discovered in our increasingly “small world” is that Armando’s and Kristen’s families trace back to the same area near Mexico City!
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Thank you, Men’s Ministry, for supporting Las Posadas!
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A Stained -glass journey - Saint Dominic
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Founder of the Dominican order
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Saint Dominic is also known as Santo Domingo de Guzman, he was born around 1170 in Caleruega, Castile (Spain). Some may be familiar with the song “popularized by the band Sandpipers “Santa Domingo”. He is the founder of the “Order of Friars Preachers”, commonly known as the Dominicans in 1216. This order emphasizes preaching, scholarship, and centralized organization.
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Miracles attributed to Saint Dominic
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Many of the miracles attributed to Saint Dominic was from testimony of devotees who later themselves were canonized.
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- Reviving a young boy who had been crushed by a falling wall.
- Exorcising demons from possessed individuals.
- Multiplying bread and wine during a time of need.
- Raising people from the dead, such as a widow's son and the nephew of Cardinal Stephen.
Saint Dominic was canonized on July 3, 1234 by Pope Gregory IX, 13 years after Dominic’s death. The evidence for canonization involved eyewitness testimonies, of his holiness and miracles, collected in Bologna and Toulouse.
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He is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientists. He is also the patron saint of the Dominican Republic and the city of Santo Domingo.
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More reading on Saint Dominic.
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Year at a Glance
Here is a link to our "Year at a Glance" draft calendar:
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