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President's Message - March 2022
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It appears like the COVID mask requirements may be lifted in the near future. Finally, we will be able to have more personable gatherings. To celebrate, we have reserved the large, east room at Bronco Billy’s Pizza, (Grimmer and Blacow location) for our March meeting on Tuesday the 1st. Social half-hour starts at 6:30, and the meeting starts at 7:00.
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Being Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras masks are completely optional, but you still may have to don a face mask to enter the building. Pizza will be provided along with some entertainment to challenge your historical knowledge with regard to Lent and its origins. Feel free to invite a fellow parishioner for backup support.
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Planning is still in process regarding the Mission 225 barbecue dinner in various configurations. Our new approach to our events relies less on tribal knowledge so that anyone can join in and add to the success of the event. Also remember to keep open Sunday, June 12th for the Pancake Breakfast on the Mission commemoration weekend.
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Most important, pray for world peace.
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I’ll see you at the meeting
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VP for Spirituality March Message
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My favorite preacher is Bishop Robert Barron. In Advent, he gave a particularly interesting sermon on purposefulness. He pointed out that before the Annunciation, Mary chose her own purposes according to her best judgement. At the moment of Annunciation, she had accepted a new purpose for her life. The Gospel says she went “in haste” to visit her cousin Elizabeth, who had also received a new purpose in her life supporting Jesus with her son John. When people accept a purpose to their life in Jesus, there is a who new order in the world. We currently experience a whole myriad of people in our culture with many purposes, which are often divisive and counterproductive. Bishop Barron points out that if we all repurpose ourselves in Jesus Christ, we would truly establish the Kingdom in this world. He brought up the word “conspiracy”, which has come to have a negative meaning. He said that Mary and Elizabeth conspired to bring about the promotion of Jesus. Reviewing the Latin, the word comes from “con”, meaning “with” and “spiration” meaning to “breathe. The original meaning of the word is to “breathe with” others of the same inspiration.
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In keeping with my usual practice, please pray for our clergy at St. Joseph’s and the two seminarians Deacon Ramon Urbina and Hoa Binh Ha
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Mission 225th News
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February’s talk, “Mission San Jose: Then and Now,” by Patricia Schaffarczyk from Washington Township Museum of Local History captured the attention of over 70 attendees. Wonderful photos from their museum archives combined with stories about the many immigrant families arriving after the Gold Rush were the hallmark of this presentation.
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Our Speaker Series pauses in March to allow for our Lenten Retreat. However, we come back Saturday, April 9 at 9:30 AM for “Mission San Jose's Musical Memories.” You won’t want to miss Dr. Harmony Rose Murphy explain, show, and demonstrate the world of music that placed Mission San Jose’ at the musical center of the California Missions. Go to https://mission225.org/speaker-series for details and tickets for this sure-to-be-popular presentation.
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FINALLY: Join the Team. We need volunteers. And we especially need a Merchandise Lead. Sign up at mission225.org.
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Service activity
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Mission225 Banners Adorn St. Joseph School and Church Grounds
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Both parishioners and school goers will notice the Mission225 banners displayed around the parking lots and playground that were put up prior to SuperBowl weekend by members of the Men’s Club.
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What may go unnoticed is that each has a unique welcome message in the languages that represent the cultures that contributed to the history and growth of the Mission from its beginning through to the present day. They also give a nod to the diversity that makes up St. Joseph Mission San Jose parish.
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There is even “Welcome” in the Native Indian language. See if you can find yours!
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General Meeting - February 2022
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Year at a Glance
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Here is a link to our "Year at a Glance" calendar:
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