St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish

2014 Christmas Schedule

Christmas Eve

Wednesday, December 24

No morning moss or confessions

Masses: 5 (church and hall), 8 & 10 P.M.

The 5 P.M. mass in the church

will have o special focus on children.

Christmas Day

Thursday, December 25

Masses: 8, 9:30, & 1L A.M.No mass at 5 P.M.

Feast of the Holy Family

December 27-28Regular weekend moss schedule

New Year's Day(Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)

Thursday, January L, 20L5

Mass at 10 A.M. onlyThis day is not a holy day of obligation this yeor.

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SJC Schoolextends a warm invitation to allfamilies withyoung children to find out about our unique Kindergarten

program at a special lnformation Night onTuesday, January 13th at 7pmin the Kindergarten classroom.

Come meet our kindergarten teachers discuss our kinder-garten curriculum, meet our principal, Mary Lyons, andtalk with school board members about why St. Joseph's

School is a wonderful place for your child.For more information or to RSVP call the school office at

252-6441 or send an email to develop-ment@sjcschool.org.

Save the DatelThe St. Joseph of Cupertino

Preschool lnformation Night isWednesday, January 2'1,2015 at 7p.m.

Come see the preschool and meet the staff.Contact the Preschool Director Jean Wilson at

(4OB) 252-9778 if you have any questions,or go to the website: wwwsicschool.oro/oreschool

s- I There are NO CATECHETICAL SESSIONS on Dec.2l,@j\1 Dec.Z4,Dec. 28, and Dec. 31. Sessions will resume on\g/\ Jan.4andJan.7.

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Walk for Life West Coast 2015: Join fel-low Catholics and Pro-Lifers from all overCalifomia and beyond as we stand up for thelittlest among us at the Walk for Life WestCoast in San Francisco on January 24,2015.Last year's Walk drew 40,000+ people andeleven Catholic bishops! For com-plete information about the Walk, visitwww.walkforlifewc.com or email chuck-haas@yahoo.com.

St. Joseph of Cupertino Social Justice Ministry will have aBus to/from the Walk again this year. The cost is $10 perperson, $25 for a family. Please email chuck-haas@yahoo.com to reserve your seat.

Join us on Saturday, January 24r 2015 Time: I I :00am -5:30pm and let's Walk for Life.

Please join St. Joseph of Cupertino Church parishionersin honoring Mary on the First Saturday Devotion (January03,2015) with Rosary, Mass, and talk with Fr. Athanasius(or substitute) starting at B:00 am.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What is the Incarnation?

QUESTION FOR FAMILY DISCUSSION: How can wehelp those less fortunate during the holidays?

The parish offices will be closed from noon,on Dec. 23rd,2014 until Jan. 04th, 2015 at9:00 a.m., for the Christmas holidays. Wewish everyone a blessed time with family andfriends.

Dining for Dollar$Restaurant Fundraiser

Thank you to all who attended our restaurant fundraiserat Chili's in Santa Clara.

We will let you know our profit from the evening when wereceive the report from Chili's.

The Lo family won a $25 Chili's Gift Card!

Dec.14,2014

ffi .R'*INGINFAITH ffitr(If you sre interested in any of the offerings below, pleasecontsct Jsnice LaMotte in the parish oflice

(408 252-7653 ext. 30)

"ALIVE IN THE SPIRIT!'CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING OFFERING:

DECEMBER 14 Grief Support 12:30-2 p.m.Parish office

DECEMBER 20 SIMBANG GABI 5 p.m. Massfollowed by Reception

DECEMBER 21 SIMBANG GABI5p.m. Massfollowed by reception

JANUARY 04 EPIPHANY CELEBRATION 12:30P.M. COMMUNITY CENTERALL ARE WELCOME

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH INVITES YOUTO COME & SEE:Are you interested in learning more about theCatholic faith?Are you baptized in another Christian traditionor baptized Catholic, but without formal reli-gious education?Our RCIA sessions are held on Wednesdayevenings at 7 p.m. in the Community Center. For more informa-tion, please call Janice LaMotte at (408) 252-7653 ext.30

BE BETTER PREPARED FOR NEXTWEEK'S MASS

THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENTDECEMBER 21, 2014

Read: 2 Samuel 7:l-5,9-l l; Romans 16:25-27;Luke l:26-38

Question for Adults?When have you followed the example of Mary and

said, "Let it be done to me as you say?"

Question for Children:Is there something hard you need to do this week?

What might make it easier?

ACTIONHELP THE PARISH BY GIVING OF YOUR

TIME, TALENT, OR FTNANCIAL SUPPORT!!!Praver

Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. For-ever I will call God's name. Amen

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ST. JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO SCHOOL'S ANNUAL DEVEL-OPMENT DRIVE OFF TO A GREAT START!

We "kicked off" our school's Annual L.l.F.E. Development Drive,and we have received over $35,000 in donations!

We are so grateful for your generosity, which inspires us eachday. Because of your support, St. Joseph of Cupertino is

among the healthiest and most innovative schools in the area.But even more importantly, we are committed*to our identity as

a Catholic school.

lf you find yourself in a position to support our efforts, we wouldbe most grateful. God Bless you!

lf you have not received a copy of the mailing or have anyquestions, contact the school office (408) 252-6441or develoo-

ment@sicschool.orq

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SJC Fa;sh flalllf you graduated from SJCbetween 1999 and 2014,

. we hope you can attend theYoung Alumni Family Social.

This event is for the whole family(we would love to see parents, too!)

R.S.V.P. to development@sicschool.oro orcall the otfice at A08l 252-M41

Gift Cards on Sale! THIS WEEKEND!Gift cards make great Christmas gifts.

Gift cards will be sold after all masses (December e3th and r4th1.

Stock up on dining cards and gas cards in time forthe Holidays.

. Panera Bread ($10) or Le Boulanger ($25) for rolls. Starbucks ($10/$25), Peet's ($20) for coffee after des-

sert. Arco ($50) and Chevron ($50) for your travels

. Target ($10/$25), Toys R Us ($20) for toys. iTunes ($15/$25) and Barnes & Noble ($10/$25) for fun

. Bath & Body Works ($10/$25) for pampering Mom

And donT forget we have grocery stores too.'. Safeway ($25l$100), SaveMart ($25l$100),Sprouts ($25/100), and Whole Foods ($100).

Don't forget babysitters, coaches, and teachers.We have low denomination gift cards too.

A portion of the sales will benefit the school.

Bring your checkbook.

Dec.14,2014

READINGS FOR THE WEEKMonday: Nm24:2-7, l5-l7a;Ps 25:4-5ab, 6,7bc-9;

Mt2l:23-27Tuesday: Zep 3:l-2,9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, L7 -18, 19, 231'

Mt2l:28-32Wednesday: Gn49;2,8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab,7-8, 17;

Mt l:1-17Thursday: Jer 23:5-8;Ps 72:l-2, 12-13,18-19;

Mt l:18-25Friday: Jgs 13:2-7,24-25a;

Ps 7 l:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17 ; Lk l:5-25Saturday: Is 7:10-14; Ps24:l-4ab,5-6; Lk l:26-38Sunday: 2 Sm7:1-5,8b-12, l4a,16; Ps 89:2-5,27,29;

Rom I 6:25-27 ; Lk I :26-38

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Meant4More Youth Ministry is open to all stu-

dents in high school. We meet every Sunday from

6-8pm. Come join us and make new friends, learn

your faith, play games, sing, go on trips and

watch movies. For more information email

primomartinez@yahoo.com,

Human Trafficking is the world's fastest growing criminal en-terprise and is an estimated $150 billion a year industry. If youthink someone is a victim of trafficking, call l-888-373-7888.For more information, visit h@://www.acf.hhs.gov/traflicking

St. Joseph ofCupertino tSocial Justice MinistryMission Statement

The center of the Church's social teaching is the life, dignity andrights of every human person. Recognizing that the pursuit of so-cial ministry is an essential part of what makes a parish Catholic,we commit ourselves to concrete works of charity, justice andpeacemaking.

Each year Advent coincides with the frenzied weeks of Christmasshopping.

Advent is one of the gems of the liturgical year. It calls us to inte-rior preparation to celebrate the birth of Christ already dwellingwithin us by reason of our Baptism. It offers an opportunity tonourish ourselves with Scripture and spiritual reading, and perhapswith study of the Social Teaching of our Catholic Christian faith.We are preparing for a birth, so what better time to reflect on thebasic principle of Catholic Social Teaching; namely, the Right toLife and the Dignity of the Human Person.

This is the basis for ow opposition to anything that threatens hu-man life: the death penalty, human trafficking, abortion, euthana-sia, assisted suicide. This is the basis for the Church's "preferentialoption for the poor", and action to address the systemic structureswhich keep people in poverty and hunger.

There is a wealth of enlightening material to help us study Churchteaching on these proJife issues on the websites of our CatholicBishops, (USCCB, and CA Catholic Conference)

*BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY'This minisfiy is forgrieving families. Teams from the parish supply salads ordesserts for a small group of people in the family'shome or our community center following afweral. (If

would like to be part of this ministry, please callMarlene at (408) 741-1615)

Third Sunday of AdventDecember l4r20l4

Rejoice always. Pray with-out ceasing.

- I Thessalonians 5:16

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Lew Viray (+)Bonifacio & Maria Balay (+;BillEgan (+)Albert Saenz (+)Rosi & Javier Zomosa (+)CarolHaverland (+)Mike Biskupski (+)CarolHaverland (+)Jerry Fisher (+)Juul Family (L)Dorothy Rotroff (+;Nora Ortiz-Mullaney (+1

Charles & Frances Corey (+)Anna Allergi (+)Albert Fabilli (+)Sanicolas Family (L)

PLEASE PRAY FORAll victims of war & terrorisrq All serving our coun-

try in the military, PEACE, and our relatives andfriends

R& Stewardship at St.Joseph of Cupertino

Stewardship at St Joseph ofCupertinoAll of the people in today's reading - the prophet Isaiah, the VirginMary, St. Paul, St. John the Baptist - seem to understand clearly andrejoice in what God was calling them to be and to do. Do I?

Stewardship PrayerRev. Gregory Kimn,2009God rich in kindness and generous in love,You call us to be your people, a church, a community of faith.You have entrusted St. Joseph ofCupertino Parish to our care.Help us to be good stewards, always worthy of your tust.As you are attentive to the needs ofeach ofus,Enable us to be attentive to the needs ofour parish,using the gifts you have given us notjust for our own good,but for the good ofall.

We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Brother, and in the Spirit, whomakes us one.

Amen!

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Automated Giving is here-Have you signed up yet?

All parishioners are encouraged to give a set monthly amount. Thereare a number of ways this can be accomplished. You can sigtt up foronline giving by clicking on "donations" on the St Joseph websitehome page (www.stjoscup.org). You can use your bank's online billpay service to set up a recuning monthly payment to St. Joseph, oryou can write one check each month and either drop it in the collectionbasket or send it to the parish office. If you have questions, please

contact the Planned Parish Giving team at ppcteam@stjoscup.org orcall Mike Hoffinan at (408) 315-1463.

PARISH WEBSlTE!!-(stioscup.ore) have you checked out ourparish's website lately? You will find the @!!9$4, a calendar ofevents including funerals, and links to other resources as well as

Sunday homilies.PRAYER LINE! ( Prayerline@stjoscup.org)

9IEEWEEII.ns:Diocesan Website- pprv. dsj.orgAmericanCatholic.org

-you'll find information about the Catholic

Faith, Saint ofthe Day, as well as a place for prayer requests!Yatican-www.vatican.va in English, Italian, French, German, and

SpanishThe Christophers website at www.christophers.org.Loyola Press

-rnvrv. Ioyolapress.com

Sacred Space-http://sacredspacaie (good for spiritual ity & prayer)Busted lJ.alo

-tww.bustedhalo.com(good for young adults)

USCCB.org (the U.S. bishops website)

WARNING!!! Not all websites are created ecual-be careful thatthev follow the true e4thqliq ltc4qhi4sl

(stay tuned--hope to have some homilies, etc. in Chinese)

CATHOLIC RADIO: 1260 AM (Immaculate HeartRadio)

Check out 6'Catholicism Series.com"---interesting information about our Catholicfaith.

PARISH OUTREACH We welcome your donations of dry andcanned foods for our Out reach Closel Please continue to bringthese items with you when you attend weekend Masses. Unfornr-nately, we cannot accept any articles of clothing. All other cloth-ing should be taken to other charitable organizations. Thank youfor your support ofour program.

WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW MEMBERS AND VISI.TORS. Your presence helps enliven our community and wethank and praise our God for each and every one ofyou. Ifyouwould like to register with our parish, registration formsare in the vestibule and outside the chapel, or online.

DID YOU KNOW?We run a BINGO game every Monday and Saturday night. BINGOis a source ofsignificant funds for our school, along with other dona-tions to outreach, scholarships and other needed charities.BINGO is in the parish hall. Warm-ups games start a 6:30 PM withthe regular games at 7: I 5 PM. If you are a first time player there, youwill receive a free dauber. Come join the fun--and spread the news!htformation is also on the parish website under ACTIVITIES.

St. Joseph of CupertinoStaff Information

Parish Offi ce : (408) 252-7 653 sjcparish@stjoscup. orgSecretary: Free Draga Fri. Admin. Asst: Tracey GovolaBingo Information - x37

Business Adminishation - x23...... Monica Viruegas-Ferrante

Catechetical Minisby - x60 .... Tam Tran (catnin@stjoscup.org)

Lihtrgy -x32 ...............Dan Morris

Ministry to the Sick - (408) 252-7 653.................. Diane Ikeda

Organist {408) 996-9352..... Lothar Bandermann

Outreach...... .........r.Dick ShermanPastoral Associate - x30 ................Janice LaMotte

(adulted@stjoscup.org)

School {408) 252-6441 ... Mary Lyons (www. sj cschool.org)

Wedding Coordinator - (408)252-7 653..........Janice I aMotte

Youth Ministry Coordinator -x38 ...............Primo Martinez

(Primo.Martinez@yahoo.com)

Young Adult Coordinator - x28 ....... Rev. Athanasius Kikoba

Deacon. . .. ... Ron Hansen

Altar Server Coordinator

(ronnebr@aol.com)

Rev. Athanasius Kikoba

Rev. Athanasius KikobaInfant Baptism

Hospital Ministry - x26 Rev. Don Morgan

Parish Advisory Council

(wmorgan@dsj.org)

.advisory@stj oscup.org

Finance Council........ ........finance@stjoscup.org

Liturgy Committee. liturgy@stjoscup.org

Communications Committee .. communications@stjoscup.org

BaptismPlease call the parish office to begin the required preparationprocess.MarriagePlease contact one ofthe priests at least six months in advance.Adult InitiationIf you are interested in becoming a Catholic call the parishoffice. Our RCIA program looks forward to hearing from you.IllnessIf someone from our parish is ill and would like to receivecommunion and/or the anointing of the sick, please call theparish office.Bereavement MinistryThis ministry provides food after a funeral or memorial service.Advance notice is necessary. Volunteers are always welcome tojoin.

PRAYER REOUESTS? We have a prayer requestform on our website. All requests are welcome & con-fidential.