BIRTHRIGHT THANKS YOU Birthright of San Jose would like to thank the generous parishioners of Christ Child for their continued support of our work. We hope your Mother’s Day was blessed, as you blessed us with very generous donation amounting to $675 for the roses presented to all of our nurturing women. We hope to see you all at our theater event on July 13th, Man of La Mancha as it will be a wonderful show and lots of good food and fun. For tickets contact the Hammons at 353-3326 or go to birthrightsanjose.org and scroll down to event tickets. God bless.
Religion Education Program presents the Children of First Communion: HAZEL DEPIAZZA LYLE DEPIAZZA KARSTEN MEYERHOFER LUKAS PETERSON MILLA PETERSON ALEK SEDDON AURI VALDEZ BEATRIZ VALDEZ CAYDEN WHITE CONGRATULATIONS And your Parents’ admiration for this commitment of your Christian Faith! Herb Curran, Chris And Nannette Thomas.
5 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL MAN OF LA MANCHA The Tale of Don Quixote Dream the impossible Dream SAVE THE DATE –SATURDAY, JULY 13th, 2019. 6 PM. Reception; 8 PM. Show @ Evergreen College to Benefit BIRTHRIGHT OF SAN JOSE (Performed by San Jose Musical Theater) Buy tickets at BIRTHRIGHTSANJOSE.ORG (scroll down to click tickets); through volunteers or mail in flyer available soon in our newsletter.
Many thanks to all the volunteers Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Musicians, Acolytes, Ladies and Men who decorate the altar and ALL the people who participated in the Holy Week and Easter ceremonies.
CAR SHOW CORNER The Blessing of the Hot Rods is May 18th! It is a fundraiser, but its true intent is to build community within our parish and beyond. Those of you that have attended the event know that it is a day of beautiful cars, live music, a BBQ lunch and wine tasting with our local mountain wineries. As it gets closer to the event, listen for announcements from Herb and look for volunteer sign ups in the entrance of the church. One of our biggest needs is themed raffle baskets. Thanks to the generous donations of our mountain wineries, we are able to make a number of wine themed baskets to raffle, but…we would like to offer other types of raffle baskets too. If you need help with basket ideas, just ask Nancy or Chris…we can help you out. Thank You!!
Your help would be greatly appreciated putting on our annual Easter Egg Hunt after mass on Easter Sunday, April 21. It is a fun Christ Child tradition! We could use help in the following areas: -Bring Easter candy to the Church or Community Center no later than Sunday, April 14th. The earlier the better! -Invite your neighbors with children to come to our Easter Mass and Egg Hunt. It is a great way to reach out to our mountain community! -Set up tables and get coffee ready the morning of the hunt. -Bring easy to serve food dishes for everyone to enjoy the day of the hunt. –Help hide eggs before (not during) mass on Easter – Cleanup after the hunt. If you have any questions or wish to help, please email reginadevlin@gmail.com (put”CCC Easter Egg Hunt” in the subject line).
Annual Ministries Appeal 2019 Your gift is building BRIDGES OF HOPE PUENTES DE ESPERANZA Diocese of Monterey Often when we think of building a bridge, we think of creating a path to take us on an outbound journey across a divide. But, a bridge does so much more; it creates a connection. The Annual Ministry Appeal, at first glance, may seem like an outbound endeavor when in truth, it slowly builds an intricate system of connections that allows the Grace of God to move freely, opening meaningful connections of faith inspired service. Your gift to the Annual Ministry Appeal marks the beginning of those connections by bringing life to the ministries of your parish and the diocese. Thank you for giving to the Annual Ministry Appeal In Christ Daniel E. Garcia Bishop of Monterey
Hello all who helped… pass the word! When Rob and I moved the boxes and bags we counted 90 bags to go with 94 boxes. I weighed a few of them to get an estimate and came up with an easy 6 pounds each. Total being then is at least 1,164 pounds. I will give a follow-up article to the Mtn. Network News with some of that info and a picture. So great to bring God’s blessing together, Pastor John Haak.
Spanish Meditations of the Lent Saturday March 16 to 9 AM. to 3:00 PM. Here in the Parish!!! VERY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PARISH THIS LENT 2019 English Meditation of the Lent and Masses with FATHER RON SHIRLY Saturday March 23rd Mass 5 PM. and Sunday March 24th Mass at 10 AM and Monday March 25th at 7 PM.
THANK YOU MEN’S CLUB Thank you for the wonderful celebration of the Mardi Gras Parish Party, last Fat Tuesday, you worked very hard and thanks to all of you for your presence. We enjoyed the party!!!
SUNDAY March 3, 2019 Care Packages for our Troops Once again we will join with The Mountain Bible Church to put Jesus’ love and mercy into practice with small practical gifts of encouragement to our men and women serving in the military overseas. This is also proven to be a great event to invite your non-church neighbors who have a heart to do well. Purchase any portion of any of these items and bring them with you on that day. Black or white 100% cotton calf high socks Medicated foot powder Hand warmers (squeeze to activate) Food: Cereal: Oatmeal that can be microwaved, other cereals that can be quickly prepared. Cup of noodles Snacks. Crackers and cheese. Tuna and crackers. Granola bars. Jerky. Chewing Gum. No candy / No chocolate Toiletries: Sealed containers like those provided in hotels/motels, i.e. shampoo, lotion, etc. No bar soap. No aerosols Razors. Feminine Hygiene Products Everything helps!!
St. Patrick’s Day Party 2019 Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with us! Sunday, March 17th from 11am –2pm. We will have appetizers, corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, fruit, and something for vegetarians as well. Also included are fabulous desserts, beer and wine. There will be music, whiskey tasting and 50/50 raffle. As this is a fundraiser for the young family group we are asking for a donation of $20 per person or $40 per family. Sometimes money is tight so even if you cannot donate that amount, any amount or nothing is also fine, just come and enjoy! More than money we want to raise our children in a community, the more the merrier! If you wish to donate you can pay at the door or see us after mass.
CARE PACKAGES FOR OUR TROOPS – SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019 Once again we will join with The Mountain Bible Church to put Jesus’ love and mercy into practice with small practical gifts of encouragement to our men and women serving in the military overseas. A detailed list of suggested items to purchase and donate will be available as the date approaches. This is also proven to be a great event to invite your non-church neighbors who have a heart to do well.
Tuesday March 5, 2019 “Men’s Club Parish Mardi Gras Party” “FAT TUESDAY CELEBRATION” The social will be from 6:00 to 6:45 and after Dinner. “Martes de Carnaval” Before Lent “Begins”!!! WELCOME EVERY ONE!!!
The Most Reverend Daniel E. Garcia, D.D. Installation as the Fifth Bishop of Monterey in California 29 January 2019 By His Excellency Archbishop José H. Gomez Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Angeles In the presence of His Excellency Archbishop Christophe Pierre Apostolic Nuncio to the United States However, the installation Mass will be broadcast/streamed live on our Diocese of Monterey YouTube page and regular updates about this special event will be on our website: www.dioceseofmonterey.org You can also follow us on Facebook for up-dates as well.
January 22 Tuesday On this day following the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision, Roe vs. Wade (1973) All dioceses of the United States shall observe a Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children! For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life! The Annual Respect Life Mass on Tuesday, January 22nd at 7:00 p.m. at Madonna Del Sasso. Pro Cathedral in Salinas, CA. Everyone Welcome!!!
GREENFIELD 2018 It Takes Our Christ Child Family… I am so proud of our Christ Child community! We adopted 50 families from Holy Trinity Church in Greenfield. We touched 251 individuals bringing Christmas joy to 93 parents and 158 children. Many thanks for financial support, shopping and wrapping for a family, bringing jackets, coats, gently used toys and stuffed animals and driving to Greenfield to deliver our gifts. Special recognition to Fr Eugenio for connecting and organizing with Flora Chan and her wonderful crew at Greenfield. Pat and Chuck McCrery spend most of November generously shopping, wrapping and organizing. I wonder how Gina knits hundreds of adorable warm hats each year! Amazing Caralie Olsen not only adopts a few families for gifts, she also brings food for 7 families! Joe and Andrea Bruna gather, wash, and organize hundreds of warm items for our friends. Rosanna keeps us honest by taking care of the Greenfield account. Around 40 friends and parishioners drove to Greenfield this year. It felt like a Christmas miracle when all the trucks appeared at Christ Child, loaded up hundreds of packages and caravanned to Greenfield! I guess I shouldn’t be surprised since we’ve made this journey for 15 years! THANK YOU! God Bless you all, Karen Joesten GREENFIELD 2018 It Takes Our Christ Child Family… I am so proud of our Christ Child community! We adopted 50 families from Holy Trinity Church in Greenfield. We touched 251 individuals bringing Christmas joy to 93 parents and 158 children. Many thanks for financial support, shopping and wrapping for a family, bringing jackets, coats, gently used toys and stuffed animals and driving to Greenfield to deliver our gifts. Special recognition to Fr Eugenio for connecting and organizing with Flora Chan and her wonderful crew at Greenfield. Pat and Chuck McCrery spend most of November generously shopping, wrapping and organizing. I wonder how Gina knits hundreds of adorable warm hats each year! Amazing Caralie Olsen not only adopts a few families for gifts, she also brings food for 7 families! Joe and Andrea Bruna gather, wash, and organize hundreds of warm items for our friends. Rosanna keeps us honest by taking care of the Greenfield account. Around 40 friends and parishioners drove to Greenfield this year. It felt like a Christmas miracle when all the trucks appeared at Christ Child, loaded up hundreds of packages and caravanned to Greenfield! I guess I shouldn’t be surprised since we’ve made this journey for 15 years! THANK YOU! God Bless you all, Karen Joesten
Children’s Christmas Pageant Children who want to participate in the Christmas Eve pageant need to pick up their costumes and join the rehearsal after Mass on Sunday, December 23rd. Please join us – we would love to have you!