The First Sunday of Lent.
February 26, 2023
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Greetings!
Lent calls us to Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving so that we can join in these 40 days recognizing our love and dedication to God. Lent is derived from the Latin for 40 days, Quadragesima, which literally means the 40th day before Easter. This term identifies the season with the 40-day period of preparation before the celebration of Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection.
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Weekday Mass: 8:30 AM
Saturday: Confession: 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Vigil Mass: 5:00 PM
Sunday Masses: 9:30am, 11:30am and 6:00pm
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Lenten Speaker Series
Holy Spirit will present a Lenten Speaker Series with Soup Suppers every Thursday in March, starting on March 2 through March 30. Evening begins at 6pm with a soup supper followed by a presentation from 6:30-7:15pm.
We have a great line up of speakers. Below are their names as well as their respective topics:
March 2: Fr John Hurley
Topic: Lent: A Divine Conspiracy...Forgiveness? Compassion? Mercy?
March 9: An Evening of Praise and Worship, featuring Richard Plato and the Holy Spirit Music Ministry.
March 16: Rev. Kevin Leidich, SJ
Topic: “Troubled Times” topic, which is based on the last Supper discourse of John’s Gospel.
March 23: Rev. Paul Soukup, SJ
Topic: Prayer.
March 30: Ms Diana Macalintal, M.A.
Topic: Preparing for Holy Week.
To learn more about our Lenten Series speakers, click here for their bios! |
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Reverse Collection Announcement!
Hello Holy Spirit parishioners, please allow us to introduce ourselves. Our names are Anthony Andary and Ryan Koehler. We are both sophomores at Bellarmine College Preparatory and alumni of Holy Spirit School, and we are excited to lead the annual Reverse Collection for Sacred Heart.
Our annual reverse collection slips for Sacred Heart will be handed out by the ushers this weekend. The customers of Sacred Heart are provided with a variety of essential items. Items in high demand include pop-top cans, disposable diapers, infant formula, and adult socks and diapers. We will be collecting these items from March 4th through March 12th. Your support and generosity are truly appreciated
Sacred Heart provides many daily essentials to its customers. Items in high demand include pop-top cans of food, disposable diapers (especially sizes 4, 5, and 6), men’s underwear and socks (new, sizes L, XL), and Adult diapers.
The Reverse Collection can be a Lenten family experience. During Lent, we examine ourselves and our hearts so we can follow Christ more closely. God has blessed us with so much and it is our Christian responsibility to care for others. We ask that you prayerfully consider participating in the Reverse Collection.
As we all know, there are thousands of homeless men, women, and children in Santa Clara County, and Sacred Heart offers them non-cooking bags of food that contain pop-top cans and produce, as well as bagged lunches. Many homeless walk constantly to keep moving and avoid loitering, and Sacred Heart provides clean, dry socks to make their days easier.
Sacred Heart also helps families with young children. Diapers and baby formula are expensive, and customers often cannot afford to purchase these items for their children.
Please remember these needs when you are shopping this week, and thank you for caring for those in our community.
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Nicaragua Mission Trip 2023
There is still time to be a part of the Nicaragua 2023 Mission Trip!
Registration is open through March 6, 2023.
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Rite of Christian Initiation
As part of the Rite of Christian Initiation, our catechumens receive the Rite of Sending where they reaffirm their intention to become fully initiated members of the Catholic Church and the community reaffirms their care and support. The catechumens sign their name in the Book of the Elect and are then sent by the community to the Bishop for the Rite of Election. Please pray for our five Catechumens as they experience these rites this weekend, and through Lent to Easter Vigil where they will receive the sacraments of initiation.
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Holy Spirit Sacred Heart Saturdays!
Set aside some time to volunteer on Saturday's Sacred Heart! Sacred Heart provides food, clothing and critical resources for our neighbors in need.
Sign-ups are now available for March-April, click here to reserve your spot!
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3sixty High School Ministry
The next 3sixty youth night is scheduled for Sunday, March 5th after the 6pm Mass. All high school youth are welcome to join.
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Gleaning Ministry - We Could Use Your Help!
If you are looking for a way to make a difference in our community with little obligation we have an opportunity for you. We are in need of new members to join our Gleaning Ministry. This is a job that requires no more than 2 hours of your time in the morning picking up goods from either Trader Joe’s in Los Gatos or Target on Hillsdale and transporting them to Sacred Heart Community Services. We work in a team of two. It is a small fraction of your time but makes such a huge impact on our community.
If this sounds like something you would be interested in or have any questions please email Maria Pecota at mpecota@gmail.com
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Holy Spirit School Auction
Come Celebrate the Night in Black & White!
Holy Spirit School Spring Auction
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Villa Ragusa, Campbell, CA
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Earthquake Relief Fund for Syria and Turkey
To provide immediate relief to the families that suffered catastrophic losses, you may donate directly to these organizations:
2. The Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States Earthquake Aid for Turkey and Syria Fund. They work through local bishops, churches, and missionary congregations to ensure that resources are distributed equitably and justly, based on the needs of individual Churches.
And let us pray for all who are affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria: that God will shield the people who suffer, console those who are bereaved, strengthen the work of emergency and relief teams, and shine his light in the midst of despair. Amen!
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Men and Women's Discernment Retreat |
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Holy Spirit Parish
1200 Redmond Avenue
San Jose, CA 95120
(408) 997-5101
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