The Fourth Sunday of Lent.
March 19, 2023
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Greetings!
This week's article is written by HS Staff Member, Tim Mascarinas.
It’s hard to believe that we are halfway through our Lenten journey. How are you doing? Are you staying true to your intentions, your self-sacrifice(s), keeping up with the tenants of Prayers, Fasting, and Almsgiving during Lent? Or do you find yourself stumbling at every possible turn? Have you put yourself in situations where you are attempting to rediscover and find your true self? These are questions I have asked myself since the start of Lent.
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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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Second Collection for Catholic Relief Services
The Catholic Relief Services Collection reveals Christ’s love to our brothers and sisters in need. This collection helps six Catholic agencies to provide relief and support for struggling communities and to work for peace and reconciliation among our marginalized brothers and sisters here and around the world. Click here to donate. Select "Second Offerings" on the drop down and then "Catholic Relief Services" under Sub Fund.
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Lenten Speaker Series
Only two more sessions left! 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 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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Join us for our Parish Celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 7:00PM
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Name Badges
May I please ask you to wear your name badges. This will help new parishioners and guests get to know us. Additionally, there will be more people attending Mass during Holy Week and I believe it would be a nice gesture of hospitality to wear our name badges. If you need a new one please visit our website to request one. If additional information is need, please contact Mary Sparacino at mary.sparacino@dsj.org or Nellie Dominguez at nellie.dominguez@dsj.org.
-Fr. Ritche
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Black Book Reflections - Week 4 of Lent |
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For those of us who are using the black book, here are some questions to further the conversation during Lent!
Monday
Do I hand over light or darkness?
Tuesday
Can I look squarely in the eye of sin and ask for forgiveness?
Wednesday
As we continue to walk toward good Friday, let us try to accept our individual part in Jesus’s story and death. Even though we may not want to accept or ponder it.
Thursday
Take time to look into your heart and see if there is anything that needs to get straightened. Sacrament of Reconciliation!
Friday
How clear is my choice to follow Jesus?
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Vacation Bible School 2023
VBS registration is now open! All incoming 1st through 5th graders are invited to join us June 12th-June 16th to experience God's monumental Greatness. Registration fee is $110 per child. Click here to register!
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ADA Update
We are very happy to report that we have received pledges from 276 families totaling $192,146, and that is 64% of our goal. Getting closer, so let’s keep up the good work! Thank you!
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Thank you, Holy Spirit!
The 2023 Holy Spirit Reverse Collection Drive was a huge success thanks to all of your wonderful donations. We collected several bins of daily essentials such as infant formula, canned food, adult diapers, socks, and underwear which we delivered to Sacred Heart Community Service. Our involvement in this stewardship during the Lenten season has been truly enjoyable. It was wonderful to serve our community to help those in need. The volunteers at Sacred Heart were extremely grateful for your donations, and we hope to continue this service project in the future. Thank you again, and your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely, Anthony Andary and Ryan Koehler
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Nicaragua Mission Trip 2023
We are so excited to have so many missionaries already registered to travel to Nicaragua on behalf of our parish this summer. There has been so much enthusiasm that we’ve decided to leave our registration open a little bit longer. Hopefully, this extra time will allow those of you who were waiting to finalize your summer plans to join us to work and serve alongside our friends in Nicaragua.
Registration is now open through Wednesday, March 22, 2023, or until we reach capacity.
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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. This photo is from the first session on February 25th. We had 10 parishioners who worked in the clothes closet setting up the store for Saturday and hanging clothes to stock the store for the week!
Sign-ups are now available for March-April, click here to reserve your spot!
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Reenactment of Our Lord’s Passion – Casting Call
This year we are bringing back the Reenactment of our Lord’s Passion in our Good Friday Service. If there are any youth 6th grade and above that feels called to participate in this, please contact Row – row.david@dsj.org. Our first rehearsal is this Sunday from 7:00pm-8:15pm in the church. This is a powerful witness to the love that Jesus has for us.
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Survival Sack Ministry
Holy Spirit Parish has administered the Survival Sack Program at the Sacred Heart Community Center for the past number of years. We gather on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 8:30-10:30 to distribute Survival Sacks to those who are registered as homeless and living on the streets of San Jose (usually to about 25 individuals each distribution day). Homeless clients may pick up a Survival Sack once every three months. The backpacks contain a small blanket, socks, underwear, large hygiene kit, gloves, hats, toilet paper, water bottle, and so forth. Also available are large tarps (donated by Holy Spirit Church).
If you are over the age of 18 and are interested in volunteering in this ministry, please contact either Tom Burgei or Patty O’Neil at tnburgei@gmail.com or call 408-504-0909 and we will speak to you about volunteer opportunities.
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Confirmation Retreat
Next weekend, the Candidates for Confirmation will be going on retreat. Please keep them in your prayers as they make their final preparation to receive the Sacrament.
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Rite of Christian Initiation
Pray for our Elect
Like Jesus gives sight to a man born blind, may he open the eyes of our Elect to see Him as He truly is- the light of the world.
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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
Or scan the QR code on the flyer.
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HELP TO HOUSE THE UNHOUSED OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY!
Since Village House suspended operations in March of 2020, the crisis surrounding the unhoused has only gotten worse. The need for housing continues to grow and our politicians, while they continue to make some progress, have not accomplished enough. We are facing a humanitarian and moral crisis in our county, one of the wealthiest in the world; we have the resources available to make a difference!
Villages of Hope Silicon Valley is an organization that is attempting to bring more pressure on politicians so that action may be taken. We are suggesting that the use of Emergency Sleeping Cabins (ESC) can be a short-term solution that
● Will give safety and security to the unhoused.
● Will provide stability and a formal address so that social services can more efficiently be delivered to those unhoused who are in need.
● Will be more cost-effective than the ‘tiny houses’ developments that have been delivered in San Jose.
● Will provide the stability for the unhoused so that they can do the work needed to move into more traditional housing.
Villages of Hope has a simple first step approach: contact the San Jose mayor and council people and tell them to take action. Our political leaders try to do their best but they must react when larger numbers of people tell them that action is needed. I attach a sample email that Villages of Hope is generating weekly that contains a standard message for the mayor and council members.
We need your help. The Village House was successful because it gave people a way to do something about this unhoused crisis.
We would ask that you consider the following:
● Go to their website (http://www.vohsv.org/) and sign up as a supporting organization and as a supporting individual.
● Contact friends and fellow parishioners and pass onto them this information about Villages of Hope, encouraging them to add their names as supporting individuals, to sign up to receive our newsletter and encouraging them to regularly contact their political leaders.
● After signing up, weekly send email to Mayor, your District leaders
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Men's Spring Cursillo
The retreat includes 3 meals a day plus snacks and drinks all day. You will be provided with a nice room in the mountains and meet fellow Catholics like yourself!
There will be daily mass as well as 15 short talks with discussion. The cost is $225.00. For more information and to sign up, click here.
If anyone has questions, please contact John Greene at (408) 460-3099
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Retrouvaille - You Can Help Your Marriage
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Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue … or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i) helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. This program has helped 10’s of 1000’s of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage. For confidential information about or to register for the January Marriage Program beginning with a weekend on May 5-7, 2023 call 408-605-4998, email: SanJose@RetroCA.com or visit our website at www.HelpOurMarriage.org
Peace, and warm regards,
Mike & Nancy
Retrouvaille of San Jose/Silicon Valley
408-605-4998. HelpOurMarriage.org
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Holy Spirit Parish
1200 Redmond Avenue
San Jose, CA 95120
(408) 997-5101
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