Dear Holy Spirit,

I remember growing up as a kid, my parents took us to Easter Vigil Mass back at my home parish in Santa Clara. I HATED it! It was long…so many readings! The only saving grace for me was playing with the candle we were all given at the start. Even when I got older, in middle school, I was assigned to altar serve the Vigil. Me and my fellow altar servers would goof around…yes I was one of those kids.I remember growing up as a kid, my parents took us to Easter Vigil Mass back at my home parish in Santa Clara. I HATED it! It was long…so many readings! The only saving grace for me was playing with the candle we were all given at the start. Even when I got older, in middle school, I was assigned to altar serve the Vigil. Me and my fellow altar servers would goof around…yes I was one of those kids.



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Second Collection – April 20-21, 2024

Next weekend, there will be a second collection to support our own Diocesan Priests’ Retirement Fund.Throughout the Diocese of San Jose, priests serve as good shepherds to their flocks – the faithful of Santa Clara County. Your kind support to this Fund provides vital resources for medications, nursing care and more to these priests who have served us faithfully. To donate, please visit our online giving page by clicking here. Select "Second Offerings" under Funds, then select "Diocesan Priest Retirement" under Sub Funds.

Holy Spirit Speaks

As we will soon wrap up our 60^th Anniversary celebration, the question we have is: how can we make our action-oriented parish better serve ourselves and our world in the next 60 years?

You are invited to join us from 7-9 PM on Thursday May 2 to discuss your ideas on Worship, Spirituality & Formation, and Families of all ages and stages, and including all who feel alienated, abandoned, or ignored by past Church practice. To register, please click here.

Save the Date - 60^th Anniversary Closing Ceremony!

It is hard to believe that our year-long celebration of faith, community and service is coming to an end! We invite you to join us on Sunday, May 19^th after the 9:30am mass for our closing ceremony. We will have a reception with refreshments in parish hall and courtyard with a special visit from Bishop Oscar Cantu. Please note that there will not be a 11:30am mass that day. To register, please click here.

Submit Your Photos! - 60th Anniversary Closing Ceremony

Our closing ceremony is May 19th and we want to showcase 60 years of faith, community and service. If you have photos from the last 60 years that you would like to have featured in a slideshow during our celebration, please submit them to Nellie Dominguez at: nellie.dominguez@dsj.org by May 10th.

Supporting our Mission Together

Thank you again to all who have returned gifts and pledges to the 2024 ADA. We have received $253,074 from 313 families, which is 84% of our goal!

Pledge forms can be found in the church, or you can go to the diocesan ADA website by clicking here or use the QR code supplied here.

Alpha Spring Sessions 

Alpha presents the basic teachings of the Christian faith. The course is open to anyone who is interested in exploring the relevance that Jesus Christ has in their lives. It provides an interesting and informative way to understand Jesus, the cornerstone of our faith. Once a week, Alpha participants share dessert, listen to a series of talks and then have small group discussions on such topics as: “Christianity: Boring, Untrue, and Irrelevant?” “How Can I Be Sure of My Faith?” and “Why and How Should I Read the Bible?” This may be an opportunity to make a personal connection with Christ, the Living Lord, the way, the truth and the life.

This seven-week course will begin on Tuesday, April 23 at 7:00pm in Parish Hall. To register, please click here.

Lenten Speakers Series

Thank you to all who came to our Lenten Speakers Series! All of the sessions in their entirety can be found on our Parish YouTube page. Click here to watch.

Diocesan Youth Retreat

The annual Diocesan Youth Retreat (DYR) is scheduled for June 10-14 in Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe. This retreat is for high school youth and is the largest youth retreat that the Diocese organizes. Last year, the retreat ministered to 175 high school youth led by 55 youth ministry leaders. This is a retreat not to miss! Please visit the Diocesan website by clicking here, to register.

3sixty High School Ministry

A big thank you to our special guest speaker, Deepu Kochuparambil, who joined us last Sunday. He gave a reflection on the importance of Mass and offered us a new mindset to focus on. Our next 3sixty youth night will be on Sunday, April 21st after the 6pm Mass.

Edge Middle School Ministry

Our next Edge night will be on Wednesday, April 24th at 6:30pm. After spending time with the 3sixty group, special guest speaker, Deepu Kochuparambil, will now join our upcoming Edge meeting. All middle school youth are welcome to attend.

Sacred Heart Hygiene Kits

Every week Sacred Heart distributes 80-100 small Hygiene Kits to their homeless customers. For the fourth consecutive year, Holy Spirit Parish and School will be supporting a drive to provide Sacred Heart with small Hygiene Kits.

One way to support this cause is to donate items listed below to the bins that will be in front of church this weekend and next.

Hygiene Kits contain the following items:

-small to regular size bar of soap

-1 to 2 oz hand or body lotion

-1 to 2 oz shampoo

-toothbrush

-1.5 to 2 oz toothpaste

-2 disposable razors

-optional items include a comb and/or 2 oz. deodorant

(unopened hotel sized lotion, shampoo and soap may be donated as well)

The second option is to make up kits at home (family project) with all the items listed above being placed into a quart sized, zip lock bag. Completed kits would then be put into the bins in front of church (weekends of April 13-14 and/or April 20/21).

Thank you for all you do to continue Jesus’ call to service in our community. If you have any questions please contact Patty or Tom at tnburgei@gmail.com or call 408 504-0909

Mental Wellness Ministry

The Mental Wellness Ministry is starting an open drop-in group for anyone interested in tending to their mental wellness. We will strive to create a community of accompaniment through safe and open dialogue – offering a place to rest and gain strength for the journey. Our first meeting will be Thursday, April 25th at 7:00 pm in Parish Hall. To register, please contact Merry Reardon at: 408-997-5112. or Mary Malneritch-Dye/Holly Salkeld at: hsmentalwellness@gmail.com.

RCIA

God’s love and grace filled Holy Spirit Parish on Easter Vigil as seven Elect and two Candidates received the Sacraments of Initiation. Please congratulate our newly baptized: Delila Blay, Carly Ozdinski, Alec Wong, Callum Tan, Griffin Tan and Brad Fulk. We also welcome Courtney Nielsen and Winston Copeland who received Confirmation and Eucharist. Please continue to keep them in your prayers and welcome them into our community.

Domestic Church

Our retreat is Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 9am-12pm in the Parish Hall.

Register for Vacation Bible School

Please click here to register. Children going into grades 1-5 are invited to join us from June 10-14, 2024 for days filled with activities, recreation and bible stories. Come dive into friendship with God with us! For all questions, please contact Jane Thompson at : jane.thompson@dsj.org or 408-997-5121