At the School – The month of May is full of activities around the school. On Saturday May 5th, the Mother’s Club held their annual auction fundraising for the school. San Jose’s Auxiliary Bishop Tom Daly joined us for the evening, as did the Pastor of St. Gregory in San Mateo, Fr. Paul Arnault. In the early part of the evening, guests gathered inside a tastefully decorated tent, set up in the schoolyard, for the Silent Auction. Up for auction were many baskets and unique crafts that the children made. The atmosphere was pleasant as the guests dressed in formal attire, enjoyed a live band, drinks and hors d'oeuvre. As the Silent Auction ended, we gathered into a beautifully transformed gym for an elegant dinner. After dinner, a live auction was held and there were some frenzied bidding wars. It was fun for all to see and enjoy, as the monies raised would go directly to lower the tuition by over $1,000 for each child. A well-deserved THANK YOU goes to Lia Burke, Maureen Kosewic and Jim Anderer for chairing the event, and for the legion of volunteers who helped put it all together. Then on Thursday May 3rd at 7pm, the school children and their families came together to pray the rosary and honor our Blessed Mother in the annual May Crowning celebration. Not to be outdone, the Men’s Club on Sunday evening, May 6th, held a Father Daughter Dance in the hall. It was a delight to see these young ladies enjoy the evening with their dads. And on Friday May 11th, the Men’s Club also put on a Golf Tournament at Harding Park Golf Course beginning with lunch at 11am, Shotgun at noon, and cocktails and dinner back at the Parish Hall. A great big thanks to the Men’s Club Officers, Glenn Fama, Jim Anderer and Kevin Morrison for coordinating these events. Their efforts support the after school sports program. The Mother’s Club will install new officers for next year on Thursday May 17th at a special school mass held at 11:30am. All are invited to attend and to pray for these hardworking dedicated women. In addition, as we near the end of the school year, our 8th graders would like to celebrate their graduation mass with the parish, to thank you for the financial and prayerful support you have given them over the past 9 years. This year, the graduation mass will be held on Sunday May 20th at the 8am mass. As an expression of our appreciation for the Altar Servers who have served faithfully each day throughout the year, the parish will sponsor an Altar Servers’ Picnic for them at Raging Waters in San Jose on a school day, Thursday, May 31st. They have earned it.
Welcoming New Parishioners – Thanks to the Welcome Committee, chaired this year by Gina Eggert and Kristi Warner, we will be welcoming New Parishioners at next Sunday’s 9:30am mass (May 20). We do this twice a year, one at the Parish Thanksgiving dinner, and this one around the feast of St. Brendan (May 16).
To our new parishioners, we hope you will be able to join us at that special mass in your honor. If you have not done so yet, please let us know if you can attend. You can call Michele Bisho at the office at
415-681-4225 x 204.
Mentor Training – On the first week of May, I was away at St. Patrick’s Seminary for training in being a Mentor. It’s an excellent program put on by the Seminary to provide mentorship for newly ordained priests, foreign-born priests coming to serve in our country or first time pastors. The program was well thought out, and I thought it was a wonderful expression of fraternal concern by the priests of the Archdiocese to help men in transition become successful. I want to thank you for your support for the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal and for St. Patrick’s Seminary that has allowed me to participate in such a worthwhile program.
To all who are mothers and all who serve in the capacity of a mother, may God richly bless you this day. We wish you all a Happy Mother’s Day!
Fr. Dan
