Mission San Jose Community

Bulletin for FEBRUARY 2000

Community Prayer Meetings: We meet every Sunday from 5 to 6:30pm at the Warm Springs Community Center for our weekly gatherings of Prayer and Praise. These meetings are open to everyone, so please invite others to attend. Remember that information about MSJC and the California Mission Magazine is also available on the Web at HTTP://WWW.MSJC.ORG

Growing In Faith Teachings: MSJC has begun the new year with the Growing in Faith Teachings which continue until June 4th. The following is the schedule for February and March: Feb. 6th - Jesus Christ and the Gospel of Salvation, part 2; Feb 13th and 27th - The Holy Spirit and the Church, part 1 and 2; March 12th and 19th - The Eucharist, part 1 and 2. A complete schedule with all topics and dates will be available after the prayer meeting.

Evening and Day of Recollection: MSJC will present an Evening of Recollection on March 24th from 7-9pm at the Milpitas Library - Community Room located at 40 N. Milpitas Blvd. The Day of Recollection is scheduled for March 25th from 9am - 3pm at Dominican Convent, 43326 Mission Blvd. in Fremont. Fr. Gerard will be the speaker at this event.

Lord's Day Celebration: MSJC will be hosting a Lord's Day Celebration and Dinner on Saturday, Feb 12th from 4:30 - 8:00pm at the Olive Hyde Mission Room located at 123 Washington Blvd in Fremont. Sign ups are being accepted for set up, food items and clean up after the prayer meetings or call Judy Bateman for more information.

Men's Breakfast: This month's Men's Breakfast is at 7:30am on Feb. 19th (Third Saturday), at the Omega Restaurant in Milpitas. Invite other men and join us! For more information, call John at (510) 785-3311 or Gary at (408) 227-7141.

Women's Fellowship Breakfast: The next meeting will be on Feb. 26th at the Omega Restaurant in Milpitas. Bring a friend! For any questions or comments, please call Elizabeth Martinez.

Pizza Nites: The next MSJC Pizza Nite is scheduled for Sunday, Feb 27th. MSJC provides the pizza after the regular Sunday prayer meeting and requests that you sign-up to bring other needed items such as paper goods and sodas. Sign-up by Feb 21st or call Judy Bateman.

Children's Ministry: MSJC offers our children a time to learn about the Lord under our Children's Ministry for Toddlers and School Age Children. For info on this ministry you can call Susan Kingsley. Thank you to those who have volunteered for this important ministry to our MSJC children:

Date: School Age Teacher Toddler Teacher Toddler Assistant Older Child in Toddler Room Snacks for both School Age and Toddler Room
FEB 6 Fran Wise Teri Baro Carmen Lara Ilyssa Martinez Teri Baro
13 Mary Herbst Gloria Lorelli Amy MacKenzie Angelica Martinez Gloria Lorelli
20 Elizabeth Martinez Annie Esget Mary Wise Daniel Esget Esget Family
27 Susan Kingsley Joan Andrego Linda Kline Claudia Andrego Jacob Kingsley
MAR 5 Ernie Orci Chris Kingsley Eva Martinez Lizet Lopez Mary Herbst

Family Camp: Plan ahead for Family Camp on August 20 - 24th at beautiful Redwood Christian Camp in Boulder Creek, just an hour away from the Bay Area. Check out their website at www.redwoodcp.org. Reserve your spot with a $100.00 deposit due in May. Space is limited! Details to follow soon.

MSJC Council Meetings: The MSJC Council meets the first Wednesday of every month to discuss MSJC activities and other business items. Please contact one of the council members for more information on meetings or location.

Prayers/Prayer Line Info: If you have a prayer request that you would like to get on the Prayer Line, you may contact Slyvia Lobo.

Year-End Donations: Mission San Jose Community has tax-exempt status with both the Federal and State governments. Tax-deductible contributions can be given to Chris or Susan Kingsley. A quarterly financial report is available to anyone who requests one from Chris Kingsley.