Mission San Jose Community

Bulletin for March 2003

Community Prayer Meetings: Our weekly prayer and praise meetings are every Sunday from 4 to 5:30pm at the Warm Springs Community Center. As always, these prayer meetings are open to anyone who would like to join us in praising GOD and learning more about MSJC. Check us out on the web at http://www.msjc.org

Lenten Day of Recollection: We will have our annual Lenten Day of Recollection on Saturday, March 15th at the Shrine of St. Joseph in Santa Cruz, the same place as last year. It will start at 9 AM and end at 2 pm. There is a speaker at 9:30 AM, Fr. Phil Massetti, so please arrive promptly. There will be mass at 11 AM and a lunch following. There will also be an opportunity to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation. The cost is $15 dollars. The address of the Shrine is 544 West Cliff Drive. Please pick up a flyer for directons.

Spring Bible Study: A new bible study will be starting this month on Reconciliation and Forgiveness. It will be a similar format as the study on Eucharist we did last year. It will be a four-month study and will be done with the men's and women's share group. If you would like to join a study, please ask at the prayer meeting for the share group nearest you.

Pizza Nite: There will be NO pizza night during Lent. Our next pizza night will be on Sunday, April 27th.

Community Meeting: Our next community meeting is on Saturday, April 12th at 6:30 pm in San Jose at the Bateman's house. All are welcome to attend. Please ask the Batemans for directions.

MSJC Ministry Schedule: Below is the Ministry Schedule for the following weeks:

Date: Meeting Leader Music Leader School Age Toddler Teacher Snacks Mar 2 Gary Herbst Gary Herbst John Colon Tila Luna Cathy Norman 0 Dan Franke Anne Hashimoto Sylvia Lobo Eric Bateman Sylvia Lobo 16 John Colon Gary Herbst Mary Herbst Annie Esget Mary Herbst 23 Sylvia Lobo Gary Herbst Susan Kingsley John Colon Kingsley's 30 Dan Franke Gary Herbst Michele Colon Chris Kingsley Sylvia Lobo Apr 6 Gary Herbst Anne Hashimoto Judy Bateman Sylvia Lobo Colon's

Mark your Calendars: July 12-13 is the Family Life Conference in Anaheim, CA sponsored by St. Joseph's Communication. Saturday, August 9th is the annual MSJC summer picnic at Emma Prusch Farm in San Jose.

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. We use the Catholic Kids Net program for School Age children.

MSJC Council Meetings: The MSJC Council meets the first Monday 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: Cathy Norman is our volunteer for the Prayer Line ministry. Please send her your prayer request by email. Thank you Cathy for continuing this great ministry!!

Supporting MSJC: Mission San Jose Community has tax-exempt status with both the Federal and State governments. You can help support MSJC with your tax-deductible contributions which can be given to Chris or Susan Kingsley. A financial report is available to anyone who requests one from Chris Kingsley for review of the finances for MSJC.