Mission San Jose Community
Bulletin for December 1998
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
Special Note on Prayer Meetings During the Advent and Christmas Season: On Dec. 13th, the Prayer Meeting will be held at the Irvington Community Center ( map) in Fremont (Next to Santa Paula Church). There will be no meeting on Dec. 27th, so please gather with friends and family to celebrate the Christmas Season. We will have a meeting on Jan 3rd, come to celebrate the New Year by Praising God!
Advent/Christmas Note: As we hurry around with preparations for Christmas, may we take time to ponder the great mystery of Christmas. From the Catholic Catechism (526):
"Only when Christ is formed in us will the mystery of Christmas be fulfilled in us. Christmas is the mystery of this "marvelous exchange":
O marvelous exchange! Man's Creator has become man, born of the Virgin. We have been made sharers in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share our humanity."
Lord's Day Celebration and Advent Party: MSJC will be having a Lord's Day Celebration and Advent Party on Saturday, Dec 12th, from 4 to 8pm at the Tanglewood Clubhouse ( map) on Adamo Drive off of Pearl Avenue (Eric and Judy's complex). This will be a Potluck dinner with the Lord's Day celebration and some time to share and fellowship with others from the community. Each family is asked to bring your Advent candles and holder for a table decoration or a large candle. Potluck sign-ups and maps are available after the prayer meeting.
Men's Breakfast: This month's Men's Breakfast is at 7:30am on Dec. 19th (Third Saturday), at the Omega Restaurant in Milpitas. Invite other men and join us! Directions to the restaurant follow: 680 to Calaveras, go east, right on South Park Victoria and Omega's is on the left hand side, 90 South Park Victoria, Milpitas (408) 946-8748. For more information, call John at (510) 785-3311 or Gary at (408) 227-7141.
Children's Ministry Christmas Pageant: The MSJC Children's Ministry will be performing the play "The Mouse's Tale". This play tells the story of Christ's birth from the animal's view point. It will be performed on Dec. 20th during the last 20 minutes of the prayer meeting.
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:
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Women's Fellowship Breakfast: Our next meeting will be Jan. 23rd from 9am to 11am at the Omega Restaurant in Milpitas. Bring a friend! Directions to the restaurant follow: 680 to Calaveras, go east, right on South Park Victoria and Omega's is on the left hand side, 90 South Park Victoria, Milpitas (408) 946-8748. For any questions, please call Judy Bateman or Amy MacKenzie.
MSJC Community Meetings: Mark your calendars for the next MSJC Community Meetings, which are scheduled for Feb. 20th and Jun. 5th. More details to follow in the coming months.
Prayer Line Info: Prayer line participants are reminded to pick up a weekly prayer sheet from the white binder on Sundays. Prayer requests can be written in the white binder or you can call or e-mail Judy Bateman and she will distribute to others on the prayer line.
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.
Last modified:December 8, 1998