QUO VADIS RETREAT is a camp for young Catholic teen men to deepen their faith and seek God’s call in their lives. Sponsored by the Diocese of San Jose. Click here to find out more!

Dear Youth, The leadership team and I wish to congratulate you for making it this far in your faith journey as a Catholic! All of your effort toward growing in wisdom, knowledge and relationship with Christ has led to this very special moment of your life—the day of your Confirmation. In receiving this Sacrament, you have been sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit, receiving special strength and graces that will allow Christ to use you in tremendous new ways if you only allow Him to do so. From this point onwards you are declared a fully initiated Catholic in the eyes of the Church, so what comes next?

In 1911, in an effort to wrestle control of the legislature away from the railroads, California was one of the first states to introduce the initiative process. Allowing citizens to place policy directly on the ballot with an initiative is an “experiment” in direct democracy that the citizens of the Golden State still seem to hold dear.

At this month’s meeting of the Pastoral Stewardship Council, five new parish members were installed. This is part of our parish’s regular rotation of parish leadership through our ministry boards onto the PSC, the advisory council to Fr. Matt (and incoming pastor Fr. Stasys on July 1).

Pope Francis - A Man of His Word is a personal journey with Pope Francis. The pope's ideas and his message are central to this documentary, which sets out to present his work of reform and his answers to today's global questions. From his deep concern for the poor and wealth inequality, to his involvement in environmental issues and social justice.

Thank you so much. Your generous donations to the work of your St. Vincent de Paul Conference at the end of April have already made a difference this month. We have been able to pay for four emergency hotel stays and rents this month, including two families, one with two children living in a motel for the last two nights before getting into a LifeMoves apartment, and a woman recovering from cancer.

Jesus has a special compassion for the sick and suffering. He wants us to look out for them. If you are ill or homebound, or in a retirement home or a care facility or if you know a parishioner who needs pastoral care, please contact the Pastoral Home Ministry. We will visit them, bring them Holy Communion and, if needed, offer them the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick by one of our priests.