Church's view of marriage/Li-Peng

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:

There is a youtube video, 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh_81zsW6U8
which you might be interested in knowing the church's view of marriage.

God Bless,
Li-peng Chou

Pictures for All Souls Sunday/Li-Peng

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:

This coming Sunday, we'll celebrate the Mass of "All Souls" for those who passed away. The Liturgical team would like to remind you to bring pictures of your late relatives or friends for memoir. Their pictures will be placed in front of the altar and we'll pray for the peace of their souls during the Mass.

In Christ,
Li-peng Chou

November workshop and retreat announcements/Li-Peng

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:

Time goes fast, the Advent season is just a few weeks away. In order to have a better preparation to our spiritual life, the Liturgical team and the Faith Formation team have lined up a series of events as follows:

1. Nov. 1st, Chinese Mass, All Saints Fiesta:
• Ascension Church (Saratoga);
• Saturday from 8:00 am to 9:00 am;
• Celebrated by Fr. Olivera (歐神父)
2. Nov. 1st, workshop, Parenting Guidance, e-世代親子教育面面觀:
• St. Clare Parish, Lower Church,
• Saturday from 9:00 am to 12:30 noon,
• Led by 許錫珍姐妹;
3. Nov. 7th, Faith Formation Seminar, 認識保祿的心靈世界:
• St. Clare Parish, Parish Hall
• Friday from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
• Led by Fr. Bona Ln, 林思川 神父
4. Nov. 8th, Biblical Study Workshop, 將臨期聖經講座:
• St. Joseph Church, Fremont,
  Dominican Sisters,
  43226 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539
• Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm,
• Led by Fr. Bona Ln, 林思川 神父
5. Nov. 21 to 23, SJCCC Advent Retreat,
   基督徒： 一個有影響力的服侍者:
• St. Clare Retreat Center, Santa Cruz
• Friday evening through Sunday noon,
• Led by Fr. John Jao, 饒志成神父

In Christ,

Li-peng Chou

Bishop's visit on 11/23 - Yvonne Chow

For Diocesan Calendar Please send to: calendar@dsj.org · Name of event/meeting: 25th Anniversary and Commission · Day and date: Sunday, November 23, 2008 · Time (start and end): 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. · Place. (Please provide address so that a map link can be created) St. Clare Church at 941 Lexington St. Santa Clara, CA 95050 · Contact person with phone number and/or email address Yvonne Chow, 408-997-8524, yvonchow@yahoo.com Brief description of event. To celebrate SJCCC 25th anniversary and to commission our new chaplain, Fr. Olivera. Mass starts at 3:00 p.m. and the reception following right after in the parish hall. Web link, if available. www.sjccc.org

e世代親子教育面面觀

時間: 11/1/2008 ，9:00AM - Noon 地點: St. Clare Parish Hall
(941 Lexington St, Santa Clara, CA 95050)

主講: 許錫珍姐妹

報名從速 請聯繫
李慧君姐妹 (408) 252-3317 mimihli@yahoo.com
或 甯秀麗姐妹 (408)667-7200 requachu@yahoo.com

歡迎闔第光臨, 備有托兒服務

﹝許錫珍簡歷﹞國立台灣師範大學教育心理系畢業，印第安那大學教育心理學博士。曾任台北市金華女中輔導老師，博愛中文學校教務主任，北加州中文學校聯合會教材評估組組長，光華實驗中文學校校長，現任天慈中文學會會長。

在這競爭激烈、變化萬千的e世代，快樂而有自信地

· 與孩子一起成長，建立和諧的親子關係
· 掌握孩子發展的關鍵期，增進其多元智能與情緒發展
· 幫助孩子建立健康的自我形象，活出真我，展現才華
· 提昇孩子的EQ、AQ與MQ，塑造快樂自信新生命

。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

如需托兒服務,請填寫以下資料:

姓名 ________________________

電話 ________________________

子女年齡 □ 0-3歲 □ 4-6歲 □ 7-10歲 □ 11-13歲 □其他____

我想多了解:
(可隨意寫出您的問題或需求)

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

Online Registration now available for RECongress 2009

Dear Teachers,

For those of you who are interested in registering REcongress. Please check the link below, you have to register yourself, and print a receipt to me. I will do the reimbursement for you later on. I will book the flight together. Please email me the correct driver license name of yours, so, I can book the flight. We will take Friday 2/27 morning flight to :LA and
coming back on Sunday afternoon. Thanks.

Jessica

Online Congress Registration Is Now Available!
Remember! The first 5,000 Congress registrants are "guaranteed" their first choices. Be among the first to register. And you can do that now ... online with a credit card! Start planning and Register for RECongress 2009.
Pass along this emailing or our link -- www.RECongress.org -- to share with friends and encourage them to sign up for our Congress Emailing for updates. If you do not care to receive future updates, you can find removal information at the bottom of this message.

DATES
The 2009 Los Angeles Religious Education Congress dates are:
• February 26, 2009 (Youth Day)
• February 27 - March 1, 2009 (Congress days)

LOCATION
Congress is held at the Anaheim Convention Center, located at 800 West Katella Ave. in Anaheim, Calif. (just across from Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure).

FEE
The registration fee for Congress is $60. ($70 after January 5, 2009 deadline.)

2 WAYS TO REGISTER

ONLINE:
• First, pick your sessions -- You may either Download the Registration Guidebook (in sections or the complete Guidebook in PDF form) or check each period's listings on our web site (Congress 2009 Workshops & Links) to see workshop offerings for those you would like to attend.
• Find your interests -- You can also find a listing of speakers/topics/titles/languages on our 2009 Topics page.
• Plan out a first and second choices -- Choose a first and a second choice (in case of a full or canceled workshop) for each period you wish to attend
• You can use our new Workshop Planner (PDF: 2 pgs., 115k)
• Register -- When ready, click the red "Register" button off our home page or go directly to www.RECongress.org/register.htm to register by credit card.

BY MAIL:
• Order your Guidebook -- If you're new to Congress, order a copy of the Registration Guidebook. The Guidebook provides information about Congress as well as all workshop descriptions and two Registration Forms. (NOTE: Those who registered last year will automatically receive their Guidebook in early November.)
• Choose your sessions -- Use the daily events pages and workshops descriptions to select a first and second workshop choice (in case of a full or canceled workshop) for each of the eight periods you wish to attend.
• Fill out the Registration Form -- The Registration Form is on the inside back cover of the Guidebook. Mail it in along with payment ($60 per person before January 5, 2009).
All tickets will be mailed after February 5, 2009.

Advent Retreat/Li-Peng

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:

My apology that the previous email for the retreat announcement has some Chinese characters, which are not visible. Here is an updated version.

The Faith Formation team is pleased to invite you to the Advent Retreat of this year. Fr. John Jao, a Jesuit priest, will guide us in the preparation of a meaningful spiritual life in Advent.

主 題： 基督徒： 一個有影響力的服侍者(靜默式避靜)

神 師： 饒志成神父

時 間： Nov. 21 Friday (Dinner) to Nov. 23 Sunday (Lunch)

地 點： St. Claire Retreat Center

2381 Laurel Road, Soquel, CA 95073

費 用： 單人房 $ 130

雙人房 $ 120 per person

In Christ,
Li-peng Chou

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饒神父有一個很棒的部落格﹕"心靈小站"

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/catherine-grace/article?mid=2589&prev=2636&next=2584

透過Yutube可看到饒神父的"心靈園地"喔！並且有許多文章分享﹐很豐富精彩呢。

主佑﹐

madeleine

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饒志成神父1943年出生於印尼，高中畢業後回到台灣，於台灣大學念機械系。中學時，受當時在印尼的鄭爵銘神父感召，加入督進團 (基督服務團前身)。

於1963年入彰化靜山耶穌會初學院。兩年後赴義大利唸文學、哲學及神學，獲哲學及神學雙碩士學位，並於羅馬宗座額我略大學唸靈修心理學。

學成後回台，於1976年晉鐸，開始福傳工作。神父喜歡與年輕人來往，在修會內接受長上所指派的一些行政工作外，也負責培育青年工作，先在台南百達學生中心當了五年的主任，後來又被任命接掌聖多瑪斯總修院院長七年，負責培育年輕修士工作。同時神父尤其喜歡靈修輔導工作，除了輔導台灣區的基督服務團外，還輔導基督生活團，帶領避靜及日常生活神操等等。每年會帶領一次修女的八日常年避靜。近年來神父參與耶穌會中華省中國大陸使徒工作，每年會去中國好幾次，為國內神職講避靜以及修院青年靈修培育工作。


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週末避靜
主 題 ： 基督徒： 一個有影響力的服侍者
避靜神師 ：饒志成神父
時 間 ：Nov.21 Dinner to Nov. 23 Lunch
地 點 ：St Claire Retreat Center

Friday 05:00 報到
08:00 - 09:30 入靜

Saturday 09:00 - 09:45 第一講
10:00 - 10:45 祈禱
11:00 - 11:45 第二講

02:00 - 03:45 第三講
04:00 - 04:45 祈禱
05:00 - 05:45 彌撒

07:30 –08:30 信仰交談
09:00 - 09:30 聖體降福

Sunday 09:00 - 09:45 第四講
09:45 - 10:15 祈禱
10:30 - 11:30 彌撒; 出靜

All Saints Project/Jessica Wang

Dear CM parent(s),

May God's peace be with you all!

Due to the All Saints Day is on 11/02, Sunday, and we would like to present the All Saints Project Awards on this special day, so, we move the due date to 10/26. Please remind your student(s) to bring the Project back on 10/26, room parents will collect them to room 6 (office), and select the 1st for each grade level. Attached with the revised flyer,

please take a look and make a note! Thanks for your corporations.

blessings,

Jessica

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CM ALL SAINTS PROJECT

Each year CM hosts “All Saints Project” to
honor our favorite Saints. This Catechetical year church celebrates St. Paul’s Jubilee year, special dedicating the year to St. Paul.
So, this year’s All Saints Project will focus on St. Paul.

Theme : St. Paul

Due Date : Oct. 26, 2008(dates revised)

Participants : CM PK through 8th grade

Project material : Poster board, 11” x 14” any
color.

Prizes : One first prize each grade level,
Each participant will receive a
Participation Prize.

HAVE FUN !!!!!

P.S. In order to present the Awards on All Saints Day, 11/2, during Union mass, we have changed the due date to 10/26 instead.

Invitation to a workshop hosted by the Corner Stone Bible study group/Li-Peng

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:

The Corner Stone Bible study group invites Fr. Marvin Deutsch (from Maryknoll) for a talk about the book "Jesus of Nazareth" on this Friday (10/10). The book author is Pope Benedict XVI. (Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Nazareth-Pope-Benedict-XVI/dp/0385523416 ). You are invited to join them to learn more about Jesus, our savior, as well as the author, Pope Benedict 16. Please see their blog at http://cornerstone-bible-study.blogspot.com/ for more details.

Time: Oct. 10, 8:00 to 10:00 PM
Place: The St. Joseph church in Cupertino

In Christ
Li-peng

Lecture on St. Paul - Reading Material/Li-Peng

Here is the accompanying reading material for Fr. Olivera's lecture on St. Paul.



保祿的故事

每個人可能都有他喜歡的保祿的故事。我也有。我喜歡的是保祿去耶路撒冷跟宗徒辯論的故事。

保祿在大馬士革，見到耶穌後。隔了一陣子，開始傳教。他去給外邦人傳教。外邦人相信了以後，非常開心。有些也變成了很熱心的教友。

後來有些猶太人，看到了以後，有點眼紅，忌妒外邦人的基督徒。他們覺得："本來救恩是給我們猶太人的。怎麼現在，外邦人也可以了。" 這些人裏，可能有宗徒。或是跟宗徒很親近的猶太人基督徒。就開始說："外邦人要做基督徒。可以。可是要先割損。"

保祿聽了很生氣，覺得："怎麼可以這樣？哪裡有這種道理？" 就上耶路撒冷，跟宗徒們辯論。這就是我們第一次的大公會議。那時耶路撒冷的主教是雅各伯。有人說：是雅各伯主張 "外邦人要守猶太人的法律"。也有人說："是他旁邊的猶太基督徒說的。然後，假裝是雅各伯說的。" 不管是誰說的，當時，基督徒的主流，大概都是以猶太文化為主。覺得：" 救恩就是天主許給猶太民族的。" 不太喜歡外邦人也可以成為基督徒的想法。

保祿願意跳離猶太文化的想法，告訴他的同胞，天主可能想的跟他們想的不一樣。基督的宗教，才開始在猶太民族以外，開始傳開來。

其實，這個故事離我們並沒有很遠。梵二的時候，我們天主教體會到："救恩並不一定在天主教會內。天主對教會外的朋友，也有他的計畫。" 有些天主教徒，聽到這些話，也有些不開心，也會忌妒。 覺得："那我們為什麼還要信天主教？" 現在過了六十年，"匿名的基督徒"的想法，也慢慢在天主教裏被接受了。

其實，想想保祿那時候面對的處境，跟梵二那時候，主張"匿名的基督徒"的處境， 是有些相似的。而保祿那種對天主，對真理，對人的熱情。這些，對我們基督徒來說，常常在生活裡尋找天主的人，可能可以幫助我們，對生活有更多啟發，更多熱情。

我們的歐神父，十月十九日，彌撒後，下午四點半到六點，

在樓下教堂，為我們講更多保祿的故事。

也許，我們也會從中找到我們喜歡的保祿的故事。

啟發我們，成為更好的基督徒。

Agenda of the October Council Meeting/Li-Peng

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:

You are invited to the October Council meeting on this coming Thursday, Oct. 9, from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM at St. Clare room #5.
The agenda is given as follows:

Reports:
1) Financial status report (Li-peng): meeting with Vicar of Clergy, Fr. Manrique;
2) Financial status report (Joseph): meeting with the Cantonese group;
3) The upcoming Five-Dioceses Faith Formation conference, Nov. 21, 22, (Yvonne);
4) Celebration to the 25th Anniversary (Yvonne);
5) Faith Formation activities in the next three months (Ana);
6) General guidelines in making announcement to the Community (Li-peng);
7) General guidelines in holding wedding or funeral masses in the St. Clair church (Fr. Olivera);

Discussions:
1) The challenge of new financial requirements in the 2008/2009 fiscal year (Jimmy Chen, Li-peng);
2) The commissioning process of all ministries (Yvonne);

In Christ,
Li-peng Chou

A faulty email system/Li-Peng

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:

Sorry for the confusing message which is continuously looping in our members email box. I just talked to the ISP server of SJCCC, and they indicated to me that it might be a problem that a bounced email be fed back to the distribution mailbox again. The problem is not triggered by a virus in the message. They are looking into the problem and will stop the faulty server immediately.

Thanks for your understanding and patience,

Li-peng

Lecture on St. Paul/Li-Peng

Dear brothers and sisters and in Christ:
As you know Pope, Benedict the 16th, has designated this year as the year of St. Paul. In concelebrating this meaningful theme with the universe church, the Faith Formation team has laid down a whole year activity plan with Fr. Olivera for a series of lectures, seminars and retreats. Here is the one for October:
信仰講座: 保祿
我們的歐神父，十月十九日，彌撒後，下午四點半到六點，
在樓下教堂，為我們講保祿的故事。
保祿對天主，對真理，對人的熱情。對我們基督徒來說，常常在生活裡尋找天主的人，可以幫助我們，對生活有更多啟發，更多熱情。也許，我們也會從歐神父的演講裏，找到我們喜歡的保祿的故事。啟發我們，成為更好的基督徒。
In Christ,
Li-peng

An Evening with Mary/Li-Peng

Special invitation...

You are invited to our 2nd annual "An Evening with Mary"
Tuesday, October 7th 2008, 7:00pm
St. Elizabeth Parish
750 Sequoia Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035

Come and join us for an evening of prayer & songs honoring the
Blessed Mother in her different roles as --
Santa Marian Kamalen; Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe;
Our Lady of Antipolo; Our Lady of La Vang; Lady of Sorrows;
Our Lady of Fatima; Our Lady of China, and many more.

Sponsored by the Chamorro group -- Santa Marian Kamalen of St. Elizabeth
Together with the whole community of St. Elizabeth

Invitation to a parenting workshop/Li-Peng

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:

The Family Consortium of the Faith Formation team will host a half-day workshop to enhance our parenting skills. Please see the attached file for more detailed information.

Subject: e世代親子教育面面觀

Speaker: 許錫珍姐妹

Time: Nov. 1st, 2008, from 9 AM to 12 PM

Place: St. Clare, Parish Hall

In Christ,

Li-peng Chou