Pastoral Ministry program in the Santa Clara University

Dear SJCCC members:

One parishioner, who is taking theology class in the Santa Clara University, recommends the following study opportunity to the Community. Please feel free to access their Web site or contact the Graduate School directly, if you are interested.

God Bless,
SJCCC Chair Board

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Dear Friends,

Greetings from the Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries. I hope that
this finds you well and thriving.

I would like to ask for your help.

As you are well aware, these are difficult economic times. Here at
Santa Clara University, we have been working hard to cut back on costs
without diminishing a student's university experience in any way.

Here is where you can help the program --

Our enrollment is good but we need to increase it. I am not
speaking of anything like a 50% increase but a 10% - 15% increase allows for
two enhancements:

1. We will be able to offer a wider variety of courses and some
new time slots.

2. An increase in student numbers will also permit an
increase in scholarship assistance across the board.

I want to remind you that in addition to the four emphases with which
you are quite familiar

-- catechetics, liturgical music, pastoral liturgy, and spirituality --

we have two new emphases:

a) Catholic Education

b) Pastoral Counseling

As you know, anyone may take a course or two very simply by using our
Quick Admit.

http://www.scu.edu/ecppm/pastoralministries/admissions/apply.cfm

You may know someone who is interested in that option to see if the
program is the right one for him or her.

And you may know someone who has expressed interest in the program.

May I please ask each one of you to contact at least one person in order
to promote the Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries? Your help is most
appreciated.

Please call, email, or visit if you need additional information,
brochures, or have any questions.

My sincere thanks . . .

Blessings,

Tom

Tom Powers, SJ, S.T.D.
Executive Director & Arrupe Fellow

Department of Counseling Psychology and
Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries

Bannan Hall 213
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053

Tel (408) 554-4322

Fax (408) 554-7830

Chinese New Year Activity Updates

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:

We are informed that Bishop McGrath won't be with us for the Chinese New Year Celebration due to Fr. Barry Freyne's funeral service will be held at Ireland in this weekend. Msgr Fran Cilia will preside and preach in the Mass instead.

Also, a correction to the former announcement, that the Chinese School Fair will start at 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, instead of 2:00 to 3:00.

God Bless,
SJCCC Chair Board

Pray for the soul of June Liu's brother

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:
The elder brother of June Liu (劉静瑶, 陳偉的太太), 劉孟夫, passed away in yesterday (2/4) around 4:05PM. 孟夫 was struggled with a special colon cancer for few years. He has prepared for baptism in this Easter, also about the time of his 49th birthday. unfortunately, the health condition was deteriorated very rapidly at Tuesday night. With God's blessing the priest arrived just in time to baptize him, which was only few minutes before he passed way. 孟夫's funeral mass is scheduled at 2/14 9AM in 木柵堂.

Please prey for his soul and comfort for June and her family.

God Bless,
SJCCC Chair Board

中國新年活動

日期：2/08/2009 時間：1:00 PM to 2:30 PM 地點 ：Parish Hall

活動項目
1. 包鍋貼、湯圓。
2. 愛心紙花
3. 燈籠。
4. 鞭炮。
5. 國畫﹝牛年畫牛﹞、春聯。
6. 年年有餘( 魚 )。
7. 中國結﹝雙錢結別針﹞。
8. 扯鈴。
9. 諮詢中心

熱情歡迎您和您的朋友家人一同前來, 共襄盛舉.

~ 聖荷西華人天主教聖心中文學校 全體師生

Chinese New Year Celebration Programs at St. Clare and St. Joseph of Cupertino

Dear SJCCC parishioners:

Just a kind reminder to our Chinese New Year programs at both St. Clare church and St. Joseph of Cupertino on Feb. 8:

St. Clare Parish:
2:00 - 3:00: New Year Activity Fair sponsored by the Sacred Heart Chinese School
3:00 - 4:15: New Year Mass with Bishop McGrath
4:30 - 5:30: Reception in the Parish Hall
5:30 - 7:00: Banquet at the China Stix restaurant (2110 El Camino Real, Santa Clara CA 95050), $20/person, please call Irene Tang for registration (408)216-9848.

St. Joseph of Cupertinao:
If you are unable to attend the Chinese New Year celebration at St. Clare's, and would like to have an additional opportunity to celebrate the New Year, you are welcome to take part in the St. Joseph of Cupertino Chinese New Year mass and ancestral ceremony (in English) at 11 A.M on the same day. A reception with food and entertainment will follow in the parish hall. Those attending are asked to bring different ethnic foods to share.

Happy Chinese New Year,
SJCCC Chair Board

SJCCC: February Stewardship meeting/Helena Ru

You are cordinally invited to the stewardship meeting on February 12, 2009, Thursday, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

The agenda is as following:

1. Praying
2. Sharing
3. Financial - Lipeng
4. SJCCC property list of Young Adult - Joseph
5. Proposal of Transportation Services for elderly - Ho Main
6. Proposal of Domestic Violence - Santa Clara County LMFT - Sylvia Chen
7. 101 Evangelist - Yvong
8. Job Description of Secretary of SJCCC at Diocese
9. Discussion:
Service Team
10. Blessing - Fr. Olivera

Love in Christ,


Helean ^ _ ^

February Stewardship Meeting

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

You are cordinally invited to the stewardship meeting on February 12, 2009, Thursday, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

The agenda is as following:

1. Praying
2. Sharing
3. Financial report - Li-peng
4. SJCCC Property List - Young Adult -Joseph
5. Transportation Service for elderly -Legio Mariae - Rosa Ho
6. Proposal of Domestic Violence - Santa Clara County LMFT - Sylvia Chen
7. Job Description of Secretary of SJCCC at Diocese
8. Discussion
(1) Preparation for Chinese New Year -2/8/09 -
a. Announcement of the assignment for host - Ken
b. Service team
9. Blessing - Fr. Olivera

Love in Christ,

Helena ^ _ ^