Mass: Saturday: 8:30 a.m.. & 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri.: 8:30 a.m. First Friday: 9:00 a.m. Holy Days: 7:00 p.m. Vigil 6:30 & 9:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Reconciliation: Saturday, 3:30-4:45 p.m. or by appointment Adoration: every Wed. 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Please see the bulletin on page 6 for information about the

parish staff, sacraments, and other services we offer.

For assistance from the

Office for the Protection of Children & Vulnerable Adults,

please call 983-0113 or e-mail protection@dsj.org

ST. JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO CHURCH 10110 N. De Anza Blvd. • Cupertino, CA 95014 Phone: 252-7653 • Fax 252-5263 • Website: stjoscup.org

WELCOME BIENVENIDOS DOBRODOŠLI BENVENUTI

Parish Clergy Pastor: Rev. Gregory Ng Kimm

Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Msgr. Joseph Milani Parochial Vicar: Rev. Athanasius Kikoba Parochial Vicar: Rev. Edsil Ortiz Deacon : Deacon Ron Hansen Office hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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The parish offices will be closed on Good Friday, March 30th, and Easter Monday, April 2nd. The offices will reopen on Tuesday April 3rd at 9:00 a.m. We wish everyone a wonderful Easter.

Thank you to all new ADA contributors this past week, and CONGRATULATIONS

to our parish community for its success in the 2018 Annual Dioce-san Appeal! Once again, we exceeded our goal by many per-centage points, making it possible for us to collect a rebate to help us with parish expenses for the year. Please check the posters in church for the final totals. We could not have had this success without the generosity of so many. Thank you. Special thanks to our chairperson, Frank Bonzell, and to our dedicated gift processor, Virginia Puzar, for all their help. NOTE: It’s not too late to help St. Jo-seph of Cupertino! Even though the campaign is coming to an offi-cial end, pledges will be accepted through the end of 2018!

You may prepare for the celebration of Di-vine Mercy Sunday (April 7-8) by praying a novena (nine days) of Divine Mercy chaplets beginning on Good Friday. For the appropri-ate prayers, please refer to the novena book-lets distributed in previous years.

St. Joseph of Cupertino Easter Schedule 2018

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

March 24-25

Masses Saturday 5 P.M., Sunday 8, 9:30 & 11 A.M., 5 P.M.

Procession at 9:30 A.M.

Holy Thursday March 29

7 P.M.: Mass of the Lord's Supper Adoration at altar of repose in the hall until 10 P.M.

Good Friday

March 30 12:15 P.M. Meditations

1:30 P.M.: Celebration of the Lord's Passion 6:30 P.M.: Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday

March 31 8:30 P.M.: The Easter Vigil

The Initiation of New Members into the Church No confessions Holy Saturday afternoon

No mass at 5 P.M.

Easter Sunday April 1

Masses at 8 A.M., 9:30 A.M. (church & hall), & 11 A.M. (church & hall)

No mass at 5 P.M.

There are no catechetical sessions on Sunday, April 1. Sessions will resume on Sunday, April 8.

Easter Flowers If you would like to donate Easter flowers in memory or in honor of a loved one, please use the flower of-fering envelopes available in the ves-tibule, at the chapel doors, or in the parish office. Names will be listed in the parish bulletin after Easter. Thank you!

SJC SCHOOL NEWS GROWING IN FAITH

BE BETTER PREPARED FOR NEXT WEEK’S MASS

EASTER SUNDAY APRIL 1, 2018

Acts 10: 34, 37-43; Colossians 3: 1-4; John 20: 1-9

QUESTIONS FOR ADULTS What brings the most joy to you? Why?

QUESTION FOR CHILDREN What makes you happy? How can you bring joy

to others? ACTION

LIVE OUT YOUR BAPTISMAL CALL BY GIVING YOUR TIME, TALENT, AND

TREASURE TO THE PARISH. PRAYER

This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad. Thanks be to God. Amen

(For a more in depth look at the Sunday read-ings go to Catholic Production.com with Brant

Pitre, Ph.D)

WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW MEMBERS AND VISITORS. Your presence helps enliven our community and we thank and praise our God for each and every one of you. If you would like to register with our par-ish, registration forms are in the vestibule and outside the chapel, or online.

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Immediate help needed for the following minis-tries! • Hospitality & Social Events—help serve re-

freshments following Masses once a month • Bereavement Ministry needs people to provide

salads and desserts for funerals • Funeral Reception Ministry—help set up,

serve, clean up when reception is held here at the parish.

If you are able to help in any way, please call

(If you are interested in any of the offerings below, please contact Janice LaMotte in the parish office

(408 252-7653 ext. 30) “ALIVE IN THE SPIRIT

Apr. 08 Movie: Song of Bernadette 1p.m. Community Center with Deacon Ron Apr. 08 Reception for Newly Initiated following 11a.m. Mass Community Center Technology for Seniors (or anyone in-interested): Mondays,3:30-4:30 PM, Community Center, English & Chinese Prayer Group: 1st Thursday of the month 12-1 PM Community Center

Are you or someone you know interest-ed in becoming Catholic? Or complet-ing initiation? What do you seek? Are you: • An adult or older child (age 7 and up) who has not been baptized, or • An adult baptized in another faith and interested in the Catholic Church, or

• a Catholic who has not celebrated the sacraments of Con-firmation and Eucharist

then the RCIA process is for you! Please contact Janice LaMotte at 408-252-7653x30 for more information.

APPLICATIONS FOR 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR ARE BEING ACCEPTED!

Applications for our parish school for the 2018-2019 school year are available and still being accepted. You

may download an application by logging on to our school website at www.sjcschool.org and clicking on

Admissions. You may also pick up an application at our school office or contact us at (408) 252-6441 to request an application. We continue to process applications and

keep an active waiting list throughout the year.

Please note: parishioners are given priority considera-tion in our acceptance policy and are given

priority consideration for financial aid.

Dining for Dollars Restaurant Fundraiser

Thank you to the parishioners who attended Dining for Dollars at Sweet Tomatoes.

We will post our profits soon.

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FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION Please join St. Joseph of Cupertino Church parishioners in honoring Mary on the First Saturday Devotion in the Chapel (April 7th) with Rosary at 8:00 AM, Mass at 8:30 AM,

and talk with Fr. Athanasius (or devotional prayers) starting at 9:00 AM.

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ENCOUNTER OUR NEIGHBORS: We en-counter Jesus this week in Jerusalem, a community he knew well. We prayerfully

enter our own communities too, encountering those who are hungry and thirsty, those who need our help. How does our Lenten journey motivate us to serve those we meet in our daily live? Visit crsricebowl.org for more

THE POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR MARCH: For a reflection on this in-tention for spiritual discernment go to: popesprayerusa.net

Warm Hugs ministry will next meet on Monday, April 9th from 11AM to 12 PM in the parish office. Don’t know how to knit or crochet? Come

learn. We welcome donations of yarn and other knitting supplies. Contact Tam at 408-252-7653x41 for further information.

Winter Faith Collaborative for Unhoused (update!) The Winter Faith Collaborative is an interfaith movement that was formed in 2015 to share ideas and advocate for the homeless community. They have engaged over 100 faith communities across Santa Clara County with the collective aim to serve and shelter those in the houseless community who are living outdoors this winter. Your willingness to volunteer at the shelters is critical in the effort to house the unhoused and save lives this winter. One of the overnight shelters for the homeless in the Winter Faith Collaborative is Grace Baptist Church in downtown San Jose. It is sheltering 50+ homeless guests (men and women) from January to April. Grace Baptist Church is located at 484 East San Fernando Street in San Jose (very close to San Jose State Uni-versity.) Volunteers are needed to: - bring dinner or any part of a dinner for any number of people (doesn’t have to be for 50 people as they use all food donations to supplement what they serve for dinner – every bit helps! Also, no need to schedule – bring any night between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.) - bring items for breakfast (not a hot meal) – suggestions: breakfast bars, individual packs of cereal/oatmeal, individual tubs of yogurt, hard-boiled eggs, bagels, bread, pastries, fruit, juice, milk, coffee, butter, jam, cups, bowls. - donate other items – suggestions: towels (new or used/clean), laundry detergent, dryer sheets; toiletries (regular size or sample size) including soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, deodorant, etc. (Note: unfortunately, there is no space to store clothing there, so no donations of clothing) If you would like to make a donation of food or other articles, your SJC parish contact, Mary Ellen Hen-nig (408) 255-6382 fhennig@att.net , would be glad to accept your items and deliver them to Grace Baptist Church. Read more about the Winter Faith Collaborative, which is organizing several other programs, such as a women’s shelter in San Jose, warming centers, safe-park programs, etc. https://faithcollaborative.wordpress.com/2018/01/30/2018-sheltering-workshop/ https://www.facebook.com/winterfaithcollaborative/

PLEASE PRAY FOR All victims of war & terrorism, All serving our country in the military, PEACE, and our relatives and friends

Human Trafficking is the world’s fastest growing criminal enterprise and is an estimated $150 billion a year industry. If you think someone is a victim of trafficking, call 1-888-373-7888. For more information, visit http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking

Mass Intentions for the Week (†) = Deceased (L) = Living

Stewardship at St. Joseph of Cuper no Good stewards strive to conform their lives to that of Christ – emptying themselves of all pride and putting themselves at the service of others.

Stewardship Prayer Rev. Gregory Kimm, 2009 God rich in kindness and generous in love, You call us to be your people, a church, a community of faith. You have entrusted St. Joseph of Cuper no Parish to our care. Help us to be good stewards, always worthy of your trust. As you are a en ve to the needs of each of us, Enable us to be a en ve to the needs of our parish, using the gi s you have given us not just for our own good, but for the good of all. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Brother, and in the Spirit, who makes us one. Amen!

Mar. 24 5:00 PM Mary C. Ward (†) Mar. 25 8:00 AM Dora Wuethrich (L) 9:30 AM Bill Egan (†) 11:00 AM Josephine Amburn (†) 5:00 PM Joseph Adamo (†) Mar. 26 8:30 AM Edem Kpatakpa (L) Mar. 27 8:30 AM Tomas & Juanita Munar (†) Mar. 28 8:30 AM Catharine Horng (†)

Mar. 30 8:30 AM Good Friday No Masses Mar. 31 8:30 AM No Mass 8:30 PM Patsy Luniewski (†) Apr. 01 8:00 AM Joe Ignatowicz (†) 9:30 AM

9:30 AM Miguela Ignacio (†) (Church)

Jennifer Gonzales (†) 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Totsie Taylor(L) & Peggy Anne Martone (†) (Church)

5:00 PM No Mass

Mar. 29 8:30 AM 7:00 PM

No Mass Joseph Adamo (†)

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Readings for the Week Saints and Special Observances

Monday Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Monday of Holy Week Tuesday Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Tuesday of Holy Week Wednesday Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34;

Mt 26:14-25 Wednesday of Holy Week

Thursday Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15

Holy Thursday; The Sacred Paschal Triduum

Friday Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42

Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday); Fast and Abstinence; Passover begins

Saturday a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mk 16:1-7

The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night; Holy Saturday

Sunday Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

Automated Giving is here—Have you signed up yet? All parishioners are encouraged to give a set monthly amount. There are a number of ways this can be accomplished. You can sign up for online giving by clicking on “donations” on the St. Joseph website home page (www.stjoscup.org). You can use your bank’s online bill pay service to set up a recurring monthly payment to St. Joseph, or you can write one check each month and either drop it in the collection basket or send it to the parish office. If you have ques-tions, please contact Monica at the parish office. ONLINE RESOURCES • Parish website: www.stjoscup.org

You will find the bulletin, a calendar of events in-cluding funerals, and links to other resources as well as Sunday homilies.

• Prayer line: email Prayerline@stjoscup.org • Diocesan Website: www.dsj.org • AmericanCatholic.org —you’ll find information

about the Catholic Faith, Saint of the Day, as well as a place for prayer requests!

• Vatican—www.vatican.va in English, Italian, French, German, and Spanish

• Loyola Press —www.loyolapress.com • Sacred Space—http://sacredspace.ie

good for spirituality& prayer • Busted Halo —www.bustedhalo.com

good for young adults • USCCB.org (the U.S. bishops website)

CATHOLIC RADIO -IMMACULATE HEART RADIO have merged and the new entity is: WARNING!!! Not allwebsites are created equal---be

careful that they follow the true Catholic teaching!

PARISH OUTREACH We welcome your donations of dry and canned foods for our Out reach Closet. Please con-tinue to bring these items with you when you attend week-end Masses. Unfortunately, we cannot accept any articles of clothing. All other clothing should be taken to other char-itable organizations. Thank you for your support of our program.

WAYS TO REPORT MISCONDUCT Safe Environment If you suspect abuse in your parish, school or in the Diocese of San Jose, please contact: • Child Protective Services 408.299.2071 / Police 911 • Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable

Adults—Anthony Gonzalez 408.983.0141 or email protection@dsj.org

Financial Mismanagement If you suspect financial mismanagement or misconduct in your parish, school or in the Diocese of San Jose, please contact: • Ethics Point: dsj.ethicspoint.com or the hotline tele-

phone number 1-888-325-7863 • The Finance Office—Teresa Conville, Director of

Compliance & Parish Financial Services, 408.983.0241 or email at tconville@dsj.org We run a BINGO game every Monday and Saturday night. BINGO is a source of

significant funds for our school, along with other donations to outreach, scholar-ships and other needed charities. BINGO is in the parish hall. Warm-ups games start a 6:30 PM with the regular games at 7:15 PM. If you are a first time player there, you will receive a free dauber. Come join the fun--and spread the news! In-formation is also on the parish website under ACTIVITIES.

PRAYER REQUESTS? We have a prayer request form on our website. All requests are welcome & confidential.

Baptism—Please call the parish office to begin the required preparation process. Marriage—Please contact one of the priests at least six months in advance. Adult Initiation—If you are interested in becoming a Catholic call the parish office. Our RCIA program looks forward to hearing from you. Illness—If someone from our parish is ill and would like to receive communion and/or the anointing of the sick, please call the parish office. Bereavement Ministry—This ministry provides food after a funeral or memorial service. Advance notice is necessary. Volunteers are always welcome to join.

IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT PARKING—Through an agreement with the property owner, parishioners may use the Apple/Comerica parking lot for weekend masses and evening events. However, on weekdays, parishioner access to the lot is limited to daily mass and the dropping off and picking up of students. Parishioners using the lot beyond these specified times MAY BE TOWED. Please be respectful of these limitations and help show that St. Joseph of Cupertino is a good neighbor. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Fr. Greg or our school principal, Michael Lee.

St. Joseph of Cupertino—Staff Information

Mar. 25, 2018

Parish Office: (408) 252-7653 sjcparish@stjoscup.org Secretary Free Draga (fdraga@dsj.org) Friday Assistant Kathy Liccardo (kliccardo@dsj.org) Business Administration – x23 Monica Viruegas-Ferrante

(mviruegasferrante@dsj.org) Catechetical Ministry – x60 Tam Tran (ttran@dsj.org) Liturgy – x32 Dan Morris (dmorris@dsj.org) Pastoral Associate – x30 Janice LaMotte (adulted@stjoscup.org) School – (408) 252-6441 Michael Lee (www.sjcschool.org) Wedding Coordinator –x30 Janice LaMotte Youth Ministry —x38 Primo Martinez

(Primo.Martinez@yahoo.com)

Young Adult Ministry —x28 Rev. Athanasius Kikoba (akikoba@dsj.org)

Deacon Ron Hansen (ronnebr@aol.com) Organist – (408) 996-9352 Lothar Bandermann Outreach Dick Sherman Altar Server Coordinator Rev. Athanasius Kikoba Infant Baptism Rev. Athanasius Kikoba Hospital Ministry - x26 Rev. Edsil Ortiz (eortiz@dsj.org)

Parish Advisory Council advisory@stjoscup.org Finance Council finance@stjoscup.org Liturgy Committee liturgy@stjoscup.org Communications Committee communications@stjoscup.org

Ministry to the Sick Diane Ikeda

Bingo Information – x37

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Movie Viewing of

The Song of Bernadette Sunday, April 8 at 1PM

Community Center A 1943 biographical drama film on the life of Bernadette Soubirous, who from February to July 1858 in Lourdes, France, reported 18 visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Winner of four Acade-my Awards including Best Actress in a Leading Role, Jennifer Jones. Facilitated by Deacon Ron Hansen. All are invited!

The Quo Vadis Retreat is a camp for high school men in 10 – 12 grade. Led by priests, seminarians and col-lege men, it will include prayer, Mass, sports tournaments, great food, discussions, hiking, and talks. The camp will be at St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park. Total cost is $200 (scholarships available). If you are interested, please contact our pastor or check out www.dsj.org/QuoVadis If you know a young man who might enjoy the camp, invite him to take a look!

Attention Catholic teen guys! Do you know where your life is go-ing? The Lord Jesus has a great plan for you! You are invited to attend the 2018 Quo Vadis Retreat July 8 – 11 to look at the Lord’s call in your life while having fun.