Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Reconciliation Services during Advent

If you are unable to attend the Communal Reconciliation Service in your parish, there are still many opportunities to celebrate the sacrament in nearby parishes. Here is the schedule of Reconciliation Services during Advent in our Deanery:


Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Deanery 5: Environmental Justice Series


Do you know where your food comes from and how is processed? Find out what you are eating and decide for yourself whether it good, or not, for you and our environment. Come to the screening of FOOD, Inc. and participate in the post-viewing discussion.

Join us on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 7:00 PM. at St Mary Parish in Los Gatos.

FOOD, Inc. is a documentary about the food industry. The film's first segment examines the industrial production of meat (chicken, beef, and pork), calling it inhumane and economically and environmentally unsustainable. The second segment looks at the industrial production of grains and vegetables (primarily corn and soy beans), again labeling this economically and environmentally unsustainable. The film's third and final segment is about the economic and legal power of the major food companies, such as food libel laws, whose livelihoods are based on supplying cheap but contaminated food, the heavy use of petroleum-based chemicals (largely pesticides and fertilizers), and the promotion of unhealthy food consumption habits by the American public.

There is no charge for this event except the giving of your time and the opening of your heart and mind. The post-viewing discussion will be moderated by Patrick Archie of the faculty of Santa Clara University’s Environmental Studies Department.

Important Deanery Meeting

When: Monday, November 15th
Time: 1:00 -3:00 p.m.
(Lunch will be provided.)
Place: St. Joseph's Church in Cupertino

We will focus on the presentation of the Renew The Liturgy Initiative. Next March, we will be celebrating the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Diocese of San Jose and in November, 2011 we will begin using the newly revised Roman Missal. These occasions give us a special opportunity to begin a renewal of the liturgy in all of the parishes, missions, religious houses, schools and institutions of the Diocese.

The agenda for this meeting will include:
  • The New Roman Missal – Diana Macalintal
  • Liturgical Renewal in the Diocese - Fr. Brendan McGuire
  • Facilitated Sessions to dream about the future of our liturgy
This Renew the Liturgy Initiative is one of the largest undertakings of our Diocese since the Pastoral Plan. The Bishop sees this as a major initiative through which we continue to implement the Pastoral Plan and the Bishop has requested that this meeting be mandatory for all clergy in the deanery. All parish liturgists, musicians, catechists and parish leaders – paid staff as well as non-paid leaders – are invited to attend this meeting.