Advent Reflection

All are invited to journey

with Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem

and enjoy some quiet time

through prayer, reflection, journaling and fellowship

on Saturday, December 5

from 9:30am - 11:30am.

Refreshments will be served

from 9am - 9:30am.

Participate in Nativity Display
Our parish will host its second

Nativity Display
on the weekend of Dec. 5 and 6 in

Becket Hall after all Masses.
You're invited to participate.
If you would like to display

your Nativity sets,
please call Carol Reiss at 379-1353

(evening only) for details.
You will be responsible for setting up

your display
on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 5
and also for taking it down
on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 6.

Vaccination for Swine Flu
There's another round of vaccination for the H1N1 flu.
The public vaccination will be held
at the County Fair Grounds
on December 6th from 9:30am to 3:30pm.
Santa Clara County Public Health Department encourages the following groups
to receive the vaccination:
Pregnant women,
Children and young adults
between the ages of 6 months and 24 years,
People who live with or provide care

for infants under 6 months,
And adults between the ages of

25 and 64 years
who have medical conditions

that put them at risk
for serious illness and death

from the H1N1 flu virus.

Advent & Christmas Schedule

Advent Reflection

Saturday, December 5

9am - 11:30am

Nativity Scene Display

December 5-6 weekend

after every Mass (Becket Hall)

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

Tuesday, December 8

4pm (with Rosary); 7pm

Advent Reconciliation Service

& Children's First Reconciliation

Saturday, December 12

9:30am

CHRISTMAS EVE

Thursday, December 24

5pm (Children's Choir)

10pm (Candlelights)

CHRISTMAS DAY

Friday, December 25

9am (Men's Choir)

Feast of St. Thomas of Canterbury

Tuesday, December 29

7pm (followed by hospitality)

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

New Year's Day

Friday, January 1

7pm

Interested in Becoming Catholic
or Being Confirmed?
For more information, contact Sue Trudeau at 725-8116 or sctrudeau@aol.com.

God may be calling you!

- We are in need of leaders for Children's Liturgy of the Word during the 9a Sunday Mass. Commitment is just once a month. If you are interested, contact Sherry Scott at sscott@dsj.org.

- We also need volunteers for Youth Ministry. We meet twice a month. For more info, contact Vicki Schwoob at 378-1595 or vschwoob@dsj.org.

CAREER ACTIONS MINISTRY
Sponsored by Step Up Silicon Valley and Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, CAREER ACTIONS MINISTRY helps equip you with specific job search skills, makes you aware of job leads, provides you with networking opportunities in large group settings. It is held on Saturday mornings (9:30 to 11:00) twice a month at Fellowship Hall, First Presbyterian Church, 1667 Miramonte Ave., (corner of Miramonte and Cuesta), Mountain View.
June 6 - "Igniting Your Natural Genius during Your Job Search," Chani Pangali, PhD, Executive Career Coach, Mentor and Author.
June 20 - "Your Right Job, Right Now!" Brian Golter, Executive Search Consultant, Author and Educator.
For following months’ information see www.mppc.org/calendar/career-actions-ministry.

Year of the Priest
(June 19, 2009 – June 19, 2010)

As the Year of St. Paul is coming to a close on June 29, Pope Benedict has declared a Year for Priests beginning on June 19, the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The year will conclude on June 19, 2010 with an international gathering of priests in Rome.
The Year for Priests marks the 150th anniversary of the death of St. John Vianney, Curé (pastor) of Ars in France. The Pope has also declared St. John Vianney the universal patron of priests.
St. John (Jean-Baptiste-Marie) was born on May 8, 1786, ordained a priest in 1815, then three years later was appointed pastor of Ars, where he spent the rest of his priestly life. He was well known as a confessor, receiving penitents from all over the world for 16 hours every day. His life was marked by simplicity, patience and charity. It was reported that even staunchest sinners were converted by his words. He died on August 4, 1859, and was canonized on May 31, 1925.
In his message on the Curé of Ars on the 200th anniversary of the saint’s birthday, Pope John Paul II wrote,
“His example cannot be forgotten. More than ever we need his witness, his intercession, in order to face the situations of our times when, in spite of a certain number of hopeful signs, evangelization is being contradicted by a growing secularization, when spiritual discipline is being neglected, when many are losing sight of the Kingdom of God, when often, even in the pastoral ministry, there is a too exclusive concern for the social aspect, for temporal aims. In the last century the Curé of Ars had to face difficulties which were perhaps of a different kind but which were no less serious. By his life and work he represented, for the society of his time, a great evangelical challenge that bore astonishing fruits of conversion. Let us not doubt that he still presents to us today that great evangelical challenge.”

Map and Directions to Our Church From Hwy 17:
- Exit on Hamilton Ave (westbound)
- Turn left onto San Tomas Aquino Rd
(it becomes Harriet Ave near McCoy Ave)
- Turn right onto McCoy Ave (church is on your left)

From Hwy 280:
- Exit on Lawrence Expwy (southbound)
(it then becomes Quito Rd)
- Turn left onto McCoy Ave (at YMCA)
(church is on your right)

From Hwy 85:
- Exit on Saratoga Ave (northbound)
- Turn right onto Cox Ave
- Turn right onto Quito Rd
- Turn left onto McCoy Ave (at YMCA) (church is on your right)