Tuesday, February 7 - The St Joseph's Men's Club will be having their Open House Meeting on Tuesday the 7th Feb 2012 at the parish hall from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. All the Men from the parish are invited to come and see if this is a ministry where they can better serve God and the community. Our speaker at this meeting will be Benjamin Glenn. Benjamin Glenn, Esq, one of Silicon Valley's top intellectual property attorneys, shares his journey into history and how it brought him into full communion with the Catholic Church. Benjamin blends history and scripture together to share an interesting perspective on personal faith formation. Ben's faith journey is fascinating... he speaks with great humor, passion and conviction.

Saturday, February 11, 2012 Love makes the world go round! Let’s celebrate with the ones we love! This event is for couples, singles, family and friends! Please join us for our Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance.

It will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 in the St. Joseph Parish Hall 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. (Following the 5:30 p.m. mass) $35 per person includes: Dinner, Dessert, Live DJ and Dancing, No Host Full Bar, Dressy Attire. Formal, sit-down meal prepared by Chef Attila.

To help us out, or for more information contact: Debbie Rossetto - debbierossetto@comcast.net - 510-656-0957 or Don Kaefer - donaldstjoseph@yahoo.com - 510-792-5037

The Dominican Sisters are collecting supplies again for the Homeless of San Francisco. We are in great need of sleeping bags, mats, new white socks, rain ponchos, knit hats, gloves, and scarves. Travel size toiletries: toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, shampoos, deodorants, razors, and shave cream. If you can help, please bring these items to the Dominican Convent or the Parish Office. Thank you to those who support this very important effort. ~ Sr. Joan Prohaska, OP

Tuesdays in February: Our parish is having it's annual presentation series for the community. All are welcome to attend. Presentation will be held at the Old Mission Church every Tuesday in February from 7pm - 8:30pm. The theme is "Energizing Our Community of Faith".

• February 7 ~ Catholic Social Teaching Human Trafficking and the Death Penalty. Speaker: Cynthia Ney
• February 14 ~ Ten things you should know about the Sacraments Speaker: Dick Bayless
• February 21 ~ Exploring the Liturgical Year of the Church Speaker: Father Carl Seewald
• February 28 ~ The Church in History Speaker Sister Carolyn Marie Monahan, OP

For further information please call Sister Mary Teresa at 510-657-0905 or eMail msjfaithformation@gmail.com

We are having our second Series on a year long Study of the Passion. This series is an exploration of the contemporary issues on the Passion texts of the four Gospels. You are cordially invited to join us. Presented by Fr. Tom Bonacci, C.P. At Holy Family Motherhouse auditorium 159 Washington Blvd. Monday nights at 7:30-9:00 pm.

• Feb. 6 - The Passion Narrative Verses Unique to Mark
• 13 - The Passion Narrative Verses Unique to Matthew
• 20 - The Passion Narrative Verses Unique to Luke
• 27 - The Passion Narrative Verses Unique to John

Free will donation. If you want to know more about scripture, this is the place! Information: 510-656-2331 - Jo Ann

Take advantage of the talented musicians who will be performing at Old Mission San Jose. Mark your calendar now.

• Saturday, January 21 at 8pm - Organ concert. Music of the 16th and 17th century Spain and Portugal performed by St. Joseph's Music Director Ronald McKean
• Sunday, January 22 at 7 p.m. - San Francisco Bay Area Chamber Singers
• Sunday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. - California State East Bay Singers and Mt. Eden High Chamber Singers Under the direction of Buddy James, CSUEB. Ticket info: 510-885-3261

St. Joseph Jobs Network - JOIN For those of you who are in job transition, and have not yet signed up, please do so at www.saintjosephmsj.org/jobs . If you have any questions about our program, please contact George Hernandez, georgecpa@gmail.com

Parishioners: Even if you're not looking for a job, you can opt-in to help others in the parish. Please see www.saintjosephmsj.org/jobs for more details.

The “Building a People of Faith” Capital Campaign is underway and every family is asked to participate. If you would like to learn more, please click here or contact Don Kaefer, Development Director, or Ashley Weerpass, Coordinating Committee Chair, for more information. donaldstjoseph@yahoo.com or aweerpass@att.net