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Blessing of the Animals

You’re Invited!Blessing of the AnimalsIn Honor of Saint Francis of Assisi Join us as we celebrate the life and compassion of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, with a special Blessing of the Animals ceremony. 🗓 Sunday, October 4⏰ Immediately following the 12:00 PM Mass📍 Holy Family Picnic Area Bring your beloved […]

Party on Canvas! Family Paint Night at the Mission

Grab the family and unleash your inner artist! Join us for an enjoyable evening of step-by-step painting in the beautiful outdoor Mission Patio Garden. Paint Fremont’s iconic and historic Mission San Jose Church, or create your own unique version. Absolutely no experience is required—open to all ages and skill levels! 📍 Where: Mission Patio Garden (43300 Mission […]

Feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni – Mother of Good Health

The St. Joseph Parish and Indian Community invite you to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni – Good Health on Sunday, September 20. For details or to volunteer, please contact Indian Community representative at sonaliseraphim@gmail.com for more details.. All are warmly welcome to this blessed celebration!

St. Vincent de Paul: Final Collection of 2026 & Holiday Outreach

St. Vincent de Paul—We are busy planning our remaining projects for the year. Our final scheduled collection of 2026 is August 29–30. Checks may be placed in the collection basket, or donations may be made through the online giving link below. Planning is underway to provide 150 families with special bags of groceries for Thanksgiving, […]

2026 Saint Joseph Festival

Mark your calendar for the 2026 St. Joseph Festival on Sunday, October 11, at St. Joseph Catholic Church/Mission San José, Diocesan Shrine of St. Joseph in Fremont. Join us for a day of faith, fellowship, and celebration as our parish welcomes families, friends, neighbors, and visitors from across the Bay Area to one of our most anticipated events of the […]

HOM Grateful for your Generous Support

You wholeheartedly responded to our plea for funding during the HOM Sunday 2nd Collection on May 30–31, 2026, contributing a total of $18,510.00. Every member of HOM is deeply grateful for your generous support. We would also like to emphasize that all of our operations—including purchasing groceries, assembling them into bags, and delivering approximately 125 […]

St. Vincent de Paul School Backpacks Giveaway

Thanks to the generosity of St. Joseph parishioners, SVdP distributed over 100 new backpacks with basic school supplies to K–12 neighborhood children in need on July 29. Costco donated the backpacks. SVDP purchased basic school supplies for K–12 students to fill the backpack. August 30th Second CollectionTo support the many efforts of SVdP to help […]

2026 Bishop’s Ministries Appeal ~ Living the faith

The Bishop’s Ministries Appeal sustains the vital programs that bind our diocesan family together in faith and service. Your participation ensures that we continue to form disciples, strengthen parishes, and serve Christ in those most in need. These essential initiatives include: By participating in the Bishop’s Ministries Appeal, you strengthen our shared mission to be […]

Join us for a Day of Pilgrimage in the Franciscan Jubilee Year!

We will begin our journey with the 8:00 AM Mass at the Mission and expect to return home by approximately 9:00 PM. A special highlight of the pilgrimage will be our farewell dinner gathering at Lake Chalet Seafood Bar & Grill, where we can enjoy a wonderful meal and fellowship together after a meaningful whole day of prayer and reflection at each of the […]

Magnifica Humanitas

Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, is Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, addressing human dignity and the ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence. This encyclical invites us to consider the profound impacts that rapid technological advancement has on human work, social relations, and the common good […]

A Sacred Invitation: Commissioning Two Sacred Images | $60,000 Goal

Commissioning Two Sacred Images | $60,000 Goal Click on the button to: Donate NowSacred art within the Church is not decoration—it is proclamation. It teaches, forms, and invites prayer long after words fade. We are seeking to commission two permanent sacred images for our church:The Annunciation, the moment Mary’s fiat opens the way for the […]

St. Joseph for Life Holy Hour

You’re Invited!St. Joseph for Life – Holy Hour Join us every Monday from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the Adoration Chapel for a peaceful and prayerful Holy Hour.Together, we will unite in prayer for mothers in need and for the protection of all life. All are welcome—come spend time with the Lord in hope, […]

Called to Serve, Invited to Belong

Our worship spaces and parish campus are visible signs of God’s presence. Keeping them beautiful and inspiring is not only an act of reverence—it’s also part of being good stewards of our parish’s physical and financial resources. These ministries offer wonderful opportunities to share your time and talents in meaningful ways. Some parishioners serve regularly, […]

Limited Edition Prints Available

Our Wedding Feast of the Lamb painting is here – Members of the parish staff, pastoral leadership team, our church renovation contractor, and other parishioners donated their Memorial Day holiday to help Father Anthony and artist Michael Corsini (in the blue shirt) install the completed painting on the back wall of the church. Michael returned on June […]

Holy Family Statue Dedication

The Heart of a Happy Family: Jesus at the Center – Our new, life-sized statue of the Holy Family was dedicated on May 1, 2024 in honor of St. Joseph the Worker and the Holy Family. The smaller statue of the Holy Family that temporarily occupied the stone pedestal outside the parking lot entrance to […]

Engraved Brick Sponsorships

Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. I wonder if cousin John was thinking of the paths by our outdoor Stations of the Cross? Probably not, but we still want to invite you to be part of this area of our living faith here in our beautiful St. Joseph parish grounds. Brick […]

From Bishop Barber: Body-Soul Unity of the Human Person

The Pastoral Letter below offers a response to a key theme that arose from the listening and dialogue sessions, held around the diocese in fall of 2022, which is a desire from those in ministry for clarification on the Church’s teaching and a desire for resources to reference when questions arise. The content of the letter […]