Staff Autobiographies

Parish Staff Autobiographies   Meet our Staff Msgr. Manuel C. Simas – Pastor Emeritus (in residence) Reprinted from: The Catholic Voice ~ October 18, 2010 ~ VOL. 48, NO. 18 by Kevin Wing Msgr. Manuel Simas first realized he wanted to become a priest while in grammar school. That desire continued to grow during his years at […]

Parish Staff

Parish Staff   Clergy Fr. Anthony Huong LePastorfatherle@saintjosephmsj.org510-656-2364  Witness Video Msgr. Manuel C. SimasPastor Emeritus (in residence)510-656-2364 Biography Deacon Dick BaylessPermanent Deacondeaconbayless@saintjosephmsj.org510-656-2364 Deacon Benjamin LaiPermanent Deacondeaconlai@saintjosephmsj.org510-656-2364 Lay / Religious Staff Mrs. Laurie LopezPrincipal, St. Joseph Schoolllopez@sjsmsj.org510-656-6525www.stjosephschoolfremont.org Sandra HernandezParish Secretaryshernandez@saintjosephmsj.org510-656-2364 x102 Gina MehtaBusiness Managergmehta@saintjosephmsj.org510-656-2364 x100 Nancy FloresDirector of Evangelization & Family of Faith Ministrynflores@saintjosephmsj.org510-656-2364 Autobiography Witness […]

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 […]

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St. Joseph School Our Mission Through prayer and service, the St. Joseph family will strive to bring the community together to love, heal, and support one another as the people we are called to be in Christ. Saint Joseph Catholic Church I’m New Mass Schedule Giving St. Joseph School Mission San Jose This week’s liturgy […]

Wedding Feast of the Lamb

  The Wedding Feast of the Lamb Our magnificent, one-of-kind original oil painting was blessed on Sunday June 9th, 2024 at the 12:00 noon Mass.  The painting was created by artist Michael Corsini of Pennsylvania. Measuring 7 feet tall by 50 feet wide, the Wedding Feast of the Lamb was painted on five canvas panels […]

Facility News

  July 1, 2025 Parishioner and master craftsman Can Nguyen has created and is installing new solid wood doors to replace all the old doors on the back side of the museum building. Thank you, Can! June 26, 2025 Repainting the School – Prep work takes the most time.  After pressure washing the walls, and […]

How to Volunteer

  “Faith without works is dead” (James 2:17).  “Show, by your life, that it is worth giving your time and talents in order to attain high ideals, it is worth recognizing the dignity of each human person, and it is worth taking risks for Christ and his Gospel.” Pope Francis (7/28/13). Good stewards live with joy […]

State of the Parish Reports

  Consistent accountability is fundamental to good stewardship – from the way decisions are made and carried out by parish personnel to the way resources are collected, managed, and used to change lives.  As a stewardship parish, we want to set goals for all ministries that are challenging yet realistic and, when possible, measurable.  We […]

Sister-Parish in Ghana

St. Francis Xavier Parish in Wiaga, Ghana Fr. George Asigre from St Francis Xavier, our Sister Parish in Ghana, last visited us August 30 – September 5 and shared an update on their computer lab, library, and building of outstation churches. Please continue to support our sister parish and school in Ghana.  Sponsor a student.  […]

Facility Team Members

  The Facilities Team plans for the care for our parish buildings and grounds and  identifying recommended facility improvements to support parish needs, both physical and spiritual. We strive to be good stewards of the time, talent, and treasure of past, present, and future parishioners, making the most of the facilities we already have, and […]

Seniors

Contents Resources for Seniors & Homebound Pastoral Care Corner Dear St. Joseph Family, I know you join me in thanking our merciful Creator for our continued survival during the pandemic. Our voices rise as one in praise for God’s mercy and, at the same time, in an urgent plea for the grace to bear wiithout […]

Liturgy

  Sacraments BaptismMarriageFuneralsConfirmationEucharist – First CommunionAnointing of the SickReconciliationHoly Orders Mass Art EnvironmentAltar ServersEucharistic MinistryHospitality MinistryLectorsLiturgy CommitteeMusic MinistrySacristy TeamUshers Pastoral Reflections by Staff Ad Orientem Worship Scripture Study

Ministries

We are proud to have many active caring ministries at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Old Mission San Jose. For further details and to become involved with any of these ministries, please see one of the pages below. I am interested in… Worship Ministries Discipleship Ministries Diversity Groups Service Ministries Finance and Facilities Mission San Jose […]

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Our Mission Through prayer and service, the St. Joseph family will strive to bring the community together to love, heal, and support one another as the people we are called to be in Christ. Welcome Give Online Consecration St Joseph Conference St. Joseph School Mission San Jose This week’s liturgy Choices We are challenged in […]