Thank you.. to all who helped to put on our Children’s Choir and Pageant this year!

Choir members were

Isabelle, Victoria, Iris, Zade, Cydney, Vanessa, Isabelle, Stevie, Madisen.

Thank you to our musicians, Xander Sporck, Jose Tapia, Zaira Lobo, and Patricia Miller.

Thank you to all the children and parents who participated in the pageant, shuttling children to rehearsals, and helping with costumes and keeping order: Charlee Elerath, Kathy Quick and Kim Hanrahan.

Angels: Iris, Stevie, Cydney, Vanessa, Isabelle, Isabelle, Antonella.

Shepherds: Chase, Hugo, Zade and Ulyesses.
Angel of the Lord: Victoria.
Joseph: Jordan.
Mary: Megan.
Seamstress: NancyLindsey.

Come Celebrate the Feast of
St. Thomas of Canterbury

Please join us for mass at 7pm on tonight Tuesday, December 29 to celebrate the patron saint of our parish, St. Thomas Becket (aka St. Thomas of Canterbury). After mass, we will have popcorn and hot drinks. We will watch a short video and Fr. Hao will lead us in a discussion of the life of this brave saint. This event is appropriate for adults and children alike so bring your families.



All children are invited to bring one thing they received for Christmas to "Show and Tell".

No RSVP necessary, but call Sherry if you wish to help with food or drink for this event. (408) 364-8840 or sscott@dsj.org

Monthly Food and Clothing Drive is this Sunday, December 20. Please bring your items and present them during the offeratory at any mass this weekend. Emergency Housing Consortium is still in great need of blankets.

Giving Tree gifts due this Friday, December 18. Please bring your giving tree gifts to the parish office by Friday, 2pm. Every ornament was taken from the tree. What a testament to the generosity of our faith community!

As part of our preparations for the celebration of Jesus' birth, we can remember that even if we don't have all of the fancy cars and clothes as our neighbors, there is always someone who has less that we. Let us put the faith that we celebrate each week at mass into practice by imitating Jesus' care and concern for others. We believe that we are the Body of Christ in the world, let's show that in our actions.

Congratulations to the following parishioners who received their First Reconciliation this past Saturday!

Cynthia, Isabelle, Cydney, Vanessa, Philip, Kiele, Stevie, Gabby, and Haley.

Please continue to pray for them as they now turn their attention toward preparing for First Holy Communion.

Confirmation classes for our five candidates for confirmation in May of 2010 will begin on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 10-11:15am in the Thomas room. Please pray for Amanda Lavond, Katie DiLeo, Rachel Moore, Samantha Supan, and Sara Lennon as well as their catechists, Kathy Small and Kathy Quick as they begin their immediate preparation for confirmation.

Catechetical Ministry

There will be no CM classes on Tuesday, December 22 and Tuesday, December 29. Classes resume on Tuesday, January 5, 2010.

There will be no preschool classes or Children's Liturgy of the Word on Sunday, December 27 and January 3. Preschool and Children' Liturgy will resume on Sunday, January 10, 2010.

Youth Choir

Please note: We've added another rehearsal and extended the times!

Two remaining rehearsals are:
Monday, December 21, 1-2:30pm and
Tuesday, 5:30-7:00pm.
All children ages 7-18 are welcome to join us. Questions? Sherry Scott sscott@dsj.org

Christmas Eve Gospel Dramatization

Final rehearsal for the Christmas Eve pageant is Tuesday, Decmber 22, 5:30-7pm in the church. Please note that we have extended the time 1/2 hour.