From the Pastor - Father Rick Rodoni
Summer Travels

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Your contributions to St. Mary's parish and school can now be completed and viewed through Online Giving! You can just click on the Online Giving icon to begin donating to St. Mary's Church and School automatically. Online can be used effectively on its own or in cooperation with regular offering envelopes. For a list of FAQ's - click here. There is also an instructional video available for your convenience.

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Family Faith Formation

Passing On The Faith..
     It takes many hands and lots of heart to minister to all of our parish children, youth and families. As we break for the summer months please keep all of our families in your thoughts and prayers.
     I am looking for new catechists for our 2010-2011 Faith Formation sessions. This is a vital ministry to our parish as we have the important task of passing on the faith to our children and teens. The ability to share our love of our faith and our history is a rewarding and very worthwhile task; as well as, being part of our baptismal call to discipleship and evangelization. I have openings for elementary and middle school catechists and aides. Please carefully consider giving of your time to help with this important ministry. If you are interested, call Terri Trotter @ 354-4061x123 or e-mail me for more information. Thank you for your support!

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St. Mary’s has two building projects this summer. It is our firm belief that these projects will advance the richness of our faith community here at St. Mary’s and we look forward to your ongoing participation in the growth of our Parish Community. Donations to projects can be made online or you may drop off your donation to the Parish Office (please note which "project" in the memo)

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The Diocese of San Jose Remains Committed to the Protection of Children. This link will direct you to a letter from the bishop to the people of the Diocese.

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We are geting close to our Goal! of $214,000 — just $30,000 more to go. If everyone contributes to this appeal we will surpass our goal, and we do well to meet and surpass this year’s goal.Our goal is 100% participation. What matters is your participation, not the amount that you give. Watch video of Bishop McGrath speaking about our ADA.

You can pledge directly to the ADA online ...click here to pledge now

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It's back... the Ritzy Rummage Sale is returning August 14th & 15th. Find out how you can donate or attend to support St. Mary's Parish and School.

Your contributions to St. Mary's parish and school can now be completed and viewed through Online Giving! You can just click on the Online Giving icon to begin donating to St. Mary's Church and School automatically. Online can be used effectively on its own or in cooperation with regular offering envelopes. For a list of FAQ's - click here. There is also an instructional video available for your convenience.

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Video about our ADA

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Resource for Reporting Financial Mismanagement in the Diocese
     Those responsible for the spiritual and material goods of the Church are entrusted with the stewardship of others’ gifts, and are ultimately responsible to the Lord. As a faithful steward, the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose is committed to maintaining the highest standards of conduct and ethics. The mission of the Church requires no less.
     To this end, the Diocese of San Jose has partnered with EthicsPoint to provide a confidential method to hear suggestions, concerns or reports of financial misconduct. The EthicsPoint Hotline (1-888-325-7863) allows parishioners, volunteers, employees, vendors and others to make confidential reports regarding the mismanagement of parish or school property, cash and all other assets. Reportable are also issues of apparent disregard of policies pertaining to the proper management of these assets. Suspected unethical behavior by employees, volunteers, staff, trustees, officers, directors, agents or contractors of the Diocese should also be made to EthicsPoint. All reports may be made anonymously.
     It is the hope of the Diocese that EthicsPoint will assist in the protection of all who interact with the parishes, schools, chancery and other diocesan agencies.
     EthicsPoint accepts reports of financial misconduct through its website or its Hotline: 1- 888-325-7863. A complete report will be made to diocesan leadership, so that leadership may review and provide feedback and resolution for the issues that are reported.
     Please direct any questions that you may have about EthicsPoint or reporting concerns to Teresa Conville, Diocesan Compliance and Parish Financial Services Director at 408- 983-0241.

 

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Did you ever wonder how old St. Mary’s Oak Tree was? We are fortunate to have that information for you (compiled by Robert Bresnicker). Read more...

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Partners in Mission in Ecuador
"Joining the people of St. Mary's Community and the Working Boys' Center in Quito Ecuador in prayer, solidarity, advocacy and faith development." Find out more about this ministry...

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The Parish Directory is still available in the Parish Office if you haven't had the chance to pick up your copy. For anyone who did not have their picture taken and would like a copy of the directory it is available for $10.00 a copy.

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The call to Christian Stewardship challenges us, in a spirit of gratitude, to generously share our time, talent, and treasure with our church and our community.Click here to find out more about the number of opportunities for sharing your time and talent for the welfare of our parish community and the promotion of our parish mission.

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All Young Adults Welcome!

We invite all young adults (anywhere from age 18-mid 40's) to join us! Officially known as the SFS YA group (Social, Faith Sharing and Service Young Adult Group), we meet monthly for fun events, service projects, and to share our faith experiences with one another. Based out of St. Mary's Parish in Los Gatos, all young adults are welcome to attend. We especially welcome our brothers and sisters from neighboring parishes, including: Sacred Heart, Church of the Ascension, St. Joseph of Cupertino, Queen of Apostles, St. Martin of Tours, St. Lucy's, St. Thomas of Canterbury, and St. Frances Cabrini, among others.

For more information about upcoming events, contact Chloe Leinwand or check the weekly bulletin.

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Are you interested in music ministry at St. Mary's?

Contact parish webmaster

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What's Happening
at St. Mary's
Click here to view our
calendar of events

Download Space Request Form

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Mass Times

Upcoming Events and other Information:

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Pledge to the ADA
Beyond Sunday for Easter Season 2010
Online Giving now available
Ritzy Rummage Sale
2008 - 2009 Financial Report

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This Month's eNewsletter

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highlighting St. Mary's events

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Why St. Mary's School?

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EthicsPoint

Commitment Card

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St. Mary's parish is a community
of believers in Jesus Christ
that gather together to celebrate the mysteries of God's love.
We support and strengthen one another
in our commitment to the Catholic Faith.
We serve those in need and
share with all the Good News of God's unconditional love.