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Diocese of San José
Town of Los Gatos

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St. Mary's Church
219 Bean Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95030
408.354.3726

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The Stained Glass Windows at St. Mary's Tuesday, December 2, 7:30-9 PM Hoffman Center Dr. Cynthia Rostankowski, Parishioner and Professor of Humanities at San Jose State University, and Wesley Hogan, Stained Glass Artist and St. Mary's Parishioner. Will discuss the history and symbolic meaning of the beautiful stained glass windows in our church. More information ...

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The annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will be hosted this year by St. Mary's Parish on Tuesday, Nov. 25, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Fr. Justin will offer the homily. Corliss will direct the harmonies of the local Faith Community choirs. Those attending the service are encouraged to bring canned food to donate to Second Harvest food bank. There will be a monetary collection for the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Festive reception follows in Hofmann -- parishioners are encouraged to bring a dozen cookies to share. Everyone is warmly welcomed!

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CHILDREN’S CHOIR FOR CHRISTMAS: We need you beautiful voice. Children grade 1 - 8 will provide music for our Children's Christmas Liturgies on Christmas Eve. More information ...

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Advent Light! The St. Mary's 8th Grade Advent Wreaths will be on sale after all masses this weekend, November 22 and 23rd in the front of the church. Pre-ordered wreaths can also be picked up at this time. The cost of each ivy topiary wreath is $28.00. The wreaths will also make a beautiful centerpeice for your Thanksgiving Table! The 8th Grade class voted that the proceeds from the sale of these wreaths will go to Catholic Charities 'First Five' program which benefits young families with children age newborn through age 5. The 8th Grade students thank you for your support of this and past outreach projects.

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SHARE YOUR CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS! Continuing a tradition at St. Mary's, the Spirituality Council will sponsor a family Christmas event on Friday evening, December 12. "Christmas Traditions in Other Countries" will include food, music, dances and stories about how Christmas and Advent are celebrated in cultures around the world. More information ...

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The St. Mary’s Parish Transition Team wishes to thank everyone who attended the sessions on September 13/14 and 20/21, as well as everyone who submitted their thoughts via the comment sheet in the pews and the e-mail address. The Transition Team report has been completed and will be submitted to the Diocese by the end of 2008. We will keep you informed of key dates as the year goes on. For answers to Frequently Asked Questions ... click here.

How do I honor
the memory of those
who have gone before me?

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The Parish Directory is here and 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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NEW SPIRITUAL BOOK CLUB AT ST. MARY'S PARISH: The St. Mary’s Spirituality Council will be sponsoring a Spiritual Book Club for St. Mary's parishioners and friends. The focus will be on reading and discussing books that have a spiritual component. The first book is Dinner with a Perfect Stranger, by David Gregory. All are welcome. For more information, email Rose Ann Higashi or Loreen Huddleston.

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Thank you Mary Horton and Annette Nystrom for a successful, well run Country Fair and Tina Lally for your assistance in that success.
A great time was had by all!

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

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2007 - 2008 Parish Financial Report

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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 Chris Miller at camillerlg@aol.com or check the weekly bulletin.

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Sister Parishes: St Mary’s, Los Gatos and
Sacred Heart Church, Pascagoula, Mississippi
We are building an ongoing faith relationship between the people of St. Mary’s Parish and the parishioners of Sacred Heart Church and its parish school, Resurrection School, Pascagoula, MS, in the Biloxi Diocese.
Find out more about this project ....

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Welcome to our Website

Our site is currently under construction. Rather than wait until the site was more complete we felt that you would appreciate information regarding events of the season. As the pages/links become available we look forward to your comments. Emails can be sent to parishwebmaster.