John Angotti in Concert, Workshop, and Prayer in the Diocese of San Jose

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Workshop for music ministers with John Angotti - April 20, 2009

Does your Sunday worship do what it should? Does your congregation leave affected by the grace they have just received or does it just seem like going through the motions? Too often we worry about singing the right notes instead of also looking at how music can elevate the worship to cause an effect in your life and therefore change hearts. Come and gather information and ideas on how to make your parish liturgy be the common ground on which everything else in parish life grows.

Music Changes Everything
A workshop for music ministers
with John Angotti
Monday, April 20, 2009
10:00a to 12:00p
check and refreshment at 9:30a

Santa Teresa Church
794 Calero Avenue
San Jose, CA, 95123-3912

$10 registration
Please RSVP with Bernard Nemis or
at 408-983-0126

Contact Diana Macalintal for more information

Michael Reardon and the Gospel of John - April 3, 2009

You are invited to a spectacular and dramatic presentation of scripture, light, and movement when Michael Reardon prayerfully and powerfully proclaims The Gospel of JOHN, directed by Patrick Lane. This is a contemporary translation of scripture, proclaimed in the oral tradition of the early church, designed with music, lighting, and costuming. A reception to meet the artists will follow the event.

The Gospel of John

Friday, April 3, 2009, 7:00p
Saint Christopher Catholic Church
1576 Curtner Ave, San Jose, 95125

free will offering

for more information: 408-269-2226

Michael Reardon has memorized the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, as well as the Book of Revelation, and performs them dramatically worldwide. He is a native of Anaconda, Montana.

Patrick Lane, Director, Musician and Lighting Artist, has designed the special effects and written the original music, all of which is done live for each performance. He is a native of Morrill, Nebraska.

This blend of voice and light, music and costuming, honors the Word of God as a unique ministry of proclamation. They have given over 1000 performances in cities throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Republic of China, Europe, and Israel. In Rome, they performed at the Biblical Institute of the Gregorian University, and at the American Church of Santa Susanna, and in Vatican City at North American College. Their greatly acclaimed performance has also taken them to the cradle of Christianity: Jerusalem, Capernaum, Tiberias, Nazareth, and the towns along the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

The public is invited to attend, and to experience the power of the Word. A reception to meet the artists will follow the performance.

Loyola Marymount University Choruses - March 27-28, 2009

Choruses from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles will giving two FREE concerts in the Diocese of San Jose.

Loyola Marymount University Consort Singers

Friday, March 27, 2009, 7:30p

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph

80 South Market Street, San Jose, 95113

Saturday, March 28, 2009, 7:30p

Santa Teresa Parish

794 Calero Avenue, San Jose 95123

The director of the chorus and chair of LMU's music department, Dr. Mary C. Breden, invites you to join them in these two evenings of music and song. (She's also the sister of Sr. Sharon Breden, CSJ, former principal at Saint Victor in San Jose, and had been choir director at Santa Teresa in the late 1980s!)

No advance reservations or tickets required. Just come and enjoy.

Check out their Facebook event page.

Tenebrae - March 30, 2009

Saint Victor Parish is going to have a unique worship service this Lent. They will celebrate Tenebrae (pronounced "TEN-ah-bray"), which is the Latin word for "shadows."

Tenebrae is an ancient Holy Week service that commemorates in dramatic fashion the betrayal, abandonment, and agony of Our Lord's Passion by the use of light and darkness; psalms, readings, and hymns.

Most of the liturgy will be in English and will generally follow the structure of the Liturgy of the Hours. All are encouraged to participate in this beautiful and rarely-conducted liturgy.

Tenebrae
Monday, March 30, 2009

7:30p - 8:30p
Saint Victor Church
3108 Sierra Road, San Jose, 95132

Questions:

Contact Rev. Michael Hendrickson

408-251-7055

Vino & Vespers with John Angotti - April 22, 2009

Vino & Vespers gives busy people of faith a place to pray simply (you don’t have to plan a thing!), eat and drink well (you don’t have to bring any food), and talk candidly about faith, church, and real life (you don’t have to prepare any lesson plans or make any handouts!).

Gather with others who love the Church, and spend an evening with three of God’s best gifts: prayer, food, and conversation. We’ll begin with Evening Prayer followed by an intimate conversation about faith and daily life as we savor delicious desserts and fine wine.

A Special V & V with
John Angotti

composer, musician, missionary

John Angotti is a full time music missionary who travels throughout many parts of the world providing inspirational music and witness to all ages through concerts, workshops, retreats, missions, conferences, and worship. He is originally from Clarksburg, West Virginia, and now resides in Memphis, Tennessee, with his wife Tracy and two children, Dominica and Tre. John is the Artist in Residence at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Naperville, Illinois, where he writes and leads worship on a monthly basis. He is a graduate of West Virginia University and the US Military School of Music and was a member of the US Navy Band where he was the lead vocalist.

John has won numerous awards including, "Male Vocalist of the Year," "Pop/Contemporary," and "Praise and Worship Album of the Year" from the United Catholic Music and Video Association. His powerful voice and writing style includes contemporary rock, pop, and Latin rhythms, along with his ability to give new life to traditional classics in chant and classical genres.

When Pope Benedict XVI visited Nationals Park in Washington D.C., John was invited to perform "Stand in the Light" for the pre-Mass celebration. This song was chosen as the 2007 Los Angeles Religious Education Congress theme song and is the title of one of his latest recordings. John's most recent CD is "Joy Beyond Our Dreams" which features uplifting new music for the Easter Season.

John is published through World Library Publications and his music is also available through Christian Booksellers, iTunes, and several other digital music stores.

Join in an evening of music and coversation with John about faith, music, liturgy, and living a Catholic life of purpose and mission.

Vino & Vespers are interactive evenings that feature prominent Catholics talking about how they live their faith through the real events of contemporary life. Young adults over 21 and those very much over-21 are especially invited.

Vino & Vespers
Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 7:30 pm

Casa Maria Conference Center
200 Prospect Avenue, Los Gatos, 95030
$10 suggested free will donation

Please RSVP with Bernard Nemis or 408-983-0126.

Driving Directions to Casa Maria Conference Center from Downtown San Jose:

• 280 N toward San Francisco


• HWY 17 S toward Santa Cruz


• Exit HWY 9 (Los Gatos-Saratoga Road). Get into left lane immediately.


• LEFT at the first stoplight which is University Avenue.


• Take University to the end where it forms a T with Main Street. LEFT on Main Street.


• Go to the first stoplight which is College Avenue and turn RIGHT (there’s a sign for “Novitiate” on the corner of College and Main).


• Go one block to the top of the street and turn RIGHT at Villa Avenue (follow the signs for “Novitiate”).


• Go 0.6 miles up the hill. When you see the Jesuit Novitiate and Winery on your right, turn LEFT onto Prospect Avenue.


• Go 0.1 miles and turn LEFT at the sign for "Sisters of the Holy Names Main Entrance." Parking will be in the lot on your left. The Chapel entrance is in the building to your right.

Free conference to build a stronger parish - November 13, 2008

On Thursday, November 13, 2008, J.S. Paluch and World Library Publications are sponsoring a FREE day-long event at the new Oakland Cathedral Conference Center and Worship Space. The conference is especially for:

• catechists and catechumenate (RCIA) ministers,
• business managers and development directors, and
• music ministers and all parishioners who love to sing.

They are providing this free day of formation to thank all those in the Bay Area who have supported their company by using their bulletin service and music ministry resources.

Building a Stronger Parish

Thursday, November 13, 2008
10:00a to 3:30p Workshops
7:00p to 9:00p Concert with John Angotti

Cathedral of Christ the Light
Conference Center and Worship Space
180 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612

Cost: Free! including lunch!

Daytime Workshops:
Apprenticeship: Model for RCIA and All Catechesis (Jerry Galipeau)
Celebrating the Rites of the RCIA (Jerry Galipeau)
Unlocking the Power of your Parish Census Data (Tom Gull)
It's in the Bulletin (Tom Gull)

Evening Concert:
WLP Autumn Song Fest with
John Angotti, Jerry Galipeau,
and friends

RSVP by Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Jennifer Estevez
800-675-5051 or estevezj@jspaluch.com

Click here for a PDF brochure with more information.

Notre Dame University 37th Annual Conference - June 15 - 17, 2009

Paul as Liturgical Theologian
June 15 - 17, 2009
at the University of Notre Dame

From June 28, 2008 to June 29, 2009 the Church will be celebrating a Jubilee Year in honor of the apostle Paul, to commemorate the bimellenium of his birth. As its contribution to this commemoration, the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy is dedicating its 2009 conference to exploring "Paul as Liturgical Theologian."

Presentations will consider Paul's teachings on Christian worship and liturgy, and how the Church community's worship serves as matrix for his theology.

Keynote Speaker :
Fr. Robert Taft, S.J., Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome

Plenary Session Speakers:
Beverly Roberts Gaventa, Princeton Theological Seminary
"Faith comes by what is heard, and what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ."
Romans 10:17 (The Word in Worship)

Fr. Paul McPartlan, Catholic University of America
"The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?"
1 Corinthians 10:16 (One Body: Ecclesial and Sacramental)

Aurelie Hagstrom, Providence College
"To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good."
1 Corinthians 12: 7 (One Body: Gifts, Ministries, Responsibility)

Fr. John Behr, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary
"As a plan for the fullness fo time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth."
Ephesians 1:10 (The Eschatological Dimension of Liturgy)

Click here for more info.

Day of Reflection for RCIA Ministers - September 6, 2008

All catechumenate leaders and team members, priests, deacons,

and catechists are invited to a FREE diocesan day of reflection

Second Annual Day of
REFLECTION & INSPIRATION
“WORKERS IN THE VINEYARD OF THE LORD”

Saturday, September 6, 2008, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Santa Teresa Catholic Church

794 Calero Avenue, San Jose, 95123

Inspirational Speaker: Rev. Christopher Bennett

Reflection: Sr. Sharon Skain, SNDdeN

Hospitality and free Lunch provided

9:00am - Check in and Gathering

9:30am - Welcome and Prayer

9:45am - Scripture, Reflection, Questions, Speaker

12:30pm - Closing Prayer and free Lunch

Please RSVP by Tuesday, September 2, 2008, to Sue Marrion

sue@marrion.com or 650-694-7479

Please join the diocesan Catechumenate Committee as we prepare and look forward to another fruitful harvest, laboring in the joys of God’s vineyards. Each of us, as masters and workers, needs to nourish ourselves at this time of year. We expectantly look forward to a full harvest from our catechists and catechumens, knowing that each year, the vines we plant with love and care, require us to guide and nurture them so we are rewarded with an abundant fruitful harvest.

“No wine is better than the fruit used to make it.”

As part of the diocesan Liturgical Commission, the Catechumenate Committee's role is to assist parishes in the formation and implementation of an effective RCIA process through offering assistance, support, and the knowledge of an experienced team, some of whom have experienced this process themselves. Let the diocesan Catechumenate Committee help answer your questions and concerns, for example:

• “How can I help my team grow spiritually and confidently?”
• “What is my Faith calling me to do?”
• “How can we encourage others to join us in the fields?”

Liturgical Coordinators' Gathering - May 6, 2008

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) recently issued a document on music called "Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship" (pdf). A striking paragraph at the beginning of this comprehensive work says this:

The Paschal hymn...does not cease when a liturgical celebration ends. Christ, whose praises we have sung, remains with us and leads us through church doors to the whole world, with its joys and hopes, griefs and anxieties....Charity, justice, and evangelization are thus the normal consequences of liturgical celebration. Particularly inspired by sung participation, the body of the Word Incarnate goes forth to spread the Gospel with full force and compassion. (8-9)

How do you see charity, justice, and evangelization being the consequences of the liturgies your parish celebrates? How does the music that your assemblies sing help them go through your church doors to continue the Paschal hymn of Christ in the world?

Liturgical Coordinators’ Gathering
“Music and Liturgy that does

Charity, Justice, and Evangelization”
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
10:00a - 12:00p

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Parish Center

17400 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hill, 95037

Please RSVP with Bernard Nemis
408-983-0126, or online.

You will come away from this meeting with:

• Three ways to judge the appropriateness of music for your assembly;
• Four ways to improve the assembly's sense of ritual music;
• Five strategies for making liturgical singing more just;
• Eight things to do this summer to improve your liturgy by next September;

Bring your ideas, best practices, and questions. If you have any questions about these gatherings, please contact Diana or 408-983-0136.

Catechumenate Support Group - April 3, 2008

Did you survive it?! I saw seven baptisms last Saturday, and it was glorious!

But as you know, we're not done yet. We still have the period of post-baptismal catechesis and mystagogy to help keep our neophytes well-tended to and strong.

At our next Catechumenate Support Group, let's look back on the year and evaluate our parish catechumenate processes. What do we need to be planning for now to improve for next year? What worked well this year that we want to replicate next year? What would you have changed in your process and rites if you had known what you know now?

Everyone who attends the meeting will receive a FREE article on how to upgrade your RCIA. Get some practical answers to these and your other questions at the next Catechumenate Support Group Meeting.

Catechumenate Support Group Meeting
"What I Would Have Done Differently"
Thursday, April 3, 2008
7:00p – 8:30p

Saint Christopher Parish, Msgr. Allen Center
2278 Booksin Avenue, San José 95125

RSVP with Bernard Nemis at 408-983-0126
or online here

Other Catechumenate Support Group dates for the year:

• Thursday, June 5, 2008, 7:00p – 8:30p, potluck dinner, Saint Albert the Great, Palo Alto canceled

Catechumenate Support Group - March 6, 2008

We're down to the wire now and waiting for Easter! Are your Elect ready to take the plunge?

As you know, all our work doesn't end with initiation at the Easter Vigil. Everything we do is geared toward training disciples for mission! What are we training the catechumens to do? It's no less than making the Reign of God more visible in our world.

At our next Catechumenate Support Group, we'll look at ways to train the catechumens in the works of justice and a lifetime of discipleship. As part of our discussion, we will see up close one group that is making the Reign of God very visible in downtown San José.

Everyone who attends the meeting will receive a FREE photocopiable bulletin insert on Mystagogy to be given to the assembly. Get some practical answers to these and your other questions at the next Catechumenate Support Group Meeting.

Catechumenate Support Group Meeting
"Initiated Into Mission"
Thursday, March 6, 2008
12:30p – 2:00p

Washington United Youth Center
921 South First Street Street, San José 95110

The Center is behind the Biblioteca,

and the parking lot is behind the Wienerschnitzel.

RSVP with Bernard Nemis at 408-983-0126
or online here

Other Catechumenate Support Group dates for the year:

• Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7:00p – 8:30p, location tba
• Thursday, June 5, 2008, 7:00p – 8:30p, potluck dinner, location tba

Liturgical Coordinators' Gathering - March 4, 2008

Are you surviving this wacky liturgical year? I'm barely hanging on! But this Lenten season is about hope. And an early Lent means an early Easter! So let us persevere in hope...

Liturgical Coordinators’ Gathering
“Water, Oil, Bread, Wine:

Triduum Basics and Beyond”
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
10:00a - 12:00p

Saint John the Baptist, Pavalkis Hall

350 South Abel Street, Milpitas, 95035

Please RSVP with Bernard Nemis
408-983-0126, or online.

You will come away from this meeting with:

• Five ways to keep the Easter Vigil from breaking the 180-minute-mark;
• Three ways make Communion the highpoint of initiation;
• Ten Triduum dos and don'ts;
• Four strategies for making mystagogy happen in the Sunday Mass;
• Seven liturgical goals for Confirmation;
• Eight tips for wonderful weddings.

Bring your ideas, best practices, and questions. And here is the date for the next Liturgical Coordinators' Gathering for the year:

• Tuesday, May 6, 2008, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Morgan Hill

If you have any questions about these gatherings, please contact Diana or 408-983-0136.

Gospel of Matthew – February 15, 2008

You are invited to a spectacular and dramatic presentation of scripture, light, and movement when Michael Reardon prayerfully and powerfully proclaims The Gospel of MATTHEW, directed by Patrick Lane.

This is a contemporary translation of scripture, proclaimed in the oral tradition of the early church, designed with music, lighting, and costuming. A reception to meet the artists will follow the event.

On Friday, February 15 at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church, 4848 Pearl Ave in San Jose. The public is invited to attend, and to experience the power of the Word. There is no cost for this performance.

Late Nite Catechism 2 – February 7-8, 2008

Sisters of the Holy Names is sponsoring LATE NITE CATECHISM 2 on February 7 and 8 at St. Mary’s Howley Hall, 219 Bean Avenue in Los Gatos. Proceeds will benefit the retirement funds for the Sisters of the Holy Names.

Call (408) 395-2868 or visit Holy Names for tickets or more information.

Liturgical Coordinators' Gathering - January 8, 2008

Lent begins in 37 days! Ack! And Christmas isn't even over yet! So let's get a move on and start thinking Lenten thoughts.

Liturgical Coordinators’ Gathering
“The Liturgical Arts of Lent:
Word, Music, Movement, and Environment”
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
10:00a - 12:00p

Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception

219 Bean Avenue, Los Gatos, 95030

Please RSVP with Bernard Nemis
408-983-0126, or online.

You will come away from this meeting with:

• Five things every Lenten homily must do (and how to help your homilists do them);


• Three ways Lenten music is different from the rest of the year;


• Ten ways to do liturgical movement without breaking out the ballet slippers;


• Eight items necessary for flawless Lenten environment;


• And because Easter can't be far behind...Triduum Tips and FAQS.

Get 2008 started right. Bring your ideas, best practices, and questions. And here are the dates for the Liturgical Coordinators' Gatherings for the year:

• Tuesday, March 4, 2008, Saint John the Baptist, Milpitas


• Tuesday, May 6, 2008, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Morgan Hill

If you have any questions about these gatherings, please contact Diana or 408-983-0136.

Catechumenate Support Group - January 3, 2008, 7:00p

Lent is only five weeks away! That means the Rite of Election and scrutinies are just around the corner! This is what our Bishop McGrath said to the catechumens in 2006:

The world will tell you to hate your enemies; this community will tell you to love them. The world will tell you to store up your riches, live the “good life,” grab more power, vote for the one who will make your life easier, be an individual; but this community will tell you to give not only your cloak but your shirt as well, take care of the orphan, the widow, and the outcast, put on Christ, lose yourself, take up the cross, give away all you have, give away even your life. This is what baptism is about. This is what the season of Lent is about. This is what being Catholic is about. This is what you must be about if you will give your name to God today. (Read his entire homily here.)

Are your catechumens ready to take the plunge? Are you ready?

At our next Catechumenate Support Group (the evening edition), we'll discuss:

• How do you prepare a Rite of Sending that gets not only your catechumens, but also your sponsors and assembly ready for Lent?


• What do your catechumens and godparents need to know about the Rite of Election? Do they even have to go?


• Are the scrutinies optional? They seem kind of boring. How do we make them more interesting?


• What do you do with candidates during Lent? Should you celebrate the Rite of Sending for recognition by the Bishop and the Call to Continuing Conversion?


• How do you get more sponsors and more people involved in the catechumenate ministry of the parish?

Everyone who attends the meeting will receive a FREE photocopiable bulletin insert on the Rite of Election to be given to the assembly. Get some practical answers to these and your other questions at the next Catechumenate Support Group Meeting.

Catechumenate Support Group Meeting
"Ready or Not, Here Lent Comes!"
Thursday, January 3, 2008
7:00p – 8:30p
Holy Spirit
1200 Redmond Avenue, San Jose

RSVP with Bernard Nemis at 408-983-0126
or online here

Other Catechumenate Support Group dates for the year:

• Thursday, March 6, 2008, 12:30p – 2:00p, host parish needed - contact Diana
• Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7:00p – 8:30p, host parish needed - contact Diana
• Thursday, June 5, 2008, potluck dinner, host parish needed - contact Diana

God, the Psyche, and Me - beginning January 24, 2008

God, the Psyche, and Me

(Ongoing Professional Education Series)

January 24, January 31, February 7, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Transfiguration Church
4325 Jarvis Avenue, San Jose

David Richo, Ph.D., M.F.T., will explore the following topics: The Dialogue between Spirituality and Psychology, Ego, Shadow and Conversion, Understanding the Process of Forgiveness.

David Richo is a psychotherapist, teacher, and writer in Santa Barbara and San Francisco California who emphasizes Jungian, transpersonal, and spiritual perspectives in his work. He is the author of: How To Be An Adult (Paulist, 1991), When Love Meets Fear (Paulist, 1997), Unexpected Miracles: The Gift of Synchronicity and How to Open It (Crossroad, 1998), Shadow Dance: Liberating the Power and Creativity of Your Dark Side (Shambhala, 1999) and Catholic Means Universal: Integrating Spirituality and Religion (Crossroad, 2000).

Click here for online registration.

Season of Hope 2007

Season of Hope 2007

The Season of Hope Performance Series,

in its 12th year, welcomes an array of talented artists

to perform in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph
during the “12 Days Before Christmas.”

December 12th through the 23rd

Two performances nightly at 7:00PM AND 8:00PM are free.
Take a break from the holiday “busy-ness” and take in
a memorable evening of the performance arts for the entire family.

• Wednesday, December 12 TBA
• Thursday, December 13 San Jose Youth Symphony
• Friday, December 14 Diocesan Filipino Priests Chorale
• Saturday, December 15 Presentation High School
• Sunday, December 16 Harper’s Hall Celtic Harpists
• Monday, December 17 “Friends of Jesus” Catholic Contemporary Band
• Tuesday, December 18 San Jose Youth Chamber Orchestra
• Wednesday, December 19 Castillero Middle School of the Performing Arts
• Thursday, December 20 Notre Dame High School
• Friday, December 21 Maranatha Hope of Glory Choir
• Saturday, December 22 Bella Sorella (Opera Duo)
• Sunday, December 23 Cathedral Schola (Under the direction of Julie Wind)

San Jose Cathedral Foundation
Preservation ● Service ● Arts
80 South Market Street
San José, California 95113

Click here to print out a copy of the flyer.

Vatican I, II and You - beginning January 9, 2008

Breaking Bread

Making Ministry

7:30 - 9:00pm
(7:00pm Hospitality)

January 9, Santa Teresa
"Breath Normally"
Sr. Sharon McMillan, S.N.D., S.L.D.
Associate Professor of Systematic and Liturgical Theology

January 16, Santa Teresa
"The Transforming Power of Hospitality"

January 23, Saint Anthony
"To Be 'God With Skin On'"

January 30, Saint Anthony
"Plastic Flowers, Plastic Mind"
Art and Environment


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