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卅多年前,我们只是一群台湾出来的教友,在蓬勃发展的硅谷求学就业。为了想在异文化中继续保持信仰,于是就成立了读经小组,邀请过往的神父不定期地为我们主持弥撒。当时并没有要成立自己教会的想法,因此我们大都仍在住处附近堂区参加主日弥撒,偶而教友聚会,也不觉得再需要什么。直到天主安排了美籍耶稣会士Fr. Ed Malatesta马爱德神父来到我们当中,我们才尝试把团体正式组织起来,在教区登记,并以St. Clare 做为本堂。圣荷西第一任主教杜缅任命已经从台湾辅仁大学退休多年的陶雅谷神父来做我们的辅导。之后,由顾光中神父辅灵指导跨过二十多春秋, 团体日渐壮大。期间,各功能性组织包括有各区组读经班,儿童道理班,高中及大専青年组,圣咏团,礼仪组,信仰讲座,圣城通讯月刊,中文学校等等也蓬勃发展, 除了举办过圣神同祷会,圣母军,基督活力运动,夫妇恳谈会,更新运动(Renew) 等等, 我们也参与硅谷华人社区的活动, 包括湾区华运会,抗癌接力,还有教区举办的Catechetical Convention。圣荷西华人天主教会的名字因此传开。之间我们也办了几次对外大型布道,有些失联的教友也因此回到羊栈。在梵谛冈二次大公会议以后虽然教会鼓励教友积极参与堂区事务,但是像我们团体这样落实运作,以教友为领导中心,以神父为灵修辅导的堂区管理模式还是少见。这样运作方式我们持续了廿九年,直到二零一二年教区提升我们团体为 mission 之后,才转回教会法典要求的模式,那就是由本堂神父带领 Pastoral Council来管理整个教会的运作。自此,由阿根廷籍欧维礼神父为首任本堂,继续带领湾区华人天主教友尽福传牧灵之本份。

30th Anniversary Documentary Video

"卅多年前,我们只是一群台湾出来的教友,在蓬勃发展的硅谷求学就业。为了想在异文化中继续保持信仰,于是就成立了读经小组,邀请过往的神父不定期地为我们主持弥撒。"

St. Clare 1950. Bell is still in the tower.

Thirty years ago, we, a group of Catholics from Taiwan, came to this booming Silicon Valley. We studied and settled down here. In order to keep our faith, we established our Bible study group and invited priests from time to time to our group. While most of us went to local churches for Sunday Mass regularly, we did get together once a while. At that point, we didn’t have further thoughts about the future until God sent us Fr. Ed Malatesta, an American Jesuit. We then tried to organize the community and officially registered with the Diocese. St Clare became our parish. Bishop Duman of San Jose Diocese assigned Fr. Tao, who retired from Fu Jen University in Taiwan years ago, to be our spiritual director. Then Fr. Matthew Koo was assigned to be our Chaplain and guided us for over twenty years. The community grew every day. Functional ministries were gradually established: bible study groups, catechetical ministry, youth group (Watermark group), choir, liturgical group, seminars/retreats, Holy City monthly magazine, Chinese school, as well as Legion of Mary, prayer group, etc. We not only held programs like the Cursillos in Christianity, Marriage encounter, Renew program, we were also involved in various local Chinese community activities, i.e. Silicon Valley Chinese Olympic, Cancer Relay, and Catechetical Convention. “San Jose Chinese Catholic Community” started to expand. We also held several major evangelization meetings and helped some Catholics come back to church. The church encouraged lay people to be involved in parish affairs after Vatican II. It was rare to have a group like ours with a management model where the lay people were the center of the leadership. We kept the same operating management model until the community was changed to San Jose Chinese Catholic Mission in 2012. We then went back to the standard management model based on the cannon law, where Parish priests lead the Pastoral Council in order to manage and operate the church. Since then Fr. Oliver from Argentine have led us as our first parish priest.

主保圣人 OUR PATRON SAINT

大圣若瑟

我们的天父,你曾将救主耶稣及他的母亲玛利亚,从开始便託付给圣若瑟照顾,求赐你的教会,在他的护佑之下,忠实执行你圣子所託付的救人使命。以上所求是靠你的子,我们的主天主、耶稣基督,他和你及圣神永生永王。阿们。

St. Joseph

Our Father in Heaven, you entrusted from the beginning our Savior and Mary his Holy Mother, to the care or St. Joseph. By the help of his prayers may our Church continue to serve its Lord, Jesus Christ, who lives, and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.

欧维礼神父 FR. CARLOS ALBERTO OLIVERA

About Our Pastor

Father Carlos Alberto Olivera was born in the city of San Luis, Argentine in 1959. He grew up in a typical Catholic family, where he experienced the loving presence of God during his childhood.  His father was a bank clerk, and his mother was an elementary school teacher. He has six younger brothers and sisters.

He began to experience the call of God to priesthood when he was near twelve years old. At the age of fifteen, during a spiritual retreat, he clearly discerned his vocation.

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MINISTRIES AND GROUPS

Bible Study Groups

Bible studies are a way to bring us closer into the life of Christ and the Catholic faith. The more we learn about God from the writings of the Bible, the more we learn about our beliefs, celebrations, and rituals that make up our faith. We have various bible study groups with different locations and languages.

Join us!

Liturgical Ministry & Choir

Liturgical ministry is performed by volunteers of the church community. Some duties include:

  • Lectors
  • Altar servers and acolytes
  • Choir
  • Ushers
  • Ministers of Holy Communion

Catechetical Ministry

Catechetical ministry is an important way for the Catholic church to carry out its mission of evangelization. We teach and inform the community and those new to the faith about Christ’s teachings. Ways to participate:

  • Teach CCD (religious education) grades 1-12
  • Teach RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
  • Enroll your kids in CCD through our Sacred Heart School

SJCCM MINISTRY CHART

堂区歷史 SJCCM HISTORY

2023  
11/26/2023 基督普世君王节 庆祝粤语组加入圣荷西华人天主堂大家庭。
Celebrating Cantonese group join in SJCCM big family on 11/26/2023 Christ the King Sunday.
暑期筹备推行第一季“启发”活动。
Planning to start the first “Alpha” program in the summer.
2016  
筹备推行“起来!在基督内共融”活动。
Planning to start “Arise Together in Christ” program
2013  
本教会庆祝成立30周年。
Celebrated 30th Anniversary of SJCCC
2012  
7月1日 正式成长为准堂区 Mission 欧维礼神父为本堂, 团体名称为 “圣荷西华人天主堂”
SJCCC was formally elevated as a Mission. Now as “San Jose Chinese Catholic Mission”
2008  
本教会庆祝成立25周年。
Celebrated 25th Anniversary of SJCCC
2006  
11月11日 团体团体 20/20。
2020 activity
2003  
本教会庆祝成立20周年。
Celebrated 20th Anniversary of SJCCC
2000  
家长与青少年组开始每年暑假组队去墨西哥的Tijuana为穷人建造房屋。
Started Tijuana building project by youth and parents
1998  
举办第二次福传宣导大会。
The second Outreach Evangelical meeting
1996  
推广第二次为期三年的更新运动。举办”请跟我来”福传宣导大会。举办第五届基督活力运动实习班。

Started the second Renew program

“Follow Me” Outreach Evangelical meeting

The 5th Cursillos in Christianity

1994  
举办第四届基督活力运动实习班。
The 4th Cursillos in Christianity
1993  
六月 主教派任顾光中神父接任团体的辅导神长。
Fr. Matthew Koo was assigned to be SJCCM chaplain
1992  
推广为期三年的更新运动, 同年参与社区服务活动。举办第三届基督活力运动实习班。

Started the first Renew program

Started community outreach service

The 3th Cursillos in Christianity

1990  
成立儿童中文班, 辅助下一代体认他们在美生长的华人天主教徒的特殊身份。
Established Chinese School
1985  
成立儿童道理班(CCD – 即现在的CM)。教材及活动经过老师们精心选择及设计。
Established CCD – the current Catechetical Ministry (CM)
1984  
开始出版不定期刊物, 1987年十月, 圣城通讯正式以月刊形式出版。

Started News Letter publication

Started monthly magazine (Holy City) in October.

1983  
由耶稣会士马爱德神父引导下, 向主教申请正式成立华人教会, 获得首肯, 同年十一月耶稣君王节开始在St. Clare 教堂每主日中文弥撒, 主教并派陶雅谷神父为辅导神长。
SJCCC was Officially established
1981  
教友有二十多家。开始每月两次的圣经分享。
Started bi-weekly bible sharing gathering
1976  
由海外青使圣荷西分会成员在教友家聚会, 每月邀请神父从旧金山来举行中文弥撒圣祭。
OCCA San Jose Chapter members invited priests from San Francisco to have Mass in Chinese in parishioner’s homes

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