Advent Weekend Retreat Information/Maria + Cris

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

If you are planning to attend the Advent silent retreat from 11/16 - 11/18, please fill in the attached registration form. You can bring the registration form and the payment check to next Friday's Bible study. I will collect and turn them into Cris Chen. The registration needs to be turned in by 10/18/07.

Thanks and God Bless,

Maria

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Subject: Advent Weekend Retreat Information

Dear All:

Peace...

Attached, please find the Advent Weekend Retreat information files for your group's reference. The information includes:

1. Retreat Flyer;

2. Retreat Registration Form;

3. Retreat Fee & Donation

Please let me know if you do have any concern or question regarding Retreat issue, you can reach me or send me e-mail.

In Crist,

Cris

Happy Moon Festival - Chinese Catholic Friends/Rae

親愛的朋友：

或許是一種緣份，或許是您的好心，在大型的活動中，在那林立的各有所屬的攤位中，您的蒞臨──促使我們的相見。中秋節到了，是的，這思親的節日，這血濃於水的國族，您會再來相聚麼？我們正熱忱期待。

在 異鄉過中秋節，可以吃到應節的月餅，看到又圓又大的月亮，但是難免少了過節的氣氛。人潮？對了，人潮！也許同胞多一點的地方，可以感染一些過節的情緒，可 以回味一些兒過往的舊夢。就是這個週末，在Cupertino 的 Memorial Park 有中秋節遊園會，有吃有玩有表演，有小朋友的活動，有我們等您！

天主教的攤位將設立在遊園會裡，當天有十五年歌唱經驗的聖詠團，九月初才出版的CD，專誠致送，歡迎您帶回家欣賞。請來吧，9月29、30日兩天的上午10：00到下午5：00，我們都在。如果您約朋友同來，這 Cupertino Memorial Park，就在 Stevens Creek Blvd 旁， De Anza College的對面。請參考網站 www.themoonfestival.org

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艾曼麗修女神示錄/Vincent

Dear All,

The books are on line now.

艾曼麗修女神示錄‧耶穌受苦記 : http://www.1lord.net/336a.html
艾曼麗修女視示錄‧耶穌被葬記 : http://www.1lord.net/335a.html
艾曼麗修女神視錄‧耶穌復活記 : http://www.1lord.net/334a.html
艾曼麗修女神示錄‧教會起初記 : http://www.1lord.net/340a.html
艾曼麗神女神示錄‧聖母升天記 : http://www.1lord.net/345a.html

艾丽蔓修女神视录列表 : http://www.xiaodelan.com/BookInfo.asp?ID=1627

假如这是最后一天: http://www.xiaodelan.com/NewsInfo.asp?ID=97

Cornerstone Bible Study - 9/21 The Passion of Christ

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Luke 23:26, Arthur will lead


• Date/Time: 9/21 (Friday) 7:30pm


• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)


• http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=


• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly


• Snacks: Wen-Ching will bring snacks.

This week Arthur will continue to lead us to study the Passion of Christ in the later chapters of Luke's Gospel. We will pick up from where we left off from Chapter 10 next week. Let us prepare our hearts to experience the deepness of God's mercy for all through meditating on our Lord's passion.

God Bless,

Maria

SJC Carnival info 9/28-5:00pm~9/30-4:40pm - Vincent

Dear Friends,

Here is SJC school Carnival info (two page pdf file). Please have a look and feel free to let me or Maria know if you like to buy tickets for rides and food (now it is 50% for pre-ordering). Or you can see following link for more details.

http://www.sjcschool.org/carnival/

Thanks,
Vincent

Advent Weekend Retreat Information/Maria

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Attached are more information and registration form for the Advent retreat. Please let me know as soon as you can if you would like to attend the retreat. There is limited space, so act fast to avoid disappointment...

God Bless,

Maria Wong

From: Cris Chen
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 11:12 AM
To: Isabel Chou; Steve Chu; Jimmy Chen; Jenny Pama; Nick Lo; Wong, Maria; Kam Chow; Shanguh Huang; Helena Ru; Karen; Robert Huang; Teresa Niou; Miao-Li Wu; Lu Lu Ho; Maria Ku
Cc: Rae Yang; Ana Tsai
Subject: Advent Weekend Retreat Information

Dear All:

Peace...

Attached, please find the Advent Weekend Retreat information files for your group's reference. The information includes:

1. Retreat Flyer;

2. Retreat Registration Form;

3. Retreat Fee & Donation

Please let me know if you do have any concern or question regarding Retreat issue, you can send me e-mail.

In Crist,

Cris

Cornerstone Bible Study - 9/14 The Passion of Christ

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Luke 22:39, Arthur will lead
• Date/Time: 9/14 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
• http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=
• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Michelle will bring snacks.

This week Arthur will lead us to study the Passion of Christ in the later chapters of Luke's Gospel. We will pick up from where we left off from Chapter 10 next week. Let us prepare our hearts to feel the deepness of God's mercy for all through meditating on our Lord's passion.

God Bless,
Maria

Workshop Announcements/Rae

y dear all,

Fr. Sun's talk should be very important and helpful to
our service life.  Please consider to participate.

In Christ Rae

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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Thanks to the efforts of the "Faith is our foundation" team, we'll have two very special workshops held in September and the coming months, one for the enhancement to the way we serve in church, and the other is a serial of spiritual exercise sessions to improve our personal spiritual life. Please see the attached announcements for more detailed information.

In Christ,

Li-peng

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孫柔遠神父:

將於9月24日(星期一)與25日(星期二)晚上7:00至9:30為我們舉辦兩晚的信仰講座。

主題：在基督信仰團體中服務的迷思和出路

在服務中體驗福音、堅定跟隨基督的腳步

地點 ：St Claire, Parish Hall (Main Hall)

建議導讀:

耶1：4—10，耶1：17—19；依6：1—13；路5：1—11；瑪16：13—28；路22：24—34，路22：54—62；若21：1—19；

甘國棟神父:

神操時間表:

12/8-15/2007: 日常生活神操 地點:Fremont 某教友家,每天與神父談話45分鐘

1/4-13/2008: 八天聖依納爵神操避靜 地點:Los Altos 耶穌會避靜中心

4/11-20/2008: 八天聖依納爵神操避靜 地點:Los Altos 耶穌會避靜中心

每一個神操單元只有六個名額 有興趣者請盡早與Fremont教友饒瑞美報名

cornerstone bible study Q4 2007 sign up sheet/Michelle

Hi everyone,

It's time to sign up for next quarter bible study. Please review the attached file. If you know any date which will be interfered with other event, please let me know. I will bring the sheet for sign up on Friday.

Regards,

Michelle

St Joseph of Cupertino Feast day : 9/16 (Sunday)

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

As you know, St. Joseph of Cupertino Church is celebrating her feast day this Sunday. There will be celebration festivities after 11:00am Mass this Sunday, including different kinds of ethnic food. To show our appreciation for their support for our Bible study group, it would be great if we can join in the celebration. They are in need of ethnic food. They also welcome anyone who can help serve food. If you plan to be there and can bring a food item, please let me know ahead of time by replying to this email.

I will be at the 11:00am Mass and will bring a food item to share (most likely fried rice or fried noodle). If you plan to attend 11:00am Mass, you can drop off the food before Mass. We can meet up and attend Mass together. But if you are not attending Mass but will be there for the celebration and is bringing a food item, please drop off the food by 11:30am.

The link below to their bulletin has some information on the feast day celebration:
http://www.stjoscup.org/bulletin/Bulletin_09092007.pdf

We will discuss this on Friday.

Thanks,
Maria

Cornerstone Bible Study - 9/7: Catholic Catechism Discussion

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Catholic Catechism Part 4, Section 1, Article 1 (2585-2589), Lucia will lead
• Date/Time: 9/7 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
• http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=
• 7:30-8pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Arthur will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your own and your children's needs.

Please read the articles ahead of time.

God Bless,
Maria

Cornerstone Bible Study - 8/24 "The Father gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Luke 10:38, Mike will lead
• Date/Time: 8/24 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
  http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=
• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Mike will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your child and your own needs.

In this week's Gospel passage, Jesus told his disciples: "Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened." What powerful promises! Jesus' examples also illustrates what some of the things we may ask for: A fish, an egg, loaves of bread from a son asking his father. Indeed, these are all the things that our heavenly father already knows we need and will supply according to our needs. What else should we be fearful of? But above all else, if we ask for the Holy Spirit, our heavenly father will grant that to us in abundance. The Holy Spirit is indeed a most precious gift God gives, one through which we receive all the blessings of the Lord!

God Bless,
Maria

Cornerstone Bible Study - 8/17 "Love your neighbor as yourself"

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Luke 10:21, Lucia will lead
• Date/Time: 8/17 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
• http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=
• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Maria will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your child and your own needs.
  

This week's Gospel is the very familiar story of the good Samaritan. Jesus used this story to answer the question a lawyer posed to him on what he should do to inherit eternal life. The lawyer knows that the law could be summerized as love God and love your neighbor. The challenge Jesus posed to him and to us is "Do this! and you will live". If we are honest with ourselves, we know that we often set limits/boundaries on whom we choose to love. It is impossible by our own means to love just about anyone, including people we find objectionable, and be moved to compassion by the person's needs alone, like how the good Samaritan did. It is no wonder that the law places loving God with all our heart, soul , strength and mind before that. What we can't do ourselves, in God, we can.

God Bless,
Maria

Cornerstone Bible Study - 8/3 "I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves"

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Luke 10:1, Angela will lead
• Date/Time: 8/3 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
  http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=
• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Lucia will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your child and your own needs.

Jesus sent forth his disciples and gave detailed instructions on how they should conduct themselves. In the same way, he is calling each and every one of us today. I quote the following from "A devotional commentary of Luke's Gospel":

""Mission" can mean many things. It can mean honoring and praising God right where you are, thanking him for all he has given us in Christ. It can mean bringing our children to know Jesus. If we are young, it can mean caring for the old. If we are old, it can mean praying for the young. It can mean bearing witness to the lordship of Jesus in our daily lives. Any deed performed in love and joy can be a way of fulfilling our mission here on earth."

It's great to know we do not have to be great "missionaries" who travel to far away places to perform our mission. Though some of us may be called to do that, it's where we are placed that we can start to proclaim the peace of Christ by allowing our example to infect others with the desire to love.

God Bless,

Maria

Cornerstone Bible Study - 7/27 "he who is least among you is the one who is great"

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Luke 9:46, Bettina will lead
• Date/Time: 7/27 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
• http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=
• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Vincent will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your child and your own needs.
  

To be the least requires great humility. Yet, it is Jesus' promise to us that the least among you will be the greatest. There is often a very subtle but greatly distinct difference between humility and insecurity; between self-confidence and self-importance. Insecurity leads to self-importance or self-centerness. Humbling ourselves before God can only lead us to greater grace, trust and confidence in everything that we undertake.

"Dear God, help us fix our eyes upon the cruxified Christ and learn the way to greater communion with you by walking a humble and obedient path." We pray in Jesus' name.

God Bless,
Maria

Cornerstone Bible Study - 7/20 "Let him take up his cross and follow me"

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Luke 9:23, Maria will lead
• Date/Time: 7/20 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
• http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=
• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Angela will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your child and your own needs.

I was watching a Christian program on TV. The pastor speaks about a powerful insight and program he would like all to know and embrace as a way to fully live an abundant life. That is Gods' Promise, Problem and Providence he has for each one of us. The argument goes like this: just like the Isralites were being led out of Egypt, God gave his people a Promise of freedom, he than gave them a Problem (being in the wilderness) and lastly he fulfills his promise through his infinite Providence in the promised land (For those who survived the problem to see it). He said the only way out of a Problem is "go through it" to receive God's Providence.

In Chapter 9 of Luke's gospel, Jesus talks about denying ourselves, taking up our cross daily and follow him. It's convenient to think about our crosses as problems that God gave us to solve in order that we are fit to claim God's providence when we solved it. Does Jesus have a deeper meaning here in what really are our crosses?? Come share your thoughts....

God Bless,

Maria

Cornerstone Bible Study - 7/13: Albert's Pilgrimage trip to Israel

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Topic: Albert is our guest speaker this week, to share his pilgrimage trip to Israel with focus on Luke's Gospel
• Date/Time: 7/13 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
• http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=
• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Michelle will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your child and your own needs.

God Bless,

Maria

Cornerstone Bible Study - 6/29: The disciples were sent to preach the Kingdom of God

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Luke 9:1, Vincent will lead
• Date/Time: 6/29 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
  http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=
• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Maria will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your child and your own needs.

In this week's Gospel passage, St. Luke is speaking about the theme of God's message and messengers. The message is the Good News, proclaiming God's Kingdom and the way to salvation. The messengers are the disciples that Jesus sent forth and John the Baptist who came before Jesus proclaiming a message of repentence and reconciliation with God. Clearly there are people who will reject the message and in the case of King Herod, even tries to bury the message by killing the messenger.

We too are called to be messengers of God. Dear Jesus, we know that no matter how much opposition we may face, if we resolve, like you, to love everyone and forgive every offense, your kingdom will advance. We ask the Spirit to make us more like you, proclaiming the good news of salvation wherever we go. In Jesus' name we pray

God Bless,
Maria

Cornerstone Bible Study - 5/18: "To him who has will more be given."

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Luke 8:16, Wen-Ching will lead
• Date/Time: 5/18 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
• http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=
• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Lucia will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your child and your own needs.

Through our baptism and the many callings/invitations that God has made to us every day of our lives, he has planted the seed and lit the lamp. Whether this seed will multiply a hundred fold or the lamp shines for those who enter, depends on how we hear and act upon it. "Jesus, how weak are we and slow of heart. Send us your Holy Spirit and help us to put off everything that deadens our ability to respond to you. Help us to live as your true disciples, and by so doing, bring your presence into the world". We ask this through Christ our Lord.

God Bless,

Maria

Cornerstone Bible Study - 5/10: Catholic Catechism discussion

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Catholic Catechism Part 4, Section 1, Article 1 (2580-2584), Mike will lead
• Date/Time: 5/10 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
  http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=
• 7:30-8pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Bettina will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your own and your children's needs.

Please read the articles ahead of time.

God Bless,

Maria