Bartimaeus today gives us stirring testimony. Like him, we must overcome interior hesitation, ignore the voices that would hold us back, and break free from what deters us from making the necessary changes so that we can follow more closely in the footsteps of the Lord.

We have completed the first quarter of the new fiscal year 2024-2025. Thank you for your ongoing support of the mission and ministries of our parish. For the month of SEPTEMBER, our average weekly collection was $23,325. You also generously donated to various important causes in our SEPTEMBER second/special collections at $7,928 ($1,586/week). This brings our SEPTEMBER weekly average to $24,911.

For over fifty years, I have recycled cans, bottles, and paper and I have composted food scraps. While I did not take up this ecological mission because of my faith, it is now sustained and driven by faith.

Our Director of Music, Mr. Gary Soals, is leaving Saint Nicholas and Saint William Parish. As of today, October 10, 2024, he is no longer an employee of the parish. Our music ministry will continue under the guidance of Michael Sternhagen, Director of Liturgy, who will ensure the continued excellence of our parish liturgical celebrations. We thank Gary for his many years of service to our parish and wish him well in his future endeavors.

On September 21, 2024, at Archbishop Mitty High School, nearly 200 young adults across the Diocese of San José came together for a transformative day of listening and reflection.

I think the point Jesus is trying to make, in a very graphic and dramatic way, is this: "Nothing, absolutely nothing, is more important than belonging to God’s kingdom, and anything that becomes an obstacle must be removed from our lives.”

Each year in May, the Order of Malta goes on pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. As a part of our Order’s charism to help the sick and the poor, we invite those who are sick, affectionately called Malades, to join us on this pilgrimage. I invite you to nominate a worthy person for the Order of Malta’s 2025 Lourdes Pilgrimage.

We, too, are challenged to “show others the right way to go.” And I am convinced that if we do not show our sisters and brothers the way to go, someone else surely will.

We have completed the second month of the new fiscal year, 2024-2025. Thank you for your ongoing support of the mission and ministries of our parish. For the month of AUGUST our average weekly collection was $20,229. You also generously donated to various important causes in our AUGUST second/special collections at $4,380 ($1,094/week) This brings our AUGUST weekly average to $21,324.

I like ranking things. Maybe some of you do, too. I like it when people ask me what my favorite books or movies are, who I think are the best quarterbacks in NFL history, what are the all-time best sitcoms, or which books or music I would want if I were stranded on a deserted island.

We're seeking volunteers to care for our church’s flowers and plants, especially with watering. If you have a green thumb we'd love your help. For more information, please reach out to our Parish Office.

There is a short answer to your question in Paragraph 2301 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which tells us that: "The Church permits cremation, provided that it does not demonstrate a denial of faith in the resurrection of the body."

We have completed the first month of the new fiscal year, 2024-2025. Thank you for your ongoing support of the mission and ministries of our parish. For the month of JULY our average weekly collection was $23,522. You also generously donated to various important causes in our JULY second/special collections at $6,720 ($1,680/week) This brings our JULY weekly average to $25,202.

Cursillo is a lay movement within the Catholic Church to make the Christian Community possible in neighborhoods, parishes, work environments, and all the other places where people live the greater part of their lives. Cursillo is an abbreviation of the full title: CURSILLO DE CRISTIANDAD, which means “A Short Course in Christian Community Living.”

Catholic Answers started in 1979 when its founder came out of Mass one day and found a flyer on his windshield that attacked the Eucharist. A local Fundamentalist church had put it on every car in the parking lot and the flyer was full of misinformation. This was Catholic Answers‘ first publication. For more about Catholic Answers and how to explain and defend the Faith, visit: https://www.catholic.com/

We have completed our fiscal year, 2023-2024! Thank you for your ongoing support of the mission and ministries of our parish. For the month of JUNE our average weekly collection was $21,441. You also generously donated to various important causes in our JUNE second/special collections at $24,458 ($5,092/week) This brings our JUNE weekly average to $26,553. We budgeted our Sunday Offertory income (minus special collections) for the last fiscal year (52 weeks x $22,230) at $1,156,000 and received $1,378,156 (+$221,156).

Goal: $425,000 – Pledged: $487,712 – Rebate: $62,712 We are so grateful to the 333 parishioners who participated in this year’s ADA. It is not too late to make your gift today. In my name, and the name of Bishop Cantú, I thank you again, for your love and support of Saint William and Saint Nicholas Parish, St. Nicholas School, and the Diocese of San José.

I am happy to announce that Elise Abrahamson will join our staff as the new Youth, Young Adult, and Family Ministry Coordinator. She will begin work on July 15, 2024. The interview team was impressed by her degree in Child & Adolescent Development, her professional experience in teaching, and her campus ministry at the San Jose State Newman Center. We will have ample opportunities to welcome Elise to our parish.

Are you between the ages of 18 and 35, married or single, with or without children? The Diocese of San José cares about you and wants to hear about your experiences, hopes, and needs through our new, confidential, online survey for young adults! Your voice matters and can significantly impact how the Church responds to the needs of young adults. We encourage everyone to share this survey with any Catholics—active or inactive—between 18 and 35 in Santa Clara County. We want to walk with you on your journey, and your input is invaluable. Please take and share the survey with others!

Easter Greetings, and Blessings of the New Month - which is also the Advocacy Month. Just a quick email to update us on the key advocacy issues reached by the California bishops as they continue working to bring the prophetic voice of the Church into the public square. Fr. Angelbert Chikere, Director of Life, Justice & Peace