It's Wine Donation Week! Please consider donating a bottle of wine that is of high interest, from our local area or your wine club. We are also looking for items for our silent auction baskets.
This weekend, members from the auction committee will be at all the Masses and would love to receive a donation from you. For more auction information, please visit our webpage here and if you have questions click here or email auction@stsimon.org

Thank you in advance for your generous support!

Ordinary, in this Catholic Church, comes from the Latin term, ordinalis, meaning ‘numbered’ or ‘ruled’. This title simply refers to the ongoing and rhythmical nature of the season. Just like everyday life, there is a rhythm to the days and the weeks.  We have holidays and special occasions that we look forward to that change the pace, just like we have holy days and feasts in the Church year. But those special occasions aren’t the whole picture, just like there is more to the life of Christ than what we celebrate in other liturgical seasons.

According to the USCCB, “The Sundays and weeks of Ordinary Time, on the other hand, take us through the life of Christ. This is the time of conversion. This is living the life of Christ. Ordinary Time is a time for growth and maturation, a time in which the mystery of Christ is called to penetrate ever more deeply into history until all things are finally caught up in Christ.” 

Please pray for 51 students from the school and parish Faith Formation program who will attend the First Reconciliation retreat with their parents on Saturday, January 21, 2023.
May the students and their families receive God’s abundant blessings and grace-filled on these special occasions. We also pray for the leaders and helpers to have wisdom and all the graces they need to assist the students and parents. The students will celebrate their First Reconciliation on Saturday, February 4, 2023.

Monthly “drop in” Hope & Wellness Circle Meeting, January 16, 7-8:15pm. Zoom link here
Art Journaling Event, February 4, 9am-12pm. Register here.
Come and learn how to use expressive art as a means of healing through art
journaling. You don’t have to be an artist! No skills or previous experience required.

St Vincent de Paul Warm Gear Collection 
SVdP is collecting: Sleeping Bags, Warm Coats, Ponchos, Hats and Gloves to help those in need in our local communities.  Please put donations in the St. Vincent de Paul bins by the front and side doors of the Church.   We will collect these warm items for the homeless from January 16th through February 5th, 2023.  Thank you for your continued generosity to St. Vincent De Paul to support needy clients in our community. 

Women's Spirituality Meeting ~ All Welcome!
Date: January 18, 2023
Time: 10-11 a.m.
Location: St. Simon Church Chapel
Dates for 2023 - February 8, March 8, April 19 (Because of Easter holidays)
No prior participation required. For more information email Facilitator, Christine Moore, moore.christine@gmail.com

Madelyn Hanel has joined the Parish Office team as Administrative Support Officer. She works office hours Monday through Friday and some of you may have already been greeted by Madelyn and her beautiful smile! She enjoys spending time with her family and three pets (one dog and two cats), reading and watching movies. This week she enjoyed meeting John Angotti and seeing him perform at the school concert.

Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass: Couples are invited, on February 11, 2023 at 10:00am, to celebrate their 1st through 5th, 10th, 25th, 30th, 40th, and 50+ years of marriage with Bishop Oscar Cantú at the Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph. Please complete the registration at www.dsj.org/family-life and attend the Anniversary Mass in-person or virtually. Register here. 

9am-10am PT January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15
Retreat sessions will include the full TCC 19 movements and an on-going reflection on…
What does it mean to be in Right Relationship with the Global Community? And, how we can grow this Global Communion through the 7 Restorative Practices? Email Sr. Rebecca at SpiritJoyUs@gmail.com for the Zoom link

You Can Help Your Marriage – Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue … or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. For confidential information about or to register for the January Marriage Program beginning with a weekend on January 20-22, 2023 call 408-605-4998, email: SanJose@RetroCA.com or visit our website

Prison Re-Entry: Healing and Transformation
PREP (Partnership for Re-Entry Program)
January 28, 2023 
10am - 2pm.  (lunch included)
Sister Mary Sean Hodges, OP and three former inmates
You are invited to join for this time of listening, reflecting through silence and song, and healing.
To register or view other programs, go to:
https://ces-event.myshopify.com

Upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends

Husbands and wives: when was the last time you did something really special together, just for the two of you? Make the time to enrich and renew your marriage on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. Weekends in our local area for 2023 will be at St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, Feb. 24–26 and Sept. 29–Oct. 1. For more information or to register please go to wwme.org or call Ken & Claranne at 408-782-1413.

January - For Educators

We pray that educators may be credible witnesses, teaching fraternity rather than competition and helping the youngest and most vulnerable above all.