October 4 is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. Our church community will celebrate the memorial of St. Francis with a Mass at noon. In addition, there will be a Blessing of Pets on Sunday, October 8 after the 10:30am Chinese Mass. You may bring your pets to church for this special blessing.
The universal Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Mass in Chinese will be at 12:00pm.
Sunday School for the children of our parish begins on August 27, 2023. Since last year, we have implemented a new curriculum in order to better adapt to the needs of our parish family. Our goal is not only to teach the faith, but also to encourage our children and their parents to practice the faith. Parents are welcome to sit-in our classes. Our Sunday School is supplemented by our online classes for children, teens and adults. Special classes are…
Join us for “Family & Friends Day” on September 2. We will begin with Holy Mass at 9:00 AM, followed by fun and educational activities after Mass, and lunch at noon. Lunch is free.
Our Fall garage sale will be on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 8am to 2pm. Please check if you have clothes, household and gift items in good condition to donate. PLEASE DO NOT BRING the following items: NO outdated electronics/TVs/computer monitors/printers, NO large or broken furniture, NO beds/mattresses, NO large glass/mirrors, etc. Those items are not easily salable and very difficult to dispose of. Please sign up with Daisy if you can be present to help during the garage sale. Thank…
Attention parents and youth! We will hold a Youth Retreat on November 4 from 10:00am to 2:00pm in our church. Participant ages are middle school and high school. A certified youth minister will be leading the retreat. We will also have a fun event offsite after the retreat. Please register with Ms. Long Che.
Thanksgiving Day is the day for us to give thanks to God for all the blessings we have received throughout the year. On November 23, 2023 at 11:00 am, our church community will have its annual Thanksgiving Mass. Following our community tradition, bread will be blessed and distributed to each family after Mass. This Mass will be celebrated in Chinese.
“Community Food Assistance Day” is Saturday, December 2nd. Our goal is to distribute 100 food bags to those in need in the community. Food bag distribution begins at 1:00 p.m.
Here in the U.S., the official start of the summer season begins in June with the summer solstice. Many people will be enjoying their summer break from work and school, either traveling or just relaxing at home. At Holy Name of Jesus Chinese Catholic Mission, our liturgies and fellowship activities do not take a summer break. The schedule for Holy Mass remains the same, our summer camp will be taking place from June 9-11th, while the faith seminars, small group…
There are many ways in which people have come to know God: the God whom we have come to know as the origin of all that is, we call God the Father; the God whom we have come to know as the Word made flesh, we call God the Son; the God whom we have come to know as the divine presence in the world, we call God the Holy Spirit. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are…