Remember your beloved mother, grandmother, or any special woman, living or deceased, with a Spiritual Bouquet of Mass Intentions this Mother's Day. All Mass Intentions for Sunday, May 11, will be for mothers and significant women who have touched our lives.

Our Parish Staff extends our best wishes and all the joy of Easter. Since Easter is fifty days long, we will have many opportunities to greet you personally and to thank you for the life you bring to Saint Nicholas and Saint William Parish. We extend a word of appreciation to all who made donations of, or offerings toward, our Easter flowers and plants, to all those involved in our Triduum Liturgies, as well as those who decorated our worship spaces. Thanks to all who sacrificed to make our Holy Week as prayerful, enjoyable, and inviting as it has been.

Those Celebrating Full Christian Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist - Alison Raleigh Those Being Received into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church with the Sacrament of Confirmation and First Eucharist: Helen Cheng

We had a fantastic talk on the Shroud of Turin on Good Friday with about 550 people present in person and 100 online! Fr. Andrew Dalton's knowledge today is extraordinary regarding this gift from Jesus to all of us, thousands of years later. If you missed the talk or want to hear it again, you can click on this article.

The Institute for Leadership in Ministry is a 3-year course of study for the laity. The ILM provides training and faith formation for lay leaders in the Church. The theological base for this program is found in the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Responding to their baptismal call, graduates return to their parish to serve in various leadership roles, including Liturgy, Catechetics, Social Justice, Pastoral Care, and many others.

I am pleased to report that we have surpassed our 2025 ADA goal. 323 parish families have donated over $476,000. Thank you for your overwhelming support of Bishop Cantu’s ministry to the people of our Diocese. Remember, every dollar pledged and paid over our goal will be returned to our parish. Thank you for making a difference in the life of our Church and parish community.

Situated in the Los Altos Hills, the Immaculate Heart Monastery’s Poor Clare nuns immerse themselves in a hidden life of contemplative prayer in the same way they have done for 75 years: with great gratitude and joy

Pope Francis has asked that we, “remember our brothers and sisters affected by mental disorders… let us pray for them and for their families, so that they are not left alone or discriminated against but welcomed and supported.”

Retrouvaille is a program for married couples who feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage. Some experience coldness. Others experience conflict in their relationship.

Local Parish Events in Diocese of San Jose

Thank you for your ongoing support of the mission and ministries of our parish. For the month of January, our average weekly collection was $17,855. You also generously donated to various essential causes in our second/special collections at $11,000 ($2,750/week). This brings our weekly JANUARY average to $20,605.

Spring Campaign 2025 - March 5th to April 13th - Calendar of Events

Some years ago, I served as the chairman of the bishops’ Committee for International Justice and Peace. In that capacity, I traveled each year to parts of the world facing some of the gravest hardships in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The purpose of these pastoral trips was to express solidarity on behalf of the church in the United States with those suffering hardship.

After consulting with our St. Nicholas School Board and Parish Finance Committee, consistent with our commitment to Catholic Education, the parish will make a significant investment in St. Nicholas Catholic School’s “Four-Year Promise.”

After further review of the dozens of entries, no one predicted the correct score of Super Bowl LIX. The final score was Eagles 40 - Chiefs 22. The Parish thanks you for your support.

Pope’s February prayer intention: ‘For vocations to the priesthood, religious life.’

The Diocese of San Jose has two upcoming Cursillo retreats that will be held at St. Clare’s Retreat Center in Soquel, CA. Cursillo is a Catholic-based short course in Christianity. The Women’s weekend is March 20-23, and the Men’s weekend is April 3-6, 2025.

The plenary indulgence has been a key feature of Holy Years for centuries within the Church. It is a remission of the temporal punishment due to sin, obtained by adhering to the norms established for a given Jubilee Year. In the Decree on the Granting of the Indulgence During the Ordinary Jubilee Year 2025 issued by His Holiness Pope Francis.