April 2011 St. Joseph of Cupertino St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish Cupertino, California Flyer

Profile: The Changs, a Musical Family By Mike Hoffman

This is a story mother insisted. Michelle doesn’t have perfect pitch but loves to about Eric sing and finds it to be a great stress reliever. Chang, Michelle Growing up, Michelle was a bookworm. She was very serious Cheng and their about her schoolwork and enjoyed math and science from an sons Colin and early age. She liked to go to classical music concerts and didn’t Christopher. It’s like pop music at all. Now she enjoys some pop music and a story about a enjoys opera and musical plays. very musical family (they are To Eric, Michelle was the prettiest girl in school. However, he all members of didn’t want to start a romance knowing he would be leaving for the 9:30 Mass MIT. While they were living in Penang, Michelle only admired choir). It’s also a Eric for his music and leadership achievements, but never love story. dreamed of becoming romantically involved with him. Eric and Eric came to the U.S. first to study electrical engineering and Michelle grew music at MIT. Michelle came a year later and studied at Mount up on the Holyoke College and the University of Massachusetts at Malaysian island Amherst. She had a strong affinity for math and physics, but state of Penang. Eric persuaded her to take courses in electrical engineering While Michelle because it had more practical application. and Eric lived close together and went to the same high school Eric took the fact that Michelle landed at a college in the U.S. so for a year and a half, they didn’t get to know each other well until they came to the United States for college. close to him as a sign from God that their romance was meant to be. He pursued her for 4 years. He composed love songs and Eric was raised in a musical family. His father played guitar and sang them to her. Eric describes their relationship as being ukulele. His older brother plays piano and sings. Growing up, “hopelessly in love” and said they both feel their marriage was Eric started piano lessons at age 5. He also played clarinet and made in heaven. bassoon and conducted bands and orchestras in Malaysia. He played the electronic organ for Holy Spirit from age 11 Currently, Michelle and Eric have management positions with until he left for the United States. companies that make programmable logic chips. They have two sons: Christopher 11 and Colin 9 who both sing in the 9:30 Malaysia is a former British colony and follows the British Mass choir. system of formal examinations to measure musical skills. Eric passed these exams and received piano performance diplomas Christopher started taking piano lessons from Eric at 3 and also plays the clarinet. He describes himself as a bookworm, shy, bad from the Royal Schools of Music and College of Music (both in Britain). At age 14 he was offered a scholarship to the at presentations and always very busy. His favorite subjects are Royal School of Music but decided he wouldn’t be able to make math and music. He likes to read. Christopher’s favorite foods include foie gras, escargot and tuna sashimi. His favorite a decent living as a musician. restaurant is the Top of the Mark because of the many different Michelle was the middle child in a typical Chinese family. types of caviar served at the Sunday brunch. When money was handed out for Chinese New Year, her older Colin enjoys playing Nintendo DS. He likes PE (especially brother would always get more money than Michelle or her sister. Her family was also quite musical. Her father plays a dodge ball) and social studies. He can strike up a conversation Chinese instrument called the guzheng, and her brother and with anyone. His favorite eating-place is Restaurant Gary Danko in San Francisco. He hates fast food restaurants, but considers sister play piano. Her mother sings. Jack in the Box acceptable since they serve teriyaki rice bowls. Michelle took piano lessons for 7 years starting at age 8. She wasn’t very interested in learning to play the piano but her If you want to get to know the Changs better, you could introduce yourself to any of them after the 9:30 Mass.

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The Melkite Greek Catholic Church: The Words of the Mass are Changing Catholicism By Steve Hill By Mike Hoffman The translation of the Roman Missal from Latin to English The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is has been updated. A 2000 Vatican update to the Latin text of an Eastern Catholic Church in full the Mass drove an update to the Order of the Mass. The communion with the Holy See as part of process starts with the Vatican issuing an official Latin the worldwide Catholic Church. The version of the Mass with rules guiding translation into Melkites, Byzantine Rite Catholics of vernacular. Next, the International Committee on English in mixed Middle Eastern and Greek origin, st the Liturgy performed the English translation. The trace their history to 1 century translations of other rites of the church, such as the Christians in Antioch, Syria, who were , will be revised also. converted by St. Peter. The Byzantine Rite is the second largest liturgical rite What is changing? in Christendom, second in worldwide The new English translation of the Mass will affect both the usage only to the Roman Rite. Being in communion with the Holy words of the celebrant and the faithful, reflecting changes to See means that attending Mass at a Melkite church satisfies one’s the Latin text and adoption of a new translation style. The Mass obligation. approach to the English translation conveys the unique style The name Melkite was first used in the 5th century. Some were of the Latin text. Some elements of this style include: teaching that Jesus had only a divine nature (the heresy of  Conciseness in addressing God Monophysitism). The decreed that Jesus was  Noble tone both fully human and fully divine. The emperor Marcian made this  Concrete images decree the law of the land. Those who followed the emperor’s  Repetition decree were called “melkites” (king’s men).  Rhythmic highlighting of significant words (or ikons) are very important in the Melkite church and are an The revised translation incorporates a heightened style of integral part of the Mass. According to the Melkite Greek Catholic speech and grammar, and includes more direct biblical Church Information Center: references that are lost or more subtle in the current translation. For example, “The ikon is a "formulated story" – a structured moral tale usually painted on wood and which is sometimes covered with Current New an ornate, protective silver covering, leaving only the faces and hands of the figures uncovered. Ikons are objects, which focus Lord, I am not worthy Lord, I am not worthy that you one's prayers and meditations towards heaven through symbolic to receive you … should enter under my roof … representations of Christ, The , saints and events in From east to west … From the rising of the sun to its Scripture.” setting … http://www.mliles.com/melkite/ikons.shtml … and also with you … and with your spirit The nearest Melkite Church is St. Elias the Prophet located at 4411 Hyland Avenue in San Jose. According to the Church website: Music publishers are revising well-known musical settings of the Mass, and missal publishers are updating their “The congregation of St. Elias Church is mainly Greek products. Catholics from various parts of the Middle East – Egypt, Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Syria. But parish membership is What is not changing? not limited to Arabic-speaking Christians; St. Elias parish The rites of the Mass are not changing. The music, welcomes everyone interested in the Bible-based, family- ministries and Mass itself will stay the same. oriented Christian tradition given to the Apostles and handed down by them in the lands of the .” What is the timeline? The pastor at St. Elias, Father James K. Graham. has written The English translation took ten years, and was approved by extensively about the Melkite Church and gives talks on subjects of the Vatican in April 2010 with edits. Publishers received the interest to all Catholics. Thanks to the efforts of the Envisioneering official text last December, and we will begin using the new team, Father James will be giving a talk on the subject, “Roman is words on the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011, not the only kind of Catholic.” The presentation will take place the beginning of the Liturgical year. Thursday, May 12th, in the Community Room. Where can I find out more? You could attend a Mass at St. Elias if you are interested in learning Our webmaster, Ed Johnson, created a page on the parish more about the Melkite Church. A Google search on “Melkite web site containing links to authoritative sites on this church” will yield a wealth of information. subject: http://www.stjoscup.org/roman_missal.php

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The Best Seat in the House Signs and Symbols of St. Joseph of Cupertino Church By Jim Schaaf By Jim Schaaf

Two years ago, our Parish, St. Joseph of This article continues a description of signs and symbols present in our Cupertino, had a three-day Parish Mission led by church. Father Shawn Aaron of the Legionaries of Christ. The Chapel – Pictures Each evening, the Mission began with Mass at 7:00 pm followed by an hour-long talk by Father To the right of the large statue of Mary there is a painting of Jesus with rays Shawn. The second day of that Mission was the coming from His heart. The picture has the words, “Jesus, I trust in you” written on it. This is the representation of the “Divine Mercy” as painted Feast of the Annunciation and I was asked to be th the altar boy (altar server) at the Mass. from a description by St. Faustina Kowalska, a 20 century Polish nun who had visions and wrote a dairy of I consented with some degree of trepidation these visions. Many people, after because I had not served Mass in fifty years; the they recite the rosary every day, last time was at the old Tridentine Mass back in recite the Chaplet of Divine Michigan as a teenager. While I still remember Mercy as developed by St. many of the Latin prayers (particularly the Faustina. The Sunday after Easter Confiteor), I wasn’t certain I was well versed in was declared Divine Mercy all the things a modern altar server has to do Sunday by Pope John Paul II in during the post-Vatican II Mass. However, 1998. through the years I had observed the altar servers and had a somewhat reasonable idea of what to To the right is a painting of the do. I explained my lack of recent experience to Madonna with Child. Father Shawn who said he’d take it easy on me An of the Madonna with the and so off I went leading the procession into Child Jesus is on the right wall church for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. near the back of the Chapel. The I found that serving Mass is easier today than it form of this icon, commonly was fifty years ago because today an altar server known as “Our Lady of Perpetual Help,” was created in the early doesn’t have to know all the Latin prayers at the th foot of the altar. Many other functions are absent. 17 century in Eastern Europe. Today the server doesn’t have to take the priest’s In the icon the child Jesus sits on biretta at the beginning of Mass and return it to His mother’s lap and needs her him at the end or whenever he sits during the help because one of His sandals has slipped off His foot. Mary points her Mass. There is no ringing of bells at the hand toward Jesus indicating that He is the Way. Jesus holds Mary’s thumb consecration at our church. The changing of the with both hands indicating that He relies on her for help – and so should we. Roman Missal from one side of the altar to the As is usually the case in Christian art, there are haloes around the heads of other is absent today as is ringing the bell when Jesus and Mary. the priest places his hands above the chalice and The Greek letters at the very top of the icon indicate, “Mother of God.” paten with host on it. The paten is not held by the altar server during the distribution of Holy Mary wears a veil with an eight-pointed star in the center of the headpiece. Communion. Many functions, however, are This star stands for regeneration. The world was regenerated by Christ identical. Pouring the water for the washing of through the obedience of Mary with her great fiat. hands at the Lavabo, for example, is the same as There are two angels shown on this icon, one on each side of the holy pair. it was fifty years ago. The angel on the left, denoted as the Michael by the Greek letters During Mass, at the consecration – when the above this angel’s head, is holding a spear and a sponge on a long pole - bread and wine become the body and blood, soul implements used during the of Jesus. The angel on the right, and divinity of Jesus Christ – I felt a deep sense denoted as the Archangel Gabriel by the Greek letters above his head, holds of awe at being so close to the living Christ at the the on which the child Jesus was to attain our salvation. The child moment of transubstantiation. Déjà vu, it was the Jesus looks toward the cross and seemingly knows His destiny. same feeling I had fifty years ago when last I The cross held by the Archangel Gabriel has three horizontal members and is served. What an honor it was for me to be there, called the Kiev-. The normal Russian Orthodox so close! Cross has this lowest member at a slant so that the up side is on the right side After Mass, safely back in the sacristy I told of Christ indicating that the “good thief” was destined for heaven. The other Father Shawn about having such a great seat for thief, being on the downward side of the footrest, was condemned. the Mass and the feeling of awe that I had during the consecration. He replied, “If you think it’s The letters “ICXC” to the right of the Christ Child are an ancient amazing from where you were, you should abbreviation for Jesus Christ. They are the first and last Greek letters of experience it from where I am!” these two names of the Son of God.

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Feasting with the Saints By Lorinda Rodrigues Many Saints have “a feast day,” a day to honor the Saint and to reflect on why they are a Saint. For more information, go to http://www.catholic.org/saints/ and perhaps look up what Saints have their feast day on a day special to you. The clues for the saints crossword puzzle below describe attributes of saints. Puzzle answers are on the parish web site.

1 ACROSS 2. Cared for the Christians, endured persecution and was arrested herself. 2 3 Miraculously saved from drowning by St. Theodata. She was made patroness of a 4 5 basilica in Rome in the 6th Century. Feast day: Dec. 25th 8. He was a monk of Santa Maria dei Fonte, in Italy and then a hermit on the Island 6 of Gallinaria, in the gulf of Genoa. Feast day: Feb. 12th 7 9. St._____ of Lisieux-Patron of the Missions, referred to as the “Little Flower”. Feast day: Oct 1st 11. Russian monk and wonder worker. Originally a pitiless tax collector at Pereslav 8 near Rostov. Left family to enter a monastery. There, he gave himself to a life of prayer and mortifications. Feast day: May 24th 12. Benedictine abbot, founder of Fontenay-Louet in the diocese of Seez, France. Feast day: June 10th 9 10 DOWN 1. A virgin martyr who suffered in Constantinople. An Island was named in her honor in the Ionian Sea. Feast day: Nov. 30th 11 3. St. _____ of Pisa – Franciscan founder and diplomat. He became a friend of Kin Henry III who admired his purity and holiness, calling upon him to avert a Civil War between the throne and Earl Marshal. Feast day: March 13th 4. Foundress of the Sisterhood of Christian Schools of Mercy. Feast day: July 16th rd 12 5. Convicted of possessing texts of the Scriptures. Feast day: April 3 6. Patron Saint of Flying and Studying. Feast day: Sept. 18th 7. Two brothers bore this name, both were canonized. One served Pavia in Lombardy, Italy for 30 years; the other was Bishop in the reign of Pop St. Leo I. Feast day: Jan 7th

10. King of Northumbria, England; the successor of St. Ceolwulph. He reigned for 2 decades and then became a Benedictine monk at York. Feast Day: Aug 20th

Parish Calendar Parish Pay April 6 7:00 pm Comm. Center Brief History of the Catholic Church No more forgotten envelopes. April 10 Noon Parish Office Adult Confirmation Session No more check writing. May 1 11:00 am Church Welcome Mass for Newcomers with reception Sign up for automated giving. May 1 Noon Mary Statue May Crowning following 11:00 am Mass www.parishpay.com

May 1 2:00 pm Comm. Center Movie on Pope Paul VI St. Joseph of Cupertino Flyer Fr. James Graham, May 12 TBD Comm. Center “Roman is not the only kind of Catholic” Published Quarterly by St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish, May 22 2:30 pm Comm. Center Movie Afternoon Communications Ministry Saturdays 6:30 pm Hall Bingo [email protected] Sundays 10:30 – 11:00 am Front of church Video Lending Library Pastor: Rev. Gregory Kimm Mondays 6:30 pm Hall Bingo Contributors: Mondays 9:30 – 11:30 am Various Mommy & Me Playgroup, [email protected] Steve Hill Lorinda Rodrigues Jim Schaaf Mike Hoffman Thursdays Noon Comm. Center Prayer Group

2nd Wed. 10:00 – 11:00 am Local parks Mom’s Group, Carol Ruiz, 777-2966 1st Sunday Morning Masses Comm. Center Hospitality after Mass – Coffee and Donuts The Flyer, with color photos, is posted on the parish web site. 1st Sunday 3:00 – 4:30 pm Rectory Grief Support Group 2nd Sunday 12:15 pm Rectory Scripture Sharing Group