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April 2011 Flyer 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 Church 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 Trinity 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. April 2011 www.stjoscup.org Page 2 The Melkite Greek Catholic Church: The Words of the Mass are Changing Byzantine Rite 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 sacraments, 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 council of Chalcedon 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 Icons (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 Theotokos, 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 Byzantine Empire.” 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 April 2011 St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish Page 3 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.
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