The Valley Catholic April 29, 2014 | Page 17

The Valley Catholic community Sacred Heart Community Service celebrates 50th birthday Stadium practice field, 1257 South 10th St., San Jose (corner of Alma and 10th). Invitations at: www.sacredheartcs. org/campaigns/50strong/celebrate. Admission $10 per person on day of event; children 13 and under free. Food, drink, raffle tickets, T-shirts available for purchase. Reserve a ticket by contacting Erica at 408-278-2180 or visit: www.sacredheartcs.org. News from Knights of Columbus • KC’s celebrate anniversary On March 29, a group Knights of Columbus and their families participated in a special Mass for the 132nd anniversary of the founding of the KCs. The Mass was dedicated to Venerable Michael J. McGivney and was celebrated by Father Joe Galang, Chaplain, KCs Council #4981. Following Mass, the group of 30 participants did a one-mile walk, in the Church of the Ascension residential neighborhood in Saratoga. • KC Free Throw held at MHT The Annual Knights of Columbus basketball Free Throw was held with Most Holy Trinity School (San Jose) physical education classes. Winning sixth grade students were Tony Saenz, Carlos Diaz and Jocelyn Galvan, who qualified for district finals in Los Altos. David Cardena of Knights of Columbus Council #9718 thanked Mrs. Dorothy Suarez, Principal, for allowing the Council to conduct the event at MHT School. 17 ‘HomeFirst’ provides housing-first strategies to end homelessness CHING MING MASS-Father Carlos Olivera, pastor, Margarita Hua, Ching Ming liturgist, and members of the San Jose Chinese Catholic Mission gathered for Mass at Gate of Heaven Cemetery’s All Saints Chapel, April 5, to celebrate Ching Ming. Over 170 people attended. Following Mass, they visited graves of loved ones. Sacred Heart Community Service began 50 years ago as the late Louise Benson and a few of her friends brought food and clothing to families living in poverty in San Jose. Now, Sacred Heart helps over 75,000 people each year and involves more than 9,000 volunteers. SHCS will have a 50th birthday party, Sat., May 17, 1-4 pm at SJSU Spartan April 29, 2014 On March 13, EHC LifeBuilders officially anno չ