Welcome to Spring!

Greetings of the Easter Season! I thought I would send you these flowers - as least in a picture. They are in front of my house and I'm amazed that they grow in spite of my "yellow thumb!"

As usual, there are a lot of things happening in our diocese and our community. I hope you will take a few moments to review some of the articles below and plan to participate.

Blessings,

Linda

In this issue...

• "Faithful Citizenship" - New Document on Catholics and Voting
• Catholic Lobby Day - April 22, 2008
• Diocese of San Jose Joins with CCC on New Legislative Network
• Just Faith - New Opportunities
• World Refugee Day - June 20, 2008
• Earth Day 2008 - April 22
• "Ripe for Change" - Sunnyvale Presbyterian, April 12, 2008
• Islam 101 - St. Lawrence Parish, May 5, 2008
• Deanery 2 - Annual Peace Mass on May 7
• Deanery 5 - Social Justice Speaker Series Begins on May 5, 2008
• "A Catholic Guide to Critical End of Life Decisions" Available in Parishes
• Faith Formation Conference 2008 Scheduled for November 21-22
• Immigration Course to be Offered at ILM in the Fall
• "Beatitude Mass" Choral Presentation at Santa Clara University to Benefit Homeless Organizations - April 19, 2008
• Mission Groups Assigned to Parishes for Summer Appeal
• "Martyr of the Amazon: The Life of Sister Dorothy Stang" - April 27, 2008
• Social Encyclical Anticipated this Summer
• Irish Summer Institute 2008 - August 18-31