Christian Union, St. Joseph's College

We will be selling souvenirs of the Christian Union at SJC Open Day(19/2). Come visit us at our stall in the basketball court under the New Hall!

[Religious festival 2022]
Origami workshop
Date: 20/5 (Fri)
Time: 14:30-15:15
Venue: Classroom 5B

Participants can join us in the workshop to discover their skills of making origami and use their creativity. It’s a chance for us to appreciate our hidden strength that God has given us which you may not know! Come and join us to discover, understand and make use of God’s gift! All are welcome.

*Please make sure you have taken two dose of vaccine more than 14 days before.

[Religious festival 2022]
Talk by Brother Paolo - The gift of God
Date: 19/5 (Thu)
Time: 14:00-14:45
Venue: Classroom 5B

This year's talk will be host by Brother Paolo, one of the new Brothers that have join our school, and the theme will be "The Gift of God" as each and everyone of us are created differently, it is often very easy for us to compare our short-comings to others' strengths. But God intended to create us differently, so we may use our strength, which is God's gift, to complete our neighbours' short-comings. And through this talk, we hope you may understand that even though we may not be perfect, we can utilise our strength to help our brothers and sisters. We shall learn to discover, understand and make use of God's gift. All are welcome.

*Please make sure you have taken two dose of vaccine more than 14 days before.

There will also be a livestream on Christian Union page.

TALK BY MR. T. WONG --Strengthen your faith in sadness

Date: 25/3/2021 (Thursday)
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Zoom

Every year, the Christian Union invites Mr. T. Wong for a talk about religious faith. This year, Mr. Wong will be talking about strengthening your faith in sadness or in peril. As we are sure that the current pandemic has put everyone into a bad state of mind, we sincerely hope that Mr. Wong's talk could bring some inspiration to all of you who will be attending.

Here’s the Zoom meeting info for the talk:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7700517902?pwd=U0N5dUVUU3FOSmR5MHl3S1Y4RzkwUT09

Meeting ID：770 051 7902
Password：SJC

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us!

LENT RECOLLECTION -- Way of the Cross and Talk by Father Miguel

Date: 22nd March, 2021 (Mon)
Time: 15:00-16:20
Venue: Zoom

The Way of the Cross is a devotion that is always observed during Lent. The main focus of the devotion is to meditate the Passion of Jesus through 14 stations of Cross. In this recollection, we will be observing the Way of the Cross. After that, Fr Miguel will give a short talk about Lent. It is definitely an event you do not want to miss this year!

Here’s the Zoom Link for the recollection: https://bit.ly/3lAknmG

Meeting ID: 663 804 7984
Passcode: 3mTzb2

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us!

On 8th December, Pope Francis announced that this year would be the “Year of St Joseph” in order to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of declaration of St Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church.

In the Apostolic Letter named Patris Corde, the Pope describes St Joseph as a beloved and “accepting” father, he accepted Mary unconditionally even under the conservative atmosphere of the society. At the end of the letter, the Pope mentioned a special prayer to St Joseph:

Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became man.
Blessed Joseph, to us too,
show yourself a father
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,
and defend us from every evil. Amen.

Happy Feast Day!

Photo Credits: The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

Today (5th January) is the second death anniversary of Brother Alphonsus Breen. Requiem Mass for Br. Alphonsus will be offered by the Sons of St. Joseph's and the OBA in private as no public Mass is allowed. Please kindly join in spirit through reading and reflecting on today's reading.

Here is the link for today's reading:
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010521.cfm

In Christ and Mary,
Christian Union

Dear all,

The Annual General Meeting will be held today at 2:30 pm. The meeting will last for around 40 minutes and take place on zoom. There, we will briefly have some words from our president, our teacher advisor Mr. C. Lo, and an introduction of the CU and its activities. We would like to invite all of you here to join us and know more about the CU. See you all!

Meeting ID : 892 8228 4189
Meeting Pwd : cu392020

Today is the last day of recruitment week. We would like to thank all for joining the Christian Union. For those who are still interested but missed the recruitment week, please fill in the google form below (Deadline: Today 23:59) : https://forms.gle/RvDY1776jxXqiv3Q8 (link in bio)

Seize the chance and we are looking forward to seeing you!

Today marks the start of the recruitment week. Despite the adversity we all experienced this year, we Catholics and Christians never stopped spreading love and faith to everyone. If you are interested in doing so, please join the Christian Union for free! As S1 to S3 students will visit the stalls in the New Hall on either tomorrow or Thursday, you may come to our booth and fill in the application form. For other students, you may scan the QR code provided for an online version. Various meaningful events will be held throughout the year. We are looking forward to seeing you in CU!

Today (7th September) is the third death anniversary of our beloved Brother Thomas Favier. He was a respectable teacher and also an easy-going principal. Let us pray for Brother Thomas and all the Christian Brothers who have gone before us.

FYI, A private mass will be celebrated today 8a.m. at School Chapel by Fr Patrick Sun (Josephian and Spiritual Director of Sons of St. Joseph’s) As public is not allowed, please join in spirit through reading and reflecting on today’s reading at your convenience.

In Christ and Mary,
Sons of St. Joseph’s and Christian Union

Let us pray,

At the start of the new school year, we shall pray for the peace and health of our fellow students, teachers, friends and families. May all of us find inner peace even in these tumultuous times, and stay strong and be free of disease. We shall also wish for the dissonance and arguments within society to be resolved, and justice and equality to prevail. May our Lord Jesus Christ forgive those who have sinned, and may Mother Mary bless and pray for the sons and daughters of God. Amen

St. John Baptist de La Salle
Pray for us!