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San José Parish in Jacksonville
A Vision for the Future
by Shannon Scruby-Henderson
Father James Moss, pastor of San José
Parish since 1999.
When San José Parish reaches its golden anniversary milestone in
2009, the community plans to celebrate in style. A new parish
center is at the heart of an ambitious $2.5 million capital campaign, Building
Together to Serve Christ, that will also fund improvements to almost every
building in the complex. In addition, money is earmarked for a parking lot
expansion and debt reduction.
“This is a very exciting time,” says parishioner Cheryl Roth. “The capital
campaign is an opportunity for us to make an imprint that will impact the
future. I like to think that decades from now, people will still be talking about
what we accomplished.”
Pastor Jim Moss concurs. “With the new campaign, we are building upon our
past and remembering our ‘foundation’ in faith by a dedicated group of selfless
parishioners,” he says. San José pioneer Ozzie Bonner, 91, is a bridge from that
generation to the present, and he sees parallels in the new initiative. “Msgr.
(Mortimer) Danaher had people skills,” he notes. “He knew how to bring people
together, and so does Father Moss. He’s doing a good job of making sure the
church stays up with the times.”
Tony Watson
The Spanish-style San José Catholic Church
was designed by Junck and Walker Architects and
dedicated by Bishop John J. Snyder on Nov. 4, 1990.
Tony Watson
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