St. Martin of Tours Parish Contact Information 200 O'Connor Drive San Jose, CA 95128 (408) 294-8953 FAX: (408) 294-2624 Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Holly Schoppe Administrative Associate/ Facilities Manager Rev. Chris Bransfield Rev. Mark Arnzen Parochial Vicar Assisting Priests ** Sara Chun Bookkeeper (408) 287-3630 FAX: (408) 287-4314 300 O'Connor Drive San Jose, CA 95128 Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Karen DeMonner Principal (408) 289-9608 Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Ellen Hays Administrative Assistant Liz Schoenwetter Director of Catechetical Ministry Joy Aspenall Catechumenate Coordinator and Adult Formation Coordinator (408) 289-9617 (a.k.a. "the Bailey House") Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Leslie Plecque Interim Coordinator of Pastoral Care Judy Swazey Liturgy Director Victor Salas School Buildings and Grounds Miguel Ramos Parish Buildings and Grounds Patrick Romero Assistant Fr. Ray Kenny Retired, "in Residence" Fr. Bob Shinney, S.J. Bellarmine Fr. Bob Mathewson, S.J. Bellarmine PARISH REGISTRATION INFORMATION: If you would like to register in St. Martin's Parish, please email Holly Schoppe in the Rectory. Include your name, address and phone number in the body of the email and someone will contact you. We wish to extend a warm welcome to all new parishioners.
"People Ministering to People"
Our motto at St. Martin's is "People Ministering to People". We have a very active and involved Catholic community of over 2000 households. Our parish is located in the heart of busy "Silicon Valley" which is both a blessing and a challenge.
Welcome to this virtual extension of our parish community. If you would like to contact us, please see the information below.
Farewell Letter from Father Mark Arnzen:
It is with mixed emotions that I write to inform you that I have accepted a new assignment in the Diocese at Holy Spirit Parish in San Jose. I will be leaving St. Martin of Tours at the end of June this year. It saddens me to be leaving my first parish as a priest; you have helped to form me into a better person and by extension a better priest. I will be carrying with me the many lessons and memories that I have gathered while serving you here at St. Martin. I have been very fortunate to serve two wonderful Pastors in Fr. Jack and Fr. Chris and to work with the other great priests who minister at St. Martin's especially; Fr. Bob Shinney and Fr. Ray Kenny. The lay ministers who have helped me to learn the path of ministry, who have covered my mistakes and taught me many things are a great blessing to our community.
The friendship that each of you have extended towards me in the last three years has made my work and ministry in the parish a true blessing. I have learned so many things from you; your kindness, your example of Christ's love, and your true desire to share the Gospel with the world.
The many groups within the parish that I have ministered with have expanded my knowledge and ability to serve the people of our diocese. And taking all of this with me, I am very excited about the challenge of serving a new community at Holy Spirit Parish.
Our second reading this week from St. Peter's letter [4th Sunday of Easter] tells us that God is our shepherd and the guardian of our souls. In that I place my trust in God to continue to guide each of us in our journey in life and as we come to this fork in the road we recognize in it a continued blessing for each of us. As I, in the next few months, prepare to take leave of you here at St. Martin of Tours, I can say it a million times, but it will never be enough: Thank you for your kindness and generosity to a new priest beginning his journey. May
God bless you all.
In Christ
Fr. Mark
Parish Demographic Data
Our parishioners number about 2200 households, however our parish boundaries encompass many more. Information on the demographics within our parish can be found by opening the following pdf files:
- Ministry Area Profile (large file)
- M.A.P. Sourcebook (which helps explain the data)
This information was compiled from the census and other data by the Percept Group, Inc. for each parish in our diocese to help them analyze and plan for present and future needs.
If you want to look at other Census data for comparative purposes, go to at http://www.zipskinny.com for information on any area in the United States.
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