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St. Patrick's Seminary Graduate To Preach in Milpitas
St. Elizabeth and St. John the Baptist parishes welcomed new pastors.
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Parish in Milpitas welcomed Rev. Justin Le as their new Pastor. Le replaces former pastor Rev. Loi Huynh, who is currently assigned to St. Patrick's Proto-Cathedral Parish in San Jose.
Le was scheduled to start July 1, but he was on a missionary trip to Ecuador at that time.
He said: “I want to get to know the people, the parish, the parish council. There are four major ethnic communities here. I want to make sure they bond in the community, live in harmony."
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“We want to grow properly with concern for unity, peace in the community rooted in faith,” he added.
He said he wants to focus on:
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- a lively liturgy;
- youth - inviting them to join in
- building community.
On upcoming plans to expand, he said it will be a challenge to add two new buildings, meeting rooms and a hall, that are in the planning stage.
Originally from Saigon, Vietnam, he said he received his bachelor's degree in business from San Jose State University in 1998. And he was employed over five years as a financial analyst for local high tech firms before entering in Menlo Park to study for the priesthood.
“I became a priest in 2009 and my first assignment was at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Los Gatos as parochial vicar,” Rev. Le said.