Daily and Sunday Mass attendees will notice a few things missing from the Mission Church beginning October 3^rd. The Saint Joseph Parish, Mission San Jose, in collaboration with the Committee for Restoration of the Mission San Jose and the California Missions Foundation, is taking advantage of the Mission Church closure to transport six (6) gold-framed paintings along with the Baptismal Font (all dating back to the 1809 church) to an art conservator for testing, analysis, and conservation treatment.

Upfront costs will be paid by the Committee for Restoration of the Mission San Jose, and treatment costs will likely be paid by the California Missions Foundation along with private donors pledging their support. You may contribute to this effort by going to https://www.crmsjca.org/support. The preservation of these interior objects are integral to Mission San Jose’s plans to maintain and preserve the priceless artifacts as well as the physical structures of California’s 14th Mission. These are the first to be addressed as a demonstration of this overall conservation plan.