2601 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583 | Phone: 925.830.0600 | Fax: 925.830.5059
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Autism Support Group
We are a group of parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers and interested parties who gather on the fourth Monday evening of the month for support, education and sharing. We share our love, joys and challenges in a completely non-judgmental and confidential setting.
Contact: Sue Walsh Email: sbwjobs1@mac.com Phone: 925-820-2140
Blanket Buddies
Throughout the year, volunteers knit, crochet, quilt, sew, purchase, or donate towards materials for blankets of all sizes – from newborn to adult- to be distributed in the fall. There is no membership and no quota of blankets to make or buy. Once a year in September, these volunteers bring their blanket donations to a parish location to be distributed to various agencies, e.g. the CHP, Fire Department, migrant farm workers, and others. Volunteers can also help with packaging the blankets on the distribution day.
Contact: Olga Trimboli Email: parishoffice@sjasr.org Phone: 925-830-0600
Christian Family Movement
Christian Family Movement (CFM) is a national network of small groups of Catholics and their families. Parents meet regularly in one another’s homes. Through the use of lessons that pertain to everyday life, and group discussions,Christian values are reinforced and families are encouraged to reach out in service to others. Time commitment each month is 3-6 hours for adult meetings and family socials.
Contact: Mike & Cathy Glazzy: mglazzy@souzard.com Phone: 925-820-6792
Collection Counters Ministry
The collection counters meet every Monday morning to count the money collected on the previous weekend. There are two separate groups of counters so we alternate counting duties every other week. We prepare the deposit to be taken to the bank that day and fill out forms for the information to be printed in the Sunday bulletin.
Contact: Eileen Lofy Email: irishlofy@aol.com Phone: 925-838-8796
Catholic Youth Organization – Basketball Program
CYO is a sports program offered as a ministry to youth by parishes in the Diocese of Oakland. The CYO program, through the vehicle of sports, provides youths, 3rd through 8th grade, boys and girls, with an opportunity to practice Christian attitudes and responsibilities, to play in a Christian atmosphere, to develop physical skills, to learn sportsmanship, and to become friends with children throughout the Diocese.
Contact: David Lynch Email: davidflynch@aol.com Phone: 925-838-0923
http://www.stjoancyo.com
CYO: Catholic Youth Organization – Track Program
CYO track and field is also a youth ministry in the Diocese as stated for CYO basketball. Our Cross Country program starts at the end of August and runs through mid-October with our All Diocese Championship meet. Adults with this passion are encouraged to coach and supervise.
Track and Field runs mid-February through mid-May. Again, adult participation is encouraged to the extent you are available.
Contact: Caroline Reed Email: coconutreed@aol.com Phone: 925-890-3878 or Boyd Fottrell Email: bfottrell@aol.com
http://stistjcyotrack.clubspaces.com/
Family to Family
A program of Catholic Charities of the East Bay, Family to Family is a parish-based ministry. It is comprised of parishioners from various parishes in the Oakland Diocese who volunteers their gifts of time and talents including small financial and material support to a local family as selected. A team of 6-10 families are trained in 3 sessions outlining poverty, purpose, process, understanding clients and most importantly team work to name a few. The purpose of the Family to Family Partnership Program is to strengthen our community involvement and make a difference in the lives of impoverished families by helping them become sustainable.
Contact: Carolyn Krantz Phone: 925-628-7980
Finance Committee
The new finance Council’s mission is to make the finances of the parish transparent to all parishioners, ensure that the parish finances are sound, and put in place proper controls according to Diocesan policy and procedures. Time commitment is approximately 2 hours a month.
Contact: Guy Greco Email: gagreco1@comcast.net Phone: 925-875-9357
Food for Friends
Food for Friends exists to serve the hungry. We provide food to seven different organizations ranging from Mary’s House, Casa Vicentia, STAND, and Shelter, Inc to Crisis Nursery, Farm Workers, St. Vincent de Paul and St. Michael’s Parish in Livermore. Food is solicited from the St. Joan’s parishioners once per month and FFF workers sort and box it after the 9:00 A.M. Mass on the fourth Sunday of the month. Some of the other jobs include: calling clients, writing notices for the bulletin, stapling notices on bags, delivering and distributin bags, gathering bags, and coordinating.
Contact: Michael Riley Email: mor4sramon@aol.com
Giving Tree
The St. Joan of Arc Giving Tree is an annual outreach ministry. It takes place between the first and third week of Advent. Our first meeting is in September. Jobs involve being a liaison for agencies, cutting out ornaments and stringing and labeling the ornaments. There is also the sorting of gifts and driving the gifts to the agencies.
Contact: Kathy Barnard Email: kfmbarnard19@aol.com Phone: 925-838-0443
Grief Workshop Facilitators
We facilitate spring and fall workshops designed to support adults who are grieving the death of a loved one and help them understand the grieving process. This is a peer ministry. All the ministers have suffered losses of loved ones and have found that being able to talk about their loss with people who understand has helped them on their journey of healing. The ministers prepare in advance their story of loss, select appropriate music, rehearse and perform other supporting activities. At the workshop we setup and take down meeting space, get necessary items for the rituals, facilitate small group sharing, share our own grief story and call each participant once a week to check in on them.
Contact: Joan Doyle Email: parishoffice@sjasr.org Phone: 925-830-0600
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is an international fraternal and service organization for Catholic men. The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Catholic family fraternal service organization with 1.6 million members. It provides members and their families with volunteer opportunities in service to the Catholic Church, their communities, families and young people. Membership in the K of C is open to practicing Catholic men who are at least 18 years old.
Contact: Rich Esposito Email: resposito444@yahoo.com Phone: 925-997-1717
Pastoral Council
We are a visionary body that meets monthly and is represented by 9 parishioners, a staff member, and our Pastor. The Council acts on behalf of our Pastor to garner/assess Parish feedback and assists in the creation of the strategic plan for the Parish. Candidates may self select or be nominated and go through a 3 week, 1 1/2 hour per week discernment process in May. The three selected for that year by the existing Council begin their three-year term in June.
Contact: Joe Torkildson Email: drtork@sbcglobal.net Phone: 925-984-3211
People of Life
A culture of life begins with a personal decision to respect the dignity of others. The People of Life Committee endeavors to bring education and awareness of the Catholic Church’s teaching on many life issues so that we fully give resources, aid and spiritual support to those in need.
Contact: Karen Barry Phone: 925-828-7033
Prison Ministry
The prison ministry consists of visiting the Federal Correctional Institution and the Santa Rita County Jail in Dublin, attending services and doing communion services. Volunteers can participate in many ways: visit the housing units, pray with the residents or read scripture with them; help some residents who are studying for the GED with their math or English skills; bring reading material to the residents. Time commitment is about 1-2 hours each visit and the number of visits can be determined by the volunteer.
Contact: Deacon Ruben Gomez Email: rubengomez@aol.com Phone: 925-901-0543
Social Concerns
The social Concerns Committee members are committed to educating themselves and the Parish on Catholic social teachings and how these teachings apply to current situations locally and globally.
Contact: Parish Office Email: parishoffice@sjasr.org Phone: 925-830-0600
St. Mary’s Center Dinners
At least four times a year we solicit food and helpers from the congregation to feed needy seniors at the Saint Mary’s Center. Tasks may include planning the meal and what donations are needed, placing the donation boards at the church, place announcements in the Sunday bulletin, arranging for announcements after Mass and managing volunteer helpers, picking up the donations, delivering them to St. Mary’s, preparing and serving the meal and cleaning up after the meal is complete.
Contact: Ron Lommori Email: danalommori@comcast.net Phone: 925-837-0102
St Vincent de Paul
Members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are men and women who strive to grow spiritually by offering tangible assistance to those in need on a person to person basis, aware that service to our brother and sister in need is in fact an encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ. The St. Joan of Arc Conference helps in caring for physical needs of those in financial crisis within the parish and the larger community. We meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:30 P.M.
Contact: Dick Gilpin Email: ponyrev@sbcglobal.net Phone: 925-820-1236
Stewardship
A Christian steward is one who receives God’s gifts gratefully, cherishes and tends them in a responsible and accountable manner, shares them in justice and love with others, and returns them with increase to the Lord. The Stewardship Committee is a group of parishioners who practice stewardship as a way of life, are spiritually motivated, envision where stewardship can take the parish, are willing and able to talk about how they give of their time, talent and treasure, their relationship with God and their faith. In short, the Stewardship Committee is all about nurturing stewardship as a way of life within our Community. There are several subcommittees within the Stewardship Committee. Meetings are held for the entire committee on the third Tuesday of the month from 7-9 P.M. Subcommittee members meet as necessary.
Contact: Steve Wilcox Email: stwilcox@aol.com Phone: 925-837-0114