Home Page | CCOP Handbook Community Outreach and Support Groups Autoimmune Diseases Support Group C.Y.O. - Catholic Youth Organization Employment Connections Evangelization Committee Knights of Columbus Marriage Encounter Newcomers Ombudsman Pax Christi Retrouvaille Social Justice and Outreach Committee St. Vincent de Paul Society Autoimmune Diseases Support Group A new suport group for those who have autoimmune diseases, especially lupus, fibromyalgia, Sjogren's syndrome and others, will meet the second Thursday of each month in Room B at St, Elizabeth Seton, beginning July 14th. We'll share experiences and some of the latest information available. Contact: Sheila Thompson, (925) 846-5767 C.Y.O. - Catholic Youth Organization Registration for CYO Youth Basketball, boys and girls grades 3-8 from Pleasanton and Sunol is now available online at www.ccopcyo.org. Late registration and Evaluations are September 7, 8 & 9 at PMS for boys and Harvest Park for girls. For questions call Greg Thome at (925) 462-8189 or Rick Hankins (925) 462-5147. See our website for further details. Employment Connections Looking for work? Our parish Employment Connections group can help! Come network with other job seekers, discover new resources, and support one another. CCOP Employment Connections meets each month on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM in Room A at St. Elizabeth Seton. Job networking works both ways! Should you have a need to hire or know of an opportunity, let us know. Questions: Contact Mike Machi - 925-519-5797 Knights of Columbus A National Catholic Men's Organization serving the needs of the church and community. Enrollment is open to men 18 years of age and older. Visit the Knights of Columbus Web site. Contact: Mark Kotch, markkotch@comcast Anthony Ferlazzo, anthony@lightning-mortgage.com Newcomers Newcomers are invited on a Friday evening to a Wine and Cheese Social at the Rectory every other month. Child care is provided. Contact: Rectory, 846-4489 Ombudsman A person who knows how to get things done, how to access the right persons, how to express suggestions and complaints. This person may be called when you have a suggestion or a complaint, when you want to know who to talk to about some issue you are concerned with. He/she will see that your note (ideas) are given to the right person and that you get some response to your words within a month. This will help facilitate your sense of ownership in this parish, giving you another point of access, when you might find it too difficult to directly approach one of the parish staff or the head of the Parish Council. Contact: Dick Wirtenson, 462-3798, 4071 Moselle Court, Pleasanton, CA 94566 Pax Christi Pax Christi is the international Catholic peace and justice movement. The group from the Pleasanton area meets at St. Augustine Church once a month from 7:30 to 9:00 pm. Currently, the meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month. The meetings involve prayer, study, and action. The group is currently studying non-violence as a way of life. All are welcome to the meetings. Contact: Gustav Nystrom, 551-8064, or e-mail ganystrom@sigmaxi.net Retrouvaille MARRIAGE SAVING - THE POST SESSION PHASE The post-weekend phase of Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi, with a long i) is as crucial to the healing of a troubled marriage as the initial weekend experience. During the post-weekend sessions, the weekend technique is further developed and combined with additional tools to explore other areas of the marriage relationship. For confidential information about or to register for September 5 to 7, call (510) 648-6874 or email Oakland@RetroCA.com or visit the website at www.HelpOurMarriage.com Social Justice and Outreach Committee JOHN DUDDY - Social Justice-Outreach Committee Chair (925) 485-1565 Home j.duddy@comcast.net Click on the link to view/print Social Justice - Outreach Newsletter, January 2008 Oasis of Hope Project Description Oasis of Hope Calendar 2008 Special Service Award to Ed Hjerpe The committee meets the 1st Thursday of every month at SES Conference Room B, at 7:30 pm. The threefold purpose of the Social Justice and Community Outreach Committee is: To educate the members of this parish and others, on social justice issues in the light of Catholic social teaching; To identify, formulate, and implement Catholic social principles in areas of public policy and conflict involving the poor and the powerless and; To cooperate with and lend support, both personally and financially, to the efforts of other persons or groups of goodwill, who work for the achievement of a more just and compassionate society. The Social Justice/Outreach Committee of the Parish Council is responsible for recommending distribution of our 5% tithe to worthy causes and institutions. Volunteer Oppotrunities - Click on the links below to participate directly with these charities: Birthright Habitat for Humanity Tri-Valley Haven St. Mary's Interfaith Dining Room St. Vincent de Paul Society The function of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in the parish is to fulfill the purpose of the corporal works of mercy in an organized way -- not to relieve the parishioners of this obligation, but to act as an extension of the pastor in fulfilling a need within the parish. Visiting the sick, the needy, senior citizens and providing in some way for their needs until their problems are resolved. Calls for many different demands and solutions. Contact: Rectory, 846-4489

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