“As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” (I Peter 4:`10)

Ministry Sign-Up

Dear Friends,

Ministry Sign-up Sunday is just around the corner and it is time to begin discerning which ministries we will participate in during the coming ministry year (2011-2012). It is well known throughout the diocese that CCOP parishioners have a strong sense of what it means to be good stewards of not only treasure, but also of our time and talent. This is a particular characteristic of this parish of which I am very proud! One of the primary ways that we express our sense of stewardship is on Ministry Sign-up Sunday. This year, Ministry Sign-up Sunday will take place at all Masses on August 27th and 28th. The late-summer date should allow everyone to have their school and sport schedules in-place before committing to a ministry.

We are keeping with last year's decision to offer you a shorter, more streamlined and less complicated sign-up sheet. However, in order to accomplish this, we had to remove much of the additional information explaining each of the parish ministries.

Please note that the diocese requires that ALL parishioners who participate in a ministry attend one of the Safe Environment Workshops this year. Once you attend, you will receive a certificate of completion that is good for three-years. We plan on offering several (weeknight and weekend) sessions sometime during the fall and will notify you of the dates. These sessions last approximately one-hour, are very informative and offer us a great opportunity to learn how to keep our children safe.

By our baptism, we are ALL called to ministry, but discerning which ministry is best for you and the parish can sometimes be a daunting task. I deliberately used the word, “discerning” rather than “selecting” or “choosing”, because the process of discernment is not an individualistic one, but one that requires prayerfully including God in this process. A process that forces us to ask the difficult questions, “Am I being called to this particular ministry?” and, if so, “Why?” It also requires of us an evaluation of our Gifts – Gifts given to each of us by God to use in ministering to His people “What Gifts do I bring to this particular ministry?” Discerning a ministry is much more difficult than either selecting or choosing one – but it is also so much more rewarding!

There are no words that can adequately thank you for your commitment to making CCOP a Spirit-filled parish. Rest assured that this is a direct result of your love for our faith, for our Church, and for the people of the Catholic Community of Pleasanton!

Peace, God Bless and Happy Discerning,

Deacon Gary
Director of Liturgical Ministries

Please remember:

All volunteers will need to be Safe Environment trained and screened before they can begin their ministry (Some ministries involving children will require the participant to undergo LiveScan fingerprinting).

If you are not a registered parishioner, please fill out a Parish Registration form first.

Use the fill-in form, attach it to an email and send to liturgy@catholicsofpleasanton.org.
You can also use the form distributed on Sign-up Sunday. Please print clearly. Use only one name for each sheet.