A Message From Your Pastoral Council
Your pastoral council meets on the second Wednesday of the month to advise and assist our Pastor in implementing policies and programs for the spiritual growth of the parish.
If there is an issue or idea you would like to address with the pastoral council, please send a request to the Pastor or Pastoral Council Chair ten days prior to the meeting and if approved, you be allotted an appropriate amount of time during the meeting.
Thank you for being active in our parish and for all the ways you help us to realize our parish mission, “To know Christ better, to live as He calls us to live, and make Him better known”, in our community.
Many Blessings,
The Pastoral Council
If there is an issue or idea you would like to address with the pastoral council, please send a request to the Pastor or Pastoral Council Chair ten days prior to the meeting and if approved, you be allotted an appropriate amount of time during the meeting.
Thank you for being active in our parish and for all the ways you help us to realize our parish mission, “To know Christ better, to live as He calls us to live, and make Him better known”, in our community.
Many Blessings,
The Pastoral Council
Pastoral Council: Voting Members
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About Me: I am a Pleasanton resident and CCOP member since 1994. During my time at CCOP, I have served as a catechist in Faith Formation, VBS, and youth retreats. I've invested in my own spiritual growth through Small Christian community, Bible study, and women’s retreats. Also, I have partnered with others in ministry as a lector, Eucharistic minister, Children’s Liturgy of the Word Facilitator and women’s retreat leadership team member. My husband, Paul, and our two sons (Ryan, 21 and Michael, 17) have served our community as well over the years as active participants in Parish life. About Serving On Pastoral Council: "I look forward to this ministry and pray that I am open to hearing and helping enable His plan for our parish growth." |
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About Me: I have been a CCOP member since 1992. I serve in the Liturgical and Eucharistic ministries. My wife, Linda, serves in the adult choir. Our three kids, Cara, Lanz, and Gabe grew up in CCOP and are now responsible adults. CCOP has had a major influence on our family, and we look forward to continually grow in Faith, through community. About Serving On Pastoral Council: I look forward to serving in the Pastoral Council, praying that the Lord may grant me the wisdom to serve Him and the community through the council, in fulfilling the CCOP Mission on Liturgy, Learning, and Living. |
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About Me: Carina and her husband, Nathan, joined CCOP shortly after moving to Pleasanton in 2007. They’ve been married for 15 years and they have three children, Jack (8th grade), Ryan (6th grade) and Leila (1st grade). Carina graduated with a degree in Bioengineering from UC San Diego and she worked for over 10 years in the medical device industry as a project manager in R&D, quality and marketing. Currently she’s busy working as a stay-at-home mom and volunteering in a variety of kid-related activities. Carina and her family are actively living and learning their faith through their intergenerational faith community, the “God Squad” which has just kicked off it’s 5th year. She is looking forward to answering God’s call to serve as she begins her first year on the pastoral council. |
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About Me: Our family moved to Pleasanton in 2010 and we were warmly welcomed by the CCOP community from the start. My husband, David, is a Knight of Columbus and I, Lucia, have participated and served in many ministries including, Faith Formation Education, Ministry of Mothers Sharing (MOMS), Eucharistic Ministry to the Homebound, Welcome Ministry, Hispanic Ministry, Invite 2.0, Adult Choir and many others. I’m originally from Mexico and I speak English and Spanish fluently. I graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Environmental Economics and Policy. I have a passion for public health, the environment, social justice, and education. We have two children in elementary school who are also engaged and active participants in the community at CCOP. About Serving On Pastoral Council: I heard a knock on the door and I answered it. I am humbled to be serving in this council and open to the Holy Spirit’s guidance. CCOP is my family and I look forward to growing with this community. |
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About Me: I'm an Italian Cradle Catholic. I grew up in Hayward, my family attending St. Bede's Parish. I was in their CCD program, which at that time was run by Holy Family Sisters. I have been a parishioner at CCOP since my husband Ken and I moved to Pleasanton in 1976. Ken is not Catholic, he was raised in the First Christian Church. Our children, Michael and Sara grew up in CCOP as will our grandchildren, Giovanni 6 and Emiliana 4. I taught CCD when my kids were in school and then began again in 2001 when Fr. Dan put out a plea for teachers. I currently teach a 1st Eucharist class of 2nd and 3rd graders. I am also Eucharistic Minister and HEM at the 11am Mass at SES. I have enjoyed Bible Study and learning more about the roots of our faith. I am a Registered Nurse, recently retired from Washington Hospital in Fremont after 34 years in Labor and Delivery. Prior to that I was in the ER for 12 years. Ken was a police officer for the Emeryville Police Department, the last 18 as Chief. He too is recently retired. We enjoy spending time with our Jllittles" and helping watch them during the week. About Serving On Pastoral Council: I look forward to serving on the Pastoral Council. |
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About Me: I was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and moved to Oakland when I was 7. I graduated from the University of San Francisco in Accounting. Currently, I am retired General Contractor. I have been a member of CCOP since 2002. I have enjoyed working with many ministries such as Returning Catholics, Prison Ministry, Eucharistic Hospital, Giving Tree and Small Christian Communities. About Serving On Pastoral Council: Serving on the pastoral council has helped me spiritually. It has enabled me to pray, meditate, and work with others to follow the goals of Christian life. |
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About Me: My husband and I moved to Pleasanton and became members of CCOP in 1991. My three boys, John Paul, Michael and James have all grown up in the Parish. In my spare time, I taught Faith Formation and volunteered in various ministries. This is my second year on the council. About Serving On Pastoral Council: “It's our time to give back and plan for our future. We need to invest the gifts God gave us into our Church. We need to help prepare and influence the next generations to Know Christ Better.” |
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About Me: I have been a member of CCOP since 1995 and it has been a special place for me. Being a member of the community has helped my family and I grow spiritually. In addition to being a Eucharistic minister, I have been a Knight of Columbus for over 10 years. After serving as Grand Knight in 2011, I have become closer to the CCOP community by helping to coordinate the annual crab feed. I have been married to my wife Cindy for 22 years and we have 5 children and two beautiful granddaughters and our family continues to grow. About Serving On Pastoral Council: I am excited as I begin my journey serving our community from the Pastoral Council. I pray that the Holy Spirit will guide me to do God's work in a way where I can faithfully serve others. I look forward to getting to know more members of our community and hope to be an asset to the council and CCOP. |
Pastoral Council: Non Voting Members
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About Me: Deacon Joe and his wife, Gina, have been parishioners at CCOP since 1974. Here they raised their three children and have been active in various parish ministries and community service. Joe is a graduate of Seton Hall University and a CPA. He is retired after a career in accounting and financial management with small to very large multi-national companies. Joe was ordained a deacon in 2013 and serves at CCOP as Director of Christian Living. He is engaged in infant baptisms, preaching monthly and other ministries. He is treasurer of the deacon community for the Diocese of Oakland. Joe also serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of East Bay Innovations, a non-profit organization, which provides supported employment and assisted / independent living services for developmentally disabled adults in Alameda County. |
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About Me: Gary Wortham moved his young family from the Central Valley to the Tri-Valley in 1990 and joined the Catholic Community of Pleasanton soon thereafter. He studied oceanography and biology at California State University, Humboldt where he met his wife Carol, a fellow oceanography student. Gary and Carol have two daughters and live in Dublin. Soon after joining CCOP, Gary became active in liturgical ministry and was encouraged by Fr. Dan Danielson and Fr. Tony Herrera to “checkout” the diaconate as there was a new class beginning soon. Gary and Carol attended an informational meeting and decided to give it a chance. He was ordained into the permanent diaconate on the Feast of St. Nicholas, 2003. Since ordination, Gary has been the Catholic Community of Pleasanton’s Director of Liturgy and an active advocate for the abolishment of the death penalty in California. His hobbies include collecting cookbooks (he has almost 1,000), reading and camping. |
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About Me: I have been a member of CCOP following our move to Pleasanton from New Jersey in 1984. My career has focused on corporate financial management in both public and private companies. I have enjoyed serving on the Finance Council for the past 14 Years. |
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About Me: I have lived in Pleasanton since 2004. I have been married for 26 years to Rachelle and have a 3 1/2 year old daughter, Hannah. I returned to the Church in 2013 after my daughter's birth, going through the Returning Catholics program. Believing I was called to serve, I became involved at CCOP serving on Pastoral Council and the Capital Campaign Cabinet as well as redesigning our website. I currently serve as Director Of Communications for the parish. |
