Oct 22--FFC High School Youth lined the exits as we left, wishing us well!!!!

Oct 22--FFC Mass With Bishop Wang Presiding

Mass with bishop wang presidiing

Oct 22--the children's choir at the morning liturgy at the FFC--the joy of Belonging to God!

Oct 22--Faith Formation Conference--Morning Liturgy with a very animated music director!!!!

Oct 22--Faith Formation Conference--Sr. Celeste Arbuckle S.F Archdiocese and Mike Norman L.A. Archdiocese

Oct 22--Faith Formation Conference "The Joy of Belonging to God"--Bill Hubuesh and Lupita Vital

Oct 16--Youth Ministry at St. Thomas of Canterbury Parish

Oct 15-16:National Certificate Training weekend on the Component on Prayer and Worship

Oct 15-16: National Certificate Training in YM at the Youth Friendly Parish-St. Thomas of Canterbury

Oct 15--How did this get in here? How about outreach in the public schools to my son? Paul--the linebacker

October 14--Dinner with CRS Western Region Director, Joe Hastings-planning a YA justice education trip to El Salvador, 2006

Oct 14-Nor Cal YM Diocesan DIrectors-Stan Cordero, Patrick Mooney, Anelita Reyes, Yvette Espinoza, Grace Cassetta

Oct 14-Yvette, Grace and Stan--we meet every other month to work joint programs : NCCYM, NCYC, NACYML, Certification standards...

October 14 Stan Cordero, left, YM Diocesan Director from Santa Rosa, Patrick Mooney YM Diocesan Director from Monterey

Oct 8-Justice game of Beans and Bombs--the Young People are getting into it!!

Oct 8-The youth performed a play at the Cafe with the theme: The Miracles Is In Me---being the change we wish to see

Members of the "6 o'clock" Youth Band get the adreneline pumpin'

October 8 Solidarity Cafe Global Potluck--Food was GOOD!

Caryn Brady CYM at St. Martin of Tours-St. Joseph Cupertino smiles at the camera with Sr. Adrienne Lawton

Oct 8--Sr. Adrienne Lawton from CHAM (Community Homeless Alliance Ministry)--sings songs with us

October 8th--I attended the Solidarity Cafe at St. Martin of Tours Parish

October 11--Yosup Joo, left, new CYM at Holy Korean Martyrs Parish and Steve Kim, right, strategize in developing Comprehensive YM in their Parish

Oct 8--Kate (K8) Schneider is the Project Director for Tahoe 2006. Her management skills will be a great asset to all

Oct 3--Wendy Scherbert and I will offer a workshop in November for CYM's and DCM's on the new NCD--DSJCYMDCM for USCCB & NFCYM with NCCL & USA

October 3--Diocesan Catechetical and Youth Ministry Directors met in San Diego for a training on the new National Catechetical Directory

Bob McCarty, Executive Director for the NFCYM spent two days with us working on the NFCYM Strategic Plan for Catholic Youth Ministry

Sept 28--John,LA; Mike Norman,LA; Patrick, Monterey; Kathy, San Bernardino; Marissa, San Diego at the Diocesan Directors for YM Region XI retreat

John Rinaldo's new boss in the Archdiocese of LA, Mike Norman---Have Fun John!!!!!

September 25: Youth Band at St. Julie Billiart Parish

September 24: NACDGLM: Awesome panel share their life stories with us

September 16--Rick Jones Director of Catholic Relief Services, El Salvador

September 16-CRS dinner: Young Adults with Fr. Jon Pedigo, Young Adult Advisory Board Chaplain

September 16: Young Adults meet with Rick Jones Director of CRS, El Salvador

Andy Rebollar CYM for LJC is awarded a certificate of recognition for completing the National Youth Ministry Certificate Program-with Bishop PJ

Debra Cassara, Brother Charles and (me) have been awarded our Master Catechist Certificates by Bishop PJ on Orientation Day

The Choir for Orientation Day-September 15 rehearse

Oreintation Day September 15--Andi Grandy (black sweater) new CYM St. Nicholas-William; Paul Hashman( blue shirt) CYM Holy Spirit-St. Anthony

Orientation Day September 15--Christi Bradford CYM from St. Elizabeth parish waits to be greeted by Bishop PJ

WYD-Great Picture of the Young Adult Group from the San Jose Chinese Catholic Community!

Orientation Day On September 15 Bishop PJ greets David Cortese Jr High YMC-St. John Vianney

No More Slums, No More Violence, No More Poverty

Cafe Soul

Cafe Soul took place Friday evening, September 9, at St. Francis of Assisi parish. Performers from groups such as LYTEhouse, Arise, IXD, and Philtered soul came to play inorder to raise money for the GK777 benefit event for the people of the Philippines. GK stands for Gawad Kalinga which means, "to give care." The number 777 is their goal to build 700,000 homes in 7,000 communities, in 7 years for the people trapped in poverty and live in slums. This model that they have created is so successful that the United Nations is studying it to bring it to other 3rd world countries to shelter the homelessand give dignity back to the people who have lost it. No more slums, No more violence, No more poverty for more information please visit http://www.gawadkalinga.org/E-mail: Lytehouseministry@yahoo.com

"Conference attendees listen to the Scripture at the Prayer Service at the NACDGLM Conference held on Sept 22-25 at the hilton Hotel in doentown San Jose."

I attended the National Association of Catholic Diocesan Gay and Lesbian Ministries conference hosted by the Diocese of San Jose, Friday and Saturday September 23-24. In my years of Youth Ministry and Catechetical work, I have known many young people who need a safe place where they can ask questions and discuss issues regarding sexual orientation. We as Church leaders need to address the reality that young people everywhere and in our church need to ask these important questions that are encompassed within any discussion regarding their giftedness, talents, and their identity as Catholic youth. My experience at this conference was very positive and I learned a lot about our brothers and sisters of this community.

Pastor-Youth Ministry Day at Presentation High School

Every year in September, Presentation High School invites pastors, priests and youth ministry coordinators to come to the school for a liturgy with the entire student body followed by parish -Youth conversations between the girls and the pastors and Youth ministry coordinators of thie parishes. My first expereince with this event was in 2003, my first month on the job. I was overwhelmed by the earnestness and faith commitment of the young women , many of whom were commissioned as eucharistic ministers and lectors during the liturgy. Bishop PJ always comes and we engage in conversation with the young women about their faith, life and school. This year Marian Stuckey, Superintendant of the Catholic Schools for the Diocese, also participated.