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| Volunteers
Needed for Teen Tutoring Program—The Muriel Wright Center, a youth
residential facility of the probation department, is seeking volunteer
adult tutors (21 years or older) for reading, writing or math. Volunteer
tutors help for one hour a week, normally from 6:00-7:00 PM, for six
months or more. If interested, please contact Laura Wegl at 227-8022 or
laura.wegl@pro.sccgov.org. |
| Lay Volunteers Wanted—Interested in giving a year
of service to the Church in the United States as a lay volunteer? Mercy
Volunteer Corps, a lay volunteer program for women and men sponsored by
the Sisters of Mercy, provides opportunities for people over A small
stipend is provided. For more information, contact Mercy Volunteer Corps
Office at 215/541-5535 or Sheila Devereux, RMS at 415/751-9574.
Recycle Your Electronics—HOPE Services will
take your old monitors and TV’s at no charge. HOPE has been approved by
the State of California to become a “collector” of electronic waste, and
can collect items to include computer monitors, TV’s and laptops. Please
call HOPE at 748-2861 or drop them off Monday through Thursday, from
9:00 am-6:00 pm or Friday, from 9:00 am-2:00 pm at 1777 Agnew Road,
Santa Clara, at the Salvage door in front of the building.
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| Marriage Encounter — Put some snap into your
relationship by going on a Marriage Encounter Weekend. For more
information, call Andre and Ana Cvitanic, 972-1467. |
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Pregnant, Need Help?—You are not alone—we care. The Juan Diego
Pregnancy Center provides free confidential counseling, referrals,
emotional support, baby items and other services. The center is located
at 12 N. White Rd. Suite 5, San Jose, telephone 258-2008 |
 Turning Point—Turning
Point is a mentoring program pairing one committed adult with one
at-risk youth. The program empowers youths to improve their future by
providing trained mentors to guide them through a rigorous
self-discovery and leadership development process. Mentors meet with
their matched youth and conduct a phone contact at a minimum of once a
week. Youth also attend weekly classes to reinforce the concepts of the
program.
For more information, contact Patricia Arenas,
Volunteer Coordinator, Alum Rock Counseling Center at 294-0500 x192. |
Docent Program at the Cathedral Basilica of St.
Joseph—The Cathedral’s newly-developed docent program tells the
story of California’s oldest parish. Volunteers lead visitors through an
interwoven history of the church and the Santa Clara Valley. Visitors
may drop-in Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 to 3:00 PM to take part in
a guided tour. Groups may also pre-schedule a visit. For more
information, please call St. Joseph’s parish office at 283-8100. |
Adoption Network of Catholic Charities
The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities of San Francisco
Archdiocese is urgently seeking families who are willing to adopt
children, especially from foster care. They are looking for parents who
are patient, understanding and have a lot of love to give. If you are
interested or want to consider adoption, please call Amy Gamble at
415/406-238.
Volunteer for the Catholic Deaf Community in our
Diocese
We are looking for volunteers to work with the
Catholic Deaf Community in our Diocese. If you already know the American
Sign Language or are willing to learn, the Diocese will support your
training. Please call Loretta Pfaff, Associate for Pastoral Care and
Special Ministries at 408/983-0141 if you are interested.
Share in the Care—Retirement Fund for Religious
Bishop Patrick McGrath encourages each parish of the
Diocese of San Jose to continue the wonderful and generous support offered
during the past years for this appeal. This year, the annual collection
for the Retirement Fund for Religious is scheduled for this weekend. This
Jubilee Year—a Year of the Lord’s Favor—the appeal for retired and
infirm religious has adopted the theme: Share in the Care. Many religious
institutes have greatly profited from the extraordinary generosity of the
Catholic population.
Catholic Charities-Youth Services (YES)
Catholic Charities-Youth Services is seeking a full
time bilingual Vietnamese or Spanish speaking receptionist at the YES
Office in the Franklin McKinley School District Services Building on Wool
Creek. For more information, please call 238-6150 for fax your resume to
283-6152.
Food Bank Crew Volunteers Needed
Sacred Heart Community Service near downtown San
Jose is in desperate need of volunteers, especially with trucks, on
Mondays from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM to help pick up food from the Food Bank and
to unload the food at our Pantry. This food is used to feed over 150
low-income families a day. Some lifting is required. To volunteer, please
call Jennifer at (408) 278-2171. We are located at 1381 S. First St., San
Jose, CA 95110
Signed & Interpreted Masses
The 9:45am mass at Transfiguration Catholic Community,
4325 Jarvis Ave., San Jose, is interpreted every Sunday in American Sign
Language for persons who are deaf. Additionally, a 3:30pm signed mass is
celebrated the second Sunday of each month at Transfiguration. Signed
religion classes for deaf children and adolescents, and marriage and
baptismal preparation classes for deaf adults are also available. For more
information, please call (408) 983-0292 tty, or (408) 983-0141 voice.
Sign Language Interpreters:
Our Catholic Deaf Community has an ongoing need for ASL
interpreters for our deaf parishioners. Interpreters provide deaf children
and adults the opportunity to participate fully in masses, funeral,
weddings, baptisms, and catechetical programs. If you know of someone, or
if you would like to share your talent and skills in sign language—occasionally
or regularly—with our Deaf Community, please contact the Diocesan
Catholic Deaf Office at (408) 983-0141, or (408) 983-0292 tty. Thank you!
Adopt A Priest With Prayer
A ministry of praying for priests in our Diocese on a daily basis, for
one year, is being initiated. Priests have a divine mission but they are
also very human and daily face the problems and struggles common to all of
us. They have a great need for our support in prayer, love and concern. If
you are willing to pray each day for the next year for an individual
priest in our Diocese, please contact Pat Boorn (408) 356-1877 or Sally
Konopacky (408) 371-8540 and you will be given a name of a priest. No
meetings, no dues, just prayers. Thank you.
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