Leadership Councils

Parish Leadership Structure
Our 70 parish ministries and organizations are represented by coordinating councils in seven areas of parish life: Worship, Formation, Community Life, Outreach, Administration, Spanish-Speaking and Vietnamese. The coordinating councils meet monthly with staff liaisons on a common Leadership Night and send two representatives apiece to the Pastoral Council. Ex oficio members of the Pastoral Council include the Pastor, Associate Pastors, the Director of Parish Administration, and the Parish Consultant. In this collaborative structure of shared decision-making, council members discern the needs of the parish and guide the community in fulfilling its Parish Mission Statement.(Each Coordinating Council sends two representatives to the P.C.)

Pastoral Council Co-Chairs:

Chris Robles (Administration)

Maggie Grosjean (Outreach)

Pastoral Council Members:

Dcn. Jim Allgaier (Staff Liaison)

Joseph Bui (Vietnamese)

Arline Bustamonte (Formation)

Alicia Cerrillos (Formation)

Fr. Ron Clark (Associate Pastor)

Jose Luis Guzman (Spanish)

Jean McKenna (Recording Secretary)

Jose Luis Mendez (Spanish)

Nancy Nicholson (Worship)

Fr. Thuan Nguyen (Associate Pastor)

Fr. Charles Ramirez (Pastor)

Lucia Robles (Community Life)

Pinky Reymundo (Worship)

Jane Siegmund (Administration)

Tom Smith (Community Life)

Neomi Torres (Director of Parish Administration)

Penny Vienna (Outreach)

Key below: CH = Co-Chair, PC = Pastoral Council Rep, S = Staff Liaison

Administration Coordinating Council

The Administration Coordinating Council helps to coordinate and evaluate programs or activities involving the temporal affairs of the parish. Its members represent the Finance Council, and committees for Stewardship, Facilities Master Plan and Safeguard the Children. Other related areas of interest to this council that do not yet have a formal parish committee are facilities maintenance and communications. Members bring to the table an understanding of organization, management, finance, and communications, and are dedicated to the support of parish ministries through responsible stewardship. This council is also charged with encouraging and enhancing intercultural communication and cooperation at OLA. The new parish website was launched with support from this group.

Azande Aikens

Trung Bui

Betty Conti

Bernadette Boyle (S)

Richard Hill (CH)

Matthew Koch

Julio Lopez

Bing Macavinta (S)

Carl Nicholson

Chris Robles (PC)

Jane Siegmund (PC)

Neomi Torres (S)

Community Life Coordinating Council

The goal of the Community Life Coordinating Council is to help build a deeper sense of Christian community for all ages and interest groups in our parish. Wow! That's a tall order, but the energetic members of this council are well-qualified to be liaisons to the numerous and active organizations and ministries in our parish. They foster cooperation and communication among these groups, especially when planning parish social events and multi-cultural celebrations. The scope of this coordinating council includes hospitality and the stewardship of time and talent. Each month, the Community Life Council joins five other coordinating councils on Leadership Night to represent the many voices of the people of the OLA community.

Andrea Cataldo (CH)

Cindy Corrales (S)

Yolanda Maldonado

Jean McKenna (S)

Bill Mussatto

Matthew Palacios

Mary Pribble

Lucia Robles (PC)

Joe Siegmund (CH)

Tom Smith (PC)

Formation Coordinating Council

Enriching the faith, spirituality, and family life of the parish community through integrated, multi-generational formation programs is the charge of this council. It fosters communication and cooperation among formation ministries that include Religious Education, Adult Formation, Sacramental Preparation, Christian Initiation, and OLA School. Some successful programs under this council include the family-oriented Bethlehem Village and Jerusalem Marketplace, as well as the outstanding series for Living Your Strengths and Spiritual Gifts Workshop. As long-range planners, members of the council are working on summer programs such as Vacation Bible School and a full calendar of fall events.

Teresa Arredondo (S)

Arline Bustamante

Alicia Cerrillos (PC)

Alicia Hernandez

Victor Hernandez (S)

Tylie Hoon

Ann Miller (CH)

Vincent Muñoz

Patricia Pardo

Kathy Steighner (S)

Mary Vizcaino (PC)

Outreach Coordinating Council

Compassion for those in need combined with a passion for justice and peace are outstanding qualities of members on this council. Its foundation is the responsibility of every baptized Christian to recognize and serve those in need, to challenge injustice, and to witness to Christ's love in the world through word and action. This council is responsible for assessing and communicating the needs of our parish community - as well as those of the local community and beyond - and evaluating the response to these needs. This includes areas of pastoral care to the sick, homebound, handicapped, bereaved and imprisoned; emergency assistance programs for the poor and homeless; programs that promote respect for life; programs for justice and peace; and evangelization. The Outreach Council also encourages collaboration among parish outreach ministries, as in the parish effort to provide assistance to needy families at Christmastime.

Dcn. Jim Allgaier (S)

Monica Awad

Maggie Felix

Sylvia Hirota

Julie Frediani

Maggie Grosjean (PC)

Mark Longanecker

Isabel Morales (CH)

Christine Shaner

Tony Soto (CH)

Penny Vienna (PC)

Spanish-Speaking Coordinating Council

In the spirit of solidarity, leaders of our Spanish-Speaking Community agreed to gather with other parish coordinating councils at the monthly Leadership Night. They also meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month. These leaders bear responsibility for discerning the needs of the Spanish-Speaking Community, as well as planning, coordinating and evaluating its programs and events. This includes the full range of parish life - spiritual and liturgical ministries, social and cultural enrichment, educational and sacramental preparation, and outreach services.

Honoria Cervantes

Mary Chico

Lucrecia Gonzales

Daria & Luis Gurrola

Jose Luis & Maria Guzman

Sandra Leonor (S)

Desiree Magnano

Carmen Marquez

Diana Mendez (CH)

Jose Luis Mendez (PC)

Rocio Mendez

Luis Mendez

Adriana Morales

Jose Luis & Marta Ortega

Fr. Charles Ramirez (S)

Georgina Sarmiento

Jeffrey Villalobos

Vietnamese Coordinating Council

In the spirit of solidarity, leaders of our Vietnamese Community agreed to gather with other parish coordinating councils at the monthly Leadership Night. These leaders bear responsibility for discerning the needs of the Vietnamese Community, as well as planning, coordinating and evaluating its programs and events. This includes the full range of parish life - spiritual and liturgical ministries, social and cultural enrichment, educational and sacramental preparation, and outreach services.

Joseph Bui (PC)

Nancy Dao (CH)

Hai Nguyen

Thomas Nguyen

Richard Nguyen

Fr. Thuan Nguyen (S)

Thang Pham (CH)

Cong Phan

Worship Coordinating Council

A love of liturgy and a commitment to making the worship experience at OLA the best that it can be characterize the individuals who serve on the Worship Council. The Worship Council is charged with fostering the spiritual growth of all parishioners and helping them to understand what it means to be baptized Catholic Christians. It seeks to provide opportunities for personal and communal prayer, in addition to Eucharistic celebrations. Worship Council also coordinates the work of all liturgical ministries and prayer groups. Recent accomplishments of the Worship Council include the theme for our Easter season.

Fr. Ron Clark (S)

Robert Fermin

Jon Moore (CH)

Terry Moore

Mary Muñoz (S)

Nancy Nicholson

Maria Price

Pinky Reymundo (PC)

Dcn. Bob Steighner (S)

Fr. Chris Troxell (S)

Estella Villegas