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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)
Fr. Gabriel Kong (Associate Pastor)
Luis Mendez (Spanish)
Jean McKenna (Recording Secretary)
Jose Luis Mendez (Spanish)
Ana Nogales Till (Spanish)
Fr. Paul Phan (Associate Pastor)
Fr. Charles Ramirez (Pastor)
Lucia Robles (Community Life)
TBD  (Community Life)
Chris Robles (Administration)
Neomi Torres (Director of Parish Administration)
Penny Vienna (Outreach)
Loretta Bowen (Formation)
TBD (Formation)
 

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 (CH)
Karen Allgaier

Bernadette Boyle (S)

Trung Bui

Richard Hill

Matthew Koch (CH)

Julio Lopez

Bing Macavinta (S)

Chris Robles (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. 

Silvia Castro

Andrea Cataldo (CH)

Cindy Corrales (S)

Yolanda Maldonado

Jean McKenna (S)

Andrea Linn

Samar Masri

Bill Mussatto

Lucia Robles (PC)

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. 

Loretta Bowen (PC)

TBD (PC)

Alicia Cerrillos

Alicia Hernandez

Victor Hernandez (S)

TBD (CH)

TBD (CH)

Mariella Arellano

Araceli Segovia

Jesus Rodriquez

 

 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)

Eddie Castro

Mark Patton

Maggie Felix

Maggie Grosjean (PC)

Sylvia Hirota

Mark Longanecker (CH)

Isabel Morales (CH)

Christine Shaner

Tony Soto

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

Lucrecia Gonzales

Daria & Luis Gurrola

Jose Luis & Maria Guzman

Magali Rubio

Jose Luis Mendez (PC)

Rocio Mendez

Luis Mendez

Adriana Morales

Ana Nogales-Till (PC)

Jose Luis & Marta Ortega

Elizabeth Preciado (CH)

Fr. Charles Ramirez (S)

Bertha Reynoso

Fr. Chris Troxell (S)

Georgina Sarmiento (CH)

 

 

 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)

Toan Nguyen

Hai Nguyen

Thomas Nguyen

Richard Nguyen

Thang Pham (CH)

Fr. Paul Phan (S)

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. Gabriel Kang (S)

Jon Moore (CH)

Terry Moore

Mary Muñoz (S)

Maria Price

Estella Villegas