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OUR YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY
San Damiano's Young Adult Ministry has been active for many years beginning with Fr. Ben Innes, OFM in teh 1990's. The Weekend Retreats during the month of August have continued with our retreat master, Fr. Rusty Shaughnessy, OFM heading the presentations. In 2002, Sr. Michelle L'Allier, OSF, helped jump start this ministry by putting in place a Young Adult Leadership Team headed by Kevin Alsup. The Young Adult Leadership Team presents two Saturday Day Retreats for young adults in their 20's and 30's each year. Kevin and the members of the Team work hard to continue the Young Adult Ministry here at San Damiano. You can reach him at youngadults@sandamiano.org
Below you can read about who the Team is and a little about the weekend and day retreat events.
KEVIN ALSUP works professionally as a systems analyst. He believes his greatest personal asset is his honesty and straight-forward attitude about life. He believes his faith has increased his spirituality and made him a much more balanced and happy individual.
JULIE ANN CALDERON is a high school assistant principal, teacher, and writer. She serves as a bilingual RCIA catechist and lector and is a graduate of the Diocese of Oakland's School for Pastoral Ministry.
TAMARA GRIPPI, a teacher and writer, first joined the young adult planning team in the spring of 2005 after writing an article about San Damiano for a local newspaper. In addition to the exciting retreat planning she has participated in over the past two years, Tamara also has volunteered as a teacher in the youth ministry program at St. Raymond's in Dublin.
RON HUBBARD has now lead exercises and presented at the last three "critically acclaimed" Young Adult retreats. Ron feels strongly that his work Monday through Friday must reflect and utilize his spiritual gifts. Therefore, he left the corporate rat race to become an educator and role model within his community. To further this goal Ron earned certificates with both the Stephen Covey's 7 Habits program and with the community building Tribes program. In 2006, Ron earned the award as Wal-Mart's Northern California teacher of the year.
PAULA JENKINS earned her Master of Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School. Her current interests include studying drama and improvisational comedy, and photography. She works for an advertising agency as a project manager.
MARC LISING values the concept of retreat and the richness of the experience of togetherness and solitude, which San Damiano brings. He shares this experience by being a part of the Retreat Planning Team for the third year. He enjoys traveling, including journeys of the mind and spirit thru yoga and meditation. Life is simple and short; and, there is noting he enjoys more than sharing the precious and limited gift of time with family and friends.
Young Adult Weekend Retreat Coming Up!
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Please call us at 925-837-9141 for more information. Click here for the flyer
Click here to Register Online.
Young Adult Day Retreat Coming Up!
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Please call us at 925-837-9141 for more information. Click here for the flyer
Click here to Register Online.
LINKS2008 Retreats
Bay Area Young Adults:
Diocese of Oakland Youth & Young Adult Ministries:
www.members.aol.com/oyministry/index.html
Archdiocese of San Francisco Young Adult Ministry:
www.sfyam.org
Diocese of San Jose Youth & Young Adults:
www.dsj.org/serve/opmsubdetail.asp?id=14
Diocese of Monterey Youth & Young Adult Ministry:
www.dioceseofmonterey.org/Ministries/DiocesanOffice.asp?ID=21248
Spirituality and Prayer:Paulist Young Adult Ministries interactive site:
www.bustedhalo.com
Prayer Site sponsored by the Irish Jesuits:
www.jesuit.ie/prayer/
New American Bible:
www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/index.htm
Daily Scripture Readings:
www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Spiritual Resources sponsored by Creighton University's Online Ministries:
www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/online.htmlSons & Daughters of the Light – US Bishops’ Pastoral Plan for Young Adult Ministry:
www.usccb.org/laity/ygadult/toc.shtmlUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops:
www.usccb.orgFranciscans and St. Anthony Messenger Press:
www.AmericanCatholic.org
P O Box 767 Danville, CA 94526-0767 • Phone 925-837-9141 • Fax 925-837-0522