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Administrator
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Fr.Tom Elewaut |
643-4318 |
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Associate Pastor
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Fr. Jiwan Kim |
643-4318 |
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Senior Priest
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Fr. Damian Fernando |
643-4318 |
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Deacons |
Mark Banda |
643-4318 • mbanda@roadrunner.com |
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Faith Formation |
Sr. Mary Rose Chinn, |
The purpose of the San Buenaventura Mission Religious Education is to help people of all ages to grow in the Catholic Christian Faith |
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Youth Group |
Claudia Tellez |
Youth of the parish are encouraged to become active Christians and to develop the skills necessary to become functioning individuals through fostering people skills of self-expression, communication, and good Christian living |
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Business Manager/Bulletin Editor |
Dana Hanson |
643-4318 |
Manages all business affairs for the parish. The bulletin is printed on a weekly basis with current parish activities, holy days schedules and out of parish activities. |
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Office Manager |
Rose Marie Garcia |
643-4318 |
Manages the parish office as receptionist and secretary. |
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Director of Maintenance |
Jorge Ruiz |
643-4318 |
Oversees maintenance of parish and school facilities. |
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Director of Music and Liturgy |
Janis Nelson | 643-4318 |
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Holy Cross School |
Ms. Nicole Ladwig |
643-1500 |
Parish school, fully accredited by the state, serving students in grades Kindergarten to Eight, by offering a full academic program, religious instruction, computers and sports |
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Mission Gift Shop |
Kyra Samaniego, Manager |
648-4496 |
Large variety of religious articles, books, tapes and Mission information available for purchase |
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Pastoral Council |
643-4318 |
Parishioners and parish staff who provide a structure for participation and interaction of the parish community by the encouragement and support of existing ministries, identification of parish needs, discernment of God's will for the parish community, articulation of a collaborative vision, and development of an appropriate Pastoral plan |
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Parent Teacher's Organization |
Ms. Nicole Ladwig
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643-1500 |
School parents and staff who recommend and advise on school policy, promote publicity, and plan, organize and conduct fundraising activities for the school |
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Pre-Baptismal Classes |
Tom & Maria Lawson Deacono Alfonso Mendez Deacono Teodoro Landeros |
477-0640 648-5733 643-8714 |
These classes prepare the parents and god-parents of infants to be baptized. |
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Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion |
Larry Cabral (English) Teodoro y Graciela Landeros (Spanish) |
643-7160 643-8714 |
Adult parishioners who assist at distributing Communion at Mass and who greet parishioners before and after Mass |
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Lectors |
Mark Banda |
985-4579
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Young adult and adult parishioners who proclaim the Word of the Lord at Mass |
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Altar Servers |
Jose Valdivia |
643-7632 |
Parish and school boys and girls who are recruited, trained and scheduled to help serve at Mass |
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Ushers/ Ministros Bienvenida |
Deacon Mark Banda (English) Ampelia Rodriguez (Spanish) |
890-6005 648-2571 |
Ushers provide assistance with seating, take-up of collections, ushering lines during distribution of Holy Communion, and handing out of parish bulletin at Masses. Hospitality is extended to parishioners and visitors before and after Mass, and other parish functions |
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Liturgical Music |
Miguel Gonzalez Alejandro Chavez Jorge Benitez Jr. |
659-0146 701-7585 340-6317 | Spanish-speaking adult and young parishioners who sing Spanish liturgical music. |
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Eucharistic Adoration |
Larry Cabral |
643-7160 |
Parishioners of all ages who spend one hour each week in the presence of Our Lord Jesus to worship Him in His real presence |
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Night Adoration |
Juan Martinez |
218-0804 |
Spanish speaking parishioners who pray communal prayers through the night on First Fridays in the presence of Our Lord Jesus to worship Him in His real presence |
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Rosary Altar Society |
Theresa Sullivan |
643-6922 |
Parishioners who care for the Church and Altar for all Liturgical services, including regular Masses, and special Feasts. Members attend the 9:00a.m. Sunday Mass on the first Sunday of the month, with a general meeting following Mass. Luncheon is on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 12:00noon |
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Christian Service |
Joseph Strohman |
659-6800 |
Parishioners who participate in a variety of programs, including, a monthly food collection for the needy of the community, Family to Family (Meal program), Thanksgiving Baskets food collection and distribution, and monitoring and meal preparation for the homeless through Project Understanding Vince Shelter |
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Family to Family |
Pat Mc Lean (Wednesday) Joe Strohman |
658-2610 659-6800 (Sunday) |
Volunteers parishioners who prepare and serve meals to the needy of the community, at the Church of Christ, in conjunction with twenty-four churches and organizations Lunch is served on the second Wednesday of the month, and breakfast is served on the fifth Sunday of the month |
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St. Vincent de Paul Society |
Kyra Samaniego |
643-4318 |
Through pamphlet and booklet sales, assistance is provided to those in emergency need |
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Women's Bible Study & Faith Sharing |
Marci Hellmuth Olga Hernandez |
652-1252 658-1195 |
Women who gather together in fellowship to share their faith and the Scripture as a group |
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Grupo De Oración |
Imelda Benitez |
653-7754 |
Spanish-speaking parishioners who participate in charismatic, reflection testimonies |
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Parish Prayer Chain |
Elizabeth Vandenberg (English) |
258-6500 |
Parishioners who pray for those in need. Communication is handled by way of telephone |
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Census |
Office Staff |
643-4318 |
Parish staff and volunteers who maintain a parish household list in an up-to-date and current fashion. A five-year census is taken for outreach and a means of acquiring accurate record keeping |
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Resource Organizations Outside of Parish |
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Detention Ministry |
Margaret Oberon |
933-8564 |
Community volunteers who minister to the incarcerated youth and adults in Ventura County and bring them the good news and love of Jesus Christ |
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Caregivers Care for Elderly |
Carol Boatner |
658-8530 |
Volunteers Assisting the Elderly Community volunteers who provide once-a-week non-professional assistance to the frail and homebound, aged 60 years and older. Hours-9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday |
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Catholic Charities |
Pat Esseff |
643-4694 |
Community organization serving the needy and the homeless through a variety of social services, including counseling, before and after school child care, Oasis(senior outreach), and Handicapables. Located at 303 North Ventura Ave. Hours-9:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.&1:00 to 4:30p.m., Monday through Friday (Closed Wednesdays) |
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