Young Adult Circle - Weekly E-Newsletter 9/26 - 10/2

Greetings All-



ARE YOU A MUSICIAN?
The Young Adult Mass can use your talents. Contact Bernadette at: bernadettefriedrichs@gmx.de for more info.

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Highlights:

Deanery-wide:
-Service Opportunities
-Young Adult Retreat Committee
-End of Month Mass
-Taize Prayer
-Fall Dance

Parish Specific:
-Stanford
-Stanford Tuesday Dinner
-Service Opportunities

-St. Joseph
-Small Faith Group Meeting

Other Communities:
-Theology on Tap in San Jose

Housing

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DEANERY WIDE
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Service Opportunities

Habitat for Humanity Building

The Young Adult Circle is starting to team up with Habitat for
Humanity in both San Jose and the upper Peninsula with some
ongoing projects and a fundraiser in October.

Silicon Valley Habitat for Humanity has several building projects
currently in San Jose: restoring two Victorians at 13th and Julian,
building 5 homes on Murphy Street, and a one home Women's Build at
Willow Street.

We work 8 to 4, Wednesday through Sunday. Tools are provided. Wear
sturdy shoes and bring your lunch.

http://www.habitatsanjose.org

We schedule groups on our calendar at our SVHFH office but walkons
are welcome at the Julian and Murphy sites. Call (408) 942-6444.

Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser

Home Run Race 2006
October 21st, at Stanford
10K 8:30am
5K 9:00 am
Pac-10 Plaza

Registration available at www.active.com

http://www.stanford.edu/group/habitat

Awards in age groups in both races optional team competition
runners/volunteers welcome.

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RETREAT COMMITTEE - Meeting After Tonight's Stanford Young Adults
Dinner.

A core committee is meeting to plan the Fall Retreat, Oct 27-29 in
the East Bay. No experience necessary, just motivated individuals
eager to participate and meet other young adults. Open to all
interested persons from Deanery 2.

Fr. David(dwgeib@stanford.edu) will answer all questions about the
retreat and will be at the Oasis on Tuesday.

Contact Gabriele

at:

gbenelli@slac.stanford.edu

for more information.

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Monthly Young Adult Mass
Last Tuesday of Every Month
September 26th, 7:30PM

The St. Nicholas School
Youth Ministry Center,
12816 South El Monte Ave.
Los Altos Hills

Call Rob Manfrey 650-815-1425 for more info or directions

It is adjacent to the parish rectory, up the road from the
parochial school, nearer to Highway 280. It is NOT near St.
Nicholas church, which is visible from Foothill Expressway.

From the Foothill Expressway heading south, turn right on El
Monte Ave. Look for the special left turn lane and the sign for
St. Nicholas School on the left, just before Highway 280.

Carpools from the Stanford area will be leaving a little after
7PM from UniChu, 1611 Stanford Ave.

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Monthly Taize Prayer at Mercy Center
First Friday of Every Month
October 6th, 8PM

Mercy Center in Burlingame
2300 Adeline Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010

Taize Prayer (named for the town in France where the movement
originated) is simple Christian phrases/chants set to music and
then repeatedly sung in community, with veneration of the cross
during the service. This ecumenical spiritual experience draws
people from all over the Bay Area. Please bring a pillow to pray
in comfort, either in pews or on the carpeted floor.
Socializing/food after the service is optional.

Call Rob Manfrey 650-815-1425 for more info or directions

See you on the first Friday of every month!

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Souls in Motion: A Dance Party for Young Adults
Saturday, Oct 14, 7PM
Palo Alto

For Bay Area Catholic Young Adults (21 to early 40's). Come be
involved in this interactive evening filled with international
folk dances and your favorite hopping tunes DJ'd from the 70's to
today's hits. That's not all, folks! Included in the mix are
intriguing games and tasty treats. Something for everybody!

Limited tickets: $25.00 till 9/30, $30 after 9/30. No tickets sold
at the door. Sponsored by the Stanford Young Adult Group.

Contact the dance committee at: yagdance@yahoo.com for more info or click here to sign up.

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PARISH SPECIFIC
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Stanford

Soup Kitchen Volunteering
September 30th, 8:30AM to 1:00PM
The Soup Kitchen at St. Anthony's
3500 Middlefield Rd
Menlo Park

We need 6 volunteers for 9/30

We will have the first and last Saturdays of the month reserved
for the CCAS. Shifts are from 8:30AM to 1:00PM.

Contact Peter at:

peter_barling@hotmail.com

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St. Joseph

St. Joseph's Small Faith Group
Wednesday, 7PM to 8:30PM
582 Hope St.
Mountain View

Meets every week. Contact Bernadette at:

bernadettefriedrichs@gmx.de

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Other Happenings

Young Adult Theology on Tap
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006
7:00PM, Lecture at 7:30PM
Gordon Biersch Brewery
33 E San Fernando St.
San Jose

Speaker: Fr. Jose Rubio
Topic: Revelations: Is the world coming to an end?

Sponsored by the San Jose Diocese, Office of Young Adult Ministry.
Have you ever wondered about... What the church has to say about
the meaning of 666? Who is the Anti-Christ? Is the world coming to
an end?

No RSVP necessary, more info at www.totsiliconvalley.com

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HOUSING

Single female Christian teacher seeks housing with family, couple,
other female singles. Can share bathroom, max $700 , open to
helping with what is needed in exchange for reduced rent. Pls
contact Alexandra 650-759-9641

References Available

The Day-Bridging the Gap - Sept. 16

Performing Live:
John Grassadonia and Chrism, Perrin, Mass Hysteria, Seraphic Devotion, Exodus, Alex Vo, Lytehouse

Sept 16
Noon to Midnight
St. Julie's Parish-Corner of Curie and Cottle, San Jose

Admission: 1 canned good for Food Pantry
It will be FUN!!!!!!

T-Shirts come in black, green, blue and brown
For pre-orders please contact Claudia Gallaher at clgall0312@yahoo.com

Top eight reasons why I should attend the TOT-Renew Orientation Meetings

When...
Sept 18, 7 pm Chancery-St Joseph Room 3rd floor
Sept 19, 3 pm Chancery-Education Room 4th floor

1. To understand how this TOT-RENEW framework works:
The local leadership teams determine the topics, the dates the location. The DSJ YA TOT Team coodinated by Darlene Tenes, approves speakers to the Speaker's Bureau, assists the local teams in coordinating their calendars, and finds sites for the local teams to use. Local teams can use other sites. Local teams will be given special training on "how to" set up, market, plan their series.

2. To find out how much it will cost:
$100 per parish per year to TOT-Renew for materials and training plus approximately $1250 per 4 session series. (If 3 or 4 parishes are partnering to sponsor one series than the $1250 is divided among the four parishes. This cost goes predominantly to pay the speakers. Other costs may include publicity.

3. To find out how much of your time and energy this will cost you:
As a pastor, priest or parish leader, your major responsibilities are: to know how this works so you can spread the good news; to scout around for "hip" "smart" young adults to attend the orientation with you.

4.To find out how this process can empower and support young adults:
By doing number 1 above, we will be empowering and supporting young adults to do this ministry for Young Adults with and by Young Adults.

5.To find out how this framework preserves the integrity of the TOT-RENEW process:
In order to preserve the intergrity of the TOT process - TOT has partnered with RENEW International and as of January 1, 2007, TOT will not be offered except through this process.

6. To understand that TOT is not an end in itself: The follow-up to the TOT speaker series is the invitation to the small Christian community experience which young adults have voiced as one of their primary needs. The ultimate goal of this entire process is relationship with Jesus Christ, celebrated in worship with the parish community and seen through actions of peace and justice for the good of the greater community.

7. To get the info you need to decide if this process can support you in your mnistry to Young Adults:
Get the info and then you can say YES, no, maybe, or soon. It is the least we can do for Young Adults. And it is free!

8. Finding new ways to reach out, connect and engage young adults to the Church is central to the Pastoral Plan of the DSJ!