OYYA Services and Organizational Structure

PARISH SERVICES (Regional Coordinators for Youth & Young Adult Ministry)

CONSULTING

  • Help recruiting and hiring paid and volunteer parish youth and/or young adult ministry leadership
  • Strategic planning for parish youth and/or young adult ministry
  • Evaluation of parish youth and/or young adult ministry programs
  • Surveys, Town Hall Meetings, Focus Groups in your parish on youth and/or young adult ministry
  • Working with youth movements

SUPPORT

  • One-on-One meetings with youth and/or young adult ministry leaders
  • Regular deanery support gatherings for youth and/or young adult ministry leaders
  • Pastoral Juvenil ministry support gatherings
  • Meetings with Pastors, Staff Teams, and Parish Councils to dream and plan youth and/or young adult ministry
  • Appreciation and recognition gatherings for youth and/or young adult ministry leaders

FORMATION

  • Cultivate: On-Going Training of youth and/or young adult ministry leaders
  • Equip: Specialized training in Youth and/or young adult ministry
  • Individualized training for parish teams, parish councils, and parish staffs.
  • One-on-One Training, Coaching and Mentoring
  • Youth and/or Young Adult Ministry Leader Retreats
  • Orientation and Resourcing of new youth & young adult ministry leaders

EVENTS (Regional Coordinators of Youth & Young Adult Ministry)

  • NorCal Events
    • ON FIRE – (Six Flags)
    • Youth on a Mission Training
  • Diocesan and Regional Events
    • FIRED UP: Confirmation Conference
    • Posada Juvenil
    • Father’s Day with Bishop Soto
    • Retreats for Youth & Young Adult Ministry Leaders
    • Collaborate on Regional Youth & Young Adult Ministry Events 

CAMP PENDOLA / TRINITY PINES CATHOLIC CENTER (Camp Pendola Director)

  • Summer camp program for children and teens
  • Teen programs & servant leadership development
  • Catholic identity and formation
  • Partnership with Catholic Schools and Religious Education programs
  • Development of retreat facility.

CATHOLIC SCOUTING (Camp Pendola Director)

  • Parish/unit partnerships – scouting as a ministry of the parish/scouting as youth ministry
  • Leader and liaison training.
  • Fully embracing all forms of scouting
    • New committee includes rep positions from BSA, GSA, Heritage Girls, Trail Guides
  • Scouting Retreat
  • Promotion of Religious Awards in all branches and all levels of scouting

BLACK CATHOLIC MINISTRY (Coordinator for Black Catholic Ministry)

  • Vallejo & Sacramento Black Catholic Committees
  • Outreach to St Patrick St Vincent High School
  • Outreach to Newman Catholic Centers at Davis & Sacramento
  • Parish Missions
  • Leadership Training for Adults & Teens