Community Life

Catholic Daughters of America

CDA is one of the largest international organizations of Catholic Women in the world. With over 66,000 members world wide we offer our time and talent and ideas to participate in social and charitable activities. Our mission is to promote justice, equality and the advancement of human dignity of all.

Court St Mary Margaret 1450, of Pittsburg, has been serving our local community since 1947. Currently we meet once a month in the ministry building at Good Shepherd Church on the second Saturday of the month at 11:00AM.

What We Do:
• We support the Holy Father, Bishops and Clergy
• We support vocations to the religious life
• We support Catholic Relief Services
• We support Habitat for humanity
• We support scholarships and educational contests
• We support Right to Life
• We support the Apostolate of the Sea
• And numerous other charities.

A Catholic Daughter gives her Time and Talent but most importantly gives her love of Christ to others in service. Join us to receive Spiritual enrichment and affirmation and a sense of accomplishment.

Our motto is UNITY AND CHARITY!

For more information about Catholic Daughters contact Rosanne Ortland at 925-783-8315.

Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)

CYO, through the vehicle of sports, provides youth with an opportunity to practice Christian attitudes and responsibilities and to become friends with other children throughout the diocese. CYO activities should be examples of the meaning of Christian sportsmanship.”

The Oakland Diocese Catholic Youth Organization is a church-sponsored athletic program for elementary and junior high age youth from the parishes of the Catholic Diocese of Oakland. CYO Sports are offered by the Church as a ministry to young people. CYO sponsors a variety of sports: girls’ and boys’ basketball, girls’ volleyball, girls’ and boys’ track & field, girls’ and boys’ cross country, girls’ softball, boys’ sand volleyball and cheerleading.

Teams are offered for children in third through eighth grades. For enrollment or eligibility requirements, please contact Suzette Crayton sueissick3@gmail.com.
 

Missionary Families for Christ

Vision: We are an Evangelistic and Missionary Community committed to become families empowered by the Holy Spirit to renew the face of the earth.

Mission: We strive for holiness of life, as we commit to renew the temporal order through our work with the poor, our work for justice and our work for life. We are servants of the Church, working to renew her children through every generation and throughout the world, until the Lord returns once again.

We have 20 Couples, 1 Singles for Life (working men/women), 5 Campus based for Life (College Students), 15 Youth for Life (age 12-18), 2 Kids for Life (age 6-12). We meet once a month for a General Prayer Assembly for all members, and once a month for prayer meeting on each Household Group which consist of 3-6 couples. The SFL, CBFL, YFL and KFL have their own monthly Assembly and Household meeting. We do Assemblies in the GSC Ministry building and Household meetings at member’s homes.

We regularly serve the Church of Good Shepherd on Saint Vincent De Paul every first Saturday of the month. Youth serve the youth mass every third Sunday. Youth also do the Live Stations of the Cross during lent. We facilitate the Easter Egg Hunt at the spiritual garden, and other church activities.

We offer free Christian Life Seminar (CLS) that raises up Christian couples and their families to Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. The CLS is not just for married couples. We also welcome adult singles, divorcees, separated, widows and widowers. Through the seminar, Couples for Christ intends to meet three objectives:

1) Individual Renewal – to bring a person into a stronger relationship with God and experience the fullness of God’s love.
2) Family Renewal – to bring married couples to a renewed commitment to one another and to their family.
3) Church renewal – as families are renewed, they form a network of equally committed Christian families who support one another to foster spiritual growth and thereby strengthen the Church and the parish they belong to.

For more information contact:
Bro. Nap Umadhay 925-980-4351, napoleonu@comcast.net
Sis. Tere Umadhay 925-980-4315, Theresa.umadhay@gmail.com
Dennis Manalo at dennism510@gmail.com

Filipino Ministry

The Filipino Ministry of the Church of the Good Shepherd is composed of happy and cooperative members of the Filipino community in our parish who work together for the love and glory of our Lord.

Our main goal is to serve the Lord and the community. As a Filipino Ministry, we help and provide assistance to various ministries whenever they need support, from catering to reaching out to other members of our community especially those who are in need.

We hold meetings depending on the occasion or feast that the parish is celebrating like for example: April – Feast of San Pedro Calungsod, May- Flores the Mayo celebrating our Blessed Virgin Mary, September – Feast of St. Padre Pio and San Lorenzo Ruiz, December – our traditional Simbang Gabi (Masses at Dawn).

We usually meet on Sunday after the 12:00 noon mass either in the ministry Building or the parish hall. We would love to get more parishioners to come forward and share their talents and skills and their desire to help. For more information, please contact:

Shirley Quejado:  shirleyquejado@gmail.com
Ofelia Tanyag:  justdzrt@gmail.com
 

Grief Ministry

Motto: H. O. P. E – HOLD ON PAIN ENDS

Mission: To bring tenderness to our loss turning it into triumph by personal and practical assistance at each stage of grieving with recovery process. Come honor the loss of your loved ones in a confidential, warm, and supportive environment.

Purpose: To bring a negative sadness into a positive.

The Good Shepherd Grief Ministry was formed to serve Parish families who have lost a love one to death. The members of the Ministry are trained to offer comfort to the grieving families by giving their time, listening to their thoughts.

Activities include helping in the Liturgical aspects of the funeral mass or blessing service, attendance at the Funeral home services and attending and assisting in the funeral mass. Other activities include follow up calls to the bereaved families and sending cards and celebrating after mass on All Souls’ Day, Veterans and Memorial Day. The ministry meets every First Monday of the month.

We offer private sessions by appointments to help heal the pain. Contact Carol Mondragon 925- 457-3909 or Cynthia Greely 925-437-7846.

Iron Sharpens Iron

As Iron Sharpens Iron, One Man Sharpens Another by strengthening, supporting, and empowering one another to live the life we are called to in Christ.

We meet every First Saturday of each Month from 9:00AM-10:30AM at the Church of the Good Shepherd Spiritual Garden. If you would like to join us please contact Brian John Villamor Brianjvillamor@gmail.com or 925-252-3822.

Italian Catholic Federation

Through family and fellowship, the Italian Catholic Federation:

 • promotes and supports the Catholic faith and its values,
 • encourages apostolic and charitable works, and
 • celebrates our Italian American heritage and all the heritages of our communities.

We have 33 members and are accepting membership. We meet monthly with various dates and times. Contact President Patty Jarrett at 925-957-6457.

Knights of Columbus Council 2956

Mission Statement
The Knights of Columbus is guided by the principles of charity, unity and fraternity. As a Knight you have an opportunity to strengthen your family, grow in your faith and give back to your community. Our Council has a business meeting ONCE each month where we plan fund raising activities like Crab Feeds to raise school tuition funds; the Tootsie-Roll Drive for the Intellectually Disabled; and helping with the Parish Festival.

Membership
This Council has a total of 120 Members. This includes all Present and Past Pastoral Administers of this Council.
This Council meets every Second Tuesday Night of the Month, except for the Month of December, in the Church of Good Shepherd Ministry Building, Parish Office. The Meeting starts at 7:30PM.
The Month of December is Our Annual Members, Family, and Friends Christmas Party. Everyone is invited to this Annual Party (contact any member (Brother Knight) for information about this Event during November or December).
The Knights of Columbus, Pittsburg Council 2956, is always looking for New Members, Past Members, and any Brother Knight that wish to Transfer to this Council. This Council has a Membership Drive twice a year.

If you are interested in joining the Knights of Columbus, you can contact any Brother Knight and they will assist you in your application to Join the Knights of Columbus. The Contact information is also in the Weekly Church Bulletins. My Contact information is listed below. Please contact me if you have any questions about this Council or Joining the Knights of Columbus. Viva Jesus.
Contact Robert Calone at 925-432-3300.

Young Ladies’ Institute-Teresita # 123

Vision: Come on and Catch the Spirit of YLI in sharing their talents with our church, parish and community.

Who We Are: YLI is an organization of Catholic Women (14 and up) dedicated to the Christian virtues of faith, hope and charity and the principles of unity, sisterly love and protection. Our Institute (Teresita 123) has approximately 70 members.

What We Do: YLI’s members participates in charitable projects, scholarships, contribute to the education of the priesthood and support our Parish life. This organization is a great way to use your time talent and treasures to enrich your spiritual, social and personal life.

What You Can Expect: We offer you friendship, support, leadership training and the opportunity to make a difference to those in need. We have many activities including bunco parties and casino bus trips as well as actively participating in parish activities.

Meetings are on the 4th TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH at 7:00pm in the Church of The Good Shepherd Ministry Building.

Contact Rosanne Ortland 925-783-8315 or come to a meeting and see what YLI is all about.

Young Men’s Institute -Sadoc Council #59

The Young Men’s Institute is a fraternal order of Catholic Men, founded in 1883
in San Francisco and has been part of the Pittsburg Catholic Community since 1926.

Our purpose is to help men fulfill three basic needs in their life: Faith, Patriotism, and
Fraternity. Members of the Young Men’s Institute are encouraged to become better
Catholics, better Americans, and share the brotherly love we call Fraternity.

We currently have 36 members in our council and we meet once a month at Church of the Good Shepherd. We also schedule social/fundraising/spiritual events at various times throughout the year. We are currently searching for new members. For more information, please contact Frank DiMaggio: 925-325-2048 or fjdimaggio@sbcglobal.net.

Hospitality Ministries

The goal of the Hospitality Ministry is to give a friendly welcome to our parishioners and promote fellowship. The main duties of the ministry is to provide coffee and donuts on the first Sunday of each month after the 8:00am and 10:00am masses. These refreshments are offered to our parishioners with a smile.

If you would like to help with this ministry, please contact Michele Blair goodblair@comcast.net.

The Cursillo Movement

The CURSILLO in Christianity is a movement of the Catholic Church. It is founded by Eduardo Bonnin Aguillo and began in Majorca Spain in 1944. “It is a method to enable the baptized to have the knowledge and conviction to live and share what is fundamental for being Christian, to love God and neighbor, which engender an apostolic movement that tends to vertebrae
Christianity in society, that is to say to give it a Christian backbone.” If you are interested in this ministry please contact Lino Centeno at linocenteno@yahoo.com.

Building & Grounds Ministry

Our Building and Grounds Ministry will help maintain and provide a safe, clean, and functional environment while improving building and grounds that can be deemed a comfortable atmosphere for all our guests and parishioners. Volunteers will upkeep and improve the Churches facilities, ensuring that the Church buildings and grounds are maintained and repaired as necessary. If you are interested call the church office at 925-432-5604.

Nigerian Community

For information, please contact Ann Ekweogu at 925-300-6327

Pakistani Community

For more information, please contact Derrick Miranda at 510-712-9118.

Tongan Community

For more information, please contact Florentina Tangitau at 925-278-4813.

Young Adult Ministry

Young Adult Ministry welcomes all adults ages 21-35, as they are met in the stages of life as college students, professional singles, married couples, or young families that are eager to grow in love with God whether searching, found, confused, or questioning. The hope is that everyone who joins can be a part of a community who can inspire and motivate one another to ignite a passion for their faith and the gospel. 

We meet the first and third Wednesday of the month from 7- 8 pm in the Ministry Building, which is located behind the church. We will usually read the upcoming Sunday’s Gospel using Lectio Divina or Ignatian meditation. Sometimes we spend time in fellowship after our regular meeting time and play games or enjoy some tea and treats. We also make plans to engage in activities outside of our regular meetings.

If you have any questions, or would like to be added to the email list, please contact Dulcinea at yam@goodshepherdpittsburg.org

Goals of YAM:

Goal One: Connecting Young Adults with Jesus Christ

To foster the personal and communal growth and education of young adults toward a relationship with Jesus Christ leading to Christian maturity.

Goal Two: Connecting Young Adults with the Church

To make contact with young adults and to invite and welcome them to participate in the life and mission of the Christian community, which proclaims Jesus Christ by preaching the Gospel.

Goal Three: Connecting Young Adults with the Mission of the Church in the World

To invite young adults, through healthy relationships, work, and studies, to embrace the mission of Christ to promote the building of the kingdom of God in the world today, thereby bringing about the transformation of society.

Goal Four: Connecting Young Adults with a Peer Community

To help young adults develop relationships with peers who share similar values and beliefs which nurture and strengthen their faith, thereby creating communities of support.