The Altar Society promotes fellowship among the women of the St. Basil Parish and provides “behind the scenes” services to the parish.
 
Our tasks include laundering and preparing altar linens, maintaining altar vessels, collecting and counting candle receipts, preparing special parish mail-outs, replacing missalettes, and other services to the church as needed. 
The Altar Society meets every 3^rd Tuesday of the month at 1:30 PM in the Parish Center. Membership is open to all women of St. Basil Parish. Anyone interested in helping provide these services to our parish is welcome and encouraged to join in our fellowship.

• Evelyn Fox
  Ministry Contact
  707-644-3390
  defoxdenatt.net

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  Kathy Pawloski
  707-712-4459
  kashapskiyahoo.com

Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Blessed Hands Team is dedicated to helping our parishioners navigate St. Basil processes, and St. Basil ministries promote special events.

Our mission is to focus and attend to the diverse needs of St. Basil ministries and parishioners. We strive to enhance established Catholic traditions and incorporate new practices that promote a welcoming, loving, and safe Christian environment. 

Blessed Hands members engage with parishioners to address general concerns and with St. Basil ministries for special events.  We advance all efforts by building relationships with kindness, openness, respect, solidarity, and by fostering open dialog among all our St. Basil parishioners. 

Meets as needed. Meetings are open to all interested parishioners.

Some ministry events we've helped with:

• St. Basil the Great Parish Museum
• Our Lady of Fatima - 100 Year Anniversary novena & celebrations held in May and October 2017
• Environment Ministry annual clean-up and Msgr. Byrne room re-decoration
• Respect Life Ministry - LAAM fundraiser movie night
• Pieta Tapestry - dedication in memory of CDA founding member Bessie Lucas August 2018
• Welcome Reception - to meet and greet new parishioners September 2018  

The Guadalupana Association of St Basil Church, Vallejo, California, was formed over 40 years ago by a small group of Hispanic parishioners to honor and promote devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The group meets on the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 pm in St Joseph's Room of the Parish Center.
 
We provide service to the Parish and Hispanic communities. We raise funds for scholarships for high school graduates that are going on to college.
 
Help is provided for grieving families and Masses are scheduled for the deceased.
We provide food baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmas for needy families. In December we celebrate Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe. Following the Mass, we sponsor a luncheon open to the public.

 

Contact                              

	Eric Auyong President
	Flora Ann Hankins Vice-President 707-316-2763 florah3gmail.com
	Ana Garza Treasurer

Mary, Queen of All Hearts Praesidium

The Legion of Mary is an international lay Catholic organization whose members give service to the Church on a voluntary basis in almost every country around the world.  Founded in 1931, it has over 3 million members.

The object of the Legion of Mary is the glory of God through the holiness of its members developed by prayer and active co-operation in Mary’s and the Church’s work.  The Legion sees as its priority the spiritual and social welfare of each individual. The members participate in the parish life program through daily prayers, visitation of families, the sick, both in their homes and in hospitals, and through collaboration in every apostolic and missionary undertaking sponsored by the parish.  The Legion of Mary seeks to lead the people we encounter in our works to greater knowledge and faith in God and to increase the faith and holiness of our own members through prayer and service to Our Lord.
 
The unit of the Legion of Mary is called a praesidium, which holds a weekly meeting (Active members only), where prayer is intermingled with reports and discussion. Following are the various types of  memberships:
 

ACTIVE MEMBERS are committed to the following:

1. Pray on a daily basis the five decades of the rosary and the Tessara (a short Legion prayer). 
2. Attend a weekly meeting (held every Wednesday at 7 pm in the Fr. Garrigan Room).
3. Perform at least two hours of apostolic work each week in the spirit of faith and in union with Mary. 

1. Pray on a daily basis the five decades of the rosary and the Tessara (a short Legion prayer).
2. Attend an annual Auxiliary Function (social function to share and interact with Active members).    

• Similar to active adult membership, but apostolic work is more suited for youths  under age 18

• Similar duties but apostolic work is more suited and identified by the individual family

Come as a guest to a Legion of Mary meeting!  There's no obligation!
 
Other Services offered by Legion of Mary for parishioners:

• Pilgrim Virgin: The Pilgrim Virgin is brought to families who commit to pray the rosary for 1-2 weeks
• Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Consecration of the Immaculate Heart of Mary: Facilitates a family consecration ceremony -   The Enthronement is more than a blessing of the Sacred Heart picture for the home. It is the dedication of a person and family to the Divine Heart of Jesus, for us to live in union with Him by love, grace, and obedience to His Commandments. When we enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus as King and Head of our home, we are turning our lives and hearts over to Him to bless, guide, and protect us always.  Through the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart, we are asking Mary, our spiritual Mother, to extend Her mantle of love, comfort, and protection over us and to lead us into a deeper relationship with Her son Jesus.
•  Patrician Meetings: (Catholic Discussion Session)  Have questions about our Catholic faith, the Catholic Church and its teachings, saints, sacraments, etc.?  Feel comfortable sharing in an open discussion on any topic related to our Catholic faith.  Join us for a 1.5-hour meeting held every other month, Saturday afternoon. 

Contact

 For more information to join the Legion of Mary or in our other services (Pilgrim Virgin, Enthronement in the Home, Patrician Meetings) please call Jun Dumlao (707) 554-4241
 

Our new name serves to make Missionary Families of Christ (MFC) more efficient and effective in our mission of evangelization.  Pope Francis said in October 2013, "Christian families are missionary families."  That is what we hope to be. Our new name will be a great challenge for us to live out.  It will be our privilege and our responsibility. 

We will continue to serve and support our parish as choir members, council members, religious education catechists, lectors, and extraordinary Eucharistic ministers.

MFC submitted the required paperwork and received confirmation with the State of California as a 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit organization effective October 11, 2019.  
 

Sparrow Project

Contact

• Sam Mallari 
  707-731-7037
  sgiomallarigmail.com

The St. Basil's Prayer Shawl Ministry was established in 1995. We are a group of women who meet together once a month to knit and pray. The mission of the Prayer Shawl Ministry is to knit prayers into shawls for those in need of comfort and support.

To date, we have made and distributed over 1,000 scarves for the poor and homeless, and 380 prayer shawls for family and friends.

We have sent packages to Afghan women containing handmade articles, children's clothing, toys, and school materials.

We are contributors to Heifer International to supply wool-producing animals to women with a Knitter's Gift Basket.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry is open to anyone who would like to gather for prayer and fellowship while continuing the age-old practice of knitting and crocheting. Instructions are available.

Links

Contact

Yvonne Parrino
Coordinator
(707) 644-7157
sbprayershawlministryyahoo.com

Who are single adults?

Single adults are people without spouses.
This includes the divorced, never-married, widow, and widower. Remember there will be divorced, never-married, widows, and widowers who are also single parents.
While it is easy to think of never-married people as young adults or widows and widowers as older adults, you’ll find single adults in every age group.

Friends in Faith

The mission of the Friends in Faith Ministry is to provide all single adults in our Catholic Community with a forum that allows each of us

• to grow spiritually closer to God,
• engage socially as brothers and sisters in Christ,
• and participate in Christian service for our community.

The Friends in Faith Ministry meets every the 3rd Sunday of the month at 5:30 pm in the St. Joseph Room, St. Basil Parish Center.

Together with members from neighboring parishes, this ministry plans festive events and takes occasional day trips to places of interest in the Bay Area.

Contact

Kathleen Powell
Ministry Secretary
707-642-3477
kitty1.momgmail.com

Formed in 1992, the charismatic group meets every Thursday, evening, in the Msgr Byrne room of the church. The group meets to sing, praise, and worship the readings from the Mass and reflect and share how the Word of God helps them lead better lives. The members also pray for the intentions in the parish petition book. The meetings end with fellowship, a sharing in companionship, and friendship.

Members also devote time to visit and pray for the sick. serve at the Christian Help Center, and sing Christmas Carols at nursing homes during the holidays.

The charismatic group's work extends beyond St Basil and includes a Tri-Parish Mass held once a quarter. It will be followed next quarter by a Tri-Parish Mass at St Catherine of Siena Church, then at St Vincent Ferrer Church.

The Spirit of The Living God Charismatic Ministry is always looking for new members to join us. You will be welcomed.

Mission Statement

We Desire,

• To be led and guided by the promptings of the Holy Spirit in all our activities
• To facilitate and help all in developing an intimate experience with The Father, Son, and The Holy Spirit through different activities
• To facilitate in coming together, encouraging active, conscious, and full participation in liturgy and other celebrations, praising and worshiping as One Church, especially in the celebration of the Eucharist
• To sponsor events, and help and support parish programs as those activities reflect our commitment in proclaiming The Gospel and serving in The Kingdom of God in social justice, and serving the needy and the poor.

Contact

	Peter Sharpe Lay Coordinator (707) 655-3618 pjsoc777gmail.com
	George Reynoso Founder 707-319-4459 glreynoso325aol.com