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May 26, 2015
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The 2015 ILM Graduates are:
The Institute for Leadership in Ministry celebrated its sixteenth graduation honoring the
Class of 2015 on May 6 at the Cathedral Basilica
of St. Joseph. With Bishop Patrick J. McGrath
presiding, the graduates gathered with family, friends, parish staffs, alumni and current
students for evening prayer and to celebrate the
completion of the three year formation program.
The sixty-six graduates represent half of the
parishes within the Diocese of San Jose. They
are a resilient group of individuals who have
supported each other through many challenges
such as the death of family members and
serious illness. They also found time for some
leisure–potluck lunches and Christmas caroling
at Santana Row. Starting out as strangers, they
built strong friendships and learned about each
other’s cultures.
During these three years, many students
have shared with me how much they have
grown in knowledge and faith and have come
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Bishop Patrick J. McGrath poses with ILM director Linda Cunha-Ricchio and graduation speakers Gary Rummelhoff,
left and Reyver Galvan, right after the ceremony at Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph.
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Sagrado Corazón de Jesus
Jose Aguilar Ramos
Santa María, Gilroy
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Jerry Brager
Saint Justin
Guillermina Buenrostro Santa Lucía
Elvia Castañeda
Santa Catalina de Alejandría
Elvia J. Castañeda
San Cipriano
Chodie Cayanan
Saint Francis of Assisi
Martha Ceniceros
Santa Lucía
Victor Ceniceros
Santa Lucía
Diana O. Constantino
Our Lady of LaVang
David Cortese, Jr.
Saint Nicholas & Saint Williams
Philip Cosby
Saint Athanasius
Jerry Cottingham
Saint Frances Cabrini
Katherine Cottingham
Saint Frances Cabrini
Eric Cruz
San José, Mountain View
Socorro Cruz
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Therese Dao
Holy Family
Bertha Diaz
Sagrado Corazón de Jesus
Vince Dien Duong
Holy Family
Rosa E. Galaviz
Sagrado Corazón de Jesus
Reyver Galvan
Sagrado Corazón de Jesus
Ma. Guillermina Gómez Nuestra Señora de LaVang
Erik Hasenbein
Saint Lucy
Felix Hernandez
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Natalia Hernandez Lopez Santa María, Gilroy
Jorge R. Jaramillo
Santa Lucía
Angélica Jimenez
Santa Lucía
Gabriela Jimenez
Santa Catalina de Alejandría
Roberto Juarez
Santa María Goretti
Daniel Kacir
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Elaine Karas
Saint Simon
Magdalena Kraintz
Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
Ramon Luna
Saint Joseph, Mountain View
Candice Lyle
Holy Spirit
Kristie Manning
Queen of Apostles
Maria Luisa Marquez
San Tomás Aquino
Susana Martínez
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Frank Mendoza III
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Eugene Okafor
Holy Family
Josephine Okafor
Holy Family
Tim O'Rorke
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
Dora Ovalle-Jaramillo
Santa Lucía
Christopher Pacifico
St. Francis of Assisi
Gina Pacifico
St. Francis of Assisi
Joany Perla
San Cipriano
Butch Pidlaoan
Saint John the Baptist
Alicia Peñaloza
Sagrado Corazón de Jesus
Jorge Quiroz
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Rosa Quiroz
Santa María, Gilroy
Lourdes Ramirez
Santa Lucía
Cesar Ramos
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Fernando Rodríguez
San Lorenzo Mártir
Silvia Ruiz de Gaytan
Sagrado Corazón de Jesus
Gary Rummelhoff
Saint Anthony Church
Steven Sayle
Holy Family
Ignatius Susilo
Saint Thomas of Canterbury
Fred Tou
Saint Simon
Christine Thuc Tran
Our Lady of Refuge
Armando Urzua
San Leo Magno
Daniel Paul Valcazar
Saint Mary, Gilroy
Maria Magdalena Valcazar Saint Mary, Gilroy
Roxana Valdez
San Tomás Aquino
Isabel Valtierra
Santa María Goretti
Haydée Varela
San Lorenzo Mártir
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to a deeper appreciation of their roles and responsibilities as leaders within the local church.
Now many of the graduates are seeking
their “next steps”. Some have applied to the
Permanent Deacon and Advanced Lay Leader
formation programs; others have accepted
greater responsibility in parish ministry. Still
others are continuing to discern with their pastors where they are most needed.
There are so many people to thank at this
time: Bishop McGrath for his ongoing support
of the Institute, the pastors and parish staffs
who encouraged and supported the graduates;
the faculty who shared their knowledge and insights; and, finally the families of the graduates
who supported them during their years of study.
It has been an honor to accompany the Class
of 2015 on their journey. We thank them, send
them forth, and look forward to the contributions they will continue to make throughout the
Diocese of San Jose.
Peace Activist Kathy Kelly and Panel Hold
Discussion at St. Lawrence Parish
On May 6, St. Lawrence Parish hosted a discussion on, “Nonviolence and How We Move
Forward,” featuring peace activist Kathy Kelly.
Terry Jelley, Chairperson of St. Lawrence’s
Social Concerns Committee, opened the evening by introducing Kathy Kelly before a full
room, which included parishioners from St.
Lawrence, St. Martin of Tours, St. Julie’s, St.
Francis of Assisi and Catholic Worker Houses
in San Jose and Redwood City.
Moderated by Shelley Swan of Carry The
Vision, the panel consisted of: Deacon Ruben
Solorio, Director Diocese of San Jose Social
Ministries; Poncho Guevara, Director Sacred
Heart Community Services; Sister Marilyn
Wilson, Catholic Network to End Human
Trafficking; Rev. Dr. Diana Gibson, Multifaith
Voices for Peace & Justice and Fumi Tosu, Casa
De Clara Catholic Worker