Catholic Divorced, Widowed, Separated (CDWS)

CDWS assists those suffering from separation, divorce, or death of a spouse. Help is here for you! We also offer activities for those ready to make new friends and rebuild their social life.

Contact Char Buckman at 925-932-5054

Gabriel Project

Pregnant?  Need help? Call the Gabriel Project hotline at (800) 910-0191.
The Gabriel Project is an ecumenical movement  committed to helping women and families with crisis pregnancies.  This parish embraces each pregnant woman as a sister, daughter, and friend. We offer emotional and spiritual support, counseling, medical resources, financial assistance, housing and adoption resources, babysitting, and transportation help.

Contact Elizabeth Woo 925-825-5954

Hospital Ministry

We bring Communion and prayers to the sick at Kaiser Hospital, Walnut Creek. Will you help comfort someone who is ailing?

Contact Helene 925-891-8936

Immaculata Guild

The Guild is both a social and spiritual women’s organization that meets on a monthly basis, September through May. The Guild is a great way to get acquainted with other Catholic women in the area.

Contact Gail Schick 925-686-6328

Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is a fraternal organization for Catholic men with focus on families, the Church and the community. Practicing Catholics over 18 are invited to apply and become a member by initiation to the First Degree. The Walnut Creek Council #8207 includes men from St. John Vianney, St. Mary, and St. Anne Parishes. Programs include: school scholarship, seminarian/religious support, assistance for the disabled; Loaves and Fishes meal program, Bay Area Crisis Nursery, youth free throw contest, youth essay contest, and pancake breakfasts.

Loving Hands

The Loving Hands ministry assists families with a reception following funeral services held at St. Mary Church.  When a request is made to have a funeral at St. Mary Church, the family is offered a reception at no cost following the services.   If the family accepts, the members of the ministry are called upon to help prepare and deliver food, set up or clean up after the reception.

Contact Nancy Bevilacqua 925-933-3753

Rosary Makers

The Rosary Makers create beautiful rosaries for missions, nursing homes, school groups, prisons and parishes both at home and abroad. No special skills are necessary. The process is simple and instruction is cheerfully and patiently provided. This is a fun and rewarding ministry in which anyone, from age 9 to 99, can participate. Three morning workshops are held every month in the Faith Formation Center, but members can also work at home.

Contact Ana Lau 925-256-4428