Job: Administrative Assistant Position - East Bay College Fund

East Bay College Fund is looking for an energetic, organized person to provide administrative support to our small grassroots nonprofit organization, under direction of the Executive Director (ED). East Bay College Fund (EBCF) provides $16,000 college scholarships and mentoring to Oakland public high school students. We are especially interested in skilled individuals who are committed to social change, who want to help under-represented young people go to college and expand their life opportunities, and who may come from backgrounds similar to our Scholars. Learn more about our organization at www.eastbaycollegefund.org.

Responsibilities include generating and managing correspondence with students and adults via email, mail and telephone; event planning and organizing; database management; word processing; data entry; coordinating large mailing projects; assisting ED with Scholar selection event; occasionally attending evening Board meetings and weekend events as needed; photocopying and filing. Responsibilities have the potential to expand depending upon individual’s organization and communication skills, and the growth of EBCF.

All work will be performed in your own home using your own computer, printer and telephone. Occasional meetings and work are scheduled as needed in nonprofit members’ homes or at public venues in and around Oakland.

Hours are part time and flexible, averaging 5-10 hours per week. Hours fluctuate during year. Some weeks there is little work; during the busiest months there is a lot of work (March thru May, and August). You are notified in advance of special events or meetings which require your attendance. There are no benefits for this position. You are hired as an independent contractor. A 1099 form will be issued to you at the end of the fiscal year; you pay your own Social Security contributions and Federal income taxes.

Minimum required skills:

• Excellent verbal, written and oral communication skills
• Extremely reliable, responsible, and organized
• Skilled using Microsoft WORD, Excel spreadsheets; able to learn and manipulate data in ACCESS database software
• 2-4 years experience in office or administrative work, or related business experience
• MUST have safe, reliable computer, printer and telephone available for your use
• Have own reliable transportation or able to be punctual using public transportation
• Good attention to detail
• Able to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• Take direction well
• Enjoy college-age young people; comfortable interacting with wide variety of people

Pay is $15-20/hour, depending upon experience. Position begins immediately.

To apply, email your resume with cover letter and professional references to Michele Davenport – Michele@eastbaycollegefund.org

Potential responsibilities for Admin Asst

East Bay College Fund http://www.eastbaycollegefund.org/

1. Administration

- Handle mailings and directed correspondence to EBCF constituencies (scholars, donors, mentors, volunteers, advisory council)
- create and distribute mailing labels of EBCF constituencies
- keep EBCF roster current
- maintain EBCF database; input updates and new info
- provide comprehensive lists from database, sorted as needed
- copy documents as needed
- attend Board meetings as requested, send materials to absent members

2. Scholar Support

- Request donor letters & grades from scholars & provide donor addresses as needed
- Track receipt of documents & follow-up with scholars as needed
- Prepare and mail scholar checks
- Maintain current scholar contact info
- coordinate mass emailings of information to scholars

3. Event Planning and Coordination

- Send invitations and handle RSVP’s, send reminder emails/phone calls
- Assist event coordinators with planning and organization: location, set-up, prepare materials needed, provide signage, email/phone call reminders, create nametags, create and send directions, etc.
- Attend and assist at all events (awards ceremony, BBQ/picnic, orientation, holiday gathering, mentor dinner, sort of applications, read-through, interviews)

4. Scholar Selection

- Assist Managing Consultant in all areas of selection process, as needed
- Mail scholarship applications to various partner programs and high schools
- copy and deliver applications as needed
- work with Board & Consultant to create and confirm list of readers & interviewers
- organize and copy applications for sort, read-thru and interviews
- input data from applications and create datasheets for review/statistics
- create score sheets, copy instructions for volunteers, tabulate reader/interviewer results
- help w/correspondence to applicants, their schools and counselors –invites to interview, regrets, RSVP to interview, congrats & alt. letters

Bread for the World

Friends,

I wanted to let you know about a free training opportunity for an ethnically diverse, young adult from Bread for the World, the wonderful worldwide hunger fighting (through legislative advocacy) agency (www.bread.org). If your engagement with the world in your training and future work might include hunger relief, you would do well to check this out.

It is an all-expenses paid training for hunger justice leaders in DC this June, for people aged 18-35, June 14-17, 2008. There is more information and an application process online at the following link: http://www.bread.org/get-involved/hunger-justice-leaders-training/.

An important consideration is that this training would reflect the breadth and diversity of our Creator. Bread for the World seeks women and men applicants of diverse backgrounds, economics, geography, and especially race and ethnicity.

If this is of interest to any of you, please feel free to contact me or my friend David (David Gist, California Regional Organizer, Bread for the World - breadca@bread.org)

Peace,

Pastor Greg Schaefer

ELCM @ Stanford / University Church

www.UniChu.org

DIOCESE OF OAKLAND JOB OPENINGS

Week of February 26, 2008

Diocesan Youth Retreat Center Manager, Lafayette

The Youth Retreat Center Manager is responsible for the administration and management of the Retreat Center. The Youth Retreat Center provides service to youth and young adults of every parish and school in the Diocese of Oakland. The Retreat Center is also open to outside users when its schedule permits. The manager has the responsibility to maintain the Retreat Center in good order at all times. In addition, the manager is charged with the responsibility to train and supervise the employees and/or contractors at the center.

Some of the duties are to develop a schedule for year round usage; develop a yearly advertising flyer and mailings to various groups in the diocese; develop a monthly calendar of schedules for publication on the internet and fill any retreat cancellations when possible; verify insurance certificates of outside users and file copies with Insurance and Benefits Department at the Diocese; collect fees and record deposits in a monthly ledger; decide and act upon any problem that arises in the Retreat Center; be available and responsible for solving any occurrences to property in a timely manner; contact appropriate service or repair personnel when needed; determine and oversee the need of any major repair due to deterioration or wear and tear to the property; supervise pool equipment daily; keep inventory of kitchen, office, and cleaning supplies and replenish when necessary; supervise any volunteer groups that assist with project.; develop and oversee a seasonal schedule of duties to be performed including cleaning of all gutters before the rainy season, covering pool and turning equipment off during the winter; sealing the water pump structure and pipes and re-opening in spring to prevent over heating; turning sprinkler systems off and on, making sure weeding is done around entire property including the sides of the roadway coming up to the Retreat Center in early April to prevent fire hazard. The Retreat Manager is responsible for fundraising for various needs of the Retreat Center, in particular soliciting various foundations by grant writing for capital improvements that would not normally be covered by the operating budget.

This position is a live-in position and is classified as E-4 on the Diocesan scale ($43-528 - $48,969). Full diocesan benefits apply.

If interested, please submit a letter of intent and a resume to: Penny Pendola, Director of Human Resources, Diocese of Oakland, 2900 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, Ca 94610 or e-mail at gespinoza@oakdiocese.org.

Cathedral of Christ the Light Project, Oakland – Public Relations Associate

To prepare and carry out dedication events this fall, the Cathedral project has need of public relations and communications support. We are seeking a full-time, experienced practitioner who is interested in a 7-9 month project contract.

Primary duties include:

Working under the direction of communication staff, assist the Cathedral Project with all communications related to the completion and opening of the Cathedral of Christ the Light by contributing to communication strategy for dedication events; writing for web site, newsletters, promotional/marketing material, press kits and media advisories; coordinating production timelines and vendors; creating media lists, pitch stories and coordinate media events; and assisting with community relations, including city, county and chamber activities.

Requirements/Qualifications:

- 3-5 years professional PR experience;
- excellent public relations writer; samples required;
- proactive media relations experience;
- publication production and vendor coordination;
- strong presentation skills; and
- knowledge of Catholicism and East Bay community affairs.

This is a full-time contractor position. Compensation is commensurate with experience. Please e-mail letter of interest and resume to:

Mike Brown
Cathedral Communication Director
mcpbrown@earthlink.net
650-387-1160

St. Perpetua Parish, Lafayette – Director of Faith Formation

St. Perpetua Parish, Lafayette, CA, is an active, mid-size suburban Catholic community of more than 1100 households. The parish has an established Faith Formation program with many highly trained and motivated catechists. The parish has a K-8 parochial school. This is an opportunity for a resourceful, multi-talented, and collaborative person to make a significant contribution to the ministry of Catholic Faith Formation.

Primary responsibility will be the direction of the pre-K through 5th grade program, Sacramental Preparation, and strong emphasis on the Junior High (grades 6-8) program. The Director of Faith Formation recruits, trains, and supervises volunteer catechists, plans and facilitates meetings, schedules classes and facilities in collaboration with parish and school staff, selects and orders materials and books, and serves as a member of the parish staff.

Qualifications: Candidate is a practicing, fully initiated Roman Catholic with a BA in theology/Faith Formation or related field, a minimum of three years of teaching experience in a Catholic School or equivalent, has one year of administrative experience (paid or volunteer) and the ability to collaborate with parish and school staff and volunteers.

Salary and Benefits: Full-time (40 hours), 11 month, exempt position (some evening and weekends required), M3-4 classification according to diocesan scale and benefits.

Position begins: June 2008, starting-date to be negotiated.

Applicants should send resume and references to Christoph Nauer, St. Perpetua Church, 3454 Hamlin Rd. Lafayette, CA 94549; (925) 283-0272#203 or FAX your resume to (925)283-6534, or e-mail chnauer@stperpetua.org

Listen to Karen Armstrong on the Radio

If you were unable to attend last week's lecture, "Understanding Islam and the West" by renowned religion scholar Karen Armstrong, you'll be able to listen to it on the radio this week. The Thursday lecture and subsequent Saturday seminar were co-sponsored by the California Institute of Integral Studies; Center for Islamic Studies; Graduate Theological Union; Congregation Sherith Israel; Islamic Networks Group; and United Religions Initiative.

The two-hour lecture will be broadcast on KWMR, Community Radio for West Marin, at 90.5 FM in Point Reyes Station and 89.7 FM in Bolinas in two one-hour segments. The schedule is as follows: the first hour, "Spirit and Mind," will air on Tuesday, February 26, 1:00 – 2:00 pm, and the second hour, "Attunement," will air on Thursday, February 28, 12:00 – 1:00 pm.

The KWMR Bolinas signal can be picked up in San Francisco's Sunset district and in Pacifica at 89.7 FM. The broadcast is also available at http://www.kwmr.org/ as a live Web broadcast.

Movie: The Human Experience

You Are Invited …
To an Exclusive Film Event
Sponsored by the Diocese of Oakland

March 6, 2008
7:00pm – 9:30pm

Orinda Theatre
Reserve tickets now!

From Grassroots Films of Brooklyn, New York comes THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE – the story of a band of brothers who travel the world in search of the answers to the burning questions: Who am I? Who is Man? Why do we search for meaning?

Their journey brings them into the middle of the lives of the homeless on the streets of New York City, the orphans and disabled children of Peru, and the abandoned lepers in the forests of Ghana, Africa. What the young men discover changes them forever. Through one on one interviews and real life encounters, the brothers are awakened to the beauty of the human person and the resilience of the human spirit.

What: Exclusive Pre-screening of “The Human Experience”, Guest appearance & discussion with the producer, director and lead actor
Where: Orinda Theatre, 2 Orinda Theater Square (off Moraga/Orinda BART exit)
When: March 6, 2008 7:00 – 9:30 PM
Why: Check out www.grassrootsfilms.com and you will see!
How: Reserve tickets NOW! www.oakdiocese.org/pastoral/

Questions? Contact Colleen Knutsen at 510-267-8394 or
John Watkins at 510-267-8379.

The meaning of life is discovered in the experience!
www.grassrootsfilms.com/thehumanexperience/

DIOCESE OF OAKLAND JOB OPENINGS

Week of February 19, 2008

St. Elizabeth High School, Oakland – Director of Development

St. Elizabeth High School, a small co-educational college prep school in Oakland, seeks an experienced Director of Development whose overall responsibility is to organize and lead a comprehensive development program to generate support for the fullest attainment of the school’s unique educational mission.

Qualifications:

-minimum of three to five years of experience in a nonprofit, fund-raising setting; Catholic school experience is preferred;
-expertise in foundation research and grant writing, annual funds, major gift solicitation and public relations;
-exceptional writing, editorial, and interpersonal communication skills;
-strong sense of initiative and drive to expand current successful programs;
-highly organized with excellent team skills;
-proficient in Excel, Word, Donor Perfect or other donor tracking software (Access a plus).

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Please fax or email cover letter, resume, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references to 510-532-9754 or lbrock@st.liz-hs.com

St. Joseph Parish, Pinole – Director of Religious Education II (Director of Faith Formation)

St. Joseph Parish, Pinole, CA, is an active, ethnically diverse Catholic community of more than 3500 households. The parish has established Faith Formation programs: Grades 1-6, Sacramental Preparation, Children’s Liturgy of the Word, Youth Ministry, and Confirmation. The parish has a K-8 parochial school, RCIA and other adult formation programs. This is an opportunity for a resourceful, multi-talented, and collaborative person to make a significant contribution to the ministry of Catholic Faith Formation.

Primary responsibility will be the direction of the Elementary, Sacramental Preparation, and Children’s Liturgy of the Word Faith Formation programs. Secondary responsibility will be oversight of all Faith Formation Programs and liaison with the Youth Ministry Director, School Principal, and the religion department of the parochial school. The Director of Faith Formation recruits and supervises volunteer catechists, plans and facilitates meetings, schedules classes and facilities in collaboration with parish and school staff, selects and orders materials and books, reports to the pastor, and serves as member of parish staff

Qualifications: Practicing, fully initiated Roman Catholic; master’s degree in theology, religious education, or equivalent; 3-5 years experience in the field; managerial skills; ability to collaborate with parish and school staff, and volunteers.

Salary and Benefits: Full-time (40 hour) exempt position (some evening and weekend required), M-5 classification according to diocesan scale and benefits.

Position begins: Mid-summer 2008; starting-date to be negotiated.

Applicants should send resume and references to Rev. Paul J. Schmidt, 2100 Pear St., Pinole, CA 94564, call 510-741-4900. fax 510-724-9185, or email www.sjcpinole.org

Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, CA – Assistant Professor of Intercultural Theologies and Ministry

The Franciscan School of Theology, a Roman Catholic graduate school and seminary preparing candidates for ministry and academic leadership, is seeking to fill a full-time tenure track position in Intercultural Theologies and Ministry, beginning in the Fall 2008 at the Assistant Professor level. Responsibility will include supervision of the Ministry Seminar components of the Masters in Divinity (MDiv) and Master of Arts in Ministry for a Multicultural Church (MAMC) degree programs.

Qualifications: Earned PhD (or equivalent) in the area of intercultural/ interdisciplinary study of theology and ministry; compatibility with FST's mission of educating candidates for the priesthood and lay ministry in the Franciscan tradition; documented record of intercultural ministry and administrative experience; evidence of potential for effective teaching, service to the community, and continued scholarly work; fluency in both English and Spanish; member of a Roman Catholic religious community. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Salary Information: Religious stipend (contributed services expected) and benefits.

Position Begins: Fall 2008.
Application deadline: March 21, 2008
Contact: Chair, Search Committee, Intercultural Theologies and Ministry
Franciscan School of Theology
1712 Euclid Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-848-5232
Fax 510-549-9466
Email: info@fst.edu
www.fst.edu

Study In Rome - June 23-30, 2008

The Lay Centre in Rome has asked me to let you know about a wonderful educational opportunity for you that will be held again this summer in Rome. It is a special one-week seminar inspired by the Bishops' document Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord. The seminar is entitled "Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord: Called to Communion, Called to Mission." It is scheduled for June 23--30.

I helped to design the program and participated in its maiden voyage last summer, along with AGPIM member, Jean Marie Weber. We had a magnificent time!

You can learn more about the Lay Center by visiting its website: http://www.laycentre.org/

The specific link to a description of this summer's seminar is: http://www.laycentre.org/coworkers08home.html

Now for the additional news:

The Lay Centre will offer four scholarships for lay ministry students from the U.S. interested in participating in the seminar. The scholarships will cover the registration and tuition ($550) and will also include free accommodations at the Lay Centre facility (site of the program) for up to eight nights. This leaves the individual with the responsibility for his or her airline transportation and personal expenses.

If you are interested contact the Lay Centre directly by email at: info@laycentre.org

There will be a simple application and selection process involved. The deadline for applying is March 25. Those selected will be informed by April 1.

Job Opening: St. Perpetua Parish, Lafayette – Director of Faith Formation

St. Perpetua Parish, Lafayette, CA, is an active, mid-size suburban Catholic community of more than 1100 households. The parish has an established Faith Formation program with many highly trained and motivated catechists. The parish has a K-8 parochial school. This is an opportunity for a resourceful, multi-talented, and collaborative person to make a significant contribution to the ministry of Catholic Faith Formation.

Primary responsibility will be the direction of the pre-K through 5^th grade program, Sacramental Preparation, and strong emphasis on the Junior High (grades 6-8) program. The Director of Faith Formation recruits, trains, and supervises volunteer catechists, plans and facilitates meetings, schedules classes and facilities in collaboration with parish and school staff, selects and orders materials and books, and serves as a member of the parish staff.

Qualifications: Practicing, fully initiated Roman Catholic, BA in theology/Faith Formation or related field, minimum of three years of teaching experience in a Catholic School or equivalent and one year of administrative experience (paid or volunteer). Ability to collaborate with parish and school staff and volunteers.

Salary and Benefits: Full-time (40 hours), 11 month, exempt position (some evening and weekends required), M3-4 classification according to diocesan scale and benefits.

Position begins: June 2008, starting-date to be negotiated

Applicants should send resume and references to: Christoph Nauer, St. Perpetua Church, 3454 Hamlin Rd. Lafayette, CA 94549; (925) 283-0272#203 or FAX your resume to (925)283-6534, or e-mail chnauer@stperpetua.org

Employment: Public Relations, Oakland Diocese

Dear Students,

Please contact me as soon as possible if you are interested in full-time employment in a 7-9 month Public Relations project with the Diocese of Oakland. This requires professional experience in public relations.

Paul Kircher

Director of Career Development, Roman Catholic Schools of the GTU
1735 LeRoy Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709

tel. 510-549-5029
fax: 510-841-8536
e-mail: pkircher@jstb.edu

See other job listings on the dspt website on the jobs page.

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Cheers!
Pete

Dinner and Movie: Marie Antoinette

To compliment Fr. Michael Morris's class "Art and Religion in the Modern Era" the Daughters of Mary will be hosting a Movie Night this upcoming Monday (2/11) to screen Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006). While the class's goal may be to gain insight into Revolutionary France, you are welcome to come and marvel at the pretty clothes, wax nostalgic to the post-punk soundtrack, enjoy Jason Schwartzman's unlikely performance as Louis XVI or figure out what the heck Entertainment Weekly was talking about when it referred to Coppola's Marie Antoinette as "a new breed of post-post-post feminist woman."

We will serve dinner at 5 and start the movie at 6 in the Galleria and Classroom 1 at the DSPT. All are welcome. We will accept donations to go toward our continuing goal of a statue of Mary for our chapel, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. (This isn't Versailles after all.)

Hope to see you there!

Regina

And for those of us who enjoy some controversy with our movies: from http://bigscreenlittlescreen.net/2006/10/20/marie-antoinette-a-quotational-reference/

The swooning apologists

"To say that this movie is historically irresponsible or politically suspect is both to state the obvious and to miss the point…a thoroughly modern confection, blending insouciance and sophistication, heartfelt longing and self-conscious posing with the guileless self-assurance of a great pop song. What to do for pleasure? Go see this movie, for starters" - The New York Times

"You get a clever, visually gorgeous theme that's both emblematic of an unfathomable life and somehow weirdly familiar…a startlingly original and beautiful pop reverie that comes very close to being transcendent. - Los Angeles Times

"The work of a mature filmmaker who has identified and developed a new cinematic vocabulary to describe a new breed of post-post-post-feminist woman. And that contemporary creature is also of the artist's own invention." - Entertainment Weekly

The frothing dissenters

"It is not enough to merely hate Marie-Antoinette. One needs to organize against it, storm its gates, demand that certain parties lose their heads." - Hollywood Elsewhere

"Historians can't say for certain if Marie…actually said "Let them eat cake.'…I kept picturing Sofia Coppola offering up a big plate of icing — not even cake — for audiences: Pink, creamy costumes and music and sumptuous visuals with nothing under it to give the sugar-shock-esque, immediate buzz of the movie any real weight." - Cinematical

"Like licorice, Marie Antoinette is a confection you either love or hate, and both affects seem tied to your feeling about the director herself and her apparent identification with Louis XVI's bride. For my part, I can definitely say that I love licorice and hate Marie Antoinette. But I'm still wrestling with the enigma of Sofia Coppola." - Slate

Aristotle's Legacy: Three Perspectives

The Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology is honored to announce three lectures to be held in the context of its search for a professor of philosophy with expertise in the history, reception, and current reflection upon ancient Greek philosophy.

Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 7:30 p.m.
THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN POSTPOSED - DATE TO BE DETERMINED
Kevin Timpe
An Aristotelian Account of Events and Their Individuation

One aspect of the metaphysics of events is ontological reflection on events to include accounts of their individuation and identity. There are two dominant families of views regarding the identity and individuation of events: property-exemplification accounts and causal history accounts. My concern in the present paper is solely with the first of these families. I begin by raising a number of problems faced by extant property-exemplification accounts of events and their individuation. Then, building upon an Aristotelian ontology, I develop a property-exemplification theory of events and their individuation that avoids the problems facing its rival accounts.

Wednesday, 6 February 2008, 10:30 a.m.
Joseph Magee
Aristotle and Contemporary Theories of Mind

In recent years, some scholars have sought to portray Aristotle’s doctrine of soul, sense and mind, as an ancient version of contemporary theories in the philosophy of mind. Specifically, some have argued that in the De Anima he espouses a sort of functionalism about the physical realization of mental states and capacities, or the supervenience of mental states on physical processes. A more accurate understanding of his philosophy, however, reveals that his insights into what is distinctive about cognition as an activity are not easy to correlate with contemporary presuppositions about mental states or physical processes.

Friday, 8 February 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Margarita Vega
Metaphor in the Light of On Interpretation, 16a 3-8

The theory and use of metaphora by Aristotle is a problem that scholars have addressed without a satisfactory answer. Instead of simply tracing the varied uses of metaphora in the various treatises, I propose that the semantics of metaphora needs to be explained. Aristotle’s views about the relation between language, thought and reality as depicted in On Interpretation 16a 3-8 in conjunction with the references to metaphora throughout the Corpus provide a framework to understand metaphora as a complex phenomenon of epiphora, metapherein and metaphorikon einai. Aristotle’s theory of metaphora helps us to understand the relationship between language and thought in Aristotle’s philosophy.

All lectures will be held at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
2301 Vine Street (at Arch and Vine), Berkeley, CA 94708
The lectures are free and open to the public.