Year in Review – Celebrating Christmas

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CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS
The Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, SJSU Chaplain

  • Adopting a Family of Six
    • A mother and student of psychology at SJSU who has three semesters left to achieve her degree, didn’t have much left over for her children’s Christmas Wish List
    • What fun to be the giver of gifts during this season of Love.
  • Giving Trees at three of our church partners, St. Andrew’s, St. Luke’s, and Los Altos Presbyterian showered us with an outpouring of gift cards – these gift cards help the SJSU Cares case managers to stand in the gap over winter break assisting students with immediate basic needs.

Year in Review – Labyrinth Workshops Resume

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CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS
The Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, SJSU Chaplain

  • Spiritual renewal through continuing partnership with Professor Monique Duphily, SJSU Health Science and Recreation, a partnership of nearly ten years together now combines with and a new partnership at the Unitarian Church who have opened  their sanctuary to us – labyrinth already in place
    • 160 students joined me last semester to experience the calming effect of the labyrinth
    • Students wrote many notes on the positive spiritual impact of walking meditation – such rewarding work.

Year in Review – Host Family Program

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CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS
The Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, SJSU Chaplain

  • Jonanthan Oliveres receives his Mechanical Engineering Degree
    • The Rev. Ernest Cockrell opened his home to Jonathan and now enjoys a life long friendship with Jonathan and his family
    • Some scholarship dollars also helped Jonathan finish his degree
    • His vision is to start a manufacturing line in Mexico building parts to ship to the company that hired him here in the US – he’s an entrepreneur

Year in Review – The Anne Louise Heigho Scholarship

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CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS
The Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, SJSU Chaplain

  • Partnering with St. Luke’s Los Gatos
    • Two recipients in 2023, Kenny Luu and Daniel Nguyen (shown with his parents), joined us at St. Luke’s for a celebratory luncheon and scholarship presentations
    • The Rev. Ricardo Avila, Jane Ogle, Derek Jetter, the Rev. Ernest Cockrell, Sarah Nunes (Anne Louise’s daughter) and the Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, Chaplain

Year in Review – A Hopeful Outlook in 2024

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CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS
The Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, SJSU Chaplain

  • Emergency Community Response Team
    • This is a  formal action driven committee led by Catherine Voss-Plaxton, VP of Health, Wellness and Student Services
    • Members attend from SJSU Cares case managers, Housing, Financial Aid, Counseling Center, International Student Care, Immigration and DACA, Episcopal Chaplain and the Director of Hillel, Jewish Presence at SJSU
    • Our purpose is to formulate and implement strategic vision and action for student affordable housing, mental health and basic needs
    • The chaplain is also part of a sub-committee to review the processes at Spartan Pantry for optimum efficiency