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Apr 22

Year in Review – Celebrating Christmas

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.

Apr 22

Year in Review – Labyrinth Workshops Resume

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.

Apr 22

Year in Review – Host Family Program

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

Apr 22

Year in Review – The Anne Louise Heigho Scholarship

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

Apr 22

Year in Review – A Hopeful Outlook in 2024

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

Nov 1

CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS – 06/14/2021

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The Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, SJSU Chaplain

Bravo Trinity Children and Youth!  You are a big hit with the Students who staff the Spartan Food Pantry.  They want me to tell you how much they appreciated all you did with Aaron’s leadership to provide so many great hygiene products to the pantry.  My car was filled up to the ceiling today inside the passenger seats and in the trunk delivering all the goodies…it was joyful!  Many thanks to you all from my heart to yours!  Deacon Kathey

Nov 1

CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS – 06/08/2021

CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS

The Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, SJSU Chaplain

One of our students, Ms. Areli Sandoval, who majors in Chican-X Studies at San Jose State and is hoping to spend her life serving the underserved as a social worker and interpreter, joined me on Monday at the press conference in front of Representative Zoe Lofgren’s office, to share her story.  Areli arrived as a child from Mexico with her mother crossing the Arizona desert in the winter. Her story is a powerful one.  Areli will graduate at the close of the fall semester.  She has been with our ministry for over four years now.  Can you feel how proud I am of her?

Nov 1

CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS – 05/30/2021

CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS

The Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, SJSU Chaplain

What fun we had on Trinity Sunday doing our first service project together.

I drove home with a warm happy feeling of gratitude for Aaron, Daniel and the children who came together to design gift bags and make hygiene kits for San Jose State.  My thanks to the people of Trinity who made so many donations, a wonderful outpouring of generosity.  I guarantee you that the students who visit the Spartan Pantry will be blessed indeed.

Nov 1

CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS – 05/03/2021

CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS

The Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, Chaplain

AS in front of her host family residence

Canterbury Bridge Campus Ministry is indebted to and grateful for our host families who open up their hearts and a room in their homes at no cost to students who are housing insecure.  In 2021, we plan to increase the number of this important partner community.  Host families are a wonderful addition to the Church without Walls serving God’s people in a powerful way.

Nov 1

CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS – 04/27/2021

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The Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, Chaplain

Final Exams are already being prepared or are in progress and before we know it, the Spring semester will draw to a close.  We have two students graduating in May, one of whom who has been with me for three years.  I am so proud of them and all of our students who faced hardship and kept going anyway. What a privilege the Lord gave to me to walk beside them for the time I was able and see them complete their academic goals.

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