The Office of Pastoral Outreach welcomes you.

In January, 2006, important structural changes took place regarding the review board created in 1994 by the Catholic religious Order of Friars Minor of the Province of St. Barbara (Franciscans), headquartered in Oakland, California. The board had been established to address clergy sexual abuse in the Order by overseeing the treatment and supervision of offenders and ministering to victims/survivors and their families. In 2006 this board was retired and a new structure was set in place.

As a result of these changes, the Office of Pastoral Outreach was created to help best serve those who have been hurt by this tragedy and to offer help to all victims and survivors. Its function is to assist all who have been wounded. Its goal is to facilitate healing.

The Office of Pastoral Outreach is staffed by the Pastoral Outreach Coordinator (POC), Angelica Jochim, MFT, a lay licensed psychotherapist. She is available to anyone requesting therapy, support, assistance and/or information. 

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