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VISION & CHALLENGE Provincial Superior:

A Message from the Provincial

Contributors and advisers for this edition:

Sr. M. Anncarla Costello, S.N.D.

appreciation from committee members Srs. Elaine Winter, Joanne Frania, Susan Kusz, Anncarla Costello, Leanne Hubbard, and Katherine Kaine.

Sheila il Hemmer, h who pr i ovidd ded secretaril ial support f for h the S * ND*USA i Discernment Co i mmittee, rec i eives

Pioneering in the SND Tradition

Sr. M. Janet Stamm and Sr. M. DelRita Glaser from Kentucky; and Sr. Jane Marie McHugh and Sr. Margaret Mary Scott from California.

Vision & Challenge.

Thank You to Our Donors

• Schools and parish groups create unique fundraising events;

• Parish collections support our retired sisters and our missionary efforts;

• Individuals make a monthly donation either through a credit card or a bank transfer;

• Some designate a distribution from an individual retirement account;

• Future-oriented friends have included us in bequests or life insurance policies.

Gena Abesamis

Siham Abu-Khalil

Helene Acton

Susan Adamich

Carole & Alan Adams

Janell & David Adams

Steven Adibe

Kelly Ahearn

Pearl & Henry Ahn

Kristin Aldana-Taday

Audrey Alex

Adele Alexander

Catherine & Scott Alexander

Virginia Allender

Teresa Allman

Nancy Ambrose

Anonymous

Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California

Cathleen Armstrong

Sharon Arnett

Raquel Arriaga

Marcie Aschbrenner

Kathleen & Ronald Auth

Adrian Aviles

BPaula Baker

Nichole Ballweg

Carmen Baltierra

Margy Barrett

Katherine Barriciello

Wini & Philip Barry

Janice Bass

William Battles

Mary Baur

Bay Alarm Company

Carol Beatty, M.D.

Mary Anne & Richard Beck

Patricia Beckerman

Catherine Belisario

Joann & Stan Benson

Isabella & Peter Benze

Jessica & Normand Bessette

Allegra A. Bessolo

Elda & Douglas Bielanski

Kristen Blachley

Smilja & Gary Blackmon

Annette & Joe Blaine

Joyce & Albert Blandin

Anne & Richard Blankenship

Robert A. Bobic, D.D.S.

Janice & Stephen Boggs

Virginia & Gilbert Bojorquez

Wanda & Blake Bolt

Theresa Bond

Ann Booth

Virginia & Peter Botsford

Anthony Bracken

Francine Bradley, PhD.

Ellen & Pat Bradshaw

Catherine Brady

Rosa & Sean Braig

Nikki Branam

Ghislaine Brassine

Michaeleen & Hugh Breneman

Jeanne Brennan

Michele & Raymond Bries

Carol & Marshall Brookhart

Archie & Jean Brown

Victoria Brown

Barbara Brunasso

Debbie Buckingham

Razel Buckner

Maria Buckowski

Eric Burg

Stephen Burns

Barbara & Richard Bytnar C

Irene Cabil

Carole & Bob Caccavo

Shelley & Mark Calde

Jan & James Campanile

Haydee Campos

Linda & Joseph Caravana

Elizabeth & James Carlin

Cyndi Carmona

Ramona & Victor Carreon

Maria & Jose Casas

Maria & Henry Castaneda

Mary & Richard Cathcart

Mary Joyce & Deacon Jerry Cellner

Roland Chabot

Nancy & Allan Chapman

Tina Chappel

Theresa & Daniel Chavez

Margaret Chen

John Chisholm

Lorna & Clifford Christensen

Sandra & Robert Christian

Grace Cihanowyz

David Clark

Janis & Bruce Clark

Cecilia & Matthew Clarke

Susan & John Clay

Nancy Clements

Olivia Close

Coasthills Community Foundation

Ronald Code

Cecilia & David Coe

Jennifer Coito

Kristi & Bruce Colell

Pamela Collins

Alejandra Colon

Madeline & Aurelio Coluzzi

Barbara & Lawrence Conley

Caroline Waltman after a presentation on the Uganda mission to the kindergarten, transitional kindergarten and their eighth-grade study buddies.

Martha & John Conti

Leisa Contreras

Marsha Conwill

Nancy Coonis

Irene & Ignacio Cota

Lee Cotugno

Sandy & Robert Coultas

Lai-Ming Crego

Sandhya & David Crossley

Julianne Cuellar

Joann & Pat Cunningham

Custom Printing

Elizabeth & William Damianakes

Laura Darling

Michelle & Pierre Dauphin

Claudette & Geoffrey Davies

Elaine & John Davis

Eileen Davis

Martha & Richard de Blois

Irma & Guillermo De La Torre

Betsy & Viktor Decyk

Anne & Michael Deddens

Mary Lin Dedeaux

Nelia Deguzman

Rachel & Nemesio Del Rosario

Rebecca & Severino De La Rosa

Morena Deras

S. C. Descallar

Suzanne DeVaney

Roseanne & Concezio Di Gregorio

Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan

Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina

Janiece & Richard Distin

Janet & Neal Dixon

Joan Dodge

Brenda & Nicholas Dominguez

Elmer Dorosan

Marion Dougherty

Ritamarie Downey

Ruth & Robert Doxsee

Aveline & Robert Doyle

Marianne & Joseph Doyle

Mary Therese Doyle

Silvia & Kevin Dretzka

Helen Drislane

Sue Drisner

Carol & Patrick Duffy

Elma Duke

Edna & Peter Dumaual

Blanca & Timothy Duncan

Jean Dunvan

Kerry & William Edwards

Maria & Charles Eguia

Sheila & James Eickhoff

Sandra Elias

Mary Jo & Ronald Elkins

EMCOR Service

Mesa Energy Systems, Inc.

Peggy & Carlos Enriquez

Enterprise Fleet Management

Patricia Erb & Brent Burley

Rosemary & John Erlinger

Jean & Weldon Erwin F

Linda Fabry

Lucy & Randy Fahrbach

Barbara & Victor Faraci

Karen Schnietz, Ph.D. & John Faucher

Roselynn & Don Fernwalt

Sarah Fierro

Joan & Charles Fieweger

Patti & William Figge

Brittney & David Fish

Joan & Daniel Fisher

Lisa Foley

Marlene Forthun

Jim Fortuna

Claire Foster

Jo Ann Foster

Shannon & Russell Frazier

Karolyn & William Frick

Kelly & Thomas Fritsch

Kathleen & Mark Frystak

FSC Foundation, Inc.

Andrea Fuchs

Sandra & Jose Gaitan

Carol & William Gallagher

Debra Gallagher

Theresa & Michael Gallagher

Joan & Epigmenio Galvan

Paul Gamba

Eileen & Marty Garcia

Flora Garcia

Valerie Gasio & Mark Kiefer

Rebeca Gastelum

Tina & Deacon Donald Gath

Julie & Jesus Gavia

Suzanne Geist-Burens

Cathy & Charles Gelfuso

Donald Gerety

Kathleen Gervais

Eileen & James Gibbs

Mary Louise Giglio

Ann & Ken Gilbert

JoAnn & Arthur Gilbert

Phyllis & James Gillespie

Margaret & John Given

Diane Glas

Margaret & Donald Glynn

Kathy & Stephen Godfrey

Our Impact On: EDUCATION

75%

2,800 of current Sisters of Notre Dame were taught by the SNDs themselves in elementary or high school.

Each year the high school students of our sponsored institutions donate

31,401

Approximately hours of service to the local community. Also, each class at Notre Dame Academy Elementary students are educated in the SND tradition each year.

Our Impact On: FAITH FORMATION

50% 110

SND

of SNDs provide adult and youth faith formation: retreats, spiritual direction, talks, parish groups, parent education, sacramental preparation, religious education classes, young adult outreach.

Associates of the California Province bring the spirit and mission of the Sisters into their families, workplaces, parishes, and outreach ministries.

510

Kindred Hearts Ministries deepens the faith of more than

Paul Goodman

Ania & Thomas Gordon

Annabelle Gordon

Lynette Gordon

Charlotte Govero

Lawrence Grassedonio

Adele & Edward Grech

Renee & Marshall Graves

Lucie & Renald Gregoire

Jue Gu

Catherine Gustafson

Noelle Guzman

Elizabeth Habring

Lynn & Arthur Hall

Pickens & Ronald Halt

Audrey & Deacon

Joseph Hamamoto

John Hamers

Shirley & Bruce Hamilton

Rita P. Hanke

Michael Hanson

Lola Hardy

Timothy Harmon

Francine Harrington

Milton & Lois Harrion

Mary & Richard Harris

Mary & James Harrison

Theresa Hausser

Agnes & Richard Havard

Laura & John Haydel

Mattia & Thomas Healy

Hear USA

Patricia & Kevin Hearst

Mary Anne Hedrick

Marcia & Thomas Hellmuth

Mike Henschel

Gabriel Hernandez

Rev. Msgr. Joseph Hernandez

Judy & John Hernandez

Leticia Hernandez

Associates across the US in 14 States individuals each year.

Maria & Ruben Hernandez

Olga Hernandez

Claire & John Hickey

Conrad Hilton Fund for Sisters

Maria Holcomb

Geraldine & Robert Hollingshead

Holy Trinity School, San Pedro, California

Peter Horan

Beverly & Kenneth Horn

Patricia & John Horvath

Eleanor A. Howells

George Hron

Kimberlee Hubauer

Lori Hubbard

Peggy Hubbard

Joachim & Robert Huber

Christine & Thomas Hudson

Martha & Joseph Huggins

Diane Hunn

Maxi Imhof

Anne & Richard Interrante

Ito Acupuncture

Gloria & Richard Jacobs

Regina Janosky

Joan & Peter Jedrzejek

Sharon & Paul Joelson

Lara Johnson

Linda & Stephen Jones

Linda & William Jones

Maria & Raymond Jones

Patricia Jones

Sally & Carol Jones

Susan & Vincent Jones

Jennifer Jordan

Bridget & Daniel Jordan

Marilyn Jorgensen

Dennis Jurcak

Noelle Justinich

Anne Kahle

Catherine & William Kaiser

Clem Karlin

Kathryn Kassar

Erin & Kerry Kelly

Heidi & Bruce Kelly

Diana Kennedy & Spencer MacNeil

Joseph Kepski

Ann & George Kershaw

Grace & Gary Kennedy

Pat Kennedy

Patsy & James Kiesner

William Klenk

Knights of Columbus Moorpark

Holy Cross Council #9969

Knights of Columbus Msgr. O’Connell Council #8072

Nancy Kofranek

Lisa & Jeffrey Koval

Cindy & Kevin Kozal

Patricia & Raymond Krakowski

Gladys Krantz

Barbara Kringle

Lynn & Edward Krol

Thomas Krupa

Michael Krycler

Joseph F. Krzewinski

Darlene Kundrick

The A-level school opened in Uganda this spring. Thank you to the donors who provided textbooks, furniture, and instructional materials for this expansion.

As a high school religion teacher, Sr. Anna Maria Vasquez demonstrates the SND educational principle: “we reverence the image of God in each person we encounter through respectful listening and availability”.

Sarah Kutcher

Nancy & Robert LaBelle

Denise LaChance

Carolyn Ladd

Connie M. Laface

Ellen & James Lafrieda

La Reina High School & Middle School

LaVonne Laughlin

Christine & Dave Lavendier

Al Lavorato

Dorothy & John Lawson

Catherine Lazaran-McKee

Reiko & Melvin Le Beauf

Kathleen & James Lee

Lucia Lee

Mary & James Lee

Sara Leehey

Anne & Rod LeGate

John & Leslie Lenko

Marilyn Lettice

Oi Sue Leung

Patricia Libby

Sigmund Lichter

Debbie & Dick Lieu

Life Centers of Ventura County

Magnus Lightbourn

Kim & Mark Lindaman

Jean Linn

Mary Linn

Carole & Victor Liotta

Caterina Lipera

Lindy Lizenbery

Lloyd’s Plumbing, Inc.

Lois & Peter Lofy

Elizabeth & Joseph Loll

Candace Long

Mary Lee Maline

Kathleen & Gary Mallaley

Denise & Michael Malloy

Mary Pilar Marcus

Diana Margala

Rose & Louie Martinez

Barbara & Felix Masci

Kevin Mason

Emma Mayer

Janice & Robert Mazurek

Rita McClellan

Patricia & Robert McDonald

Ruth & Dennis McGovern

Monica & Richard McKay

Joy & Robert McMaster

Vicki & Kevin McNamara

Bobbi & Robert McRae

Mary & William McTomney

Anna & Kevin McVerry

Yolanda & Deacon Richard Medina

Anne & Michael Megowan

Andrea Melville

Renee & James Meskauskas

Cheryl Metoyer

Rosemary & Ronald Meyer

Tessa & Jeffrey Michaels

Ann Marie Miller

Marc Milnes

Rosanna & Salvatore Mistretti

Karen & Paul Montagna

Kathleen & John Moohr

Raymond L. Moon

Antonio Morales

Jade Morales

Leticia Morales

Margaret & Robert Morgan

Denise & Christopher Morris

Yvette & Richard Moss

Jeannette & Dennis Longwill

Tam & Greg Lontok

Mabel Shen & Robert Loo

Sally & Patrick Lopker

Judith Louis

Flo Lowe

Rebecca & William Lubitz

Lisa Victoria Lutz M

Dina & Jeff Mabry

Colleen Macdonald

Maria & Patrick MacKenzie

Adriana Madrigal

Kathleen & Drew Madrigal

Christine & Stephen Maguin

Connie Maguire

Gloria & William Maguire

Nancy Mahoney

Karen & Victor Moy

Judy & Jerry Mulenburg

Jeanne & Laurence Murray

Antonia Napolitano

Dennis Nash

Rae & Michael Nastacio

Celia Navarro

Marian D. Nelson

Rosemary & Curtis Nemchak

Margarita & Oscar Nevarez

Teri Nicholls

Erin & Therese Norris

Charles R. Northcross

Notre Dame Academy

Elementary School

Sabrina Noyola

Sr. M. Francelia Klingshirn received congratulations for her 101st birthday from Andrea Fuchs and Sr. Amy Hauck.

Elizabeth & Joseph O’Brien

John O’Brien

Luz & John O’Connor

Sharon O’Connor

Maryann O’Donnell

Edith & John Ohorodnyk

Mary Beth & Richard Ols

Jean & Joseph Ornelaz

Margaret Ornelaz

Robert Ornelaz

Patricia & Donald O’Rourke

Sylvia Ortiz P

Maximilian G. Paetzold

Julie & Ron Palladino

Thomas Panno

Patty Papps

Araceli Paredes

Park Place Dental Group & Orthodontics

Martha & Robert Parke

Eve Parker

Patricia & Kenneth Parker

Estate of Felicie Parks

Sandra Partridge

Carol Patnaud

Sandra & Thomas Pavick

Consuelo & Sergio Perez

Joanne Perkins

Douglas Perry

Sheri & Nick Petrisca

Mary Joy & Jerry Petry

Margaret & James Phillips

Kathy & Louis Pilloni

Judy & James Pingel

Valinda M. Pintauro

Charlotte & Milton Plante

Rosemary & Joseph Redmond

Sharon & Jack Redmond

Rose & Marek Relich

Renewal by Anderson

Adele Rennie

Sandra Repede

Retirement Fund for Religious

Debra & Todd Reublin

Mary Alice & Michael Reyburn

Jennifer & Fidencio Reynoso

Vicki & John Rezzo

Mary Ricci

Regina Mc Shane & Vincent Ridge

Larry Riggs

Caren & Richard Rios

Margie & Frank Rivoli

Roadrunner Sports

Barbara Roberts

David Robbins

Sheryl & Patrick Rogers

Vanessa Romano

Helen Ronan

Colette & Keith Rosenkranz

Joanne & Wilford Ross

Barbara & Francis Roth

Dale Rubino

Marti Ruble

Patricia Rumble

Angelica Russi

Laurel & Wally Rutledge

Stacie Ryan

Teresita & Tony Sales

Christina Samii

Erlinda San Diego

Barbara & Jose Sanchez

Antoinette Podesto

Christine & Michael Pohlen

Veronica Porche-Anderson

Marianne & Carlos Porras, Jr.

Betsy & Chuck Potts

Marian Power

Peter Prado

Linda & Harry Preston

Danielle Prunier

Antoinette J. Pugh

Ernest Pursley

Janet & Lawrence Quilici R

Nancy Randolph

Jeri Ransen

Dolores & Robert Rau

Nino N. Rebueno

Carolyn & Gary Sanchez

Janis & Robert Sanchez

Claudia Santos

Michael Sapien

Cynthia & Douglas Sassen

Victoria & William Sawtelle

Margaret Sawatzky & Warren Smith

Alice & Robert Scheiperpeter

Marianne & Jeffrey Schlarbaum

Kathryn Schrillo

Rose & Alvin Schultz

Edna & Paul Schumacher

Rose Lee Schumacher

Butch Schuman

Mary Ann & John Schweppe

Ann & Thomas Sciortino

Anne & Michael Scioscia

Marion Scott

Linda Scuderi

Srs. Joyce Bates, Joyanne Sullivan, Shirley McGovern and Judeen Julier are shown here with Scott Morris and “Buckeye.” Special thanks to 805

Sr. Jan Marie Villalobos participates in peaceful action in support of migrants and refugees in Covington, Kentucky.

La Reina High School student Audrey Sauter built and donated a mud kitchen to Notre Dame Learning Center Preschool for her Girl Scout Gold Award service project. Her creative effort was supported by neighbor and fellow SND donor Felix Masci and blessed by Fr. Luis Estrada, Associate Pastor of St. Paschal Baylon.

Irene & Robert Segura

Veronica Sese

Vivien & Robert Shea

Patricia & John Sheehan

Deborah & Francis Shelley

Theresa M. Sherrin

Rosemary & Jerold Shinbane

Judith Shirey

Agnes Shtogren

Susan Shum

Isabel Silva

Claire Simmons

Patricia & Joseph Simmons

Dorothy Sinclair

Sharon & Jeannette Skinner

Cheri Smith

Nicholas Smith

Joan & Samuel Smock

Sobrino’s Termite & Pest Control

Fay Soesanto

Della & Gino Spinelli

Michele & Russell Spoto

St. Dominic School, Eagle Rock, California

St. Julie Billiart Parish, Newbury Park, California

St. Mel’s Men’s Group, Woodland Hills, California

St. Paschal Baylon Men’s Club, Thousand Oaks, California

St. Peter Claver Parish, Simi Valley, California

Laura & Joseph Staines

Carol & Ted Stanley

Rebecca Stanley

Rev. James Stehly

Estate of Robert & Elayne Stein

Sydney Stein

Dale Stephens

Sharon & Charles Stewart

Lisa Stumm

Sandi & Jim Stutzman

Mary Ellen & John Sullivan

Support Our Aging Religious

Rose Mary & Robert Swanstrom

Mary Swartz

Patricia C. Symkowick

Nora Szechy

Sue-Ellen & Robert Szymanski

T John Tarn

Maria Elena & Robert Tarn

Steve Tarn

Cecilia V. Terminel

Mary & Jerry Tessendorf

Gary & Judie Tetzlaff

Anne & Gus Theobald

Maureen & Ross Thomas

Barbara Tillman

Pauline & Michael Timoney

Tisna Tjahjana

Ellen & Bruno Tonin

Andy Tortorici

Clarice Tovani

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Evelyn Trahan

E. Treacy

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Patty Tudman

Kathy & Larry Turner

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Kristine & Mark Van Cleve

Deborah Van Deudekon

Laura Van Rossum

Anna Maria Vasquez

Theodore Vierra

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Cecilia Villines

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Lenore & Carl Virzi

Kenneth Vondrak

Thao Vu

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Anne Wells

Edward Weyhing

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Allen Wisniewski

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Carol Ziegler

Lisa & Jerry Zins

We apologize for any misspellings

Our Impact On: OUTREACH MINISTRIES

2,139

Sisters of Notre Dame

3,845 Sisters working in Archdiocesan ministries serve

including priests, couples, catechists and lay leaders.

Our leadership in these outreach ministries impacts the lives of provide advocacy, leadership, and direct service to a number of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, National Religious Vocations Conference, Many Mansions, CAST (Coalition to Abolish Slavery & for Sisters.

Our chaplaincy, healthcare, and social work ministries touch the lives of

2,520 people people people

Spotlight on SND-USA Ministry Priority: Young Adults

support of SND vocations.

Visit www.snd-vocations.org for upcoming events and a recording of our Facebook Live event.

While ministering at USC Caruso Catholic Center, Sr. Dean Pfaler, SND met graduate students who are alums of an SND school in India. In December, Pratusha Prasad, Arathi Mary Sunder and Deepika Joseph visited Notre Dame Center and were welcomed by Sr. Shawn Marie Doyle.

Tresa sa Gowland, Associate JenC n Coito, Sr. Valerie ie Marie ie Roxburgh, and d

Ailish Hawkins as our overall female winner.

Overall male winners

2. Liam Papavasilou

3. Adrian Rosales

TEAM AWARDS

Family & Friends

LARGEST TEAM: Horan Sisters & Friends

Team Captains: The Horan Sisters

Overall female winners

1. Ailish Hawkins

2. Gina Battaglia

Schools & Churches

MOST SPIRITED: St. John Eudes School, Chatsworth Team Captains: Desiree Tedesco & the National Junior Honor Society

FUNDRAISING TEAM AWARDS

FIRST PLACE:

St. Jude the Apostle Knights of Columbus

Team Captains:

Chuck Harley, Gary & Judie

Bob & Maria Tarn

Grapevine

GEORGE MORA OF ST. CORNELIUS PARISH, LONG BEACH, will be ordained to the permanent diaconate for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on June 8. George and his wife Tricia have been SND Associates since 2011.

FOLLOWING A TRADITION OF HELPING MEMBERS OF THE WORLDWIDE SND community learn English, the California SNDs welcomed Sr. Noella Maria Kim who came from Inchon, South Korea. She will spend the next six months studying conversational English. Having previously ministered in a parish and a middle school in Korea, she hopes to someday teach English. Her program at Notre Dame Center includes three daily classes under the guidance of Sr. M. Amy Hauck, Sr. M. Antonine Manning, and Sr. Shirley Marie McGovern. Reflecting on her time here so far, Sr. Noella remarked that although she had heard America referred to as a melting pot, this is the first time she has actually experienced anything like the diversity found in Southern California.

FORTY-TWO NOTRE DAME ACADEMY SECONDARY STUDENTS took the Ugandan national leaving exam last fall, and 37 of them scored in the highest division. One student earned a perfect score!

A NEW PROJECT IN BUSEESA, UGANDA is the installation of a new deep well and electrical pump system. Water will be piped to a tank behind Notre Dame Academy Secondary and to a spigot at the local parish, providing water to St. Julie Mission and the villagers.

THE SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME offer their sympathy and prayers to the family of Mr. Ed Grech, father of Sr. Marie Paul Grech.

SINCE 2016, THE SND MISSION ADVANCEMENT OFFICE has published a monthly electronic newsletter, providing updates on SND life and ministries. A special feature is “Where are they now,” about SND colleagues and former students and how they live the SND mission by serving, leading and giving hope within our diverse society. To subscribe to the Mission Advancement egram, send your first name, last name and email address to info@sndca.org. The egrams are also linked to the homepage of www.sndca.org.

JUNE 22, 2019 will mark the 50th anniversary of the canonization of St. Julie Billiart, spiritual mother of the SNDs.

PLEASE CONSIDER including the SNDs in your will or estate plan. Some individuals prefer the flexibility that a beneficiary designation provides, using an IRA, another retirement plan or a life insurance policy. A change-of-beneficiary form (available from a retirement plan administrator or an insurance company) will record the percentage to be donated, as well as the beneficiary, the “Sisters of Notre Dame of Los Angeles,” our legal title. Our IRS nonprofit identification number is 95-2005867. For further information, please call 805-917-3714. Thank you and be assured that your estate gift will be truly transformative in sharing God’s love and provident care with many generations.