St. Vincent De Paul Ministry

Part of the larger, world-wide Society, the group at St. Leo’s operates a food pantry for service to those in need within our parish boundaries. Members are responsible for preparing boxes of food, based on requests processed at the Rectory Office, and distributing those boxes Tuesday through Friday. The group also sponsors a bimonthly distribution of fresh produce and Thanksgiving baskets. The work is funded by parishioners through a second collection on the 5th Sundays of the month. Contact: Greg DiPaola

Outreach Affiliations

Affiliated with St. Leo’s Parish by membership, support or facility usage; not under the direction of the parish

• Catholic Charities Sonoma Auxiliary
  An auxiliary organized for the purpose of providing funding for social services provided by Catholic Charities associated with the Diocese of Santa Rosa. In particular the auxiliary funds the Rural Food Program and the I’m Home Alone Program in Sonoma Valley. Contact: Patti England

• Brown Baggers
  Ministry is part of an informal interfaith alliance in Sonoma Valley that provides lunches twice weekly to the homeless and day labors. This ministry, hosted by St. Leo's Parish,

• Seeds Of Learning
  Ministry includes annual social services trips to Central American for the purpose of building schools in rural communities under the leadership of Seeds of Learning, a local Sonoma Valley non-profit.

• Ladies Ancient Order Of Hibernians
  A Catholic Irish American Fraternal Organization, The St. Rose Division meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at St. Leo’s. Contact: Pat Kelleher

• Men’s Ancient Order Of Hibernians
  A Catholic Irish American Fraternal Organization, the AOH promotes friendship, unity, and Christian charity; it promotes the history and traditions of the Irish people in the United States; it promotes Irish culture and language in America; and it supports a free expression of religious practice for all people in the world. Contact: Jim Ryan