AlAnon
AlAnon meetings and related programs are held here regularly.

Basics 4 Marriage
(Engaged Encounter)
Other parishioners work on Engaged Encounter weekends, which help couples anticipate the challenges and joys of being married and staying married.

Boy Scouts
We have supported a Boy Scout Troop for over 50 years. They meet in our Parish Hall.

Contra Costa Interfaith Coalition
14 years ago St. Paul's helped establish, the Contra Costa Interfaith Coalition(CCIC). This coalition of 20 churches addresses the needs of those below the poverty line in Contra Costa County. We serve clients referred to us by 50 accredited agencies that work to break the poverty cycle. We aim for efficient and effective use of goods (furniture, cleaning and kitchen starter kits, fans, heaters and sleeping bags) food (15 emergency food boxes to Child Protective Services), monthly, time and treasure (less than $25000 annual budget).In the first 11 months of 2005 CCIC trucked 1387 loads of furniture including 99 kitchen starter kits and 55 cleaning kits.

Food Pantry
The Food Pantry buys food monthly for the Emergency Pantry at Social Services in Martinez. They then help families that run out of food at the end of each month.

At Thanksgiving and Christmas we put together 18-20 boxes of food as well as the regular supplies to send to Social Services for them to distribute.

The Food Pantry is supported largely by proceeds from the rummage sales and by contributions.

Fresh Start
Fresh Start helps homeless people get into safe housing and provides assistance with job search. Shower facilities are available for those still in transition. They also have a food pantry and other services.

Habitat For Humanity
Many volunteers from St. Paul's have in the past two years worked with Habitat for Humanity and Building Together on projects for disadvantaged families.

Homeless Shelters
Meals are prepared and served at homeless shelters on a regular basis.

Kairos
Both clergy and lay people at St. Paul's are active in Kairos. It is an international prison ministry, at Vacaville, the state correctional facility for prisoners with serious health problems, and at a federal correctional facility for women.

Rummage Sales
St. Paul's holds rummage sales twice annually. Proceeds from the events total approximately $10,000 and are distributed to community programs such as Adult Mission project, Contra Costa Interfaith Housing, Food Pantry, Kairos, Mt. View Family Homeless Shelter and Warm Winter Nights. This is a major undertaking involving many hours of volunteer work.

Valentine's Tea
Just four years old, the Valentine's Tea has raised thousands of dollars for Youth Homes, Habitat for Humanity and Mt. View Family Homeless Shelter.

Warm Winter Nights
The parish hosts Warm Winter Nights, housing and feeding homeless families for two weeks in our Parish Hall.