Joyce Wolcott
Community Compassion Fund Administrator
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Joyce is the Community Compassion Fund Coordinator for McMinnville Cooperative Ministries where her passion is to serve the less fortunate (Matt: 25:40). She is on the advisory committees for the Yamhill County 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness, and for the 2-1-1 Info project (www.yamhill211.org), the phone number that links people with local social services. Along with Howie Harkema (of the St. Barnabas Soup Kitchen), she co-leads a weekly brown bag group of front line service providers.
Joyce grew up in the San Fernando Valley, graduated from Linfield College (Biology, Chemistry, French) and then Duke University (Masters in Microbiology & Immunology).
“What I love about the folks of this community is their compassion - and their willingness to volunteer to help those who are less fortunate.”
She has lived in many places, but absolutely adores McMinnville, where she has resided since 1993. She is very happily married to Bob Wolcott, a chemistry professor at Linfield. She is a step-mother of 5, and grandmother of 3.
Joyce is an Oblate of St. Benedict, which means she attempts to live a balanced life of work and prayer while gaining wisdom from the elders of an established monastic community. Oblates do not have to be Catholic. In fact, all people who are well established in the Christian faith are welcome to begin the Oblate journey. She enjoys monthly retreats at the Trappist Abbey where she can easily pursue many of her interests. From a completely ecumenical background, she prefers to think of herself simply as a Christ follower rather than belonging to any single denomination.
Joyce’s interests include: Fishing, hiking, cooking (all things spicy), mysteries, NPR, Thomas Merton, Mother Teresa, Thich Naht Hanh, studying foreign languages, contemplative prayer, Yoga, simplicity, frugality, solitude, and silence.
Staff: Steve Mark Paul Michelle Joyce Robin
A ministry of 
Trinity Lutheran Church and
McMinnville United Methodist Church.