​For those who want to grow deeper in their Catholic faith through discussion, community building, spiritual activities and service projects. 
​For more information contact youngadults@padreserra.org

Bible Study ~ February 21
Bring your bible and join us for bible study!

Game night ~ February 28
Join us for some fun with minute-to-win-it and board games!

March 7 ~ Bible study
Bring your bible! Come read and talk about scripture!

March 14 ~ Fellowship night
The Young Adults will be going bowling! 
We'll meet at the church, and then head to the bowling alley.

March 21 ~ Adoration in the Chapel with Splendid Noise

March 28 ~ Movie night
Details TBD

Also visit: Young Adults Page, Alpha

Camp Saint Nicholas, Frazier Park.
Price: $250 (scholarships available)
For more information contact:
Adam Cross (805) 526·8181
ym@strosesv.com or 
​brett@padreserra.org

Congratulations to our parish's  2019 honorees: Deacon Arnold Reyes and Mr. David Gutierrez

This event brings together parishes from across the county to celebrate their hardworking volunteers, while supporting the mission of Catholic Charities of Ventura County.

If you would like to attend the dinner to support your fellow parishioners, please contact Genevieve Morlino (805) 643·4694 x312, gmorlino@ccharities.org

Illuman is a journey of illumination for men seeking transformation and aspiring to become what they are meant to be, in order to do they are meant to do. All men are invited to learn more about speaking and listening – from the heart, with the heart, spontaneously and with brevity.

​In this gathering we will examine the four established guidelines of the Way of the Council –the native tradition of group facilitation in which we gather in circle to be seen, heard, and deepened.

The prompts for this gathering will in fact be centered in the very guidelines of the Way of Council itself –speaking from the heart, listening with the heart, speaking spontaneously, and speaking with brevity.

​This gathering will introduce the Way of Council process to those who are unfamiliar with the it, but who have a desire to be participants in council in the future --or who are interested in doing a Men’s Rites of Passage. We will also discuss and practice how to be effective facilitators of Council for those who are experienced in Council and would now like to lead Council.

Bring a lawn chair, drums, warm clothing.
Lunch will be served. $20 donation is appreciated.
Hosted by Padre Serra Men’s Ministry.
RSVP: Dave McCormick
​dave.mccormick.mba@gmail.com

Offers support to those who are caring for an aging parent, relative, or spouse.

Contact:
Patricia Sentianin
sentclan@gmail.com
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​Resources:
A Catholic Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parent 
Monica Dodd

Christian Caregiving: A Way of Life
Kenneth C. Haugk

Also visit: Care

Left to right: Lisa Barra (Cherubs), Patricia Sentianin (Caritas Caregivers).
Photo by Julius Acero 

This is the first day of Lent. We come to mass and receive ashes on our foreheads to remind us that:

1. We are sinners in need of forgiveness and we desire God’s forgiveness desperately
2. God created us from the earth and when we die our bodies return to it, while our souls live forever with God

Also visit: Catholic Lenten Practices

SEEDS (Sisters ~ Embracing ~ Enlightening ~ Daughters of Faith) is a monthly evening of spirituality for women to meet in fellowship to share the Word of God and grow in faith. Our current series is Busy Lives and Restless Souls by Becky Eldredge.

​Contact: 
Gwen Ripplinger
gwendolynjoy1@hotmail.com

Also visit: Women's Ministry, Groups

Earthen Vessels Ministry believes that all Catholics/Christians impacted by divorce remain welcome!  So we are joining as a family-of-sorts to journey together, sharing collective lessons learned and resources available, holding each other up in prayer, and serving our community.

Earthen Vessels offers a welcoming environment for people dealing with divorce whether they are in the earliest (often most painful) stages of grief, the initial stages of coping with difficult changes (making necessary life adjustments), or whether they are through the worst of it and now looking to move forward, grow, and serve.

Our mission is:

• To be instruments through which God can embrace Catholics/Christians who have experienced divorce, by offering acceptance, comfort, encouragement, reconciliation and healing
• To be instruments through which divorced Catholics/Christians are encouraged to listen to the Word of God, attend mass, persevere in prayer, contribute to works of charity and to community efforts for justice, bring up their children in the Christian faith, and cultivate the spirit and practice of reconciliation and thus implore, day by day, God’s grace.

Our Motto is F.R.O.G. Fully Rely On God
Contact: Jett Clyne jettclyne@gmail.com 

Also visit: Groups, Care

​The newly hired Catholic chaplain Maria Santana was amazed to receive $2,900 in gifts card from our Angel Tag program. Your generosity enabled the chaplain and team to provide Christmas cheer for the youth at the correctional facility here in Camarillo and for upcoming sacramental and seasonal celebrations. Thank you!

This year over 1,100 children and adults at RAIN, OASIS, Ventura County Youth Correctional Facility, St. Francis Parish in Fillmore, San Salvador Mission in Piru, and Immaculate Conception Parish in New Cuyama will have a special Christmas!

​Lemons on the Loose is a monthly gathering for women of all ages to enjoy each other’s company, sharing fellowship and laughter while playing Bonkers.
Don’t know how to play this dice game? That’s okay; we'll show you.
$5/person. Proceeds benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand
​Contact: Michelle Paschen mcpaschens@gmail.com

Also visit: Groups, Women's Ministry

​Serra Seniors are parishioners and guests who gather for spirituality and fellowship October to June.

February 20 meeting will feature an interactive, fun, healthy session of adapted exercise led by parishioner Marg Hanlon, who has been teaching exercise classes for 25 years and received her training through the American Arthritis Foundation. With the assistance of a physical therapist, Marg has adapted a program just for seniors. Besides a weekly session here at Padre Serra, Marg teaches at other locales. Come in comfortable clothes. If you have any low value weights, feel free to bring, but not necessary.

Contact: Patricia Matthews

Also visit: 

• Seniors Adaptive Exercise Class
• Seniors Christmas Luncheon
• Seniors Summer Luncheon

Contact:
Deacon Luc
(805) 444·1563
peaceandjustice@padreserra.org

Also visit: Groups

Over 85 presentations connecting faith with real life in areas such as current events, contemporary moral issues, evangelization, faith and science, marriage and family, church history, scripture, and prayer will be offered in 13 parishes around the county.

Catalogs in the church lobby or parish office.
Learn more about all the sessions offered and sign up at  www.theuniversityseries.org​

“O God, to those who have hunger, give bread, And to us who have bread, give the hunger for justice.”       
-Latin American prayer

​Every March our parish joins with other Camarillo churches and neighbors from different faiths, cultures and ages, to stand against hunger in our local community and the world.
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The reason we walk is because “they walk”.  Hungry people in developing countries typically walk as much as six miles a day to get food, water, and fuel and to take their goods to market. We walk to be in solidarity with their struggle for existence. Together we raise awareness and funds. 

The funds raised will fight hunger around the world and our local food pantries: St. Mary Magdalen/Padre Serra Christian Service Program, Christians Acting Together, Food Share, St. Columba’s Episcopal Food Pantry, Seventh Day Adventist Church Food Pantry, Many Meals and RAIN.

​Contact:
Carrie Perry

Learn more, register, volunteer or sponsor Fr. Patrick and our youth in the courtyard February 23, 24.

Volunteers needed:
​photographer, first aid, hospitality, greeters

A Message from Crop Walk
"Every year, Church World Service tallies a list of the Top 100 fundraising teams for CROP Hunger Walks, a group that we call the CREAM of the CROP. With over 900 walks and thousands of teams, we’re very happy to tell you that Padre Serra is a CREAM of the CROP team for your participation in the Camarillo CROP Hunger Walk!"
Way to go team!

Auction Items Needed!
​If you own a business, please consider donating goods or services. If you work at a business, please ask your employer. If you would like to donate gift cards to restaurants or movies, tickets to plays, concerts or sporting events or vacation homes or timeshares please contact michelle@padresrra.org or evecollier@verizon.net

​If you would like to donate funds to cover the cost of certain expenses for the tournament or dinner, please contact paul@padreserra.org or pam@padreserra.org
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Thanks and blessings for being a part of this effort to support Youth Ministry!

Also visit: Fairways to Heaven Tee Sign

We provide community and spiritual support for transitioning special needs teens and young adults (16+), their families and friends. 
Meetings:

• ​March 13
• April 10
• May 8

Contact:
Monica Spooner
(805) 484·8379
monicaspooner@twc.com

Dr. Paul Ford leads a weekly reflection and study of the upcoming Sunday’s Old and New Testament readings so we can better understand the good news message of Jesus Christ and how He is present in our lives. Learn about the cultural and historical context, what they mean, and how they impact our lives.
teresa@padreserra.org
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Also Visit: Adults

Want to learn to become a confident communicator, speak in public and develop leadership skills?
Come check out our Toastmasters anytime.
​Contact:
Virginia Norris or (805) 443·5186

Visit also: Adults

Sponsor a child, youth, or elder in Latin America, Asia and Africa
 
No matter who we are or where we live, we’re all part of one human family created in God’s image. When you sponsor a child, young adult or elder through Unbound, you invest in personalized benefits that support goals chosen by the sponsored individual and their family such as education, dignified housing, better nutrition and developing livelihoods. 
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As a sponsor, you’ll get the satisfaction of knowing you’re living out your faith as part of a caring, inclusive global community. You’ll also learn about your new friend from letters and photos, and you can write and send photos to your friend, too!

Camarillo Catholic Moms presents Legacy, a new monthly gathering of mothers to provide community, belonging, and support in our vocation as mothers as we pass on our faith to the new generation.

• Information/registration: Anna Spooner
• Information about other Camarillo Catholic Moms activities:  Melissa Ronan

Also visit: Women's Ministry, Groups

The largest Catholic convention in the world is right in our own backyard!

Congress is open to adults and young adults and offers more than 186 speakers presenting 278 workshops, in addition to lunchtime entertainment, evening concerts, over a dozen liturgies in a variety of characters, the exhibit hall and much more. Come for one, two or three days.

Visit www.recongress.org for workshops and speakers and be sure to to check out Fr. Patrick's sessions on scripture: 3 - 17 and 5 - 21.

​For information about our parish hospitality suite please contact teresa@padreserra.org before Wednesday, March 13.

Also visit: Faith Formation for Adults