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Hope Never Fails ยท Junior High Youth Day

10/1/2020

 

Saturday, November 14
11:45 am to 2:00 pm
Digital doors open at 11:45 am with worship music.
Youth Day officially begins at noon.

Here is the link to join
We are so excited to participate in the Junior High Youth Day!
During our two hours together we will enjoy our keynote speaker Mike Patin, worship music with the Chavez Family band, our Emcee Howard Durand (Padre Serra Parishioner) and a great opportunity for fun and Junior High fellowship from all over the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Reminders about Zoom webinar:
  • You will see and hear the speakers and musicians.
  • Your camera and microphone will not be seen and heard.
  • You will be able to reach the tech crew by sending a message in the chat.
  • Private chat will not be used.
  • yes you may share this link with other middle schoolers in your life.

Any questions, please contact tere@padreserra.org

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โ€‹Faith Formation for Children and Teens at Padre Serra!

7/31/2020

 
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Live a Life of Faith, Understanding and Love...​

Registration begins June 1!
Online Registration
​Questions contact:
Tere Delgado
tere@padreserra.org 
(805) 482·6417 x347

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Spark! at Home

4/25/2020

 

This page has been moved. Please visit Spark! at Home

Also visit: Children

Children & High School Faith Formation at home

3/24/2020

 
Dear Families,
​
We are working on creating lesson plans for families to do at home; please make sure we have your most updated email address on file. Please contact me if your child(ren) is in Faith Formation, and you have not yet received an email from us this week, tere@padreserra.org

Please make sure to mark as a VIP email so that they won’t accidentally end up in your junk folder.
  • For Spark! Grades 1-2
    jennifer@padreserra.org
  • For Spark! Grades 3-5
    christine@padreserra.org
  • For Three:Sixteen Middle School and Youth High School Ministries
    youth@padreserra.org
  • For First Reconciliation,
    First Communion and sacrament prep
    ​mary@padreserra.org
  • ​For Baptism for School-Age Children Grades 1 through 8
    catherine@padreserra.org​
Also visit: Padre Serra / COVID-19, Spark! at Home
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โ€‹Cherubs Music Program

3/23/2020

 
Due to COVID-19, Cherubs classes are cancelled until further notice. Any questions, please email Lisa at cherubs@padreserra.org.  Thanks!
Preschool through Grade 2

New Semester Begins
February 15
Saturdays
9:30 am - 10:20 am Preschool (3 yrs+)
​10:30 am - 11:30 am K to Grade 2
​​Carmel Room

Enroll today!

Tuition:  $25 per child/ $35 per family per semester, payable to Padre Serra Parish.
Please register your child today!
Contact Lisa to ensure space is available:
(805) 217·6106, 
cherubs@padreserra.org
You can download the forms and send by email
or Fax to (805) 388·0512.
Registration Preschool
Registration K to 2nd Grade
Parental Photo Release Form
Parents Letter
Did you know that early childhood music can…
  • Help develop language and reasoning skills
  • Help enhance memorization skills
  • Help increase coordination and strengthen motor skills
  • Help develop pattern recognition
  • Increase relationships and social interactions with children and adults
  • Provide children with a healthy way to express emotions
  • Help develop good listening skills, so important for academic achievement.

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Mardi Gras

2/25/2020

 
Mardi Gras or "Fat Tuesday," is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. In the past, people would clean out their cupboards, removing all the sugar, fat, and lard to prepare for the forty days of fasting ahead. Here at Padre Serra, we share a delicious dinner or dessert and talk about what we will do as a family to draw closer to Jesus this Lent.

Also visit: Children, Lent

Scouts

2/8/2020

 

Padre Serra Parish is proud to charter a Boy Scout Troop and support three Girl Scouts units.

​Boy Scout Troop #257

Our parish charters Troop #257 for boys in grades 6-12. For more information about Boy Scouts in general please visit their website or the Ventura County Council.
​For more information about Boy Scouts, please contact:
Terry Tong
​terrytong76@gmail.com
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​Girl Scouts

​For more information about Girl Scouts, please contact:
Karen Fraser
(805) 216·2235 (cell and text)
fraserclan5@verizon.net
Girl Scouts offers the best leadership development experience for girls in the world - one designed with, by, and for girls. The possibilities in Girl Scouts are unlimited...
  • build confidence and leadership
  • develop character and community service
  • discover the courage to try new things: outdoor adventure, hands-on science, running a business, exploration, etc.
  • grow new friendships
  • discover all you can be and everything you can accomplish when you have the right tools and a safe space to shine - and work together to change the world

​In the greater Camarillo area, there are about 600 girls from Kindergarten to Grade 12 involved in over 50 troops. Each troop has its own meeting times and activities but also participates with other local troops in events (see Micasa Service Unit website at www.micasagirlscouts.com). We are part of the California Central Coast council stretching from Simi Valley through Santa Cruz (www.girlscoutsccc.org ), the national USA organization (www.girlscouts.org ), and the international World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouting (www.wagggs.org ).

This is a wonderful, low-cost parent/daughter activity (yes, dads are girl scouts too!) building memories and results that last a lifetime. Please call or text me; I would love to meet you and discuss the benefits of scouting further.

โ€‹Little Church

2/4/2020

 
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Sunday preschool
9:00 am and 11:00 am Mass
Age 3 through Kindergarten

Sign up your little one for a fun time at church during Mass.
​Children learn so much! From the Sign of the Cross to bible stories, songs and more.
Super fun to make friends and be at church on Sundays!! Parents love it too.

Register your child as soon as they turn 3.
soraya@padreserra.org

Stay and Play

2/3/2020

 
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Sundays during the
9:00am and 
11:00am masses
San Juan 
Bautista room

Miss Nicole and Miss Andrea lovingly care for your little one (12 - 36 months) while you go to Mass. Stop by to see all the toys and fun. You are welcome to stay to be sure your toddler is settled. This is a no-cost service.
​
teresa@padreserra.org

​Also visit: Children, Weekend
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Stations of the Cross Family Craft

2/1/2020

 
Our Lenten Stations of the Cross Family Craft gathering has been cancelled. Kits will be available after Mass on Sunday for you to take home and work on this beautiful and prayerful project.
​Come and join us in making a meaningful Lent project with your whole family!
This project will entail painting and decoupaging peg people. Once completed, this set has the characters you need to act out the Passion of Jesus, including everyone you need for the 14 Stations of the Cross.
Set this up in your home to remind everyone of Jesus' sacrifice for us and his triumphant resurrection.
Donation: $10 per family.
Contact: christine@padreserra.org

Altar Server Training

1/12/2020

 
Boys and girls grades five and up and high school teens.

Begins Sunday, January 12
2:30 pm
​In the church

Have you always been interested in becoming an altar server but just haven’t had time? This is your chance! 

Boys and girls in grades five an up and high school teens are invited to join this truly special ministry. 

Intense training, offered only once a year, to learn the order of the Mass and all the basics of serving covered in seven 2.5-hour sessions.

Join this inspiring group!

Sign-up: robert_shadduck@msn.com

Also visit: Altar Servers
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La Posada

12/10/2019

 

Tuesday, December 10
7:00 - 8:30 pm 
Begins in the church
Fiesta to follow in the Serra Center​

Let us come together for a fun, interactive, and enriching Advent celebration to prepare our hearts for Jesus' coming!
Come and learn how to enjoy this cheerful faith tradition with your family and friends. Everyone is welcome!

The Posadas is a Christmas tradition celebrated throughout Mexico for over 400 years that commemorates Mary and Joseph's long, arduous journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of a warm place to stay, and for Jesus to be born. The word Posada is Spanish for "lodging" or "accommodation."

This Advent custom re-enacts the gospel story told in Luke 2:1-7 with prayer and song. Traditionally, a Posada starts with the recitation of the Holy Rosary, a reflection of the Gospel of Luke, and the re-enactment procession of singing requests for lodging. The celebration continues with a piñata; the seven corners of the piñata represent the seven deadly sins, and the beating of the piñata symbolizes overcoming the sins. The candy within each piñata characterizes the sweetness of God's grace to us through the birth of Jesus.

​A Posada teaches us that by welcoming the poor and needy, we are embracing Jesus in our midst.  Typically the Posadas begin on December 16 and end nine days later, on December 24 and midnight Mass. Each night, one family agrees to house the pilgrims.

Come early to enjoy Taco Tuesday at 5:30 pm! Tamales and Champurrado will also be available for purchase (cash only) before and afterward. Piñatas for the kids and goodies for the adults!​

    Please RSVP

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​​Also visit: Children, Advent

Children's & Middle School Choir - CMSC

8/1/2019

 
Grades 3 - 8

Rehearsals Mondays
5:15 - 6:15 pm, Grades 3 to 5
5:15 - 6:30 pm, Grades 6 to 8
San Juan Capistrano Room

September through May

Our Children's & Middle School Choir (aka CMSC) is open to boys and girls in third through eighth grades. Their "season" runs from September through May. CMSC sings at liturgy about once a month and rehearses every week on Mondays. The choir also is featured in the annual PSP Christmas Concert, singing alone, and in combination with the other choirs as well. Membership is open to all children who would like to participate and who are willing to commit to what's required.  For questions and more detailed information about the requirements, please contact kathleen@padreserra.org.

There are occasional solo opportunities and one of the most important missions of CMSC is to form young people in music ministry - the idea that rather than a mere performance what the choir does at the liturgy is to lead the singing of the assembly, and to enable their own and everyone's sung prayer. Additionally, when the choir sings by itself at the liturgy, the purpose is to help everyone there who hears the music, including the singers themselves, to encounter Jesus. We are trying to teach all participants in all the choirs that it is a ministry of service to God's people and to the liturgy, and that worship "in spirit and in truth" is what we are aiming for.

To join CMSC, schedule a Vocal Checkup with our Children's Choir Director, ​Kathleen MacAller.
Also visit: Music Ministry

Summer Camp

6/17/2019

 

Padre Serra Parish presents

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Summer Camp is Full!
Forms available in Parish office, download them here or sign up online today!
Sign Up Online No longer Available
Download Sign Up Form

June 17 - June 20
Serra Center

1:00 - 4:00 pm
Campers (Grades 1 - 6) $50, includes T-shirt

12:30 - 4:30 pm
Jr. Counselors (Grades 7 - 8)
and Counselors (High School) $40, includes training & T-shirt*

*Training attendance is required for all Jr. and High School Counselors on Saturday, June 15.​
Questions? Christine Olsen, (805) 482·6417 x349, christine@padreserra.org

Baptism for School-Age Children

5/23/2019

 
We have a loving and welcoming process at Padre Serra through which children 6 years of age and older are prepared to be received into the Church.

Infants and very young children are baptized based on the faith of their parents, godparents and the community. But school-age children, capable of having a faith of their own, are initiated through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process, adapted for children.

​Children new to the process meet on Monday afternoons, starting in September, to begin learning about the Bible, Jesus, the Church, prayer, and how God is acting in their lives. They participate in some of the Faith Formation activities with the baptized children in the parish and gradually learn what it means to be a Catholic Christian.

Family members, especially parents, are encouraged to participate as much as possible in their child's journey to the sacraments. It is a wonderful experience for the whole family which integrates them into the life of the parish.

If you have a child six years or older who is not baptized or was baptized in another Christian tradition, please contact Catherine Shadduck for any questions or to register: catherine@padreserra.org or (805) 482·6417 ext 331. 
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Also visit: Baptism, RCIA

First Communion 2019

5/12/2019

 
99 young people received Jesus in communion for the very first time last weekend! May they, and all of us, be nourished by and respond to his love. Congratulations children and families on this milestone!
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Also visit: Children, Eucharist

St. Mary Magdalen School

2/7/2019

 
St. Mary Magdalen students develop their faith on a daily basis. They enjoy daily religion class, weekly Mass and a wide variety of extracurricular activities including football, basketball, volleyball, softball, and track teams. ​After school clubs also include Art Club, Bricks 4 Kidz, Soccer Club, STEM Club, and Chess Club.

TK through 8th grade applications are available on the school website at www.smmschool.net. Parents are also encouraged to call the school for a personal tour with the principal (805) 482·2611.

St. Mary Magdalen students put their faith into action by contributing hundreds of service hours to community organizations such as Many Meals, Operation Christmas Child, Get on the Bus, and Life Centers of Ventura County. For more information or to contribute, contact pam@padreserra.org
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Operation Christmas Child

10/22/2018

 
What will the students do?
Our elementary students, more than 100 of them, will be creating and wrapping beautiful gifts for poor, sick and suffering children in third world countries. Our Padre Serra third through fifth graders participate in this world wide outreach effort by filling shoe boxes with donated items, decorating the boxes and making a beautiful, personal card.

What they learn?
The children watch a DVD about this project and learn that not all children in the world have toys or pencils, or even an empty shoe-box.

What can you do as a parent?
  • Bring a shoe-box and some donated items listed below.
  • Stay and assist your child with this project if you are able to. 
  • Wrapping the boxes can be challenging and so any additional help is appreciated. Besides, it's a rewarding project to be able to do with your child.  
  • Donate extra supplies, if possible.

Suggested Gifts:
  • Toys:  small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small Etch a Sketch toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), slinky, etc.
  • School supplies:  pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, coloring books, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books etc.
  • Hygiene items:  toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc.
  • Other:  Individually wrapped hard candy, lollipops (please double bag all candy), mints, gum, sunglasses, flashlights (with extra batteries), ball caps, socks, T-shirts, toy jewelry, hair clips, watches, small picture books, etc.

Please DO NOT include the following:
  • Used items
  • War-related items:  toy guns, knives, etc
  • Chocolate, gummy, or perishable food items
  • Liquids:  shampoo, liquid soap, lotion, bubbles, etc
  • Medicines:  vitamins, cough drops, ointment, etc
  • Breakable items:  mirrors, china dolls, etc
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If you have any questions, contact the parish at (805) 482·6417 and ask for Christine at x349.

Also visit: Children

Family Life Matters

10/16/2018

 
How to Leave the Footprints of Faith on the Hearts of Our Children
A whole community experience for adults, parents, grandparents, and families to enjoy a meal and presentation by Deacon Manuel and Chella Valencia for adults and activities for kids.

In Jesus’ Jewish culture, children learned their faith from infancy from their parents. It was so imprinted on their hearts and minds that the children would sooner forget their own name than forget their faith. This evening is an opportunity to reflect: are we, as adults, parents, family, a and catechists, teaching our Catholic faith today in a way that our children will remember and really live their faith, have a lifelong relationship with Jesus, recognize God working in their daily lives, and be active disciples?
Questions: teresa@padreserra.org
Sponsored by the Adult Faith Formation and Children’s Formation.

Presentations:

Importance of Parents and Family
Footprints of Faith
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First Communiion 2018

5/20/2018

 

​Congratulations to our children receiving their first Holy Communion!

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​Also visit: Children, Eucharist
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First Communion 2017

6/23/2017

 
​One hundred young people received Jesus in communion for the very first time last weekend! May they, and all of us, be nourished by and respond to his love. Congratulations children and families on this milestone!

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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:00 am
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