Category: 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

Stay and Play

10/14/2018

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

Miss Nicole lovingly cares for your little one (12-36 months) while you go to mass. Stop by and see all the toys and fun and meet Nicole. You are welcome to stay to be sure your toddler is settled. This is a no cost service.

Also visit: Children, Weekend

Little Church

10/1/2018

Sunday preschool
During the 11:00am mass
Age 3 through Kindergarten

Sign up your little one for a fun time at church during 11:00am 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.

Scouts

10/1/2018

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

Girl Scouts

For more information about Girl Scouts, please contact:
Karen Fraser
(805) 987 · 8432
fraserclan5@verizon.net

Operation Christmas Child

9/30/2018

Spark! First Service Project is coming up soon.
We will be participating in Operation Christmas Child on October 22 and October 24.

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

If you have any questions, contact the parish at (805) 482·6417 and ask for Christine at x349.

Also visit: Children

Faith Formation for Children and Teens at Padre Serra!

9/1/2018

Registration Packets are available here or in the parish office.

Questions contact:
Tere Delgado
tere@padreserra.org
(805) 482·6417 x347

Download Registration Packet here

Cherubs Music Program

9/1/2018

Preschool through Grade 2

Saturdays
9:30am - 10:20am Preschool (3yrs+)
10:30am - 11:30am K to 2nd Grade
Carmel Room

The Cherubs Music Program was developed to provide our youngest children with an opportunity to explore all aspects of music in a fun, positive, faith-based environment, sure to tap into their own creativity.

In this general music program, your children will learn the basics of music through singing faith-based songs, playing rhythm and tonal instruments (bells, drums, glockenspiels, xylophones, maracas etc.), moving to music with streamers and scarves, acting out bible stories through movement, instruments and song, and more.

For those in the preschool group, one parent or other adult per family is expected to attend each class with their child. For the older group, we will have a rotation so at least 2 parents are present for each session.

Parents are always welcome and encouraged to attend, even if it is not your assigned week!

Please register your child today!
Contact Lisa to ensure space is available
(805) 217·6106
drlisab@gmail.com
or download and send via email
or Fax to (805) 388·0512

Suggested donation: $25 per family per semester, payable to Padre Serra Parish.

Registration Preschool

Registration K to 2nd Grade

Parents Letter

Parental Photo Release Form

Children's & Middle School Choir - CMSC

8/17/2018

Grades 3 - 8

Rehearsals Mondays
5:15 - 6:15pm (grades 6 to 8 until 6:30pm)
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.
New and/or returning CMSC members can make an appointment for vocal checkups using Sign Up Genius.

Also visit: Music Ministry

Baptism for School-Age Children

8/1/2018

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.

Also visit: Baptism, RCIA

First Communion

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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Family Life Matters

Presentations:

Stay and Play

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

Little Church

Sunday preschool
During the 11:00am mass
Age 3 through Kindergarten

Scouts

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

Boy Scout Troop #257

Girl Scouts

Operation Christmas Child

Spark! First Service Project is coming up soon.
We will be participating in Operation Christmas Child on October 22 and October 24.

Faith Formation for Children and Teens at Padre Serra!

Registration Packets are available here or in the parish office.

Cherubs Music Program

Saturdays
9:30am - 10:20am Preschool (3yrs+)
10:30am - 11:30am K to 2nd Grade
Carmel Room

Children's & Middle School Choir - CMSC

Rehearsals Mondays
5:15 - 6:15pm (grades 6 to 8 until 6:30pm)
September through May

Baptism for School-Age Children

First Communion

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Mass Schedule

Reconciliation (Confession)

Blessed Sacrament Chapel Hours

Office Hours

Telephone

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such as serious illness or death,
please call:

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Guest WiFi

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Presentations:

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

Sunday preschool​During the 11:00am massAge 3 through Kindergarten

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

​Boy Scout Troop #257

​Girl Scouts

Spark! First Service Project is coming up soon.​We will be participating in Operation Christmas Child on October 22 and October 24.

Registration Packets are available here or in the parish office.

Saturdays9:30am - 10:20am Preschool (3yrs+)10:30am - 11:30am K to 2nd Grade​Carmel Room

Rehearsals Mondays5:15 - 6:15pm (grades 6 to 8 until 6:30pm)September through May

NEWS CATEGORIESSelect to find the latest updates.

NewsARCHIVES

Mass Schedule

​​Reconciliation (Confession)

Blessed Sacrament Chapel Hours

Office Hours

Telephone

For emergencies requiringa priest after hours, such as serious illness or death, ​please call:

Email

Address​

Guest WiFi

​Contact Us

Staff Login​​Contact Communication

News

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

Sunday preschool
During the 11:00am mass
Age 3 through Kindergarten

Boy Scout Troop #257

Girl Scouts

Spark! First Service Project is coming up soon.
We will be participating in Operation Christmas Child on October 22 and October 24.

Saturdays
9:30am - 10:20am Preschool (3yrs+)
10:30am - 11:30am K to 2nd Grade
Carmel Room

Rehearsals Mondays
5:15 - 6:15pm (grades 6 to 8 until 6:30pm)
September through May

NEWS CATEGORIES
Select to find the latest updates.

News
ARCHIVES

Reconciliation (Confession)

For emergencies requiring
a priest after hours,
such as serious illness or death,
please call:

Address

Contact Us

Staff Login

Contact Communication