​We currently are blessed to have quite a few new people seeking to become Catholic. We would like to introduce them to parishioners who can welcome them and make them feel at home in our Padre Serra community. The role of parish sponsor is not the same as godparent or Confirmation sponsor. A parish sponsor is a friendly face in a sea of strangers at Sunday Mass; someone to sit with at the pancake breakfast or an adult formation evening; a good listener who encourages the seeker on his or her spiritual journey. Parish sponsors need not be saints or theologians! You are simply ordinary parishioners who give witness by sharing your everyday experiences as Catholics. Please consider serving in this vital ministry. For more information or to sign up, please contact Catherine Shadduck at (805) 482·6417 x331 or catherine@padreserra.org

Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist are called the Sacraments of Initiation because they are the foundation of the Christian life. Through these sacraments, we are immersed in the mystery of Jesus’ saving death and resurrection. To be a fully initiated member of the Catholic Church, one needs to have celebrated all three of these sacraments. For various reasons, some adults have not yet celebrated Confirmation.

​At Padre Serra, we have a comprehensive 4-month
process to prepare adults to be confirmed. The bishop celebrates confirmation at the parish sometime in May (date to be determined in the fall).

For more information or to register, please contact: 
Catherine Shadduck: 
catherine@padreserra.org or 
(805) 482-6417, ext 331

Also visit: RCIA

Our high school Youth Ministry Group.
Different teens are there from week to week due to sports and jobs. ​That is the beauty of it, you can always go or miss from time to time and there will always be people there to welcome you and make you feel at home. ​
Brett Becker and the Peer Leaders do a great job addressing current world events, playing the latest music, games and videos, and enjoying life.​​

Generally begins at the start of ninth grade.
​It is a two year process injected with a ton of activities to choose from. It is an awesome period of growth not to be missed. Contact Brett Becker.

​Eighty-seven high school teens and thirteen adults received the sacrament of Confirmation on May 27, 2018.

In Confirmation, the faith received at Baptism is strengthened. The Holy Spirit, that confirmed the apostles on Pentecost, will pour out her gifts on the candidates, completing their initiation and giving them strength and courage to live a Catholic Christian way of life.

​Visit Confirmation to view the full photo gallery of this beautiful liturgy.