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This Bible study, beginning in The University Series, and continuing in the following months, will do a close study of the text, always asking, “How can we apply the teachings of this Gospel to our lives?” Bring your bibles, an open and inquisitive mind, your love for God, and your willingness to encounter Jesus. Come to one night, or come to all!
* The original published date of March 16 date was cancelled due to a parish event.
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The Celtic Christian motivation to find Divine in all created nature speaks with uncanny relevance to many of the concerns of our present time. The ancient wisdom, visual images, poetry, and prayers of Celtic Christian spirituality can re-ignite your imagination, restoring what you have neglected or forgotten. The stories and legends surrounding Sts. Patrick and Brigid of Kildare and their tireless evangelization can help you become a better friend to yourself and others. Come learn more about the Celtic tradition.
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Will we have married priests? Women deacons? A Vatican bank free from scandal? A new slate of cardinals? What are we to make of the daily news from synods, papal trips, and competing factions? Hear the world’s foremost Vatican reporter and learn how to answer “What is going on in the Vatican?”
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Good Grief: Telling A Thousand Stories
Dr. Ross Porter Tuesday, March 31
It has been said that grief ends when a thousand stories are told. Because this life is filled with loss, grief is an essential part of healing and growing, and a virtue everyone needs to understand. Dr. Porter will address the “why” and the “how” of good grief.
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Fr. Patrick's Picks
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Catalogs in the church lobby or parish office or find more sessions at ventura.theuniversityseries.org/classes
This program is presented by The University Series Foundation, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. Tax donation statements are available on request.
Also visit: Faith Formation for Adults, Lent
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Everyone 18 to 39ish is welcome!
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
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Sunday, March 8 |  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! |
On March 10, 2019, Padre Serra parishioners joined with neighboring faith communities to put their foot down against hunger, raising over $23,476 by 335 walkers! Of that total, Padre Serra raised $7,000! Many thanks to our walkers, donors, bakers, registration volunteers, crossing guard, route markers, first-aid nurse, and welcoming helpers.
Photos by Julius Acero.
Photos by Julius Acero.
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This retreat is exclusive for High School Seniors. Price per person: $215 (scholarships available) Transportation included. For more information contact: brett@padreserra.org |  |
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The holiest week of the year. Take part in one or all of these liturgies and devotions as we travel to the hope of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday.
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Saturday, April 4, 5:00 pm
Sunday, April 5, 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am
5:00 pm and 7:30 am start in the Church
9:00 am and 11:00 am will begin in the Courtyard
Holy week begins with Palm Sunday which recalls Jesus’ triumphal entrance into Jerusalem as well as his suffering and death on the cross. The liturgy begins in the courtyard with the blessing and distribution of the palms and a procession into the church. The palm branch is an ancient symbol of victory. Catholics often display their blessed palms, received this day, on a crucifix in their homes. Read more...
9:00 am and 11:00 am will begin in the Courtyard
Holy week begins with Palm Sunday which recalls Jesus’ triumphal entrance into Jerusalem as well as his suffering and death on the cross. The liturgy begins in the courtyard with the blessing and distribution of the palms and a procession into the church. The palm branch is an ancient symbol of victory. Catholics often display their blessed palms, received this day, on a crucifix in their homes. Read more...
Chrism Mass
Monday, April 6
Archbishop Gomez blesses the sacred oils used by each parish for the year, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
Youth Prayer Service
Wednesday, April 8
7:00 pm
San Juan Capistrano
Triduum:
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Holy Thursday
April 9
7:00 pm
The one Mass on Holy Thursday that celebrates the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples. The Gospel account of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, and asking us to do the same, is proclaimed. This is followed by the Mandatum, a ritual washing of each other’s feet. After communion we process with the Blessed Sacrament from the church to the Altar of Repose in the Serra Center where the Blessed Sacrament is placed. There we are encouraged to spend some time in quiet prayer and adoration.
The Holy Oils, blessed by Archbishop Gomez at the Cathedral during Monday’s Chrism Mass, are presented to the parish community at the beginning of the Holy Thursday Mass. Read More...
The Holy Oils, blessed by Archbishop Gomez at the Cathedral during Monday’s Chrism Mass, are presented to the parish community at the beginning of the Holy Thursday Mass. Read More...
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion,
Veneration of the Cross & Holy Communion
Good Friday
April 10
12:00 pm and 7:00 pm
On Good Friday we commemorate the crucifixion and death of Jesus. The liturgy includes a beautiful musical presentation of St. John’s Gospel account of the passion and death of our Lord. The service also includes adoration of the cross and distribution of Holy Communion. Come and experience this moving experience! Read more...
Living Stations of the Cross
1:45 pm
Serra Center Patio
A moving portrayal of Jesus’ passion and death, bringing us into his pain and suffering and the emotional experience of those witnessing this journey to the cross. We recommend bringing a camp chair, water, umbrella for shade. Read more...
Easter Vigil
Holy Saturday
April 11
7:30 pm
Begins with bonfire in the courtyard
Why wait for Easter morning? Come celebrate the resurrection of Jesus as it happened, between the darkness of the cross and the dazzling morning light at the empty tomb. The Easter Vigil starts at dusk and continues into the night. A bonfire blazes, candles are lit, stories of salvation are proclaimed, alleluias resound, and the baptismal pool is highlighted when our new members are immersed into the waters of Baptism and anointed with sacred oil. The Mass continues and our newest members receive Holy Communion for the first time with all of us.
The celebration continues with a reception in the San Juan Capistrano Room. All are welcome to this Mass and parking is plentiful! Read more...
The celebration continues with a reception in the San Juan Capistrano Room. All are welcome to this Mass and parking is plentiful! Read more...
Easter Sunday Liturgies
April 12
7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am
9:15 am, 11:15 am (Serra Center)
Alleluia! Dying, Christ destroyed our death; rising, he restored our life. He will come again in glory! Alleluia!
We celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and the promise of our own eternal life. Come to Easter Sunday Mass ready to be renewed!
We celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and the promise of our own eternal life. Come to Easter Sunday Mass ready to be renewed!
All high school teens, meet Brett and the Young Adults for a special Holy Week Reflection and Guided Meditation. youth@padreserra.org Also visit: Youth, Lent |  |
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“Paschal” refers both to Passover, and to the Lamb to be sacrificed – Jesus himself. Triduum simply means “three days” beginning with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday and continuing through sundown on Easter Sunday. The church considers the celebrations of the Triduum to be one liturgy with several “moments” rather than several separate liturgies. These moments include the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, the Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, the Great Easter Vigil on Saturday night and the liturgies of Easter Sunday.
"What the paschal triduum actually celebrates is mystery, not history… The liturgies of these days do not “take us back” to the upper room or the path to Calvary. Their ultimate purpose is not to retrace or relive the last hours of Jesus’ life – nor to catch sight of him emerging from the tomb at Easter’s dawning. They celebrate not what once happened to Jesus but what is now happening among us as a people called to conversion, gathered in faith, and gifted with the Spirit of holiness. They celebrate God’s taking possession of our hearts at their deepest core, recreating us as a new human community broken like bread for the world’s life – a community rich in compassion, steadfast in hope, and fearless in the search for justice and peace." Taken from “The Three Days of Pascha,” Nathan Mitchell, in Assembly, Volume 18:1. © Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, Notre Dame, IN
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