Double your giving this season!
Your See’s Candy purchase for friends, family and coworkers will benefit the good work of our St. Vincent de Paul ministry.

Also visit: SVdP

Give the gift of life this Christmas. Donate blood! 

​Also visit: Outreach

♫ Let every heart prepare him room ♫

Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of Jesus ...at Christmas, at the end of time, and into our hearts each and every day. Although not a season of penance, reconciliation finds a special place in Advent, as we seek to approach Jesus' coming with hearts free of sin and filled of praise.

Participate in the Parish Advent Reconciliation Service, an opportunity to examine our lives, go to confession, and open ourselves to God's boundless mercy.  Then celebrate  afterward with refreshments in the courtyard!

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

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

Also visit: Groups

Come and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ!
Bring your family, your friends, your neighbors...
All are welcome!

Also visit: New Year's Mass

A fellowship ministry where LGBTQ brothers, sisters, and their families and friends in Christ are welcome in a safe harbor to explore spirituality and share experiences, strength, and hope.

Come to our next gathering with open hearts to discuss how to care for one another, learn together and serve our community. 

2018 Meetings:

• ​December 27

Contact: openheartspadreserra@gmail.com

Sue Powers and Margaret Vesprini
Photo By Julius Acero

“Prayer can truly change your life. For it turns your attention away from yourself and directs your mind and heart toward the Lord.” Saint John Paul II

Praying the rosary is a distinctively Catholic experience we can share in family and community. 

Contact:
​John (805) 587·1210

​Also visit: Prayer,  Knights of Columbus

Why do Catholics call Mary “the Mother of God”?

The Catholic Church dedicates the first day of our secular year, January 1, to Mary under her title “Mother of God.” This title was officially affirmed by the Council of Ephesus in 431 C.E. although Mary had been called “Theotokos” (The Bearer of God) since the very early days of the Church.

​As with all Marian dogmas, “Mother of God” says more about Jesus than about Mary. It reinforces our belief that Jesus is, truly and fully, both human and divine. Mary always points us to her Son and our relationship with him.

What does this mean for us? We hold Mary as our model. She is the first person who received Jesus into herself and birthed him into the world. She encourages us also to be bearers of Jesus to our world…to our families, neighborhoods, workplaces and beyond. As disciples of Mary’s Son we are called to bring God’s love, compassion, mercy and healing to others. We ask Mary to pray for us that we may be given the grace to do this each and every day.

Celebrate our local clergy, religious, and ministry leaders. $15 Adults, $10 Kids.
Hosted by the Knights of Columbus.
Please register: Paul (805) 233·2810, Ed (805) 443·8310.

Have you always been interested in becoming an altar server but just haven’t had time? This is your chance! 
Boys and girls in grade 5 and 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 will be covered in seven 2.5 hour sessions.
Join this inspiring group!

Signup:
Robert_Shadduck@msn.com

Also visit: Altar Servers

Through your donation, we assist those in need twice! Once by donating the goods to the thrift store to be offered to those in need at little or low cost, second as the money from the sales of items in the Thrift Store is given back to the local St Vincent de Paul chapters.

Items to donate:
Clothes, coats/jackets, shoes, pots & pans, utensils, books, DVDs/CDs, glasses, toys, belts/purses, luggage, umbrellas, helmets, sports gear, lamps.

Together we can help our neighbors in need!

Also visit: St. Vincent de Paul, Groups, Outreach

​Also visit: Groups, Spiritual, Men's Ministry

Parishioners Invited to Volunteer!
Join the team of parishioners producing Fairways to Heaven to raise money for expansion of our Youth Ministry space.

Our annual golf tournament is an opportunity to come together in fellowship to contribute to the future of our parish and church community. ​Activities include golf and corn hole tournaments, helicopter golf ball drop, silent and live auctions, dinner and live entertainment.

​We are seeking volunteers to join this fun team and have many “job openings” available.
​
​Please contact evecollier@verizon.net for more information.

Also visit: Fairways to Heaven Gallery