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Bible Study

4/11/2021

 

Living Liturgy

Dr. Paul Ford offers a weekly reflection and study of the upcoming Sunday scriptures so we can better understand the good news message of Jesus Christ and how He is present in our lives.

Until we can meet in person again, he will email a pre-recorded lesson each week. 

Sign up: 
paulfford@stjohnsem.edu
or visit this page for each week's recording:
  • April 18 | Slides
  • April 11 | Slides
  • March 21 | Slides
  • March 14 | Slides
  • March 7 | Part 1 and Part 2  | Slides
  • February 28 | Slides 
  • February 21 | Slides 
  • February 14 | Slides
  • February 7 | Slides
  • January 31 | Slides
  • January 24 | Slides
  • January 17 | Slides
  • ​January 10 | Slides

​Contact teresa@padreserra.org​

Also visit: Adults, The Bible and the Church Fathers

Blood Drive

4/11/2021

 

Saturday, April 24
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
​Serra Center

Schedule Your Appointment here
You can save a life! Please know:
  • Only healthy people are encouraged to come give blood. In fact, donors must be feeling well and free of respiratory illness symptoms, including fever, to be eligible to donate.
  • We are checking donors’ temperatures upon check-in and masks are required to be worn by all donors.​
  • We are using CDC guidelines for social distances at our donor centers and blood drives.  

To schedule an appointment call (805) 543·4290 
Questions: Teresa Runyon (805) 482·6417 x322
​
teresa@padreserra.org

​Also visit: Outreach

Bundle Sunday

4/11/2021

 

Sunday, April 25
​
​​​8:00 am - 2:00 pm
East Parking Lot

When dropping off, please wear a mask, covering mouth and nose.

The donation truck will be in our parking lot to collect your gently used items: clothes, shoes, kitchen items, DVD/CD, luggage, sports gear, books, and toys. *No electronics please* 
Please come early, the truck will leave once filled. ​Items cannot be left in the office or food bin in church.

Your donations assist those in need twice! Once by donating for the Thrift Store and from those sales funds are given back to local SVDP chapters.

For free pickup of large donations like furniture, large appliances, and vehicles, please call St. Vincent de Paul at (323) 224·6280 or (800) 974·3571.

Together we can help our neighbors in need!

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

CROP Walk

3/14/2021

 

March 14 - March 31
Walk | Give | Change the World
We're still walking together - but apart!

The COVID pandemic has disrupted food systems and the most vulnerable are facing an unprecedented food crisis.

​While we cannot walk together, we can work together to raise funds to fight hunger for our neighbors around the world and around the corner.
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Check back for our parish results!
About
“O God, to those who have hunger, give bread, And to us who have bread, give the hunger for justice.”       
-
Latin American prayer

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Every March our parish joins with other Camarillo churches and neighbors from different faiths, cultures and ages, to stand against hunger in our local community and the world.
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The reason we walk is because “they walk”.  Hungry people in developing countries typically walk as much as six miles a day to get food, water, and fuel and to take their goods to market. We walk to be in solidarity with their struggle for existence. Together we raise awareness and funds. 

The funds raised will fight hunger around the world and our local food pantries: St. Mary Magdalen/Padre Serra Christian Service Program, Christians Acting Together, Food Share, St. Columba’s Episcopal Food Pantry, Seventh Day Adventist Church Food Pantry, Many Meals and RAIN.

​Contact:
Carrie Perry

Walkers take steps to support hunger issue

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Photos by Julius Acero
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Social Spanish

1/21/2021

 
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Conversational Spanish
Tuesdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am
via Zoom

We gather to share faith, fun and Spanish.
Come learn and practice Spanish vocabulary, grammar, and conversation to help you gain confidence and feel more comfortable in everyday situations.
​Beginning levels are welcome.

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 845 2489 5877
Passcode: 167442
One tap mobile
+16699006833,,84524895877#,,,,,,0#,,167442# US (San Jose)  

To register/questions:
Patricia Guzmán
(805) 827·5903
patty.g.q14@gmail.com

Seeds of Faith

1/17/2021

 
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Third Monday of the month
7:00 - 8:30 pm

Join us online! Contact Cynthia
SEEDS (Sisters ~ Embracing ~ Enlightening ~ Daughters of Faith) is a monthly evening of spirituality for women to meet in fellowship to share the Word of God and grow in faith.

We begin the new year with a new series: The Year of Saint Joseph - by Pope Francis and The Hidden Life of Saint Joseph. 
​Contact: 
Gwen Ripplinger
gwendolynjoy1@hotmail.com

Also visit: Women's Ministry, Groups

Christmas Mass

12/21/2020

 

Christmas Eve Mass

Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ!
There will be Holy Communion after the 4:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass. Everyone is asked to park their car and walk to the gazebo in front of the church courtyard. Please maintain social distancing, and wear your masks over nose and mouth. When you have received, step well to the side, away from everyone else, before removing your mask and prayerfully receiving the Lord. If there are many communicants, there will be a second station on the other side of the large Tau cross out front. If you have mobility challenges, you may park in front of the cross, in the unloading area, and Communion will be brought to you.
Watch Mass
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Photo by Julius Acero

Angel Tags

12/8/2020

 
Thank You from Angel Tags!
​
Thank you to everyone who bought gifts or sent in donations for our Angel Christmas Gift program. Together $16,000 was donated in gift cards and donations plus all the gifts which allowed our parish to bring gifts to the RAIN shelter, the seniors at OASIS, the Ventura County Youth Facility, Immaculate Conception Parish in New Cuyama, St. Francis Parish in Fillmore, and San Salvador Mission in Piru. A special thank you to our Confirmation kids who collected Target gift cards for the Confirmation group in New Cuyama. They were so touched by your generosity.

Questions:
Geralyn Moody
​angeltags@padreserra.org

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Every year, our parish helps over 1,100 children and adults have a special Christmas morning. This year we are collecting gifts for RAIN, OASIS, Ventura County Youth Correctional Facility, St. Francis Parish in Fillmore, San Salvador Mission in Piru, and Immaculate Conception Parish in New Cuyama. 
​
Also visit: Outreach, Advent

Advent Reconciliation

12/1/2020

 
♪ Let every heart prepare him room ♪
We decorate our homes for Christmas. Even more important is readying our hearts, both for the Lord’s return at the end of time, and to celebrate His birthday.

Examine your life. Confess your sins. Trust the Lord’s mercy. Celebrate with joy.

Also visit: Advent
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โ€‹Life Centers of Ventura County

11/29/2020

 
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About
Life Centers help women make healthy and informed decisions. Your generous support provides free testing, ultrasounds,  counseling, resources, referrals, education and baby supplies for women and men who are facing an unplanned pregnancy. They provide emotional support and practical needs free of charge in a completely confidential setting  for those in crisis pregnancies.
Learn more ​www.vclifecenters.com
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Also visit: Outreach, Giving, Respect Life

Concern America

10/29/2020

 

About
Buy gifts with a purpose! This fair trade craft program directly supports materially impoverished artisans and their communities in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. We have an opportunity to support them by purchasing their beautiful hand-made items such as handcrafted textiles, ceramics and wood products from Bangladesh, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Mozambique. 

Our purchases provides a source of income to materially poor families while supporting community development, protecting the environment, and ensuring fair working conditions and fair prices earned for their work.

​Shop online
Learn more www.concernamerica.org

Thank You from Concern America
The total from the 2020 Concern America Fair Trade virtual sales was $541.
Your generous purchases of hand-
crafted textiles, baskets, ceramics, and wood products help to spread hope for a better future to hundreds of economically disadvantaged people in many developing countries around the world.
​Thank you!

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Also visit: Giving, Outreach, Seasonal

Peer Leaders

10/18/2020

 
During our current crisis, we are moving our regular gatherings to video gatherings via zoom. Ask Brett to add you to our GroupMe to keep you updated.

Tuesdays
7:30 - 9:00 pm​

Everyone confirmed, 14 to 39ish is welcome!
Dates are subject to change, ask Brett to add you to our GroupMe to keep you updated.
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Peer leaders help engage our confirmation candidates by acting as mentors and facilitators during our weekly confirmation sessions, our annual retreats, and at 4:12 youth nights. 

​If you are confirmed and are interested in joining our team, or if you have any questions, contact youth@padreserra.org

​Visit also: Youth and Young Adults

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โ€‹Young Adults

10/18/2020

 
We are gathering via Zoom until the current COVID19 situation is resolved and we’re allowed to meet again. We will be doing a Bible Study with some other activities mixed in. See our Instagram @pspyoungadult or Facebook
@PadreSerraYA for other events!

F
or more information please contact brett@padreserra.org
Everyone 18 to 39ish is welcome!
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Thursdays
7:00 pm
Carmel Room

​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​

Also visit: 
  • Alpha
  • ​Peer Leaders
  • ​​Sacred Heart Servants Mission
  • Theology on Tap
  • ​Young Adults Page
  • Youth Summer​
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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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Writers Group

9/27/2020

 
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Fridays
10:00am - 12:00pm
Courtyard and Virtual

We gather virtually. We pray virtually. We write.
​New members are welcome anytime to our friendly group.

​We explore and practice different types of writing and read our work to one another each week. Some days we do “free writing” for ten minutes on a chosen topic.

Other weeks we read our prepared pieces (up to 500 words) on a designated subject.
Our comments on one another’s writing are constructive and honor the deep feelings that are expressed. 

We share each other resources about writing , and equally the responsibility for the successful working of the group.

Our topics are not overtly “religious,” but give us an opportunity to express the concerns of our souls. Many consider the experience to be healing. We encourage humor and playfulness; we laugh a lot. This is as much a faith sharing group as it is a writing group. We pray together. We take care of one another.

Featured Writers

If They Knew Our Names 
A poem by Dave Flood

I Was Thinking…
A blog by Theresa Schultz
​Visit her weekly blog WISE When I Saw Eighty

How frustrating to be home bound and need to cover my face when I go out for essentials. I hate being restricted. Then I talked to a friend living in an Assisted Living home. She has been confined to one room and eating alone for about five months. The TV shared stories about people who lost financial security, some even their homes. I saw pictures of ventilators and families mourning. The whole world is engulfed in hardship and here I am complaining about the least of all problems.
Whoever thought one could be thankful in such overwhelming times. I am.
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​Contact:
Linda Lowe

Also visit: 
Adults, Groups

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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Our Truths

7/29/2020

 

A Panel Discussion

“The Catholic community stands with all people who struggle for an end to racism and violence, in our families, in our places of worship, in our communities and in our world. We must continue to build bridges and we must confront racism and violence with a commitment to life, a vision of hope, and a call to action,” Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, President of the U.S. Bishops Conference, June 19, 2015.

With this call to action, we can no longer stay silent or idle to the persistence of racism embedded in our institutions and public policies and how it impacts us personally.  It is time we begin the healing process by listening to the experiences of our faith communities of color. May we be present with our compassionate hearts to listen to their voices and truths.

Panelists include: Nirmala Bheemisetty, Martita Martinez-Bravo, and Cynthia Jones-Campbell 

Mass Schedule

6/10/2020

 
Please visit our COVID-19 web page for the latest Liturgy updates.
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Sunday, 9:00 am Mass on the Grass
Sunday, 11:00 am Online Mass
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​​Reconciliation (Confession)

Saturday, 3:30 to 4:30 pm
​​or by appointment:
Barbara Morgan
​
​(805) 482·6417 x324​

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Wednesday, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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