Each month we gather to read a bible story, an art project, some fun singing and sharing, and a snack. Suggested annual donation $50
Questions: Ross Porter pointsite@aol.com

Come Zoom with us in the late afternoon to check in, watch a short video about a Bible superhero, talk about themes in the bible story, pray for each other... and even sing together!  We have a great time, even when we are being silly with our "funny faces" segment.  Come on in…all are welcome!
Questions/Zoom link: Ross Porter pointsite@aol.com

​Sponsored by Stillpoint Family Resources

Each year the Church honors all the saints, named and unknown, with a special feast day.

​The Saints are not just those we look up to as examples of living holy lives.  They are our friends in heaven. We believe that, together with them, we are one Church. They care deeply about us, and we can ask them to pray for us as we journey to join them in heaven.
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Pope Francis reminds us that we can all be holy in the context of our ordinary lives. He tells us those holy ones are not gloomy but “joyful and full of good humor.”

​Come to Mass for this holy day of opportunity, thank God for their example and friendship, and be strengthened on our journey to be saints in our ordinary lives.

Contact: filipinoministry@padreserra.org
Sponsored by our Filipino Ministry

​Also visit:  Prayer

Help a child or adult have a special Christmas
morning!

Questions:
Geralyn Moody
​angeltags@padreserra.org

Also visit: Outreach, Advent

A dinner fundraiser to benefit St. Mary Magdalen
graduates with Catholic high school scholarships.

Meal includes: Bratwurst sandwich with grilled
onions and bell peppers, potato salad, and a soft
pretzel. $15/person.

Pre-sale tickets available September 24 - 25,
October 2 - 3, or contact Antonio Cuyugan (805) 377·2053 or avrcuyugan@yahoo.com

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Adolfo Camarillo Council

Catechetical Sunday is a day set aside to recognize the vocation and ministry of teaching and sharing the faith with others. A wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each baptized person plays in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel.

On this day catechists throughout the diocese, and country, are commissioned and dedicate themselves to their vocation of teaching the faith to the children, teens and adults of our parish community.

The catechists of our parish, wonderful men and
women who answered YES to the call to be present and walk the faith journey with the adults, youth and children of the parish, are called forth to receive a blessing and be formally commissioned to continue the beautiful labor of sharing and growing in the faith.

To all catechists in our lives, parents and grandparents, priests and deacons, religious sisters, church family, all who have been encounters of Jesus in our lives, we thank you!

Also visit: Children, Youth,  Adults, RCIA

​Dear parishioners,

The rapid rise of the delta variant here in the County of Ventura has led the Ventura County Public Health to issue a mask mandate, beginning yesterday, Friday, August 20, for most indoor public settings. It grants a delay for businesses until Monday but does not mention churches.

Because it is now a mandate, I would ask, beginning this weekend at both the 7:30 am and 11:00 am Masses, that all attending wear masks. Anyone who cannot wear a mask is asked to attend the 5:00 pm Saturday evening, or the 9:00 am Sunday morning Mass on the Grass. We are blessed to have these options, as well as the wonderful volunteers who make this possible.

I thank you for your patience, and your willingness to abide by Christian charity in this difficult time.

Siempre adelante,
Fr. Patrick

Every Sunday morning, rain or shine, we serve coffee, donuts and fresh fruit after each Mass.

Ministers of coffee and donuts are always needed. This is a great opportunity for adults, teens and children to share in friendship, fellowship, and conversation. Working side-by-side pouring joe and serving dough!

Pick your Sundays and Masses to enjoy a Sunday morning in the courtyard with fellow parishioners.

Sign up with Richard and Delia
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Also visit: Weekend Experience

We work to maintain this part of our church grounds and pray for each person who walks through the garden that they may find God's peace there.

​We prune, weed, and maintain the garden, as we share our appreciation for the beauty of God's creation.

All gardeners welcome, and you can bring your children! Come for an hour or more as you are able. If you like to be outside and do not garden, we always have small jobs to do.

Bring a hat, clippers and a bucket. You can show up, but a phone call may be useful in case of a schedule change.
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Contact: Winifred Jordan (805) 603·0412

Also visit: Ministries A to Z, Spiritual, Stations of the Cross

Sponsored and supported by the Knights of Columbus to help Boy Scouts attend summer camp and other activities.
Menu includes: tri-tip, chicken, chili, potato salad, and garlic bread
Pre-order $15/person, Onsite $20/person
Tickets: Antonio Cuyugan (805) 377·2053

​Also visit: Scouts

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

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“O God, to those who have hunger, give bread, And to us who have bread, give the hunger for justice.”       
-Latin American prayer

​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

Our parish charters Troop #257 for boys in
grades 6-12.

For more information about Boy Scouts of America in general please visit their website or the Ventura County Council.
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For more information about Boy Scouts, please contact: Terry Tong
​terrytong76@gmail.com

​For more information about Girl Scouts, please contact:
Karen Fraser
(805) 216·2235 (cell and text)
fraserclan5@verizon.net

Girl Scouts offers the best leadership development experience for girls in the world - one designed with, by, and for girls. The possibilities in Girl Scouts are unlimited...

• build confidence and leadership
• develop character and community service
• discover the courage to try new things: outdoor adventure, hands-on science, running a business, exploration, etc.
• grow new friendships
• discover all you can be and everything you can accomplish when you have the right tools and a safe space to shine - and work together to change the world

​In the greater Camarillo area, there are about 600 girls from Kindergarten to Grade 12 involved in over 50 troops. Each troop has its own meeting times and activities but also participates with other local troops in events (see Micasa Service Unit website at www.micasagirlscouts.com). We are part of the California Central Coast council stretching from Simi Valley through Santa Cruz (www.girlscoutsccc.org ), the national USA organization (www.girlscouts.org ), and the international World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouting (www.wagggs.org ).

This is a wonderful, low-cost parent/daughter activity (yes, dads are girl scouts too!) building memories and results that last a lifetime. Please call or text me; I would love to meet you and discuss the benefits of scouting further.

• Fast from worry
• Fast from judging others and negativity
• Fast from pessimism and complaining
• Fast from anger about things and hostility towards people
• Fast from anxiety and bitterness
• Fast from self-righteousness and grudges
• Fast from greed and deceit
• Fast from envy and arrogance

​Also visit: Lent

​Celebrate Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, the annual forty-day retreat to grow closer to God through spiritual practices of prayer, fast, and almsgiving.

Also visit: Lent

The liturgies of Palm Sunday begin with the celebration of the Lord’s triumphal messianic entry into Jerusalem to the acclaim of crowds shouting “Hosanna!” We gather in the courtyard to hear the proclamation of the Gospel account of this event.  Palms are blessed and distributed, followed by a procession into the church.

​Palms are an ancient symbol of victory and Catholics often display the palms, received this Sunday, on a crucifix in their homes.  The Hebrew word Hosanna means “(O Lord) grant salvation” but it has become an acclamation of jubilation and welcome.
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Once inside the church, the focus shifts to Jesus’ suffering and death as we hear the proclamation of his Passion from the Gospel of Mark this year.  We celebrate the Eucharist with Jesus’ words and actions at the Last Supper still echoing in our minds and hearts.

Also visit: Lent, Triduum

Good Friday is a most solemn day for all Christians.  Catholics have a powerful liturgical service that takes us deep into the mystery of the passion and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

In silence the clergy process in and lie prostrate around the altar as we begin.  A beautiful and moving sung rendition of St. John’s Gospel account of the crucifixion is proclaimed followed by a solemn presentation of a wooden cross “on which hung the Savior of the world.” 

​The assembly then processes to the cross to kiss or touch it in an act of veneration. The service continues with the distribution of Holy Communion.  All depart in silence.  The cross is displayed in the church throughout the afternoon for those who wish to visit and pray.

Also visit: Triduum, Living Stations of the Cross

The Easter Vigil is celebrated at the center of the Sacred Triduum and is called the “night of nights.”  It is the heart of Christianity and of our Church. It is Easter!

​The Vigil begins in the courtyard around a bonfire representing the light of Christ from which the new Paschal Candle is lit.  Those assembled light tapers from the candle and process behind it into the darkened church where scripture selections are proclaimed to remind us of God’s great love poured out through the ages for our salvation, culminating in the Gospel account of Jesus’ rising from the dead. New members are initiated through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and first reception of Eucharist (Communion).

All this contributes to a mass you won’t soon forget. A joyful reception is held after the mass to congratulate the newly initiated and to celebrate the great feast of Easter. All are welcome and parking is plentiful!

The Mass of the Lord’s Supper begins with the Presentation of the Holy Oils consecrated by our archbishop, Jose Gomez, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels at the Chrism Mass the previous Monday. The Oil of the Sick will be used to anoint those who suffer illness. The Oil of the Catechumens will be used to anoint those preparing for baptism. The Sacred Chrism, oil mixed with sweet perfume, will be used to anoint the baptized who are to be sealed with the Holy Spirit in Confirmation.
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The Scripture readings at this mass take us from the Exodus story of Israel’s preparations for the flight from Egypt to the Last Supper with Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, and telling us to do the same. In obedience we wash one another’s feet (the “Mandatum”), we celebrate the Eucharist, and we process with the Body of Christ from the church to the Altar of Repose in the Serra Center where we can spend time in prayerful reflection and in adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

Also visit: Triduum

Begin the New Year celebrating Mass. It is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, the World Day of Peace, and the first day of New Year's resolutions.

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.

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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.

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Also visit: Giving, Outreach, Seasonal