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Clergy & Religious Appreciation Dinner

1/22/2020

Friday, January 31
6:00 pm
in the Serra Center

Tickets available in the courtyard January 25, 26.

Celebrate our local clergy, religious, and ministry leaders.

Single Tickets: $15 in advance/$20 at the door
Families $40 in advance/$50 at the door

For more information about tickets and the event:
Dave Sasek (805) 824·1610.

Hosted by the Knights of Columbus

St. Valentine's Dinner Dance

1/18/2020

Saturday, February 8
6:00 pm
Serra Center

Enjoy an Italian dinner hosted by Knights of Columbus, Council 5272, followed by music and dancing and a 50/50 raffle for extra fun!

Presale tickets:
$20/person
$10/child (3 - 12 years)
$50/Family (2 adults with children)

At the door tickets:
$25 per person

Tickets available in the courtyard February 1, 2,
or
Paul Collier
paul@padreserra.org
(805) 233·2810
through February 5.

Funds raised benefit KC charities and youth program scholarships.

Also visit: Knights of Columbus

Dialogues Concert Series

1/17/2020

Sunday, February 9
6:00 pm in the church
Chorus Caritas and CVYO Virtuosi
Dominic MacAller · James Drollinger · Fred Beerstein · Alexander Tseitlin · Rebecca Tseitlin

Ticket Reservations

Join us for an evening of dessert, stories, and breathtaking music featuring Chorus Caritas, Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra Virtuosi performing, and guest artists performing the rare and engaging Glazunov String Quintet, then present Mahler’s magnificent “Adagietto” from his 5th Symphony.

Chorus Caritas, a collaborative project of James Drollinger and Dominic MacAller, comprised of select singers from St. Charles in North Hollywood and Padre Serra in Camarillo, presents Haydn’s mighty “Te Deum,” and the world premiere of the Hawes “Beatitudes” arranged for choir and orchestra.

Los Angeles Congress 2020

1/14/2020

Friday, February 21
to Sunday, February 23
Anaheim Convention Center

The largest Catholic convention in the world is right in our own backyard!

Congress is open to adults and young adults and offers more than 180 speakers presenting nearly 300 workshops, in addition to lunchtime entertainment, evening concerts, over a dozen liturgies in a variety of characters, the exhibit hall and much more. Come for one, two or three days.

Visit www.recongress.org for workshops and speakers and be sure to to check out Fr. Patrick's sessions:

1 – 17 On His Shoulders With Great Joy: Jesus as Model of Ministry
5 – 17 The Good, the Bad, and the Ornery: Discipleship in the New Testament

Our parish hospitality suite will be at the Residence Inn by Marriott Anaheim Resort/Convention Center
640 W. Katella Ave
Anaheim, 92802
We will offer Friday lunch, Friday Happy Hour, Saturday Lunch, and Saturday Dinner.

Submit

Also visit: Faith Formation for Adults

Ash Wednesday

1/13/2020

Wednesday, February 26
12:00 pm Mass
7:00 pm Mass

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent.
We come to Mass and receive ashes on our foreheads to remind us that as sinners we are in need of God’s love and forgiveness.

Also visit: Catholic Lenten Practices

Warning! Fraudulent Emails and Texts

1/13/2020

Fraudulent emails and texts are being sent by an individual posing as Father Patrick. Please do not email or text with the individual, divulge any personal information or provide money/credit card/gift card payments. Father Patrick will never request money from any parishioner by email or text. We have alerted the authorities of this continuing problem. Please forward any questionable emails claiming to be from Father Patrick to gaby@padreserra.org

Phishing/Spoofing Prevention Tips

Be suspicious of any unsolicited email requesting personal information.
Avoid filling out forms in email messages that ask for personal information.
Always compare the link in the email to the link that you are actually directed to.
Log on to the official website, instead of "linking" to it from an unsolicited email.
Contact the actual business that supposedly sent the email to verify if the email is genuine.

To report potential e-scams, please go the Internet Crime Complaint Center and file a report.

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A new way to fast this lent

1/10/2020

Consider these additional ways to fast this Lent:

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

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

1/7/2020

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.

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.

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

Photos by Julius Acero

Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper

1/6/2020

April 9
7:00 pm

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.

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

Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday

1/5/2020

April 10
12:00 pm and 7:00 pm

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

Easter Sunday

1/3/2020

Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020
Liturgies
7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am (Church)
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!

Also visit: Triduum

Epiphany Home Blessing

12/1/2019

For centuries, this popular tradition of blessing homes is associated with today’s solemnity of the Epiphany. For this blessing ritual, you will need chalk and a small bottle of holy water. Begin by gathering family members and friends around the front door of your home.

Leader: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
  Let us pray. May Christ bless this home. Amen.

With chalk, sign the main door: 20 + C + M + B + 20
The numbers represent the new year and the letters represent the initials of the Magi: Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar. It may also be interpreted as the Latin phrase "Christus mansionem benedicat" which means "Christ bless this house."

Leader:  A reading from the book of Deuteronomy.
  Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength. These commandments I give you are to be in your hearts. Place them on the door-frames of your home and on your entry gate. The Word of the Lord.

Then move inside to sprinkle each room with holy water.

Living room
Bring us to live with you one day in heaven.
Bless this room, O Lord. Amen.
Kitchen
The celestial feast awaits us.
Bless this room, O Lord. Amen.
Dining room
Seat us at the heavenly banquet.
Bless this room, O Lord. Amen.
Bedrooms
Be our renewal and our rest.
Bless this room, O Lord. Amen.
Bathroom
Make us clean with fresh water.
Bless this room, O Lord. Amen.

All return to the front door to pray together:
Our Father…

Leader:
Bless this household through all the days to come, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.

More About Epiphany

ADORATION OF THE MAGI (GENTILE DA FABRIANO)

The Adoration of the Magi (Rubens)

Scouts

11/19/2019

Padre Serra Parish is proud to charter a Boy Scout Troop and support three Girl Scouts units.

Boy Scout Troop #257

Our parish charters Troop #257 for boys in grades 6-12. For more information about Boy Scouts in general please visit their website or the Ventura County Council.
For more information about Boy Scouts, please contact:
Terry Tong
terrytong76@gmail.com

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Girl Scouts

For more information about Girl Scouts, please contact:
Karen Fraser
(805) 987 · 8432
fraserclan5@verizon.net

Many Meals of Camarillo

11/17/2019

Through volunteer efforts and generous donations, Many Meals provides free home-cooked meals twice a week to the under served and homeless in Camarillo.

Meals are served twice a week
5:00 - 6:15 pm
Mondays at St. Mary Magdalen Church
Thursdays at Trinity Presbyterian Church

Questions or to volunteer:
manymealsvolunteers@verizon.net

Also visit: Care, Outreach

Many Meals Group with a congratulations cake

St. Mary Magdalen Father Daughter Dance

11/15/2019

SMMS Father Daughter Dance, Friday, November 15 6:00 pm, Serra Center. RSPV by November 8th. $55 per couple, $20 additional girl. Dinner and keepsake photo included. candiekay@yahoo.com

Sunday Café

11/12/2019

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!

To get involved, contact:
Richard king407@aol.com

Also visit: Weekend Experience

Family Dinner & Reconciliation Service

11/12/2019

This event is for children enrolled in the parish faith formation program grades 1 - 5, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, grandparents...your whole family!

Tuesday, November 12
5:45 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Prayer Service
Serra Center and Church

Celebrate Food, Friends and Forgiveness!
Let's be thankful for all our many blessings. Have some dinner with your family, relax and slow down. Be blessed with the gift and healing of Reconciliation (Confession).

This is an important faith learning experience for the children in which they witness their grown-ups participating at church in prayer and going to talk with a priest. By your example, you teach.

Come to our gathering and enjoy:

Yummy food provided!
Great family fellowship with a spiritual connection...and craft!
Holy peace, prayers and priests available to give blessings.

This is not First Reconciliation! Children enrolled in grades 1 to 5 who have not yet made their First Reconciliation will go to a breakout session that is sacrament preparation focused.

Children preparing for First Communion next May, will make their First Reconciliation on March, 14 2020.

This is our Faith Formation gathering the week of November 12. Regular Centers resume the week of November 18.

Photography by Julius Acero

Prayer & Pruning

11/10/2019

Thursdays
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Stations of the Cross Garden

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.

Contact: Winifred Jordan (805) 603·0412

Also visit: Ministries A to Z, Spiritual

Photography by Julius Acero

St. Mary Magdalen School Open House

11/3/2019

Transitional Kindergarten – Eighth Grade
A Landmark of Faith, Character, and Academic Excellence

Accredited through Western Catholic Education Association and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Open House
Sunday, November 3
1:00 - 3:00 pm
2534 Ventura Blvd. Camarillo

Now accepting applications for the 2020 – 2021 year.

Principal Mike Ronan invites all to school for campus tours and presentation on various programs.

Faith – filled environment
Community service learning
National standardized testing
Music and art programs
Integrated classroom technology
Outstanding high school acceptances
Honors Math, Literature, and Writing Programs
Foreign language
Kindergarten through 8th grade
Extracurricular Activities: National Junior Honor Society, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Track, Softball, Art Club, STEM Club, Chess Club, Bricks 4 Kidz, Manners 4 All, Science Club

Whether interested in giving the gift of Catholic education or just knowing about our school, all are welcome to come see this dynamic gem.

Contact:
mronan@smmschool.net
(805) 482·2611
www.smmschool.net
2534 Ventura Blvd.
Camarillo, CA 93010
Centrally located near the 101 FWY in Old Town

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Mass of Remembrance

11/2/2019

Saturday, November 2
5:00 pm

In Loving Memory of Our Faithful Departed.
“Hindi Kita Malilimutan ~ I Cannot Forget You.”
Please submit names by October 28

We invite everyone to remember and celebrate the lives of our loved ones who have gone before us to live in the light of the Lord. Names of your beloved departed will be collected and included in our Memorial Bowl, offered in our gathering procession and presentation of gifts. You may also bring a photo of your departed ones 30 minutes before mass and place it on the altar corner steps.

Contact: filipinoministry@padreserra.org
Also visit: Filipino Ministry, Prayer.

The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

11/1/2019

New Year's Mass
Wednesday, January 1
10:00 am in the church

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.

See's Candies

11/1/2019

December 14, 15
In the courtyard

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

Also visit: SVdP, Christmas in the Courtyard

Community Advent Reconciliation Service

11/1/2019

Wednesday, December 4
7:00 pm
Padre Serra Parish
Stay after for refreshments in the courtyard

♪ 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!

More Advent Reconciliation services:

Monday, December 9
7:00 pm
St. Julie Billiart
2475 Borchard Rd, Newbury Park, CA 91320
Tuesday, December 10
7:00 pm
St. Maximilian Kolbe
5801 Kanan Rd, Westlake Village, CA 91362
Monday, December 16
7:00 pm
Holy Cross
13955 Peach Hill Rd, Moorpark, CA 93021

Also visit: Advent

Stations of the Cross

11/1/2019

Anytime, in the garden

Through this series of fourteen stations, we recall Jesus’ great love for us. This beautiful, ancient prayer commemorates successive incidents on Jesus' journey from condemnation by Pilate to his crucifixion and burial. Stations of the Cross is most commonly prayed during Lent, particularly on Fridays especially Good Friday, but can be prayed at any time.

Consider praying the Stations in our prayer garden. Use one of three versions, found in the garden’s box:

Traditional Stations of the Cross
(follows the 14 traditional events, depicted in our garden)
Scriptural Stations
developed by St. Pope John Paul II (invites us to follow 14 events, different from the traditional)
Family

Also visit: Lent, Prayer

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

11/1/2019

Monday, December 9
8:00 am

This year, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is not a holy day of obligation.

Celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary who, by the grace of God, was born free of original sin, and kept free from sin her whole life. She was the first and most perfect disciple of Jesus, and is a model for all of us! Ora pro nobis, Maria!

The Church highly reveres Mary and we honor her throughout the year with several feast days, among them the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. This holy day celebrates our belief that Mary was preserved by God from "original sin" from the moment of her conception. This privilege was given to her in anticipation of her role as the mother of Jesus, the bearer of God.

What does this mean for her and for us?

We must remember that Mary was fully human, vulnerable to human weakness, but from the first moment of her existence, God filled her with grace so that she could live her life completely open to the Holy Spirit and to God's will.

This teaching gives us hope that we too, are destined to be free from sin and bearers of the divine. It is at our baptism that we are made new creations filled with God's grace. Everything that was possible for Mary is possible for us!

Visit also: Prayer

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Friday, January 316:00 pmin the Serra Center

Saturday, February 86:00 pmSerra Center​

Sunday, February 96:00 pm in the churchChorus Caritas and CVYO VirtuosiDominic MacAller · James Drollinger · Fred Beerstein · Alexander Tseitlin · Rebecca Tseitlin

Friday, February 21​to Sunday, February 23Anaheim Convention Center

Please complete the following:

Friday Boxed Lunch $15

Friday Happy Hour​5:00 - 8:00 pm

Saturday Boxed Lunch $15

Saturday Dinner $20Chicken Marsala, Pasta Primavera, Salad, Bread.

Wednesday, February 2612:00 pm Mass7:00 pm Mass

Consider these additional ways to fast this Lent:

Saturday, April 45:00 pm​Sunday, April 57:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am

April 97:00 pm

April 1012:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Easter Sunday​, April 12, 2020Liturgies​7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am (Church)9:15 am, 11:15 am (Serra Center)

Padre Serra Parish is proud to charter a Boy Scout Troop and support three Girl Scouts units.

​Boy Scout Troop #257

​Girl Scouts

Meals are served twice a week5:00 - 6:15 pmMondays at St. Mary Magdalen ChurchThursdays at Trinity Presbyterian Church

Tuesday, November 125:45 pm Dinner7:00 pm Prayer ServiceSerra Center and Church

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Thursdays9:30 am – 12:00 pm​Stations of the Cross Garden

Open HouseSunday, November 31:00 - 3:00 pm2534 Ventura Blvd. Camarillo

Saturday, November 25:00 pm

Please enter below the names of your departed loved ones:

New Year's MassWednesday, January 110:00 am in the church

December 14, 15In the courtyard

Wednesday, December 47:00 pmPadre Serra ParishStay after for refreshments in the courtyard

More Advent Reconciliation services:

Anytime, in the garden

Monday, December 98:00 am

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Friday, January 31
6:00 pm
in the Serra Center

Saturday, February 8
6:00 pm
Serra Center

Sunday, February 9
6:00 pm in the church
Chorus Caritas and CVYO Virtuosi
Dominic MacAller · James Drollinger · Fred Beerstein · Alexander Tseitlin · Rebecca Tseitlin

Friday, February 21
to Sunday, February 23
Anaheim Convention Center

Friday Happy Hour
5:00 - 8:00 pm

Saturday Dinner $20
Chicken Marsala, Pasta Primavera, Salad, Bread.

Wednesday, February 26
12:00 pm Mass
7:00 pm Mass

Saturday, April 4
5:00 pm

Sunday, April 5
7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am

April 9
7:00 pm

April 10
12:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020
Liturgies
7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am (Church)
9:15 am, 11:15 am (Serra Center)

Boy Scout Troop #257

Girl Scouts

Meals are served twice a week
5:00 - 6:15 pm
Mondays at St. Mary Magdalen Church
Thursdays at Trinity Presbyterian Church

Tuesday, November 12
5:45 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Prayer Service
Serra Center and Church

Thursdays
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Stations of the Cross Garden

Open House
Sunday, November 3
1:00 - 3:00 pm
2534 Ventura Blvd. Camarillo

Saturday, November 2
5:00 pm

New Year's Mass
Wednesday, January 1
10:00 am in the church

December 14, 15
In the courtyard

Wednesday, December 4
7:00 pm
Padre Serra Parish
Stay after for refreshments in the courtyard

Monday, December 9
8:00 am

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