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Begins November 17 |
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena |   On June 13, 2018 we celebrated the third anniversary of the start of our devotion. |
| Serra Seniors are parishioners and guests who gather for spirituality and fellowship October to May. Contact: Teresa Runyon Wednesday, January 16 | Select image to view |
Once a year the men of our parish join with other Catholic men from around the diocese for a weekend silent retreat at the Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center in Sierra Madre. Learn more about the retreat center. For more information, please contact: Dave McCormick (805) 558-7868 | |
| | For for an audition, please contact: Liturgy & Music Minister |
Also visit: Music Ministry
 Theology on Tap reaches out to young adults who want to explore the role of faith in their daily lives. Created in 1981, RENEW International’s Theology-on-Tap is a nationally recognized speaker and fellowship program that has been successfully bringing young adults to the church for more than 30 years. In this casual atmosphere, you’ll hear straight talk and honest answers to your deepest questions about faith, love, work and other real life experiences. Theology on Tap provides an opportunity to not only learn about the Catholic faith but also meet like-minded people and make new friends. Theology on Tap is open to all young adults, ages 18 to 39, singles and couples, regardless of religious affiliation. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Facebook or Twitter. To find more speakers and topics visit totlosangeles.weebly.com For more information contact Brett Becker brett@padreserra.org Also visit: Young Adults, Youth | Theology on Tap 2018 |
Padre Serra Parish is proud to charter a Boy Scout Troop and support three Girl Scouts units.
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Registration Closed.Fall Retreat | Silent Retreat |
Thank you!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 |  |
| Preschool through Grade 2 Saturdays | Suggested donation: $25 per family per semester, payable to Padre Serra Parish. |
Grades 3 - 8
Rehearsals Mondays
5:15 - 6:15pm (grades 6 to 8 until 6:30pm)
September through May
Our Children's & Middle School Choir (aka CMSC) is open to boys and girls in third through eighth grades. Their "season" runs from September through May. CMSC sings at liturgy about once a month and rehearses every week on Mondays. The choir also is featured in the annual PSP Christmas Concert, singing alone, and in combination with the other choirs as well. Membership is open to all children who would like to participate and who are willing to commit to what's required. For questions and more detailed information about the requirements, please contact kathleen@padreserra.org.
There are occasional solo opportunities and one of the most important missions of CMSC is to form young people in music ministry - the idea that rather than a mere performance what the choir does at the liturgy is to lead the singing of the assembly, and to enable their own and everyone's sung prayer. Additionally, when the choir sings by itself at the liturgy, the purpose is to help everyone there who hears the music, including the singers themselves, to encounter Jesus. We are trying to teach all participants in all the choirs that it is a ministry of service to God's people and to the liturgy, and that worship "in spirit and in truth" is what we are aiming for.
To join CMSC, schedule a Vocal Checkup with our Children's Choir Director, Kathleen MacAller.
New and/or returning CMSC members can make an appointment for vocal checkups using Sign Up Genius.
There are occasional solo opportunities and one of the most important missions of CMSC is to form young people in music ministry - the idea that rather than a mere performance what the choir does at the liturgy is to lead the singing of the assembly, and to enable their own and everyone's sung prayer. Additionally, when the choir sings by itself at the liturgy, the purpose is to help everyone there who hears the music, including the singers themselves, to encounter Jesus. We are trying to teach all participants in all the choirs that it is a ministry of service to God's people and to the liturgy, and that worship "in spirit and in truth" is what we are aiming for.
To join CMSC, schedule a Vocal Checkup with our Children's Choir Director, Kathleen MacAller.
New and/or returning CMSC members can make an appointment for vocal checkups using Sign Up Genius.
Also visit: Music Ministry
Rehearsals Thursday evenings
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Auditions are held for voice placement and/or solo opportunities. For an audition, please contact:
Liturgy & Music Minister
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Sunday, July 15 | |
| EVERYONE is on God’s Team! Kids to came together to hoot and holler, pray and sing, eat, play games and share stories about what it means to be a part of God’s team! Contact Christine Olsen christine@padreserra.org or (805) 482·6417 x349 Also visit: Children | |
| On Saturday, June 23 at the 5:00pm mass, Jennifer Jamison and Richard Hergenreder were received into the Catholic Church. Already one with us as baptized Christians, they made a profession of faith in the Catholic Church, were confirmed and received Eucharist for the first time. It is with great joy that we welcome them and thank God for their presence which renews and strengthens our community. New members are welcomed into the Catholic faith through the RCIA, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. If you would like to know more about RCIA for adults or children, please contact Catherine Shadduck (805) 482·6417 ext. 331 or catherine@padreserra.org | |
Wednesday, June 20 | |
 Saturday, June 16 | |
Chorus Caritas presents |
Saturday, June 9 | Sunday, June 10 |
Suggested donation: Adults $20 (Seniors $10).
Repertoire:
Ariel Ramirez Misa Criolla
Shawn Kirchner/Pablo Neruda Tu Sangre en la Mía and Tu Voz
arr. John Bell The Peace of the Earth / La Paz de la Tierra (Guatemalan)
arr. Kent Carlson La Noche Esta Serena
Jean Berger Brazilian Psalm
arr. Stephen Paulus The Road Home
Tomas Luis da Victoria Ave Maria
from California Missions Dios te Salve Maria
and more...
Chorus Caritas is a collaborative choral project by conductors James Drollinger and Dominic MacAller, featuring singers from Padre Serra and St. Charles, joined by Mary Lee Mistretta, piano and harpsichord; Daniel Delgado, guitar; Mike Velasquez, bass; and Al Velasquez, percussion.
Ariel Ramirez Misa Criolla
Shawn Kirchner/Pablo Neruda Tu Sangre en la Mía and Tu Voz
arr. John Bell The Peace of the Earth / La Paz de la Tierra (Guatemalan)
arr. Kent Carlson La Noche Esta Serena
Jean Berger Brazilian Psalm
arr. Stephen Paulus The Road Home
Tomas Luis da Victoria Ave Maria
from California Missions Dios te Salve Maria
and more...
Chorus Caritas is a collaborative choral project by conductors James Drollinger and Dominic MacAller, featuring singers from Padre Serra and St. Charles, joined by Mary Lee Mistretta, piano and harpsichord; Daniel Delgado, guitar; Mike Velasquez, bass; and Al Velasquez, percussion.
Sunday, June 3 |
Also visit: Scouts
| Everyone is welcome to enjoy and relax in the fresh air under the trees of our lovely courtyard. Plan to meet the first Friday of the month during summer. The kids can play and the grownups can visit! Bring your own dinner. | |
| Eighty-seven high school teens and thirteen adults received the sacrament of Confirmation on May 27, 2018. In Confirmation, the faith received at Baptism is strengthened. The Holy Spirit, that confirmed the apostles on Pentecost, will pour out her gifts on the candidates, completing their initiation and giving them strength and courage to live a Catholic Christian way of life. Visit Confirmation to view the full photo gallery of this beautiful liturgy. | |
Friday, March 30
1:45pm
Serra Center Patio
Living Stations of the Cross is 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.
We recommend bringing a camp chair, water, umbrella for shade.
GolfTexas Scramble
Dress code: Soft spikes and collared shirts. No denim please.
Hole-In-OneCar donated by Rusnak / Westlake
Irish Corn HoleBean bag and beer!
4:00pm Win accolades! $10 to play Silent Auction
Opens 4:30pm
Helicopter Ball DropEveryone can play!
5:30pm Win $1,000 cash! $10/ball or $100/dozen Need not to be present to win DinnerLive Auction
All proceeds benefit future space for youth & young adults.
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SPONSORSHIP & FEESBlarney Sponsor $5,000
Pot of Gold Sponsor plus surprise! Pot of Gold Sponsor $2,500
Emerald Sponsor $1,250
Shamrock Sponsor $500
Individual Golf $250
Green fees, cart, range balls, gift bag, box lunch and dinner Dinner $75
Enjoy Cocktail hour, Silent and Live Auctions and Golf awards at this fun and delicious community meal |
Discipleship: Becoming Fools for Christ |
In our contemporary age, Christianity seems like a sensible and straightforward religious option among others. It is often viewed as compatible with the values and priorities of our society, politics, cultures, and other interests. And yet, the Gospel itself offers a very different set of insights, challenges, and inspiration.
This year's parish mission is an invitation to explore the radical foolishness of Christianity as a positive force for change and conversion in the face of division, discrimination, and violence in our world. Looking at the Scripture with new eyes, journeying with wisdom figures like St. Francis of Assisi and Pope Francis, we will reflect on ways to overcome our tendency to 'water down' or domesticate our faith and the message of the Gospel, so that we can respond to Christ's call to be foolish according to the logic of the world and become wise in the eyes of God.
This year's parish mission is an invitation to explore the radical foolishness of Christianity as a positive force for change and conversion in the face of division, discrimination, and violence in our world. Looking at the Scripture with new eyes, journeying with wisdom figures like St. Francis of Assisi and Pope Francis, we will reflect on ways to overcome our tendency to 'water down' or domesticate our faith and the message of the Gospel, so that we can respond to Christ's call to be foolish according to the logic of the world and become wise in the eyes of God.
| | Daniel P. Horan, OFM, is a Franciscan friar of Holy Name Province of New York, worldwide marathon runner, musician, retreat director, blogger, theology professor, columnist for America magazine and author of several award-winning books, including Dating God. Get to know more through his website: www.danhoran.com and YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/DanHoranOFM |
What is a parish mission?
We take our cars in for periodic oil changes. We see our physicians for an annual physical or wellness check. The same is needed for our spiritual lives, individually and as a faith community, and we can't always get away for a retreat. So a parish mission is that "shot in the arm", that energizing renewal of our personal faith as Jesus' disciples and our parish community's commitment to the Body of Christ.
We take our cars in for periodic oil changes. We see our physicians for an annual physical or wellness check. The same is needed for our spiritual lives, individually and as a faith community, and we can't always get away for a retreat. So a parish mission is that "shot in the arm", that energizing renewal of our personal faith as Jesus' disciples and our parish community's commitment to the Body of Christ.
Musical salve for a fractured world
A new collaborative choral project by directors
James Drollinger and Dominic MacAller
Mary Lee Mistretta, accompanist
James Drollinger and Dominic MacAller
Mary Lee Mistretta, accompanist
Saturday, September 9 | Sunday, September 10 |
Suggested donation: Adults $20 - Seniors $10
Be part of the healing!
We welcome additional donations to Catholic Charities USA for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief.
Be part of the healing!
We welcome additional donations to Catholic Charities USA for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief.
A little sneak peek of a Chorus Caritas Rehearsal
Also visit: Music Ministry
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