Offers support to those who are caring for an aging parent, relative, or spouse.
Contact:
Patricia Sentianin
sentclan@gmail.com
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​Resources:

• A Catholic Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parent, Monica Dodd
• Christian Caregiving: A Way of Life, Kenneth C. Haugk

A Caregiver's Prayer
Lord Jesus, who from the cross gave the care of your Mother to St. John, help us to realize that you have blessed us too with the care of someone in our family. Help us to be your gentle hands and loving compassion on earth.

Father in heaven, you know my heart, calm my anxieties. Pour out your grace and mercy in my life like a healing balm. Lighten my burden, answer my prayer, and give me the strength to do what so often seems impossible.

Spirit of life, remind me to breath - give me a quiet place to rest when I need it and breathe in me your loving peace. Remain my constant companion through this journey. And, when it is time for me to let go, help me remember that my dear one is leaving my loving embrace for yours.

Amen

SEEDS (Sisters ~ Embracing ~ Enlightening ~ Daughters of Faith)

A monthly evening of spirituality for women to meet in fellowship to share the Word of God and grow in faith.

Illuman is a ministry for men, by men, to honor the uniqueness of male spirituality and committed to support who are seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Monthly group gatherings are designed to help become better, more authentic men.

Want to learn to become a confident communicator, speak in public and develop leadership skills?
Come check out our Toastmasters anytime.
Contact: Virginia Norris or (805) 443·5186

Visit also:

• padreserra.toastmastersclubs.org
• Adults

All Catholics/Christians impacted by divorce are welcome, and we join as a family-of-sorts to journey together, sharing collective lessons learned and resources available, holding each other up in prayer, and serving our community.

We offer a welcoming environment for people dealing with divorce whether they are in the earliest (often most painful) stages of grief, the initial stages of coping with difficult changes (making necessary life adjustments), or whether they are through the worst of it and now looking to move forward, grow, and serve.

Our mission is:

• To be instruments through which God can embrace Catholics/Christians who have experienced divorce, by offering acceptance, comfort, encouragement, reconciliation and healing
• To be instruments through which divorced Catholics/Christians are encouraged to listen to the Word of God, attend mass, persevere in prayer, contribute to works of charity and to community efforts for justice, bring up their children in the Christian faith, and cultivate the spirit and practice of reconciliation and thus implore, day by day, God’s grace.

Contact: Cynthia cjonescampbell@yahoo.com

Also visit: Groups, Care

​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.

Are you longing for a closer relationship with Jesus and a church to call your own? Do you know someone who is wondering if the Catholic Church is the place for them? It could be your neighbor, your coworker, or someone in your family.

We have a group that meets year-round to explore what it means to be a disciple of Jesus in the Catholic tradition. The atmosphere is informal, open, and free of any pressure. Those attending are invited to ask any questions they may have followed by a discussion on various topics regarding our faith.

If you know someone who might be interested, invite them to accompany you to one of the meetings. We serve great refreshments, too!

For information please contact:
​Catherine Shadduck
catherine@padreserra.org 
(805) 482·6417 x331

​Also visit: RCIA

Come join us every week for an hour of prayer and devotion to our Mother Mary. 

Contact: 
Madel Mercado

Also visit:  Groups, Prayer, Filipino Ministry

​For those who want to grow deeper in their Catholic faith through discussion, community building, spiritual activities, and service projects. 
On the first Thursday, we do a Bible study, and on the third Thursday, we play a game. Masks and social distancing are required.
See our Instagram @pspyoungadult or Facebook @PadreSerraYA for other events!
For more information please contact brett@padreserra.org
For more information contact youngadults@padreserra.org​

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

RECongress is a dynamic three day gathering of the global church, welcoming all to meet Jesus through Connection, Learning and Worship.

RECongress inspires, transforms, and sends us out to spread the joy of the Gospel, to be a voice for justice and to serve the needs of the world.

On opening day, Pope Francis had a message of inspiration for Congress attendees. Watch now. 
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Visit recongress.org

Every year we celebrate this inspiring day for 6th, 7th & 8th graders that includes a keynote speaker, music, prayer and fellowship.

Any questions, please contact tere@padreserra.org

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

Also visit: Giving, Outreach, Seasonal

St. Camillus Center for Pastoral Care’s Urban Interfaith Chaplaincy Program in Los Angeles invites all to a gathering with Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. who will address the current pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, and upcoming elections.

Contact St. Camillus Center for Pastoral Care 
(323) 225·4461 x111
info@stcamilluscenter.org

“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 

​Visit our monthly team meeting to see how we dream, plan, and present adult formation opportunities for our parish.

Contact teresa@padreserra.org

Also visit: Ministries A to Z, Adults