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JustFaith

9/6/2020

Registrations for the Faith & Racial Healing series is now closed. Mark your calendars now for the next racial justice series which will begin in February.

JustFaith is a series that invites participants to look at contemporary issues through the lens of Christian faith by engaging in reading, prayer, thought-provoking dialogue, encounter, and by building lasting relationships with a small group.

Faith & Racial Healing:
Embracing Truth, Justice and Restoration

Select the day the session that works for you:
Tuesday evenings
September 15 – November 17, 6:00 - 8:15 pm

Wednesday mornings
September 16 – November 18, 10:00 am - 12:15 pm

Cost: No fee other than the purchase of required reading materials

This ten-week racial justice formation journey guides participants in learning about the history of racism in the United States, so that we might work toward true reconciliation with God and restoration with one another. Faith and Racial Healing will address through education, prayer and discussion, the difficult but necessary conversation about the historical roots of racial injustice.

Required Reading:

40 Days of Prayer: For the Liberation of American Descendants of Slavery (Simmons)
The Color of Compromise (Jemar Tisby)
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Injury and Healing (Dr. Joy Degruy)
JustFaith Participant Journal (Free and PDF is accessible online. Printing is optional.)
Estimated Cost of Books:
- $47 Amazon www.amazon.com
- $53 Barnes & Noble www.barnesandnoble.com
- $52 JustFaith Ministries justfaith.org/product-category/faith-and-racial-healing
- $69 Eso Won Bookstore www.esowonbookstore.com
  (a black owned independent bookstore in Los Angeles)

Participation Commitment

Open mind and heart
Time - plan 5 - 6 hours per week for session and reading during the 10 weeks
Reading the three books and Participant Packet
Access to a quiet, prayerful place without interruptions during session
Access to computer or tablet with internet
Zoom app (account is not needed)

Overview of Sessions

Questions: Michelle Paschen mcpaschens@gmail.com

Also visit: Groups, www.justfaith.org

Gospel Hangout

7/30/2020

Tuesdays
9:00 - 10:00 am

Wednesdays
7:00 - 8:00 pm

What is Gospel Hangout? Gospel Hangout is an online gospel reflection process that connects the Sunday gospel with life through prayer and small-group conversation using Lectio Divina and Zoom small breakout rooms.

Gospel Hangout is not... Gospel Hangout is not a scripture study, rather it uses a reflection process for groups called Lectio Divina that invites people to reflect on how Jesus in the Gospels is intersecting with their life at this moment.

Required: Smart device or computer to access Zoom (no account is needed). Bible optional. No fee.

Questions:
Teresa Runyon
teresa@padreserra.org

Illuman

7/5/2020

Second and Last Wednesday
of the month
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Online

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. Bimonthly group gatherings are designed to help become better, more authentic men.

Contact:
Dave McCormick
dave.mccormick.mba@gmail.com

If you are interested in becoming involved and wish to be on our mailing list please contact us.
Find us on Facebook

Also visit: Men's Ministry, Illuman Retreat

Illuman Retreat 2020

Lemons on the Loose

7/1/2020

Suspended until further notice.

Third Wednesday of the month
7:00 pm
Santa Barbara room

Lemons on the Loose is a monthly gathering for women of all ages to enjoy each other’s company, sharing fellowship and laughter while playing Bonkers.
Don’t know how to play this dice game? That’s okay; we'll show you.
$5/person. Proceeds benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand
Contact: Kathy Quantock or Michelle Paschen

Also visit: Groups, Women's Ministry

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

6/8/2020

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena
Wednesdays
6:30 - 7:30 pm

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

Contact:
Madel Mercado

Also visit: Groups, Prayer, Filipino Ministry

On June 13, 2018 we celebrated the third anniversary of the start of our devotion.

Youth Prayer Service

3/30/2020

April 8
4:12 Zoom meeting

All high school teens, meet Brett and the Young Adults for a special Holy Week Reflection and Guided Meditation.
youth@padreserra.org

Also visit: Youth, Lent

Muriel Bannatz

3/3/2020

1929 - 2020

Funeral Liturgy
Wednesday, March 4
3:30 pm
Padre Serra Parish

Ash Wednesday

2/26/2020

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent.
According to the ancient tradition, we mark ourselves with
ashes to remind ourselves that we are mortal,
and that we stand in need of God’s tender mercies.

Also visit: Catholic Lenten Practices

Serra Seniors

2/10/2020

Third Wednesday of the month
September to June
Check back often for details

Serra Seniors are parishioners and guests 55+ who gather for spirituality, learning, fun, and fellowship.

Contact:
Teresa Runyon teresa@padreserra.org

Also visit:

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Centering Prayer

2/4/2020

Wednesdays
6:45 pm
Santa Clara room

Silence is God's language. Centering Prayer is a method of contemplative silent prayer that opens us up to experience God's presence within us. Both a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship, Centering Prayer serves to enhance other prayer forms. Come and rest with God!

Contact:
Vivian
(805) 377·0704
vpatv@outlook.com

Also visit: Prayer

Community Lenten Reconciliation Service

2/1/2020

Lenten reconciliation has been canceled.

Wednesday, March 25
7:00 - 8:30 pm
In the church

Prepare for the celebrations of the Lord’s Passion and Resurrection by celebrating reconciliation (penance, confession) with your community – a beautiful service followed by the opportunity for individual confession with one of twelve loving and understanding priests.

Bring a can for the food pantry and stay after for refreshments in the courtyard.

Also visit: Lent

Seniors Adaptive Exercise Class

2/1/2020

Wednesdays
8:45 - 9:30am
Santa Barbara room

All seniors are invited to a weekly adaptive exercise class.
Contact: Marg (805) 405 · 9901

Also visit: Serra Seniors

Photography by Julius Acero

Christmas Mass

12/24/2019

Christmas Eve Mass
Tuesday, December 24
4:00 pm, 6:30 pm, 11:00 pm in church
4:15 pm in Serra Center

Christmas Day Mass
Wednesday, December 25
10:00 am

Come and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ! Bring your family, your friends, your neighbors...All are welcome!

Also visit: New Year's Mass

Photo by Julius Acero

Seniors Christmas Luncheon

12/11/2019

Wednesday, December 11
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Serra Center

Celebrate the season with friends, a festive lunch, and entertainment! Enjoy a catered holiday meal, 50/50 raffle, and entertainment by The Other Reindeer Carolers, a Dickens quartet to fill us with Christmas cheer!

Ticket sales are closed.

In this season of giving, please consider donating a package of new socks for the Family-to-Family ministry.

Contact: Teresa Runyon teresa@padreserra.org

Also visit: Seniors Ministry, Advent

Community Advent Reconciliation Service

12/4/2019

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

Tuesdays9:00 - 10:00 am​​Wednesdays7:00 - 8:00 pm

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Second and ​Last Wednesday​of the month7:00 - 8:30 pmOnline

Third Wednesday of the month​7:00 pmSanta Barbara room

Our Lady of Perpetual Help NovenaWednesdays6:30 - 7:30 pm

April 84:12 Zoom meeting

1929 - 2020

Third Wednesday of the monthSeptember to JuneCheck back often for details

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Wednesdays6:45 pmSanta Clara room

Wednesday, March 257:00 - 8:30 pmIn the church

Wednesdays8:45 - 9:30amSanta Barbara room

Christmas Eve MassTuesday, December 244:00 pm, 6:30 pm, 11:00 pm in church4:15 pm in Serra CenterChristmas Day MassWednesday, December 2510:00 am

Wednesday, December 1111:00 am - 2:00 pmSerra Center

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

More Advent Reconciliation services:

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