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Deep dive into Matthew
Fr. Patrick Mullen 4 Part Series Monday:
This Bible study, beginning in The University Series, and continuing in the following months, will do a close study of the text, always asking, “How can we apply the teachings of this Gospel to our lives?” Bring your bibles, an open and inquisitive mind, your love for God, and your willingness to encounter Jesus. Come to one night, or come to all!
* The original published date of March 16 date was cancelled due to a parish event.
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The Celtic Christian motivation to find Divine in all created nature speaks with uncanny relevance to many of the concerns of our present time. The ancient wisdom, visual images, poetry, and prayers of Celtic Christian spirituality can re-ignite your imagination, restoring what you have neglected or forgotten. The stories and legends surrounding Sts. Patrick and Brigid of Kildare and their tireless evangelization can help you become a better friend to yourself and others. Come learn more about the Celtic tradition.
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Will we have married priests? Women deacons? A Vatican bank free from scandal? A new slate of cardinals? What are we to make of the daily news from synods, papal trips, and competing factions? Hear the world’s foremost Vatican reporter and learn how to answer “What is going on in the Vatican?”
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Good Grief: Telling A Thousand Stories
Dr. Ross Porter Tuesday, March 31
It has been said that grief ends when a thousand stories are told. Because this life is filled with loss, grief is an essential part of healing and growing, and a virtue everyone needs to understand. Dr. Porter will address the “why” and the “how” of good grief.
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This program is presented by The University Series Foundation, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. Tax donation statements are available on request.
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Due to Covid-19 and the concern for parishioners' well being, our series has been postponed until April 3. Check back for details A six-week Marriage enrichment series to explore God’s plan for your marriage and family.
Will you love, honor and cherish each other for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, no matter which way the toothpaste is squeezed, where the dirty clothes end up, during football season, through job changes, emotional and body changes...for the rest of your life? If you are unable to make all 6, come to as many as possible; each night is different. Isn’t your marriage that important? $40/couple. Child care will be available. Questions: Robert & Susan Evans ssevans54@gmail.com Also visit: Married Couples Ministry |
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Next series begins Monday, February 24
6:30 - 9:00 pm
San Fernando room
JustFaith Catholic 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 in three eight-week phases.
To broaden perspectives, each of the three phases includes an immersion where participants visit local organizations and connect with those living and working on the margins of society. Each phase also contains a retreat that provides a foundation for community building. Each phase is stand-alone and can be taken in any order.
JustFaith is ecumenical and all Christian faiths are welcome.
"Somehow, the highest praise of God is not in speaking unintelligibly but, rather, in speaking a language of inclusion where barriers are dismantled, circles are widened, and no one is left outside." - Fr. Gregory Boyle
To broaden perspectives, each of the three phases includes an immersion where participants visit local organizations and connect with those living and working on the margins of society. Each phase also contains a retreat that provides a foundation for community building. Each phase is stand-alone and can be taken in any order.
JustFaith is ecumenical and all Christian faiths are welcome.
"Somehow, the highest praise of God is not in speaking unintelligibly but, rather, in speaking a language of inclusion where barriers are dismantled, circles are widened, and no one is left outside." - Fr. Gregory Boyle
Phase II:
Journey to Justice
Mondays, February 24 – April 13
Registration in the courtyard February 8 and 9
$70 per person includes three books, online resources, retreat, and immersion experience.
Register by February 21, space is limited.
An 8-week small group faith formation journey to learn and live Jesus’ gospel message to care for the poor. What does it mean to live the Gospel? JustFaith Catholic will challenge us to revisit how our faith informs our responsibility to each other. It will awaken us to the realities of racial and economic inequalities in the U.S. It will remind us that to be faithful to Jesus, we must live out the Scripture’s command to care for the poor and marginalized among us.
Questions and registration: Michelle Paschen mcpaschens@gmail.com
Journey to Justice
Mondays, February 24 – April 13
Registration in the courtyard February 8 and 9
$70 per person includes three books, online resources, retreat, and immersion experience.
Register by February 21, space is limited.
An 8-week small group faith formation journey to learn and live Jesus’ gospel message to care for the poor. What does it mean to live the Gospel? JustFaith Catholic will challenge us to revisit how our faith informs our responsibility to each other. It will awaken us to the realities of racial and economic inequalities in the U.S. It will remind us that to be faithful to Jesus, we must live out the Scripture’s command to care for the poor and marginalized among us.
Questions and registration: Michelle Paschen mcpaschens@gmail.com
Phase III:
Living Simply – Caring for the Earth
TBD
Participants embrace the invitation to care for the Earth as they investigate the teachings of our faith.
Questions and to register:
Joe Zuback zubackj@gmail.com
Gary Freeberg gfreeberg@gmail.com
Living Simply – Caring for the Earth
TBD
Participants embrace the invitation to care for the Earth as they investigate the teachings of our faith.
Questions and to register:
Joe Zuback zubackj@gmail.com
Gary Freeberg gfreeberg@gmail.com
Phase I:
Living Compassionately – Caring for the Poor
TBD
Participants focus on poverty, consumerism, and the Gospel call to care for the poor.
Questions and to register: Michelle Paschen mcpaschens@gmail.com
Living Compassionately – Caring for the Poor
TBD
Participants focus on poverty, consumerism, and the Gospel call to care for the poor.
Questions and to register: Michelle Paschen mcpaschens@gmail.com
Friday, February 21 - |  |
Also visit: Faith Formation for Adults
Second Tuesday of the month |  |
Mondays |  Photo by Julius Acero |
Living Liturgy | |
Learn and Practice Spanish.
Tuesdays
10:00 - 11:00 am
San Juan Capistrano room
Beginning levels are welcome to learn and practice conversational Spanish to:Learn to communicate practically with friends, neighbors, and people in our community
Following Living Liturgy Bible Study. No cost.
Questions:
Patricia Guzman
(805) 827·5903
patty.g.q14@gmail.com
- learn a new language and experience the benefits in mind and spirit
- learn Catholic prayers
- will help with conversation, vocabulary, reading, writing.
Following Living Liturgy Bible Study. No cost.
Questions:
Patricia Guzman
(805) 827·5903
patty.g.q14@gmail.com
We gather. We pray. We write. 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. Learn about our ministry and meet our members, some who have published their stories, and will have their books available for purchase. Their works might create a nice Christmas gift!
Contact: Linda Lowe Also visit: Adults |   |
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| Encounter Jesus through Mary. Written by Fr. Michael Gaitley, 33 Days to Morning Glory is a six-week small group journey to draw closer to Jesus through his mother, culminating in consecration to him through Mary. We'll learn what the Church and four great saints - Louis de Montfort, Maximilian Kolbe, Mother Teresa, John Paul II - have to teach us about the power and influence Mary and then how to live as better disciples. Whether you are brand new to the concept of Marian Consecration, or you wish to renew your consecration, you are invited. Questions: Grace Martinez grace@padreserra.org |  |
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Saturday, September 28 |  |
Also visit: Adults
Thursdays |  “Christianity is a statement which, if false, is of no importance and, if true, of infinite importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately important.” - C.S. Lewis |
Tuesday, October 23 |  |
A Model for Mass Goers |  Sponsored by the Adult Faith Formation Team. |
Friday, September 14
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Monday, October 29 |  |
| If you journeyed with Fr. Patrick on Facebook, if you're curious about pilgrimages, if you like to travel or always ready for an adventure, this is for you! Through stories and photos, Fr. Patrick shared his pilgrimage on the El Camino de Santiago de Compostela. |  |
Tuesday, April 17 |  |
It's what Jesus said! Seven themes of our Catholic Social Teaching:
For further reading and understanding of these themes, click here for a link to the US Bishops website. LAUDATO SI: ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME · Read Pope Francis' encyclical. |  |
Friday, February 16 |  Also visit: Lent, Adults Faith Formation |
Overview of Catholic teaching on the end of life and care options | Advance Health Care Directives and POLST | What to do when a death occurs: mortuaries and Catholic funeral options |
In this three part series, professionals in the field of health care and in the church shared their knowledge of what to expect when a person nears the natural end of life, how to provide compassionate care, and what steps need to be taken in preparation and upon death.
Sponsored by the Adult Faith Formation Team and the following partners:
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.
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