ST. JUDE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY    PAGE SEVEN   JANUARY 30, 2000 

A Leadership Training Workshop for Eucharistic Ministers is scheduled for Wednesday, February 2^nd.     Training starts in Rooms 5 & 6 of the Parish Hall at 7:30 p.m., and will conclude in church by 9:30 p.m.     All Eucharistic Ministers who have not received this special training since June 1, 1999, are urged and requested to participate.    Attendance is required for Team Leadership appointment.    Those temporarily serving as Team Leaders especially need this training

We are all still around in spite of all the crazy predictions we heard about the Millennium and Y2K.      The study of the Book of Revelation is also going-on every Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Media Room, and Thursday morning from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the parish hall.    Sister Antonia Byrne, S.S.L., is leading these sessions.    One and all are more than welcome.    Whether you are just starting out, or dropped-out and now want to come back, you are all welcome!   

This is a great study of hope through our Lord Jesus Christ.    All are welcome!    All are invited!   

For more information, please phone Jerry or Judy Sullivan at 805 - 495 - 1623.

A One-Day Workshop on the Ministry to the Sick and Dying is scheduled for Saturday, March 4, 2000 here at St. Jude's.    Father Jack Stoeger, from St. John's Major Seminary, will be the principal presenter.     Dr. Peter Kelly, Co-ordinator of St. Jude's Ministry to the Sick and Dying will participate too as a presenter.   

This workshop is highly recommended for anyone who wishes to bring Holy Communion to a sick or homebound relative on a regular basis.    And, as you may know, it is highly recommended that family members be a part of their ill member's life and reception of the Sacraments.     

Sunday Eucharistic Ministers and Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick and Dying, need to complete this workshop as partial satisfaction of the Archdiocesan requirements for Eucharistic Minister Certification.

This workshop will commence at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude by 2:30 p.m.    Please bring a sack lunch.    Beverages will be provided.

If you wish more information about this workshop, or about bring Holy Communion to the Sick and Dying, please call: Dr. Peter Kelly, 818 - 706 - 3066;     Debbie Meier, 818 - 597 - 1464;    or Bill Rubin 805 - 496 - 3986.

If someone you know has died and you are seeking support in your bereavement, please consider joining St. Jude's Bereavement Grief Support Group.     This group meets every other Wednesday.

For more information or to sign-up, please call Louise Engel-Ruck at 805 - 374 - 2864.

Moms with "Little Ones" are encouraged to come and join other St. Jude moms and infants at different locations each Monday Morning at 10:00 a.m.    Make new friends!    Give your "Little One" an opportunity to play and inter-act with other infants.    All the while, mommies have an opportunity to talk and encourage one another .

If you are interested, please contact Jenifer Smith at 818 - 889 - 9179, or Mary Ellen Garbrecht at 818 - 865 - 8053.

Hey! did you just move-into our parish.    Welcome!    Come meet our priests and our parish staff.    Take a few minutes to register.   Soon thereafter our Newcomers Hospitality will visit your home and share with you about our parish community.   

Welcome!    Hope you become involved in our parish activities and programs, and leave your imprint on who we are.     Become a part of the fabric of our lives!

Come by our Parish Pastoral Center during regular hours and look over the many religious articles we have for sale.   Among the items we have are:   medals, rosaries, wedding candle sets, arras (wedding coins), lazos (wedding rosary lassos), angels, some devotional books, cards for special occasions, etc.     We can also order special gifts you might wish.

Please come join us in preparing for next Sunday's Mass.     We meet to learn about and discuss the Readings for the upcoming Sunday Liturgy.    Each week we watch a 20 minute video, stopping the tape at appropriate moments to discuss the material presented.   We enjoy lively conversation, faith sharing moments, and good Christian fellowship, as we learn more about the Bible and thereby enable ourselves to be more fully prepared to celebrate next Sunday's Mass.

When:   Tuesday mornings 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Where:  Room 7
No preparation! No homework!

This week we will do the "Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time" (B)."    All are welcome!   Come prepare for next Sunday's Mass!