ST. JUDE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY   PAGE EIGHT    MARCH 5, 2000

St. Jude's Parish Community is going to the Holy Land from October 21^st, to November 1st, 2000.     We leave one week after the Oktoberfest.     

Cost:  $2,170.00 net price per person in a double room.    $455.00 supplement for a single room.    Price includes round trip air-fare to Holy Land; arrival and departure transfers; two meals daily (breakfast and table d'hote dinner); farewell dinner party with wine, soft drinks, coffee and tea;  porterage at airport;   land transportation and guide;   entrance fees to all sites;   daily Mass at different Holy land shrines;   12 days of pilgrimage and over night stays in first class hotels.

Brochures are available in the Parish Pastoral Office for more information or to register for this Pilgrimage to Holy Land.     

NB:    For those who would like to visit Cairo and Luxor, there is a Side Trip for 8 days (3 days in hotel in Cairo, 4 days on ship on Nile, and last night in Cairo before returning) for an additional $1,500.00 or less depending upon how many wish to go.

One and all are encouraged to join in praying Morning Prayer (Lauds) each morning at 7:45 a.m.     You are also invited to join in praying Daytime Prayer before Noon Mass at 11:50 a.m. followed by the "Angelus" ("Regina Caeli" during Eastertime).

Copies of the "Liturgy of the Hours" are provided in large print by the front doors of the church.    Anyone wishing to own his/her own copy of the "Liturgy of the Hours" in big print may buy one at the Parish Pastoral Center.

Dolores Mission in East Los Angeles still has a real need for sleeping bags and blankets.   In fact, it is a Desperate Need!      Also needed are men's shower sandals.

If you can help, please bring your donations to the Parish Pastoral Office.    Louise Brennan will make sure these items get to Dolores Mission as soon as possible.

All Campers who attended "St. Jude's Summer Spirit Day Camp" are encouraged to stop by the Parish Pastoral Office and pick-up their Summer Scrap Book.     Moms and dads are welcome to pick-up their child's book for them.     There is one book per family.

Information about the "St. Jude Summer Spirit Day Camp 2000" will be in the Bulletin beginning Easter Sunday.     Registration will also begin at that time.

First Reading - Observe the Sabbath because the Lord delivered you from the slavery of Egypt (Deuteronomy 5:12-15).
Second Reading - We carry about in our bodies the dying of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be manifest in our bodies (2 Corinthians 4:6-11).
Gospel - Jesus, while speaking of himself as the Lord of the Sabbath, rebukes the Pharisees by declaring that the Sabbath was made for humanity, not humanity for the Sabbath (Mark 2:23 - 3:6).

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.

Tuesday mornings 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in Room 7.       This week we will do the "First Sunday in Lent" (B)."    All are welcome!   Come prepare for next Sunday's Mass!   

No preparation!     No homework!

For more information, please contact Linda Odre at 805 - 373 - 1348, or Cathy Stobbe at 805 - 379 - 4064.