Next Sunday, April 2^nd, our parish is having a St. Vincent de Paul Bundle Sunday in our parish parking near the Media Room.      Please bring any useable clothes, useable household items or appliances, and furniture to their truck that will be parked there.     Help them in their endless efforts to assist the needy.     

They also have a desperate need for furniture and large appliances.    For help to come by your home to pick-up these items, please give them a call at:     800 - 97 - HELP.

PS:   As has been done for years, our parish will have a Hospitality Room.    Because the Congress had to be changed from its original dates due to double booking by the Anaheim Convention Center, this year our Hospitality Room will be in the Anaheim Hilton Hotel.   Lunch will be provided Friday and Saturday as usual.     Members of our Sister Parish will also join us for lunch those days.

What Is An Indulgence? An Indulgence is "the remission before God of some or all the temporal punishment due to sins, already forgiven through the Sacrament of Penance".

What Is the Jubilee Holy Year Indulgence?   It is a Special Indulgence granted by His Holiness during this Jubilee Year 2000.

How Do We Gain the Jubilee Holy Year Indulgence?      Certain conditions need to be fulfilled by each person in order to gain this total remission of the temporal punishment due to our sins.

making a worthy Sacramental Confession,
worthily receiving Holy Communion,
praying for our Holy Father saying: the Creed, an Our Father, a Hail Mary, and a Glory Be.
either making a Pilgrimage by visiting a Church,
or performing charitable works (caring for sick or elderly, visiting one in prison or in trouble care, etc.

How Often Can we Gain this Jubilee Holy Year Indulgence?      We can only gain this Indulgence once per day.     

For Whom Can this Indulgence Be Gained?    We can gain this Jubilee Holy Year Indulgence for someone who has died, or for ourselves.

If you have not yet made your 2000 Pledge Commitment to our Sister Parish and helping those less fortunate, please prayerfully consider doing so now or whenever your financial picture changes.     We cannot ignore the needs of our poorest sisters and brothers.     Rather, we need to stand in most heartfelt, and genuine support, with them.

"Together in Mission" truly does help our poorest parish communities, as we heard on "Announcement Sunday" when members of our Sister Parish reported to us at each Mass.     Every penny raised goes to help them meet their needs.

It is that time of year again!     The Annual Religious Education Congress in Anaheim is upon us.     It is happening Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 7^th, 8^th, and 9^th.     

There will be sessions for personal growth and development, for parents, for all who minister in anyway in a parish community or archdiocesan community.     Over 250 workshops will be offered during those three dynamic days presented in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Sign Language.     Those presenting these workshops will come from across the United States and from Europe.    Topics will range from spirituality and personal development to theology and catechesis.

Sister Edith Pendergast will open the Congress 2000 with a reflection on the Congress Theme:   "Awaken Hope - Shout Jubilee".     Sister Elizabeth Johnson, Craig Kielburger, Arun Gandhi, and Bishop Samuel Ruiz will be the Keynote Speakers on Saturday and Sunday.

During the Congress there will be many opportunities for prayer and spiritual reflection.    Daily Morning and Evening Praise (Morning Prayer & Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours) will be prayed.     Each afternoon at 5:00 p.m. there will be Eucharistic Liturgies.     The Most Blessed Sacrament will be reserved in a special room all throughout the weekend for an opportunity to stop by and pay the Lord a visit.      Confession too during this Jubilee Year of Reconciliation will be available each day as the priests of the Archdiocese are being asked to make themselves available.

Register now!     Congress 2000 promises to be an enriching and spirit-filled weekend experience.    Registration Forms are available in the Religious Ed Office during their regular office hours, or call Joan Nardone at 818 - 889 - 0612.       

You may also call Adrian Whitaker at 213 - 637 - 7332 or 637 - 7346.

One of the ways to gain the Jubilee Indulgence is by making a Pilgrimage to the sacred shrines in the Holy Land or to the major Basilicas in Rome, or one of the churches designated by our Cardinal Archbishop.     The pilgrim must pray fulfill all the requirements listed above, and visit one of the churches designated by our Archbishop:

  Mission San Buenaventura
211 E. Main Street, Ventura
  Blessed Junipero Serra
5205 Upland Road, Camarillo.

Each parish has been asked to make a "Pilgrimage together" after seeking God's healing mercy and reconciliation.    Individuals can also seek these graces on their own after they have tried their best to choose life, have forgiven all who have hurt them, and have sought to be reconciled with God and neighbor.