ST. JUDE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY    PAGE NINE   MARCH 26, 2000

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.     The next meeting will be this Wednesday, March 29th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish School Library.

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

Margie Catanese won the St. Jude the Apostle Parish School $10,000.00 Super Drawing during the Auction/Vegas Nite.     Congratulations!

A very special thanks is given to one and all who participated in anyway in the Super Drawing or in any facet of the Auction/Vegas Nite.     Your help and participation allowed us to raise much-needed funds for our School Science/Resource Project.

St. Jude the Apostle Parish School once again is participating in The Oaks Mall "Tools 4 Schools" program.    This wonderful program provides educational materials to school children.     All that you need to do, to help our school children, is to save the receipts of all of your purchases you made at The Oaks Mall from February 1, 2000 thru this December 31, 2000.     To have those receipts credited to St. Jude the Apostle Parish School take a minute to stop at the Center Court and have them credited to our school.    They will immediately and the receipts back on the spot and you will be on your way.

For any questions, please call Kim Cummings at 805 - 496 - 2424.

"Scrip Certificates" are sold at the Parish School Office during Regular School Hours.   Credit cards are accepted.   You can obtain a complete listing of all "Scrip Certificates" available by calling Sharon at 818 - 707 - 2447.   

We are still collecting Campbell's soup labels, and General Mills boxtops.   At the end of this school year, we can turn these in for free equipment and/or cash.   Please continue to clip and save these labels and boxtops, and bring them to the box at the front doors of the church or to the Parish School Office.    Thanks!

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.

Mothers and children of St. Jude's are encouraged to come join the St. Jude's Playgroup.     We meet at different locations each Monday Morning at 10:00 a.m.   All are welcome!     Make new friends while the children play.    Please come join us!

If you are interested, please contact Mary Ellen Garbrecht at 818 - 865 - 8053 or Anne Reeder at 818 - 706 - 3679.

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.

First Communion and Confirmation gifts are now available, as well as Easter gifts.

Proceeds for the sale of items in the Gift Shop are donated to the Missions.