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ST. JUDE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY   PAGE EIGHT    MARCH 26, 2000

ARCHDIOCESAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONGRESS


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 7th, 8th, and 9th.     

 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.

THE JUBILEE HOLY
YEAR INDULGENCE


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.

  1. making a worthy Sacramental Confession,
  2. worthily receiving Holy Communion,
  3. praying for our Holy Father saying:   
  4. the Creed, an Our Father, a Hail Mary, and a Glory Be.
  5. 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.

PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO
THE HOLY LAND


St. Jude's Parish Community is going to the Holy Land from October 21st, 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.

JUBILEE PILGRIMAGE CHURCHES


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.

YOUR JUBILEE DOOR


We have been encouraged by our Holy Father to mark "a" door in our homes, schools, parishes, and even our offices with a Door Hanger stating "Open Wide the Doors to Christ."      There are packets in our Parish Pastoral Office for making a Jubilee Door in your home.