ST. JUDE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY    PAGE NINE   APRIL 16, 2000

Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers are needed to volunteer to help with the special Masses and Services during the Sacred Triduum.    Please consider sharing your ministry with our parish community, if you will be home during those Sacred Days.

Take just a couple of minutes to stop by the sacristy after Mass and sign-up.

St. Jude the Apostle Parish School Eighth Grade would like to thank all the parishioners for helping raise books for Guardian Angel Parish School in Pacoima.    Thanks to you, three thousand books were gathered.     Your help and generosity is deeply appreciated!    May God bless and reward you all!

St. Jude the Apostle Parish School is once again participating in the Oaks Mall "Tools 4 Schools" program.    This unique program provides educational materials to school children.  All that you need to do to help our Parish School Children, is to save the receipts of all of your purchases that you make at the Oaks Mall from now through this December 31, 2000.   Take a minute to stop at the Center Court and have them credit those receipts to our Parish School.

Except for that extra minute, it cost you nothing and you help our Parish School.   If you have any questions, please contact 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!

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 "Easter Sunday" (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.

Due to illness, the Grief Support Meetings on Wednesday evenings is cancelled till further notice.   St. Jude's Pastoral Office has a listing of Grief Support Organizations if you need assistance.

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.

Last Call!    Our Lady of Assumption Parish in Claremont has a limited number of seats available for Youth and Adults to join the World Youth Day Tour this summer.   Tour leaves LA on August 3^rd, returns August 23^rd.     It will travel to Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.    Included is Fatima, Lourdes, Assisi, and Rome for a full week of World Youth Day events.    Mass will be offered daily.     Included is an audience with His Holiness, Pope John Paul II.   

Tour is scheduled through Catholic Travel Center.    Ground transportation will be by air-conditioned motorcoach, and accommodations will be at 4-star hotels.     Father Anthony Lee of Our Lady of Assumption will be the Spiritual Director.

For more info or to sign-up, please call Father Anthony Lee at 909 - 626 - 3596, ext. 232.     Deadline is April 15^th.

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.

ALL PROFIT FROM THE GIFT SHOP GOES TO SUPPORT THE MISSIONS.