ST. JUDE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY    PAGE NINE   JULY 2, 2000

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.

Calling All Moms!  Please join us Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon as we share the thrill and joy of watching our children making friends and having fun within our Parish Community.

We need you to join right now so we can make our Great Circle of Caring and Sharing Friends even larger.

For more information, please contact Lourdes Steele at 818 - 879 - 1482, Ann Reeder 818 - 706 - 3679, and Sherry Fitzpatrick at 805 - 446 - 0060.

Last month we celebrated "Father's Day' and rightly so!      However, there were an awful lot of boys and girls that do not know their dad.     "Father's Day" was not a thankful, joyous day for them.     These youngsters lost their dads through divorce, death, or just plain abandonment.    These youngsters earnestly are seeking a friendly relationship of their own with some adult male.

Catholic Big Brothers is trying to help solve this difficulty.     Catholic Big Brothers are desperately seeking men 18 years of age and older to help a child by spending 3-4 hours a week encouraging that child --- a boy or a girl --- in his/her studies, sports, and in dealing with everyday kid stuff.     Summer is here!    It is a horrible time for a young boy or girl to spend alone.

Now is a good time to become a Big Brother or Female Mentor to a child in our community through Catholic Big Brothers.     To find out what is involved or how to do this, call today: 800 - 463 - 4066.

Parish groups, RENEW groups, neighborhood groups can get involved by monthly group outings for unmatched kids.

If you are new to our parish community, please come by our Pastoral Parish Office to meet the staff and priests and to register.     If time is of the essence, then grab a registration form from the back of the church, fill it out and turn it in.      Soon after registering, our Newcomers Hospitality will visit your home and share with you about our many parish activities, and then you can leave your imprint on who we are. 

If you are interested in welcoming newcomers to our parish family, please contact Denise Ferrone at 818 - 597 - 9177 or Monica Larson at 818 - 597 - 9177.

The Sisters of Social Service have a wonderful Summer Camp for girls 7 to 14 at Camp Mariastella in Wrightwood.    Program includes swimming, crafts, nature, hiking, and lots of fun.    Session dates are July thru August.    The Sisters have been offering this unique opportunity to girls for over 50 years during these one week camping sessions in the San Gabriel Mountains.

For more information or to sign-up, please call 213 - 745 - 7870.