ST. JUDE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY    PAGE TEN   SEPTEMBER 17, 2000

UPCOMING EVENTS

"I have no hands but yours…" We are bringing all ingredients, cooking and serving breakfast to the Homeless every second Saturday of the month. Come and be part of Jesus' hands.

We leave St. Jude's at 5:30 to 5:45 a.m. to carpool or go on your own to Catholic Charities in Ventura, 303 N. Ventura Ave. Directions will be available that morning in the parking lot for those going on their own.

For more information, please call Marilou O'Halloran:  805 494-6668.

Confirmation Candidates are reminded this is an excellent way to fulfill your Christian Service Hours.

September 28 is the feast day of San Lorenzo Ruiz.  As part of the celebration is a nine day novena in his honor commencing on the 19th of September through the 27th.  It will be held daily at 7:00 p.m. with different families hosting each night's event.

Following is the Novena schedule with the respective hosts:

September 19th Dennis & Siony Liebe 818 889-9475
September 20th George & Cora Castillo 818 889-6345
September 21st Pepito & Ollie Yujuico 818 889-2513
September 22nd Bert & Lydia Infante 818 991-0086
September 23rd Fred & Bernie Inocencio 818 889-8673
September 24th Rizaline Paculan & Fam 818 909-0358
September 25th Jeff & cecille Repinski 818 991-7598
September 26th Robert & Kit Gamboa 818 991-6768
September 27th Jerry & Teresa Joves 805 492-6787

Please call the host families, for directions, or for more information, call Beth Magno, Novena coordinator 818 889-6038.

Your active participation in the novena will add solemnity to our celebration of his feast.  We hope you will join us every night to honor our first Filipino martyr and saint.

The celebration of his feast will close with a fiesta on Saturday, September 30th, beginning with the 5:00 p.m. Mass.  See you on the 30th.

St. John's College Seminary in Camarillo is now admitting lay students, men and women, who are interested in taking courses in Religious Studies for credit or for audit.   

Pilar, our Parish Business Manager, is currently enrolled.   

For more information, you can speak with Pilar or you can call the Registrar or Academic Dean at 805 - 482 - 2755, exts. 2002 or 2003

All Catholic Women are invited to Ventura District Meeting of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women on Wednesday, October 18^th, at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 185 St. Thomas Drive in Ojai.   

The day begins with Registration at 9:30 a.m.    Carol Cunningham will be the featured speaker.    Her talk will be "Realizing Your Dreams".     Father Patrick Keane, O.S.A., the pastor, will preside at the 11:00 a.m. Mass.    A Luncheon will be served after Mass, with adjournment by 1:30 p.m.     Cost for the day is $7.00.

For reservations, please make check-out to "St. Thomas Aquinas Women's Guild", and then mail your check to "Charlene Brannan, 1318 White Oak Circle, Ojai, CA 93023."    The Deadline is October 13^th.

Our parish community extends its most heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of those who have died this week. May God the Father welcome them into paradise. Father thank you for all the blessings you gave them in this life to show your Fatherly care for all of us. Eternal rest grant unto them and let your perpetual light shine upon them.