ST. JUDE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY   PAGE EIGHT    OCTOBER 1,  2000

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 Julie Lavacca at 818 889-8272 or Lourdes Steele 818 879-1482.

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 garb 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 818 991-7440.

Volunteers are needed to study with and walk with those wishing to know about our Catholic Christian Faith.    All that is needed, is to have a willing heart to listen and to share.

Many Catholics shy away from answering questions about our Catholic Faith, whether the question comes from a child or an adult.    Serving as an RCIA Sponsor is a fantastic way to learn our Faith as you help others on their journey with the Lord.     RCIA Sponsors learn ever as they helping others learn, as we share our stories and reflect on God's Word.    For all the while, the Lord is touching the Sponsor's heart and mind, while touching also the heart and soul of the person searching to know the Lord.

To find-out more about this wonderful ministry in the Lord's Vineyard, or to volunteer, please call Nancy McAvoy at 805 - 480 - 4031, or Jenifer Carmichael at 805 - 497 - 2551.

All are cordially invited to attend the next Moorpark College Catholic Club on Wednesday, October 11thm from 12:00 noon till 1:00 p.m. in Room # M-109 (Music Bldg), northwest part of campus.   

Father Kevin Collins, professor of Bioethics at St. John's Seminary will present:  "The Human Genome Project:  Is It Ethical".

For more info, call Dr. Janice Daurio at 805 - 378 - 1400, ext. 1810.

The Grief Support Meetings will resume  on Wednesday, October 4^th 7:00 to 8:30 in the school library.   For information please call Louise Engel-Ruck at 805-374-2864.

Come experience an opportunity for young adults --- single and couples in their late teens, 20s & 30s) to gather in an upbeat and lively social setting to meet other young adults and discover culinary delights.     Next gathering is Saturday, October 14^th, 7:00 p.m. at El Tecolote Restaurant, 333 N. Lewis Road in Camarillo.

Please call Deanna  at 805 - 529 - 8644  to make your reservation and for more info.

In the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Confirmation is conferred on high school students who have completed two years of classes.      These classes are open to all students who are in high school.     Classes are held in homes on different evenings to allow for a student's schedule.     There are communal gatherings at the parish periodically, and a weekend retreat once each year.      All Confirmation students are also required to complete hours of Christian Service to God and neighbor.      They are also required to have a Sponsor who lives locally who can journey with them during communal gatherings, and take part in Rites.     And, they are additionally required to attend the Archdiocesan Youth Day in Anaheim