Dolores Mission in East Los Angeles has a great need for sleeping bags and blankets, men's shower sandals and hygienic supplies, and men's clothing such as: jackets, shirts, pants, socks, shoes, and underwear.     Needed too are over-the-counter flu and cold medications.   Canned foods are also needed, plus bags of rice, beans, sugar, coffee.    In addition, there is a need for cooking oil, condiments, etc.    Please help if you can!

Bring your donations to the Pastoral Office and leave parallel to the handicapped ramp.    Louise Brennan will make sure these items get to Dolores Mission as soon as possible.

The "Mission Vision" of Dolores Mission is to offer a safe place to all men who are faced with the realities of homelessness.    Dolores Mission tries not only to meet immediate needs of food and shelter, but to also improve the lives of these men.     It offers educational training for the development of the "whole man" and personal integration in society.    Dolores Mission is a community creating change.    Dolores Mission is a Catholic Parish Community seeking to live-out its Baptismal commitment.

Dolores Mission is located at 171 S. Gless Street in Los

The Respect Life Ministry is in need of women who can visit pregnant women in prison at the California Youth Authority Correctional Facility in Camarillo.

If you can help, please contact Mary Linn at 818 - 889 - 7849.

The winter season is here again.    The Conejo Valley Winter Shelter Program has begun.    St. Jude's responsibility this year is to provide dinner, lunch and breakfast once a month for about 40 homeless people.     The lunches are being made this year by our Parish School Students in the 7^th and 8^th grades, and also by the "Mommy and Me" group.

Many thanks to these two groups for the especially nutritious lunches they will be making.

Volunteers are needed for the dinners and breakfasts.    Breakfast consist of juice, milk, cereal, sweet rolls and/or bagels.    The dinners are made-up of four (4) salads, four (4) desserts, four (4) vegetables, and four (4) entrees --- each large enough to feed ten (10) people.  About twenty (20) helpers are needed each month for this project.    The food is prepared at home and brought o St. Jude's and then transported to the host church, where the dinners are served.    Those who wish to help serve are also welcome.    We are scheduled to provide meals on the first Friday of each month for four (4) consecutive months starting in December.

Soap bars, shampoo and hair conditioner bottles, mouth washes, given to people as a courtesy in hotels/motels are very welcome.

Those who are interested or who may have some questions about this ministry to the poor, are asked to please phone Arline LaPorte at 805 - 496 - 6345.

 
"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 will leave St. Jude's at 5:30-5:45 a.m. to car pool or go on own to the Catholic Charities in Ventura, 303 N. Ventura Avenue.      Directions will be available at 5:30 a.m. in parking lot for those going on their own.   

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

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