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ST. JUDE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY PAGE EIGHT DECEMBER 31, 2000
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ARCHDIOCESAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONGRESS
High School Students - February 15th Adults-February 16th, 17th & 18th
The Annual Religious Education Congress is coming soon. It is time to look over this year's Booklet of Classes and Programs.
The Congress begins in Thursday for approximately 10,000 high school students from around California and neighboring States, including Hawaii. They will enjoy 13 diverse workshops, a concert, and a Eucharistic Liturgy presided over by Cardinal Mahony.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday approximately 22,000 adults will attend some 250 workshops presented in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, and Mandarin by renowned speakers from the across the United States and Europe. The topics presented will range from spirituality and personal development to theology and catechesis.
Archbishop Robert Weakland of Milwaukee will deliver the Saturday morning Keynote Address. Retired Bishop Samuel Ruiz of San Cristobal de las Casas will be one of the Sunday Morning General Assembly speakers. Morning Praise from the Liturgy of Hours will begin each day. Afternoon Masses will be offered in different languages and cultures. Daily noon time concerts will help uplift tiring feet and minds. Evening presentations promise to be entertaining and inspiring.
Register now. Joan Nardone has Registration Booklets in the Religious Ed Office. You may also obtain a Registration Booklet from the Archdiocese. Call Adrian
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RETURNING CATHOLIC PROGRAM
Our parish community offers a wonderful program three times a year for those Catholics who have fallen-away from the practice of their Catholic Christian Faith for one reason or another. Whether they have been hurt in some way, or whether they just walked-away for some reason or another. This program has as its chief goal: 1) the hopeful healing of wounds and hurts, and 2) the welcoming of a brother or sister Back Home.
No questions are asked as to why anyone left. However, opportunities are given for sharing your story, if you wish, during this three month program. In addition, opportunities are offered to help answer questions, fix-up marriages in the Church, and heal wounds.
If you yourself would like to be a part of this Welcome Back Home Process, or if you know someone, or even if your want to know more about this program, please contact one of the priests or Deacon Joe Manion at 818 - 889 -1279. Deacon Joe's extension is # 219
We miss you! We are all anxious to have you come Back Home. Our Father is anxiously watching and waiting to reach out and welcome you Home, and to remind us all: "Let the celebration begin for my son/daughter who was away has come Back Home to us!"
New program begins last Monday of January, the
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HAVE YOU EVER INVITED ANYONE?
Have you ever volunteered to pray with anyone? Or have you ever invited anyone to pray? Have you ever encouraged anyone to come and learn about Jesus and His wonderful message of hope and love? Have you ever asked anyone to consider accepting Jesus as their Lord and Savior?
This is the time to invite! This is the time to plant a seed! Maybe in the past you asked someone about this, and they turned you down because they had no interest or were turned-off by Christ Jesus. But time has a funny way of changing our hearts and minds. Why not ask again? This just might be the right moment to invite!
If Andrew had not invited his brother Simon to come and meet Jesus, Simon Peter might never have met Christ. We are no different than Andrew. We too must invite. Who can you invite? Why not try inviting? The most that can happen, is that you are turned down again.
For any questions, give Jenifer Carmichael a call at
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EMBRACING THE DYING MINISTRY
One of the most special ministries in our parish, is "Embracing the Dying". Those in this ministry embrace those who are dying and their families. They serve as spiritual hospice persons. Helping the dying person and the family to share last thoughts and feelings. Helping the family to accept the impending death of a loved one. Helping the dying person with their family to compose their funeral service: music, Readings, etc. So that on the day of the Christian Burial ritual, the family truly feels one with their beloved who has died and gone to the Lord, and knows that their loved one helped put this together as what they wanted all to feel, and be comforted by, during the funeral rituals.
If you would like to join this ministry of love and compassion, please contact either Debbie Meier at 818 - 597 - 1464, or Jean Marie Cull at 805 - 497 - 6473.
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