Parish News - Ceremony for Closing Holy Door - St. Clement Catholic Church

May 26, 2022

On Sunday, Sept. 11, Fr. Joseph will perform a small ceremony at the beginning of each Mass for the closing of the Holy Door for the 250 years of Mission in the archdiocese of Los Angeles. May God continue to empower our Church in Los Angeles in the spirit of Mission and Evangelization to change the world. ....

1 - The religious education program will return Sept. 10-11, 2022. The registration for religious education program is now OPEN. Fr. Joseph invites all children to complete the First Communion program and all teenagers to complete the Confirmation program and all interested adult to participate in the RCIA to enter and exercise our Catholic faith. ....

2- All volunteers, ministers, servers, private contractors, employees, etc., are required by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to participate in the Virtus Training and fingerprinting. For more information, please contact the parish office. ....

3 - As the date of our first St. Clement Golf Classic on Sept. 17, 2022 is fast approaching, Fr. Joseph is offering some raffle tickets for great prizes at the end of all Masses this weekend. Please support this wonderful event, taking place at Sepulveda Golf Center in Encino. Sign up through the "St. Clement Golf Classic" tab on this website, or write down your contact information on the sign-up sheet by the Church entrance. Invite sponsors for this great event to raise funds for our Church! ....

4 - We would like to thank Francisco and Mary Letelier for beautifully painting the statue of Archangel St. Michael. Thank you to Jacquelina Garcia for supporting this Project.

5 - Fr. Joseph would like to have two Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers to help him distribute the holy communion. Please contact Fr. Joseph for more information. ....

6 - Fr. Joseph is organizing our annual parish fiesta in honor of our Patron Saint Clement coming up in November, and also our fiesta for Our Lady of Guadalupe. If you have ideas for these big fiestas, please contact Fr. Joseph. ....

7 - Fr. Joseph THANKS La Natividad Group for organizing this year's novena to celebrate the nativity of our Blessed Virgin Mary from Aug. 31 to Sept. 8 and Mass and food sharing. May God bless each member of La Natividad group..

8 - This year the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will host the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) Nov. 10-12, 2022 at the Long Beach Convention Center. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles Youth Ministry Division will be coordinating a delegation to participate in NCYC 2022. There are two ways for you to participate. You can choose what works best for your parish. Scholarships are available for parishes and high school groups. There is still time to register. Visit the website, lacatholics.org/ncyc, for delegation packages and more information.

For more information about participation, registration or scholarships contact Dayrin Perez at (213) 637-7643 dperez@la-archdioc... or visit the website.

ONGOING:

Look for the QR code sign on the tables of the entrances of the Church and encourage everyone to get a free subscription with JS Paluch https://www.jspaluch.com/BulletinSubscribe.aspx. You will receive free current bulletins of St. Clement Church with your email address, or visit our parish website for weekly bulletin. Fr. Joseph will continue to offer a limited quantity of physical bulletin printed in house for those who have no access online.

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Because cases of COVID-19, the health department of the county of Los Angeles has been monitoring the present conditions and restrictions and announced that face masks are strongly recommended but not obligatory. Let us continue to be vigilant and prudent to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 and its variants.
The parish office requests all group leaders to turn in their respective monthly activity calendars to better plan the upcoming activities.
Fr. Joseph invites everyone to look into your closets and garages to donate some of the items to our community of faith. If you would like to donate some items, please bring them to the parish office.
Hispanic Bible Study Classes Level 1 have resumed on Wednesdays, and Level 2 resumed on Mondays, at 7 p.m. Also, Hispanic Catechism Classes for adults are the first 2 Saturdays of the month in the morning on Zoom. If you are interested in knowing more about the Catechism of the Church, the Bible and how the Word of God applies in our daily lives, please contact Hector or Mayra or call the parish office for more information: 310-396-2679.
This year's Together in Mission campaign theme is "As One We Believe" and our parish goal is $13,594. Because of the ongoing pandemic your generous contribution is even more valuable than before. Please help us to achieve our goal by making an impact to many people's lives. Let us be generous as God has been very generous to us. https://ourmissionla.org/parish-resources/

Parish Resources - Together in Mission : Archdiocese of Los Angeles Annual Appeal - Los Angeles, CA
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles Annual Appeal will return to a 3-weekend launch for the Together in Mission 2022 “As One We Believe” Annual Appeal. If you have any questions, please contact us at 213.637.7672 to assist you in your 2022 Annual Appeal efforts.
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7. The Immigration and Refugee Services Department of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles has limited funding with which to help low-income applicants with USCIS fees for Naturalization or DACA renewal. For more information, please contact them at 213-251-3476.

With immense joy and heartfelt gratitude Fr. Joseph announces the launch of Called to Renew at St. Clement Church, which will provide much needed funding for us and strengthen important ministries and programs that impact us all. Our campaign goal is $125,000 in 5 years, of which 50 percent will remain at our parish. This campaign in our archdiocese will ensure that we can continue to be a vital presence in our community. Please take a campaign package home and take a moment to prayerfully discern how you can most generously support this campaign and meet Fr. Joseph personally in the parish office for days to come or you may use the following link to give online. Fr. Joseph Thanks You in advance for your faithful support. https://calledtorenew.org/

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The Called to Renew campaign and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles have embarked on a historic effort to secure transformative gifts that will give our local church the ability to plan and design programs that proactively aid our parishes and Catholic ministries.. Called to Renew is a once in a generation campaign to renew the Church in southern California.
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