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Sr. Judith Gomila, MSC, spoke to us last weekend on behalf of Bishop Yves Marie Pean, CSC, and the Diocese of Gonaives, Haiti. Sr. Judith thanks you for your generosity to this special appeal. A total of $12,885.54 was collected and will go directly to the Diocese of Gonaives, Haiti.

By helping Sr. Judith help the people of Haiti, we become missionaries who come to know the people she goes to help. Knowing this, Sr. Judith hopes we realize that we too are the ones being evangelized.

If you were unprepared for the collection, you may place your donation in the regular collection this week.

Center for Restorative Justice Works home of Get On The Bus and Cross-Over would like to introduce our newest program Cultivating Dreams!

 Cultivating Dreams is an organic gardening program inside the California Institution for Women in Corona , CA (CIW). The garden is maintained through the collective effort of the women inside CIW and volunteers from the outside community. The fruits and vegetables grown in the garden are shared amongst the women who work in the garden and the prison's kitchens.

(Offerred by the Comboni Missionaries) As missionaries we travel to nations with different cultures and religious experiences from our own. Our own society is increasingly multi-cultural and multi-religious. More than before, the recognition of the diversity and of the goodness, truth and beauty of the authentic values contained in the various cultures and religions must challenge us to evaluate the purity of our cultural and religious experience.

Without a doubt, openness towards, and recognition of the other person is not only a condition for cultural dialogue but is itself a sign of culture. Cultural diversity is a reality that leads us to acknowledging the transcendency of cultural values and at the same time, the limitations of a single culture.

Deacon Rudy Leyva's class about the Mass; (Why do we stand, sit, kneel?), is a big hit with Parishioners. On Wednesday, August 11, Dn Rudy completed the 3rd in a series of 5 Mass Classes. These summer sessions have been filled with learning and fellowship as the Deacon provides details of our Sacred Liturgy.  The chapel in the Parish Center, where these classes are held on Wednesday evenings, is filled to capacity with standing room only!

The Church looks beautiful! Can’t wait to see what’s next! Where do you get your ideas? The continuous compliments and questions generated by parishioners and visitors encourages Sacred Heart's Liturgical Environment Ministry to find ways to share the work of preparing the environment for worship.

Are these questions that you have asked yourself? Would you like to learn more about the Mass? If so, you're invited to join Dn. Rudy as he takes a closer look at the Mass and addresses these questions.

Dn. Rudy will lead a five week study of the Mass. These sessions are for people of all levels who would like to deepen their understanding and appreciation of our Liturgy.