A Lenten Journey to Greece and Turkey
Under the Spiritual Direction of:
Rev. Raymond Mallett, OFM Conv.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Hermosa Beach, California

12 Days: March 16 to 27, 2009
$2999 Special Cash Discount Price / $3138 Standard Base Price
From Los Angeles (LAX), plus airport taxes, tips, port taxes,
disembarkation fee and Turkish visa fee.

Travel Arrangements by: Catholic Travel Centre of Burbank, California

Download the form and brochure here.

Serve the Lord with Gladness!  Celebrating Unity in our community.  Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 7:30PM at Temple Menorah, 1101 Camino Real, Redondo Beach.  Featured speaker will be Fr. Kevin Schindler-McGraw OFM Conv.  For more information, please call Robin Franko at (310) 316-8444.

The Book of the Dead is in the center of our parish worship place during the Novena for All Souls Day.  Please take a moment and look through the book.  This book reminds us all to pray for those who have gone home to the Father before us.  November is the month of the faithful departed.  Life, safety, and happiness with Christ are the blessings we beg from God as we pray for the departed.  It is “a...hold and wholesome thought to pray for the dead…” (2Mac 12:45).  The Letter to the Ephesians affirms that these blessings also come to us, the living.”…”You are the light in the Lord.  Live as children of Light” (Eph 5:8).  In the Light we find every kind of goodness and truth, this is our prayer for all the faithful departed and for ourselves as well.  Eternal rest grant unto them O’ Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.  Amen.

The Office of Family Life’s Marriage Preparation Program is looking for married couples (married in the Catholic church) to help engaged couples prepare for the Sacrament of Matrimony through our one day Marriage Preparation Classes.  Please call Candy Metoyer at (213) 637-7250 if you are interested.

Our baptisms are held on the third Sunday of every month.  The required adult pre-baptismal catechesis for parents and god-parents are held on the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30PM in the parish hall.  You must fill out a baptismal registration form prior to attending the class.  Please call the parish office should require additional information.

Our parish benefits significantly from the ads placed in this bulletin.  The advertising revenue pays not only for the bulletin service, but also provides a valuable communication tool for the parish.  Many thanks to those who have continued to renew, as well as our new advertisers coming on board.  If you are interested in placing an ad in the bulletin, please call Pat Bellanti at (800) 876-7000, ext 250.  When you patronize those businesses that advertise with us, please let them know you saw their ad in our parish bulletin.

This is the theme for next year’s Religious Education Congress held on February 26th, 2009 (Youth Day) to March 1, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center Please visit the website at www.RECongress.org, to register online with a credit card.  The first 5,000 registrants are guaranteed their first choices.  Watch the bulletin for more details.

The Vasek Polak Health clinic is open Monday through Saturday to provide primary and urgent medical services for adults living in and around Hawthorne, particularly those with chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure.  Services include Acute illness (flu, sore throat, infections, etc), Preventative care (hypertension, diabetes, asthma, etc.) Minor injuries (sprains, strains, cuts, bruises, etc).  For more information, please call (310) 355-0100.