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The Bereavement Ministry cordially invite you to a special Mass of Remembrance with candlelight procession to honor and remember our beloved dead. There will be candles for those who died and had their funeral liturgies celebrated at SJE from 11/1/2020 to 10/31/2021. Their names will read at this Mass (during Prayer of the Faithful). If your love one died within this time period, but the funeral service was celebrated elsewhere, please contact us by calling either the Parish office (818) 341-3680 or Dan/Agnes Young (818) 368-5208 (leave message). PLEASE GIVE US THE NAME OF THE DECEASED AND THE DATE (MONTH/DATE/YEAR) OF DEATH so that a candle may be prepared. Please also give us a contact name and phone number in case we need to reach to for verification. Each family is invited to have 1 or 2 persons to carry the lit candle in the entrance procession of the Mass. PLEASE ARRIVE 20 MINUTE BEFORE MASS. You may also bring a small photograph of your loved one to be displayed on the table or the poster board at Church. Hospitality will be shared after Mass in Grill Hall.

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and every year on October 15, we recognize and honor parents who have lost a child during pregnancy or infancy. You are invited to join us on National Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day to pray for parent who have lost a pregnancy form miscarriage or abortion, or have experienced a still birth or death of an infant during their first year of live. Please join us an be embraced in community, love, and prayer.

All clothing will go to the Society of St. Vicent de Paul and all food donations will go to Catholic Charities (Guadalupe Center in Canoga Park). ♦ Volunteers (and donations) are organized in 3 shifts: 8 AM-10 AM, 10 AM-12 PM, and 12 PM-2 PM. Volunteers will get community service hours for school. Please call the parish office if you want to volunteer at (818)341-3680 ext. 102 or ask for Chris Ranieri. Thank you!!