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You are invited to attend a special retreat at Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center on the weekend of March 30-April 1, 2012. Join your fellow parishioners for this weekend of spiritual enrichment and growth. The Passionist retreat team offers inspirational talks on the theme, as well as time for quiet prayer, Mass, Reconciliation and Stations of the Cross.  

This year’s theme is : “CATCH THE FIRE! Responding To God’s Touch”.  Our retreat begins Friday evening with a buffet supper and concludes Sunday at 12:30 p.m.  Please contact Liz Mojica, (949) 422-1241 for information or to make your reservation. Requested donation: $195.00. A $50.00 non-refundable deposit completes registration. No one is turned away due to inability to make this donation. See www.materdolorosa.org for more information.

UPDATE MARCH 24, 2012 - THE PILGRIMAGE TO ENGLAND HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF PARTICIPATION

Dear Fellow Parishioners;

As we move into this season of Lent, the idea of retreats, extra prayer time, refocusing our priorities, all become part of our conversations.  Another image might also come to mind: Pilgrimage.  Pilgrimage can be as simple as a walk on the beach to a journey to a faraway place.  It is something different than a tour.  There is a different set of expectations on a Pilgrimage, ones that are open to the working of the Spirit all along the way of the journey.  To hear and see things in new ways that we carry in our hearts is one of the fruits of a Pilgrimage.  Our parish is offering two opportunities for a special Pilgrimage this year 

Fr. Loc will be the priest chaplain on a Pilgrimage to Medjugorje as well as Lourdes.  This springtime pilgrimage will give pilgrims the opportunity to draw closer to the Blessed Mother in shrines that are known all over the world.  I have been to both sites many years ago and I found them to both to be places of prayer, reconciliation and profound peace. Click here to view the itinerary and registration information on Medugorje.

Later in May, Fr. Leon Hutton (Church History Professor at St. John’s Seminary) and I will be the chaplains on a Pilgrimage to England.  England?  What could there be outside of bangers and mash?  Well, there is great history of the Catholic Church in England from St. Edward the Confessor, the patron saint of our parish, to the persecution and martyrdom of many Catholics, to the Oxford Movement and to the place of Blessed John Neumann, a convert to the Catholic Faith.  A Pilgrimage should be much more than just running from site to site (remember the movie, ‘If it’s Tuesday, it must be Belgium’) but a time of considerable options that allow one to be open to the movement of the Spirit.  This is what we are hoping and planning for.

I realize that Pilgrimages like this are not cheap, but I believe they are certainly worth the investment, because they can be life changing.  If you would like more information, view the brochure here or pick up a flyer in the glass case outside the parish office.  We would love to have you  be part of the Pilgrimage experience!

Together in Christ;

Fr. Steve Sallot

Join in a Silent Retreat for Women tol be held at Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center on the weekend of March 30 - April 1, 2012.  Join your fellow parishioners for this weekend of spiritual enrichment and growth. The Passionist retreat team offers inspirational talks on the theme, as well as time for quiet prayer,  Mass, Reconciliation and Stations of the Cross.   

This year’s theme is “CATCH THE FIRE! Responding To God’s Touch.”  Our retreat begins Friday evening with a buffet supper and concludes Sunday at 12:30 p.m.  Please phone Liz Mojica @ (949) 422-1241 for information or to make your reservation. Requested donation: $195.00, $50.00 non-refundable deposit completes registration.  No one is turned away due to inability to make this donation.  See www.materdolorosa.org for more information.

We are committed to encourage women of all ages to grow spiritually and in relationships with others.

We will explore our  lives with discussion of the book FRIENDSHIP OF WOMEN by Joan  Chittister.  Wisdom in the Christian Tradition refers to an experiential understanding of how to live happily, deeply, in harmony with GOD, Oneself, and Others. Making life-giving choices is a lifelong challenge. Our weekly meetings present an approach that integrates Christian Tradition and the Psychology of Human Development and is open to all women.

Women of Wisdom meets on Wednesdays in Knight Hall 9:30-11:30 am beginning January 11, 2012. Shirley Filadelfia is the facilitator.  Books will be available.

Join us from 9:30am-11:30am in Knight Hall. We will explore for 8 weeks, teachings on LIFE’S HEALING CHOICES that bring freedom from Hurts, Hang ups, & Habits. The 8 BEATITUDES will be the foundation of our sessions.  WOMEN of WISDOM is committed to encouraging women of all ages to grow spiritually, emotionally and in relationships.  Shirley Filadelfia will facilitate. Register at first Meeting. All women are welcome to attend this enriching 8 week series.

St. Edward the Confessor's ladies are invited to join in a Women’s Silent Retreat October 7-9, 2011 located at the beautiful and serene grounds of the Sacred Heart Retreat House in Alhambra. The them is “For Greater Things You Were Born”.  The Retreat Master is to be announced.  Please register by September 4, 2011.  For more information contact: Judy Claypool @ (949) 493-6617 or Val Mellon @ (949) 489-8378.

Join us from 9:30am-11:30am in Knight Hall.  For 8 weeks we will explore teachings on LIFE’S HEALING CHOICES that bring freedom from Hurts, Hang ups, & Habits.  The 8 BEATITUDES will be the foundation of our sessions.  WOMEN of WISDOM is committed to encouraging women of all ages to grow spiritually, emotionally and in relationships.  Shirley Filadelfia will facilitate. Register at the first meeting. All women are welcome to attend this enriching 8 week series.  For more information visit our ministries page Women of Wisdom.

Now is the time to sign up for the Ladies Bridge Group!  We welcome all ladies of St. Edward the Confessor parish to join us for monthly bridge. If you are not on our present roster and would like to join please call Lorraine (949) 248-0640, lorrainearonson@cox.net or Doris (949) 240-0138, dorisdeal@msn.com,  The deadline to sign up is August 23, 2011.

On October 7-9, 2011, ladies from St. Edward the Confessor are invited to attend a silent retreat located in the beautiful and serene grounds of the Sacred Heart Retreat House in Alhambra.  The Retreat Master is to be announced  and the theme will be “For Greater Things You Were Born”.  For more information contact Judy Claypool (949) 493-6617 or Val Mellon (949) 489-8378.

Lectio Divina on the beach.  Discuss the upcoming Gospel and what it means to you. Enjoy coffee, donuts, and fellowship in God’s beauty around us. All ages and denominations are welcome!  Every Saturday during the summer, June 11^th - August 27^th, at T-Street beach in San Clemente @ 7:30AM.  All ages and denominations are welcome!  Map and information at SurfinScripture.com or call Kevin Perkins at (949) 370-6924.