What are you doing this summer? Did you think Youth Ministry takes the summer off? We have a few things going on.

     - On August 9th, we will be having movie and BBQ day starting at noon. We will watch 'The Goonies', have a BBQ and then watch 'Napoleon Dynamite'. All middle school and high school students are welcome to come join us.

For all of this and other events going on call Gabe at 831-655-4160, ext 26, or come to Youth Group Sundays 1:30 to 3:30 PM in Room 8.

Our Lady of Fatima Society will hold a Novena at 7:30 PM on Thursday and Friday, August 7th and 8th. On Saturday, August 9th, after the 7:30 PM Mass, a candlelight procession will proceed around the St Angela block returning for Benediction. On Sunday, August 10th, a Portuguese/English High Mass will he held at 12 noon. After the Mass, there will be a procession on Lighthouse Avenue. A lunch and auction in the hall will conclude the Fatima Festa. Fr. Eduino Silveria will be hearing confessions and visiting the sick upon request. For more information, call Joe or Fatima Melo at 373- 5012. All St Angela parishioners are invited.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the Catholic Church’s way of introducing herself to interested inquirers. For those who wish to pursue full membership it becomes an ongoing process whereby they are initiated into the church community and sacramental life. It is also a personal journey in which the candidates look at their own relationship with God.

RCIA is for those persons who:
- Have no church
- Have never been baptized
- Wish to come into FULL communion with the church from another Christian tradition
- Are Catholics who have been baptized but HAVE NOT received Confirmation and Eucharist.

Inquiry sessions are being held Wednesdays, at 7 PM in the Parish Hall. If you are interested in the RCIA process or have questions, please contact Sr. Teresa McShane at 655-4161 for further information.

St. Angela Merici 11th Annual Charity Dinner & Auction with Golf is coming soon, September 5, 2008, at Rancho Canada Golf Club, Carmel Valley. Watch the bulletin for more information.

A special member of our St Angela family, Ellen Sweigert, has been recently diagnosed with leukemia. A website has been created for Ellen through CaringBridge, a nonprofit organization that helps friends and families stay connected. You can visit Ellen's CaringBridge site at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/ellensweigert.
Please visit her CaringBridge site anytime. You can use the site to check in on Ellen, read the journal entries and send the family messages by signing her guestbook. When you register with CaringBridge and sign her guestbook, you will automatically receive e-mail notifications each time her journal is updated. Also, you can subscribe to receive these notifications even before you sign the guestbook. (Of course, you can unsubscribe from these e-mail updates at any time.)

St. Angela’s Children’s Center is accepting applications for new students for the fall session, which begins on August 12, 2008. Our preschool program is an outreach ministry for working parents, serving children ages 3- 5 1/2. Our facility is licensed by the California Department of Social Services (License #270709281). Please call 372-3555 for an appointment to tour the preschool and meet the teachers.

YOUTH GROUP meets in room 8 1:30-3:30 every Sunday!! Caution: People who attend Youth Group are at
high risk to certain number of conditions such as laughing, having fun, and enjoying themselves. Occasionally they may also be prone to being involved in service projects, concerts or other events. If you experience any of these symptoms, please consult your parental unit and thank them for letting you come! YM: 831-655-4160 ext.26

Our Pacific Grove St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store needs some more committed volunteers. This would involve a morning or an afternoon weekly or bi-weekly, on a day of your choice. Fridays and Saturdays are our hardest time slot to fill. Join our cheerful group of volunteers with all our proceeds going to help the needy in the community. Call the store (642-9387) or stop by 214 Forest Avenue for more information.

Looking for a Way to Help the Needy? Our Parish Food Cupboard needs help with our ministry to the poor and we are appealing to parishioners to volunteer. We have been distributing food to the needy from the Victorian House every weekday for 17 years. Our volunteer ranks have thinned in this past year and we need two or three more committed persons. Would you consider becoming a Food Cupboard Bag Filler? We sort donated food in the Rectory garage and fill bags with non-perishable food and bring them over to the Parish Food Cupboard in the Victorian House to be given to families and the homeless. You and two other volunteers would make up a team that works every fifth week to do this. It involves an hour or so three or four days during that week. We think you would find this a very rewarding and interesting way to help others. Please consider helping out! Training is provided. Call Pat at 372-6942 for more information.

Altar Care Ministry in Need of Volunteers. The Altar Care Ministry is composed of people who devote their time and talents in a very special way by maintaining the altar, sanctuary & sacristy and the care of vestments, altar cloths, plants, flowers, etc. If you can spare a couple of hours of your time and are interested in becoming a part of this extremely important ministry, please call Tina or Geri at the parish office, 655-4160.

CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Christian Initiation, receiving the sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion leading to Confirmation, includes a two year initiation process for Children and Youth, ages 7 to 17, who:
• have not been baptized,
• were baptized in another Christian denomination, or
• were baptized Roman Catholic but who have not received instruction for First Holy Communion

Classes are held on Sunday’s/Liturgy of the Word
• 10:00 am Mass w/Dismissal following the Homily
• 11:00 am to Noon Catechesis w/Sponsor

Join us in Classroom 7 — A Sponsor, who is a relative or another adult, joins the youth each Sunday.

REGISTRATION—NEVER TOO LATE TO JOIN

Those interested youth, age 7 to 17, are always welcome to join class with their sponsor. Classes provide a family atmosphere, where the Child or Youth:
• can become more familiar with the stories of Jesus’ life, death
and resurrection,
• will learn to call upon God in prayer, and
• can experience a sense of Church

Questions? call Jeanne Keating, 655-4164 or Deneen Seril, 601.0652.

Do you love the word of God? The ministry of lectors is in need of new voices to proclaim the scriptures. If you are interested, please call: Ximena Stelzried, 375-3244 or Suzanne Graybill, 646-8498.

Electronic Fund Transfer. A simple, fast and accurate way to make your contributions to St. Angela. (Authorization forms are located in the Library).

Eucharistic Ministry to the Homebound. Would you like communion brought to a family member or friend who is ill or infirm, at home or in an assisted living situation? Please Call the parish office (655-4160) to make arrangements.