The Church merciful is the true Church. The church hateful is the counterfeit Church.

Write some love letters in the sand this week!

Here comes the sun . . . It's time to write some "love letters in the sand!"  I can see clearly now the rain is gone!

Hey it's California, lots of sandy beaches and what a great way this week to write some love in the sand . . . Help the Servants of the Father of Mercy to deliver love, hugs, rosaries, supplies and more to 80,000 + homeless around coastal California.

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1.  Friday, January 27th, 9:30 am make sack lunches for the homeless at Servants of the Father of Mercy, 1544 Morse Avenue, Suite A, Ventura, CA 93003.

2.  Friday, January 27th, 6:00 pm make Valentine's Day "love bugs" out of yarn for our lonely "homeless" old folks in area nursing facilities.  A craft event not to be missed by mom, dad, grandma, children and teens.  Free dinner and Valentine treats!  Servants of the Father of Mercy, 1544 Morse Avenue, Suite A, Ventura, CA 93003.

3.  Saturday, January 28th, 8:30 am deliver sack lunches to the homeless from the Servants of the Father of Mercy warehouse, 1544 Morse Avenue, Suite A, Ventura, CA 93003.  Delivering by teams to Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Paula and Los Los Angeles.  Meet at 8:30 am sharp.

4.  Sunday, January 29th, 2 pm, FREE lunch, team meeting and Liturgy of the Hours prayers for all volunteers, visitors and guests.

It's California baby, write love letters in the sand!  Surfin' USA . . .

Come on people now, smile on your brother . . .  Try to love one another right now!  She loves you yea, yea, yea!

Groovy! 

So visitors, guests, friends and volunteers, please RSVP in the comments below as to who all will be making the scene with you!

Right on!

Please pray for blankets, shelter, jackets, food, hot beverages and warmth for our homeless family this winter . . .

Please pray for blankets, shelter, jackets, food, hot beverages and warmth for our homeless family this winter . . .

In her final hours, as Karen Lee Batts tried to sleep in the freezing cold of a Portland, Oregon parking garage and hypothermia took over her body, Karen became confused. She began to remove clothes. An attendant later found her on the garage floor. “She died from hypothermia due to the severe cold weather,” said the officiant at her funeral Wednesday, reading from a newspaper obituary. “She suffered from schizophrenia, a mental illness.” Several dozen people filed past her open casket at the Ross Hollywood Chapel to pay their respects, 11 days after her death. Batts was the third to die here in an extreme cold spell that has killed four homeless people this month.

Photo:  Karen Batts, 52, died of hypothermia in a parking garage in Portland, Oregon on January 7, 2017.

Get in the Spirit of Valentine's Day!

Get in the spirit of FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, HUGS and Valentine’s Day as we gather for a special evening of making “Love Bugs” for the “homeless” old folks in area nursing facilities. It’s a perfect time for ages 5 on up to adults 90 and older. Discover how to make a “Love Bug” in under a minute. Let’s spread the LOVE and celebrate the true meaning of Valentine’s Day as we gift “Love Bugs” to the elderly at Vista Cove, Treacy Villa and Maywood Acres. RSVP in the comments below as to who and how many are attending . . .

WHO? Servants of the Father of Mercy

WHEN? Friday, January 27, 2017

TIME? 6 pm - 9 pm

WHERE? 1544 Morse Ave., Ventura, CA 93003

  

S - C - H - E - D - U - L - E

o 6:00 – Free Dinner

o 6:30 – Make “Love Bugs” for the old folks

o 8:30 – Free Valentine's Cookies and Treats

o 9:00 – Free Friendship, love, hugs and cleanup

  

The interfaith community of the Servants of the Father of Mercy, Inc. is an IRS 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, tax-exempt California corporation, Association of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and listed in the OCD (Official Catholic Directory) page 732.

Make a donation online at www.ServantsoftheFather.org

Or . . . Post a check to: Servants of the Father of Mercy, Inc., 1544 Morse Avenue, Suite A, Ventura, CA 93003.

Servants of the Father of Mercy: Kids, "Youth & Family," Homeless Servants, Teens, Community and Team, Christmastime 2016!

Servants of the Father of Mercy: Kids, "Youth & Family," Homeless Servants, Teens, Community and Team, Christmastime 2016!

From our lost, broken, rejected, cold and lonely homeless family to yours - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May God bless us each one and all in 2017.

The interfaith community of the Servants of the Father of Mercy, Inc. is an IRS 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, tax-exempt California corporation, Association of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and listed in the OCD (Official Catholic Directory) page 732.

Make a donation online at www.ServantsoftheFather.org Or . . . Post a check to: Servants of the Father of Mercy, Inc., 1544 Morse Avenue, Suite A, Ventura, CA 93003. Call for more information (310) 595-4175.

Mark Zuckerberg says he's no longer an atheist, believes 'religion is very important' - He just might be exploring becoming a Catholic!

Mark Zuckerberg says he's no longer an atheist, believes 'religion is very important' - He just might be exploring becoming a Catholic!

Julie Zauzmer, writer for the The Washington Post, reports on January 2, 2017 that the founder of Facebook has found religion, it seems, according to a cheery holiday message he posted on the social network he created.  On Christmas Day, Zuckerberg indicated in a Facebook status that he was "celebrating Christmas."

 "Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Priscilla, Max, Beast and me," he wrote, naming his wife, daughter and dog. Then a commenter asked him: Aren't you an atheist?

 Zuckerberg identified himself as an atheist for years, but on Facebook on Christmas he wrote back: "No. I was raised Jewish and then I went through a period where I questioned things, but now I believe religion is very important."

He didn't answer further questions about what he does believe in. Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have publicly discussed their moral values frequently — including in a lengthy letter when their daughter was born a year ago, in which they pledged to donate 99 percent of their Facebook stock, which at about $45 billion at the time was one of the largest philanthropic commitments ever.

They've already met one of the world's most important religious figures: Pope Francis, with whom they discussed bringing communication technology to the world's poor.