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For additional Ministries go to:
FAITH FORMATION
on the Homepage.
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BEREAVEMENT
When someone you love dies, it can be a very difficult time. We can help you with arrangements for the funeral or memorial for the person who has gone on to the
refreshment, light and peace of God’s heavenly kingdom. And afterwards, we have periodic support groups for those who would like to share with others how best to handle the sense of loss they are experiencing. Please contact Carolyn Wallace if you want to make funeral arrangements, participate in a support group, or if you can help us in this vital ministry.
Contact:
Carolyn Wallace
or call 818.466.9296
CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION
The purpose of this organization is to provide Pepperdine University students with educational, religious, cultural, service or volunteer opportunities, as well as providing
social interaction with other Catholic university students. This organization will foster participation in Church activities, offer spiritual growth opportunities and provide a connection to the local Catholic Church, Our Lady of Malibu. The Catholic Student Association seeks to follow the Christian Mission of Pepperdine University from within the context of our Roman Catholic heritage.Meeting Times: Sundays after the 11:00 mass in the Waves Cafe.
Contact:
Advisor: Thomas.Vandergon@pepperdine.edu
LEGION OF MARY
The Legion of Mary is a lay apostolic association of Catholics who, with the sanction of the Church and under the powerful leadership of Mary Immaculate, Mediatrix of All
Graces, serve the
Church and their neighbour on a voluntary basis in about 170 countries. The first meeting of the Legion of Mary took place in Myra House, Francis Street, Dublin, Ireland, on 7 September, 1921. This meeting was to have very beneficial consequences for the mission of the Catholic Church and, in a special way, for millions of members of Christ’s lay faithful who would serve in the Legion and for those who would be served by the legionary apostolate. Many persons outside the Catholic Church would also benefit from that apostolate. With the approval and support of the Popes and a great many Bishops, Priests and Religious, as well as the prayers and efforts of legionaries, the Legion, by the grace of God, has grown into a worldwide organisation with several million members.
Contact: Erin Dillon
or call 310.454.0870
MEALS FOR HOMELESS
Our Lady of Malibu participates in feeding those in transition under the coordination of a local Christian charitable organization, Standing on Stone (SOS), that provides spiritual
guidance and intellectual discovery to those in need. Along with our sister churches and synagogue in Malibu, we each take turns once a month to prepare meals and serve all those who come. OLM participants meet first in Sheridan Hall to gather our foodstuffs and serving implements, and then shuttle to Malibu Presbyterian, where SOS holds its prayerful gathering. OLM Parish is responsible for the purchase and preparation of dinner for the first Thursday of each month. Students are welcome to participate with bringing meals, set-up, serving, & clean-up. Service hours provided.
To lend a hand, contact:
Ellen Cerniglia
or call 310.456.2361Also for Those In Need
From time to time, OLM also collects blankets, clothes and non-perishable food items (i.e. cereal, canned soups, veggies and fruit,) to stock the homeless pantry shelves, Donations may be dropped off at the Rectory or brought on the first Thursdays of the month to the Parish Hall. Label drop-offs with "Homeless."
God bless.
MEXICO MISSION
Mexico Mission is dedicated to lending a hand to the desperately needy South of the border. We help those who have far less than our own poor here in Los Angeles. Through the generous donations of our parishioners and parish school families, we feed and care for as many as we're able. For our first couple of trips in 2014, we visited the needy living in a dump in Tijuana.
The Mexican goverment periodically clears out its dumps, forcing those who live there to leave. After meeting with Fr. Nicholas Harding (Fr. Nick), who is responsible for the spiritual needs of the 250,000 people living in La Morita, the poorest community of Tijuana, we agreed to lend our help to supporting Fr. Nick's mission.
Give what you are able.
We gather food and clothes for the desperate in Mexico. Come join us. Fill a Mexico Mission paper bag or two these coming months or donate what you're able. Cash donations help us buy much needed items that are rarely donated. God bless! Boxed non-refrigerated milk, cereal, pop-top lid canned food, flour, peanut butter, honey, toiletries, school supplies, diapers (infant & adult), baby formula, hospice needs (plastic mattress covers, 24-pc puzzles), tarps, rope.
Contact: Max & Rosemary Lowry
or call 818.519.7666
PRAYER SHAWLS
Our Lady of Malibu Prayer Shawl Ministry began in the fall of 2009 and has donated shawls to countless parishioners in need of our prayers. In recent years, compassion and the love of knitting have been combined into a prayerful ministry that reaches those in need of comfort, solace and joy.
Prayer Shawls are given to those in need of comfort in times of stress or loss, bereavement, to those undergoing medical procedures and during illness or recovery.
The shawl maker begins with prayers and blessings for the recipient with these intentions continued throughout the creation of the Prayer Shawl. Many blessings are prayed into every stitch. Upon completion a final blessing is offered and the shawl is given away to someone in need of spiritual strength. These shawls remind the recipient, in a tangible way, that they are wrapped in the loving arms of our Lord.
If you would like to join our Ministry, or if you know of someone in need of comfort please
Contact:
Birute Anne Vileisis at 310.456.7460
Sandy Hollins at 310.456.3060.
Above: Msgr. Liam Kidney blesses the shawls in 2019 with knitters (R to L) Jane Shea, Sue Becht, and Birute Vileisis.
PRO LIFE
All human beings ought to value every person for his or her uniqueness as a creature of God, called to be a brother or sister of Christ by reason of the incarnation and the
universal redemption. For us, the sacredness of human life is based on these premises.
"And it is on these same premises that there is based our celebration of life - all human life. This explains our efforts to defend human life against every influence or action that threatens or weakens it, as well as our endeavors to make every life more human in all its aspects. And so, we will stand up every time that human life is threatened."
Pope John Paul II, Homily on the Capitol Mall
Contact: Erin Dillon
Call 310.454.0870
SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN
Our children are our most treasured of all God's creatures. The Los Angeles Archdiocese program, Safeguard the Children works to protect our children from those who would do
harm to them in the Church. OLM supports this program by holding annual training Our children are our most treasured of all God's creatures. The Los Angeles Archdiocese program, Safeguard the Children works to protect our children from those who would do harm to them in the Church. OLM supports this program by holding annual training sessions and participating in the Archdiocesan-wide screening process of all volunteers.
An excerpt from a letter from the Cardinal,
"Sexual misconduct by clergy, Church personnel, church leaders and volunteers is contrary to Christian morals, doctrine and Canon Law. It is never acceptable."
Contact Johanna Muller
Call 310.456.8071.
If you suspect child abuse, see Child Protection Hotline sessions and participating in the Archdiocesan-wide screening process of all volunteers.