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An online discussion with Carolyn Woo about
Rising: Learning from Women’s Leadership in Catholic Ministries


Wednesday, July 27, 2022
6 p.m. Central Time
(7 p.m. Eastern Time)


To RSVP and to receive the Zoom link, email [email protected] by Monday, July 25th.
Conversation led by Kimberly Baker, co-founder of Women of the Church,
with the opportunity for participants to submit questions and comments.

In 1917, a stunning treasure came to the John Rylands Library in Manchester, England.

It was a piece of papyrus, Egyptian in origin.

Day (July 5) celebration on Saturday, July 9 at 4 P.M. Vigil Mass

Wednesday through Friday, June 1-3: Tickets to attend the ordination are available at the church office. Please bring $22 in cash. The buses leave at 6 A.M. from the OLR parking lot on Saturday, June 4.

Welcome to Religious Education at Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church in Long Beach, CA we are excited to journey with your family as we grow in faith. Please fill out the following form to enroll your child in Religious Education and/or Sacrament Preparation Programs for the 2022-2023 program year. If you have any questions please contact the Office of Religious Education at (562) 597-3102. Early Bird Registration discount is $25 if registered and paid by July 31, 2022.

April 22 – Friday of the Octave of Easter
The Risen Savior Has redeemed the world!

“Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!” (Ps 96:11)
As Daughters and Sons of the Light, let us join together as one body
this Friday to restore God’s good creation with a plan for Earth Day 2022!

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles invites the faithful to support ALIVE, a new documentary film about the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Bosco Films and Hakuna from Spain have arranged for a unique opportunity to make a film on the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist available nationwide in the United States. They were able to get one night, on April 25 at 7 p.m., in theaters across the country, with showings in the Archdiocese of LA and Diocese of Orange. This film provides our community of faith a unique opportunity to share with others this moving experience of the transformative power of the Eucharist, while also helping us nourish our own personal connection to the Eucharist in our daily lives.

Msgr. William J. O'Keeffe
September 21, 1935 – March 20, 2022

Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, April 13 at 11:00 AM at Our Lady Refuge Catholic Church. There will be a vigil on Tuesday evening, April 12 at 7:00 PM .