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  The Mary Star of the Sea International Fiesta is on August 18, 19, and 20.
  

  Added February 17, 2017 by Allen Miller
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  I have been going to this church for more than four years as I live within its parish boundaries. It is run by the Augustinian Recollects who have a beautiful mother house adjoining the parish campus. There is much "new age" intrusion in this parish such as: prevalence of the orans posture by the faithful which is not corrected by the priests, insipid hymn music, an incomplete artsy broken crucifix above the altar, the Tabernacle of our Lord is in an adjoining room and it is a pathetic-looking box which is not properly elevated away from pawing hands. The sanctuary light is not red. The adoration room does not even offer a Cross for the Corpus of our Lord. "Eucharistic ministers" are mostly women who often appear to feel excessive pride in their self importance. They wear shoes which they teeter on while carrying the Body and Blood of our Lord. They do not treat our Lord with proper decorum. (One exception I have noticed are the Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist in the evening Spanish Mass) Sometimes the priests in a hurry to "get through quickly" distributing Holy Communion while they take up an inordinate amount of time on simplistic sermons which do not explain the readings in the Holy Mass or the teachings of our Catholic church. There is much applause the faithful toward the end of the Liturgy before the Final Blessing. The applause usually has to do with praying for vocations. My teenage son, whom some priest friends think has a priestly vocation, hates going to the Masses at St Mary's for all the above reasons so we spend gasoline money to travel to other churches to get something that feels like a Holy Catholic ritual rather than a new age feel-good self congratulatory pat-on-the-back. Santa Clara is a little better. I hear the chapel at Santa Clara is more "solid". If you want to experience the standard of a Catholic ritual that includes the liturgical music which the Church recommends then take a trip to Thomas Aquinas College chapel in Santa Paula or assist at the Tridentine Mass at St Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo. The Augustinians at Mary, Star of the Sea are kind in the confessional. The lines are often a very long wait and you must stand while you wait. If you cannot stand for a half hour then i recommend confession at Our Lady of Guadalupe where they organize sitting in the pews while you wait to have your confession heard. The Augustinians are desperate for new vocations but they have not learned that young men and women yearn for truth and high standards, not new age, feelgood stroking and the truly devout men will choose the Norbertines if they want to join an order. We have experienced the Body of our Lord being treated with lukewarmness or even disrespect at Mary Star of the Sea. It is a good place to go for the sacrament of Confession. The priests are gentle.

  Added December 29, 2016 by priscilla gray
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  Boy, it seems like the "panties in a bunch" crowd is out in force. This little church serves a predominantly Filipino and Mexican population. VERY warm and humid, so get a seat near a door and bring a hand fan. Lots of Mass times, unbelievable confession opportunities, A poor parish run by an order not the diocese, but still, a nice place to spend an hour or so a couple times a week.
  
  Where to begin to counter the distortions? Maybe with, what have you done to enrich the community? Are you just there, notebook in hand, to jot down the slights and GIRM failures. If the latter, I suggest you take your notebook to Queen of Angels and see if the guys in charge of the diocese do a better job. Hint, no, the lapses are legend, so you might want to take that up with his excellency. Attire? You're sniping because their attire is TOO nice? Is this a joke? One can only wonder how you must present yourself. Dunderhead sermons? Perhaps not all in the pews all are biblical and liturgical scholars of your caliber, so the priests feel the need to speak to the faithful present. Regarding the light in the Adoration Chapel. Here's an idea. Contact the office about buying a suitable red hanging lamp. Make payments. Put your money where your outrage is. Oh, before you say they declined your offer, please understand if you do, I'll check.
  
  As for the other poster. With due respect, are you a parishioner or just a nice person hoping to get donations. If the former, I refer you to my initial question. What have you done? Are you a Knight, greeter, usher, volunteer of any sort? I did the cancer dance a few years back, so I appreciate your limitations, but please, appreciate the time limitations of others. BTW, it's a hokey little carnival, but it's been going on at the same time for decades. I believe Hueneme days is a veritable neophyte at 15 years.
  
  I started coming to Star of the Sea a couple of years ago, just for a change. I was kind of the ugly girl at the prom--no dance invitations. When the fiesta came about in August, I volunteered and donated. Guess what? I was on my way. I met a few people then a few more, and we all laugh at our communication failures. As a summer area resident, I also attend Santa Cruz and Mary Magdalene Church and Chapel. I must admit some partiality to the Camarillo church as it is air conditioned, but the Latin Mass at the Chapel is majestic and should be experienced by the orthodox.

  Added November 18, 2016 by April sims
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  I do not wish to discredit any one, but my review is based on my experience with the leadership is more than unfriendly, more like annyoed and could not be bothered.
  
  I was trying to see if they would allow me to do donations for Relay for Life.
  It was unfruitful after week one because the boss, was impatient, they had expected me to set up and put away, all while I was in the process of recovery from chemo. my hospice worker had already explaind this.
  Their "Knights" durring week 2 set up shop too with porcelain nick-nacks and Catholic Rosaries.
  Week 3 could not make it I had a relaps from my radiation treatment, my white blood cells dropped like water to a fish, I was recovering from my second transfusion.
  I felt so out of it i tried to catch the boss earlie via email and text but no avail.
  I had gotten a voice mail wasn't pretty.
  not my fault i couldnt come.
  I had decided that I took too big of a project and retreived my stuff.
  That was the last and only year I was team captain.
  
  This reiview It didnt help that they have a carnival every year aftter the ventura county fair right next door to the appartment complex, they may have a good intentions with it, but they should give the neighboring vacinity a break and tear it down durring the day not start at 3am
  
  

  Added August 18, 2016 by Steven Sutler