Video Ministry Volunteer Opportunities
There are five teams of eight members. An annual calendar is prepared. The teams rotate through the Sundays for the 9:30 a.m. Mass shoot. Contact Dawn Ponnet (626) 403-6128 dponnet@holyfamily.org
Eucharistic Ministers for Pastoral Care
There are two types of Eucharistic Ministers at Holy Family Church. One type of Eucharistic Minister assists at daily and Sunday Masses distributing Eucharist to the congregation. The other type of Eucharistic Minister is a Eucharistic Minister for Pastoral Care who visits the sick, elderly and the homebound once a week. The visit includes a short prayer service where Eucharist is celebrated. Eucharistic Minister for Pastoral Care Purpose of Position Bring Eucharist to the homebound, or those in the hospital, …
Holy Family’s Youth respond to changes in the Roman Missal
Holy Family’s Youth respond to changes in the Roman Missal submitted by Flannery LaGrua The EDGE program at Holy Family is an extra-curricular group for youths in grades 6th through 8th from both Holy Family School and other private and public schools in the community. The youth devoted their Wednesday educational nights for the past three months to learning about the Revised Roman Missal. Now that we are using the new form during Mass, I wanted to address this …
Thankful for our Thanksgiving Volunteers!
“…thank you for letting us be a part of this very special mission to make a positive difference in the lives of others.” – Darrell Sartin ACIT Instructor for Almansor Center Sometimes we forget that the giving in life is as important to our well-being (and perhaps even more-so) then the taking. Many giving hands made it possible for the Holy Family Giving Bank to provide 450 needy local families with Thanksgiving dinner. We deeply appreciate everyone’s help. Several of …
An Update on the Msgr. Clement J. Connolly Fund for Holy Family Church
Over the past few months, the donations which many of you generously gave to honor Msgr. Connolly on his retirement have been helping to improve our Church building. In August, the pew kneelers were replaced. You probably have noticed that the new kneelers are spring-loaded, which means that not only do the kneelers no longer come down with such force, but it is much quieter putting them up and down, especially at the Our Father! We have also invested in …
ADOPT-A-FAMILY
Every Christmas, we at the Giving Bank, witness the joy of the season as we meet our Homeboy Industries and Dolores Mission families. The parents come with no expectations, just that they received a call to say that their “presents” are ready for pick-up. One family knocked on our door, came in and was amazed that our offices were filled with toys. They took their little bundle to the car and when the mom returned, we brought out her daughter’s …
The face of the homeless
by Jay Krueger, Holy Family Parishioner In the America magazine article “Night Shift – How I learned to take homeless personally” James Lang discusses how he is able to put a face on the poor by being an overnight chaperone for three homeless families in a program called family promise. I was overwhelmed after 5:30pm when my wife and I went to collect the items for the Holy Family Giving Bank. The yellow bin that had been filled a few …
Does Jesus Have a Sense of Humor?
Fr. James Martin, SJ has a new book out entitled, Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life (soon to be, if not already, available at the Holy Family bookstore). Fr. Martin, SJ, who you may know from his many appearances on the Stephen Colbert show, says in his book that if we are truly filled with the Holy Spirit then we should be joy-filled- as that is one of the …
“Like Us” on Facebook
Holy Family has launched an official Facebook page – but don’t be fooled by any “look-alikes” – be sure to “like” and “link” to this page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Holy-Family-Church-South-Pasadena/132521810182790 We are excited to have yet another channel for sharing information and “The Good News” with parishioners and the rest of the world. Check in to our Facebook page everyday to read the latest post. You will find them illuminating, sometimes thoughtful, sometimes amusing but always interesting, and worth sharing. If you have …
Embracing the Desert
Many of us are struggling with the new economic realities of the past two or three years. Unemployment, and underemployment, figures continue to be gloomy. Countless people have been looking for work for months without success. Our faith can be challenged at times like this, and it can be hard to keep optimistic and cheerful when, however hard we try, doors are constantly shut in our face. It’s only natural to question and doubt God. “Where is God in all …