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Diaconate Journey into the Sacraments

On February 20, 2016 the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton class met at Alemany High School, Mission Hills.  Our next class will also be at Alemany High School, Mission Hills on March 5, 2016.  (Please click here to read all of our experiences of the bi-monthly  Deacon formation classes). Dr. Paul Ford from St. John’s Seminary presented today on Sacraments and Confirmation. His presentation covered various aspects about the sacraments. A key item that he presented was how baptism is linked to …

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Jay and Candy at RE Congress Youth Day!

On March 5, 2016 the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton class met at Alemany High School, Mission Hills.  Our next class will also be at Alemany High School, Mission Hills on March 17, 2016. One of the items we covered today was our experiences from the Religious Education Congress. What follows is a summary of Youth Day and some of the sessions we attended. Youth Day – Wednesday There were over 15,000 that attended Youth Day 2016. Candy & Jay Krueger …

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Diaconate Journey… Prayer Table

The Bible that was place on the table is the one Candy received during her Rite of Acceptance into RCIA. The two sets of prayer beads and marriage medallion were gifts from Deacon Chris and Yvonne, Candy and Jay’s first year Diaconate Formation facilitators

Becoming a Catholic

How do I become a Catholic? Thank you for your interest in joining the Catholic Church. The formal process of becoming a Catholic is called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. For more information on RCIA please contact Dawn Ponnet, Director of RCIA by email at  dponnet@holyfamily.org or call (626) 403-6128. If you prefer you may complete the form below and indicate the best way for Dawn to contact you.   Other Year of Mercy resource pages:

Diaconate Journey…Beauty of the Rite of Christian Initiation

On October 10, 2015 the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton class met at Alemany High School, Mission Hills.  This is the last of six classes in a row prior to a weekend without a class or retreat. Our next class would be October 24th, but we are leaving for a family event on the 18th and won’t be back until the 25th. We will turn in our assignment prior to our departure and rejoin our classmates on November 7th back at …

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Outstanding Curated Videos from Holy Family Productions

Below are outstanding videos produced by Holy Family Productions. MOST RECENT Parish Retreat- Living Life in Abundance, Fr. Roy Pereira, SJ, PhD, Lent 2024 The archived videos below are in alphabetized categories ABUSE SCANDAL IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ADULT FORMATION:  CATHOLIC LEARNING & EVANGELIZATION MESSAGES ART & FAITH TOGETHER IN MISSION BIBLE STUDY (In alphabetical order by book) CAMINO DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA CHOIRS CHRISTIAN MEDITATION CHURCH ISSUES (In chronological order most recent at the end of this category) GOOD …

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The Gift of Prayer

More from Jay and Candy on their Diaconate journey December 1, 2012.  It was our week to prepare and conduct the prayer service. It is amazing how much work you can put into an activity that is going to last a short 15 minutes!  As we said in a previous Blog, our service was titled “The Gift of Prayer”. Prior to the service, we e-mailed all of our classmates and instructors and asked them to consider something that they would …

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Service

Volunteering at Holy Family

Download: Holy Family Volunteer Recognition VOLUNTEER for Holy Family  Where is God calling you? Join the fun, join the family, come and volunteer! It’s easy to forget that an integral part of our faith and our relationship with Jesus Christ is communion with others, especially in service. Your participation is not only welcome at Holy Family Parish, it is vital to our mission. Every single person sitting in our pews has a role here and we invite you to share …

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RCIA 2014

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and Children

Mission Statement Holy Family is a welcoming community of faith who welcomes seekers and so we initiate new members through the rites of our Catholic Church.  Those seekers are nurtured as individuals on their own faith journeys, challenging them to live the Gospel message as Catholic Christians. They do this within a community of fellow seekers and parishioners of Holy Family Church. About Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults The Catholic Church welcomes new members and tries to provide appropriate …

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Sacraments

The eucharist is and remains the “source and summit” of our encounter with God in Christ. Yet the other rich and various rites of the church provide the foundation, context and entry point that help us all appreciate the centrality of the eucharist in our communal experience of the paschal mystery.

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