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
Month: December 2011
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 …