Announcing the Launch of the Department of Advancement and Stewardship at Holy Family Church

May 1st saw the launch of the Department of Advancement and Stewardship at Holy Family Church.   The goal of the department is to create a cohesive and seamless stewardship and advancement program for the parish and school. Two new part-time positions have been created to staff the department.  Mary Hatton has assumed the position of Director of Parish Stewardship and Shannon Porter has taken on the responsibility of Director of School Advancement.  They will work very closely as a team …

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Diaconate Journey Continues…Are you an ENFP?

May 31, 2014   This week our class was in Dominquez Hills. Our two remaining classes will be a closing all group retreat in Tujunga and our last class in La Puente.  This class was conducted by Fr. Frank Ferrante Myers, C.M.F., and Lillian Wood and was on Myers – Briggs Personality and Human Development. We had read information about Myers – Briggs as part of homework preparation and attempted to determine our personality types. We started with this and spent …

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June 15 – Prayers for Children

June 15, 2014 – In shared humanity and global concern, let us bless, pray, and think of all children and youth. We hear the cry of the children, their families and the world community. In one voice we say: “Bring back our girls.” – Nigeria. Return the stolen, the “left behind” children of China, the 60,000 kidnapped a year in India, the tens of thousands of Mexico, Pakistan, Indonesia, US, Europe, Africa. South America – all countries. We can be …

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Mothers’ Day trip Get on the Bus 2014 – CCWF Chowchilla

The day started before well before the sun rose.  Many sleepy children arriving with their caregivers, Grandmothers & Aunts, each face reflected the early morning or perhaps it was the excitement that had made it difficult to fall asleep at bedtime. Eden is cheerfully decorated  with signs of welcome, encouragement and light, quick check in and a light breakfast placed in bags decorated by the Spirituality Education children at Holy Family School, talking with others riders and the sending team volunteers, the …

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Diaconate Journey Continues…evening prayer

May 17, 2014 This week was our last class at Alemany High School for this year. Our three remaining classes will be in Dominquez Hills, Tujunga, and La Puente. We had a presentation on the encyclical Centessimus Annus written by Saint John Paul II as well as discussed St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.  The most important time in class came when we prayed evening prayer. If you have read our blog this year, you remember that we lost one of …

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Deacon Corner

May 3, 2014 we continue our diaconate journey… This week the majority of the class time was covered with a guest speaker,  Tim Staples  from Catholic Answers. Tim is a Catholic Apologist. This is a field of theology, which has the aim to present a rational basis for the Roman Catholic faith and defending it against objections. Tim had not always been a Catholic.  In fact, he was a member of the Assemblies of God Church, as well as a Youth …

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Diaconate Journey Continues….Catholic Apologist

May 3, 2014 we continue our diaconate journey… This week the majority of the class time was covered with a guest speaker,  Tim Staples  from Catholic Answers. Tim is a Catholic Apologist. This is a field of theology, which has the aim to present a rational basis for the Roman Catholic faith and defending it against objections. Tim had not always been a Catholic.  In fact, he was a member of the Assemblies of God Church, as well as a Youth …

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The Sewing Circle

Mothers’ Day Quite honestly, we don’t know if the Haitian people celebrate a Mothers’ Day, and, if so, whether it coincides with our beautiful tradition. Still, we want to honor all Haitian mothers and today is a wonderful time to do just that. Haitian mothers assume most of the task of raising the children of Haiti. In Haiti, especially in the slums, the family has disintegrated and the mother is most often left alone to care for the children. With …

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Living Your Gifts Begins May 12

Discover the Life you were born to live! Participate in a Living Your Gifts workshop (4 weeks long. Register now- sessions fill up quickly). Mondays 7:00 to 8:30 pm, May 12, 19 & June 2, 9, Holy Family Pastoral Center Connect with Your God-Given Gifts and Purpose. Connect with Your True Self. Connect and Find Community. “Living Your Gifts” includes any or all of the following…an opportunity to discover your top 5 gifts – online assessment…a chance to explore your …

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Imagine LA

The Holy Family / Imagine LA Journey On Sunday June 1st at the 9:30 a.m. Mass you are invited to join the Holy Family community in blessing the Rodriguez family for their graduation from the Imagine LA program. Imagine LA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing the community to end family homelessness and chronic poverty in Los Angeles. Imagine LA has developed an innovative volunteer mentorship program that matches homeless families with volunteer teams from faith communities, companies, and other …

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