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 …
Homilist: Fr. Chris Ponnet
Oct. 15. 2015 As a global family, we are united in care and concern for all children, their families, their caretakers. The family is the basic unit of society where children learn love,values, and social skills. Today we see the breakup of families because of war, migration, corruption resulting in poverty, impossible living conditions…….In shared humanity and care, let us protect, pray, bless and direct our positive thought and energy to children and families within our world and our community. …
On October 2nd through the 4th ,2015 the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton class spent weekend retreat at the Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino. We experienced a wonderful retreat from Sister Regina Robbins, SND. The retreat was themed “Transfiguration to Transformation Retreat for Rite of Acolyte.” Sister had a wonderful style which included some of her life experiences with a smattering of humor now and then. (Click here to read all of Jay and Candy’s Diaconate blogs!) The culmination of the …
On Saturday, September 26, 2015 we continued our fourth of five-year journey in diaconate formation as a part of the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton class. This class was held at St. Louis of France in La Puente. Our next class will be a weekend retreat at the Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino. It will be during this retreat that the men in the class will receive the Rite of Acolyte. ( Click here to read all of Jay and Candy’s …