Year: 2019
November Discipleship Letter – Giving Bank
November 2019 Dear Parishioners and Friends, I hope this letter finds you well and enjoying what this season of gratitude brings. One of the topics that many parishioners often ask me about the Giving Bank is our Monday food distribution. Therefore, I thought I’d paint a picture for you… …It’s early Monday morning and all is a buzz at the Giving Bank. Clients are lined up, visiting, and catching up on their week’s happenings as they wait for our weekly …
October Discipleship Letter – FAIR
Lights – Camera – Action! Come to the Holy Family Fair “Hooray for Hollywood!” Saturday, October 12, noon to 9:00 pm Sunday, October 13, 10:30 am to 7:00 pm We’ll roll out the red carpet for you! We do this because we love Holy Family and our beautiful community, and we want you to come and enjoy it with us! This is fun for the whole family! Don’t miss the great Rides, the Fabulous Food, …
September Discipleship Letter
September 2019 Dear Parishioners, Once again, after nearly twenty years, we thank you for your support of the poor through Mission Haiti. Our annual appeal is the last weekend of this month and we look forward to hearing from Fr. Tom and Doug Campbell at Mass. They have had an extraordinarily busy year, as always, continuing to add to existing programs, cutting back on others, analyzing what works and what doesn’t and never becoming stagnant or still. They work alongside …
August Discipleship Letter – Pastoral Council Chair
August 2019 A Pastoral Reflection from Holy Family’s Pastoral Council Chair Holy Family Church is a vibrant, faith-filled community where Catholic Christians, friends, and visitors learn and practice discipleship through service to other parishioners, to the homeless, to vulnerable individuals, and to the community at large in Southern California and to those in need abroad in Haiti, Central America, and Africa. The many ministries at Holy Family provide volunteer opportunities that embody our shared goals of service through faith, hope, …
Holy Family Master Plan : Faith in Our Future, a Vision for the 21st Century
Holy Family Catholic Church Master Plan “Faith in Our Future” February 2020 Update On January 29, 2020, the Cuningham Group presented to a packed Connolly Hall their Final Report and Recommendations for the Pre-Design Phase of the Master Plan. At this time, we will be focusing on “Phase One of the Master Plan: Immediate Needs.” There will be four projects within Phase One: 1) Renovations to the Education Center – Classrooms & TK Program 2) Renovations to Education Center …
July Discipleship Letter – Bookstore
July 2019 Greetings from the Basement!! I’m sure most of you know that the “treasure” that is the Holy Family Bookstore is located on the lower level of Connolly Parish Hall. We will soon be heading into our 20th year of existence. If your last visit was last week, last year, or even longer, we invite you to come in. We’re sure you will find something interesting and new. Our Baptism gift area is always loaded with appropriate gifts for …
June Discipleship Letter – RCIA
June 2019 Hello Holy Family Community, For more than 20 years, I have had the pleasure of welcoming individuals into the Catholic Way of Life. For the most part, we have three groups of people: those who are in a relationship with a Catholic; those who are seekers looking for a deep connection with God and the Church; and those who have endured some kind of loss. Whatever the reason, the RCIA Team welcomes, nurtures, and engages these people and …