Ash Wed. – Discovering Lent (Young Adults)

Community Reflection Can you believe Lent is already upon us? The post-Christmas season of Ordinary Time this year has flown by and hasn’t necessarily felt very ordinary. 🤣 With everything we’ve endured individually and collectively…with our shared suffering, sacrifice, and deprivation…it may seem as if our Lenten journey began last year and continues today. But, as Lent officially begins, may we consider shifting our focus from plans of years past to “give up” something, but instead explore how our relationship …

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Living Lent Together Adults Week 0

Lenten Prayer for the Days Following Ash Wednesday Living Lent Together  Gather in your Living Room, perhaps you have made a holy space with things from your Lent Kit or other items reminding you of this prayerful time. Prayer leader:  Let us pause for a moment and remembering that we are loved by a God who is love.  Let us pray… In the name of the Father … All:  Amen.  Reader:  Listen attentive to this meditation.  “Insanity is defined as …

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Holy Family Leadership Transition

PREPARING TO WELCOME A NEW LEADER TO HOLY FAMILY IN JULY 2021! On June 30, 2021, our Parish Life Director’s assignment at Holy Family will end after 13 years.  We are grateful to Cambria Tortorelli for her years of service at Holy Family and wish her well as she prepares to embark on the next phase of her life.  On July 1, 2021, we will welcome a new Priest Pastor.  The next Priest Pastor will be recommended by the Priest …

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Lenten Lucis

FRIDAYS AT 7:00 P.M. PST, VIA ZOOM “Lucis” means “light” and comes from the Latin verb “lucere” meaning “to shine”. Each Friday during Lent Holy Family will have a powerful and enlightening presentation by well-known national and local speakers. You can register by going to eventbrite.com and searching for the title of the talk or click the hyperlink below.

February 2021 Discipleship Letter

February 2021 Hello Fellow Disciples, St. Joseph is the Patron of the Universal Church. Pope Francis has named this year to be a year honoring Joseph, the man, the father, and the caregiver of the Holy Family. With that same spirit, we, Holy Family’s Formation teams, are looking to be like Joseph: holy, courageous, tender, and obedient. Our own call to holiness begins internally and spreads outwardly. We must deepen our own faith in order to better share it with …

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January 2021 Discipleship Letter

Dear Fellow Parishioners, I wish you a Happy New Year and ask for God’s blessings and health for you and your families at this challenging time. Our Holy Father Pope Francis has proclaimed 2021 the “Year of St. Joseph.” Raising the Son of God must have been a unique challenge. There is much we can learn from this obedient faith-filled hero. Pope Francis suggests we use this prayer this year. Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin …

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December 2020 Discipleship Letter

December 2020 Dear Parishioners and Friends of Holy Family, During this joyous season of preparation for the coming of the Christ Child, I am reminded again of the many things to be thankful for. Even though the pandemic has disrupted everyone’s lives and caused great hardship for many, we know that God’s love never fails us.  Not only did God make us in his image and likeness, but he sent his Son into our midst to show us His love. …

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November 2021 Discipleship Letter

November 2020 Hello Parishioners and Friends, I am hopeful that this letter finds you and your loved ones well. Wow, what a year 2020 has been, huh? Adjectives that have been used so often to describe these times include difficult, challenging, uncertain, and, for many, despairing. Many food pantries have temporarily or even permanently closed for a variety of reasons. We at the Giving Bank recognized that our community would continue to need us, now more than ever. Many families …

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