Monthly Discipleship Letter – September
September 2020 Dear Holy Family, I do not know how to write this letter. Perhaps the pandemic has paralyzed me. My work has changed, our social life has halted, we cannot go to church and we lost a loved one – there is so much pain. And yet, there are blessings. Our nuclear family has spent more time together. Zoom gatherings with friends have some merit, I suppose. Zoom Mass with Fr. Tom has allowed me to pray with people …
Seeing Jesus: How Early Chrisitians Envisioned their Savior – full Seminar!
If you missed this wonderfully informative Seminar by John D. Madden, Ph.D., click on the video to learn some fascinating facts!
Music Ministry
Mission Statement The Music Ministry’s purpose is to: Praise God in song. Lead and support the assembly in their active participation at Sunday Eucharist Foster a sense of community and shared prayer Emphasize teachings and concepts from the scriptures Touch the heart in a way that words alone cannot Expose our parish community to different styles of liturgical music, maintaining our links to the traditions of the Church through the ages and presenting fresh music from our time. A music …
August Discipleship Letter
Hello Holy Family Community, According to the evangelist, Matthew, Jesus’ parting words to his disciples were: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20) Every disciple of Jesus Christ shares in His mission. Adult Catholics look to grow in faith and …
Reclosing of In-Person Masses at Holy Family
Dear Parishioners and Friends of Holy Family, As I am sure you have heard by now, the State of California is requiring that the County of Los Angeles suspend in-person services in places of worship. This means that, effective immediately, Holy Family will be closed to in-person Masses, although we will continue to live stream daily Mass from Monday to Saturday at 8:15 a.m. and Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. While the Pastoral Center will remain closed …
Our Devotionals and Prayers
Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion The Immaculate Heart of Mary, First Saturday Devotion The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, First Friday Devotion
Juneteenth Letter from Cambria
June 19th, 2020 Juneteenth Dear Parishioners and Friends of Holy Family, I write to you today in solidarity with our African American sisters and brothers as we celebrate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when the last remaining slaves in Texas were freed, 2 ½ years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. In my letter last week addressing Holy Family’s response to racial injustice, I promised to send you additional resources and ways to become engaged in the ongoing national dialogue about race. …
Holy Family’s response to the death of George Floyd
“What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” -Micah 6:8 June 8, 2020 Dear Parishioners and Friends of Holy Family, Our community, our country and our world have cried out in anguish and pain at the injustice, callousness and brutality of George Floyd’s death. Tragically, he is among many generations of known and unknown African American women and men, our sisters and brothers in Jesus Christ, whose lives …
