Diaconate Journey Continues…Jay and Candy go to Congress!

March 17, 2014 we continue our diaconate journey… The focus of this week is not on our class, but the Religious Education Congress held in Anaheim. The theme this year was, “Hope: A World Afire!” Congress is held each year in Anaheim and consists of Youth Day on Thursday and then Congress from Friday through Sunday which ends in a closing Mass with Archbishop Gomez.  Counting all four days there were over 45,000 attendees from over 17 different countries. Adult Congress …

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Diaconate Journey Continues…Bereavement Teams

March 1, 2014 we continue our diaconate journey… The focus of this week’s class was bereavement training, the second half of Paul’s letter to the Roman’s and a presentation on the encyclical Populorum Progressio, which is on the development of peoples. This was our last class on bereavement and we discussed what it takes to be a member of a bereavement team and what the team does. All parishes have an individual or team that helps families prepare for the last …

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St. Hildegard of Bingen and Medicine

The Women’s Connection invites you to a morning lecture and discussion about Saint Hildegard of Bingen and Medicine on Thursday, March 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 11;00 a.m. The presenter is Dana Bell, pharmacist, educator and parishioner. Come and learn about St. Hildegard, an extraordinary woman who influenced her time and speaks to a healthy life for us today.

Divine Dinners Patron Opportunities

Patron Level Sponsors New! Make Patron Donation Online! ‘All That Jazz’ Legend ($10,000) Ten ‘divine dinners’ tickets (any price) Priority Dinner Registration Four Raffle Tickets Recognition in Invitation & Cocktail Reception Invitation For Two to the Patron and Host Party ‘All That Jazz’ Star ($5,000) Six ‘divine dinners’ tickets (any price) Priority Dinner Registration Three Raffle Tickets Recognition in Invitation & Cocktail Reception Invitation For Two to the Patron and Host Party ‘All That Jazz’ Angel ($2,500) Four ‘divine dinners’ …

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Prayers For Children

March 15, 2014 – Through prayer, thought, and blessing, let us join together in concern for the world’s children and youth. All have seen the faces of our children on cartons, flyers, TV. billboards …… The number of missing children is growing and are trafficked into slavery, prostitution, sexual exploitation, forced labor, harvesting of bodily organs, and more. Whole families are forced into bonded labor – generation after generation. The UN places trafficking as the 3rd largest criminal activity in …

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Diaconate Journey continues… Peace on Earth

February 2014 we continue our diaconate journey… The focus of this week’s class was bereavement training, the first half of Paul’s letter to the Roman’s and a presentation on the encyclical Pacem in Terris or Peace on Earth. Since we and another couple presented this encyclical, we would like to discuss this. An encyclical, as defined by catholic culture, is “A papal document treating matters related to the general welfare of the Church, sent by the Pope to the bishops. Used …

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Lector

“Be a Lector!”

“Holy Family Lector Ministry would like to invite you to join the Ministry in Proclaiming the Word.  If you think you might enjoy being a lector, please join us at the next coaching session.  If you’d like more information, please contact Margaret Prietto via e-mail: maprietto@gmail.com.

Diaconate Journey Continues….

February 2014 While the focus of this week’s class was lector training and the works of St. Paul, we would like to discuss an item that was just a few moments in length but had a great impact on the day. This was the first lector training class that was held after the loss of our sister Tess. Sister Karen had put together a roster and was calling each of our names. As each of our names was called, we …

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App for LIFE!

ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ LAUNCHES VIRTUAL COMMUNITY TO SAVE REAL LIVES   Archbishop José H. Gomez, joined by health leaders, mothers and babies, launched a digital App designed to offer prayers, resources and support for thousands of women and girls nationwide in crisis pregnancies. Today’s launch, at Guadalupe Medical Center in the Los Angeles community of Koreatown (3020 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 219), coincides with the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. “Today we are taking a big step to expand our circle of care and concern for unborn …

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Diaconate Journey Continues… How we see

January 18, 2014 we continue our diaconate journey… At the end of today’s class, we will have completed half of the classes for this year. Or, to put it another way, we have only three and a half years to go. It reminded some of us of when we were younger, when that half of a year truly made a difference in your age.  In March of this year, it will be three years since we started to discern and pray …

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