Video Ministry Volunteer Opportunities
There are five teams of eight members. An annual calendar is prepared. The teams rotate through the Sundays for the 9:30 a.m. Mass shoot. Contact Dawn Ponnet (626) 403-6128 dponnet@holyfamily.org
Eucharistic Ministers for Pastoral Care
There are two types of Eucharistic Ministers at Holy Family Church. One type of Eucharistic Minister assists at daily and Sunday Masses distributing Eucharist to the congregation. The other type of Eucharistic Minister is a Eucharistic Minister for Pastoral Care who visits the sick, elderly and the homebound once a week. The visit includes a short prayer service where Eucharist is celebrated. Eucharistic Minister for Pastoral Care Purpose of Position Bring Eucharist to the homebound, or those in the hospital, …
Sacristan Ministry
Mission Statement The Sacristans at Holy Family Church seek to support the good order of all Eucharistic Celebrations. About Sacristans Sacristans are the homemakers of the church.. Our sacristans are zealous in their commitment to foster good worship here at Holy Family. Sacristans are responsible for setting up the liturgical elements; these include vessels used for Eucharist, altar linens, candles, to name a few. Sharing the responsibility for worship is also a part of the sacristans’ mission; to make children …
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and Children
Mission Statement Holy Family is a welcoming community of faith who welcomes seekers and so we initiate new members through the rites of our Catholic Church. Those seekers are nurtured as individuals on their own faith journeys, challenging them to live the Gospel message as Catholic Christians. They do this within a community of fellow seekers and parishioners of Holy Family Church. About Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults The Catholic Church welcomes new members and tries to provide appropriate …
Get on the Bus
Holy Family’s Get On The Bus Project, collaborates with the Center for Restorative Justice Works to enable children to visit their parents incarcerated in state prisons, usually on a day close to either Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. Get On The Bus, founded by Sister Suzanne Jabro, CSJ, is an organization that brings children and their guardians/caregivers from throughout the state of California to visit their mothers and fathers in prison. An annual event, Holy Family sponsors one bus offering …
Men’s Reading Group
Meetings Please join the Men’s Reading Group on the 3rd Tuesday of each month to discuss books concerned with religious, moral, and ethical issues, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Guadalupe Room in the Pastoral Center. Each month’s book selection is available in the Holy Family Bookstore. Contact Ramon Barreras ramon.barreras@gmail.com
Devotions
Daily Rosary before and after 8:00 a.m. Mass Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., every 4th Tuesday of the month in the church Immaculate Heart of Mary after 8:00 a.m. Mass on first Saturdays, followed by the rosary Our Lady of Perpetual Help after Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Mass, followed by the rosary Sacred Heart Devotions after 8:00 a.m. Mass on first Fridays, followed by the rosary
Environmental and Fair Trade Ministries
We advocate education and activities that promote sustainable living and responsible stewardship of our resources and that address environmental challenges, especially those that affect the most vulnerable among us.
Kindred Spirits
The mission of the Kindred Spirits Ministry is to create a Christ-centered community of fun, faith, and friendship for ‘mature’ single adults (in general, this group is ‘over 40′). Our community is built on participating in fun social events, fulfilling spiritual enrichment activities, and meaningful service projects, activities that come from our life passions within the parish and beyond it. Members of other parishes are enthusiastically welcomed as are like-minded singles who don’t happen to be Catholic. All of …
LGBTQ+ Outreach
Mission Statement The Holy Family LGBTQ Outreach provides a dynamic, nurturing, confidential environment for the LGBTQ community, as well as their families, to be heard and to celebrate their love and acceptance in the Catholic Church. Purpose The purpose of this Ministry is three-fold: 1. To provide monthly group meetings for members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families to come together and discuss issues relating to their faith and gender identity in a safe Christian environment. To facilitate this …