It was with great sadness that we learned this morning of the resignation of Bishop Gabino Zavala, the Auxiliary Bishop of the San Gabriel Region. Two letters have been sent by Archbishop Gomez to the Archdiocese, one concerning the resignation of Bishop Zavala and one announcing the appointment of Msgr. James Loughnane as the Episcopal Vicar (a priest who is designated to act in place of a Bishop) for the San Gabriel Region effective immediately. Please keep Bishop Zavala and …

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   Holy Family’s Youth respond to changes in the Roman Missal submitted by Flannery LaGrua  The EDGE program at Holy Family is an extra-curricular group for youths in grades 6th through 8th from both Holy Family School and other private and public schools in the community. The youth devoted their Wednesday educational nights for the past three months to learning about the Revised Roman Missal. Now that we are using the new form during Mass, I wanted to address this …

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Over the past few months, the donations which many of you generously gave to honor Msgr. Connolly on his retirement have been helping to improve our Church building. In August, the pew kneelers were replaced. You probably have noticed that the new kneelers are spring-loaded, which means that not only do the kneelers no longer come down with such force, but it is much quieter putting them up and down, especially at the Our Father! We have also invested in …

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by Jay Krueger, Holy Family Parishioner In the America magazine article “Night Shift – How I learned to take homeless personally” James Lang discusses how he is able to put a face on the poor by being an overnight chaperone for three homeless families in a program called family promise. I was overwhelmed after 5:30pm when my wife and I went to collect the items for the Holy Family Giving Bank.  The yellow bin that had been filled a few …

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Holy Family has launched an official Facebook page – but don’t be fooled by any “look-alikes” – be sure to “like” and “link” to  this page:   http://www.facebook.com/pages/Holy-Family-Church-South-Pasadena/132521810182790 We are excited to have yet another channel for sharing information and “The Good News” with parishioners and the rest of the world.   Check in to our Facebook page everyday to read the latest post.  You will find them illuminating, sometimes thoughtful, sometimes amusing but always interesting, and worth sharing.  If you have …

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This was sent to me by a friend reflecting on the sad death of Apple Founder Steve Jobs.  I think it is worth sharing. “We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?” —Steve Jobs At the passing of Steve Jobs, Apple founder and business mogul, we learned a new “i” word – iSad.  People immediately began texting, tweeting and facebooking “iSad” and other messages as a way of expressing their grief over the …

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Holy Family is in need of Catechists, those willing to share faith with children, teens and adults. Recruiting catechists is one of the most difficult challenges that catechetical leaders face! We catechists know that the invitation to become a catechist, while flattering, can also be intimidating. We’re not sure if we are qualified or capable of forming others in the faith. As a result, we often come into this ministry with a bit of reluctance, maybe a little fear!  Fear …

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One Light, One World Cambria Smith and Fr. Jose Parathanal, on behalf of the Holy Family community, received this light in remembrance of the many whose lives were taken on September 11, 2001. Our thoughts turn to the somber events when so many innocent lives were lost in the brutal assault on the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the further attacks in Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania.  On the tenth anniversary may we remember our beloved dead and …

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