Stewardship Sunday 2020

Watch our State of the Parish video to see what we have accomplished together this year! [clear-line] November 2020 Dear Parishioners and Friends of Holy Family, What a year it has been! When confronted with so much that is beyond our control, our faith reminds us that God is ever present and ever loving, desiring all that is good for us, as the verse from Jeremiah states so eloquently. Above all, we are a people of faith anchored in hope. …

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On Healing The Church

With the recent publication of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report, we invite you to read the statements given by Pope Francis, Archbishop Gomez, and our own Cambria Tortorelli and Msgr. Connolly.  The links to the articles are below. Pope Francis’ Statement Archbishop Gomez Statement Letter From Cambria Tortorelli and Msgr. Connolly Prayer for Healing Victims of Abuse God of Endless Love, ever caring, ever strong, always present, always just: You gave your only Son to save us by the blood …

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Vatican Releases Pope Francis’ “Letter to the People of God”

Pope vows accountability for sex abuse cover-ups but offers no new specifics Aug. 20, 2018, John Allen, Jr. In a forceful letter just ahead of his Aug. 25-26 trip to Ireland, and just after a blistering Pennsylvania Grand Jury report on sex abuse crimes and cover-ups in six dioceses, Pope Francis wrote Monday “no effort must be spared to create a culture able to prevent such situations from happening, but also to prevent the possibility of their being covered up …

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Archbishop José H. Gomez Addresses Recent Scandals In The Catholic Church

Penance, Purification Needed To Rebuild Church                                                                      – Archbishop José H. Gomez   In a letter to Catholics in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Archbishop José H. Gomez addressed the recent scandals in the Catholic Church in the United States.   The text of his letter follows:   My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,   It is a sad and confusing time for all of us, with the recent revelations about sin and abuse in the Church in this …

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A Letter From Cambria and Msgr. Connolly On Healing The Church

Dear Parishioners, We are living in very difficult times in our Catholic Church, not just in this country but throughout the world.  The findings from the Pennsylvania Grand Jury investigation into six dioceses, including the systematic cover-up of child sexual abuse by the hierarchy, is beyond painful and distressing to read.  That this report comes on the heels of the revelations about Cardinal McCarrick in July, and the offer of resignation by the entire conference of Chilean bishops in May, indicates a …

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Landscape Revisioning Project

Landscape Project Update Dear Parishioners, Friends and Colleagues, As you know, we have re-landscaped the area around the Church to transform it into the Garden of the Angels, a memorial garden and an oasis of calm and tranquility within a beautiful native landscape environment. The new design captures the welcoming spirit of Holy Family, while introducing a variety of native and drought-tolerant plants, as well as a new irrigation system that will reduce our water usage and costs significantly. It …

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Mercy Means…Videos

See our videos of invitation and inspiration Fifth Invitation to the Reconciliation Sunday Fourth Invitation to the Reconciliation Sunday Third Invitation to the Reconciliation Sunday Second Invitation to the Reconciliation Sunday First Invitation to the Reconciliation Sunday

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