Category: Volunteer Blog

Do you think your faith has anything to do with the Environment?

February 14, 2023May 7, 2022

Do you believe that your faith is linked to your views on the natural environment? Did you know that there is Catholic teaching on climate change? Or that “the impact of climate change falls heaviest on the world’s poor“? Are you interested in learning more about these issues and on taking action? Then consider joining the Holy Family Environmental Ministry, We meet monthly on the third Thursday at 6:00 pm via zoom. Help us plan educational and outreach opportunities. For more information …

Catholic Volunteer Network Opportunities throughout the World

November 13, 2022November 1, 2019

Diaconate Journey Continues…. Liturgy of the Hours

November 13, 2022June 1, 2015

May 9 and May 23rd, 2015 we continue our diaconate journey.It was for this class that Jay was the presider and Candy was the psalm leader for Morning Prayer, the Divine Office, Breviary or Liturgy of the Hours (LOH). As a diaconate candidate couple, they agreed to pray the LOH each morning and evening and this will continue after ordination. ( Click here to read all of Jay and Candy’s Diaconate blogs!) When LOH is conducted during class, it consists of …

Religious Education Needs Teachers!

February 13, 2023September 11, 2014

Holy Family’s Religious Education (RE) is currently seeking 2 catechists (a.k.a. religion teachers) to join our Wednesday grades 1-5 team! Wednesday RE meets from 4pm-5:15pm in the Education Center. No experience required – just a heart to share your faith! You will receive a catechist/teacher guide and access to the training and resources of the RE Office. For more information and to volunteer, please contact Colette Villegas, Director of Faith Formation for Children 626.403.6118. Cvillegas at Holy Family.org Religious Education/Formation at …

PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN

February 13, 2023August 5, 2014

August 15, 2014 – Recent world events have caused suffering, death and fear: the downing of the Malaysian airline, the Hamas and Israeli war, refugee crises, turmoil leaving children and youth at risk. Many of these children have never experienced peace in their lives. They have no family security, no education, no chance to develop their potential, no hope. Let us again join in shared humanity and global concern and continue in prayer, positive thought and blessing for all children …

Diaconate Journey Continues…Are you an ENFP?

November 13, 2022June 5, 2014

May 31, 2014 This week our class was in Dominquez Hills. Our two remaining classes will be a closing all group retreat in Tujunga and our last class in La Puente. This class was conducted by Fr. Frank Ferrante Myers, C.M.F., and Lillian Wood and was on Myers – Briggs Personality and Human Development. We had read information about Myers – Briggs as part of homework preparation and attempted to determine our personality types. We started with this and spent …

June 15 – Prayers for Children

November 13, 2022June 5, 2014

June 15, 2014 – In shared humanity and global concern, let us bless, pray, and think of all children and youth. We hear the cry of the children, their families and the world community. In one voice we say: “Bring back our girls.” – Nigeria. Return the stolen, the “left behind” children of China, the 60,000 kidnapped a year in India, the tens of thousands of Mexico, Pakistan, Indonesia, US, Europe, Africa. South America – all countries. We can be …

Deacon Corner

November 13, 2022May 13, 2014

May 3, 2014 we continue our diaconate journey… This week the majority of the class time was covered with a guest speaker, Tim Staples from Catholic Answers. Tim is a Catholic Apologist. This is a field of theology, which has the aim to present a rational basis for the Roman Catholic faith and defending it against objections. Tim had not always been a Catholic. In fact, he was a member of the Assemblies of God Church, as well as a Youth …

Diaconate Journey Continues….Catholic Apologist

November 13, 2022May 13, 2014

May 15 Pray for Children!

November 13, 2022May 5, 2014

We are a world united in concern for children and youth through blessing, thought, and prayer. In the UN charter: all children have a right to an education that changes their lives and stops the cycle of poverty. More than a million children in 14 countries do not attend school. One half of the world’s children will never be in a classroom. Every country of the world shares some of these problems. The causes include war, poverty, social unrest, prejudice, …