Week 3 – Discovering Kinship (Young Adults)

Community Reflection “He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money changers seated there…he said, ‘Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.’” (John 2:14, 16) In this week’s Sunday Gospel reading, we hear how Jesus goes to the temple area and drives out those making profits.  A common point I’ve heard others focus on when speaking about this passage is Jesus’ “righteous anger.”  We’re told …

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Week 1 – Discovering Forgiveness (Young Adults)

Community Reflection “The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan…” – Mark 1:12-15 This spartan passage from the Gospel of Mark provides the reader with hardly any details of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. Except for the setting and duration, we are left to imagine the rest. What temptations might we face in this uniquely barren Lenten season? Lately, I’ve been tempted to plug in and escape the bleak reality of life …

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Lenten Resources for Young Adults

Suggestions for prayer & practice during covid-19 This list is continuously updated. Let us know if you have something to add! With Holy Family With Trinity Young Adult Ministry With Young Adults in the LA Archdiocese Creating Sacred Space at Home Prayer & Spiritual Practice Fasting Almsgiving Learn

Lenten Lucis

FRIDAYS AT 7:00 P.M. PST, VIA ZOOM “Lucis” means “light” and comes from the Latin verb “lucere” meaning “to shine”. Each Friday during Lent Holy Family will have a powerful and enlightening presentation by well-known national and local speakers. You can register by going to eventbrite.com and searching for the title of the talk or click the hyperlink below.

Virtual Ministry Meetings

Holy Family Ministries continue to make efforts to stay in contact with you! Bereavement In Remembrance Of…(IRO)  will be meeting on Zoom starting on Thursday, May 7, 2020 from 6:30 to 7:30 until further notice.  Due to the current Shelter In Place situation the Bereavement Ministry is unable to meet in person.  These Zoom Sessions will focus on the current situation and in effect, the inability to meet in person and share thoughts and feels of sorrow and sadness. The …

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Praying Together… even as we are Apart

“Wash your hands. And fold them in prayer.”                                         -Matt Stewart, SJ Prayer Resources for you and your family Our Devotionals and Prayers Click the link above to pray along after the 8:15 Mass Livestreaming Holy Family Mass Weekend, Masses:  Sunday at 9:30 a.m. & 11:15 a.m., as well as the 8:15 a.m. weekday Mass (Monday – Saturday).  https://livestream.com/holyfamily/live  Not sure …

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Pastoral Goals

MISSION OF THE PASTORAL GOALS 2018-2023 Holy Family is a diverse, welcoming parish committed to building a Catholic Eucharistic community of disciples of Jesus Christ which connects faith with life and reaches out to those in need. Our Pastoral Goals provide a framework and foundation to continue Holy Family’s growth as an active and energized community focused on deepening our faith and spiritual connection to God, proclaiming hope and the good news of Jesus Christ, and empowered to lead and …

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ReImagining Faith

Mission Statement ReImaging Faith is a place for returning Catholics to explore their faith and future with the Church: To remember, to heal, to become part of the community. About ReImagining Faith ReImagining Faith gathers weekly on Thursday evenings for ten weeks. During the course of the ten weeks, participants have an opportunity to explore and return to full participation in the Church and the Sacraments. Each session includes an informational topic such as Trinity, Church, Jesus, sacraments, morality and …

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Diaconate Journey…Taize

January 31, 2015   As part of this year’s diaconate formation each of the couples in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton group have to present a twenty-minute presentation on one of several spiritualities during the year. Examples can include Franciscan, Benedictine, or even Tiaze’. The purpose of these are to allow the class to become familiar with the different types of spiritualities that exist and some of the aspects of each presented. We selected Taize’ because we have attended a number of …

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Diaconate Journey Continues… Your Witness Talk

December 13, 2014 we continued our third of five years journey in diaconate formation as a part of the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton class. As part of this year’s formation, each person is to provide a 10 minute witness talk. Ten minutes to explain how you and your spirituality ended up where you are now. Witness talks to this point have included some of the following topics: Childhood, how my life was formed by those who raised me. The impact of …

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