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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and Children

Rite of Christian Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist Every society that wants to continue must admit new members. This is true of sporting leagues, universities, the unions, the United States and churches. In some societies, very little may be required to gain admittance: When you wish to become a member of a book or record club, you just send in the coupon and the check. At another extreme, young men gained admission to adulthood in certain African cultures by elaborate …

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Mission Haiti

Mission Statement: Mission Haiti experiences the vitality and love of Jesus Christ by reaching out beyond our community and sharing Christ’s presence in the impoverished communities of Haiti. Dear Parishioners,With grateful hearts, we thank you for your generosity during the Mission Haiti appealweekend.  Once again you warmly welcomed Fr. Tom Hagan and Doug Campbell fromHands Together.  You listened to their messages about the dire situation in Haiti andyou answered their plea for help with tremendous generosity.  Holy Family parish is …

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Discipleship Letter – March 2023

Dear Fellow-Parishioner, “Cura personalis” is Latin for “care for the whole person.”  Jesus modeled this kind of love by feeding and healing his followers physically, spiritually, emotionally and psychologically.  As missionary disciples of Jesus Christ, we are called to respond to the needs of the entire person.  The California Bishops and Catholic healthcare systems have thus developed a state-wide initiative entitled, Caring for the Whole Person, encouraging each parish to provide community support and meaningful resources to individuals and families. …

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Education/Formation Commission

– The Education/Formation Commission supports all levels of religious education; encouraging all to participate in life-long spiritual formation through community-wide catechesis.

May 2022 Discipleship Letter

Dear Holy Family parishioners, Holy Family Church has enjoyed a long, vibrant history as a parish where ALL ARE WELCOME. Since its inception in 2016, Trinity Young Adult Ministry has served those in their 20s, 30s, and 40s at Holy Family and throughout the region by offering welcoming opportunities to grow as individuals and as a community. We are firmly rooted in the belief that growing in relationship with Jesus provides the foundation of abundant love necessary to find hope, peace, and …

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Prayers for Children

March 15, 2022 This month we pray for all children in the Ukraine. Many have had to shelter in basements and subway stations while their cities are attacked. Those lucky enough to escape, have to travel for miles with their families in hopes of crossing into a safer country. Please keep them in your daily prayers so that their suffering ends and they are safe once again. About Prayers for Children Prayers for Children is a ministry for all faiths …

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August 2021 Discipleship Letter

Dear Holy Family community, We are so blessed in these summer months to be able to regather in person for worship, service, and fellowship!  As the young adult community of the parish, Trinity Ministry sought out creative, intentional ways to stay connected and support one another throughout our days of lockdown and physical distancing.  We adapted our social gatherings to virtual events, offered a variety of online spiritual opportunities, and did our best to stay connected.  We developed our social …

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Holy Family’s response to the death of George Floyd

“What does the Lord require of you?
 To act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” 
-Micah 6:8 June 8, 2020 Dear Parishioners and Friends of Holy Family, Our community, our country and our world have cried out in anguish and pain at the injustice, callousness and brutality of George Floyd’s death.  Tragically, he is among many generations of known and unknown African American women and men, our sisters and brothers in Jesus Christ, whose lives …

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