St. Barnabas
Long Beach
Aprende MásNuestro objetivo parroquial
$1,500,000
Comprometido más de 5 años para la campaña Llamado a renovar.
Nuestra parroquia recibe
$1,000,000
Para renovar nuestra parroquia y fortalecer los ministerios.
Beauty is an integral and essential part of our Catholic liturgy, and it is indeed a gift from God, as St. Augustine points out. When a church’s beauty is allowed to wither, the liturgy experience suffers. It is time for us to restore some of the beauty and luster to our Church with a new Baptismal font and repair the Terrazzo flooring of the Church. The Baptismal font of the Church is currently out of order due to leaks that have caused the wall behind it to deteriorate badly.
The pews in the Church get used a lot and are beginning to show their age. Many of the pews need repair work, and several pews are cracking. We will refurbish the pews and fix the kneelers [or install new pews and kneelers] to provide a more comfortable worship space for all. We will also update the pew upholstery.
The Tabernacle in our Church has been present for a very long time and desperately needs complete refurbishment. We will refurbish and bring back the Tabernacle to its original condition.
The Choir loft flooring is old and worn out from years of use. We will refurbish the flooring and renovate the area to make it more usable.
The Rectory and the Church office are old and falling apart. We are developing a master plan to have a total renovation/rebuild of the Rectory to have modern office spaces, ministry meeting rooms, and better priest residences. The surplus money from this Called to Renew Campaign will be used to serve this purpose.
Our Church is one of the few churches in the area to have a full-fledged organ. Unfortunately, it has not been repaired or serviced in the past decade. We will bring the organ to its original glory to enhance our Church’s liturgy with some beautiful music.
Our Church sacristy is old; many of the drawers and cupboards are falling apart, and the floor needs to be replaced. We will restore all the cabinets and cupboards in the Sacristy to better serve their purpose.
The roof on the Church, Hall, and Rectory are experiencing leaks. We need to fix them both inside and outside, and we will do that as soon as possible.
We strive to provide life-long learning opportunities for our families. We will invest a portion of our funds to provide enhanced faith formation opportunities for families to deepen their encounters with Christ.
Pope Francis has placed great importance on the need for better youth and young adult ministry, as this is the age when many leave the Church. Our youth are an essential part of our faith community, and preparing them to engage them in the various ministries is a crucial mission of our parish. We are investing in building a strong Youth Ministry in our parish.
Al asumir nuestra misión de crecer cada vez más perfectamente como una comunidad de alabanza, culto a Dios y testimonio, Llamados a Renovar reconoce el papel central de las parroquias en la vida cotidiana de una Iglesia plena de vida.
Satisfacer las necesidades espirituales y temporales de los demás es un importante ministerio de la Iglesia. Llamados a Renovar ofrece una oportunidad extraordinaria de expandir y ayudar de manera más efectiva a la gente del sur de California a través del ministerio a los enfermos y moribundos y a través del ministerio de Justicia Restaurativa.
El futuro de nuestra Arquidiócesis se ve reforzado por la cantidad de hombres que responden al llamado del Señor a servir. La Arquidiócesis está comprometida con la formación de seminaristas y clérigos para prestar un mejor servicio a la Iglesia en los años venideros.
Nuestra misión de vivir en una mayor comunión con Dios y con la Iglesia se lleva a cabo a través de una variedad de programas, incluyendo las escuelas parroquiales y diocesanas, la formación mediante la educación religiosa y la presencia católica en los campus universitarios de todo el sur de California.