South El Monte
Our community is excited to participate alongside all parishes, missions and Catholic centers in the Archdiocese to strengthen and renew our Church for the future. Please continue reading to learn how this campaign will benefit us.
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Our Parish Goal
$380,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$190,000
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
In the summer months, the temperature in the Church can surge to unbearable heat. Currently, we have three or four ineffective air conditioning systems that are insufficient to cool our Church, each of which needs to be turned on at least one hour before service to impact the temperature. As most people know, once our Church gets hot, our systems are unable to cool it down. With your support of Called to Renew, we will install a new HVAC system and add fans to circulate the air to help moderate the temperature to make our worship experience more comfortable.
The old restrooms between Room E and the Michael Hunt room are past their useful life expectancy. They are old, unattractive, and riddled with problems, such as toilets and urinals often backing up or water running without control. When operable, these restrooms are utilized by our parish groups and ministries and attendees of large events hosted on the patio. We will gut the old restrooms, repair damaged plumbing, and replace the fixtures and furniture.
The stained-glass windows in the Church honor the founding families who helped build our parish and illuminate our worship space by allowing the beauty of sunlight to come inside. The windows have aged and do not close properly, attributing to energy loss when the HVAC system is turned on. We will restore the beauty and luster of our Church by repairing the stained-glass windows.
During Mass, we celebrate the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Our old sound system makes it difficult to hear parts of the Mass, and the music is distorted due to the inferior quality of our sound system. At other times, we participate in the Mass while listening to some radio station in the background. To improve the sound quality in our Church, we will install a new sound system.
We — the Catholic faithful — are the agents of renewal for Church and society. I am grateful for this opportunity to walk alongside clergy and parishioners in strengthening our parishes and ministries, the heart of our Archdiocese.
Our parishes are more than buildings; they are the spiritual homes for millions in our Archdiocese. Embracing our mission to be a community of praise, worship, and witness, Called to Renew recognizes the vital role of parishes in the day-to- day life of a vibrant Church and is dedicated to meeting their needs.
As Christians, we are called to meet the spiritual and temporal needs of others. Called to Renew provides us with an extraordinary opportunity to expand and enhance our ministries to the most vulnerable among us, so we may walk with the sick and dying as well as with the victims and perpetrators of violent crimes and their families.
The future of our Church is strengthened when men hear and answer the Lord’s call to serve as his shepherds. The Archdiocese is committed to vocations and the formation of our seminarians and clergy, so they may minister with joyful hearts in the years ahead.
Our mission to live in greater communion with God and the Church is carried out through our parish and diocesan schools, religious education and faith formation programs, and our presence on college campuses throughout Southern California.
