Monrovia
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
$1,090,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$545,000
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
Currently, the priest’s residence also serves as the parish office, which creates many issues with the parish staff and the priests regarding privacy and functional office space. Converting the convent building into a parish center will create a proper parish office, a conference room, an office for the director of religious education, and allow for the planning of other facilities for our community. The rectory will solely serve as a private residence for the priests, guest priests, and bishop.
Our church’s aged air conditioning unit is in need of replacement. Installing a new HVAC system will better moderate the temperature in the church, making our worship experience more comfortable.
The rectory’s roof is old and leaks when it rains. Renovating the rectory will alleviate issues with mold and rotting wood. In addition, the rectory’s landscaping is in need of improvements, such as painting the fence, a new lawn, and cutting down trees that could damage the building with falling branches.
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.
