Solvang
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
$720,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$360,000
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
Our beautiful mission continues to be a very active place, not only as a gathering place for Masses, baptisms, weddings, and other parish activities but also as a place where many visitors come to learn more about the history of California. While the church was strengthened in the early 19th century, a major retrofit is needed to ensure the continued safety of the many who gather here. While we are working with the California Missions Foundation and other groups to raise funds from outside sources to retrofit the church and convento building, we need to do our part to help pay for this effort for the safety of both our parishioners and visitors as well as the preservation of this “hidden gem” of the Missions.
While Seismic Retrofitting is very important, it is also equally important that we take care of on-going maintenance needs. Therefore, we will use a portion of our funds to repave the parking lot.
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.
