Santa Paula
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
$465,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$232,500
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
The roof on the Hall is past its useful life expectancy. From time to time, we experience leaks. Up until now we have made do by patching up sections. We can no longer put off the inevitable. We will replace the roof which will protect the buildings from further damage and ensure a safe environment around our Church. We will also perform other general maintenance, repairs and improvements of the hall to continue to foster a welcoming space for our community.
The roof of the school is also past its life expectancy. We will replace the roof to prevent further damage to the buildings and ensure a safe environment in the school. The windows in the school have become a safety issue. We will replace the pop-out screens with more secure windows, that will also provide much needed insulation for the school. We will continue to work on general repairs and improvements in the school to enhance the learning environment.
Our Dominican Sisters serve our community through their work, presence and prayer. Their convent home across from our parish has been in use since 1965 and is in great need of repairs, especially the pipes and the roof of the garage. Proceeds from the campaign will be used to completely redo the plumbing in the convent and bring it up to current construction standards. We will also install a new roof and support beams on the convent garage as well as other general maintenance, repairs and improvements. This will ensure a better home for our Sisters and support them in their ministry.
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.
