Santa Barbara
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
$400,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$160,000
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
The parish hall is an important gathering space for parishioners and ministries as well as community events. Improving the windows, upgrading the ventilation system, repainting the interior walls, and updating its capacities for multimedia equipment and hardware will ensure the parish hall can serve future generations of parishioners.
The classrooms are essential for all groups involved in our parish community. Upgrading our audiovisual capabilities will provide an even greater space to learn and collaborate.
Removal of lead paint from the rectory exterior is well overdue. Repainting will allow us to make necessary repairs and protect the exterior from the elements. We also plan to redo the electrical wiring which is outdated and inefficient.
The school and parish restrooms have not been remodeled since 1994. They are both well overdue for renovation. Remodeling these restrooms will also make them more accessible for all parishioners.
The large wooden doors which serve as our main point of entry to the Church need refurbishment. Damage from years of regular wear and tear and effects from humidity have left the doors stripped and worn. We will use our Campaign funds to leave the doors looking like new to welcome future generations to our community.
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.
