Ventura
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
$1,400,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$925,000
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
Many parishioners enjoy gathering after Mass, but our current hospitality space is too small and the “donut hut” is in poor condition. Rebuilding the hospitality center and integrating it into an expansive plaza will allow us to create a “Friendship Corner” with attractive paving and landscaping with shaded seating. Incorporating a children’s play area and barbeque facilities will create a welcoming gathering space for parishioners and visitors.
While two church restrooms were adequate in 1966, today, due to a sewer line failure, we have only one dark, dank, and outdated restroom. Incorporating new restrooms into our new hospitality center will provide facilities that are modern and accessible to all.
The church has needed reroofing for some time, but we could not fathom how to pay for this very expensive project before Called to Renew. Other renovations will include refinishing the pews, replacing the kneelers, and renovating the vestibule with new floor tiles and improved literature display racks.
Investing in our children is essential to the future of our Church. Establishing a trust fund from Called to Renew will provide us with a long-term funding source for scholarships and enable more students to attend Sacred Heart School. A trust fund board will invest and manage this fund and seek additional funding.
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.
