San Gabriel
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
$855,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$427,500
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
Our fragile pews are splintering and pulling apart. We will sand, repair, and varnish the pews to retain their aged appearance.
After many years of service, the double sets of doors at both entrances are in need of maintenance. We will repair or replace the broken door panels before sanding and staining the doors, and will also repair a broken window.
The venerable walls of our mission were last painted 25 years ago. We will also repair any peeling and cracks before the walls receive a new coat of paint.
Our historic gardens are in need of a facelift, beginning with repairing the adobe walls that have fallen into the camposanto from heavy rain. We will also renovate the walkways and exhibits and improve the overall tour experience.
Our baptistery features one of our most treasured gifts from the King and Queen of Spain and dates back to the late 1700s. We will repair the pedestal and windows in the baptistery space, as well as repaint the interior walls and repair the outside wall to avoid future water damage.
This year’s heavy rainfall damaged the gift shop. We will repair the roof, interior walls, and the drainage and electrical systems.
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.
