Diamond Bar
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
$1,735,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$867,500
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
It is time for us to restore some of the beauty and luster to our church with new flooring, painting, and lighting. With Called to Renew funds, we will renovate the men’s and women’s restrooms in the vestibule and replace the carpeting throughout the church with flooring that is more durable and easier to maintain, and, if necessary, install additional acoustic panels on the walls. We also will paint the interior walls, ceilings, and interior doors of the church. In addition, we will repaint the exterior of the church, and refinish and repair the exterior doors, including repairing the large wooden doors that are cracking. The marble tiles throughout the church will be thoroughly cleaned and polished. The broken marble tiles will be replaced or repaired, the grouting cleaned, and, where necessary, replaced. Lastly, we will repair the kneelers and modernize the HVAC system to be more energy efficient.
The retaining walls, which are deteriorating and have unsightly bulges, will be repaired. We also will enhance the landscaping – e.g., by replacing the greenery on the hillsides with drought-resistant plants and by installing a new drought-friendly irrigation system. Lastly, we will create an outdoor play area for kids and an outdoor hang-out space for teens.
The receptionists’ office will be renovated; and the Pastoral Office’s second-floor wooden overhang will be refinished and repaired.
We will replace the HVAC system with a modern, energy-efficient system and replace the leaky roof.
We will provide outdoor seating areas with tables and shade. The lighting and sound system will be upgraded so that people can regularly gather in the courtyard for fellowship. We also will replace the rotted trellises around the courtyard and create a mobile “St. Denis Café” where we can sell hot and cold foods.
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.
