Los Angeles
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
$460,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$230,000
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
$72,800 Our parish hall is the social center of our parish life. It is used for everything from meetings to meals. To better use this space, we would like to put doors on the west side (back of the church side) to utilize the courtyard for dining and gatherings. This will enrich our social life as a parish.
$6,900 During the hotter months, the temperature in our church can get uncomfortable. We will purchase industrial-style electric fans to help cool our church and make our space more comfortable for worship.
$40,000 We are always in need of additional shade areas for dining, swap meet, the carnival, clothing sales, etc. We would like to remove the grass that runs the length of the House of John Paul II, lay a concrete walkway, and extend the current carport covering in front of the north side of the House of John Paul II. This is valuable space which could be used for many parish functions.
$50,000 Installing automatic gates will give school parents greater peace of mind during the school day and further secure our campus and Parish.
$100,000 We will install a pergola to help shade the walkway between the back of the church and hall.
$13,500 We celebrate many sacraments throughout the week. This renovated chapel will be used for this purpose for small groups. In addition, it will serve as a place of prayer and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. It currently looks very old and run down. It lacks the dignity needed for the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. We would like to renovate this small chapel for sacramental and prayer purposes. The renovation would include: a new ceiling, flooring, lighting, paint, pews, and tabernacle. In addition, we would like to remove the old confessional to gain some extra space. Finally, we would like to create a retablo behind the altar.
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.
