Lomita
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
$1,700,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$850,000
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
We will be updating and beautifying the entire front entry area of the Church, including new antique cobble pavers and powder-coated railings. Stone pavers not only enhance our “curb appeal,” but they also allow for the most flexibility in maintenance and repair. The front step railings are old, worn, and no longer meet the building code.
To tie the front of the Church into the rest of the pedestrian pathways around to the back of the Church, we will be installing cobble pavers in the patio walkways and the Grotto area. This project is separate from the front of the Church and may be done later, depending on funding availability.
The school and rectory windows are badly in need of updating and replacement. We will replace all the windows on the east and west sides of the school building as well as all the windows in the rectory with dual-pane, tempered glass vinyl windows. We will install Solar Bronze glass for both rectory and school buildings, which provides over 70% solar heat rejection and improves indoor comfort for the students.
We’ll be enhancing the entire sound systems inside the Church and adding Audiovisual capabilities to assist the hearing impaired with closed captioning and enhance the overall churchgoer experience by projecting readings and song lyrics, and graphical presentations when they are appropriate.
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.
