Valinda
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
$1,015,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$507,500
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
Our much-used church needs a gathering space for the priest and ministers before Mass as well as for wedding parties before they walk down the aisle. Creating a vestibule outside, with a concrete canopy, will protect people from the weather as they wait to enter the church.
McNamara Hall is as old as the church and has asbestos in the ceiling, making repairs difficult. Saint Martha needs a state-of-the-art hall that is large enough to accommodate parish offices, ministries, and gatherings and school activities. Planning for a two-story building with offices, a hall, stage, and kitchen will allow us to begin supporting our growing parish.
Many of our church pews are cracking and several kneelers are broken. Refinishing our pews and repairing the kneelers will provide a more comfortable worship experience.
The church exterior has not been painted in 35 years. Repainting will allow us to make necessary repairs and protect the exterior from the elements.
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.
