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
$1,135,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$567,500
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
When Msgr. O’Leary arrived at SMT in 1979, he began at once to plan and build our parish center. He did so with an eye for aesthetics and beauty, creating a state-of-the-art facility to serve the needs of our parish and school for meetings and activities. The placement of his name on the building expresses our appreciation for his achievements and for his faithful service as Pastor for 34 years and as Pastor Emeritus for 9 years.
After 40 years, it is time for us to improve the functionality of the facility and to restore its beauty and luster with new flooring, lighting, painting, acoustic-absorptive finishes, improved storage and seating solutions. We will also redesign the two entrances to make them more welcoming and make extensive improvements to our much-beloved room 1, including a new double glass door entry to the patio (in place of a window) for better entertainment options. In addition, we will incorporate 21st Century technology in the building, make necessary enhancements to our utilities, and refresh the restrooms.
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.
