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Altar Servers

Director:
Don and Theresa Morris
(714) 538-3805

Joseph Squillacioti
Ministerial Head


Purpose:
These young people serve God by ministering on the altar at Eucharistic celebrations and other liturgies. They follow a monthly schedule and may be asked to serve on a monthly basis as well as some daily masses.

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Catholic Men's Fellowship

Director:
Jim Briscoe
(714) 538-4566

Purpose: Catholic Men's Fellowship is a Eucharist-centered community of men striving to live and celebrate their Catholic identity through a commitment to God's Word and offering praise and thanks in Worship to empower themselves for service to others. Through study, reflection, prayer and mutual support, CMF provides Christ-centered men the enriching opportunity to discuss today's issues and challenges and to deepen their faith so as to cultivate their spiritual growth beyond the "one hour on Sunday."

Meetings: CMF meets on a monthly basis. They gather at the 8:00 A.M. mass on Saturday morning and continue their meeting in rooms 1 & 2 in the Parish Center with a continental breakfast and guest speaker.

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Cursillo

Director:
Martha Phelan
714-639-7203

Purpose: Cursillo is a movement within the Catholic Church. The purpose of the movement is the Christian leavening of environments achieved through natural leaders, preferably in groups. This is done by providing them with the means to live and share what is fundamental to being a Christian, so that, through the impact of their personality, they may inject the spirit and sense of Gospel into those factors which actively shape environments.

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Eucharistic Adoration

Director:
Rosalie Ricci
(714) 639-2430

Purpose: On the second Tuesday of each month, we gather in prayer and praise before the Blessed Sacrament. The diocesan intention is that of an increase of vocations to the priesthood and the religious life.

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Eucharistic Minister Ministry

Scheduling
Tom Bain

(714) 504-8702
losbains@ca.rr.com

EM Formation

Aaron Akana

(714) 267-5807

Recruiting/Training
Geni Lusk
(714) 538-1884

Or you may contact the team by email at
eucharisticministry@hfcathedral.org

Please click on these links for helpful information:

   

Procedures for 
Eucharistic Ministers

Procedures for 
Purification of the Sacred Vessels

Fall Ministry Schedule

Preparing for MASS
6:45 am
Sunday Mass
5:00 pm
Sunday Mass
9:30 am
Sunday Mass
5:00 pm Saturday Mass,
8:00 am
Sunday Mass
&
11:15 am 
Sunday Mass

  

Purpose:
This ministry brings the sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ to the People of God. They also bring the Body of Christ to the homebound parishioners who are unable to be present at the Table of the Lord.

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Guadalupana Society

Director:
Michael Morales
(714) 633-7245

Purpose: The Guadalupana Society sponsors a Fiesta Sunday in the name of Our Lady of Guadalupe. They provide breakfast for the community once a month. All proceeds are gifted back to the parish.

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Hearts and Hands

Director:
Oralie Enos
(714) 538-2773

Purpose: The mission of Hearts and Hands is to provide women of all ages and vocations with an environment for spiritual growth, fellowship and opportunities to be Doers of the Word in celebration of their Catholic identity.

Meetings: This group meets Saturday mornings once a month. They attend 8:00 A.M. mass and gather in the main hall for their meeting.

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Lectors

Director:
Steven Estrada
(714) 541-8331

Purpose: The purpose of the Lector Ministry is to provide and train proclaimers of the Scriptures for all weekend liturgies as well as special liturgies at the Cathedral.

HFC Lector Schedule Jun 28 - Oct 27- 2008

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Mother's Group

Contacts:
TBA

Purpose: The Holy Family Mother's Group is a self-supporting Ministry of Holy Family Cathedral that offers a community of support, service outreach and activities for mothers of young children. We strive to provide opportunities for fun, fellowship and spiritual growth for both moms and children by sponsoring various events throughout the year.

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Parish Fiesta

Chairman:
Jonathon Velte-Smith
(310) 654-9017


Co-Chairman:

Megan Wojtkiewicz
(714) 532-1746


September 26, 27 and 28, 2008
Fiesta Sign up 
Volunteer application 

Purpose: The Parish Fiesta is an annual event made up of many active parishioners who come together to provide a community building experience. Through our Fiesta, funds are raised to benefit our parish community.

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Respect Life

Director:
Ana De Lemos
(714) 634-0358

Purpose: The goals of Holy Family Respect-Life Ministry are to assist local pregnancy shelters and homes through parish fundraising activities such as Pennies From Heaven and the annual Rose Sale. We also update Holy Family's web page which provides current Respect-Life information. We sponsor information days and keep the bulletin rack filled with information on topics such as the death penalty, euthanasia, abortion, adoption, Natural Family Planning and more. We keep our parish informed of upcoming events within the diocese.

Rachel's Vineyard

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Peace and Justice

Contact Person: 
Georgeann Lovett (714) 639-2900 x212 glovett@hfcathedral.org

Mission
– To carry out the Catholic social justice mission of the Church by identifying, investigating and providing awareness of and supporting actions in areas of social injustice.

Goals
- Strengthen the social justice ministry at Holy Family Cathedral by integrating social justice into parish life.
- Advocate for justice and peace.
- Educate ourselves and the community about social justice, the programs of the Diocese and of the broader community.

Please click here to learn more about our: Seven Basic Themes of Catholic Social Teaching, Meetings and Current Projects

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St. Vincent de Paul

Director:
Henry Dhuyvetter
(714) 532-2242

Purpose: The Society emphasizes person-to-person membership involvement with those who are materially less fortunate. These volunteers minister to the poor living within our parish, whether they are catholic or not. They also server our registered parishioners who live outside our geographic boundaries. They also collect items from the parish at their monthly food drive.

For additional information about the local chapter of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, please visit our web site (www.svdpoc.org).

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Ushers

Director:
Don Franson
(714) 750-1691

Purpose: The ushers coordinate the worshipping assembly and provide hospitality to all who come to mass. They gather the collection from the assembly at the Offertory.

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Wedding Coordinators

Directors:
Tillie Garcia
(714) 282-8577

Lisa Rezner
(714) 289-8848

Janette Lavalle
(714) 538-3834

Purpose: Our Wedding Coordinators are available to confer with you regarding any questions about the ceremony and the day of the wedding itself. They also run the rehearsal and are present one half-hour prior to the wedding ceremony to attend to the bridal party, open doors, assist the florists, photographer and ushers. They will be present throughout the ceremony to assure the smooth and orderly flow of the liturgy and to attend to the comfort and the seating of the guests.

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Young in Spirit "Friendship Ministry"

Director:
Shirley Critzney
(714) 974-6022

Purpose: The Young in Spirit gather in fellowship as an outreach to those who are retired and our senior citizens. They have a group who make rosaries and scapulars for the missions. They also make crafts to sell at their annual Christmas Boutique. All proceeds are given to the Adopt a Student Program and our St. Vincent de Paul Program.

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