Holy Family Catholic Community, Glendale CA

[Morgan_Hiver]

Just a quick question…I have been scouting out traditional churches (as in non-modern Brady Bunch architecture) and came across this parish. On their website they make absolutely no mention of being Roman Catholic. In fact, their description listed is very suspicious, very ecumenical…

We welcome all new parishioners and are thankful God has sent you to us
No matter what your present status is in the Catholic Church,
No matter what your current family or marital situation,
No matter what your past or present religious affiliation,
No matter your personal history, age, background, race, etc.
No matter what your own self-image or esteem.

You are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and respected at
Holy Family Catholic Community.

However, they are listed on the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ website. Am I the only one put off by this?

Anyway…can anyone suggest some non-modern architecture churches in Los Angeles/Orange County area? I am very aware of St Peter & St Paul in Wilmington. Gorgeous church; as is St. Anthony’s in Long Beach.

Thanks

 

[ConstantineTG]

Just a quick question…I have been scouting out traditional churches (as in non-modern Brady Bunch architecture) and came across this parish. On their website they make absolutely no mention of being Roman Catholic. In fact, their description listed is very suspicious, very ecumenical…

We welcome all new parishioners and are thankful God has sent you to us
No matter what your present status is in the Catholic Church,
No matter what your current family or marital situation,
No matter what your past or present religious affiliation,
No matter your personal history, age, background, race, etc.
No matter what your own self-image or esteem.

You are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and respected at
Holy Family Catholic Community.

However, they are listed on the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ website. Am I the only one put off by this?

Anyway…can anyone suggest some non-modern architecture churches in Los Angeles/Orange County area? I am very aware of St Peter & St Paul in Wilmington. Gorgeous church; as is St. Anthony’s in Long Beach.

Thanks

We should be welcoming of all, the tax collectors and prostitutes. It didn’t make mention that anyone can come up and receive the Eucharist, right? Maybe their point is just that you don’t have to stop going to church just because you committed a mortal sin. As long as they don’t say, “anyone can come up and receive the Eucharist,” then its fine. Everyone is indeed invited to come to church and listen to the word of God.

 

[1ke]

When I visit family in LA, I usually go to St. Charles Borromeo in North Hollywood. It has lovely Spanish architecture.

 

[lax16]

Just a quick question…I have been scouting out traditional churches (as in non-modern Brady Bunch architecture) and came across this parish. On their website they make absolutely no mention of being Roman Catholic. In fact, their description listed is very suspicious, very ecumenical…

We welcome all new parishioners and are thankful God has sent you to us
No matter what your present status is in the Catholic Church,
No matter what your current family or marital situation,
No matter what your past or present religious affiliation,
No matter your personal history, age, background, race, etc.
No matter what your own self-image or esteem.

You are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and respected at
Holy Family Catholic Community.

However, they are listed on the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ website. Am I the only one put off by this?

Anyway…can anyone suggest some non-modern architecture churches in Los Angeles/Orange County area? I am very aware of St Peter & St Paul in Wilmington. Gorgeous church; as is St. Anthony’s in Long Beach.

Thanks

Hi Morgan - Is Father Marcos Gonzales still at Holy Family in Glendale? He is a very orthodox priest.
As far as non-modern churches, you must see St. Andrew’s in Pasadena. It is absolutely beautiful, almost like a cathedral, and is 100+ years old.
St. Rita’s in Sierra Madre and Assumption in Pasadena are fairly contemporary.
St. Philip in Pasadena is very nice as is Holy Family in South Pasadena.

That’s a start!

 

[georgewithfaith]

I went to the parish website and was pleased to see strong support of the pro life position and opposition to abortion. It’s hard to make any judgment about this parish from a surface level analysis.

They have a gay and lesbian support group that meets but what happens at the meetings? I would not know. If the parish supports homosexual relations in opposition to church teaching than that is a problem. However, maybe they discuss how church teaching on homosexuality.

They support ecumenical speakers and have ecumenical meetings something I oppose but again what fruits come from these meetings? If these meetings involve strongly catechized Catholics helping a non Catholic Christian understand the Catholic faith that could be a good thing. On the other hand if the end result is that the members of this Catholic community become confused about Catholic teachings then that would be an evil.

 

[Thomas_Casey]

I’m going to ask that we not use the forums to evaluate parishes. The reason being that everyone has their own perspective. It’s like two people watching the same movie and one likes it, because it’s his favorite actor and the other hates it, because the plot is weak.

What is a strength to one person may not be so for another and the other way around.

However, I would suggest that if you want to know more about a parish, before you join it, go a few time to their mass. Read their buletin. Ask the people who go there. You may even ask the pastor for an appointment to introduce yourself. This will give you a chance to see if you feel comfortable or not.

Thank you for not using the forum for evaluations of parishes.

Thomas Casey
Moderator