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Service & Outreach

Familias Unidas

Español

Families united in faith — fellowship and mutual support for parish households.

Faith, heritage, and charitable works in the Italian Catholic tradition.

Knights of Columbus

Catholic men's fraternal order — charity, unity, and service to parish and community.

Craig Morris

First Tuesday of each month at Serra Cottage

Mexico Mission

St. Mary's mission outreach serving communities in Mexico — building homes, hope, and faith.

Mexico Mission Info

First Meeting will be on January 2027 - Exact date will be announced.

PACG / Phil-Am

Tagalog

Filipino-American Catholic community celebrating Filipino faith and culture, including Simbang Gabi.

Promote the dignity of every human life through prayer, education, and works of mercy.

Gather with other young adults & young families for faith sharing, fellowship, and formation. Always includes food!

Hannah & Jacob Perez

Every other Tuesday, 7-9pm

Soldados de Cristo

Español

Soldiers of Christ — spiritual formation and evangelization.

Faith Formation

The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults — the journey to baptism, confirmation, and full communion with the Church (English OCIA/OCIC and Spanish RICA).

Mondays & Tuesdays, 18:00–21:00.

Spring of Living Water — a retreat ministry offering family and personal spiritual retreats.

Retreats and planning meetings throughout the year — see the calendar.

Retreat-based ministry that strengthens marriages and family life.

Accompany adults preparing to enter the Catholic Church through the Order of Christian Initiation.

Catechists who hand on the faith to children and youth (Faith Formation / CCD).

Engaging middle and high school students (grades 6-12) with the Catholic faith in a welcoming atmosphere - helping young people articulate their faith in Christ, understand the culture around them, and build community.

Carlos Barba

September-June: Wednesdays 19:00-20:00 PT at the Youth Center (next to the Our Lady of Guadalupe grotto). July-August: annual Summer Series with weekly on- and off-site events.

Form teens in faith and friendship through gatherings, service projects, and retreats.

Liturgical

Trained servers — often youth — who assist the priest at the altar: carrying the cross and candles, presenting the gifts, and helping at the credence table.

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHCs) — commissioned lay ministers who assist the priest and deacon in distributing the Body and Blood of Christ at Mass, and who carry Holy Communion to parishioners who are sick, homebound, or in the hospital. Ministers are trained, commissioned by the pastor, and serve on a regular rotation with reverence and care.

Proclaim the first and second readings and lead the Prayers of the Faithful at Mass.

The "Mass captain" for each liturgy — confirms every liturgical minister is present, fills gaps, and keeps the celebration running smoothly.

Parish choirs that lead the English and Spanish liturgies — Voces en Cristo, Maranatha, the Youth Choir, and the Sunday Mass choirs.

Choir practices on weekday evenings — see the calendar.

Prepare the altar, vessels, vestments, and liturgical books before Mass and restore the sanctuary afterward.

Welcome parishioners, seat latecomers, take up the collection, guide the Communion procession, and hand out bulletins.

Devotional

Cursillistas

Español

Cursillos de Cristiandad — men's and women's groups living out the Christian life through weekly gatherings (Ultreya), choir, and service.

Men's & Women's groups Tuesdays 19:00; Cursillistas choir Mondays 18:00.

Divine Mercy devotion — praying the Chaplet and sharing the message of God's mercy.

Sustain scheduled (or perpetual) adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

Intercessory prayer group lifting up the needs of the parish and community.

Grupo Guadalupano

Español

Devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe — the weekly Guadalupe rosary and preparations for her feast.

Guadalupe Rosary Fridays 18:00; committee meets monthly.

Llama de Amor

Español

Flame of Love — a Marian prayer movement devoted to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Gather to pray the Rosary for the parish, the Church, and the world.

Women's guild supporting parish life through prayer, hospitality, and service.

Unidad en Cristo

Español

Unity in Christ — a prayer and fellowship community.