From The Pastor's Desk...
July 2010
Dear Parishioners and Friends of Holy Family
Catholic Church:
As many of you already know, Bishop Kicanas has reassigned me to be
Pastor of Our Lady Queen of All Saints effective August 6, 2010. The parish
community will have as its administrator, The Institute of Christ the King.
through Canon Richard von Menshengen who will be its representative
administrator of the parish community. He will assume the responsibilities
of Holy Family Church on August 6, 2010.
I wish to express my sincere and heartfelt thanks for all of your
kindness, love, and acceptance of me during these past three years that I
have been with this wonderful parish community. I know that when I came it
was not an easy transition, but we all managed to pull together and heal old
wounds and work through the challenges of loosing Fr. Joe.
It has been a tremendous joy and privilege to serve as your Pastor.
Moreover, it has been a wonderful learning experience for me to learn to
hone my pastoral skills as well as my administrative skills which are so
necessary in the running of a parish community in these modern times.
We as a parish community have accomplished many charitable and spiritual
works for the Lord. IT was so amazing to see your receptivity and growth in
your relationship with Christ and His Church. I would ask, as I always tend
to gently challenge, that you continue in your pursuit of Holiness in Christ
and that you continue to be a place of fraternal love and acceptance to all
who come into your parish community.
Admittedly, this transition may be difficult, but I ask you for your
patience and understanding in this transition. Give Canon Richard the time
he needs to get to know you so that he may serve you in the fraternal love
of Jesus. Please pray for him and welcome him as he assumes administration
of the parish.
We will have a celebration on August 5, 2010 where we will say farewell.
Please join us at 6:00pm in the church basement. We will have food, drinks,
and family fun. Hope to see you all there.
Once again, I part ways with you expressing my thanks and appreciation
for all our parish staff, parishioners, and the various ministries, which
have made Holy Family Catholic Church what it is today. Be assured of my
continued prayers for you. I wish you all the very best and blessings from
the Lord. Peace be with you and your loved ones always.
Sincerely Yours In Christ,
Rev. Alonzo M. Garcia, Pastor
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The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul at Holy Family
Church would like to thank our parish family for its continuous support of
our ministry, which has enabled us to help many families in need. This year
we have helped 278 people in different ways, including 24 home visits,
assistance with utilities, rent, furniture and bus passes. Additionally,
more than 3500 pounds of food was distributed to disadvantaged families
within the Holy Family Parish boundaries.
In order to be able to continue our good work, we are in need of
volunteers to assist us and would like to extend an opportunity for anyone
interested in helping us to speak with us after mass or call the parish
office and leave your name and phone number or an e-mail address and one of
us will get back to you to answer any questions you may have. Volunteer
commitments can be as little as one hour per month or as much as your
schedule will allow. At this time we are particularly in need of help on
Saturday afternoons to assist with food box distributions.
We believe that the good work we do is a means for spiritual growth
because in helping the poor we are carrying out our Lords command to Love
one another as He has loved us. God bless you all. Our email address is
hfcsvdp@cox.net
PLEASE NOTE We are gathering bibliographical information
about Fr. Joe Baker+, our former pastor. If you have any information
that you would be willing to share, please call or send it to the office.
ALL LIFE IS PRECIOUS---Here are some links to Reachout, Crisis Pregnancy
Centers and several other agencies:
NEW ----Please Visit Our
Other Links Page PLUS>
Save A Life Today:
www.PriestsForLife.org
Resources
for Help After Abortion:
http://www.silentnomoreawareness.org/
Reachout Tucson:
http://reachoutforlife.org/_pages/services.htm
Women’s Crisis Pregnancy Centers:
http://www.wpctucson.com/index.php
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Clinic:
http://www.aachc.org/sites/st_elizabeth.php
Arizona Self Help (various assistance programs offered in the state of
Arizona ):
http://arizonaselfhelp.org/Page003
