Community Ministries
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Sacred Heart Retreat House

To help parishioners sign up for silent retreats and other activities at the retreat house. For more information please contact Mary M. Palmer at 714-269-7743
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Couples for Christ

Couples for Christ is an international Catholic lay ecclesial movement whose goal is to renew and strengthen Christian values. For more information please contact John and Felicia Siazon at (714) 397-2275
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Ushers

Our ministry assists in Church set up, greets parishioners, selects family for gifts, collect donations, guide in communion and pass out bulletins. For more information contact Tony Samaniego at (562) 706-2586
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Singles after 50

Our ministry aims to give support and provide a social life for singles after 50. For more information, contact Ray Schumaker at (714) 264-2021

Boy Scouts

Boy Scout Troop 811, sponsored by St. Angela Merici Church, provides boys and young men aged 10-18 with opportunities to learn a multitude of outdoor skills, practice leadership, and develop confidence and self-reliance. Troop 811 is an active Boy Scout Troop with plenty of exciting outdoor and high-adventure events.  Designated as Gold-Level Unit of Excellence, Troop 811's scouts also contribute to St. Angela Merici...

Cub Scouts

In Pack 811, we believe that Cub Scouting is fun, but it is filled with a purpose.  Our Pack Leadership's goal is to provide your son and family with the highest quality scouting experience in a solid Catholic fellowship oriented program. We are sponsored by St. Angela Merici Catholic Church and have great programs for boys in 1st through 5th grades.  Many of our members...

Girl Scouts

Girl Scouting is an adventure in learning that offers every girl a broad range of activities-field trips, cultural exchanges, community service, leadership opportunities, skill building workshops, outdoor education. Through the guidance of trained leaders who provide encouragement, friendship, advice and resources, Girl Scouting helps each girl learn to set and reach goals, develop leadership skills, form lifelong habits for community service work and reach her...

Marriage Encounter

Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) offers a weekend experience for married couples to learn the keys to loving communications that they can use for the rest o their lives. The weekend is a positive, simple, common sense experience between husband and wife, which revitalizes marriage by helping a couple start with the love they have for each other and to build and deepen the relationship. Marriage Encounter is open to all couples with good...

SAM’s Coffee Bar

SAM's Coffee Bar is a part of the parish’s vision of making Saint Angela Merici a place of welcome.  The ministers serve refreshments after Sunday Eucharist and invite parishioners to visit with one another in our Plaza.  This experience is supported by the atmosphere and environment created in our gathering area, in which café tables, patio chairs, and market umbrellas grace this open space. SAM's Coffee Bar also provides additional assistance at...

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