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Parish Mission Statement - January 12, 2006
We, the Parish Community of Holy Spirit Catholic
Church, are a family of many cultural backgrounds. Our mission is to
enrich the spiritual life of all parishioners, through the active
participation in prayer and the sacraments, promoting opportunities to grow
in faith and hope, and providing a place to come together in the love of God
and neighbor. We are committed to the needs of our parishioners and to
reach beyond to serve the needs of others. We are called by the Spirit
to witness the forgiving, healing and saving presence of Jesus as one Church
and one people.
The Holy Spirit Catholic Church of Fountain Valley is a generous and dedicated community of faith. We celebrate the sacraments with enthusiasm and commitment. We share willingly our gifts of time, talent, and financial resources to enable many ministries that make the Body of Christ a visible and effective presence in our world. We strive to live our Catholic faith enlivened
& guided by the Holy Spirit & bring the fruits of the Holy Spirit to others.
Established in June of 1972 by Cardinal Timothy Manning, who was then the Archbishop of Los Angeles, our parish was given the beautiful name of "Holy Spirit". Our Sunday
Masses were celebrated at Fountain Valley High School cafeteria for almost two years until the completion of the first part of our multi-purpose building in 1974, consisting of six classrooms and two offices. The large hall was added in 1976, and became the center of our Eucharistic celebrations until our church building was dedicated on December 6, 1987. Today, our parish community has grown from a few hundred members to more than 3300 families, and we continue to grow. We are a multicultural parish incorporating people of many heritages typical of this area of Orange County. We are committed to building up the Body of Christ as part of the Church of the Dioceses of Orange, and as part of the larger Roman Catholic Church.
Holy Spirit Church is blessed with three priests and two deacons serving our
community. Our Pastor is Fr. Marito Rebamontan (also known as "Fr.
Mario"). Our associate pastors are Fr. Winnie "Wayne" Adajar and Fr.
Raphael Xuan Nguyen.Our deacons are Deacon Bill Cobbett and Deacon Phil Goodman.
May the Holy Spirit guide us as we continue on our journey together toward our heavenly home.
Who We AreFr. Marito Rebamontan brings his warmth and caring to our parish. He comes from the Philippines, born on October 10, in Basey, Samar. He is the third in a family of two brothers and two sisters. He graduated from San Carlos Archdiocesan Seminary in Manila and had the distinction of being ordained by Pope John Paul
VI on November 28, 1970. His previous assignments include St Columban, 1976-1977; St. Callistus, 1977-1983; St. Anne's in Santa Ana, 1983-1985; and St. Anthony Claret, 1985-2003. He is also dedicated to bringing multicultural communities together, and is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Fr. Winnie "Wayne" Adajar
is from the Philippines. He was born on July 24, 1971 in the province of
Batangas. He graduated philosophy in 1992 at St. Francis de Sales Major Seminary
in Lipa City, Philippines; entered San Jose Seminary in Quezon City in
1993-1998; got his bachelor's degree in Sacred Theology at the Loyola School of
Theology in Quezon City; earned his Master's Degree in Theology at the Atenco de
Manila University in Quezon City. He was ordained a priest on June 22, 1998;
served as a professor at St. Francis de Sales Major Seminary for 8 years. He
loves basketball and scuba-diving.
Deacon Phil Goodman was
ordained a deacon in April 2005, and joyfully serves the Holy Spirit Catholic
community in Fountain Valley. He retired from the aerospace industry with 37
years of service to take over as Director of the Catholic Detention Ministry. He
and his staff of five oversee the training and activities of over 300 volunteers
serving the spiritual needs of Catholic inmates in juvenile facilities and adult
jails throughout Orange County. Phil was a founding member of Holy Spirit's
Vocation Awareness Program. He has also been active in the Stephen Ministry, has
been an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion and a lector. Phil participates
in the Kairos prison ministry and the Deanery 5 Peace and Justice group. He and
his wife Pat have organized groups of young people to serve meals at the
Catholic Worker hospitality house in Santa Ana. They are active in many social
justice causes throughout Orange County.
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