A History of Incarnation Parish
1999-2010 Keys to the Future
One of the hallmarks of Father Paul's ministry was service to the poor. Under his leadership, we became sister parish to St.Columcille's Parish in south central Los Angeles and the various ministries and our religious education program works with each parish. Fr.Paul's other charism that he brings to our parish is a sense that "All are Welcome". He formed a new welcome committee and we regularly welcome new members to our parish community. Fr.Paul brought in one of the first lay pastoral associates in the Archdiocese, Mr. Bill Shaules, to help in ministering to our parish. In 2002, Incarnation celebrated her 75th anniversary with a weekend of events including a reunion of Incarnation alumni and a grand liturgy concelebrated with Cardinal Mahony.
On July 30, 2006, Incarnation Parish purchased the property of the nearby North Glendale Methodist Church. The Methodist congregation had dwindled over the years and merged with the United Central Methodist Church of Glendale. An offer was made to sell the property to Incarnation in a bid to keep the site in Christian ministry. This acquisition included a chapel, a gym, a professional kitchen, room for a preschool and a large education building along with outdoor recreation facilities, meeting rooms, and ministry offices. Improvement of the campus required over three years and $300,000 in safety and structural renovations. Incarnation now has significantly greater space for its growing ministries. The newly dubbed "Incarnation Community Center" was rechristened on September 2009, and at the same time, the parish opened a certified preschool. In June 2010 a new professional kitchen was opened in time for the Fr.Paul's going-away party as he was called to minister at St. Julie Billiart Parish, Newbury Park.
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