Family Life

       Mission:

  • To network with parish leaders through communication and sharing of resources
  • To inform parishes on legislation related to advocating for life, marriage, and the family
  • To nourish and strengthen the heart of the domestic Church, which is the family
  • To provide educational opportunities for parish leaders and parishes
  • To support parishes in having a parish life minister or director

  • 2013 Bishop’s Annual Anniversary Mass for Married Couples Exceeds Expectations!
    by by Sr. Joanne Bauer,CSC, Family Life Coordinator
    Bishop Armando X. Ochoa, D.D. and all present at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Visalia, witnessed over two hundred forty-plus couples renew vows on their wedding anniversaries, ranging from 25 to 73 years on World Marriage Day, at the Bishop’s Annual Anniversary Mass of Married Couples, February 10, 2013. The Catholic Church of Visalia.