Centennial Celebration
2023 will mark the 100th Anniversary of the construction of our Church. At that time, it was Sts. Simon & Jude Church run by Franciscan priests until 1973 when they moved to their current location on Magnolia Avenue in Huntington Beach. Our Church was then officially designated St. Mary’s by the Sea in 1977 after the Diocese of Orange was established in 1976.
For our anniversary, we are currently planning to have a Centennial Celebration, which will be held next year. We are so grateful and excited in anticipation of such a great occasion, but we need you, your ideas and gifts. Since we are just in the planning stages of the celebration, we will soon be forming various committees to oversee certain projects. Some of these projects (but, probably not all) will include a new parish directory, gathering facts about the history of our Church, organizing photos and stories for possibly a booklet or video, promoting our event including on social media, the actual celebration Mass and dinner, and planning the decorations for that day. We are also open to any other ideas you think we might be interested in.
If anyone would like to help us make our Centennial Celebration one to remember and would like to join one of our committees, please contact the Office (714-536-6913, x-112) with your name and phone number. You can also email us at stmarys.hb@gmail.com.
In addition, since we will be documenting the history of this Church over the past 100 years, we are looking for help from our parishioners and their families for any knowledge you may have about the Church and photographs or pertinent stories you would be willing to share with us or lend, including any accounts of spiritual growth you may have experienced.
