Provided by the Ministry Formation Institute Department, the CMFP is a four year program, offered in both English and Spanish, which prepares laity to serve the Church as lay ecclesial ministers.
This year’s CMFP graduates are:
Hemet Vicariate
Bible Study Ministry: Agustin Guerrero, Our Lady of the Valley, Hemet; Julio G. Lopez, St. Martha, Murrieta and Alfonso B. Pastrana, St. Martha, Murrieta.
Catechetical Ministry: Lena Rubi Andrade, St. Anthony, San Jacinto; Rafael Ayala, St. Frances of Rome, Wildomar; Nancy Prush, St. Anthony, San Jacinto, Hermila N. Cortez, St. Patrick, Moreno Valley and Veronica Valle, St. Anthony, San Jacinto.
Charity and Justice Ministry: Juan Manuel Espinoza, St. Frances of Rome, Wildomar; Donald W. Hitzeman, St. Catherine of Alexandria, Temecula; Mary Hitzeman, St. Catherine of Alexandria, Temecula and Roberto Jara, St. Christopher, Moreno Valley.
Liturgical Ministry: Leonardo Bautista, St. Christopher, Moreno Valley; Magdalena Bautista, St. Christopher, Moreno Valley; David G. Cortez, St. Patrick, Moreno Valley and Hermila N. Cortez, St. Patrick, Moreno Valley.
Pastoral Care Ministry: Hernan C. Garcia, St. Patrick, Moreno Valley.
High Desert Vicariate
Catechetical Ministry: Maria Juanita Alvarez, Holy Family, Hesperia; Virginia Chavez, St. Joseph, Barstow; Norma L. Diaz, Christ the Good Shepherd, Adelanto; Patricia Espinoza, Holy Family, Hesperia; Donnalisa Naggar-Madrigal, St. Joseph, Barstow and Claudia P. Torres, Our Lady of the Snows, Wrightwood.
Liturgical Ministry: Marilyn May, Christ the Good Shepherd, Adelanto; Rebecca Sores, Holy Family, Hesperia and Guadalupe Zavala, Christ the Good Shepherd, Adelanto.
Pastoral Care Ministry: Elmira Garcia, Holy Family, Hesperia and Ana Juarez, Holy Family, Hesperia.
Low Desert Vicariate
Catechetical Ministry: Imelda Figueroa, St. Louis, Cathedral City; Guillermo Gonzalez Rascón, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Desert Hot Springs; Sandra W. Gonzalez, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Desert Hot Springs; Martha A. Luna, St. Louis, Cathedral City; Hart Ponder, Sacred Heart, Palm Desert; Valentin F. Ruiz, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Desert Hot Springs and Maria T. Ruiz, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Desert Hot Springs.
Charity and Justice Ministry: Anna Mari Aguiar, Our Lady of Soledad, Coachella and Carmen Cruz, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Indio.
Liturgical Ministry: Mario Aguiar, Our Lady of Soledad, Coachella; Jesus Jasso, Our Lady of Soledad, Coachella; Juan M. Lombera, Our Lady of Soledad, Coachella; Samuel Lopez, St. Louis, Cathedral City; Felicitas Maria Ramirez de Porras, Valley Missionary Program; J. Trinidad Porra López, Valley Missionary Program; Rogelio Ramirez, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Indio; Maribel Ramiréz Gutierréz, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Desert Hot Springs; Jorge Manuel Rivera, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Indio; Lupita Roman, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Indio; Martha Sullivan, Our Lady of Soledad, Coachella; Martin Sullivan, Our Lady of Soledad, Coachella and Arturo Vega, Valley Missionary Program.
Pastoral Care Ministry: Rogelio Ortega, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Indio and Maribel Ramiréz Gutierréz, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Desert Hot Springs.
Riverside Vicariate
Catechetical Ministry: Amador Cardenas, EDEN; Alfredo Peña, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Belltown; Jose J. Romo, EDEN; Lourdes J. Romo, EDEN and Luvia Segundo Villaseñor, EDEN.
Charity and Justice Ministry: Laura Mendez, St. John the Evangelist, Rubidoux; Lorena A. Mendez Ramirez, St. John the Evangelist, Rubidoux and Enrigue Vasquez, Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine, Riverside.
Liturgical Ministry: Marypaz Sanchez, Sacred Heart, Riverside.
Pastoral Care Ministry: Victorina Flores Parra, St. Anthony of Padua, Riverside; Arturo Pedraza, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Belltown; J. Reyes Rivas, St. Anthony of Padua, Riverside and Martin Suaréz, EDEN.
San Bernardino Vicariate
Bible Study Ministry: Roberto López, Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, San Bernardino; Nora Miranda, Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, San Bernardino and Rita L. Rocha, St. Adelaide, Highland.
Catechetical Ministry: Maribel Estevez, St. Adelaide, Highland; Luz E. Flores, Immaculate Conception, Colton; Lucy Perez Galindo, Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, San Bernardino; Claudia Herrera, Our Lady of the Assumption, San Bernardino; Lorena S. Ramirez, St. Adelaide, Highland and Alma Salazar, Our Lady of Guadalupe, San Bernardino.
Charity and Justice Ministry: Maria Blanco, The Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands; Roberto Jara, Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, San Bernardino; Antonio Mejico, The Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands; Emma Elena Mejico, The Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands; Humberto Rocha, St. Adelaide, Highland and Victor Fernando Vega, Our Lady of the Assumption, San Bernardino.
Liturgical Ministry: Christopher Estrella, Our Lady of the Assumption, San Bernardino; Alejandra Estrella, Our Lady of the Assumption, San Bernardino and Virginia Simmons-Groszewski, St. Adelaide, Highland.
Pastoral Care Ministry: Andrea Garcia, Our Lady of Guadalupe, San Bernardino.
Youth Ministry: Berenice Villa, Our Lady of Guadalupe, San Bernardino.
West End Vicariate
Bible Study Ministry: Emilia Aguirre, St. George, Fontana; Monica D. Cobb, St. Peter and St. Paul, Alta Loma and Sandra Joanna Rankin, St. Margaret Mary, Chino.
Catechetical Ministry: Sandra Joanna Rankin, St. Margaret Mary, Chino and Patricia Ruiz, St. Mary, Fontana.
Charity and Justice Ministry: Hortencia Alcazar, St. Charles of Borromeo, Bloomington; Rosario Alcazar, St. Charles of Borromeo, Bloomington; Lupe Martinez, Our Lady of Lourdes, Montclair and Gonzalo Refugio Peña, St. George, Fontana.
Charismatic Renewal & Pastoral Care Ministry: Julio Hernandez Morales, St. Mary, Fontana.
Liturgical Ministry: Mario Aguiar, Sacred Heart, Rancho Cucamonga.
Pastoral Care Ministry: Mario Luis Cañedo-Reyna, Sacred Heart, Rancho Cucamonga; Gabriela Nicole Diaz, St. Anthony, Upland; Julia Hernandez Castillo, St. Mary, Fontana; Leona O’Brien, Sacred Heart, Rancho Cucamonga; Maria Rosario Ramírez R., St. George, Fontana and Francisco Santana, St. Charles of Borromeo, Bloomington.