My family withdrew from Holy Name of Mary after only one year, and I want to share our experience…read moreso other parents understand why. Our decision is based entirely on the conduct and leadership of the principal, Mrs. Berumen, which we found consistently unprofessional, dismissive, and completely misaligned with the values a Catholic school should uphold. At the beginning of the school year, I raised a concern about comments made by my daughter's teacher during Open House. She spoke about visiting shamans during her travels and's other religious leaders and placed those trinkets from those visits at the prayer section of the classroom. This is the section where the children go pray near at the crucifix. I found this inappropriate for a Catholic learning environment. When I brought this to the principal, she dismissed my concern and told me that Holy Name of Mary "is a liberal school and welcomes all religions." I explained that while that may be appropriate in a public school, I specifically pay for a Catholic education rooted in Catholic teaching. The concern was brushed aside. As the year went on, the situation worsened. During the 7th grade overnight camp, my daughter witnessed three girls taking photos of a classmate while she slept and drooled, mocking her and laughing. According to my daughter, this classmate has been excluded and ridiculed for a long time. My daughter reported the incident because she believed it was the right thing to do. Months later, my daughter came home begging to leave the school. When I met with the principal to understand why, the interaction was shocking. She looked directly at my daughter and said, "Now Victoria, you know why the girls don't like you. Tell the truth." My daughter was stunned. The principal continued, saying that Victoria should not expect to be liked if "the first thing she did as the new girl was tell on the other girls." Instead of addressing the bullying or modeling Christian leadership, the principal suggested that my daughter simply stop spending time with the girl who was being bullied, saying, "She will understand." This was deeply disappointing and completely inappropriate for someone in a leadership role at a Christian school. Towards the end of the year and when we had already made it clear we were moving schools the following year, my daughter was repeatedly written up for minor or unclear reasons, often without proper communication. She felt singled out and alone. When I emailed the principal expressing concern and asking her to stand down as we are leaving next year and there was only less than a month left of the school year, her response was once again unnecessarily rude and dismissive. Her closing statement was especially troubling: "We ask that you respect our team during this transition. If this is not possible, we suggest transitioning Victoria to her new school before the end of the school year. This will allow her to have a fresh start while enabling our staff to focus on our current students." This made it clear that our concerns were viewed as a burden and that my daughter was seen as an inconvenience. Because of the seriousness of these issues, I contacted Father Chris directly and later reached out to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to ensure they were aware of what was happening. Despite escalating the concerns through the proper channels, nothing changed. The principal remains in her leadership role, and the environment continues to reflect the same dismissive and abrasive culture we experienced all year. For context, I paid the full year's tuition upfront and would have continued next year. My son attends Damien High School and will graduate next year. This shows my commitment to Catholic education -- which makes this experience even more disappointing. We are leaving solely because of the principal's conduct. The environment she has created is not supportive, not compassionate, and not reflective of the values this school claims to uphold. I hope the parish and the Archdiocese take a serious look at the culture under her administration, because families deserve better.

I attended a wedding here and had a very positive experience. While I'm not Catholic, I found the…read morechurch to be welcoming, spacious, and very well organized. The ceremony was beautiful, and the priest delivered a thoughtful service. Overall, it's a lovely place with a warm and respectful atmosphere.

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pastor Estelle and his family are beautiful inside and out. Winderful contragation I felt the spi…read more Felt the love from Pastor and family. Wonderful choir and church members make you feel welcome. my 2nd time here thanks to brother love being I live far

I've never attended a church more welcoming and genuine! This community truly seeks to reach both…read moreits members and the surrounding area. I especially appreciate how they encourage you to actively live out your faith/"do the stuff" rather than just talk about it on Sundays. I'm so grateful to have found such a loving and supportive family here!"

We love FVC. My son and I have been attending for almost 3.5 yrs. We attend every Sun, rain or…read moreshine. Many weeks it's the highlight of our week. Everyone is super welcoming. Come as you are, in your pj's, angry, tear stained, unmatched socks...you are home! There is never a shortage of grace, laughter or hugs. Kid's Ministry/Sun School is delightful. My little man is neurodiverse & they do a great job making him feel loved, welcome, safe & included. I never need to apologize, they meet him where he is at each week. As a single mom, many weeks I go in exhausted, depleted, overwhelmed, at my wit's end, and I always leave feeling light, rejuvenated, hopeful, grateful, calm & grounded. Pastor John delivers amazing sermons, he is well read, humble, has a gift for connecting seemingly unrelated dots & gently planting seeds. His wife Kate, is simultaneously the most grounded person I know, and yet, the free-ist spirit. There is always room for sharing your talents, gifts, suggestions. They have a worship team which will make you weap sing :) There is always coffee before service and lunch after. As well as a prayer team, who can provide individual prayers, should you need that, post every service. Whether you are 3 months old or 103 yrs old, you will feel accepted & want to dwell here. There are ample Life Together Groups and activities going on throughout the week. So there is always something pleasant to look forward to. Our two favorite events are Harvest Festival (Halloween weekend each yr) and the Spring Festival (Easter weekend each yr). Think carnival meets fair. Open the anyone in the community and free. I could go on and on...Even when we moved to UT, we would watch FVC sermons remotely. We feel so blessed to call this church our home church.

This church is really mean. They blast off key tape recordings 10 times a day everyday.read more

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Great teachings Great examples…read more Great knowledge Great church Father Roman thank you for your honesty

My children and I love this church. I admire the honesty in the way father Roman speaks truth in…read morethe word of God. Amen

Beautiful church always deliver nice message. Very welcoming. Pastor is nice and so are the people.read more

I love this church. I've served at this church for 15 years and it's always a joy to be a part of…read morethis congregation.

The church and the masses are beautiful, I've been coming since 2000s. However I moved and got…read moreconfirmed and joined a youth ministry at St.Philomena. I will say when I came back to be a GodMother for my cousin, the office staff was not welcoming at all, I was very uncomfortable how they treated me when I wanted to ask a question about a mix up they made a mistake on. I never encountered a negative experience in a religious school before. My church environment is so much more welcoming and supportive. I definitely don't recommend to have your children come to the church school if you don't want to have ongoing problems with staff and teachers throughout the 2 years like my cousin did, don't bring them here! Thank you and God Bless

Absolutely beautiful parish and Father Alexis is amazing! Love being able to worship the Lord and…read moretaking my kids here.