I got married here a year ago and will now be baptizing my goddaughter next week. I attend the 4pm mass normally and if not I attend the 7pm mass and I have no complaints. Overall a great church to flourish in Christ. read more

I am deeply saddened and disappointed by my experience at this church today. I have been coming to this parish for approximately 10 years, and it has been an important part of my faith and spiritual life. Unfortunately, the way confession is currently being handled has become extremely discouraging. Confession began at 9:00 a.m., and we arrived at approximately 9:08 a.m.--only eight minutes after confession had started. Despite arriving that early, we were told that the church had already "reached its limit" and that we would not be able to confess. I was also told that there were four priests available, which made being turned away only eight minutes after confession began even more difficult to understand. As a mother of a one-year-old daughter who is also currently expecting another child, simply making the time and effort to come to confession is not always easy. I made the effort to get there because my faith is important to me and because I genuinely wanted to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. To arrive just eight minutes after confession began and already be told there was no room for me was incredibly disheartening. I have faithfully attended this church for many years and have donated and supported this parish countless times because I believed in this community and its mission. I have never expected special treatment because of that support, but I do expect a church to do everything reasonably possible to make the sacraments accessible to the faithful who are actively seeking them. Confession should not feel like an appointment with a limited number of available slots. If parishioners are arriving within minutes of confession beginning and are already being turned away, then clearly the current one-hour window is not sufficient for the needs of this parish. Of all places, the Church should be where someone seeking forgiveness, reconciliation, and a closer relationship with God feels welcomed--not rejected because a limit has been reached. I understand that priests have schedules and many responsibilities, but limiting confession to one hour when there is clearly a much greater need does not seem realistic or responsive to the needs of the parish. As priests, you have an incredible responsibility to shepherd people toward Christ and the sacraments. When people are voluntarily showing up and asking to confess, I would hope that every reasonable effort would be made to receive them rather than send them home. What troubles me most is that I did not arrive near the end of confession. I arrived eight minutes after it began. If the capacity for confession is already filled within eight minutes, then something about the current system needs to be reconsidered. Parishioners should not have to wonder whether they need to arrive significantly before the scheduled start time just to have an opportunity to receive a sacrament. After nearly 10 years of considering this my church, today's experience left me feeling genuinely hurt and questioning whether this parish is doing enough to make the Sacrament of Reconciliation accessible to its community. I sincerely hope the parish reconsiders how confession is scheduled and handled. If the demand is consistently greater than what can be accommodated, then additional confession times, longer hours, or another system should be considered. The fact that parishioners can arrive only minutes after confession begins and already be turned away should be a clear indication that the current arrangement is not meeting the needs of the community. I am sharing this because I care deeply about my faith and about this church. That is precisely why today's experience was so upsetting and disappointing. read more

If I could give zero stars I WOULD. I don't ever leave reviews but I feel the need to for other future brides or quinceañeras to NOT have to go through the experience I went through. Where do I BEGIN... My husband and I got married here recently and the wedding coordinator NENA made it very difficult for us than it should have been. Very rude and unprofessional, keep in mind we paid almost 1k for the bad experience we gotten. She doesn't help to set up the church the day of which is odd because we looked at many church's and they had that included so please keep in mind if you need help with decor this wouldn't be the place for you. I picked this church because I grew up going here I also got confirmed here early 2000's and it's absolutely beautiful. I did not expect to have the experience I had.. if you are wanting a bilingual mass she doesn't "allow" that. My husband and I from the beginning before paying a deposit asked if they were able to make it English and Spanish for us because that's what we wanted and she had said yes they could do it. Later on when I came to pay the remaining balance she has switched up and said I'll need you to let me know which part of the mass you would want in Spanish because it is will be way "too long". Which I found so odd because I've been to many weddings that are bilingual and made it work for the bride and groom also because she had told me if was possible from the beginning. She also proceeded to ask me "why do you want Spanish? Do you speak Spanish? Does your parents? Or your fiancés?" I felt like she did not need to ask me all those questions If my husband and I asked for bilingual can you make it happen or not?! She was making all the excuses saying let her know before this deadline, so she can find someone to translate. So I let her know before the deadline what SMALL part of mass we liked for it be bilingual which was the eucharist. She had emailed me we can't do it. I was very upset because she was giving me the run arounds at this point. Another thing was she had told me was they have a dress code for me (bride) which I completely understand! She had sent me pictures of do's and dont's. I had sent her pics of my cover up asking if this was okay to wear and she had texted me yes it was okay. BUT the same day I payed my remaining balance she repeated to me again about the dress code so I had to remind her that I sent her a picture of my coverup already. & she proceeds to say " I just want to let you know because at the end end of the day the father is a man and if your kneeling in front of him showing your whole chest and he will look." I was in disbelief when she had told me that, I felt so uncomfortable and confused on why she would talk about the father like that? I found it very disrespectful and disgusting. Also why make me feel uncomfortable when I already spoken to her about having a coverup? That day I regretted my whole DECISION and I knew my wedding day was not going to go as how I dreamed of. It was too late to find another church on such short timing also I had already paid. So we proceeded to get married here and it got WORSE. She had sent us a text that rehearsal was going to be a MONTH before the wedding my whole bridal party had taken days off work including my groom and I for to make it happen. She cancels on us. And switches it for the month of. It was very hard for my husband to take days off so we had asked for another date where he could make it on time. She says no. The day of rehearsal my husband was running a little late in traffic he works in L.A area. He messaged NENA that would it be possible to move the time she had said no once again because someone else using the church for rosary. So I was very sad that my fiance couldnt make it. I had to go without him. When i ARRIVED she had another soon to be bride and groom there for rehearsal aswell already half way talking to them on how to walk down aisle. I was confused because she told me to show up at this time 6pm any later than that it's canceled. my party and I waited patiently for her to be finished it took almost an hour with them. At this point my husband was able to make it. She said there was a rosary class at 7pm which was a lie apparently because no one showed up in the church for a "class". Also she MENTIONED AGAIN to me in front of the whole bridal party about the dress code AGAIN. And pointed out to me " Especially YOU the bride needs to be covered". Unbelievable this lady.. Anyway what had happened the day of the wedding THE REHEARSAL WAS POINTLESS. Because she changed it last minute without me KNOWING NOR THE GROOM I didn't end up walking with my father down the aisle. I was in tears because she switched the whole thing last min I know so to be petty. read more

Ambience is good. It's very quiet and it's like a great place for you to talk to God and like nobody yells or anything. It's really nice.

While on vacation from Atlanta and staying with relatives in the area 8 weeks ago, we came here for the 6:30 am Sunday mass. There are lots of open parking spaces in the church lot at that time. The majority of people that attended this mass were ages 50 and older. Architecturally, this church is "old school," which is more familiar to me since it looks similar to the church that I went to as I was going up in Orange County, CA. I happen to love this much older style of churches; to me they seem more reverent than the much newer, bigger and more spacious churches that have been recently built. St Vincent Ferrer Church is beautifully maintained, with a brown wood planked ceiling and matching wide wooden beams peaking above the middle of the church, simple single lighting fixtures hanging from the ceiling, and indirect lighting along the sides of the church. The reverence of the church is very much reflected in the parishioners of St Vincent Ferrer. Other than the greetings at the church entrances/exits, there was no talking or whispering to be heard when it was time to be silent, before, during and even after mass. Considering the early mass time, there were a lot of attendees (I would've guessed about a third of the church's pews were occupied), and the group was loud when everyone was reciting prayers or responses. The mass was straightforward and simple. The priest, though thorough, went through mass quickly, and we were done within 40 minutes since there weren't any altar children, nor were there any musicians (organist) or singers (cantor, choir). I wasn't going to add this, because, frankly it is nitpicking, but, being a US military veteran, it really does get under my skin when protocol and precedence are not followed whenever US military branch seals (logos) are displayed. There were seals of US military branches (and sub-branches) on display just in front of the altar, and the seals were not at all displayed in the correct order. I'm assuming that the branch seals were placed there because it was July 4th on the day that we came for mass (?). The seals should always be put in proper order and precedence to not only honor the branches, but to also honor the men and women who have served in the military. While I commend someone for taking the time to display the seals, it looked like someone's favorite branches were placed front and center with all of the rest just placed in random order, it was just all wrong. End of my nitpicking, but this topic is near and dear to my heart. read more

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I love this church I feel welcomed in together with my family. And I leave after mass feeling joy.

Small, quaint little church about 3 miles away from our home. It's always packed at the 10am mass, so we're thinking of going on Saturday evenings now. Parking can get difficult due to limited parking spaces, so arrive early to get a spot. read more

St Vincent Ferrer Church - Churches Near Me - Sun City, California

I use to go to daily morning mass, there a lady who stat the rosery. She is very rude she doesn't ask kindled who will like to join her on the praying. She pick on people to say part of the rosery. Yet she always decade the rosery to her family members. She is the most rude person i ever ment. Base on her action she must have gotten picked on when she was young that why she rude. I stop going to that church i use to donate $400.00 per month. I now attend Saint Martha church they are very polite and nice . I glad to be giving my donation to Saint Martha. Someone need to talk to the old lady in the morning mass saying the rosery to be respectful to other,. read more

Confession is available on Saturday mornings from 9am-10am. 3 priests were available so lines were quick. So happy and thankful! read more

Went to mass for Good Friday at 12pm. The women came up to me and asked me what I wanted. I told her that I was there for Good Friday Services. She took my temp and told me that I could not take a chair and that I should have brought my own. Then she told me that I couldn't stand under the tarps and that I if I wanted to stay that I had to stand out in the hot sun. Needless to say the old woman hated me and that's another reason why I left and won't go back for more of their mean nasty unprofessional behavior that the Catholic Church is well known for. I thought to Catholic Church was trying to get people back into the Church! The have a strange way of attracting folks! read more

FYI, a visiting priest did not properly bless my sacramental. In the future please advice priest to bless sacramentals accordingly.

A fantastic church. Especially the Msgr Ray Kirk who always gives an excellent sermon. Love the church.

I had to give Gods house 5 stars but I have to admit I think God needs to talk to one of those lady's that was giving out Ashes today at the 8 am service because when it was over and I went to my car I looked in my rear view mirror and there was just a trace of Ashes on my forehead and the same for my wife it was as if we didn't attend Mass it's kind of a big deal for me because I am proud to be a catholic I wanted to jump over to Fathers line but I didn't want to disrespect the lady who's line I was in there's plenty of Ashes to go around next time press a little harder please read more

Wonderful Church. Orthodox to the teachings of the Church. Beautiful homilies. Wonderful people. All are welcome. The fullness of the Christian faith. For more info, go to: catholic.com read more