•  Board of Directors (see note below)
  • Finances
  • Public Relations
•  Pastoral Team:
  • Pastor
  • Co-Pastor
  • Pastoral Assistant

•  Community Council - Meets first Sunday of each month at 2:30pm in the Church Parlor.  Community members are encouraged to attend.  The Community Council oversees the following Committees &  Ministries:

•  Liturgy Committee - Responsible for planning our weekly liturgies with the Pastoral Team.  Gives direction to Eucharistic ministers and lectors, inserts inclusive language into the readings and prayers, works with the music director who manages the choir.

•  Hospitality Committee - provides ushers and greeters for each Sunday Mass and provides for after Mass social time

•  Social Events Committee - Includes planning and implementing community events such as our annual Town Hall Meeting, the summer outdoor Mass and picnic and our anniversary celebration.

•  Education Committee - Offers adult education, usually by lecture, on relevant topics in the life of the church or lives of the saints, inclusive language, large church issues. An additional project is that of Spiritual Biographies. We encourage members to write their own spiritual biography to be stored for future reference in a secure, offsite location for future reference.

•  Peace and Justice Committee - Works on issues such as worker justice, gay issues and other issues relating to the commitment of the MMACC community to peace and justice. It also suggests where the Community tithe should be sent.

•  Communications Committee - Encourages dialogue among members using the list-serv  - where members can initiate dialogue by posting items that may be of interest to other members on any topic.  The calendar of events is maintained by communications. The bulletin, parish directory and website are overseen by this group. Also the archiving of previously delivered, copyrighted homilies.

•  Ministry to the ill & home-bound - To arrange for a Communion visit to such members of our community and their families send an email to

  • ministrytothesick@mmacc.org or call 619-334-1722

Note: 

Mary Magdalene Apostle Catholic Community (MMACC) is, to the best of our ability, democratic and transparent to its members. To that end our structure consists of a Corporate Board (to comply with the 501 (c) 3 requirements of the IRS) which handles finances and public relations, a Community Council which oversees most of the ministries in the community, establishes policy, generates the community calendar  of events and sees to many of the other details that need attention, and the Pastoral Team which ministers to the community spiritually.

The Board consists of 7 members – one designated by the Community Council from among its number.  Given the nature of legal, financial, and personnel oversight entrusted to the Board, potential candidates are asked to consider their personal gifts and qualifications. In addition to a strong commitment to MMACC’s mission, vision, and sustainability as a community, suggested capabilities should include at least one or more of the following: Previous experience on a nonprofit or corporate Board; Legal knowledge; Corporate or non-profit experience as a director or employee in a leadership position; Expertise in finance or the ability to understand accounts and budgets; Inter-personal skills to work collaboratively; Ability to think big picture; Willingness to make difficult decisions.