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Mission Statement

To enrich our communities by providing not only assistance resources and hope for families and individuals but also offering a beautiful historic venue for spiritual solace, friendship and celebration – all with respect and compassion.

 

Vision Statement

The St. Isidore Historical Plaza will be recognized by the community as the leading provider of family services.
The St. Isidore Chapel will be recognized as a city, state, and federal historic site that offers non-denominational services, ceremonies and spiritual solace. It will serve as the historical heart of the city. The St. Isidore Plaza, including the Chapel, Hall, Center Building and Garden Patio will serve as a town center for family and community friendship and celebration. And, by 2013, the property and buildings will be owned and operated by the organization.

About Us

St. Isidore Plaza, located in Los Alamitos, California, is a former little Catholic church and adjacent hall with an inviting courtyard. This little Catholic church was built by the parishioners, Hispanic sugar cane field hands and Belgian dairy farmers, in 1922 and has served as a refuge to Mexican priests escaping persecution in their own country during the Twenties, withstood the great earthquake of the Thirties, provided momentary respite for thousands of soldiers, sailors, and airmen going off to war in the Forties, was to become another victim of progress where the land was supposedly worth more than the purpose of the structure.

The patio will be restructured to provide shade trees, tables and some greenery to welcome local workers and visitors with a quiet location to enjoy their lunches and to rest their souls.

The Comite Del Amor, the Committee of Love, is a group of determined individuals, parishioners and sympathetic neighbors who’s goal it is to renovate the plaza for use by the community.