SAINT POLYCARP CATHOLIC CHURCH
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​Mission Statement

The Catholic Community of St. Polycarp is blessed with many cultures and vibrant ministries that offer a welcoming spirit to all people, especially the youth, who desire a deeper encounter with Jesus Christ. We are disciples who feed the hungry, journey with our brothers and sisters on the road to new life with hope and courage, within a safe and joyful environment. ​

The Early History of the Parish

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St. Polycarp Catholic Church began as a small mission church in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles during the 1920’s. Its original location was a converted barn located on Flower Street amongst the rural strawberry fields in Stanton, California. In 1959, the Columban Father Missionaries, under the direction of Fr. Robert Ross, started a mission school at the current campus on Chapman Avenue. They appointed a member of the Columban Sisters as the school’s first principal. The school operated alone on the Chapman site, under the guidance of the Columban Fathers (living at Blessed Sacrament Church). Cardinal James Francis McIntyre officially founded St. Polycarp Parish in 1961, appointed Fr. Daniel McLaughlin as its first pastor, and the five acres of farmland at Chapman Avenue and Beach Boulevard were to be developed for the new parish. This development was to include an expansion to the School (already on site), a new Church building and an onsite Rectory, for the priests to live.

​A house on Orangewood Avenue was purchased as a rectory for the newly assigned diocesan priests to live in, until construction at Chapman be completed. The Church building was opened in 1962 and the priest house (rectory) was finished in December 1964. In 1976, St. Polycarp became a part of the newly created Diocese of Orange, with Most Reverend William Johnson installed as its first Bishop. Bishop Johnson granted permission to the parish to build a hall, which was completed in 1979.

The house at Orangewood (the original rectory) was sold to help pay off the debt incurred by this new structure. It has been almost forty years since the last structure was built at St. Polycarp, and in those forty years, the community has only grown and been blessed with many cultures and ministries to meet the specific needs of those cultural languages. In 2018, Fr. Michael St. Paul, with the permission of Bishop Kevin Vann, began a Capital Campaign to build a Parish Center to meet the needs of the growing parish and its outreach.

Office Hours

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MONDAY - FRIDAY:  
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM    &    1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
SUNDAY:
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM      &   1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
​The office is closed on Saturdays.


After Office Hours
Our answering service will take your message and communicate it to us the following morning.  In case of an emergency (e.g. immediate Anointing of the Sick needed,) they are requested to contact our “Priest On Duty” with your name, contact number and the reason for your call.

SACRAMENTAL CERTIFICATE REQUESTS.  Please see the "Sacraments & Devotions" page for Sacramental Certificate request forms that can be downloaded. Please submit completed forms to our office for processing. 

MASS REQUESTS.  Please see the "Sacraments & Devotions" page for Mass Intention request forms that can be downloaded. If you have a specific Mass you would like to have your Mass Intention announced, please contact the office to confirm availability.

PARISH OFFICE
8100  Chapman Ave.
Stanton,  CA 90680-3792

Phone: (714) 893-2766
Email:
  info@stpolycarp.org
Visit our Facebook page:   https://www.facebook.com/SaintPolycarpChurch/
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FAITH FORMATION PROGRAMS (Click the tab on this for more info)
Elementary Faith Formation/RCIA (English/Espanol)
Sister Jessica Corral,   (714) 892-3158
Vietnamese Faith Formation
Sister Mary Anne Thien Huong Nguyen,  (714) 414-7437
Confirmation 1/2 (English/Espanol/Tieng Viet)
Sister Teresa Thu Hong Dao,   (714) 890-5200



  • About
    • New to the Parish >
      • Registration
      • Directory
    • Mission & History
    • Priests & Deacons
    • Contact
    • Parish Councils
  • Pastor's Corner
  • Connect
    • Latest News
    • Weekly Bulletins
    • Getting to Know Our Parishioners
    • Diocesan News
    • Photo Gallery
    • Charity Services
    • Safe Environment
  • Sacraments & Devotions
    • Fee Schedule - May 2022
    • Baptism
    • Confession
    • Eucharist
    • Matrimony
    • Holy Orders
    • Anointing of the Sick
    • Funerals
    • Quinceañeras
    • Devotional and Spiritual Exercises
    • Prayer Requests
    • Certificate & Mass Intention Requests
  • Faith Formation Programs
    • First Communion
    • RCIA PROGRAM
    • Vietnamese Religious Education Program
    • Confirmation Programs >
      • Confirmation Program
      • Confirmation Schedule
      • Youth Ministry
    • Adults