Welcome to. St. Christopher Church Feast of Christ The King SCHEDULE OF MASSES

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1 SCHEDULE OF MASSES SATURDAY: 8:30 AM, 5:30 PM Vigil SUNDAY: 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:15 AM,12 Noon, 4:00 PM (Vietnamese), 6:30 PM WEEKDAY: 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM FIRST WEDNESDAY: 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 6:30 PM FIRST FRIDAY: 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 6:30 PM, 8:00 PM (Vietnamese) HOLY DAY: 8:00 PM (Vietnamese/English) Vigil 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 7:00 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION SAT: 4:00 PM - 5 :00 PM, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM, and by appointment 629 S. S. Glendora Ave., West Covina, CA TEL: (626) FAX: (626) OFFICE HOURS: Mon -- Sat: 9AM to to 1PM and 2PM to to 6PM Sun: 8AM to to 4PM sccwestcovina@gmail.com WEBSITE: Welcome to St. Christopher Church Feast of Christ The King Pastor Rev. Joseph Dass Associate Pastor/ Vietnamese Community Chaplain Rev. Huy Nhat Nguyen Permanent Deacons Deacon Douglas Moloney (Retired) Deacon Loc Nguyen Deacon Jesse Batacan Deacon Andrew Cho School Principal Lucia Saborio Director of Religious Formation Judi Peña Parish Secretary Elizabeth Hudson St. Christopher Church is a faith-community of diverse people who gather to joyfully celebrate life, faith and love in Jesus Christ through serving others.

2 Page 2 St. Christopher Catholic Church The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel 34:11-12, Thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will look after and tend my sheep. As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep. I will rescue them from every place where they were scattered when it was cloudy and dark. I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest, says the Lord GOD. The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy, shepherding them rightly. As for you, my sheep, says the Lord GOD, I will judge between one sheep and another, between rams and goats. The Word of the Lord. Response: Thanks be to God. Responsorial Psalm 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6 R./ The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose. R./ Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. He guides me in right paths for his name's sake. R./ You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. R./ Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for years to come. R./ A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians 15:20-26, 28 Brothers and sisters: Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through man, the resurrection of the dead came also through man. For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life, but each one in proper order: Christ the firstfruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ; then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every sovereignty and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. When everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all. The Word of the Lord. Response: Thanks be to God.

3 November 26, 2017 St. Christopher Catholic Church Page 3 Alleluia, Alleluia. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come! Alleluia, Alleluia. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 25:31-46 Jesus said to his disciples: "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.' Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?' And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me.' Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.' Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?' He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.' And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." The Gospel of the Lord. Response: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Your prayers are requested for the recovery of: Jerald Estep, Rachelle Siy, Stephanie Garcia, Irene Gervacio, Joseph Lim, Lie Ntjhong, Les Onaka, Alexander Asuncion, Ferdinand Asuncion, Mary Helen Espinosa, Elpidio Salas, Arthur Salinas, Steven Lee, Malu Manuit, Oscar Diaz, David Wells, Vangie Malmis, Olga Gudino, Alfred Hernandez, Estelita De Leos, Romeo Guerrero, Rita Vengco, Rowena Batacan, Reyna Melendez, Alba Valbuena, Eli Trego, Joseph Nguyen, Andrew Leone, Jim Reitzell, Irene Morales, Imelda Santos, Elisea Bautista, Esha Sachdev, Peping Gustilo, Nellie Rought, Sylvia Contreras, Ruben Mayoral, Marisa de Leon, Rudy Sapanghila, Alicia Sebastian, Olga Blanthorne, Maricela Sanchez, William Padilla, Marianna Evangelista, Guillermina Rivas, Wilham Gomez, Kingston Reyes, Kevin Thornburgh, Mariano de Leon, Steven Berktold, Chris Aguinaldo, Gilbert Morales, Myles Bradley Ventrillo, Gilda Madrid, Len Balino, Julie S. Ngor, Helen Concepcion, Anita Raygoza, Mateo Luna, Jenny Jones, Rodrigo Nava, Joseph Ochoa, Marlon Sloan, Milagros How, Alice Otsuka, Vicky Lozada, Noel Gustilo, Rachel Martinez, Jack Truang, Dan Batacan, Maria Vasquez, Lillian Marquez, Hilda Carrasco, Gina Priddy, Maria Trinh, Teresita Mindaro, Kena Saldana, Clayton Lemelle, Juan Carlos Tobar, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Jacqueline de Luna, Justin Juu, Virgie Torres, Sallie Vengua, Carmelita Rodrigueza, Frank Lopez, Manuel Santamaria, Isaac Alvarez, Bertha Avelar, Baby Valencia, Ivy Santamaria, Juanita Laguitao, Pete Palinay, Olga Garcia, Anita Clare, Eddie Sia, Ferdinand Leonora, Dick Dickerson, Elaine Dickerson, George Vengco, Rochelle Dalan, Elizabeth Stephens, Kelly Boca Broers, Manuel Florendo, Carlos Garcia, Mary Favela, Espi Medrano, Carlos Gonzales, Margaret Wenker, Marilen Masterson, Maria Gina Garcia, Ma. Gerlac Forgime.

4 Page 4 St. Christopher Catholic Church The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 1:1-6, 8-20 Nov 27 Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Dn 2:31-45 Nov 28 Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, Nov , Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rom 10:9-18 Nov 30 Mt 4:18-22 Friday: Dn 7:2-14 Dec 1 Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Dn 7:15-27 Dec 2 Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Is 63:16b-17, 19b, 64:2-7 Dec 3 1 Cor 1:3-9 Mt 13:33-37 First Friday & First Wednesday Devotion First Friday (of the month): Masses at 6:30 a.m. (South Chapel) and 8:30 a.m. (Main Church). Evening Mass at 6:30 p.m., with Holy Hour and Benediction in the South Chapel. First Wednesday (of the month): Masses at 6:30 a.m. (South Chapel) and 8:30 a.m. (main Church). Evening Mass at 6:30 p.m., followed by Mother of Perpetual Help Novena and Benediction in the South Chapel. Parish Fiesta in 2018 Our parish fiesta is scheduled on April 20-22, Please mark these dates and join in our parish community festivities. Saturday, November 25 5:30 p.m. Humberto Hernandez (D) Asuncion Avecillo (D) Yolanda Giddens Sunday, November 26 7:00 a.m. (D) Florentino Javier Baby Valencia (D) Mr. & Mrs. Oroz 8:30 a.m. (D) Joshua Correa Marcelo (D) Elgy Mainardi (D) Art Oroz 10:15 a.m. St. Christopher Church Parishioners 12:00 noon (D) Fe Mindaro (D) Ted Mendoza (D) Dennis Garcia 6:30 p.m. (D) Lemelle Family (D) Talbert Auzenne Monday, November 27 6:30 a.m. (D) Maria (D) Maria & Joseph 8:30 a.m. Gilbert Dabao Brendo Buenaluz (D) Antonia Davis Tuesday, November 28 6:30 a.m. (D) Edgardo Lawenko (D) Anna 8:30 a.m. (D) Aquilina Axalar (D) Joseph Wednesday, November 29 6:30 a.m. (D) Purificacion Banawa (D) Anna 8:30 a.m. Rick Larrador Joseph & Theresa Thursday, November 30 6:30 a.m. (D) Deogracias & Magdalena Carrillo Monte Sowles 8:30 a.m. Amor Viloria Janna Arinduque Friday, December 1 6:30 a.m. (D) All Souls Michael & Maria 8:30 a.m. (D) Arnolfo Rodriguez (D) Virgilio Madrigal 6:30 p.m. (D) All Souls in Purgatory Alicia Sebastian Saturday, December 2 8:30 a.m. (D) Boy Tadeo Thelma Sebastian (D) The Sandoval Family

5 November 26, 2017 St. Christopher Catholic Church Page 5 ADVENT COMMUNITY PENANCE SERVICE One of the best ways to prepare ourselves to maximize Christmas blessings is to avail ourselves to receive the Sacrament of Penance. Our Parish Penance Service will be on 4 December 2017, 7:00 pm at St. Christopher Church. Many Thanks On behalf of my family, I would like to thank St. Christopher Parish for your thoughts and prayers for my mother. I am grateful to Fathers Dass & Huy for including mom s name at each mass. Thanks to the choir members, led by Remi & Trina for their support and generosity. I am blessed to be a part of such a wonderful and loving parish community. God bless. George Pobedinsky Parish Organist ALTAR FLOWERS GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Baptism First Communion Confirmation Quinceañera Wedding Special Celebration Get Well/Thinking of Someone Located at the Parish Center next to the Parish office. WE ARE OPEN ON SUNDAYS AFTER THE MORNING MASSES. We invite parishioners or ministries to consider a gift to the parish in the form of monetary donations toward flower arrangements in our altar in thanksgiving, in memory, or in celebration of a loved one or a special occasion. For more information or to sign-up for a particular weekend, please contact the parish office. Donation for altar flower arrangements: Two flower arrangements for $150; three flower arrangements from $250 to $300. Thank you for your support and generosity.

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8 Parish Christmas Concert A cordial invitation to all parishioners of St. Christopher, friends and family to come to our Parish Christmas Concert, an evening of Christmas songs and praise to commemorate the joyous occasion of Christ s birth! The concert will be hosted by the Vietnamese Community Choir with added presentations by the English, Filipino and Korean speaking community of St. Christopher. Admission is FREE, first come, first serve! Date: December 15, 2017 (Friday) Place: St. Christopher Church Time: 7:30pm to 9:30 pm Simbang Gabi (Advent Novena) Come join us in the celebration of 9 days of Christmas Novena Masses and prayers. The first Mass of the Simbang Gabi Novena will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles on Friday, December 15, 2017 at 6:30 pm. The remaining 8 days will be at St. Christopher Church on December 16 to December 23. For convenience, we will charter a bus to take us to the Cathedral on December 15. The bus ride and snack bag will cost $15 per person. The bus can accommodate 53 passengers, to join please contact Aida Asuncion at (626) or Conching Dabao at (626) to reserve a seat and make payment.