SCHEDULE OF MASSES. SATURDAY:8:30 AM, 5:30 PM VIGIL SUNDAY: 7:00 AM, 8:30AM,10:15AM,12 Noon, 4:00PM (Vietnamese), 6:30PM

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1 629 S. Glendora Ave., West Covina, CA TEL: (626) FAX: (626) OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Thu: 9AM to 8PM; Fri : 9AM to 5PM; Sat: 9AM to 2 PM; Sun 8AM to 4PM parishoffice@sccwc.net WEBSITE: stchriswestcovina.parishesonline.com SCHEDULE OF MASSES SATURDAY:8:30 AM, 5:30 PM VIGIL SUNDAY: 7:00 AM, 8:30AM,10:15AM,12 Noon, 4:00PM (Vietnamese), 6:30PM WEEKDAY: 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM FIRST WEDNESDAY: 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 7:00 PM FIRST FRIDAY: 6:30AM, 8:30 AM, 6:30 PM 8:00 PM (Vietnamese) HOLY DAY: 8:00 PM (Vietnamese/English) VIGIL 6:30AM, 8:30AM, 7:00 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION SAT: 4:00 PM - 5 :00 PM, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM, and by appointment Pastor Rev. Joseph Dass Associate Pastor Rev. Huy Nhat Nguyen Vietnamese Chaplain Rev. Dominic John Vu, CSsR Permanent Deacons Deacon Douglas Moloney Deacon Loc Nguyen Deacon Jesse Batacan Deacon Andrew Cho School Principal Olivia Carrillo Business Manager Pauline Dimaculangan Director of Religious Formation Judi Peña Bookkeeper Tuyet Romero Administrative 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 Church Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS FORMATION Upcoming Dates: Opening Day Mass Religious Formation: Saturday, August 29th Opening Day Rally-Confirmation Year One and Year Two: Sunday, August 30th Religious Formation and Confirmation Calendars are available in the Religious Formation Office. 1st Sunday of August Collection: $14, Last year s: $12, Thank you for your generosity! THANK YOU! DAYTIME BIBLE STUDY There will be a Daytime Bible Study to be held every Wednesday, beginning September 23, from 9:15 A.M. to 10:30 A.M., at the Parish Center (Meeting Room D). The Bible Study will continue through May The topic will be The New Testament: the Gospel of John. All adults are welcome to attend. Please bring your Bible (New American translation preferred). If you have any questions, please contact Sister Donna Storms at (626) LEGION OF MARY RECRUITMENT Thrive in the hands of Mary. The Legion of Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Praesidium, is eager to welcome new active members, male and female, 18 years or older, ready to serve the Lord through His mother. Our Blessed Mother greatly delights in leading her army. Be proud to be one of her soldiers! We serve her through our involvement in several Parish ministries, which include bringing communion to homebound parishioners and residents of nursing facilities; religious education; door to door evangelization; Pilgrim Virgin visitation and home enthronement to the Sacred Heart, etc. Your prayers are requested for the recovery of: Osamando Rojales, Perna Castillo, Elisea Bautista, Howard Pestano, Joanne Townley, Jean Enriquez, Joe Simon, Tammi Jo Frankowski, Sebastian Romero, Sue Robertson, Gloria Judilla, Charles Gamboa, Joe Forbes, Paul Sharp, Ernesto Mendoza, Zenaida Lazo, Baby Aaron Garcia, Rosario Barrios, Elizabeth Stephens, Maximo Lugtu, Grace Schiopp, Alba Yaneth Valbuena, Blanca Franco Rincon, Deo and Connie Bragado, Jo Sicat, Juanita Laguitao, Erlinda Laguitao, Grace Arcallana, Cory Chicano, Philip Urgel, Emily Weathermon, Anthony Trozzi, Guille Rivas, Lydia España, Doretha Lear, and Ferdinand Asuncion. The Praesidium meetings are held every Thursday, at 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. in the Parish Center, Room C. For more information, please call Connie Rainwater at (626) or Mina Palinay at (626) ******************************************************************************************************** The Legion of Mary is offering the Pilgrim Virgin for home visitation to parishioners interested in having the statue of our Blessed Mother in their home for one week. Two members of the Legion will deliver and pick-up the statue on the date and time convenient for the parishioner. Our Lady wants to visit you and your family, and encourages all families to pray the Rosary together! Also, if your home has not been enthroned to the Sacred Heart, we will do the enthronement with the Pilgrim Virgin Farewell at the end of the week. To schedule a visitation and home enthronement, please call Mina Palinay at (626) or Connie Rainwater at (626) Your prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of: Adelia Bernardo, Candeleria Flores, Renaldo Soriano, Gary Rosenblum, Gerald McCartan, Maria Louisa Donato, Henry Lee, Marlon Rosewide, Adoracion Vinculado, Diana Jorilla Torres, Salvador G. Carpo, Conchita Ageallog, Bob Mar, Daniel Almura, Isabel Avalos, Eva de Luna, Leon Lin, Renato N. Ranola, Erlinda Chavez, Kenny Butera, Daisy Gotia, Agnes Famorca, and Dennis Garcia.

3 August 9, 2015 St. Christopher Church Page 3 TODAY S READINGS Reading 1 1 KGS 19:4-8 Elijah went a day s journey into the desert, until he came to a broom tree and sat beneath it. He prayed for death saying: This is enough, O LORD! Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers. He lay down and fell asleep under the broom tree, but then an angel touched him and ordered him to get up and eat. Elijah looked and there at his head was a hearth cake and a jug of water. After he ate and drank, he lay down again, but the angel of the LORD came back a second time, touched him, and ordered, Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you! He got up, ate, and drank; then strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights to the mountain of God, Horeb. Responsorial Psalm 34:2-9 R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the LORD; the lowly will hear me and be glad. R. Glorify the LORD with me, Let us together extol his name. I sought the LORD, and he answered me And delivered me from all my fears. R. Look to him that you may be radiant with joy. And your faces may not blush with shame. When the afflicted man called out, the LORD heard, And from all his distress he saved him. R. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him and delivers them. Taste and see how good the LORD is; blessed the man who takes refuge in him. R. Reading 2 EPH 4:30-5:2 Brothers and sisters: Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption. All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice. And be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ. So be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma. Alleluia JN 6:51 R. Alleluia, alleluia. I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord; whoever eats this bread will live forever. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel JN 6:41-51 The Jews murmured about Jesus because he said, I am the bread that came down from heaven, and they said, Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph? Do we not know his father and mother? Then how can he say, I have come down from heaven? Jesus answered and said to them, Stop murmuring among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 5:30 P.M. (D) Erma Jones (D) Margaret Silva SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 7:00 A.M. Marrietta Mayet de Joya (D) Felix Wan 8:30 A.M. (D) Rosa & Hugo Asquino (D) Alvaro Andres Granada 10:15 A.M. St. Christopher Church Parishioners 12:00 P.M. (D) Joshua Correa Marcelo (D) Ester Burrow 6:30 P.M. (D) Vicente Dagdagan, Sr. (D) Bienvenido Escala MONDAY, AUGUST 10 6:30 A.M. (D) Ben & Emma Gustilo (D) Vince Vermeeren 8:30 A.M. Mary Ellen Chavez (D) Vanity Teope TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 6:30 A.M. David McCullough (D) Adela Santamaria 8:30 A.M. (D) Jesse Vela (D) Salvador Vengco WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 6:30 A.M. Norma B. Laguitao (D) Frank Zepeda 8:30 A.M. (D) Jim Carnero (D) Monica Canzana THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 6:30 A.M. (D) Tiburcio Vince Cruz (D) Renato N. Ranola 8:30 A.M. Michelle Zimmer (D) Concordia P. Portacio FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 6:30 A.M. Jazzlyn Gallardo St. Michael 8:30 A.M. Rumela Camanga Aidan Solis SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 8:30 A.M. (D) Jim Carnero (D) Zenaida DePano-Ong

4 Page 4 St. Christopher Church Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time All are invited to Adoration: adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, which is exposed in our South Chapel. We have a unique opportunity here at St. Christopher s to come and adore Him on a daily basis. Rain or shine, our chapel is open for all to come and spend time with our Lord. Our Adoration Chapel is open from 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. daily. Won t you come and spend an hour with our Lord? To sign-up please call Rita at (909) Our Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Everyone is cordially invited to the devotion of Our Mother of Perpetual Help novena every Wednesday, followed by Benediction. Every 1st Wednesday there will be Mass, Novena, and Benediction. Place: Adoration Chapel Time: 7:30 8:00 P.M. Prayer for Priests Come and join us as we offer a special Rosary for Priests every Wednesday from 7:00 7:30 PM at St. Christopher s Adoration Chapel. God our Father, please send us holy priests, all for the Sacred and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, all for the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, all in union with St. Joseph. Please be informed that there are scheduled Novenas and Prayers that are held in the South Chapel (i.e. Our Mother of Perpetual Help Novena, Prayer for Priests, etc). During these times, some of the people in the South Chapel will be reading the prayers out loud. Our next Healing Mass will be on Saturday, August 29th, Anointing of the sick will be performed after the 5:30 P.M. Vigil Mass SCRC Convention The 2015 SCRC Convention provides a choice of programs: Regular Talks, a special Christ Triumphant track, Teen Conference, Children's Program, Spanish Language track, and Young Adult activities. All run simultaneously and offer a wide variety for different ages and interests. For Regular and special track ticket holders, a registrant will attend a talk (Regular Talk registrants have a choice of talks) during each of 10 sessions spread out over Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Each talk has a speaker (sometimes two) who will discuss the announced topic, as well as musicians and singers who will provide music ministry. Every evening there is a large liturgy in the Arena. On Saturday night there is a mass and healing service. For more information, please call (818) or spirit@scrc.org. Online information and registration available at

5 August 9, 2015 St. Christopher Church Page 5 GATHERING AREA The Vietnamese Community will be selling their famous eggrolls and Boba after all the Masses today. Please come and support them. Proceeds from their fundraising goes to our Building Fund. the St. Christopher Church MUSIC MINISTRY Be Not Afraid Cancer Ministry Share your God-given talent, whether it s your voice or your instrument, you are most welcome! Please fill out information below and drop in the collection basket or in the parish office. Thank you and God bless! Celebrate Life by supporting one another, sharing our stories and what we ve learned, but most importantly, sharing our faith together by living life to the fullest One Day at a Time.. One Moment at a Time. Find comfort and healing knowing that you are not alone. Everyone whose life is touched by cancer is invited to come on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Parish Center, meeting room C. Join us for sharing & fellowship. Name: Age: Above 18 yrs: Below 18 yrs: Telephone number: address: Choir? Vocalist? Instrumentalist?: Instrument you play: Other Talent: Find us and like us on: /benotafraidcancerministry or visit us on the web at: benotafraidcancerministry.org For more information, please call Lydia at (626) or Julie at (626) The Guadalupana Association will be selling delicious breakfast items NEXT SUNDAY after all the morning Masses. Come and enjoy their delicious tamales, burritos, and pastries. Proceeds will go towards the Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day celebration in December.

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8 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In an age given to slogan T-shirts, one of the last bastions of "dressing up" is the wedding. Everyone seems to stretch toward the old ideal of "Sunday best" for these moments. In our tradition, clothing is immensely important. Coming out of the baptismal water, we are immediately vested with a white garment. "You have clothed yourself in Christ," the new Christian is told, and a white garment is the token of being born into God's family. Sadly, this is the last time most Christians wear this garb until their funeral, when the family spreads a pall as a reminder of of baptismal identity. Increasingly today, we are seeing the alb as the proper garb for liturgical ministers, men and women. In ancient Rome, sleeveless tunics of varying colors were worn by everyone, and so at baptism the new Christians could be expected to wear their new garb under their everyday clothes. Sleeves were a problem for ancient Romans, who thought they were a barbarian fashion. As is so often the case, eventually the barbarians won the day, and by the third century the long-sleeved garment worn by ministers today was familiar liturgical garb. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. MAKE DEPOSITS Friendship is like a bank account. You can t continue to draw on it without making deposits. --Anonymous A CLEAR CONSCIENCE There s no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. -- French proverb HELPER NEEDED God is a good worker; but loves to be helped. -- Basque proverb Saturday, August 15 is the Feast Day of the Assumption which is a NOT a Holy Day of Obligation this year. THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING Everyone recognizes the truth of good proverbs, and so they endure from generation to generation. The Russians have a surprisingly bold one that fits this Sunday's Gospel: "Bread is the beginning of everything." Judging from the first reading, Elijah might have felt that it was too late for bread--too late for life itself. This great prophet was at the end of his rope and endurance. Then, not one, but two angels visit him. One offers food and drink. The other gives startling directions. For Elijah, this food from the angels is bread for his journey. On the strength of the heaven-sent gift of food, he walks to the mountain of God. In today's Gospel, Jesus offers himself, not just as bread for the journey, but as bread for life itself. He gives his flesh as life for the world. "I am the bread of life" (John 6:48). He is the beginning of everything. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Lawrence St. Clare St. Jane Frances de Chantal Ss. Pontian and Hippolytus St. Maximilian Kolbe Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary DID YOU KNOW? Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. Pool safety is about more than swimming Swimming is a fun way to have some fun and beat the heat during the summer. Parents should teach their children about swimming safety, including how to identify and handle uncomfortable situations. Although you may be watching closely to make sure your kids are safe in the water, don t forget about when they re walking around, sitting out by the pool, using the restrooms or out of sight. Teach your children what to do when they feel uncomfortable at the pool, and let them know it is okay to walk away and find a parent or trusted adult at any time. For more information and a copy of the article called Know the Rules Summer Safety Tips to Teach Children from the National Center for Missing and Exploited, jvienna@la-archdiocese.org ST. CHRISTOPHER PARISH SCHOOL Choosing your child s school is one of the most important decisions you will make for them. The right education can open doors, but a well-rounded Catholic education can open their future. St. Christopher Parish School is now accepting applications for TK 8 th grade for the school year. Applications are available in the school office or online at TK applicants must be 4 years old by September 1 st and kindergarten applicants must be 5 years old by September 1 st. If you would like more information or would like to schedule a campus visit, please call the school office at