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1 St.. Louise de Marillac Church Serving God s people in Covina, Glendora, San Dimas and surrounding communities Family life is sacred, but it is not without trial trial

Page 2 Donut Sunday Join us in Msgr. Pierce Hall This morning after the 6:30, 8:00, 9:30, & 11 am Masses for coffee, donuts, & fellowship! PARISH CENTER HOLIDAY HOURS Monday, Dec.

We are looking for a few dedicated individuals to help in our Altar Society and Altar Linens Ministry.

The Altar Linens Ministry launder and iron the altar linens that we use at each Mass. If you are interested or have questions please call or email Sandra Roman 626-915-7873 email: ministry@stlouisedm.

Come together and pray every Wednesday evening at 6:45 pm. Everyone is welcome! FEAST OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD & NEW YEARS MASS SCHEDULE Thursday, Dec.

1st 6:30 am, 8:00 am, 9:30 am & 11:00 am NO EVENING MASS ON NEW YEAR S DAY Our Lady of Perpetual Help Our Mother of Perpetual Help St.

2 Page 2 Donut Sunday Join us in Msgr. Pierce Hall This morning after the 6:30, 8:00, 9:30, & 11 am Masses for coffee, donuts, & fellowship! PARISH CENTER HOLIDAY HOURS Monday, Dec. 28th: 8:00 am to 5pm Tuesday. Dec. 29th: 8:00 am to 5pm Wednesday. Dec. 30th: 8:00 am to 5pm Thursday, Dec. 31st: 8:00 am to 12 Noon Friday, Jan. 1st: CLOSED We need your help! We are looking for a few dedicated individuals to help in our Altar Society and Altar Linens Ministry. The Altar Society helps clean and maintain the body of the Church there are 4 teams, each team cleans one time a month after the 8:00 am Mass. The Altar Linens Ministry launder and iron the altar linens that we use at each Mass. If you are interested or have questions please call or Sandra Roman ministry@stlouisedm.org Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions Rosaruy Litany Novena We need Our Mother s powerful intercessions (the action of saying a prayer on behalf of another person). Come together and pray every Wednesday evening at 6:45 pm. Everyone is welcome! FEAST OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD & NEW YEARS MASS SCHEDULE Thursday, Dec. 31st 6:20 am & 8:00 am Vigil Mass, Solemnity of Mary 5:30pm Solemnity of Mary, Friday, Jan. 1st 6:30 am, 8:00 am, 9:30 am & 11:00 am NO EVENING MASS ON NEW YEAR S DAY Our Lady of Perpetual Help Our Mother of Perpetual Help St. Alphonsus Liguori founded the Redemptorist Congregation in 1732 so the congregation s brothers and priests might proclaim the Gospel to the most abandoned, especially the poor. The community s primary ministry was to conduct parish missions, that is, to visit local churches and offer revivals, preaching sermons, providing catechesis, celebrating the sacraments, reconciling sinners, and teaching people how to pray and continue in their faith journey once the missionaries had move on. Alphonsus used paintings and statues of Mary as visual aids that complemented and carried his message about Mary and her Son. When Pope Pius IX gave the icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help to the Redemptorists in 1865, Alphonsus spiritual heirs found it fit perfectly with the themes they had been preaching. To this day in churches and homes, wherever a copy of the icon hangs, the message of plentiful redemption and merciful love is continually proclaimed by the Redemption Madonna, Our Mother of Perpetual Help. St. Louise has two devotions to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. One meets on Wednesdays at 6:45 pm and Our Mother of Perpetual Help meets the first Saturday of each month after the 8:00 am mass in the church. Please join us!

'I have decided to announce an Extraordinary Jubilee which has at its center the mercy of God. It will be a Holy Year of Mercy.

3 Page 3 There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Happy 2016! The Year of Mercy! Pope Francis has announced the Jubilee of Mercy, which begins on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and concludes on Sunday, November 20, 'I have decided to announce an Extraordinary Jubilee which has at its center the mercy of God. It will be a Holy Year of Mercy. We want to live in the light of the word of the Lord: Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful (cf. Lk 6:36). And this especially applies to confessors! So much mercy! May this be the year that you become more involved in your parish! What a delightful way to celebrate the Jubilee of Mercy! In this weeks Bulletin there are requests from several ministries in which you may become involved! Get to know your fellow parishioners, do the active works of God. Have a blessed New Year from the Parish Staff! The St. Louise de Marillac Catholic Church is looking two captains for our Environment Committee, whose purpose is to enhance our worship spaces. The captains will work with the current group of dedicated volunteers who assist in the implementation of the environmental décor. The sacred environment of the Church reflects the changing liturgical seasons so to enhances our prayer experience. This ministry is open to any of our parishioners. This is a wonderful way for you to get involved in parish work and feel at home" in your parish. Please let us count on you saying yes! Come! Help us continue to make St. Louise de Marillac a beautiful place to worship. Please contact Sandra Roman, Lay Ministry Coordinator (626) Ext. 223 Ministry@stlouisedm.org The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Family life is sacred, but it is not without trial. Perhaps this is the most important message we can glean from today s readings. If Jesus, Mary, and Joseph can trip up sometimes can disconnect then we shouldn t find it surprising when such things happen to us as well. And parents everywhere (children, too) can probably relate to and take some solace in the Gospel s account of Mary and Joseph after Jesus explained why he stayed behind in the temple. They heard his words, Luke tells us, But they did not understand what he said to them. (Luke 2:50). Amen! Nevertheless, Jesus does go back home with them, and continues to thrive under their care.

Page 4 Offertory for the week of Sunday, December 20, 2015 Envelopes At the time of printing these figures were not available 2013 2012 Variance Plate $ Total Thank you for your continuing support of

Your stewardship throughout the year enables us to meet our many ministerial and operational needs and always appreciated.

4 Page 4 Offertory for the week of Sunday, December 20, 2015 Envelopes At the time of printing these figures were not available Variance Plate $ Total Thank you for your continuing support of St. Louise and our many ministries! Please know we receive your Christmas offerings with humble and grateful hearts. Your stewardship throughout the year enables us to meet our many ministerial and operational needs and always appreciated. May the New Year of 2016 be filled with the blessings of the Christ Child for your families and our Parish Family of St. Louise. To submit an article for the parish bulletin it to bulletin@stlouisedm.org by the Friday prior to printing, no later than 3pm. Then you know how much a person with compassion is needed to assist in the planning of the Funeral Mass. Maybe you could be the person to assist the family in planning the services for their loved one. Meet with the family and help them through the process, obtain the information needed from the family about the deceased, set up the funeral mass, work with the celebrant, purify and put the sacred vessels away. Pray and ask yourself is the Lord calling me to serve in this ministry? If you would like to know more about the Funeral Intake Coordinators, Please contact: Sandra Roman ext 223 or sandrar@stlouisedm.org. St. Louise's Community Bulletin Board Have you checked out our Community Board" in Msgr. Pierce Hall? Do you have a need for home help care? Could you give or do you need a ride to church or to a doctor appointment? Do you have a room to rent? Do you need or have a job to offer? Is there a community event, you need posted? If you do, please call the Parish Center at or Deacon Al Valles at: deacon@stlouisedm.org. We'll be glad to post it on the community board for all to see!

Fa i t h F o r m at i o n We would like to wish all the children and their families a Happy New Year, and may our Christ Child remain in your hearts and homes throughout the year.

TUESDAY ELEMENTARY SESSIONS Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. THURSDAY ELEMENTARY SESSIONS Classes will resume on Thursday, January 7, 2016.

5 Fa i t h F o r m at i o n We would like to wish all the children and their families a Happy New Year, and may our Christ Child remain in your hearts and homes throughout the year. Blessings, Faith Formation Office Staff SUNDAY PRESCHOOL SESSIONS Preschool classes will resume on Sunday, January 3, SUNDAY ELEMENTARY SESSIONS Classes will resume on Sunday, January 3, TUESDAY ELEMENTARY SESSIONS Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 5, THURSDAY ELEMENTARY SESSIONS Classes will resume on Thursday, January 7, MIDDLE SCHOOL MINISTRY Middle School Ministry will resume on Monday, January CONFIRMATION SESSIONS Classes will resume on January 10th 13th, 2016 Page 5 OneLife LA Did you miss last year s OneLife LA? You won t want to miss this year! Jan. 16th 17th On January 23, 2016, join Archbishop Gomez and tens of thousands in downtown Los Angeles for the second annual OneLife LA, an event celebrating the beauty and dignity of every human life from conception to natural death. Beginning at 12:00 noon at La Placita/Olvera Street, we will walk to Grand Park for a family friendly day of inspiring speakers, live music, entertainment, food trucks, and exhibits from community organizations serving those in need. The Requiem Mass for the Unborn at the Cathedral will follow at 5 pm.

SHARING OUR GIFTS Page 6 SGV Homeless Shelter Clothes Drive Update Thank you for your generous donations of winter clothes, and new socks and under ware.

I would like to report to you that our parish has abundantly blessed the SGV Shelter that will be hosted at St. Dorothy Church in Glendora, the last weeks of the 2015 year.

6 SHARING OUR GIFTS Page 6 SGV Homeless Shelter Clothes Drive Update Thank you for your generous donations of winter clothes, and new socks and under ware. With it being a cold and wet winter season, your gifts will be much needed. Clean and dry under garments go along way when living on the streets. I would like to report to you that our parish has abundantly blessed the SGV Shelter that will be hosted at St. Dorothy Church in Glendora, the last weeks of the 2015 year. Truck loads have been donated by the St. Louise Community that we will have plenty of left over donations after the shelter ends! We will continue our distribution of these winter clothes to the homeless in the San Pedro and Los Angeles regions as well!!! Your gifts of time and treasure go along way my friends. Let us continue to remember those who suffer in our community and in our world and extend those acts of mercy even after the holiday season ends. On behalf of my co-coordinators I would like to extend to you a generous and warm thank you. May our Lord continue to bless you. In His Service, Dn Omar Communion If you are unable to attend Mass, Communion can be brought to you. Please call our Parish Office and ask for Sister Nancy at Prison & Detention Ministry The Prison & Detention Ministry continues to collect soft cover Catholic Bibles, peechee type folders, writing pads (glue top only), #10 envelopes, small golf-style pencils, and stamps for the men. All donations are greatly appreciated by the men and can be delivered to the Parish Center marked for Deacon Al. Thank you and God Bless, Deacon Al

SHARING OUR GIFTS Page 7 For Information Contact Emily Guzman in the Finance Office At 626-915-7873 or Finance@stlouisedm.

7 SHARING OUR GIFTS Page 7 For Information Contact Emily Guzman in the Finance Office At or Finance@stlouisedm.org Save the Date: Live Scan Fingerprinting on January 20th from 12:00 pm to 7:20 pm in the Youth Room. Please contact the Parish Center to schedule your appointment! Fingerprinting is necessary for those who volunteer with children. All volunteers need to be fingerprinted Catholic Church Calendars They are here! Please come to the Parish Office and pick up a copy of the 2016 Catholic calendar. Quantities are limited to supplies on hand. Donations gratefully accepted. Please pray for those listed below who are sick: Johnathan Abrian; Irving Gayle Adlen; Ardenio Dan Ayala; Weldon Bennett; Eppie Cabral, Jr.; Reta Carlson; Maggie Corral; Edye Duggan; Joe Escalera Sr. & Jr.; Pat Fallis; Rick Garrett; Isaiah Gaskin; Carmen Gonzalez; David Gonzalez; Maria Corazon Fernandez; Suzanne Hanson; Maria Harrelson; Stephen Holderness; Toni Hunt; Harry Kim; Laura Whitney Korte; Albert Lammens; Henry Lopez; Ava Marie Machado; Maria Macabagdal; Damacio Marquez; Gloria Marquez; Dara Mena; Gloria Montoya; Tabitha Neal; Tracie Neria; Sandra Nila; Connie Olague; Rolando Olmedo; Jacqueline Pimentel; Michael Anthony Quizon; Michael Reyes; Phyllis Rexius; Louis Rivera; Hector Rodriguez; Velma Rodriguez; Sr. Lynn Roebert; Pearl Romero; Julia Sermeno; Frank Smith; Ryan Soldridge; Melina Suarez; Berna Vigil; Priscilla Villar; Robbie Villar; Benita Villasenor; William Volk; Melinda Zamora. Parishioners are asked to please contact the Parish Center to have a name placed on the list. For a name to remain on the sick list, please contact the Parish Office by the 15th of every month. This list will be published weekly in our bulletin. Thank you for your assistance in helping us maintain this list, as it will ensure those in need of prayer will receive it.

8 CALENDARS/SCHEDULES Page 8 DID YOU KNOW? Take a time out to communicate Sometimes, kids need a place to go where they can say what they want, and they won t be immediately punished or have to deal with a negative reaction. It s important to make sure your child has such a space or time after dinner conversations, an ice cream spot, riding home from school where they can tell you what s on their mind, good or bad, and you can just listen and discuss, without taking the instant parental approach. If your children feel safe talking to you openly, you are better equipped to notice and handle any red flags in their lives. For a copy of the VIRTUS article Modeling Good Communication, jvienna@la-archdiocese.org For more information on other ways to keep kids safe, contact Linda Filkins, the Parish Safeguard Committee Chairperson at (626) or the Archdiocesan Safeguard the Children Office at (213) For particular help, call the Victims Assistance Ministry Office at (213) TODAY S READINGS First Reading Hannah gives her son Samuel back to the LORD, leaving him in the temple at Shiloh: As long as he lives, he shall be dedicated to the LORD (1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28) or Sirach 3:2-6, Psalm Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord (Psalm 84) or Psalm 128. Second Reading We are children of God when we believe in the name of God s Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us (1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24) or Colossians 3:12-21 [12-17]. Gospel Joseph and Mary find the lost Jesus in the temple in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking questions (Luke 2:41-52). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Mass Intentions (Week of December 27th-January 2nd) Sunday, December 27h 6:30 am: St. Louise Parish Families (SI) 8:00 am: Deacon Peter and Janet Brause (SI) 9:30 am: Chris and Patti Coppi (SI) 11:00 am: Trinidad and Catalina Hernandez (RIP) 12:30 pm: Alexa Rubio-Islava (SI): Joseph Porcaro (RIP) 5:00 pm: Steve Weinreb (RIP); Aaron Roman (SI) Monday, December 28th 6:20 am: Tina and Family 8:00 am: Sharon Strok (SI); Carmen Mijares (SI) Tuesday, December 29th 6:20 am: Raphael Rivera (SI) & Father Augustine Chang (SI) 8:00 am: Enrique Sermeno (RIP) & Julia Sermeno (SI) Wednesday, December 30th 6:20 am: Jose Santiago (RIP); Robert Edward Yates (RIP) 8:00 am: Rosendo Montierro Jr. (RIP) ; Paz Montierro (RIP) Thursday, December 31st 6:20 am: Aurelio and Isabel Costanon (RIP) 8:00 am Henry Solis (SI) &Jose Gandarela (SI) 7:00 pm: Special Intentions for Parish Families (SI) Friday, January 1st 6:20 am: Brian Murphy (RIP) & Joseph Thornton (SI) 8:00 am: Carmencita Martinez (SI); Marina Barris (SI) 9:30 am: Lourdes Tiongson (RIP); Frank Thorton 11:00 am: Lucy and Carmen Cavezza (RIP) Saturday, January 2nd 8:00 am: St. Louise Parish Families (SI) 5:30 pm: St. Louise Parish Families (SI) READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 1:5 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Thursday: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Friday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

9 CONTACT/INFORMATION Parish Center 1720 E. Covina Blvd., Covina, CA (626) , Fax (626) Monday - Friday / 8 am - 8 pm Saturday / 9 am - 6 pm Sunday / 9 am - 2 pm Pastoral Staff Rev. Robert Fulton, Pastor Rev. Augustine Chang, Associate Pastor Deacon Al Valles, Permanent Deacon Deacon Alan Holderness, Permanent Deacon Deacon Peter Brause, Permanent Deacon Deacon Omar Uriarte, Permanent Deacon Ministry Staff Sr. Nancy Uhl, SND de Namur, Marriage, Annulments, Visitors to the Sick & Counseling Sandra Roman, Liturgy & Lay Ministries Coordinator Robert Kochis, Music Coordinator Administrative Staff Ray Elder, Business Manager Susan Bugelli, Office Manager Parish School Dr. Denise Valadez, Principal Sue Reyes, Secretary (626) E. Covina Blvd. Mon - Fri / 7:30 am - 4 pm Faith Formation Amanda Munoz, Elementary Coordinator Kathy & Ben Prestia, RCIA (626) Monday - Thursdays/ 9 am - 6 pm & Fridays/ 9 am - 5 pm Confirmation & Youth Ministry (626) RCIA (Adult Sacraments) (626) Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, & Altar Servers: (626) , ext. 223 DO YOU NEED TO PLACE AN ARTICLE IN THE BULLETIN? To get your information in the weekly bulletin, please it by Friday of the week prior to : bulletin@stlouisedm.org SACRAMENTS Page 9 Welcome to the Parish Walking with you and your family on your faith journey is an honor and a privilege. For information regarding the following sacraments, please contact the Parish Center at (626) : To register with our parish community, please visit our website at & click on About Us to fill out the New Parishioner registration form or contact the Parish Center at Sacrament of Baptism (Infants and children under 7) Infants & young children are baptized in a group setting. Sacrament of Holy Eucharist Sacrament of Confirmation Sacrament of Marriage Congratulations! Contact the Parish at least 6 months prior to your desired date. Anointing of the Sick Anointing can be administered due to illness or prior to surgery. Holy Orders or Religious Life If you or someone you know is considering the life of a Priest, Deacon, Sister, or Brother, please speak to our parish priests or deacons. Becoming Catholic- Sacrament of Adult Initiation [RCIA]: Adults interested in joining the Catholic Church or completing their sacraments may contact Ben & Kathy Prestia, at Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday Eves of Holy Days Holy Day Masses & Devotions 6:20 & 8:00 am 8:00 am & 5:30 pm 6:30, 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 am 12:30 pm & 5:00 pm 7:00 pm 6:20 & 8:00 am and 7:00 pm 1st Friday 6:20 & 8:00 am and 7:00 pm All day adoration of the Holy Eucharist 9 am - 7 pm Our Lady of Perpetual Help Wednesdays 6:45 pm First Saturday Devotions After the 8:00 am Mass Mondays & Fridays Wednesdays Confessions 7:30 am to 7:55 am 7:30 pm

God rejoices and sings because of us.

St.. Louise de Marillac Church Serving God s people in Covina, Glendora, San Dimas and surrounding communities God rejoices and sings because of us. Page 2 Advent Penance Services Donut Sunday Join us