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1 629 S. Glendora Ave., West Covina, CA TEL: (626) FAX: (626) OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Sat: 9AM to 1PM and 2PM to 6PM Sun: 8AM to 4PM sccwestcovina@gmail.com WEBSITE: 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 Welcome to St. Christopher Church here you are home 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 Pastor Rev. Joseph Dass Associate Pastor/ Vietnamese Community Chaplain Rev. Huy Nhat Nguyen Permanent Deacons Deacon Douglas Moloney 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 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ezr 1:1-6 Sep 25 Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, Sep 26 Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9 Sep 27 Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Hg 1:1-8 Sep 28 Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Sep 29 Dn 7:9-10, or Rv 12:7-12ab Jn 1:47-51 Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a Sep 30 Lk 9:43b-45 Sunday: Ez 18:25-28 Oct 1 Phil 2:1-11 or Phil 2:1-5 Mt 21:28-32 The 40 Days of Life Kick Off Rally will be September 27 at 1135 Sunset Ave., West Covina. This will be the end of Day 1 for Fall Campaign. Refer to our local campaign website or Facebook page 40 Days for Life West Covina for more information. Bring your entire family and join the Body of Christ in celebration of Christian unity. Sign up today go to click Locations, and sign up to make West Covina your campaign. The San Gabriel Valley Chapter of NAIM, an organization for Catholic widows and widowers, will meet on Monday, September 25, 2017, at 12 noon, in Room C of the Parish Center at St. Christopher Church, 629 S. Glendora Ave., West Covina. Refreshments will be served. Visitors are welcome. Pearl Omiya, from the East San Gabriel Valley Community Center, will be our speaker. NAIM is under the direction of the Archdiocesan Office of Family Life. For further information, please call Eloise at Saturday, September 23 5:30 p.m. (D) Pascual Caballero (D) Maria Sunday, September 24 7:00 a.m. (D) Anton Du Do (D) Praxedes Flores 8:30 a.m. Danny Amaral (D) Peter 10:15 a.m. (D) Mary Rose Merten (D) Maria & Dominic 12:00 p.m. St. Christopher Church Parishioners 6:30 p.m. Thanksgiving John Baptist & Maria Monday, September 25 6:30 a.m. Reeza Gervacio Maria Monterey 8:30 a.m. (D) Abundio Cate (D) Anna Ngat Tuesday, September 26 6:30 a.m. Cecilia & Luis Fort Joseph & Dominic 8:30 a.m. (D) Eugenio & Agrepina Panganiban (D) Augustino & Theresa Wednesday, September 27 6:30 a.m. Maria Madalina & Catarina Maria, Isave & Cecilia 8:30 a.m. (D) Crispulo Genato (D) Anna & Maria Thursday, September 28 6:30 a.m. Mike Quilles Joseph, Anna & Maria 8:30 a.m. Vydia Calleja (D) Ane Friday, September 29 6:30 a.m. (D) Danilo Baraag Thanksgiving 44 th Anniversary 8:30 a.m. (D) Dante Mendoza (D) Isidora A. Perez Saturday, September 30 8:30 a.m. (D) Ludovico Castillo Peace & Health (for Parents)

3 September 24, 2017 St. Christopher Catholic Church Page 3 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 55:6-9 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call him while he is near. Let the scoundrel forsake his way, and the wicked his thoughts; let him turn to the LORD for mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts. The Word of the Lord. Response: Thanks be to God. R./ The Lord is near to all who call upon him. Every day will I bless you, and I will praise your name forever and ever. Great is the LORD and highly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. R./ The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The LORD is good to all and compassionate toward all his works. R./ The LORD is just in all his ways and holy in all his works. The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. R./ Responsorial Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a Brothers and sisters: Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me life is Christ, and death is gain. If I go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. And I do not know which I shall choose. I am caught between the two. I long to depart this life and be with Christ, for that is far better. Yet that I remain in the flesh is more necessary for your benefit. Only, conduct yourselves in a way worthy of the gospel of Christ. The Word of the Lord. Response: Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia. Open our hearts, O Lord, to listen to the words of your Son. Alleluia, Alleluia.

4 Page 4 St. Christopher Catholic Church Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 20:1-16a Jesus told his disciples this parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. Going out about nine o'clock, the landowner saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and he said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.' So they went off. And he went out again around noon, and around three o'clock, and did likewise. Going out about five o'clock, the landowner found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard.' When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Summon the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and ending with the first.' When those who had started about five o'clock came, each received the usual daily wage. So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more, but each of them also got the usual wage. And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner, saying, 'These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who bore the day's burden and the heat.' He said to one of them in reply, 'My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?' Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last." The Gospel of the Lord. Response: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Your prayers are requested for the recovery of: 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, Rico Bagsic, Jr., Len Balino, Julie S. Ngor, Helen Concepcion, Tim Fuller, 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, Malu Manuit, Frank Lopez, Manuel Santamaria, Mary Bachman, Isaac Alvarez, Bertha Avelar, Rudy Arvizu III, Baby Valencia, Ivy Santamaria, Slamet Setiadi, Juanita Laguitao, Pete Palinay, Olga Garcia, Anita Clare, Eddie Sia, Remy Nazareno, Ferdinand Leonora, Dick Dickerson, Elaine Dickerson, George Vengco, Rochelle Dalan, Elizabeth Stephens, Kelly Boca Broers, Tuyet Romero, Manuel Florendo, Carlos Garcia, Mary Favela, Espi Medrano, Carlos Gonzales, Margaret Wenker, Marilen Masterson, Maria Gina Garcia, Ma. Gerlac Forgime. Lord, send down your healing presence upon them, and restore them to good health. Comfort them with the knowledge that we are praying for them, and give them peace with a sense of Your Presence, with the intercession of your Blessed Mother and all the Saints in heaven. Amen.

5 September 24, 2017 St. Christopher Catholic Church Page 5 PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 SUNDAY OFFERTORY ENVELOPE $7, SUNDAY OFFERTORY PLATE $4, TOTAL $11, Please consider online giving. A secure and convenient way to give a one time or recurring donation. Go to and click the Online Giving tab to register. It s that easy. Try it today. Thank you. Winter Homeless Shelter St. Christopher Church is no longer the venue for the 2017 Winter Shelter Homeless Program. Please do not bring donations of clothing, food/grocery items, and other goods to St. Christopher parish grounds. For further information, please call St. Vincent de Paul at Bake Sale St. Vincent de Paul is having a bake sale on October 8,2017, from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm. Help Wanted St. Christopher Parish Center needs a part-time Custodian/Maintenance personnel. Application available at Parish Center Office. For further detail, please contact Soneeh Estep at All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change. James 1:17 Blood Drive St. Christopher Church s semi-annual blood drive will be on Sunday, October 22, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Bramble Hall. Sign-up Sunday is October 15, after all the Masses. Please call Larry/Victoria at if you have questions. Feast Day of St. Lorenzo Ruiz We invite everyone to come together and celebrate the feast day of St. Lorenzo Ruiz on September 28, 2017 (Thursday). Holy Mass will be celebrated at 6:30 pm in St. Christopher Church. Reception to follow at the Bramble Hall. Ralph Lundgren Monina Magno Virginia Punzalan Dave Rodriguez Isabelita Serrano Corona Sibal Ruben Velasco Carlos Yap May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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8 SCHOOL SPIRIT TASTES GREAT Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support St. Christopher Parish School. Come in to the Chipotle at 143A North Barranca Street in West Covina on Wednesday, October 25th between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Bring in this flyer, show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you re supporting the cause to make sure that 50% of the proceeds will be donated to St. Christopher Parish School. If placing an order online during your fundraiser, please note you must choose the pay in-store option and inform our cashier of your participation before paying. Gift card purchases during fundraisers do not count towards total donated sales, but purchases made with an existing gift card will count.