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, 6:30 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

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.

629 S. Glendora Ave., West Covina, CA 91790 TEL: (626) 960-1805 FAX: (626) 851-0595

OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Thu: 9AM to 8PM; Fri : 9AM to 5PM; Sat: 9AM to 2 PM; Sun 8AM to 4PM

EMAIL: parishoffice@sccwc.net WEBSITE: www.sccwestcovina.net

Pastor Rev. Joseph Dass

Associate Pastor Rev. Huy Nhat Nguyen

Vietnamese Chaplain Rev. John Pham Quoc Hung, 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

Sol Batacan

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Your prayers are requested for the recovery of: Marvin Campos, Kevin Lazatin, Lionel Barrow, Adele Faucett, Angelo Marie Morales, Regina Bogdanowicz, Leo Romero, Virginia Franco, Rick Carranza, Jack Saldana, Lopez Roman, Susan Mc Clanahan, Estelita Santos, Mercedes Puhawan, Dolores Barrios, Bella Magpantay, Richard Kalb, , Irene Umali, Raymond Romero, Rowena Batacan, Virginia Moloney, Felix Lampa, Imelda Pascual, Emy De Gusman, Mary Rose Merten, Rita Carlson, Mercedes Gomez, Perna Castillo, Mary Lightner, Evelyn Urgel, Emily Weathermon, Anthony Trozzi, Guille Rivas, Lydia España, Doretha Lear, Grace Arcallana, and Ferdinand Asuncion.

Your prayers are requested for the

repose of the soul of: Corazon Gutierrez, Dexter Yabut, Helen Solis, Aaron James Llarena, Fr. Allan Roberts, Edward Jaurigue, Antony Contreras, Ramon Malapitan, Jr., Terry Taylan, Ishan Majid, Juan Lopez, Richard Kroft, Soledad Legaspi, Lourdes Flores, Nataniel Smith, Renato Sumang, and Lourdes Jovita Viceral.

Sunday Collection 3rd Sunday of April

$13,295.23 Last year:13,355.36

Thank you for your generosity!

Jubilee Year of Mercy This Sunday's "Youth Jubilee" previews July's World Youth Day in

Krakow. Its theme from Matthew 5:7, "Blessed are the merciful,"

echoes Pope Francis' warning that "the practice of mercy is waning

in the wider culture." In countercultural witness, therefore, "the

time has come," says Francis, "for the Church to take up the joyful

call to mercy once more. It is time to return to the basics and to

bear the weaknesses and struggles of our brothers and sisters."

Jesus affirms the same in today's Gospel. "As I have loved you, so you also should love

one another" (John 13:34). Francis concludes, "The Church's very credibility is seen in

how she shows merciful and compassionate love." Jesus too asserts, "This is how all

will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" (John 13:35).

Thus mercy "makes young" the Church, the world, and everyone. "Mercy is the force

that reawakens us to new life and instills in us the courage to look to the future with

hope" (Misericordiae Vultus, 10).

--Peter Scagnelli, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

There will NOT be a Senior Ministry Meeting in April.

Our next meeting will be on May 5th, Thursday, at 12

Noon in the Parish Center Meeting Room C. Please

bring your own lunch. We will play Bingo. Come for

friendship and fun. New members are welcome. Any

questions, please call Adele at (626) 339-4251 or Mary

Rose at (626) 338-3459.

St. Christopher Church is providing Online Giving — a convenient and safe way to make a one-time or recurring donation.

Getting started is easy: just visit our website, www.sccwestcovina.net, and click the Online Giving tab.

When you participate, your gift will be securely transferred directly into the parish bank account. And you won’t have to remember to write a check or stop by the ATM on Sundays!

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TODAY’S READINGS

Reading 1 ACTS 14:21-27

After Paul and Barnabas had proclaimed

the good news to that city and made a

considerable number of disciples, they

returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to

Antioch. They strengthened the spirits of

the disciples and exhorted them to

persevere in the faith, saying, “It is

necessary for us to undergo many

hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”

They appointed elders for them in each

church and, with prayer and fasting,

commended them to the Lord in whom

they had put their faith. Then they

traveled through Pisidia and reached

Pamphylia. After proclaiming the word

at Perga they went down to Attalia.

From there they sailed to Antioch,

where they had been commended to the

grace of God for the work they had now

accomplished. And when they arrived,

they called the church together and

reported what God had done with them

and how he had opened the door of faith

to the Gentiles.

Responsorial Psalm PS 145:8-13

R. I will praise your name for ever, my

king and my God.

or

R. Alleluia

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.

Let all your works give you thanks, O

LORD, and let your faithful ones bless

you. Let them discourse of the glory of

your kingdom and speak of your might.

R.

Let them make known your might to the

children of Adam, and the glorious

splendor of your kingdom. Your kingdom

is a kingdom for all ages, and your

dominion endures through all

generations. R.

Reading 2 REV 21:1-5A

Then I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the

former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I also saw the holy

city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride

adorned for her husband. I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold,

God’s dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell with them and they will be

his people and God himself will always be with them as their God. He will wipe

every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning,

wailing or pain, for the old order has passed away.”

The One who sat on the throne said,

“Behold, I make all things new.”

Alleluia JN 13:34

R. Alleluia, alleluia. I give you a new commandment, says the

Lord: love one another as I have loved you.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel JN 13:31-35

When Judas had left them, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and

God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in

himself, and God will glorify him at once. My children, I will be with you only

a little while longer. I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I

have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know

that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

The San Gabriel Valley Chapter of NAIM,

an organization for Catholic widows and

widowers, will meet on Monday, April

25, 2016 at 12 Noon in Room C of the

Parish Center at St. Christopher Church,

629 S. Glendora Ave., West Covina.

Refreshments will be served. We will

play Bingo. Visitors are welcome. NAIM

is under the direction of the

Archdiocesan Office of Family Life. For

further information, please call Eloise

at 626-919-3735.

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) 229-3425.

Come and Join Us…

EVERY SATURDAY from 2:30 P.M. to

5:00 P.M.

St. Christopher Church Parish Center

Meeting Rooms A & B

For Pray Over and Counseling, please

call (213) 385-8667

For more information, contact Fe (626)

274-4456, Art (626) 252-2035

or Lourdes (626) 967-7640

EL SHADDAI is one of the seven

Covenant Names which God Almighty,

Creator of heaven and earth, revealed

Himself to Israel. In Hebrew, El Shaddai

means “the God who is more than

enough.” The Good News Bible

translates El Shaddai as “The Almighty

God” (Genesis 17:1/35:11).

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DID YOU KNOW? Preventing child sexual abuse is a partnership. It requires education, training, and

action from parents, other adults, organizations, and children. As adults, we need to

learn to recognize other adults who are a risk to kids – ours and the others in the

community. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, which gives us all an opportunity to

learn more about what the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is doing to prevent child sexual

abuse from happening. For more information about the VIRTUS® Child Abuse

Prevention Programs for Adults and Children contact jvienna@la-archdiocese.org.

TRUE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Can you imagine a world such as the one put before us in today's scripture

readings? Communities of believers everywhere would support and encourage

one another and be identified as Christians by the way they love each other. It

would be a world with no tears, no death and mourning, no crying out in pain.

"Behold, I make all things new," we hear the Son of God say in the second

reading from the book of Revelation (21:5).

Is this world of John's vision only imaginary? Are these faithful followers for

whom Jesus prayed only a savior's dream? Today they are put before us as a

worthy goal. How much closer can we come to this vision of a true Christian

community in our lives today?

copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Company

TREASURES FROM

OUR TRADITION

The French Revolution swept the

church in France away in an astonishing

way, stripping the nation of every

possible vestige of the faith, not merely

shuttering churches, but using them as

staging areas for pagan raves and

romps. While millions of faithful simply

went underground and hung on for the

ride, even the seven-day week was

demolished along with the names of the

months. What emerged from the chaos

was the Napoleonic Code of 1792

governing church life, and therefore

marriage law in France, French Canada,

and elsewhere. The code makes civil

marriage mandatory for all citizens.

In practice, when the faithful marry,

they go first to the City Hall. There, the

mayor performs the civil marriage,

usually accompanied by a patriotic

speech about the duties of the citizen,

particularly in the rearing of children.

Then, typically after a lunch, everyone

goes off to change into more festive

attire for the wedding liturgy, featuring

consent, the exchange of rings, and the

nuptial blessing. Sadly, only a minority

of citizens today celebrate even the

civil form of the rite, and a fraction of

those continue on to the church. For

those who do celebrate the liturgy of

marriage, however, there is near

certainty that the spouses are active

worshipers, and that they will later

present their children for baptism.

--Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Easter; Julian Calendar Palm Sunday

Monday: St. Mark

Wednesday: Administrative Professionals Day

Thursday: St. Peter Chanel; St. Louis Grignion de Montfort

Friday: St. Catherine of Siena; Arbor Day; Julian Calendar Good Friday

Saturday: St. Pius V

HELP OUR LOCAL FOOD BANKS The Knights of Columbus and St. Vincent de Paul Society (St. Christopher Chapter) is asking for your help in raising funds for our local Food Banks. Your donation of $25 gift cards from local restaurants and stores (Target, Best

Buy, Amazon, etc) can be dropped off at the Parish Office. These gift cards will be used for a special fundraiser after all the Masses on May 15. For more information, please contact Tom Masterson at (626) 388-8881.

CHURCH "Church" in Greek means convocation, or assembly in Latin, because all are called to be members of it. --St. Isidore SPIRITUAL READING You will not see anyone who is truly striving after spiritual advancement who is not given to spiritual reading. --St. Athanasius

FALL FESTIVAL 2016

November 18, 19, 20

Our next Healing Mass will be on Saturday, April 30.

Anointing will follow after the 5:30 PM Vigil Mass

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SATURDAY, APRIL 23

5:30 P.M. (D) Pascual Caballero †

(D) Albert Felix †

SUNDAY, APRIL 24

7:00 A.M. (D) Christopher Frijas †

(D) Maria De Leon Herpacio †

8:30 A.M. St. Christopher Church

Parishioners

10:15 A.M. (D) Joshua Correa Marcelo †

(D) Thelma Ricafrente †

12:00 P.M. (D) Theresa Lemelle †

(D) Rogelio Millare †

6:30 P.M. (D) Teodoro M. Wagas †

(D) Ernesto Locsin

Mendoza †

MONDAY, APRIL 25

6:30 A.M. (D) Lolita Alvarez †

(D) Joji Cafuir †

8:30 A.M. (D) Saya Garcia †

(D) Lourdes P. Sarita †

TUESDAY, APRIL 26

6:30 A.M. (D) Lorenzo Monterey †

(D) Armando Salita †

8:30 A.M. (D) Marcelino Austria †

(D) Nestor Leynes †

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27

6:30 A.M. (D) Juanito R. Sarita †

(D) Aaron James Llareno †

8:30 A.M. (D) Feliciana Rodriguez †

(D) Joseph Simon †

THURSDAY, APRIL 28

6:30 A.M. Antonella Di Piazza

(D) Ronolfo Sarmiento †

8:30 A.M. (D) James Delgado †

(D) Hemogina M.

Quiambao †

FRIDAY, APRIL 29

6:30 A.M. (D) Lourdes Flores †

(D) Isham Majid †

8:30 A.M. Dominico Cau & Tam

(D) Aurora Rebultan †

SATURDAY, APRIL 30

8:30 A.M. Jorena de Pedro

(D) Avelino Verceles †

ARE YOU BEING CALLED TO MISSION SERVICE? Lay Mission-Helpers and Mission Doctors are holding two

INFORMATION DAYS: Sunday, April 24th from 2-4 P.M. at

Holy Family Church, 1501 Fremont Ave., South Pasadena,

91030 and Saturday, April 30th from 1-3 P.M. at St. John the

Evangelist Church, 6028 S Victoria, Los Angeles, 90043. If you are interested in long-

term overseas mission service and would like to find out more about LMH and MDA,

please join us. www.laymissionhelpers.org and www.missiondoctors.org

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: 6:30—7:30 P.M.

THANK YOU The American Red Cross and St.

Christopher Health Ministry

thanks all those who

participated in our Spring Blood

Drive. Forty-four pints were

taken to Queen of the Valley

Hospital to aid 122 patients.

NEXT weekend’s special collection will

benefit the Cardinal McIntyre

Fund for Charity.

NEW PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Please observe the new office hours beginning June 1, 2016.

NEW OFFICE HOURS:

SUNDAY

8:00A.M. - 4:00P.M.

MONDAY - THURSDAY 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.

The office will be closed for lunch from 1 - 2 P.M.

FRIDAY and SATURDAY

CLOSED

Are You Being Called to Become a Deacon? Sunday April 24, 2016

The Diaconate Formation Office will be hosting an information meeting for all men

who are interested in finding out more about becoming a permanent deacon in the

Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Members of the Archdiocesan Diaconate Formation

Office will be present to explain the role of the deacon in the Church, to explain the

Diaconate Formation Program, and to answer any questions that participants might

have. Men must be between the ages of 30 and 60 years to enter the formation

program. It is important for men who are married to attend with their wives. The

next information meeting will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to

4:00 p.m. at St. Dominic Savio 13400 Bellflower Blvd. Bellflower, CA 90706. For

further information, please contact Mrs. Claudia Ortiz in the Diaconate Formation

Office at (213) 637-7383 or at: mailto: CAOrtiz@la-archdiocese.org

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