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

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 - Sat: 9AM to 1PM and 2PM to 6PM Sun: 8AM to 4PM

EMAIL: sccwestcovina@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.sccwestcovina.net

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

Welcome to St. Christopher Church

629 S. Glendora Ave., West Covina, CA 91790

TEL: (626) 960-1805 FAX: (626) 851-0595

OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Sat: 9AM to 1PM and 2PM to 6PM Sun: 8AM to 4PM

EMAIL: sccwestcovina@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.sccwestcovina.net

Page 2 St. Christopher Catholic Church Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel Ez 17:22-24

Thus says the Lord GOD: I, too, will take from the crest of the cedar, from its topmost branches tear off a

tender shoot, and plant it on a high and lofty mountain; on the mountain heights of Israel I will plant it.

It shall put forth branches and bear fruit, and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind shall dwell

beneath it, every winged thing in the shade of its boughs. And all the trees of the field shall know that I,

the LORD, bring low the high tree, lift high the lowly tree, wither up the green tree, and make the

withered tree bloom. As I, the LORD, have spoken, so will I do.

The Word of the Lord.

Response: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 92:2-3,13-16(2a) Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.

It is good to give thanks to the LORD,

to sing praise to your name, Most High,

To proclaim your kindness at dawn

and your faithfulness throughout the night. R./ The just one shall flourish like the palm tree,

like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow.

They that are planted in the house of the LORD

shall flourish in the courts of our God. R./ They shall bear fruit even in old age;

vigorous and sturdy shall they be,

Declaring how just is the LORD,

my rock, in whom there is no wrong. R./ A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians 2 Cor. 5:6-10

Brothers and sisters: We are always courageous, although we know that while we are at home in the body

we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yet we are courageous, and we would

rather leave the body and go home to the Lord. Therefore, we aspire to please him, whether we are at

home or away. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive

recompense, according to what he did in the body, whether good or evil.

The Word of the Lord.

Response: Thanks be to God.

Alleluia, Alleluia. The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower. All who come to him will live forever. Alleluia, Alleluia.

June 17, 2018 St. Christopher Catholic Church Page 3

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark Mk 3:20-35

Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and through it all the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest has come.” He said, “To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.” With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it. Without parables he did not speak to them, but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Response: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Your prayers are requested for the recovery of:

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, through the intercession of your Blessed Mother and all the Saints in heaven. Amen.

If you wish to pray for the recovery of your love ones, please contact the parish office at 626-960-1805

♦ Virgie Torres

♦ Tan Rizal

♦ Sonia Sotto

♦ John Aguilar

♦ Heliadora Tan

♦ Estelita P. Santos

♦ Karen Dirige

♦ Carlos Gonzales

♦ June Kiminki

♦ Teresita Mindero

♦ Gregorio Desiderio

♦ Karla Sandoval

♦ Virginia Moloney

♦ Kena Saldana

♦ Jacqueline de Luna

♦ Ela Aguila

♦ Estelita De Leos

♦ Elizabeth Stephens

♦ Jane Kimchki

♦ Terseita Mindaro

♦ Bruce Holmen

Welcome into the Family of God: James Alaniz

May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

• Doan Viet Dinh • George O’Brien

• Msgr. John Won • Manuel Topacio

Page 4 St. Christopher Catholic Church Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Tuesday, June 19 6:30 a.m. (D) Peter † (D) Kevin Walker †

— Josephine Culata — Safe Trip 8:30 a.m. . (D) Gervacio Banaag † (D) Maria Nguyen Anh † (D) Angela Vela Pando † — Healing Wednesday, June 20 6:30 a.m. (D) John Baptist †

(D) Maria † (D) John White † — Safe Trip 8:30 a.m. (D) Maria Nguyen Anh †

(D) Anthony Dod Du † (D) Loida Guerra † — Vanessa Macasaet Thursday, June 21 6:30 a.m. (D) Thomas Vo Dky †

(D) Maria Tau † (D) All Souls† 8:30 a.m. (D) Edward Concepcion † (D) Belisario F. Gonzalez † — Alexander Asuncion

— Joey Louie Laguitao Friday, June 22 6:30 a.m. (D) Bruce De Milt †

(D) Maria † (D) Joseph Maria † 8:30 a.m. (D) Joe Priddy † (D) Eufrecita Francisco † — Mary Jean Macasaet — Remmelson M. Cruz Saturday, June 23 8:30 a.m. (D) Antonio Crueta † (D) Joseph † — Rochelle Dungca

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Kgs 21:1-16 June 18 Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29 June 19 Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1,6-14 June 20 Mt 6:1-6,16-18 Thursday: Sir 48:1-14 June 21 Mt 6:7-15 Friday: 2 Kgs 11:1-4,9-18,20 June 22 Mt 6:19-23 Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25 June 23 Mt 6:24-34 Sunday: Is 49:1-6 June 24 Acts 13:22-26 Lk 1:57-66,80

JUNE 10, 2018 SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

SUNDAY OFFERTORY ENVELOPE $ 7,669.50 SUNDAY OFFERTORY PLATE $ 4,385.41

TOTAL $ 12,054.91

Saturday, June 16 5:30 p.m. (D) Paul Lien † (D) Janay Clemmons † (D) Theresa † (D) Arcadia Cabral †

Sunday, June 17 7:00 a.m. (D) All Souls in Purgatory † (D) Joseph Nguyen Tien † (D) Carmencita Laqueo † (D) Jacqueline Wolf † 8:30 a.m. (D) Joshua Correa Marcelo † (D) Jaime Angeles Calderon Sr. † (D) Jesus & Laura Roldan †

— Rosalina Magpantay 10:15 a.m. (D) Epifanio Correa † (D) Patrick Nagle † (D) Jack Saldana † (D) Thomas Heveran †

12:00 p.m. — St. Christopher Church Parishioners 6:30 p.m (D) Manuela Delfierro Leal † (D) Joseph Nguyen Tien † (D) Alejandro Gaetos Jr. † — Jorge & Jeanne Laguitao Monday, June 18 6:30 a.m. (D) Anna †

(D) Peace for Nguyen Dong † (D) Dominic Dinh Van Nghia † (D) Estelita Legaspi † 8:30 a.m. (D) Zenaida Cruz †

(D) Anna Maria † (D) Maria Thi Chu Nguyen †

(D) George & Carol Pobedinsky †

June 17, 2018 St. Christopher Catholic Church v Page 5

Everyone who is touched by cancer is invited: Date: June 19, 2018 - 7:00 p.m. Speaker: Sr. Jeodalyn Isabel Alantoga. MQHM Place: Parish Center Mtg. Room D Theme: The Life of Women in the “Home of Love” (Survivors of Human Trafficking)

The San Gabriel Valley Chapter of NAIM, an organization for Catholic widows and widowers, will meet on Monday, June 25, 2018 at 12 Noon in Room C of the Parish Center at St. Christopher Church, 629 S. Glendora Ave., West Covina . LeeAnn Allman, CSA, Elder Care Advisor, will be our speaker. Refreshments will be served. 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.

BE NOT AFRAID

CANCER MINISTRY

NAIM

A Farewell To Fr. Huy Nguyen As Fr. Huy’s five-year tenure as Associate Pastor

at St. Christopher Church comes to a successful

conclusion on 30 June 2018, the Vicar for Clergy

of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has assigned

Fr. Huy to St. Gregory the Great Church,

Whittier as Associate Pastor effective 2 July

2018.

On behalf of the clergy, the staff and the

parishioners of St. Christopher, I express my

heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for his

tireless zeal and dedication in attending to the

spiritual needs of the parishioners for the past

five years.

We wish him the very best and God’s choicest

blessings upon all his endeavors in his new

assignment.

Gratefully in Christ,

Fr. Joseph Dass, Pastor

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St. Christopher Church First Communion and Confirmation

May 5, 2018 84 First Communicants

received the Sacrament of Holy Communion from

Fr. Huy Nguyen.

84 Candidates received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Msgr. Albert Bahhuth on May 12, 2018.