MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM (English)

Sunday 7:00 AM (English) 9:00 AM (Spanish) 11:00 AM (English)

2:00 PM (Indonesian) Mon-Sat Daily Mass: 8:30 AM

Perpetual Help Mass & Novena Wednesday 6:30 PM

Friday 7:00 PM (Spanish)

Reconciliation Saturdays 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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320 W. GARVEY AVE. MONTEREY PARK 91754 (626)573-0427

“We are a diverse faith-community that strives to conform ourselves into the image of

Christ in and through the power of the Holy Spirit, and nourished by The Word, Sacraments

and Tradition to give glory to God and to be a light unto the nations.”

Reconciliation

Saturdays 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ST STEPHEN MARTYR CATHOLIC CHURCH

COMEUNITY With a HEART Parish Festival

"Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom

of God will be taken away from you

and given to a people that will pro-

duce its fruit." The chief priests and

elders listening to Jesus must have

been furious. After telling the parable

about the tenants who abused the

owner's property and killed his son,

Jesus had a tough lesson to teach.

He compared the Jewish leaders to

these terrible tenants. They, like the selfish workers in the vineyard, were

guilty of not respecting proper authority and of trying to seize control--not

of grapes, in this case, but of religious matters. In short, they were not bear-

ing fruit for God's kingdom, but only for their own prestige and privilege.

Before we spend too much time criticizing them, however, we would do

well to examine ourselves. If Jesus were standing in our midst right now,

would he have a similar warning for us? We may not be religious leaders,

but we are like those tenants in many ways because we have been made

stewards of the gifts of God. We receive his help and grace through the

sacraments, for example. Are we good stewards of this grace, or do we

take it for granted and fail to nourish it to produce good fruit?

And what about the personal gifts that God has entrusted to each of us?

We all have certain skills, talents, experiences, and opportunities thanks to

God's work in our lives. Do we make the most of these things or do we set-

tle for the easy road? Do we thank God for them or consider them to be

our own?

Friend Sponsors

Knights of Columbus #10469 Anonymous

Fellowship Sponsors

Debbie Alvero Rey & Del Sabado

Dolores Rillos

Fun Sponsors

May Tan Mabel Ng

William Ng

FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT

SCHEDULE

11:00 -11:30 Kimberly Garcia

Mariachi

11:45-1:45 Juan Carlos Sorez

2:00-2:45 Dancing

3:00-3:30 Folklorico

3:30 - 4:00 Indonesian

Line Dancing

4:15-5:15 El Shadai Band

5:30-7:30 Casual Encounters

7:30-800 Raffle Drawing

THANK YOU TO OUR

FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Family Sponsors

Fabricante Family Gundy & Julito Cruz The Thoms Family

RAFFLE TICKETS PRIZES

1st PRIZE $1,500.00

2nd PRIZE $500.00

3rd PRIZE $250.00

Ahora escuchamos la segunda de las tres parábolas que indicábamos el domingo pasado: los

viñadores asesinos. La parábola es un buen ejemplo de ver cómo la violencia genera más violen-

cia. Los labradores que alquilaron la viña pensaban que matar a los sirvientes del dueño era lo

mejor, ya que al hacerlo tendrían más para ellos. En su bondad el dueño envío a su hijo, pero

también a él lo asesinaron, pensando que al hacerlo heredarían la viña y todo el producto sería

para ellos. Sin embargo, los arrendadores se quedaron sin nada.

Parece que en términos de violencia la sociedad no ha cambiado desde los tiempos de Jesús.

Seguimos en la actualidad sufriendo de violencia en todos los ámbitos sociales. No hay respeto por la vida humana, mucho

menos por la creación de Dios, dada a nosotros con todo su amor. Dios nos da misericordia y compasión, perdón y amor

todos los días de nuestra vida. El reto para nosotros es dar frutos, es decir, para no equivocarnos siendo buenos padres de

familia, excelentes hijos e hijas, buenos estudiantes y trabajadores incansables por el respeto y la paz. ¿Cómo lograrlo? ¿Qué

hacer para tener un corazón que genere paz? San Pablo lo describe de la siguiente manera. Los cristianos pasan difi-

cultades de toda clase. Solo en la intimidad, oración y acción encontrará la paz y la serenidad para dar frutos en abundan-

cia. Ojalá que pongamos acción en esto para que nunca escuchemos las palabras de Jesús. “Les digo que les será quitado

a ustedes el Reino de Dios y se le dará a un pueblo que produzca sus frutos” (Mt 21, 43).

ST STEPHEN MARTYR CATHOLIC CHURCH

El Ministerio de Oración

“Luz del Espirtu Santo”

Los invita a orar, alabar, glorificar al Señor y darle

gracias por todos Los beneficios recibidos cada

dia de nuestra vida. Nos reunimos los Miercoles de

7pm a 9pm en el salon parroquial de nuestra Igle-

sia San Esteban Martir.

ADORACION NOCTURNA Los invitamos a participar en la adoración noc-turna del Santisimo, el Segundo Viernes de cada mes. Los turnos de adoracion son de una hora de duración. Oramos por las Intenciones del Papa, por las de la parroquia y por inten-cions personales. Empezamos a las 8:30 p.m. con una junta informativa en el saloñ #1 de la escuela.

COMEUNITY

Festival Anual

HORARIO DE ENTRETENIMIENTO

11:00 -11:30 Kimberly Garcia Mariachi

11: 45 -1:45 Juan Carlos Sorez

2: 00 - 2:45 Baili Libre

3: 00 - 3:30 Folklorico

3:30 - 4:00 Grupo de Baile Indonisiano

4:15 - 5:15 Group El Shadai

5:30 - 7:30 Grupo Casual Encounters

7:30 - 800 Rifa

El Ministerio de Oración

“Luz del Espirtu Santo”

de la parroquia San Esteban Martir Te invita a un encuentro de parejas

Renovando Nuestro Matrimonio

Sabado, 21 de octubre

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Donacion: $20.00 por pareja ( incluye la comida)

*Habra Cuidado de Niños*

MISA DEL SENOR DE LOS MILAGROS Miercoles 18 de Octubre a las 7:30 pm

Habran bocadilos peruanos despues de la Misa.

Todos son bienvenidos

BOLETOS DE LA RIFA

PREMIOS 1er PREMIO $ 1,500.00

2º PREMIO $ 500.00

3º PREMIO $ 250.00

OCTOBER 8 • TWENTY– SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

September 30th & October 1st

$6,068.23

Second Collection $1274.38

Wednesday Mass $92.00

Friday $54.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR PARISH

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017 5:00 pm Mercedes Dychiao (D) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2017 7:00 am Dale & Stephanie Uyeda (D) 9:30 am Refugio Tapia (D) Annamaria Casas (D) Fautisno Gamez (D) MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2017 8:30 am Elodia Mendoza (D) Lupe Magana (D) Rodolfo Lamco (L) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2017 8:30 am Yumin Yuan Family Deceased Members WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2017 8:30 am Leonardo Farol (D) 6:30 pm Irene Estrada (L) THURSDAY, OCOTBER 12, 2017 8:30 am Renato Islas (D) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2017 8:30 am Martha Sanchez - Happy Birthday!!! 7:00 pm Animas Benditas del Purgatorio SATURDAY, OCOTBER 14, 2017 8:30 am Yumin Yuan Family Deceased Members

Please Pray For…..

Frances Salaises, Kitty Carlucci, Ana Nunez, Maria Gonzalez, Rita Thoms, Elizabeth Dodge, Virginia Medina, Rudy Barraza, Kathy Garcia, Helen Lawrence, Frances Montez, Ramiro Sanchez, Judy Backer, Virginia Miranda, Mayo & Teresa Ycedo, Eva Monroy, Al & Susan Acosta, Ray Fratino, Florence Kreslake, Francisco Paniagua, Anna Barellano, David Morehead, Tim Niu, Carlos Godinez, Bertha Marquez, Kathy Moreno, Kim Chacon, Larry Hernandez, Will Mar-tinez, Janine Lugo, George Gomez, Luis Hernandez, Craig Heller, Priscilla Isip, Linda Gomez, Bernadette Zavala, Elsa Hilton, Pio Rongavilla, Patricia McAvoy, Rocky & Micahel Terasas, Danny Romo

To insure that the prayer list is accurate, please contact the par-

ish office on a monthly basses if you would like for your name

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a Program specifically designed to prepare adults (anyone 18 yrs or older) to receive the "Sacraments of Initiation" which makes a person a full member of the Catholic Church. If you, or someone you know, have not made one or more of these Sacraments (Baptism, Eucharist, or Confirmation) or if you know of someone who is not Catholic and would like to become Catholic, we invite you to consider joining R.C.I.A. program. We meet every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. Please email Ire-ne Tjakrawinata at st.stephenrcia@gmail.com or call the Parish Office (626)573-0427 for more information.

NOCTURNAL ADORATION

We invite you to participate in the Nocturnal

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, on the

second Friday of each month. Shifts of adora-

tion are one hour in length. We pray for the

intentions of the Pope, the parish and all per-

sonal intentions.

DID YOU KNOW? Evaluate playgrounds for safety Before you let a child enjoy the playground, it is im-portant to check the safety features of the park or playground area. Make sure children are using height-appropriate swings, slides and ladders. Equipment should be mounted on shock-absorbent materials and not hard surfaces, and children should be able to move easily between equipment. For a copy of the VIRTUS© article “Playground Safety,” visit: http://www.la-archdiocese.org/ org/protecting/Pages/VIRTUS- Current-Online-Articles.aspx or call (213) 637-7508.

CLOSED

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, October 9th.

We will reopen on Tuesday, October 10th during our regular business hours.

Legion of Mary meets every

Wednesday

at 4:30 pm in Room 2.

The meeting is followed by a Novena Mass

at 6:30pm in the Church.