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Immaculate Conception Mission Statement

We the faith community of Immaculate Conception, empowered by our Baptism, commit ourselves to live the

Gospel message. Affirmed through the grace of our Eucharistic celebrations, it is our vision to reach out lovingly in

prayer, formation and service.

Declaración de la misión de la Inmaculada Concepción

Nosotros, la comunidad de fe de la Inmaculada Concepción, facultados a través de nuestro Bautismo,

nos comprometemos a vivir el mensaje del Evangelio. Afirmado en la gracia de nuestras celebraciones Eucarísticas, es nuestra visión el

poder alcanzarlos cariñosamente en oración, formación y servicio.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Serving Monrovia, Duarte and Bradbury since 1905 Parish Staff

Rev. Joachim Lepcha—Administrator Rev. Martin Gonzalez— Associate Priest Deacon Michael Salcido — Deacon Ron Sanchez

Maricruz Avila-Maya: Parish Business Manager ~ Socorro Lopez: Bookkeeper Tim Bullara: Music Director ~ Mary Ann Brewer-Nolan: Annulments (626) 484-1355

Carmela Lovano: School Principal ~ Ana Gutierrez: School Secretary

Margarita Mota: Religious Education Coordinator Confirmation & Youth Ministry: Jennifer Montemayor:

Parish Office:(626) 358-1166 E-mail: svdp@icmonrovia.org

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH May 24, 2020

Crystal Sanchez † Charles Toogood● Souls in purgatory† Marcelino Escobar† Lea Marie Shefsky† Hilary Baruch ● B-day Josue Lopez● B-day Denis Soto●

Laura Carranza●

Please pray for Intentions of the Week Porfavor oremos por las Intenciones de la semana

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab,4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday:Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 Sunday: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: Hechos 19:1-8; Sal 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33 Martes: Hechos 20:17-27; Sal 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Miercoles: Hechos 20:28-38; Sal 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 Jueves: Hechos 22:30; 23:6-11; Sal 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 Viernes: Hechos 25:13b-21; Sal 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19 Sabado: Hechos 28:16-20, 30-31; Sal 11:4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 Domingo: Hechos 2:1-11: Sal 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23

New Missalettes April 5– Jun.6,2020

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Happy Mother’s Day

Lucille Stifter† Dona Christianson† Chonita G. Cardenas† Catherine I. Woodward† Mamas Figueroa Sanchez† Mamas Figueroa Sanchez● Stellay Andrea Zaninovich● Bugarin Hermosillo Urias● Gregoria Hernandez † Anna Rose Sanders† Jeana Jimenez†

Ines Alarcon● Lila S. Groener† Gladys G. McCarvilla† Lucila Ruado† Lea Papio† Ruby,Rowena,Lorena● Adela L. Ramirez† Rita Ramirez† Esther Henyard● Maria Ofelia Pereida†

We will be closed on Monday 25, 2020 due to Memorial Day

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH May 24,2020

“I will be with you always, even to the end of the world.” (Mt 28:20)

Jesus loves us and He always wants to give us better things as He promised. He assures his disciples saying, “I am telling you the truth, it is better for you that I go away.” (John 16:7) The Disciples did not understand what is better for them. They were troubled and confused, thinking only of themselves, they thought that the Master was behaving ‘weird;’ because they wished Him to remain with them physically forever. Jesus does know what is best for us and He did not want to limit His physical reach to only His disciples in Galilee where He was known as Jesus of Nazareth around the region. He knew it was better for him to go to heaven and send the Holy Spirit so that He lives in every believer’s heart. The power of the Holy Spirit was to guide the disciples to spread the Truth of the kingdom of God to every part of the world. Jesus prepared his disciples for his ascension into heaven. This Sunday we celebrate Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. It is better for all of us to understand the will of The Father, once we have accomplished our mission on earth, we too follow Him where He has prepared a place for us. He is the head and we; His members hope to follow. Jesus has not abandoned us. We have His promise to us saying, “I am with you always, even to the end of the world.” (Mt 28:20) He has gone ahead to prepare a place for us so that we His disciples may be where He is. As we celebrate the Lord’s return to the Father in heaven, we are being commissioned to go forth and proclaim the Gospel of life and love, of hope and peace by the witness of our lives. It is the day of hope and encouragement, commitment to be true Disciples of Christ everywhere we go, beginning with our family and our parish. After the Ascension of the Lord, the disciples returned to Jerusalem with great joy. They received the final blessing, they felt assurances of the Lord’s presence and though physically absent, Jesus was still present, present even in the pain and sorrow they underwent. We too are blessed with His presence and He is with us as we go through these difficult times in our life and faith. He is present when we read the Scripture and meditate upon it, when we pray earnestly without failing. He promises to empower us with the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit, we must learn to be humble and let the Holy Spirit lead the way. I am going to start the nine days novena to the Holy Spirit from Friday (May 22nd) to celebrate the Feast of Pentecost to guide me and my parishioners to the right path of faith, wisdom, and knowledge. This month is the month of Mother Mary, let us pray the Rosary every day and let us ask her intercession to grant us the gift of the Holy Spirit and renew the face of the earth. By His Ascension, Christ has not deserted us but has made it possible for the Holy Spirit to enter all times and places. In this way it is possible for each of us to be transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit, to become the instrument of Christ. Like Saint Paul, I would like to exhort my parishioners to live in a manner worthy of our calling. Saint Paul prays over the Community of Ephesians saying, “May God enlighten the eyes of your hearts so that you may know the great hope to which you have been called.” (Ephesians 4:4-13) This feast of Ascension of the Lord reminds us of our call and mission to become the Mystical Body of Christ, to go and make disciples of all nations. Alleluia!

Fr. Joachim Lepcha

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH May 24, 2020

“Yo estoy con ustedes hasta el fin del mundo” (Mt 28:20)

Jesus nos ama y él siempre quiere darnos cosas mejores como él nos prometió. Él les da seguridad a sus discípulos diciendo, "Pero Yo les digo la verdad: les conviene que Yo me vaya”. (Juan 16:7) Los discípulos no entendieron lo que era mejor para ellos. Estaban preocupados y confundidos, solo pensando en ellos mismos, ellos pensaron que el señor actuaba un poco raro. Ellos deseaban que se quedara con ellos por siempre. Jesus sabe lo que es mejor para nosotros y no quería imitar su tocar físico a solo los de Galilea donde él fue conocido como Jesus de Nazaret. Él sabía que era mejor que él se fuera al cielo y mandar el Espíritu Santo para que el viva en el corazón de todo aquel que crea en él. El poder del espíritu santo era guiar a los discípulos a propagar la verdad del reino de Dios a todas las partes del mundo. Jesus preparo a sus discípulos para su ascensión al cielo. Este domingo celebramos la solemnidad de la ascensión del señor. Es mejor para todos entender la voluntad del señor, una vez que hayamos cumplido nuestra misión aquí en la tierra, nosotros también lo seguiremos donde él ha preparado un lugar para nosotros. Él es la cabeza y nosotros sus miembros que esperamos seguirlo. Jesus no nos ha abandonado. Tenemos su promesa hacia nosotros diciendo, “Yo estoy con ustedes hasta el fin del mundo” (Mt 28:20). Él ha preparado un lugar para nosotros, para que así nosotros sus discípulos podamos estar donde él está. Celebrando el regreso de nuestro señor al padre allá en el cielo, estamos siendo encargados de ir hacia delante y proclamar el Evangelio de vida y amor, de esperanza y paz del testigo en nuestras vidas. Es el día de esperanza y ánimo, el compromiso de ser verdaderos discípulos de cristo donde quiera que vayas, empezando con nuestra familia y nuestra parroquia. Después de la ascensión del señor, los discípulos regresaron a Jerusalén con gran alegría. Ellos recibieron la bendición final, ellos sintieron al señor presente aunque no en físico, pero Jesus estaba presente aun, presente en el dolor y el sufrimiento que pasaron. Nosotros también estamos bendecidos con su presencia y él está con nosotros mientras pasamos estos tiempos difíciles en nuestra vida y fe. Él está presente cuando leemos las escrituras y meditamos en ellas, cuando oramos formalmente y sin fallar. El promete empoderarnos con la presencia del Espíritu Santo, debemos aprender a ser humildes y dejar que el Espíritu Santo nos guie. Yo empezare la novena al Espíritu Santo desde el viernes (Mayo 22) para celebrar la Fiesta del Pentecostés para que me guie y también a mis feligreses hacia el camino correcto de Fe, sabiduría y conocimiento. Este mes es el Mes de la Virgen Maria, oremos el rosario a diario y pidamos por su intercesión para que nos conceda el regalo del Espíritu Santo y renueve la faz de la tierra. Por su ascensión, cristo no nos ha desertado pero ha hecho posible que el espíritu santo entre a todo lugar y a toda hora. De esta manera es posible que cada uno sea transformado por el poder del Espíritu Santo, para ser un instrumento de cristo. Como San Paulo quiero exhortarles a mis feligreses de vivir de tal manera que sean dignos del llamado. San Paulo ora sobre la comunidad de Efesios diciendo, “Que el señor ilumine los ojos de tu corazón paraqué conozcas la gran esperanza a la cual has sido llamado” (Efesios 4:4-13). La fiesta de la Ascensión del señor nos recuerda de nuestro llamado y misión para convertirnos en el cuerpo místico de Cristo, para ir y hacer discípulos a todas las naciones. ¡Aleluya!

P. Joachim Lepcha

PRAYERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY DURING COVID-19

∗ For the health and safety of all our communities families.

∗ All people who work in the medical field or are first responders so that they are able to continue to serve our communities with health and safety.

∗ We pray so that God may protect us during these difficult times.

∗ We ask that God may have mercy on us and send his healing power upon everyone who is sick.

∗ We pray for those who are suffering of COVID-19 and for the end of COVID-19.

∗ For the priests of our parish Fr. Martin Gonzalez and Fr. Joachim Lepcha

∗ Pray for all students at home, studying online to stay strong and motivated.

∗ For all who are quarantined at home, may God help them be patient , stay in prayer and stay safe.

∗ We pray that our community may see God’s love and mercy during these difficult times.

∗ We ask that God may keep healthy all those families who are quarantined at home and for those who are still working during COVID-19.

We also pray for the sick and deceased of our community:

For The sick: • Henry Ramirez • Roberta Penafuerte • Phil Abejar • Thomas Harris • Vanessa Sanchez • Betty Mass • Timothy Hunt • June Inman • Trishe Jensen • Robert Armas • Ann Didier • Andre Quiniones • Gonzalo Valenzuela • Raquel Ramirez • Marion Stone • Pablo Lozado • Manuel Reyes • Michelle Wincshel • Patsy Mcgraw • Gianni Buentello

For the Deceased: • Jose Alonso † • John Gatt † • Tobias Clum † • Miguel Huerta †

• Martin Bracamonte †

• Peter Mcdonald †

• Consuelo Nuñez†

• Nicholas Villarreal †

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH May 24, 2020

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH May 24, 2020

Offering (Envelopes) /Ofertorio (Sobres)

$3,510.00 Offering (Loose) /Ofertorio (Suelto)

$890.00

TOTAL $8,248.20

Amount Needed/Cantidad Necesitada

$17,000.00

Shortfall/Defecit

-$8,751.80

Building Fund/ Fondo de Edificio $351.00

Online Giving/ $3,848.20

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CONTRIBUTIONS|CONTRIBUCIONES 4/17/2020

KEEP SUPPORTING THE CHURCH DURING COVID-19

Church still pays utilities, insurance, staff, and other bills. Without your support the church can’t function. Please consider maintaining your donations by mail or online giving. There will be donations drop off boxes around the church. You may also drop off in the rectory mailbox chute. Or online giving at http://myowngiving.com/Default.aspx?cid=721

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La pornografía infantil es un tipo de explotación sex-ual infantil, que incluye una serie de actividades ile-gales y abusivas que controlan y usan a los niños para propósitos sexuales. Cada año, el Centro Nacional de Niños Perdidos y Explotados revisa 25 millones de imágenes relativas a la pornografía infantil. Usted puede ayudar, reportando lugares donde pueden ha-ber niños perdidos al 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678). Los operadores están disponibles 24 horas los siete días de la semana. Para obtener más infor-mación, por favor visite https://lacatholics.org/did-you-know/.

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