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

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

here you are home

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 1 Tm 2:1-8 Sep 18 Lk 7:1-10

Tuesday: 1 Tm 3:1-13 Sep 19 Lk 7:11-17

Wednesday: 1 Tm 3:14-16 Sep 20 Lk 7:31-35

Thursday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13 Sep 21 Mt 9:9-13

Friday: 1 Tm 6:2c-12 Sep 22 Lk 8:1-3

Saturday: 1 Tm 6:13-16 Sep 23 Lk 8:4-15

Sunday: Is 55:6-9 Sep 24 Phil 1:20c-24, 27a Mt 20:1-16a

Saturday, September 16 5:30 p.m. (D) Rose, Rosa & Ruth Maloles † (D) George Pimentel †

Sunday, September 17 7:00 a.m. (D) Mark Sarnecki † (D) Harold Sarnecki † 8:30 a.m. (D) Betty Geisel † (D) Emmanuel Datu † 10:15 a.m. St. Christopher Church Parishioners 12:00 p.m. (D) Anton Du Do † (D) Anna Ngat † 6:30 p.m. (D) Phero (Peter) Cuu † (D) Giuse & Teresa †

Monday, September 18 6:30 a.m. (D) Dominico & Anna † (D) Dominico, Giuse & Anna † 8:30 a.m. (D) Socorro Nuneza † (D) Amparo Gonzales †

Tuesday, September 19 6:30 a.m. Constancia Bragado (D) Maria & Joseph † 8:30 a.m. Rodrigo Maloles (D) Lucia & Canuto Santos †

Wednesday, September 20 6:30 a.m. (D) Dr. Gregorio Morales † For Peace 8:30 a.m. (D) Julio Esquivel † (D) Felipe L. De Pano †

Thursday, September 21 6:30 a.m. (D) Joseph & Maria † (D) Peter & Anna † 8:30 a.m. (D) Remedios Naranjo † (D) Maria Nung †

Friday, September 22 6:30 a.m. (D) Aleda Chu † (D) Anna Maria & Maria † 8:30 a.m. Andre & Adrian Agacer Ellimar Quiogue

Saturday, September 23 8:30 a.m. Sol Batacan (D) Maria Gladiola Gatia †

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 626-919-3735.

You, your family and friends are invited to attend the Italian Catholic Federation (ICF) next meeting on Tuesday, September 19th at 7:00 pm, in St. Dorothy Parish Hall. We will provide snacks and refreshments.

We invite you to join us in establishing the ICF at St. Dorothy. If you have any questions, please call Anne Interrante at 805-990-5725, or visit our website at www.icf.org. We look forward to seeing you on September 19th!

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Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

A reading from the Book of Sirach _ 27:30-28:7

Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the sinner hugs them tight. The vengeful will suffer the LORD's vengeance, for he remembers their sins in detail. Forgive your neighbor's injustice; then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven. Could anyone nourish anger against another and expect healing from the LORD? Could anyone refuse mercy to another like himself, can he seek pardon for his own sins? If one who is but flesh cherishes wrath, who will forgive his sins? Remember your last days, set enmity aside; remember death and decay, and cease from sin! Think of the commandments, hate not your neighbor; remember the Most High's covenant, and overlook faults.

The Word of the Lord.

Response: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12

R./ The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all my being, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. R./

He pardons all your iniquities, heals all your ills. He redeems your life from destruction, crowns you with kindness and compassion. R./

He will not always chide, nor does he keep his wrath forever. Not according to our sins does he deal with us, nor does he requite us according to our crimes. R./

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has he put our transgressions from us. R./

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans 14:7-9

Brothers and sisters: None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. For this is why Christ died and came to life, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

The Word of the Lord.

Response: Thanks be to God.

Alleluia, Alleluia. I give you a new commandment, says the Lord; love one another as I have loved you. Alleluia, Alleluia.

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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 18:21-35

Peter approached Jesus and asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive? As many as seven times?" Jesus answered, "I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants. When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount. Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt. At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.' Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan. When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount. He seized him and started to choke him, demanding, 'Pay back what you owe.' Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.' But he refused. Instead, he had the fellow servant put in prison until he paid back the debt. Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master and reported the whole affair. His master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to. Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?' Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt. So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives your brother from your heart."

The Gospel of the Lord. Response: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Your prayers are requested for the recovery of: 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.

PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

SUNDAY OFFERTORY ENVELOPE $7,721.50 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY OFFERTORY PLATE $5,290.08

TOTAL $13,011.58

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♦ Anita Gonzales

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

Amen.

Congratulations to James & Ann Grivich on their 50th wedding anniversary.

A Note of Thanks from Sam Stanton, Executive Director of Maryknoll Lay Missioners

It was a privilege to share the story and ministries of Maryknoll Lay Missioners with you the weekend of August 12-13. You are a lively and great parish community and give a visitor a very nice welcome. If you would like any further information about our mission organization, please go to www.mklm.org or call me directly at 914-819-8401. With gratitude in mission.

Welcome to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church

Hunter Van Casupanan Jacob C. Custodio Lucas An Pham

Matthew Binh Pham

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 714-904-7833.

We extend our sincere thanks and appreciation for your most generous donations toward those affected by the recent hurricanes and earthquake. May the good Lord richly reward and bless you.

St. Christopher Church

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October 8, 2017 Benefit Lunch & Musical Concert

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Dr. Jovanni Rey V. De Pedro (International Concert Pianist and Educator)

with his students from the University of Idaho

Lionel Hampton School of Music and special participation of St. Christopher

Adult/Youth Choirs, Cantors and additional surprises

Proceeds will go to St. Christopher Church Tabernacle Project

Contact: Trina 626-622-4258, Gen 626-922-3184, Sol 626-827-0490 or Julie 626-780-6221

Office of Family Life: Separated & Divorce Ministry

“HEALING HEARTS” SEPARATED & DIVORCED SUPPORT GROUP

Divorced or know anyone in your family divorced? The Surviving Divorce Program: Hope and Healing for the Catholic Family will bring hope and healing to those who have experienced the pain and loneliness of a broken marriage. Find comfort and counsel consistent with Catholic Church teachings.

Our group will be starting September 18, 2017 and will continue 1st and 3rd Monday of every month at 7:00-9:00 pm. Cost $25.00 for book and materials.

Where: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 740 S. Shamrock Avenue, Room 5A Monrovia, CA 91016

For information, contact: Julie at (626) 357-6508 or email: jmonell@la-archdiocese.org.

ST. CHRISTOPHER PARISH CELEBRATION

All are invited to join us at St. Christopher Church as we continue to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fatima. The Rosary will be recited in various languages of the community, followed by flower offering and reflection of the message of Fatima.

Friday, October 13, 2017

Solemn Fatima Centennial Celebration (Details to be announced at a later date.)

“The final battle between the Lord and the kingdom of Satan will be about marriage and family. Do not be afraid, because anyone who works for the sanctity of marriage and the family will always be fought and opposed in every way, because this is the decisive issue. However, Our Lady has already crushed his head.”

-Fatima Visionary Sister Lucia