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St. Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Parish Community Sat. Oct. 20, 2018 9:30 To Honor St. Lorenzo Ruiz, The Family Man, The Missionary, The Martyr, The Victor, The Pilgrim Devotee On His Canonization Week The St. Lorenzo Ruiz Parish Community INVITES YOU TO ITS FIRST TRIDUUM CELEBRATION OF THE CANONIZATION AND LIFE OF ST. LORENZO RUIZ Thurs. Oct. 18, 2018 4:30-9:00 pm Fri. Oct. 19, 2018 4:30-9:00 pm Sat. Oct. 20, 2018 9:30-2:30 pm Concelebrated Mass presided by His Excellency, The Most Reverend David O’Connell, D.D. St. Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Parish Community “Where Earth meets Heaven” Our Mission Statement As a welcoming community, we celebrate our life, conscious of our multi-ethnic traditions, vowing unity with Christ in our multi-cultural differences. We usher in our lives (being evangelized) and proclaim (as evangelizers) the reign of God as Priests, Prophets and Kings, and in so doing, we celebrate our discipleship in Christ Jesus. We extol “being Church” through the formation of Small Faith Communities as a way of life in being priests, prophets and kings; thus, we become economically stable and self-reliant as we give special attention and solicitude to our youth and the needy. “They were faithful to the teaching of the apostles, the common life of sharing, the breaking of bread and the prayers.” (Acts 2:42) Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 14, 2018 The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword. -- Hebrews 4:12a Read the Word of God daily… RCIA (the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) RCIA prepares adults to receive one or more of the Sacraments of Initiation. The Sacraments of Initiation are Baptism, Confirmation, and First Eucharist [Communion]. RCIA also prepares adult to be received into the Catholic Church if they have been baptized in another Christian church. If a person was baptized as a Catholic but never received First Eucharist and/or Confirmation, they can also be a part of the RCIA. We are inviting parishioners who are fully initiated members of our parish to become involved in the RCIA as sponsors. This is a great way to grow in your faith. Please also contact Bob Kondrath if you would like to participate as a sponsor. RCIA sessions meet every Sunday starting with attending the Liturgy of the Word at the 10.30 am Mass. If you, or someone you know, are interested in becoming a fully initiated member of the Catholic Church, please contact Bob Kondrath at the parish office at (909) 595- 9545 or email [email protected]. TOGETHER, WE BELONG October—Respect Life Month Faithful Hearts— …...40 Days for Life SLR Special Needs Ministry THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF ABORTION Seeing the face of God in each of our unique abilities 40 Days for Life is the largest internationally coor- dinated pro-life mobilization in history, helping people in local communities end the injustice of abortion through: Prayer & Fasting, Community Outreach & Peaceful Vigil. Want to end abortion? If you do, the first thing you must do is pray. Prayer is at the center of 40 Days for Life. During each campaign, we are calling on people of faith across the nation … and around the world … to fall on their knees before the Lord, asking Him to hear our plea and heal our land. Pray outside an abortion facility. Pray at church. Pray at work. Pray in the car. Pray at home with your family. TAKE A STAND FOR LIFE From September 26 to November 4, our commu- nity will take part in 40 Days for Life … a ground- The Faithful Hearts Ministry including breaking, coordinated international mobilization. We pray that, with God’s help, this will mark the several volunteers led by sisters Emily & beginning of the end of abortion in our city — and Roree had their first class last Sun. Oct 7th. beyond. The group enjoyed music and fellowship. Parishioners and friends are invited to participate in prayer at the site of Planned Parenthood in West Please join the next class on Covina. VIGIL LOCATION—WEST COVINA Sunday, Nov. 11 at 10:00am Public right-of-way outside Family Planning Associates Vellucci Hall 1135 South Sunset Avenue West Covina, California ♥TOGETHER, WE BELONG♥ For more info, please contact Thelma Sison For more info, please contact Bong or Cara at Phone: 909-595-9545 the Parish Office 909-595-9545. Or visit online: 40daysforlife.com St. Paul VI and St. Oscar Romero——Pray for us! Its official! POPE SAINT PAUL VI and SAINT OSCAR ROMERO—canonized Oct. 14th! Giovanni Battista Montini was born near Brescia in northern Italy on Sept. 26, 1897, the second of three sons. In 1954, Father Mortini was names Archbishop of Milan and became the first of 23 Cardi- nals named by Pope John XXIII in 1958. He wrote seven papal encyclicals, includ- ing Humanae Vitae, which expounded on the value and dignity of human life and, more controversially, reaffirmed the Church’s ban on contraconception. Pope Paul VI died on August 6, 1978. He was beatified by Pope Francis on October 19, Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was born into a large family on August 15, 1917 in the small town of Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador. He entered the seminary at age fourteen and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of San Salva- dor in 1942. Recognizing the power of radio, his Sunday sermons were broadcast to peasant farmers who taught they were unwelcome in the churches. In 1977, he was the surprising choice to be the new Archbishop of San Salvador. From his cathedral pulpit Archbishop Romero became the voice of the voiceless poor. He continued to use the radio broadcast of his Sunday homilies to tell people what was happening throughout the country, to talk about the role of the church, and to offer his listeners hope. Soon, the Archbishop became the target of the Salvadoran government’s anger. On March 24, 1980, he was gunned down by an unknown assassin while celebrating Mass in a small hospital chapel. Only moments before his death, Romero had spoken these prophetic words: “Those who surrender to the service of the poor through love of Christ will live like the grain of wheat that dies...The harvest comes because of the grain that dies.” Pope John Paul bestowed upon him the title of “Servant of God”. In Feb 2015, Pope Francis declared Archbishop Ro- mero a martyr. The Church formally beatified him on May 23, 2015, and he was canonized on October 14, 2018. Archdiocesan Capital Campaign — Called to Renew Karl & Jacque Pearson head our parish campaign with the Core Group. Let us join them…. Members of the Core Group and Ministry leaders & volunteers meet weekly to plan campaign —-CALLED TO RENEW. St. Lorenzo chosen as one of the pilot parishes and expected to raise $1,155,000 in 5 years. The campaign has started and will fully launch Called to Renew on OCTOBER 27 & 28 St. Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Parish Community The Immaculate Conception Ministy Cordially invites you to the preparation for the Consecra- tion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. To our Lady's heart God has entrusted the unity and peace of the world. This consecration was requested from our Lord through our Lady of Fatima. Through this consecration we will unite our hearts to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In order to receive this gift from Heaven, it's important to consecrate to her Immaculate Heart. The conse- th cration will be on Saturday, December 8 at the 8:00am Mass. In order to be consecrated, it is necessary to have a 33 day self preparation. We will have an orientation that will be held on November 3 in the St. Luke's room at 12:00pm to 2:00pm for English and 2:30pm- 4:30pm for Spanish. The book will be available for purchase on this day for $8.00. REGISTER SOON! Please register before Saturday, November 3rd . For more information and to register please call: Luis & Judith Vargas (909)489-2136 Carmen (909) 595-1366 Rosy (626) 709-7247 There will be a sign in sheet in the church. DIACONATE CORNER Many people don’t know exactly what deacons are or how they fit into the Church. This article provides five reasons why we need permanent deacons in the Church right now, but before we do that let’s look at the dif- ferences between transitional and permanent deacons and the three degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Transitional Versus Permanent Deacons Transitional deacons are seminarians in training to become priests. Hence, their intent is to eventually receive the next degree of Holy Orders after they are ordained deacons. Permanent deacons are men, usually married, whose intent is to receive only the first degree of Holy Orders, that of the diaconate. The Sacrament and rite of ordination for all deacons, whether transitional or permanent, is the same, except for the vow of celibacy which married men do not recite during the ordination ceremony. (source: thosecatholicmen.com) (continued next week) October is the month devoted to our Blessed Mother particularly through the Shine to Shrine News Devotion of the Holy Rosary Please join the community in continuing to pray W A N T E D the daily rosary AFTER the 7:00am & 7:00pm Monday—Friday Holy objects (statues, rosaries, medals, 8:00am & 5:00pm Saturday Masses etc.) that need to be blessed. Bring 6:30pm Sunday Mass them to Church for blessing on Thursday, October 18 at the 7PM Mass Little children, the elderly, and people with developmental disabilities to OFFER FLOWERS for the Blessed Mother and St.
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