St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church 14085 Peyton Drive, Chino Hills, CA 91709 (909) 465-5503 ● FAX (909) 465-1683 E-mail: [email protected] ● Web site: sptacc.org OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT We, the people of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Faith Community, Baptized into Jesus Christ, formed by Word and Sacrament, and Empowered by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, Seek to be a visible sign of God’s love. We seek to build the Kingdom of God by: Using our unique gifts to minister to one another, Welcoming all and caring for those in need, Teaching our faith to others and Uniting in worship as a family with the Body of Christ. Dear Holy People of God: Fellow pilgrims, today’s gospel, Jesus tells us the drama of forgiveness that we should practice in our lives: Peter asked Jesus, “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.” The times we must forgive is told to us in number, “not seven times but seventy-seven times.” In other words, it’s “always” or “as long as it takes.” Jesus went beyond what was required by law, he removed all barriers that blocked the proactive act of forgiveness. For Jesus, forgiveness must emanate from the heart. It’s an act of love and must be unconditional. As long as the heart is beating, forgiveness is actively blessing; it never dies and it never ends. A product of forgiveness is “reconciliation-conversion.” Reconciliation is the charism of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette (MS). It’s a Religious Community that myself and Fr. Joseph belong. It’s an international religious congregation of priests and brothers, and was founded in response to the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at La Salette, France on September 19, 1846, to two children: Maximin Giraud and Melanie Calvat. The Blessed Virgin Mary – Our Lady of La Salette, has given us a message: one of RECONCILIATION - a call to conversion, which we continue to spread in 25 countries scattered around the world. In preparation for the 175th Anniversary of the Apparition of the Blessed Mother at La Salette, which will be on September 19, 2021, our Congregation proclaims September 19, 2020 - September 19, 2021 as “Marian Year.” It’s a year-long celebration with the theme: MARY, WAY of HOPE and PEACE AMONG CULTURES. This historic event “shall be celebrated in a spirit of synodality with the La Salette Family [the world over] and with the Bishops of the diocese where we work.” We hope that this “Marian Year” will become a “true source of grace for a spiritual, charismatic, pastoral and vocational renewal for every La Salette and the people we serve.” Our local celebration (La Salette California Cluster) will be on September 19, 2020, at Our Lady of Lourdes in Montclair, at 6:00 p.m. To join us in this “MARIAN YEAR,” is to take an effort to practice in our lives the “Eight Beatitudes of Reconciliation”: Reconciliation isn’t easy; it takes time and strength of character. Reconciliation isn’t an occasional act; it’s a constant attitude. Reconciliation isn’t denial; it’s saying, “I am sorry, I love you.” Reconciliation isn’t destructive; it’s rebuilding broken relationship. Reconciliation ensures conversion that leads to transfiguration. Reconciliation values the people rather than their faults. Reconciliation is giving people chance to create new beginnings. Reconciliation is allowing us to love forever-more. A reconciling blessings to all! Fr. Romy Seleccion, MS, Pastor Mass Intentions & Readings for the Week 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, September 12 Wednesday, September 16 1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18; Lk 6:43-49 1 Cor 12:31 — 13:13; Ps 33:2-5, 12, 22; Lk 7:31-35 The Most Holy Name of Mary; Ss. Cornelius and Cyprian Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 a.m. McGee Family, Josh Lopez, 4:00 p.m. †Allan Ruiz, †Nestor Diestro, †Shalla de Guzman, †Jose Jocson †Shalla de Guzman, †Adelaida Sande Thursday, September 17 6:30 p.m. For the People of the Parish, 1 Cor 15:1-11; Ps 118:1b-2, 16ab-17, 28; Lk 7:36-50 †Sara Jibaja, †Marcelo Lopez St. Robert Bellarmine Sunday, September 13 8:00 a.m. Conrad Mendoza, †Shalla de Guzman, Sir 27:30 — 28:7; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; †Manolito Panganiban, Jr., †Agnes Bok Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35 Friday, September 18 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 15:12-20; Ps 17:1bcd, 6-8b, 15; Lk 8:1-3 7:00 a.m. Agnes Hibbard, Sydney Tabares, Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) 5781 †Emiliana Reyes, †Robbie Ruiz, 8:00 a.m. Emily Chongco, †Jose Montemayor, †Janusz Spurgiasz, †Arnel Albay, †Shalla de Guzman, †Julietta Castillo †Presentacion Novicio, †Brigida Amparo Saturday, September 19 9:00 a.m. Alex Santos, †Catalina Aguila, 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49; Ps 56:10c-14; Lk 8:4-15 †Shalla de Guzman, †Zenaida Tabares St. Januarius; Blessed Virgin Mary Monday, September 14 4:00 p.m. Lota Cruz, †Edmund Pascual, Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1-2, 34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 †Romeo Cruz, †Shalla de Guzman The Exaltation of the Holy Cross 6:30 p.m. †Rebecca Rodriguez, †Martha Lopez 8:00 a.m. Gilbert & Zeny Ong, †Florencio Galvez, Sunday, September 20 †Sung Soo Chang, †Earl Lalicker Is 55:6-9; Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18; Phil 1:20c-24, 27a; Mt 20:1-16a Tuesday, September 15 th 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a; Ps 100:1b-5; 25 Sunday in Ordinary Time Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 7:00 a.m. For the People of the Parish, Our Lady of Sorrows Joe Bok, Morgan Scheerer, 8:00 a.m. Brianne Yoon, Nancy Lim †Fidel Fernandez, †Honey Parker, †Shalla de Guzman, †Salome Bustos, †Ramon Gomez, †Presentacion Novicio †Shalla de Guzman, †Vivian Marquez 9:00 a.m. Espejo Family, Josefina Lopez, † Deceased †Merlina de La Paz Lim, †Jose & Sofia Cordova Please PraY For: THE SICK AND SUFFERING: Ana Alvarado, Espiritu Ambeguia, Mon Barba, Carlos Barron, Leodi & Leni Basilio, Ashley Bautista, Gloria Berumen, Maria Bolanos, Ryan Carmona, Clara Chang, Erika Chuenaron, Marc Cordero, Maria Dalusong, Gus Davila, Jenny Dicar, John Eagan, Charlie Field, Wayne Fisher, Vanessa Garcia, Harvey & Patricia Geiss, Jose Guadalupe Guerrero, Romy Gulmatico, Liza Hernandez, Nahal Huffman, Marcelo Izquierdo, John Jauregui, Madelene Jimenez, Gonzalo Jurado, Leo De Leon, Marlene Lombardo, Carmelita Lunod, Fr. Michael Maher, ss.cc., John Martinez, Jr., Gerardo Medina, Celia Mendoza, Miriam Meza, Fr. Bill Moore, ss.cc., Alexis & Alexander Musni, Anita Musser, Fr. Pat O’Hagan, ss.cc., Jon Olayvar, Sonia Pacis, Candace Padilla, Phillip Padilla, Jose Pardo, Susie Pinter, Michael Rabina, Gloria Rogan, Dan Saldivar, Leonora Santos, Connie Schaeffer, Stephanie Tribe, Anna Valadez, Jess Valadez, Victor Vengua, Almario Vergara, James & Mary Watson, Sheila Williams and Sandy Wolfsberger. Deceased: Emma Maloney. The pregnant women and all the new moms of our Parish: Cassandra Porras and Theresa Slutsky. If you would like prayers, support, meals and a gift after your baby is born, contact Alexandra Latten Argosino at 707-416-3311, Elizabeth Ministry. September 13, 2020 Page 3 Please Note: Second Collection Due to the mandatory Priests’ Meeting with the Bishops this month, the Sacrament of THIS WEEKEND there will be a Second Reconciliation will NOT be celebrated on the for the 2020 Fall Combined Collection (FCC). following dates: We are called to be the Light of Hope! We Tuesday, September 15th can do that in such a beautiful way each fall Thursday, September 17th by supporting a special Collection known as the Fall Combined Collection. Our efforts to reach out to parishioners for support of NEXT WEEKEND IS MCF several worthy causes help us to live out the Works of Mercy and give to something We are continuing our Ministry Center bigger than ourselves. The four worthy Building Fund. Planning for the future ministries that benefit are: needs and utilization of the center is under review. • Church Among Black & Native Americans • Church in Latin America Thank you for supporting the • Church in Africa Ministry Center Fund!! • Catholic Home Missions. Make Checks Payable to: St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church or Diocese of San Bernardino. With the deadline to respond to the Census set Thank you for your generosity. to end on September 30th, Bishop Barnes and Bishop Rojas would like to remind you all to please take the time to complete the Census. This can be done by visiting: 2020Census.gov Participating in the Census is part of our call to practicing Faithful Citizenship. Should you have The Schedule of Mass Intentions for the month any questions of concerns, contact Abraham of October is now available. Contact the Parish Joven, Director of the Office of Advocacy, at Office to schedule an appointment. 909-475-5351. MERCY Dost thou wish to receive mercy? Show mercy to thy neighbor. —St. John Chrysostom Con la fecha límite para responder al censo que finaliza el 30 de septiembre, el Obispo Barnes y el Obispo Rojas desean recordarles a todos que tomen el tiempo para completar el Censo. Esto se puede hacer visitando la página web: 2020Census.gov. Participar en el Censo 24th Sunday in ordinary time es parte de nuestro llamado a la práctica de la Ciudadanía Fiel. Si tiene alguna pregunta o Forgive your neighbor’s injustice; inquietud, por favor comunicarse con Abraham then when you pray, Joven, Director de la Oficina de Advocacía al your own sins will be forgiven.