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SAINT DENIS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY !! 2151 S. Diamond Bar Blvd., Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Phone (909) 861-7106 Fax (909) 861-2697 www.stdenis.org PASTORAL OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 am-9:00 pm Monday-Friday 8:00 am-8:00 pm Saturday 7:30 am-7:30pm - Sunday PASTOR: Rev. Msgr. James J. Loughnane, P.A. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION / CONFESSION Fridays: 7:00-8:00 pm PAROCHIAL VICARS: Fr. Sev Kuupuo Saturdays: 4:00-5:00 pm and 8:00-8:30 pm Fr. Vincent Arogyaswamy Eve of First Friday & Holy Day: 4:00-4:30 & 7:00-7:30 pm Also by appointment. DEACON COUPLES: Thomas F. & Mary LeDonne BAPTISMS Dennis & Christina Shin Catechesis: Last Friday at 7:30 pm in Potthoff Hall for Parents and Sponsors LITURGY SCHEDULE ***Baptismal Catechesis must be completed by parents and Godparents prior to Baptism. Saturday: 7:30 am Sacrament: Every Sunday at 3:00 pm Sunday: 5:30 pm (Vigil),6:15, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am, 12:00, 1:30 & 5:30 pm Please call Pastoral Office to make arrangements. Monday - Friday: 6:30, 8:00 am & 6:30 pm Holy Days: 6:30 pm (Vigil), 6:30, 8:00 am, 12:10 & 6:30 pm SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY Contact the parish at least six (6) months in advance of your Morning Prayer: Monday-Friday, 6:10 am & 7:40 am wedding date. Saturday, 7:10 am SICK CALLS Evening Prayer: Monday-Friday, 6:10 pm Please call anytime. DEVOTIONS Rosary: Monday-Friday, Following 8:00 am Mass PRIESTLY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS Saturday, Following 7:30 am Mass Archdiocesan Director Fr. Stephen Davoren (213) 637-7515 Associate Director Fr. Sam Ward Novena: Wednesday, Following 6:30, 8:00 am & 6:30 pm Masses St. Denis Parish Reps. Celia Flores Adoration: Every Friday, Following 8:00 am Mass Msgr. James J. Loughnane, P.A. Concluding with Holy Hour at 9:30pm This Church is our heavenly Father’s house, a place of solace and grace, so feel at home here. Enter reverently, pray quietly, sing joyfully, listen attentively, give cheerfully, and come back gladly. If you are new to our Community: WELCOME! Please register with us. If you are visiting, please remain a few minutes and get acquainted. As members of St. Denis Catholic Community we are called to grow in our commitment as disciples of Jesus Christ through Prayer, Worship and Stewardship, Formation and Evangelization, Education and Outreach. CONTACTS & RESOURCES PASTORAL STAFF DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL SERVICES Petita Virata - ext. 119 Judie Palero - ext. 115 Therese Martinez - ext 121 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS STEWARDSHIP & DEVELOPMENT Desiree Natividad - ext. 118 DIRECTORS OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS - ext 110 Jocelyn Torres, Jennifer Bernert , [email protected] Blake Aceves, Alexa Calvelo, Gelton Morada - ext. 118 Damaris Chavez, Ricky San Juan DIRECTOR OF DIRECTOR OF CONFIRMATION / [email protected] LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION & RCIA POST CONFIRMATION / YOUTH MINISTRY Angie Perez - ext. 116 DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Celia Flores - ext. 243 [email protected] Kathy Ritza - ext. 242 [email protected] ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR [email protected] Merle Guinn - ext. 117 ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR [email protected] Lalaine Escobar - ext. 241 Vicky Barbilla - ext. 240 [email protected] YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY [email protected] COORDINATOR DIRECTORS OF MUSIC Michael Ramirez - ext 244 Carlos Cardenas - Music Coordinator for DIRECTORS OF MAINTENANCE [email protected] Adult & Youth Choir Juan Avila [email protected] Jorge Cervantes IT PROJECTS COORDINATOR Christine Lang - Children’s Choir George Salazar Jo Ann Goswitz Tom Cuccio - Contemporary Choir [email protected] ext 124 Joe Manahan - Filipino Choir MINISTRIES & ORGANIZATIONS ALTAR SERVERS LGBT MINISTRY BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY Patrick Dempsey - 860-4271 Jenny Naughton - 896-8362 Carina Teng - 626-675-8170 BETHANY MINISTRY CATHOLIC MEN’S FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SERVICE Cecilia Holling Michael Kellogg - 860-1332 Elizabeth Fan - [email protected] COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN CURSILLO DIVINE MERCY PROMOTERS Barbara Northam - 861-6727 Les Strahm - (951) 427-3598 Marilee Morada - 623-5107 EUCHARIST TO THE SICK EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS FINANCE COUNCIL CHAIR Jack Ruehlman - 860-1930 Donna Baines-860-5510 Gilbert Rivera - 396-0405 GOLF CLUB ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Winston Samson - 595-3797 Roxanne Perry - 626-336-4956 Ernie Yanez - 562-760-1175 LECTORS LEGION OF MARY Adri Estrada - 714-343-9601 LITURGY Mary Ann Berntsen 568-5791 Msgr. James J. Loughnane, P.A. MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER ORGANISTS/PIANISTS PASTORAL COUNCIL Victor and Jo Natividad Dr. Patrick Rogers / Julianne Choi [email protected] Tony Shatola - 525-8771 QUEEN OF PEACE LIFE, JUSTICE & PEACE PROJECT RACHEL Felicita “Baby” Samson Bea Yary & Gerry Hughes Jennifer Chisholm - 595-1347 ADULT CONFIRMATION SPECIAL NEEDS MINISTRY VOCATIONS Angie Perez Kathy Ritza - ext. 242 Celia Flores - 861-7106 SACRISTAN [email protected] SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN Roxana Polio [email protected] Patrick Lowe USHERS ALTAR SOCIETY Juan & Linda Pena - 861-4036 Jennifer Chisholm THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER ST. DENIS 04-10-16 I hope you are all having a beautiful Founding of the Parish on Pentecost Sunday, May 15 at the Easter Season. It began at the Easter 1:30PM Mass, with a reception in the Courtyard after Mass. Many Vigil and continues for fifty days up to the people have also been asking for a Ministry Faire and we decided feast of Pentecost which falls on May 15. that would be a good day to hold one. We will begin at 7:00AM and That is also known as the birthday of the continue throughout the day to 5:00PM. This is an opportunity for Church when Jesus gathered with his you to recall and answer your baptismal call by becoming involved in disciples in the Upper Room in Jerusalem and the Holy Spirit the Mission and Ministry of the Parish. In the second page of our descended upon them in the form of tongues of fire. It was from Sunday bulletin, you will find our Mission Statement which tells you there that the Apostles went out to bring the message of Jesus to their who we are and what we are about. sisters and brothers. That mission and ministry have continued for the past two thousand years and will continue to the end of time. This is After Mass on Easter Sunday, the Parish gave out about seventeen what Evangelization and the New Evangelization is all about. hundred copies of the book entitled “Beautiful Mercy,” the Perfect Companion for the Year of Mercy. I hope you have begun to read it. As I have mentioned a number of times since the final quarter of 2014, On Thursday, April 28, I have scheduled a meeting in the hall for all the Catholic Leadership Institute from Pennsylvania has who took a copy of the book and we will discuss the Seven Corporal presented several programs throughout the United States of America Works of Mercy. That is the first Eighty Nine Pages. We will discuss including our own Archdiocese, through programs like Good Leaders, those Works of Mercy that evening beginning at 7:15PM and Good Shepherds; Tending the Talents, and finally and more concluding at 8:45PM. In the meantime, please read the book and recently Parish Missionary Disciples. These are people from eight come prepared to share and to hear others share the contents of parishes within the San Gabriel Pastoral Region. Each parish was those chapters. We will discuss the Spiritual Works of Mercy on invited to select a group of eight members and have them Thursday, May 26, at the same hours and at the same venue. participate in a twelve-month training and formation. At St. Denis, we actually had nine people go through the education and formation. The children of our Parish will receive their First Holy Eucharist on That phase of the training and formation will prepare all of us to Saturday, May 7 at 9:00 and 11:30AM. I want to congratulate them, become witnesses to the faith and evangelizers in our interaction with thank their parents and catechists for preparing them. It is extremely our sisters and brothers in our Faith Community. We were all important that parents are always there, mentoring your children and commissioned on Tuesday, February 23 here at St. Denis by showing them the way to the Lord. It does not make sense if you are Bishop David O’Connell. trying to have your children receive First Eucharist and you- yourself are just approaching the altar for a blessing. In so doing, you are We are now trying to grow the membership of the Parish giving mixed and confusing messages to your children. Missionary Disciples by having each member find seven others. We will then meet once a month beginning on Thursday, April 14 The Youth of the Parish will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation from 7:15-9:15PM and we will begin with Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa’s from Bishop David O’Connell on Saturday, May 21 at 9:00AM and book entitled “Navigating the New Evangelization.” He was 1:00PM. I want to congratulate them, their parents and catechists. Spiritual Director to Pope Benedict XVI and a member of the Capuchin This is a time to make a commitment to Jesus and His Church by Franciscan Community. We will study, reflect on and discuss the first attending Mass every week. I have been told several times by four chapters at our first meeting. If you are interested in being one of children and by youth that their parents do not take them to Church; in the Missionary Disciples, please call me immediately for an fact some even go so far as to say that their parents do not want to interview before Wednesday, April 13.