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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.

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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

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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

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Fifth Sunday of Easter May 17, 2020

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH May 17, 2020

Julian Vallejo † Roy Villa Agustin † Isabel Vazquez † Lea Marie Schefsky †

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

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22 -18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20 Friday: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday: Acts 1:12-14; Ps 27:1, 4, 7-8; 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 17:1-11a

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: Hechos 16:11-15; Sal 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Martes: Hechos 16:22-34; Sal 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Miercoles: Hechos 17:15, 22 -18:1; Sal 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Jueves: Hechos 1:1-11; Sal 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20 Viernes: Hechos 18:9-18; Sal 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 Sabado: Hechos 18:23-28; Sal 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Domingo: Hechos 1:12-14; Sal 27:1, 4, 7-8; 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 17:1-11a

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH May 17,2020

I will not leave you orphaned

“I will not leave you orphaned.” says Jesus to his Apostles. (John 4:15-21) He lived with them for three years, they listened to His teachings, and they had witnessed the wonderful miracles He wrought: calming the stormy sea, feeding the hungry multitudes and raising the dead back to life. They encountered Him after His resurrection for forty days as He appeared to them. He built their trust and confidence in Him. Now He was to return to his Father; bid them farewell and take His leave. Jesus has accomplished His earthly mission and He had to prepare His disciples to carry out His mission on earth. When He left, they felt lost and lonely, forsaken, and forgotten. Isn’t this the way we too feel at times especially during our World crises? We feel orphaned. God seems so far away and even when we pray, He seems so distant and deaf. We feel we have been left to tend for ourselves. We feel we are struggling alone, and we are tempted to think that we are praying in a void. Even the apostles had trouble in their hearts. “I will not leave you orphaned.” These words of Jesus are so comforting and consoling to us. He does not leave us orphaned. He is with us as He promised to be even to the end of time, giving us his Spirit as our Advocate to plead our cause and fight our case. Kings and empires have risen and fallen, crises and catastrophes have hit the Church, and through it all the Church has emerged, safe and strong because of God. The Holy Spirit took charge after the ascension of Jesus to heaven to carry on the work of salvation on earth. Before ascending to heaven, Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, so that the Holy Spirit may guide the new Church formed by the Apostles and believers to spread of the Kingdom of God. How is it going to work? We find the witnesses of the power of the Holy Spirit in the first and seconding readings of the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Baptised Samaritans received the anointing of the Holy Spirit by the imposition of hands by the apostles Peter and John (Acts 8:14-17) because it had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. They became ever active and bold in service to one another and the joy of preaching, making possible for us believers to lead a God-fearing life, to live courageously during opposition and persecution. (1 Peter 3:15-18) In the last supper discourse (John 14:15-18) Jesus promises a gift of the Holy Spirit, and He will continue His presence to us in the Church through the Sacraments. He instructs us through His teachings and illumine our minds to receive deeper knowledge of our faith to defend it powerfully. He will guide us properly in our practice of true Christian love. The Holy Spirit will enable us to become strong and will come to our aid to give us strength to make difficult and painful decisions. Like the baptised Samaritans, we continually remain thankful to God in Jesus and the hope of our resurrection; He gave us the reason to respect one another and to have reverence to God. This week let us pray that the trials we have faced in the past few months, the suffering we continue to endure, will not hold back the life of the Holy Spirit in us. The Joy of the Gospel will be in us and we in the Lord. With the Psalmist, let us say, “Let all the earth cry out to God with Joy” (Ps. 66:1)

Fr. Joachim Lepcha

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH May 17, 2020

No te dejare desamparado

“No te dejare desamparado” dice el señor a sus apóstoles. (Juan 4:15-21)El vivió con ellos por tres años, ellos escucharon sus enseñanzas, y fueron testigos de sus milagros maravillosos. El moldeo: calmando la tormenta en el mar, alimentando la multitud hambrienta y resucitando a los muertos. Lo encontraron a él después de su resurrección porque él se presentaba a ellos. El ayudo a que crearan su confianza y la seguridad en él. Ahora el regresara al padre, les dijo adiós y pidió que tomaran su lugar. Jesus ha logrado su misión aquí en la tierra, preparo y le pidió a sus discípulos que continuaran con su misión aquí en la tierra. Cuando él se fue, ellos se sintieron perdidos, confundidos, abandonados y olvidados. Así también nos llegamos a sentir nosotros y especialmente durante este tiempo de crisis mundial. Nos sentimos desamparados. Dios parece estar tan lejos incluso cuando oramos, parece estar tan lejos o hasta sordo. Sentimos que nos ha olvidado o dejado y tenemos que consolarnos nosotros mismos. Sentimos que estamos batallando solos y estamos tentados a pensar que estamos haciendo oraciones vacías, en vano o sin respuesta. Hasta los apóstoles tenían conflictos en sus corazones. “No te dejare desamparado”. Estas palabras de Jesus son tan confortables y tan consoladoras para nosotros. Él no nos deja desamparados. Él está con nosotros, el prometió el estar con nosotros hasta el final de los tiempos, dándonos su espíritu como nuestro abogado para pedir por nuestras causas y también pelear por ellas. Reyes e imperios se han levantado y se han caído, crisis y catástrofes han caído a la iglesia, y por ella toda la iglesia ha salido sanos y fuertes por Dios. El espíritu Santo tomo cargo después de la ascensión de Jesus al cielo para así poder seguir con su trabajo aquí en la tierra. Antes de ascender al cielo, Jesus prometió mandar al espíritu santo el día de Pentecostés, para que así el espíritu santo guie la nueva iglesia formada por los apóstoles y los que creen en compartir el reino de Dios. ¿Cómo va a servir esto? Encontramos los testigos del poder del espíritu santo en las primeras y segundas lecturas del sexto Domingo de Pascua. Samaritanos bautizados recibieron al espíritu santo por la imposición de manos de los apóstoles Pedro y Juan (Hechos 8:14-17) porque aún no estaba en ellos, solo fueron bautizados en el nombre de nuestro Señor. Fueron activos y audaces en servicio hacia el uno al otro y con la alegría de compartir la palabra, haciendo que los que crean en el vivieran una vida sin temor a Dios, que vivieran una vida de valentía durante un tiempo de oposición y persecución. (1 Pedro 3:15-18). En la ultima cena (Juan 14:15-18) Jesus promete el regalo del espíritu santo, y el continuara su presencia en la iglesia por los sacramentos. Él nos instruye por sus enseñanzas e ilumina nuestras mentes para recibir un conocimiento profundo de nuestra fe para poder defenderla poderosamente. Él nos guiara apropiadamente en nuestra práctica del amor verdadero cristiano. El espíritu santo nos habilita a ser fuertes y vendrá a nuestro rescate para darnos fuerza para poder tomar decisiones difíciles y dolorosas.Como los samaritanos bautizados, nosotros continuamente nos mantenemos con agradecimiento con Dios en Jesus y con la esperanza de resurrección, el nos dio la razón del respetarnos el uno al otro y tener reverencia hacia Dios. Esta semana oremos por las pruebas con las que nos hemos enfrentado estos meses pasados y el sufrimiento que continuamos pasando, no debemos de reprimir al espíritu santo en nosotros. La alegría del evangelio estará en nosotros y el en nosotros. Con el salmista, digamos, “Las obras del señor son admirables” (Salmo 65:1)

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 17, 2020

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH May 17, 2020

Offering (Envelopes) /Ofertorio (Sobres)

$5,530.00 Offering (Loose) /Ofertorio (Suelto)

$1,680.00

TOTAL $12,391.00 Amount Needed/Cantidad Necesitada

$17,000.00

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-$4,609.00 Building Fund/ Fondo de Edificio

$770 .00

Online Giving/ $5,181.00

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CONTRIBUTIONS|CONTRIBUCIONES 4/10/2020

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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DID YOU KNOW? Protect young people from cyberbullying

Cyberbullying can happen at any time, on any online platform. It can take many forms – cruel direct messages, threatening emails, mean texts, shared photos, and more. Victims of cyber-bullying often suffer from anxiety and depression, and their self-esteem can be diminished. They may be reluctant to talk about bullying, so parents need to be on top of all their children’s online activities. Asking questions and getting information about popular apps and sites will help, too. For more information, get a copy of the VIRTUS® article “Cyber-Bullying: Protecting Young People from Technology Dangers” at https://lacatholics.org/did-you-know/.

¿SABÍAS QUE?Proteja a los jóvenes del acoso o “bullying” cibernético

El acoso (bullying) cibernético puede ocurrir en cualquier momento, en cualquier plataforma en línea. Puede tomar muchas formas, como mensajes crueles directos, correos electrónicos amenazadores, textos agresivos, fotos compartidas y más. Las víctimas de acoso cibernético a menudo sufren de ansiedad y depresión, y su autoestima puede disminuir. Es posible que se muestren reacios a hablar sobre el acoso escolar, por lo que los padres de familia deben estar al tanto de todas las actividades en línea de sus hijos. Los padres de familia pueden buscar ayuda, preguntando y buscando información sobre aplicaciones y sitios populares. Para más información, obtenga una copia del artículo de VIRTUS® “Cyber-Bullying: Protecting Young People from Technology Dangers” (Acoso cibernético: protegiendo a los jóvenes de los peligros tecnológicos) en https://lacatholics.org/did-you-know/.

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