MARY, MOTHER OF GOD JANUARY 1, 2017

St. Madeleine Catholic Church 931 E. Kingsley Ave., Pomona, CA 91767-5098

www.stmadeleinechurch.org Phone (909) 629-9495

Fax (909) 623-7148

ST. MADELEINE CATHOLIC SCHOOL

A Multi-Age Catholic School (Pre-K to 8)

935 E. Kingsley Avenue Pomona, CA 91767 (909) 623-9602

MISS MARIA IRMA JIMENEZ, PRINCIPAL

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FAITH * COLLEGE * CAREER * SERVICE * SAINT * HEAVEN

Father Manuel Leon Bravo, Administrator Monsignor Andrew Tseu, Pastor Emeritus

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday-Friday: 8:30am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-5:30pm

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 5:15pm Vigil Mass (English) 7pm Vigil Mass (Spanish)

Sunday: 7:30am (E), 9am (E), 11am (E) 12:30pm (S) 5:15pm (E) Weekdays: 8:15am

Holy Days: 7:00pm Vigil (S) 8:15am & 7:00pm (E)

DEVOTIONS: Wednesday: 9am Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help (English)

First Friday: 9am—8:30pm Blessed Sacrament Adoration 6pm Holy Hour 7pm Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart (Bilingual)

First Saturday: 8:15am

CONFESSIONS: Saturday at 3:30-4:45pm (or call the office for an appointment)

SICK CALLS: Please call the Church Office. FUNERALS: Please call the Church Office.

BAPTISMS: Arrangements must be made 1 month in advance. WEDDINGS: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance.

This months Altar Candles donated for the Intentions of the

Hunter & DeLazzaro Family

Saturday, December 31 5:15 pm Baby Malachi Luke Mora, RIP (Alcia Keetle)

7:00 pm Feligreses de la Parroquia

Sunday, January 1 7:30 am Prayers for All People of the Parish & World (Condon Tavitian Family) and Mark Stratman, Blessings

and Charles & Angie Pellitteri, RIP (Joann Schmidt)

and Pat Skinner, RIP (Her Husband)

and Olga Diaz de Leon, RIP (Legion of Mary)

9:00 am Andrew Lee, Special Intention (Lee Family)

and Janet Robles, Birthday Memories (Robles Family)

and William De Prey, Special Blessings (Maria David)

11:00 am Thanksgiving (Cadore Family)

12:30 pm OPEN

5:15 pm Anita Martinez, RIP (St. Madeleine Bereavement Ministry)

Monday, January 2 8:15 am Mark Stratman, Blessings

Tuesday, January 3 8:15 am Mark Stratman, Blessings

Wednesday, January 4 8:15 am Mark Stratman, Blessings

Thursday, January 5 8:15 am Mark Stratman, Blessings

Friday, January 6 8:15 am David Yard, Birthday Blessings (His Mom)

and Mark Stratman, Blessings

7:00 pm OPEN

Saturday, January 7 8:15 am Emilia Ponce, Birthday Blessings (Her Daughter Enedina)

and Eusebio Nazario, RIP (Maria David)

The Blessing We Receive The blessing we experience in Christ Jesus is proclaimed in Numbers as the special blessing for the people of Israel. They and we are to be blessed by the invocation of God’s loving kindness, the shining glory of God’s face turned to-ward us in love, not away from us in anger. We are blessed by God’s own peace! Our wish and our hope are fulfilled in this blessing, which is made visible in the coming of Jesus. In Jesus, the image of the invisible God, God’s face is shown to us and God’s presence is made known to us in faithful and loving kindness.

Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

La Bendición que Recibimos La bendición que experimentamos en Cristo Jesús es proclamada en Números como una bendición especial para el pueblo de Israel. Ellos y nosotros seremos bendecidos por la invocación de la misericordia de Dios, la gloria resplandeciente de su rostro que nos mira con amor y no se aleja de nosotros con ira. ¡Hemos sido bendecidos por la paz de Dios! Nuestro deseo y nuestra esperanza se cumplen en esta bendición, que se hace visible en la venida de Jesús. En Jesús, la imagen del Dios invisible, se nos muestra su rostro y su presencia se nos da a conocer en la bondad amorosa y fiel. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LITURGY MATTERS The Arrangement and Ornamentation of

Churches for the Celebration of the Eucharist General Principles: Part 1

For the celebration of the Eucharist, the People of God are normally gathered together in a church or, if there is no church or if it is too small, then in another respectable place that is nonetheless worthy of so great a mystery. Therefore, churches or other places should be suitable for carrying out the sacred action and for ensuring the active participation of the faithful. Moreover, sacred buildings and requisites for divine worship should be truly worthy and beautiful and be signs and symbols of heavenly realities. Consequently, the Church constantly seeks the noble assis-tance of the arts and admits the artistic expressions of all peoples and regions. In fact, just as she is intent on preserv-ing the works of art and the artistic treasures handed down from past centuries and, in so far as necessary, on adapting them to new needs, so also she strives to promote new works of art that are in harmony with the character of each succes-sive age. On account of this, in appointing artists and choos-ing works of art to be admitted into a church, what should be looked for is that true excellence in art which nourishes faith and devotion and accords authentically with both the mean-ing and the purpose for which it is intended. All churches should be dedicated or at least blessed. Ca-thedrals and parish churches, however, are to be dedicated with a solemn rite.

La Disposición y la Ornamentación de Iglesias para la Celebración de la Eucaristía

Principios Generales-1 Para la celebración de la Eucaristía, el Pueblo de Dios se reúnen normalmente juntos en una iglesia o, si no hay una iglesia o si es demasiado pequeño, entonces en otro lugar respetable que, sin embargo digno de tan gran misterio. Por lo tanto, iglesias u otros lugares deben ser adecuados para llevar a cabo la acción sagrada y para asegurar la participa-ción activa de los fieles. Por otra parte, los edificios sagrados y los requisitos para el culto sea verdaderamente digno y hermoso y ser signos y símbolos de las realidades celestia-les. En consecuencia, la Iglesia busca constantemente la no-ble ayuda de las artes y admite las expresiones artísticas de todos los pueblos y regiones. De hecho, al igual que ella tie-ne la intención de preservar las obras de arte y los tesoros artísticos heredados de siglos pasados y, en la medida en que sea necesario, en la adaptación a las nuevas necesida-des, por lo que también se esfuerza por promover nuevas obras de arte que están en armonía con el carácter de cada edad sucesiva. A causa de esto, en la designación de los artistas y la elección de las obras de arte para ser admitido en una iglesia, lo que se debe buscar es que la verdadera excelencia en el arte que alimenta la fe y la devoción y con-cuerda con autenticidad tanto con el sentido y la finalidad para la cual es destinado a. Todas las iglesias deben dedicarse o al menos bendeci-das. Catedrales y parroquiales, sin embargo, han de dedicar-se con un rito solemne.

comuniquense con Linda en la oficina: 629-9495 x117.

Requiem for the Unborn Everyone is invited to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Ange-les on Sat., Jan. 21 at 5PM for the An-nual Requiem Mass for the Unborn. Each year we mark the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Deci-sion with this important liturgy. At the close of Mass, a special ceremony hon-oring the lives lost to abortion that day in Southern California will be held.

Turn Around Trips The Catholic Daughters are hosting two upcoming Turn-Around Trips. The first trip will be to the Gold Strike Casi-no in Las Vegas on Thurs., Jan 15 & Fri., Jan. 16. The second trip will be to visit the San Luis Rey de Francia Mis-sion and the San Diego de Alcala Mis-sion on Sat., Feb. 25. For more info on these trips or to sign up to go call Thel-ma Jimenez at 323-899-3964.

Catechist Needed Start your New Year off with prayer and join us on Fri, Jan. 6 for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament beginning at 9AM in the church. Holy Hour takes place at 6PM, followed by Mass at 7PM. At 9PM, Adoration moves to the chapel until 3PM on Sat., Jan. 7. The praying of the 2000 Hail Marys takes place from 4AM until 3PM in the chap-el. First Saturday Mass will be held on Sat., Jan 7 at 8:15AM and the First Saturday Rosary will be held at 4:30PM.

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

St. Madeleine Job Opening St. Madeleine Catholic Church is looking for a full time assistant/receptionist who has a generous minis-terial heart and is fluent in English and Spanish. Good organizational skills, a good working knowledge of the com-puter, ability to answer the phone, greet visitors and perform clerical du-ties is a must. Interested parties should send a cover letter, application and resume to Maria Zavala at mazavill@yahoo.com. Applications and more info on the position are available at la-archdiocese.org.

Volunteers Needed St. Madeleine is putting together a “Repair Group” that will meet once a month to make repairs on our parish campus. If you know welding, cement-ing, carpeting, digging, painting, etc… or are just willing to help, please call the office at 629-9495.

Catechist Needed The Office of Religious Education is in need of a catechist for students in the combo 6-7-8 grades who are pre-paring for First Holy Communion. The class meets on Saturdays from 10:30AM-12PM. No experience is nec-essary. If you are interested call the office at 629-7377.

Confession Hours To better serve our parishioners, we will be extending our Confession hours. For a trial period, beginning on January 10, we will offer Confessions on Tues-days evenings at 7PM. If you would be interested in helping to keep the church open during this time by joining a prayer group, call Linda in the office at 629-9495 x117.

Horas de Confesión Para mejor servir a nuestros feligre-ses, estaremos extendiendo las horas de Confesión. Como prueba, empeza-remos el 10 de Enero a ofrecer el Sa-cramento de Reconciliación los Martes a las 7 p.m. Si Ustéd está interesado(a) en formar parte de un grupo que reza durante las horas de las Confesio-nes y a la ves ayuda a cuidar de la seguridad de nuestra Iglesia, porfavor

Treasures From Our Tradition “Octave” comes from the Latin word for “eight,” and since eight is one step be-yond seven, the number of days in a week, it has long been seen as a symbol of perfection, completion, and new begin-nings. Early Christians called Sunday the “eighth day,” since it was the day after the Sabbath and a day of resurrected life, the Lord’s Day. By the seventh century, people regarded the eight days after East-er Sunday as one great day, an octave, one glorious feast when people were for-bidden to fast or kneel. In the seventh century, Pentecost acquired an Octave, too. Christmas didn’t claim the honor of a continuous feast, but it did get an Octave Day. January 1 is the oldest Marian feast, the Octave of Christmas. It was originally a feast of the motherhood of Mary, alt-hough for centuries until 1969 it was called the Feast of the Circumcision. Our reformed calendar follows the earlier tra-dition of celebrating Mary as Mother of God. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Tradiciones de Nuestra Fe

En Nicaragua y otras naciones latinoa-mericanas se celebra el final de un año con la “quema del año viejo”. Construyen grandes muñecos con ropa vieja, pólvora y papel que se encienden a medianoche entre los dos años. Celebrar el comienzo de un año nuevo tiene una larga trayecto-ria en la historia humana. Hace unos 4000 años el pueblo de Babilonia ya fes-tejaba la llegada de un nuevo año con grandes fiestas de primavera. Los judíos, al igual que otros pueblos agrícolas, tam-bién celebraban su año nuevo durante la primavera, el primer día de Nisán (a princi-pios de abril). Fue Julio César quien nos dio la fecha del primero de enero como el inicio de nuestro calendario. En 1582 el Papa Gregorio XIII reformó el calendario para darnos el que actualmente está en uso. No obstante, los cristianos continuaron celebrando el año nuevo en primavera para evitar los excesos del “hombre viejo”. Hace 400 años la Igle-sia comenzó a celebrar el día primero de enero buscando cristianizarlo lo mejor posi-ble. Por eso en el calendario litúrgico este día es dedicado a María, Madre de Dios.

—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Merry Christmas Blessings and a Happy and Prosperous

New Year to all the St. Madeleine Parishioners

from the Staff of St. Madeleine Catholic Church

Saint Madeleine Sophie, pray for us!

DID YOU KNOW? Cell Phone Apps Allow for Hiding Photos and Messages A review of a young person’s cell phone text messages may provide a parent or caring adult with information such as who your child talks to, where they are going, and what they’re doing. Unfortunately, all of that may be in the past. Today, some new cell phone text messaging services keep cell phone texting activity increasingly private. In order to protect young people, one must stay current and re-connect with ever changing technology. For a copy of the VIRTUS® article “Vanishing, Self-Destructing Texting, and Electronic Communication,” email jvienna@la-archdiocese.org or call 213-637-7227.

¿SABÍA USTED? Las Aplicaciones de Teléfono Permiten Esconder Fotos y Mensajes La revisión de los mensajes de texto del teléfono celular de un joven puede proveer a los padres de familia o a los adultos que lo cuidan, información co-mo con quién habla su hijo, dónde va, y lo que hace. Desafortunadamente, todo eso puede ya ser parte del pasa-do. En la actualidad, algunos nuevos servicios de mensaje de texto por celu-lar mantienen la actividad de mensajes de texto muy privada. Para proteger a los jóvenes, uno debe estar al corriente y reconectado con la tecnología cam-biante. Para una copia del artículo de VIRTUS® “Vanishing, Self-Destructing Texting, and Electronic Communica-tion” (Mensajes de texto y comunica-ción electronica y desvanecientes y autodestructivos) envíe un correo elec-trónico a: bmelendez@la-archdiocese.org o llame al 213-637-7508.

WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP Your contributions of time, talent and

treasure to St. Madeleine Parish are greatly appreciated!

Weekly Collections

December 10 & 11, 2016 $7,010.40

Thank you for your continued support.

TOGETHER IN MISSION 2016 Goal $40,500.60 Amount Paid $24,274.00

Difference Under Goal $16,226.60

Thank you and God bless you for your support!

Jesus’ Divine Mercy for Everyone

Appreciate the Gift of the Christ Child. In His love and mercy, He be-came man; first coming to us as a little baby then remaining with us in the Eu-charist. As an infant, He chose a Moth-er to share with us and to intercede for us. When I did take Him in my arms, He cuddled up close to my bosom and said, It is good for Me to be close to your heart Although You are so little, I know that You are God. Why do You take the appearance of such a little baby to commune with me? Because I want to teach you spiritual childhood. I want you to be very little, because when you are little, I carry you close to My Heart, just as you are holding Me close to your heart right now. (Diary, 1481)

Let us support our families, our sick and dying, and our priests through our daily merciful prayers and acts of good-ness and kindness.

La Divina Misericordia de Jesús para Todos

Aprécie el Regalo que es el Niño Jesús. En Su amor y Misericordia, Se hizo hombre; primero como un peque-ño bebé y luego permaneciendo con nosotros en la Eucaristia. Como infan-te, escogio a una Madre con quien compartir con nosotros para interceder por nosotros. Cuando lo tome en bra-zos, se estrechó a mi corazón: Estoy bien junto a tu corazón. Aunque eres tan pequeño yo sé que eres Dios. Por qué tomas el aspecto de de un chiqui-tín para tratar conmigo? Porque quiero enseñarte la infancia espiritual. Quiero que seas muy pequeña, ya que siendo pequeñita te llevo junto a Mi Corazón así como tú Me tienes en este momen-to junto a tu corazón. (Diario, 1481)

Apoyemos a nuestras familias, nues-tros enfermos y los agonizantes, y a nuestros sacerdotes a través de nues-tras oraciones y buenos actos diarios.

Abel Sanchez, Abraham Lojero, Alberta Ruiz, Alberto Guillen, Alex Cazares, Alex Francisco, Alexander Dacanay, Amada Tapia, Angel Marquez, Annie Veloso, Carlo Feranil, Carmen Feranil, Chris Lange, Connie Cuellar, David Johnson-Hahn, Deborah Lemelle, Dominique Hahn, Ed Dacanay, Eichel Esguerra, Ella Mae Papillon, Eloisa Tamayo, Emilia Luna, Esther Dacanay, Estrella Zarate, Evelyn Warlick, Fabiola Jimenez, Felicia-na Diaz, Fernando Feranil, Fernando Santiago, Flor Barrantes, Florence Vet-ter, Fran Hunt, Frances Anne Feranil, Frankie Bundy, Fred Bonilla, Gary Ortiz, German Martinez, Gian Paolo Feranil, Gisela Sanchez, Gloria Fuentes, Heri-berto Cazares, Hugo Flores, Irene Le-mus, Irma Anguiano, Isaura Sorto, Is-mael Ceja, Jasmine Sandt, Jenny Her-nandez, Joan Curtiss, Josefina Orea, Jovy Barrantes, Julie Lopez, Laura Me-na, Leona Johnson, Leopoldo Luna, Linda Datu, Linda Santiago, Linda Sio, Liz Goodman, Lolita Muller, Lorena Orea, Lucha Arellano, Luis Bañales, Luis Barragan, Manuel Ramallo, Ma-nuel Velarde, Margaret Robles, Margari-ta Lopez, Margarito Sanchez, Maria de la Luz Ramos, Maria de los Angeles Lua, Mario Arellano, Marissa Dalit, Mi-chael Elliot, Miss Rita Martinez, Nancy Feranil, Nedda Olcean, Noel Sorreda, Norberto Zarate, Norma Rodriguez, Ol-ga Rojas, Olivia Ceja, Pablo Orea, Pam Simons, Patricia Alvarado, Patricia Davi-la, Pedro Martinez, Perla Asuque, Pocho Rodriguez, Ramona Terriquez, Ramona Zuniga, Raquel Barreto, Raul Mena, Regina Rodriguez, Richard Asdrook, Robert Johnson, Rosi Orea, Ruben To-rres, Samuel Magallon, Sharon Johnson-Hahn, Socorro Rodriguez, Sra. Rita M. Martinez, Steve Aron Esparza, Sylvia Ramallo, Teresa Guillen, Terry Trew, Tyler Johnson, Vivian Lopez, Yolanda Mena

January Prayer List

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: World Day of Prayer for Peace New Year’s Day Monday: Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen Tuesday: The Most Holy Name of Jesus Wednesday: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Thursday: St. John Neumann Friday: St. André Bessette First Friday Saturday: St. Raymond of Penyafort First Saturday

THE WEEK AHEAD

Sunday, January 1 Coro Guadalupano • 10-12PM • Cafeteria

Monday, January 2 Office Closed

Tuesday, January 3 Legión de María • 9-11AM • Conference Room

Grupo de Oración• 5-9PM • Hall/K/Cafe/#5 & 8 Legion of Mary • 7-9PM • Conference Room

Wednesday, January 4 Legion of Mary• 9-10AM • Church Pastoral Council • 7-9PM • CR-A

RICA • 7-9PM • CR-B

Thursday, January 5 Baptism Class (E)• 7-9PM • CR-A

Encuentro Matrimonial • 7-10PM • Cafeteria

Friday, January 6 Office Closed

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament • 9AM-9PM Estudio Biblico • 6-10PM • Cafeteria

Holy Hour & First Friday Mass • 6PM • Church Baptism Class (S)• 7-9PM • CR-B

Saturday, January 7 2000 Hail Marys • 4AM-3PM • Chapel Grupo de Oración • 6AM-6PM • Hall/K

First Saturday Mass • 8:15AM Religious Education • 9AM-1PM • Sch 3-8/CR-B

Confessions • 3:30-4:45PM First Saturday Rosary• 4:30PM • Church

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 John 2:22-28 John 1:19-28 Tuesday: 1 John 2:29 — 3:6 John 1:29-34 Wednesday: 1 John 3:7-10 John 1:35-42 Thursday: 1 John 3:11-21 Luke 4:14-22a Friday: 1 John 5:5-13 Mark 1:7-11 Saturday: 1 John 5:14-21 John 2:1-11 Sunday: Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12

Passions We should employ our passions in the service of life, not spend life in the service of our passions. —Richard Steele

Pasiones Debemos poner nuestras pasiones al servicio de la vida, y no mal-gastar nuestra vida en servir a nuestras pasiones. —Richard Steele

Time Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.

—Benjamin Franklin

Tiempo No malgastes tu tiempo, porque es lo que constituye la vida.

—Benjamin Franklin

PARISH STAFF & MINISTRIES

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Business Manager: Maria Zavala…….……………………..…..909-629-9495 Office Assistant: …………….……….………………………………………………..……... Maintenance Supervisor: Fred Vera…………….……………...909-629-9495

OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION / YOUTH MINISTRY Coordinator: Veronica Rincon ……………………………………..909-629-7377 Assistant: Fatima Cano………………………………..……..……...909-629-7377

OFFICE OF LITURGY & SPIRITUALITY Liturgy & Spiritual Life Coordinator: Linda DeBerry……909-629-9495 / 909-228-9168 ORGANIZATION COORDINATORS Altar Servers: Linda DeBerry……………………..…………..…….909-629-9495

Bereavement: Linda DeBerry…………………….…………..…...909-629-9495

Catholic Daughters: Margaret Velarde……………………..…..909-437-5957

Choirs: Linda DeBerry………….…………………………….…….….909-629-9495

Communion Ministers (E): Linda DeBerry…………………….909-629-9495

Communion Ministers (S): Juan Carlos/Cristina Villaseñor………..909-343-2919

Couples for Christ: Kopie & Cora Jalad………………………...909-455-7053

Divine Mercy Evangelization: Anaeva Padro/Karen Ortiz ….951-203-7133

Encuentro Matrimonial: Gabriel & Teresa Lopez………..…909-667-6036

English Bible Study: Vedasto & Carmencita Sorreda….…909-918-9368

Estudio Biblico (S): Raul Mercado…………………………….….909-629-8594

Filipino Stewards: Alex Uvero ……………………………...…..860-389-0382

Grupo de Oración: Ildefonso Gamboa, Sr. …………………...909-367-8780

Home Communion (E): Dennis Duvall…………………………..909-620-0342

Home Communion (S): Antonia Diaz…………..…………….….909-278-0229

ICON: Margaret Velarde……………………………………….….….909-437-5957

Knights of Columbus: Edgar Landeros………………….….….909-629-9495

Lectors (E): Martha Thacker………………………………………..909-623-1571

Lectores (S): Reyna Franco………………………………….……...626-423-3225

Legion of Mary (E): Terry Trew………………………………...…..909-576-6611

Legion de María (S): Guillermina Sandoval……………….….909-643-9226

Respect Life: Terry Trew………………………………………………909-576-6611

Safeguard the Children: ……………………………………………………..……….…….

School: Maria Irma Jimenez .……………………………………...909-623-9602

Scrip Sales: Linda DeBerry……………..…………………………..909-629-9495

St. Vincent de Paul: Sarah Gamboa………..……………….….909-865-4433