Fifth Sunday of Lent-April 2, 2006

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Matthew 10:8 Freely you have received, freely give.

Knights of Columbus Council 1242

April 16, 2006: Easter Sunday

Friday Night Lenten Fish Dinners

Every friday night from March 3rd through Easter,
come and join us for an excellent fish dinner complete with
cole slaw, french fries, coffee, tea, rolls and dessert.

Masses: 8am (English), 10am (English),

10:15am (English Hall)
12pm (Spanish), 12:15pm (Spanish Hall)
No Evening Mass

Knights of Columbus Hall

130 W. Pomona Ave.
Monrovia, CA 91016
Take out available call 626-359-6489
Dinner served 5:30 - 8:30pm
Adults $6.50 - Seniors $6.00 - Childs Plate $3.50

16 de Abril: Domingo de Gloria

Faith Sharing
Question of the week?
Pregunta de la semana?
Adult: Name one area in your life that you need to let
go ofto die toin order to rise with new
life.
Child: Name one thing you can do or stop doing that
will help you have a better friendship with
Jesus.
Adulto: Nombra una area en tu vida que tienes que
dejar irpara morir enpara poder resucitar
a una nueva vida.
Nio: Nombra una cosa que puedes hacer o dejar de
hacer para ayudarte a mejorar tu amistad con
Jess.

2006 Penitential Service

Monday April 3, 2006-7:30pm
Holy Angels, Arcadia (Holly & Huntington)
Wednesday April 5, 2006-7:30pm
Annunciation, Arcadia (Longden & Peck)
Thursday, April 6, 2006-7:30pm
Immaculate Conception
Church, Monrovia

Servicio Penitencial 2006

Lunes 3 de Abril del 2006-7:30pm
Holy Angels, Arcadia (Holly y
Huntington)
Miercoles 5 de Abril del 2006-7:30pm
Anunciacin, Arcadia (Longden y Peck )
Juevs 6 de Abril del 2006-7:30pm

Misas: 8am (Ingls), 10am (Ingls),

10:15am (Ingls en el auditorio)
12pm (Espaol), 12:15pm (Espaol en el auditorio )
No tendremos Misa de noche.

Healing Hearts
Separated and Divorced Ministry
Immaculate Conception Church
Meetings on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month
7:00pm to 9:00pm in Room 5A
Monthly topics are taken from the books: Growing
Through Divorce by Jim Smoke and Divorce and
Beyond by Greteman, Haverkamp and Radtke
April 3- Get a Life Yours!
April 17-The Most Frequently Asked Questions About
Divorce
May 1- How to Help Others Grow Through Divorce
May 15-Growing Through Divorce...A Summary
June 5-The Process of Divorce
June 19-Self Image
For more information, call
Julie (626) 357-6508
Conrad (626) 797-0392
Diana (626) 357-5099

Did you Know? Our parish is supported only by our

parishioners and that 92% of all that we give to support
our parish stays in our parish. Without our support we
will not be abe to provide all the services we take for
granted.
Sabia Usted? Que nuestra parroquia se sostiene solamente por ustedes los feligreses y que el 92% de todo lo
que contribuimos es solamente para nuestra parroquia. Sin
su ayuda no podriamos dar los servicios que se le ofrecen.

Immaculate Conception

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Fifth Sunday of Lent

April 2, 2006
THE NEW COVENANT
When the prophet Jeremiah coined the term "new covenant" he was actually doing something
quite radical. For the Jewish people, there was only one covenant, the one made between the Lord God
and Israel through Moses at Mount Sinai. For Jeremiah to suggest that God would somehow supersede the
covenant with a new one would have sounded audacious to Jewish ears. But in this way he is a predecessor of Jesus who, in
the Gospel of John, is continually portrayed as superseding the past, establishing the reign of God in a new way. And in
today's Gospel passage, Jesus the "new covenant" speaks the language of his "new commandment" of love when he tells of
the dying grain of wheat, and of our own need to die to self in order to be raised with Christ. As Lent ends and we prepare
to enter into Holy Week, the dying grain of wheat serves as an excellent symbol of the kind of dying and self-sacrifice to
which disciples are called, a symbol of that new covenant written deep within our hearts.

2006 Holy Week & Easter

Schedule of Masses & Services
April 9, 2006: Palm Sunday
We encourage everyone to come wearing Red. Please
arrive 10 min. early for the blessing of the Palms. The
blessing of palms will take place outside the front west
side of church near Shamrock Ave.
Masses: Saturday 5:30pm(English), Sunday 8am,
10am, 5:30pm (English) 12pm (Spanish)
April 10, 11, 12, 2006: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Holy Week
7:35am - Morning Prayer
Masses: 8am (English), 5:30pm (Spanish Mon & Tues)

Horario de Misas y Oficios

9 de Abril: Domingo de Ramos
Animamos a todos a que se vistan de rojo.
Por favor llegue 10 mins. temprano. La bendicin de las palmas
se har afuera, enfrente de la iglesia al lados sur, cerca de
Shamrock Ave.
Misas: Sbado 5:30pm (Ingls) Domingo 8am, 10am,
5:30pm (Ingls) 12pm (Espaol)
10, 11,12 de Abril: Lunes / Martes / Mircoles de
Semana Santa
7:35am - Oracin (Ingls)
Misas: 8am (Ingls), 5:30pm (Espaol - Lunes y Martes)

April 13, 2006: Holy Thursday

7:35am - Morning Prayer, No Morning Mass
7:30pm - Mass of The Lords Supper with Washing of the
Feet - (Multi-Cultural). After Mass - Silent Adoration of
the Blessed Sacrament until Midnight in the Hall. All are
welcome!

13 de Abril: Jueves Santo

7:35am - Oracin (Ingls) No tendremos Misa durante el da
7:30pm - Misa de la Ultima Cena de Nuestro Seor Jesucristo
con ceremonia del Lavado de Los Pies (Multicultural). Adoracin en silencio del Santsimo
Sacramento hasta la media noche en el Auditorio.
Todos son Bienvenidos.

April 14, 2006: Good Friday

7:35am - Morning Prayer, No Morning Mass
8:00am - Stations of the Cross (English)
10:30am - Reflection on Seven Last Words of Jesus (Eng.)
12:00pm-Celebration of the Lords Passion with
Veneration of the Cross & Holy Communion (MultiCultural). Immediately followed by the Stations of the
Cross in Spanish.
3:30pm - Stations of the Cross lead by Youth (English)
6:00pm - Living Stations of the Cross, Outside (Spanish)
7:00pm - Celebration of the Lords Passion with
Veneration of the Cross & Holy Communion (MultiCultural).
Immediately followed by the Musical
Presentation of the Seven Last Words (English)

14 de Abril: Viernes Santo

7:35am - Oracin (Ingls) No tendremos Misa durante el da
8:00am - Via Crucis (Ingls)
10:30am - Reflexin de las Ultimas Siete Palabras (Ingls)
12:00pm - Celebracin de la Pasin de Nuestro Seor Jesucristo
con Veneracin de la Santa Cruz y Comunin (MultiCultural) - enseguida tendremos El Va Crucis en
Espaol.
3:30pm - Va Crucis, guiada por los jvenes (Ingls)
6:00pm - Va Crucis Viviente, Afuera (Espaol)
7:00pm - Celebracin de la Pasin de Nuestro Seor Jesucristo
con Veneracin de la Santa Cruz y Comunin (MultiCultural). Enseguida tendremos una presentacin
musical de las Ultimas Sietes Palabras (Ingls)

April 15, 2006: Holy Saturday

15 de Abril: Sbado Santo

No tendremos Misa durante el da
7:30pm - Vigila de la Celebracin de Pascua (Multi-Cultural)

No Morning Mass
7:30pm - Easter Vigil Celebration (Multi-Cultural)

April 2, 2006

Immaculate Conception

Pat and Al Updegraff

This week we would like to thank Pat and
Al Updegraff for their long and dedicated
service to our parish. Al and Pat have been
married nearly fifty-five years (this coming
May), have been parishioners for the last twenty, and have
four daughters: Linda, Nancy, Julianne (dec) and Stephanie, as well as two grandchildren.
Both have volunteered for the Fiesta in the hospitality
room, but Pat has concentrated on her volunteer work in
Religious Ed. She focuses on what she thinks is most importantthe kids, and spends two or three days preparing
for each class. She always prays before class, and she tells
her students, I am the vessel, God fills me up, and I pour
out the milk, the gift, and they need to pay attention.
She has also donated her time to babysitting, the Unity
Center, where she works with and for the homeless, and as
the Story Lady at Monroe School, where she is known as
Miss Pat. She especially enjoys the Unity Centers Back-toSchool-Night, where children in need receive a school
supplies.
Pat says, My heart is so with the children. Thats why I
love the childrens Mass (10:00 a.m. Sunday Liturgy). I
wish we had it for our children. Dont ever forget that Religious Education is important. The Catholic school is not
the only way to reach our children, and those who teach
the public school children each week do a great service. Pat
wants to support these children, some of whom are in such
desperate need. For some kids, its kind of rough on
them.
Al is Pats supporter in all things, he helps her set up,
follows directions and insists he only does what Pat tells
him to.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30,
33-62 [41c-62];
Jn 8:1-11
Tuesday:
Nm 21:4-9; Jn 8:21-30
Wednesday:
Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Jn 8:31-42
Thursday:
Gn 17:3-9; Jn 8:51-59
Friday:
Jer 20:10-13; Jn 10:31-42
Saturday:
Ez 37:21-28; Jn 11:45-56
Sunday:
Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16 (procession);
Is 50:4-7; Ps 22; Phil 2:6-11;
STRENGTH AND GENTLENESS
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real
strength.

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Highlights for Week of: April 2-8

Sunday: Masses: 8 &10 am, 12 pm (Espaol),5:30 pm
RCIA 9:00 am, Youth Hut
Ejercito Azul Sale, Hall

Monday: Daily Masses: 8 am, 5:30 pm (Espaol)

Al Anon ( Espaol) 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Room 6B
Teen Fellowship 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Youth Hut
Divorced & Separated 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Rm. 5A

Tuesday: Daily Masses: 8 am, 5:30 pm (Espaol)

Scout 6:00-9:00pm, Room 5A
Comedores 7:00-8:30pm Room 2B
Scripture Meditation 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Library

Wednesday: Daily Mass: 8 am

RCIA 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Library
Grupo de Oracion (Espaol) 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Church

Thursday: Daily Masses: 8 am, 5:30 pm (Espaol)

Reconciliation 7:00-9:00pm, Church
Crecimiento 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Room 5A

Friday: Daily Masses: 8 am, 5:30 pm (Espaol)

Encuentro Matrimonial 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Room 8B, 1B
Semilla del Reino 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Room 5A
Grupo de Jovenes 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Room 1A

Saturday: No Morning Mass

Saturday, April 1
5:30 pm: Arthur Gray
Sunday, April 2
8:00 am: Priscilla Espinosa
10:00 am: Anka & Frank Cindric
12:00 pm: Beatriz Camacho
5:30 pm: Andrew Caliva
Monday, April 3
8:00 am: Jorge
5:30 pm: Eustaquio Bertho
Tuesday, April 4
8:00 am: Josefina Gill
5:30 pm: Ramon Silva
Wednesday, April 5
8:00 am: Marlene Valerio
Thursday, April 6
8:00 am: Andrea Gonzalez
5:30 pm: Ana Benavidez
Friday, April 7
8:00 am: Damiana Lorono
5:30 pm: Luis & Elvira Azuero

Scripture Meditation
Tuesdays 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Parish Library
Meditation is an inner journey of silence, stillness and
simplicity, and is the missing contemplative dimension of
much of Christian life today. Meditation is a pilgrimage
to our own center, to our own heart If we are faithful
and patient, meditation will bring us into deeper and
deeper realms of silence. It is in this silence that we are
led into the mystery of the eternal silence of God.