Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Serving Monrovia, Duarte and Bradbury since 1905

740 S. Shamrock Avenue ~Monrovia, California 91016 -(626) 358-1166 -www.icmonrovia.org

WE E K D AY M AS SE S MI S AS E N T RE S EM AN A

Immaculate Conception Mission Statement 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.

Declaración de la misión de la Inmaculada Concepción

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 poder alcanzarlos cariñosamente en oración, formación y servicio.

Immaculate Conception

Catholic Church

Parish Staff

Rev. Joachim Lepcha—Administrator Rev. Martin Gonzalez— Associate Priest Deacon Mike Salcido — Deacon Ron Sanchez

Maricruz Avila-Maya: Parish Business Manager~ Socorro Lopez: Bookkeeper Tim Bullara: Music Director ~ Mary Ann Brewer-Nolan: Annulments (626) 484-1355

Carmela Lovano: School Principal~ Ana Gutierrez: School Secretary Margarita Mota: Director of Religious Education Confirmation & Youth Ministry: Jennifer Montemayor

Parish Office:(626) 358-1166

OFFICE HOURS/ Horario de Oficina MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM

(626) 358-1166

Our Office is closed , you may contact us via telephone.

Religious Education/ Educación Religiosa

Monday– Friday: 8:30 am-5:30pm

(626) 357-3010

Immaculate Conception School

9AM-1PM (626) 358-5129 or

E-mail.: [email protected]

Third Sunday of Ordinary Time January 24, 2021

@ICMonrovia RECON CI LI ATI ON RE CON CI LI ACI ON

S UND AY MASSES

M IS A S D O M IN IC A L E S

ESPAÑOL

Domingo

12:00 PM 5:30 PM

* Todas las misas se tomaran acabo adentro de la iglesia *Se requiere registrarse *Cupo Limitado ENGLISH MONDAY – FRIDAY 7:30 AM (Indoor) SATURDAY 7:30 AM ( Indoor)

*No registration required

ESPAÑOL LUNES-VIERNES

5:00 PM

(adentro) *No se require registrarse

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH January 24,2021

Saturday January 23rd 7:30 AM English

Jesus Alonso Chavez†

5:30 PM English Crsitina S. Nera† Demetria Domingo† Agnas Dondalski† Sunday January 24th 8:00 AM English Cristina S. Nera† Patrick Ramirez† Luke Bullara † Verant Sealey● Health

Jesus Alonso Chavez†

10:00 AM English Henry Badola† Henrietta Badola† 12:00 PM Spanish Antonio Garcia† Agnas Dondalski † Gudelia Borbon● B-day

5:30 PM Spanish Fam Acosta ● Monday January 25th 7:30 AM English Cristina S. Nera† Priscilla E. Espinoza† Minerva Loyola● Health

Jesus Alonso Chavez †

5:00 PM Spanish Carmen Romero ● Bernardo Ambriz† Tuesday January 26th 7:30 AM English Cristina S. Nera† Michael Delmo● B-day

5:00 PM Spanish Jesus Alonso† Wednesday January 27th 7:30 AM English Cristina S. Nera† David Gayman† 5:00 PM Spanish Esperanza Moreno† Thursday January 28th 7:30 AM English Behrooz Raja† Kay Khosrow Raja† Cristina S Nera† Jo Ochoa● B-day

Robert McCreary●90th B-day

5:00 PM Spanish

Gustavo Mercado† Ciro Gonzalez● Health

Friday January 29th 7:30 AM English

Alfredo Sagun† Bob McCreary● B-day Enrique Marquez†

5:00 PM Spanish

Jose Daniel Gonzalez†

Please pray for Intentions of the Week

Por favor oremos por las Intenciones de la semana

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2;

Mk 16:15-18 Tuesday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10; Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday:Heb 10:11-18; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: Heb 10:19-25; Ps 24:1-6; Mk 4:21-25 Friday: Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Lk 1:69-75; Mk 4:35-41 Sunday: Dt 18:15-20; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk1:21-28 LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: Hch 22:3-16 o Hch 9:1-22;

Sal 117 (116):1bc, 2; Mc 16:15-18

Martes: 2 Tm 1:1-8 o Ti 1:1-5; Sal 96 (95):1-3,

7-8a, 10; Mc 3:31-35

Miércoles: Heb 10:11-18; Sal 110 (109):1-4; Mc 4:1

-20

Jueves:Heb 10:19-25; Sal 24 (23):1-6; Mc 4:21-25

Viernes: Heb 10:32-39; Sal 37 (36):3-6, 23-24,

39-40;Mc 4:26-34

Sábado: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Lc 1:69-75; Mc 4:35-41

Domingo: Dt 18:15-20; Sal 95 (94):1-2, 6-9;

1 Cor 7:32-35; Mc1:21-28

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH January 24,2021

¡Arrepiéntanse y confíen!

Un amigo de Abraham Lincoln un día trató de consolar al presidente en sus muchos problemas diciendo: "Espero que el Señor esté de nuestro lado". Lincoln respondió con amabilidad pero con firmeza

que esa no era su esperanza. ¡Todos estaban asombrados! Luego continuó diciendo: “Eso no me

preocupa en absoluto, porque sabemos que el Señor siempre está del lado correcto. Pero es mi constante ansiedad y

oración que yo y esta nación estemos del lado del Señor”. Estamos tan ocupados con nuestras responsabilidades diarias y

absortos en la incomparable belleza del mundo, que a veces lo olvidamos, está desapareciendo. Olvidamos que el objetivo final es el reino de Dios.

En nuestra búsqueda de riquezas y poderes mundanos, podemos perder las cosas que el dinero no puede comprar. Hoy vivimos en un mundo en el que “no hay Dios” y confiamos en nuestras propias capacidades intelectuales y progreso humano. La crisis de COVID-19 también nos está enseñando que ningún poder humano puede vencer el poder de Dios. Él tiene el poder para curarnos, tiene el poder supremo, porque es Su Reino y nosotros estamos en él. Somos como Jonás a quien Dios le pidió que fuera hacia el este, pero él va hacia el oeste. (Jon. 1:30) No entendemos sus caminos.

En el Evangelio del tercer domingo del tiempo ordinario, (Mc 1, 14-20) los cuatro pescadores siguieron a Jesús

y dejaron todo atrás “en seguida dejaron sus redes y le siguieron” (Mc 1, 18). Jesús todo el tiempo, mientras sanaba a la

gente; incluso compartió la gloria de Su transfiguración y fueron

con Él al huerto de Getsemaní. Estos fueron uno de los momentos muy especiales en la vida de Jesús. Sin embargo,

siguieron discutiendo sobre quién debería ser el primero. Lo repudiaron y lo abandonaron cuando fue arrestado. A pesar de todas estas cosas, Jesús estuvo con ellos, los perdonó, continuó considerándolos sus apóstoles. Mantuvo a Simón como cabeza de su Iglesia. Admiramos al Señor en su posición junto a sus apóstoles y su compromiso con ellos.

Lo abandonaron pero él no los abandonó. Todos estamos llamados a arrepentirnos y volver al Señor y mostrar

nuestro compromiso con Él.

Esta es la cultura de nuestro tiempo, en la que buscamos constantemente cambios y novedades. Nos apresuramos a abandonar una relación y buscar otra a la mínima provocación. Nos llamamos amigos, pero nos separamos después de una sola palabra dura o incluso de una confrontación saludable. Necesitamos pedirle al Señor fortaleza en nuestro compromiso con Él primero y luego con los demás.

Durante este tiempo difícil, Él nos pide que regresemos a Él y confiemos en Él. Habrá momentos en que las cosas se pongan aún más difíciles. Laicos, religiosos y sacerdotes todos vivimos momentos en los que queremos huir de la situación que nos ocupa. Necesitamos que el Señor recargue nuestras fuerzas y levante nuestro espíritu.

P. Joachim Lepcha

Repent and commit!

A friend of Abraham Lincoln one day tried to console the President in his many problems by

saying, “I hope that the Lord is on our side.” Lincoln replied kindly but firmly that this was not

his hope. Everyone was amazed! Then he went on to say, “I am not at all concerned about that, for we know that the Lord is always on the side of the right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord’s side.” We

are so occupied with our daily responsibilities and engrossed in the surpassing beauty of the world, that

sometimes we forget, it is passing away. We forget the ultimate goal is the kingdom of God.

In our search of worldly riches and power, we may lose the things which money cannot buy. Today we are

living in a world of “no God” and rely on our own intellectual capabilities and human progress. The crises of

COVID-19 is also teaching us that no human power can overcome the power of God. He has the power to cure us, He has got the ultimate power, for it is His Kingdom and we are in it. We are like Jonah whom God asked to go Eastward but he goes Westward. (Jon. 1:30) We fail to understand His ways.

In the Gospel of the Third Sunday of ordinary

time, (Mk. 1:14-20) all four fishermen followed Jesus leaving everything behind “at once they left their nets and

followed him” (Mk. 1:18.) They were with Jesus all the time, while He was healing people; they even shared in the glory of His transfiguration and went with Him to the

garden of Gethsemane. These were the very special moments in the life of Jesus. Yet they kept quarrelling

about who should be the first. They disowned and ditched Him when he was arrested. In spite of all these things, Jesus stood by them, forgave them, continued to consider them his apostles. He kept Simon on as the head of his

Church. We admire the Lord in his standing by his apostles and his commitment to them.

They abandoned him but he did not abandon them. We all are called to repent and go back to the Lord and show our commitment to Him.

This is the culture of our times when we are constantly on the lookout for change and novelty. We are

quick to drop one relationship and look for another at the slightest provocation. We call each other friends but part

ways after a single harsh word or even a healthy confrontation. We need to ask the Lord for strength in our

commitment to Him first and then to others.

During this challenging time, He is asking us to come back to Him and trust in Him. There are going to be times when things get rough. Lay people, religious and priests all live moments when we want to run away from the situation at hand. We need the Lord to recharge our batteries and lift our spirits high.

Immaculate Conception Church

St. Vincent de Paul Society

For truck pickup: 1-800-974-3571 To contact St. Vincent de Paul call

(626) 358-1166

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus says: “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” As disciples, we are called to continue God’s work on earth. Taking care of God’s poor is indeed living the gospel values.

Through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is able to assist families in need with, food, utilities and other bills. May God Bless You!

St. Vincent de Paul, Immaculate Conception Conference

c/o Immaculate Conception Church 740 S. Shamrock Ave., Monrovia CA 91016

Donate online at: https://www.paypal.com/donate? hosted_button_id=5JXD9AHBRZ568

Sociedad de San Vicente de Paul. Para comunicarse con San Vicente de Paúl, marque: (626) 358-1166.

Mass Intentions

Our 2021 book for mass intentions from January through April is now available! Call our parish

office for more information!

Intenciones de Misa

¡Nuestro libro para intenciones de misa para

el 2021 de Enero a Abril ya esta disponible! ¡Favor de llamar la oficina parroquial para mas informacion!

Open from / Abiertos de 9:00AM—5:00PM (626)358-1166 Ext.0

COVID-19 VACCINE

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles strongly encourages Catholics to receive a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine

for the sake of ourselves, our loved ones, and the common good. If some of the faithful choose not to take the vaccine for reasons of conscience, the Vatican says

those persons “must do their utmost to avoid becoming vehicles for the transmission of the infectious agent.”

On December 21, 2020, the CDF stated:

“All vaccinations recognized as clinically safe and effective can be used in good conscience with the certain

knowledge that the use of such vaccines does not constitute formal cooperation with the abortion from which

the cells used in production of the vaccines derive” “the morality of vaccination depends not only on the duty to protect

one's own health, but also on the duty to pursue the common good.”“In the absence of other means to stop or even prevent the epidemic, the common good may recommend vaccination, especially to protect the weakest and most exposed.”

Prayer to St. Joseph

We need only ask Saint Joseph for the grace of graces: our conversion.

Let us now make our prayer to him: Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you God entrusted his only Son;

in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too,

show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage,

and defend us from every evil. Amen.

Oración a San Jose

No queda más que implorar a san José la gracia de las gracias: nuestra conversión.

A él dirijamos nuestra oración: Salve, custodio del Redentor y esposo de la Virgen María. A ti Dios confió a su Hijo, en ti María depositó su confianza, contigo Cristo se forjó como hombre.

Oh, bienaventurado José, muéstrate padre también a nosotros

y guíanos en el camino de la vida. Concédenos gracia, misericordia y valentía,

y defiéndenos de todo mal. Amén.

IC STEM ACADEMY NEWS

successfully implemented Distance Learning for TK-8th grades during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Teachers are providing an enriching curriculum and helping keep our students on track. IC STEM Academy integrates our faith as a key component of a Catholic education. Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is available. To book a tour and meet our teachers call the school office at (626) 358-5129. Please visit our website at www.icschoolmonrovia.org

for more information. Do not let finances keep you

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH January 24

2021

DID YOU KNOW?

Talk to your children about social media challenges

Children have spent many months at

home now, separated from friends and classmates. Social media is a great tool to stay in touch, but there are definitely dangerous aspects to much “screen time” that parents need to be aware about. Social media challenges range from funny and harmless to risky and dangerous — and sometimes even illegal. If your child has social media accounts, talk to them about making smart choices and about knowing the difference between harmless pranks and seriously dangerous stunts. Make a pact

to discuss anything they see their friends or acquaintances doing before they try it out at

home.For more Information visit:https://lacatholics.org/

¿SABÍA QUE?

Hable con sus hijos sobre los desafíos de las redes sociales

Los niños han pasado muchos meses en casa, separados de amigos y compañeros de clase. Las redes sociales son una gran herramienta para mantenerse en contacto, pero definitivamente hay aspectos peligrosos de mucho “tiempo frente a la pantalla” que los padres deben tener en cuenta. Los desafíos de las redes sociales van desde divertidos e inofensivos hasta riesgosos y peligrosos, y a veces incluso ilegales. Si sus hijos tienen cuentas en las redes sociales, platique con ellos sobre cómo tomar decisiones inteligentes y saber la diferencia entre bromas inofensivas y acrobacias muy peligrosas. Haga un pacto con ellos para discutir cualquier cosa que ellos vean hacer sus amigos o conocidos antes de probarlo en casa. Para obtener más consejos sobre la seguridad de las redes sociales, visite https://lacatholics.org/did-you-know/.

Separated, Divorced & Widowed Ministry Office of Marriage and Family Life Free Zoom Presentation:

Saturday, January 30, 2021 (1:00 – 3:00 PM)

“The Forgotten Steps to Achieving Your Dreams” Presented by Joe Sikorra

LMFT Many saints achieved great things, beyond what they imagined they ever could. They accomplished them,

not with natural abilities, but by faith, trust, and a willingness to dare and act. This Zoom presentation will

explore the psychological and spiritual principles that will enable you to live boldly and achieve your dreams!

Registrations are on first come basis so please register immediately via Zoom:

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Disorder in the society is the result of disorder in the family.

—St. Angela Merici

El desorden en la sociedad es el resultado del desorden en la familia.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH

January 24,2021

Stewardship

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Mayordomía

CONTRIBUTIONS|CONTRIBUCIONES 1/17/2021

The soul cannot live without love.

—St. Francis de Sales

El alma no puede vivir sin amor.

—San Francisco de Sales

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We also pray for the sick and deceased of our community:

For The sick: • Trishe Jensen • Robert Armas • Andre Quiniones • Jenny Medrano • Ismael Noriega

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For the Deceased: • Tobias Clum † • Miguel Huerta † • Martin Bracamonte† • Maureen Murphy Conrey † • Jose Ramirez

• Maria Ramirez • Jesus Alonso

2020 Tax Statement

This year we will be mailing out the 2020 tax statements to all the parishioners that made a total yearly contribution

greater than $250.00 to our parish.

Please allow 3 to 5 days for these to arrive starting February 1st , 2021.

Declaracion de Impuestos 2020

Este año estaremos enviando por correo el balance total recibido para la declaracion de impuestos del 2020 a todos los feligreses que hicieron una

contribucion anual total mayor de $250.00 a nuestra parroquia.

Favor de esperar de 3 a 5 dias para que

les lleguen a partir del 1ero de

Febrero , 2021.

Offering (Envelopes) /Ofertorio (Sobres)

$3,590.00

Offering (Loose) /Ofertorio (Suelto)

$2,667.77

TOTAL _$9,651.77

Amount Needed/Cantidad Necesitada _$16,500.00

Shortfall/Defecit _-$6,848.23

Building Fund/ Fondo de Edificio _$29.00

Online Giving/ Donaciones en línea

$3,394.00

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.

Use our QR code to access our online giving website! God bless you!

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