Pius X Catholic Church

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St. Pius X Catholic Church

10827 South Pioneer Blvd., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Phone: (562) 863-8734

Website: https://saintpiusxla.org

Rectory Office Hours:

Closed temporarily. Please call

and leave your name, number,

and a brief message. Someone

will return your call.

Religious Education (562) 868-2389

Jr. High, Confirmation (562) 567-7242

School (562) 864-4818

Rev. Artur Gruszka, Pastor

Deacon Ron Elchert

Rita Freeborg

Manager

Priscilla Galdamez

Part-time Secretary

Andrea Aguirre

Part-time Receptionist

Susanna Espinosa

R.E. (Pre-School/Elem.)

Rita Amador

R.E. (Jr. High, Confirmation)

Mrs. Heather Haigh

School Principal

MISSION STATEMENT:

We are a Catholic community.

Our mission is to save the souls.

MASSES IN ENGLISH: (Outdoor)

Mon-Tues: 7:00

AM

Wed-Thurs: No Mass

Friday:

8:00 AM School Mass

Saturday: No Vigil mass at present

until further notice.

Sunday: 10:00

AM,11:30

AM

MISAS EN ESPAÑOL: (Al aire libre)

Lunes-Martes: 8:00 AM

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rcoles-Jueves: No hay misa.

Viernes: 8:00 AM (si no hay escuela)

Domingos 8:00 AM, 1:00 PM

MASS IN VIETNAMESE: (Outdoor)

Saturday (Vigil) 6:30 PM

CONFESSIONS/CONFESIONES:

By appointment only

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Sunday:

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Monday:

St. Matthew

Tuesday:

Autumn begins

Wednesday: St. Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)

Saturday:

Ss. Cosmas and Damian; Blessed Virgin Mary

SAINT PIUS OF PIETRELCINA (1887-1968)

September 23

Did the World War II American flyer really see Padre

Pio in midair, preventing the bombing of his village

below? Did Pio actually “bilocate” in Italy, the Holy

Land, even America, as countless witnesses testified? Or

“read hearts” before penitents spoke? What of the

stigmata

, Christ’s wounds imprinted on Padre Pio’s

hands, feet, and side? John Paul II, who as a young man

visited Pio, never mentioned these extraordinary

elements at the canonization. Instead, the pope spoke of

“trials accepted with love,” referring perhaps to sanctions

restricting Pio’s faculties for hearing confessions and

celebrating public Mass, imposed because of criticism,

later discredited, sent to the Vatican; of Pio’s offering his

sufferings in union with Jesus’ passion for a suffering

world; of his continual availability to sinners seeking

direction and absolution; of Padre Pio’s prayer that

blossomed in charity, especially through his House for

the Relief of Suffering, a healthcare facility that

anticipated by decades today’s holistic partnering of

medical science and spirituality. Finally, how

comforting for us ordinary Christians, this extraordinary

saint’s most frequent advice: “Pray, hope, and don’t

worry!”

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for mercy;

to our God, who is generous

in forgiving.

— Isaiah 55:7b

The Little Ones Jim Burrows

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DIRECTION.

Isaiah tells us something that we already

know, and yet seem to forget every now and then. He

tells us, essentially, that God is God and we are not.

When we’re confused and troubled and can’t figure

everything out, it might be wise to recall Isaiah speaking

on the Lord’s behalf and explaining that God—who is on

a much more, well, Godly wavelength than we are—

moves in ways we can’t even imagine.

Saint Paul, by comparison, has everything figured out.

Kind of. At least he understands his calling in life—to

magnify Christ in everything he does. That should give

all of us the direction we need. Jesus gives us direction,

too, explaining to us once again in the parable of the

workers in the vineyard that the last will be first, and the

first, last.

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Monday:

Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 19:2-5; Mt 9:9-13

Tuesday:

Prv 21:1-6, 10-13;

Ps 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44; Lk 8:19-21

Wednesday: Prv 30:5-9;

Ps 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163; Lk 9:1-6

Thursday: Eccl 1:2-11; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17bc;

Lk 9:7-9

Friday:

Eccl 3:1-11; Ps 144:1b, 2abc, 3-4;

Lk 9:18-22

Saturday:

Eccl 11:9 — 12:8; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17;

Lk 9:43b-45

Sunday:

Ez 18:25-28; Ps 25:4-9; Phil 2:1-11 [1-5];

Mt 21:28-32

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First Reading

— Turn to the L

who is generous in

forgiving (Isaiah 55:6-9).

Psalm

— The Lord is near to all who call upon him

(Psalm 145).

Second Reading

— Live your lives in a way worthy of

the gospel of Christ (Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a).

Gospel

— The last will be first, and the first will be last

(Matthew 20:1-16a).

Jesus concluded the parable:

“I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous? So the last shall be first, and the first last.” Mt 20:14-16

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[R]egrese al Señor, y él

tendrá piedad; a nuestro Dios,

que es rico en perdón.

— Isaías 55:7b

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Primera lectura

— Así como el cielo está muy alto por

encima de la tierra, así son los caminos y los

pensamientos de Dios sobre los nuestros (Isaías 55:6-9).

Salmo

— El Señor está cerca de todos los que lo llaman

(Salmo 145 [144]).

Segunda lectura

— Cristo se magnificará a través de mí,

sea que yo viva o que muera (Filipenses 1:20c-24, 27a).

Evangelio

— Los últimos serán los primeros y los

primeros serán los últimos (Mateo 20:1-16a).

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Lunes:

Ef 4:1-7, 11-13; Sal 19 (18):2-5; Mt 9:9-13

Martes:

Prov 21:1-6, 10-13;

Sal 119 (118):1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44; Lc 8:19-21

Miércoles: Prov 30:5-9; Sal 119 (118):29, 72, 89, 101,

104, 163; Lc 9:1-6

Jueves:

Ecl 1:2-11; Sal 90 (89):3-6, 12-14, 17bc;

Lc 9:7-9

Viernes: Ecl 3:1-11; Sal 144 (143):1b, 2abc, 3-4;

Lc 9:18-22

Sábado: Ecl 11:9 — 12:8; Sal 90 (89):3-6, 12-14, 17;

Lc 9:43b-45

Domingo: Ez 18:25-28; Sal 25 (24):4-9; Fil 2:1-11

[1-5]; Mt 21:28-32

SAN MATEO (Siglo I)

21 de septiembre

Leví era su nombre, hasta que Jesús,

viéndolo sentado en su mesa de

cobrador, le dijo: “Sígueme” y

dejándolo todo, lo siguió. El teólogo

Dietrich Bonhoeffer señala en esto la

radicalidad del llamado de Jesús a

emprender una conversión total que

no puede esperar. En adelante no

será Leví, sino Mateo: “regalo de Dios”. Este antiguo

cobrador de impuestos vivía en Cafarnaúm y su trabajo

era recolectar dinero para entregarlo a los romanos. Era

considerado traidor y al igual que sus colegas era

despreciado, pues la gente los tenía por deshonestos ya

que sus exagerados cobros hacían imposible la vida de

los pobres. No obstante, Jesús se fijó en él y

escandalizó a los religiosos de su tiempo cuando no sólo

lo llamó a ser su seguidor, sino que además compartió la

mesa. Aquello fue un escándalo, porque tal acción

equivalía a compartir el estilo de vida y aprobarlo. No

obstante, Jesús no aprueba su proceder, sino que le

ofrece su amistad y lo invita a la construcción del Reino

de Dios. Esa es la radicalidad del llamado de Jesús.

Los Más Pequeños Jim Burrows

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Domingo: Vigésimo Quinto Domingo del Tiempo

Ordinario

Lunes:

San Mateo

Martes:

Comienza el otoño

Miércoles: San Pío de Pietrelcina

Sábado:

San Cosme y san Damián;

Bienaventurada Virgen María

DIRECCIÓN.

Isaías nos dice algo que ya sabemos,

pero que parecemos olvidar de tanto en tanto. Nos

dice, en esencia, que Dios es Dios y nosotros no lo

somos. Cuando estamos confundidos, llenos de

problemas y no podemos solucionarlo todo, tal vez sea

sabio recordar a Isaías (alguien que está más en la

sintonía divina que nosotros) hablando en nombre del

Señor y explicando que Dios se mueve de maneras que

ni siquiera podemos imaginar.

En comparación, san Pablo lo ha resuelto todo. Casi

todo. Cuando menos entiende su llamado en esta vida:

dar gloria a Cristo en todo lo que hace. Esto debería

marcar el rumbo para nosotros. Jesús también nos

marca el camino, explicándonos una vez más en la

parábola de los viñadores que los últimos serán los

primeros, y que los primeros serán los últimos.

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Jesús concluyeron la parábola:

" Pero yo quiero darle a este último lo mismo que a ti.

¿No me es lícito hacer lo que quiero con lo que es mío?

¿O es tu ojo malo porque yo soy bueno? Así, los últimos

serán primeros, y los primeros, últimos”. Mt 20:14-16

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Weekly Collection

Colección Semanal

Thank you for your donations Gracias por sus donaciones

Thank you for your continued generosity. Please continue to mail in

or drop off your offertory envelopes in the rectory office mail slot to

help support the upkeep and maintenance of the church.

Gracias por su continuo apoyo, Por favor envíe por correo o deje sus

sobres de oferente en el buzón de correo de la rectoría para ayudar a

mantener el mantenimiento de la iglesia/edificio, oficinas, centro y

sala.

ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC CHURCH MINISTRY LIST

MINISTRY ... CONTACT

Apostolado de la Cruz... Jose N. Marquez Bulletin Preparation ... Nelia Abarro Church Decoration ... Yesenia Cortez Encuentro Matrimonial (Marriage Encounter) ... Petra Carcamo ENDOW ... Dulce Briones English Altar Servers ... Glenda Casillas English Choir (Sunday 10am Mass) ... Carmen Castanon English Youth Choir (Sunday 11:30am Mass) ... Sal Rangel English Eucharistic Ministry ... Shanay Castanon English Lectors ... Joella Holbrook English Legion of Mary ... Isabel Ornelas English Ushers ... George Felix, Sr. Evangelización (SINE) ... Juanita Amador / Guillermo Valdez Filipino Community ... Filipino Group Grupo de Oracion ... Antonio Gonzalez Grupo de Sanacíon ... Oscar Lara Guadalupanos ... Maria Garcia Knights of Columbus ... Richard Aguilar Ministerio de Niños y Adolescentes .... Monica Bribiesca/Daniel Olivas Neocatecumenal ... Elizabeth Loya Post Bereavement / Post Duelo ... Bertha Renteria RCIA (Adult) ... Deacon Ron Elchert / Jackie Castanon-Moreno Semilla Del Reino ... Javier Sosa Spanish Altar Servers ... Jose Flores Spanish Choir ... Arcadio Guijarro Spanish Eucharistic Ministry ... Juan & Maria Luisa Hernandez Spanish Lectors ... Guillermo Valdez Spanish Legion of Mary ... Martha Estrada Spanish Ushers ... Antonio Gonzales St. Pius X Kids Ministry ... Monica Bribiesca / Daniel Olivas Talleres de Oración ... Maria Gonzales Vietnamese Communications ... Diem Nguyen Vietnamese Liturgy ... Thinh Dinh Vietnamese Operations ... Tung Dinh Vietnamese Youth Group ... Diane Nguyen Young Adults ... Nereida Galvan Young at Heart Seniors ... Al & Margie Castillo

Bible Study in English

with Deacon Ron Elchert

every Thursday at 7:00 PM

Via Zoom

Meeting ID: 831 6398 2676

Password: 854123

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False Church Representation

In light of the on-going issues from the Archdiocese, wherein persons are pretending to be priests, missionaries, and other representative of the Church, please be alerted that Fr. Art did not approve any one during this pandemic to come in our church or in our offices to speak on any subject matter.

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Jesus told a parable about a landowner who hired workers at different times of the day. But at the end of the day, he paid everyone the same!

Choose from the letters below to finish spelling the message of this story. You can read it in your Bible at Matthew 20:1-16a.

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Read the NEWS section to check if anyone reported COVID-19 illness contracted after hearing Mass in our church and if you were in that Mass, call your doctor immediately.

Nuestro sitio web se actualiza cada semana con copias del boletín, eventos, actividades parroquiales y noticias. Visítelo a su conveniencia.

Lea la sección de NOTICIAS para revisar si alguna persona ha reportado haber contraído COVID-19 después de asistir a misa en nuestra iglesia y si usted estuvo presente en esa misa. Llame a su doctor inmediatamente.

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If your child’s school distributed iPads or tablets to help

with distance learning this fall, consider setting up a

designated place in your home for your child to use

these devices. Knowing what your child is doing online

is made significantly easier if he or she is using a device

in the kitchen, or family room, where you can

periodically check in. While the school may have

installed basic content filtering software and limited

access protections, parents should review the device

protections before letting children use them.

For more information, visit

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PARISH SCHOOL NEWS!

visit

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Re-opening and Distance Learning Plans

for 2020-2021

Phone: 562-864-4818

email: [email protected]

Mrs. Heather Haigh

School Principal

Considere instalar un “salón de

clases” para el uso seguro de internet

Si la escuela de su hijo/a distribuyó

iPads o tabletas para ayudar en su

educación a distancia este otoño, considere crear un

lugar asignado en su casa donde su hijo/a use sus

aparatos. Saber lo que su hijo/a está haciendo en línea

se vuelve significativamente más fácil si él o ella está

usando el aparato en la cocina, o en el salón familiar, un

lugar abierto donde usted lo/la pueda supervisar

frecuentemente. Aunque la escuela pueda haber

instalado software para filtrar contenido básico y

protecciones de acceso limitadas, los padres de familia

deben revisar las protecciones del aparato antes de dejar

que los niños lo usen.

Para obtener más información, visite

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PARISH PROJECTS UPDATE

Special thanks to the donors who support the Parish Repair Fund, and all the volunteers who work in the projects, organize the parish, and clean up the Church and its premises. Your continued support is greatly appreciated!

Completed Projects

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New flooring and painting of Parish Center completed in July 2020.

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Completed the Parish Hall kitchen plumbing repair/installed new sink and faucet, tankless water heater with separate valves, June 2020

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Completed the installation of new phone system in the rectory office on November 22, 2019.

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Repadding of the church’s kneelers end caps completed.

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Pest control treatment done in July 2019.

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Removed and installed new Parish Census database.

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Installed 4 new water heater in the Parish Center in

June2019

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Plumbing in Parish Center completed in June, 2019.

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Repaired/Re-roofed the Rectory Office.

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Installation of glass windows in the confessional doors for priest and penitent, completed in June 2019

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Church choir loft pest control treatment completed in March 2019.

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Re-sealing/water-proofing of exterior walls of the Parish Center Patio completed in March 2019.

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Baptismal Font repair completed in March 2019.

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Brand-new website officially launched on February2019.

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Sound system replacement completed in November 2018.

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Replacement of T-stat cable on 5 A/C units in the Rectory.

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Repainting of Loading/Unloading Zone in front of church

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Purchase of priest’s car.

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Removal of overgrown palm trees in the rectory courtyard for safety in August 2018.

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Rectory major plumbing repair completed in July 2018.

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The parking lot lights installed.

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The cleaning chemical dilution systems have been installed in the Parish Center in February 2018.

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Stripping of the Parish Parking Lot completed in Jan. 2018.

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The electrical panels and lighting fixtures in the Parish

Center completed in 2017.

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Exterior painting of the Church; re-upholstery of the church’s front/back chairs; repair of the crying room; remodel of the Church restrooms; major termite repair/ treatment completed in 2017.

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Sunday Bulletin turned bi-lingual in 2017 to support Spanish community.

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Repair/remodel of rectory office and reception area for safety measures/compliance was completed in 2017.

Mass Intentions for the Week

Intenciones de Misa de la Semana

Vietnamese Saturday Vigil Mass, September 19

6:30pm

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Special Intention

Sunday/Domingo, September / Septiembre 20

8:00am

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Maria Cruz Avila 10:00am

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Orlando Sanchez

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Deceased Family Members 11:30am Margarita Gudino

1:00pm

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Marlenne Marquez

Monday/Lunes, September / Septiembre 21

7:00am

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Special Intention 8:00am

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Prminia Lopez

Tuesday/Martes, September / Septiembre 22

7:00am

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All Souls 8:00am

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Patty Mercado

Friday/Viernes, September / Septiembre 25

8:00am

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Juan y Maria Garcia Escobedo

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Ester Baillo

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Griselda Luevano

Vietnamese Saturday Vigil Mass, September 26

6:30pm

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Deceased Family Members

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RIP, S-Special Intention, B-Birthday

Please note: Daily Mass intentions scheduled on the days that masses were cancelled (Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday) are moved to Friday Mass at 8:00a.m. Mass Intentions scheduled for the Saturday Vigil English Mass are moved to Sunday Mass at 10:00am.

Tenga en cuenta: Las intenciones diarias de misa programadas en los días en que se cancelaron las misas (miércoles, jueves y sábado) se trasladan a la misa del viernes a las 8:00a.m. Las intenciones masivas programadas para la misa de inglés de la Vigilia del sábado se trasladan a la misa dominical a las 10:00 am.

For names inadvertently misspelled or omitted, please accept our sincere apologies.

Favor de aceptar nuestra sincera disculpa, por nombres que inadvertidamente, se han omitido o se han escrito mal.

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