SATURDAY EVENING:
5:30 PM Sunday Vigil with cantor and organ/piano
SUNDAY:
7:00 AM no music
9:00 AM cantor and organ/piano
11:00 AM Adult Choir, cantor and organ/piano; also livestreamed
1:00 PM Children's Choir, cantor and piano
5:30 PM contemporary music with Young Adult/Youth Choir, cantor, and piano; also livestreamed
MONDAY - SATURDAY:
8:00 AM also livestreamed
MONDAY - THURSDAY:
6:30 PM
FRIDAY:
6:30 PM Mass; also livestreamed
7:15 PM Stations of the Cross/Resurrection; also livestreamed
8:00 PM Holy Hour; also livestreamed
MONDAY-FRIDAY:
After the 8:00 a.m. Mass
FRIDAY:
5:00-6:00 p.m.
7:45-8:45 p.m.
SATURDAY:
After the 8:00 a.m. Mass (except the second Saturday*)
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Fr. John hears confessions in his confessional; and Fr. Dennis hears confessions in a pew near the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
* On the second Saturday of every month, the priests offer the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick after the 8:00 a.m. Mass. Afterward, if there is time, they hear confessions.
You may call the Pastoral Office,
(909) 861-7106, to schedule confession with a priest at another time.
In the chapel
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday
6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sunday
In the church on Fridays
(with Exposition of Blessed Sacrament)
8:30-9:30 a.m.
7:45-8:45 p.m. Holy Hour
Offered on the second Saturday of the month after the 8:00 a.m. Mass.
To receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick at other times, contact the Pastoral Office at (909) 861-7106. Contact the Office as soon as someone begins hospice care. Please do not wait until someone is actively dying to contact the Office because we may be too late.
Requires at least six months of preparation.
Please call Jocelyn Torres (909-861-7106 ext. 115) to find out the available dates and times, the costs, and to meet with a priest.
Take a break in the middle of your busy week to pause, pray, and ponder with Fr. Dennis Mongrain via Zoom from 12:00-12:30 p.m. on the five Wednesdays in March.
The Zoom link for all of these Wednesdays meetings is:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87335411360?pwd=VUQvTnIzSGVERVJ2bTNSdEhWMS9OQT09.
Join us on Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. for St. Denis’s Lenten Reconciliation Service, which will include music and will be livestreamed simultaneously to our YouTube channel and Facebook page. After the Service, we will have individual confessions in the church, with about 10-15 priests hearing confessions.
Other nearby Lenten Reconciliation Services (with 10-15 priests) include:
● Wednesday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m.
St. Lorenzo Ruiz (747 Meadow Pass Rd., Walnut)
● Thursday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1835 Larkvane Rd., Rowland Heights)
5:00-6:00 p.m. Confessions in the church
5:30-8:00 p.m. Lenten Dinner in the Hall
Regular Dinner: $10 for adults; $5 for children 12 and under
● choice of entree (fish, macaroni and cheese, pizza)
● French fries and bread
● choice of vegetarian sides, which will vary each week
(e.g., salad, coleslaw, potato salad, rice, vegetables, applesauce)
● lemonade, water, coffee, tea
Simple Dinner: $5
● soup and bread
● lemonade, water, coffee, tea
Beer and wine are available for a donation
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and other ministries
(with proceeds benefitting St. Denis and other charitable causes)
6:30 p.m. Mass (also livestreamed)
7:15 p.m. Stations of the Cross (also livestreamed)
Stations of the Cross - Mary's Way of the Cross Worship Aid (3/24/2023)
8:00 p.m. Holy Hour (also livestreamed)
Holy Hour Worship Aid (3/24/2023)
(We livestream simultaneously on our YouTube channel and Facebook page.)
Join us on Friday, March 31 at 8:00 p.m. for a Taizé-style Holy Hour (with Eucharistic Adoration). The Holy Hour will include chant-like simple songs in a Taizé style, with periods of silence, readings, songs of reflection, and prayer. Begun in France in 1940, this contemplative prayer style is practiced throughout the world and is open to all: Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant alike.
The Holy Hour will be livestreamed simultaneously to YouTube channel and Facebook page.
A worship aid will be posted here prior to the Holy Hour.
What kind of relationship do you have with Jesus?
Jesus wants to have a close, personal relationship and friendship with you!
Using Sacred Scripture, prayer, and personal testimonies,
we will learn how to grow in our relationship with Jesus.
Join us—and bring a relative or friend!
(Liturgies in boldface also will be livestreamed simultaneously to our YouTube channel and Facebook page.)
Palm Sunday (Passion Sunday), April 2
(usual Sunday Mass schedule, with palms distributed at every Mass)
5:30 pm Vigil Mass on Saturday (April 1)
7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, and 5:30 pm Masses on Sunday (April 2)
The 5:30 p.m. Mass on Sunday, April 2 will be a “Life Teen Mass,” with teens in high school actively participating in every part of the Mass.
Holy Monday, April 3
8:00 am Mass, followed by Confessions
6:30 pm Mass
7:00 pm Chrism Mass (livestreamed from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels)
(a link to the livestream will be posted here)
Holy Tuesday, April 4
8:00 am Mass, followed by Confessions
6:30 pm Mass
7:30 pm Lenten Reconciliation Service with 10+ priests
Holy Wednesday, April 5
8:00 am Mass, followed by Confessions
6:30 pm Mass
Holy Thursday, April 6
8:00 am Morning Prayer (chant and a cantor), followed by Confessions
7:30 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
with washing of the feet
(everyone will be able to have their feet washed and to wash someone else’s feet)
(Adult Choir, organ)
9:00-10:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration (silent)
Good Friday, April 7
8:00 am Morning Prayer (chant and a cantor), followed by Confessions
12:00-2:00 pm Seven Last Words of Jesus on the Cross (cantor, piano)
2:30 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
with adoration of the Cross and Holy Communion
(vocal quartet, piano, cello)
4:30 pm Divine Mercy Novena
5:00 pm Stations of the Cross (led by teens in our Teen Confirmation Program)
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross (using the words of St. Alphonsus Liguori)
7:30 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
with adoration of the Cross and Holy Communion
(vocal quartet, piano, cello)
Holy Saturday, April 8
8:00 am Morning Prayer (chant and a cantor), followed by Confessions
7:30 pm Easter Vigil Mass
with an extended Liturgy of the Word and
celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation
(Baptism, Confirmation, First Holy Communion)
(Adult Choir, organ, piano, trumpet)
Easter Sunday, April 9
(usual Sunday Mass schedule)
7:00 am Easter Mass (cantor, organ)
9:00 am Easter Mass (cantor, organ, trumpet)
11:00 am Easter Mass (Adult Choir, organ, trumpet)
1:00 pm Easter Mass (Children’s Choir, cantor, piano, trumpet)
(Mass for families with children in grade 8 and younger)
(the children will actively participate in every part of the Mass)
5:30 pm Easter Mass (vocal quartet, piano, violin)
Fasting and abstinence are two ways that we repent for our sins. We fast and abstain on Ash Wednesday (February 22) and Good Friday (April 7); and we abstain on the Fridays of Lent (February 24, and March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31).
Fasting applies to people from age 18 through age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted one full meal as well as two smaller meals, which together do not equal a full meal. Liquids are allowed at any time.
Abstinence applies to people who are at least 14 years old. Abstinence means abstaining from meat (including beef, chicken, and pork), although seafood is permitted.
In all cases, common sense should prevail. Thus, the following people are excused from fasting and abstinence: the physically or mentally ill, including individuals suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes; and pregnant or nursing women.
From a previous capital campaign from 2009-2014, St. Denis has $2.5 million in an Archdiocesan investment pool to renovate and expand Potthoff Hall. In June 2022, Fr. John began meeting regularly with a working group of parishioners about the renovation and expansion. In October 2022, they started a formal “Hall Renovation & Expansion Committee,” which includes three architects, a general contractor, and other parishioners, each of whom has been actively involved at St. Denis for over 10 years. The Committee is now working with construction professionals from the Archdiocese to develop a plan that fits our budget.
The current plan for renovating and expanding the Hall is described below. The plan was developed after much consideration about the needs of the parish and in consultation with those who use the Hall, including Religious Education, Teen Confirmation, Adult Faith Formation, and the major ministries.
According to the current plan, we will demolish the wing with Rooms D & E and the bathrooms, and will replace it with a new, larger wing, which is illustrated in the plan view (see Figure 1 above). The new wing will consist of a new secondary Hall, larger men’s and women’s accessible restrooms that meet the current code, and two large storage rooms, because St. Denis lacks sufficient storage.
The secondary Hall will be substantially larger than our current Rooms D & E, with the height of the secondary Hall matching the two-story height of the existing main Hall. In addition, the new wing will be at the same floor level as the main Hall for a contiguous look and flow; and the restrooms will be directly accessible from both the main Hall and the secondary Hall, so that people will not have to go outside to use the restrooms. (For events in the courtyard, these restrooms will have exterior doors that can be unlocked so that people can access the restrooms from outside of the building without having to enter the main Hall or the secondary Hall.)
The main Hall and the secondary Hall will be separated by a retractable wall. For our largest events, the retractable wall will be open; and the main Hall and the secondary Hall will function as one large space. At other times, the retractable wall will be closed to separate the main Hall from the secondary Hall, so that two relatively large events can happen simultaneously in these spaces without interfering with each other. The secondary Hall will be able to function independently of the main Hall because it will have a separate, dedicated exterior entrance (see Figure 2 below) and its own kitchenette, plus direct access to the restrooms (as described in the preceding paragraph).
The remainder of Potthoff Hall will be substantially renovated with all new energy-efficient windows and window shades, new flooring, new wiring, new plumbing, new lighting, new paint, new doors, a new covered exterior courtyard entrance (see Figure 3a and Figure 3b below), a new roof, and a new heating & air-conditioning system.
Please note that the current plan probably will have to be revised for various reasons, including the limitations of our budget. We hope to have the plan finalized and approved by the archdiocese, outside architects, and the City of Diamond Bar in the next 6-12 months, with construction beginning by May 2024 and ending by May 2025.
In the coming months, we will keep you informed about any changes to the plan and the timeline.
In 2022, the Together in Mission Annual Appeal raised $13.8 million, which was distributed to 65 poor parishes and 75 poor Catholic schools throughout the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
The recipient parishes and schools used the funds to invest in new roofs, freshly painted walls, upgraded electrical systems, and new security systems to protect parishioners and students. In addition, the recipient schools used the funds to buy new textbooks and give students access to the latest technology, thereby preparing them to succeed in our modern world.
Last year, St. Denis parishioners contributed $144,951 to Together in Mission; and, thus, we exceeded our parish goal of $104,288. Thank you so much for your generosity and for helping us to reach and exceed our goal.
This month, Archbishop José Gomez invites every Catholic to make a new commitment to Together in Mission for 2023. This year’s cumulative Together in Mission goal for the archdiocese is $16.7 million; and our parish goal is $121,273.
This year’s theme is “Shine His Light,” which reminds us that our mission as a Catholic family is to share Christ’s light, love, and hope with the poor and needy as well as with family, friends, and everyone we meet.
In 2023, please help us to share Christ’s light by making a generous gift today! Your support gives our struggling parishes and schools much-needed hope.
Please note that you do not have to donate any money now. Instead, we are asking every household and family to make a new pledge this year to Together in Mission. You can then take the rest of the year to fulfill your pledge.
You may make a pledge in any of the following ways:
(1) with the information that was mailed to your home;
(2) with the pledge envelopes that are available in the pews and the vestibule of the church;
(3) by visiting TIMGive.org;
(4) by scanning with your phone the QR code in the above picture; or
(5) by calling 213-637-7672 (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
However you make your pledge, please be sure to identify St. Denis Parish as your parish so that St. Denis will be credited with your pledge and donation.
Thank you for supporting Together in Mission.
For more information, please watch the following video:
St. Denis has started a new cycle of our popular Christian Parenting Course to help parents raise their children in this challenging, secularized world. The Christian Parenting Course is led by our deacon couple, Dennis and Christina Shin, and a great team of parent-facilitators. Participants are meeting via Zoom on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9:00 p.m. from January 25 through March 29.
The schedule and the topics are set forth below:
Jan. 25: The Goal of Parenting
Feb. 1: Forming Character
Feb. 8: Applying Discipline
Feb. 15: Building Relationships
Feb. 22: No meeting (Ash Wednesday)
Mar. 1: Understanding Identity
Mar. 8: Nurturing Identity
Mar. 15: Preparing for Mission
Mar. 22: The Power of Family
Mar. 29: Wrap-up
The Course is based on FamilyLife’s “Art of Parenting,” which teaches parents:
(1) how to deal with the real-world challenges of raising children today; and
(2) how to make faith the core of their parenting.
Each participant receives a free workbook; and each meeting includes prayer, a relevant and entertaining video (20-30 minutes), short workbook exercises, and small-group discussions.
For a brief introduction to St. Denis’s Christian Parenting Course, please watch this video:
For a longer introduction to St. Denis’s Christian Parenting Course, please watch this video:
For more information, or to sign up for a future cycle of the course, please E-mail Deacon Dennis at: [email protected]. You also can call the Pastoral Office at (909) 861-7106 for further information.
On Thursday, February 23, St. Denis will start a new Bible Study Group, which will focus on the Gospel of Mark. The weekly meetings will be on Thursdays from 7:15-8:30 p.m. in the Hall (in Rooms D & E). This will be a full immersion in God’s word because, at each meeting, everyone will actively participate in reading and studying the Gospel.
The group will be led by a facilitator (Jack Ruehlman), who will guide and encourage participants on their journey through Sacred Scripture. By actively studying and living in God’s word, we hope to draw closer to the Lord and enter into an intimate relationship with Him—a relationship that will renew and transform our faith, our life, and our love for one another and His Church.
We will use the New American Bible (revised edition), which is available on the U.S. Bishops’ website (Bible.USCCB.org/Bible). However, we recommend using a physical Bible, which can be purchased at the meetings of the Bible Study Group or at the Pastoral Office (which is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays, and is closed on Tuesdays).
We look forward to seeing you; and please bring your Bible.
If you’ve lost a spouse, a child, a family member, or a friend, you’ve probably found that there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel. This can be a confusing time, when you feel isolated and have many questions about things that you’ve never faced before.
St. Denis’s GriefShare support group meets weekly to help participants face these challenges and move toward rebuilding their lives. They meet every Sunday from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Hall (Room A) with a different topic for each session. The schedule is set forth below.
Dates:
February 12, 2023 Session One: “Is This Normal?”
February 19, 2023 Session Two: “Challenges of Grief”
February 26, 2023 Session Three: “The Journey of Grief (Part One)”
March 5, 2023 Session Four: “The Journey of Grief (Part Two)”
March 12, 2023 Session Five: “Grief and Your Relationships”
March 19, 2023 Session Six: “Why?”
March 26, 2023 Session Seven: “Guilt and Anger”
April 2, 2023 Session Eight: “Complicating Factors”
April 9, 2023 No meeting (Easter Sunday)
April 16, 2023 Session Nine: “Stuck”
April 23, 2023 Session Ten: “Lessons of Grief (Part One)”
April 30, 2023 Session Eleven: “Lessons of Grief (Part Two)”
May 7, 2023 Session Twelve: “Heaven”
May 14, 2023 No meeting (Mother’s Day)
May 21, 2023 Session Thirteen: “What Do I Live For Now?”
Each GriefShare session has three distinct parts:
(1) watching a video seminar featuring top experts on grief and recovery;
(2) discussing with the group what was presented in the video and what is going on in their lives; and
(3) discussing questions and comments from a workbook, which participants will use during the week for further study of the grieving process and for journaling about their emotions.
Just show up for one of the sessions. You don’t have to sign up in advance; and you don’t have to attend all of the sessions.
For more information, please contact Mike Shay at (714) 563-6510, or watch the following video:
On the first Sunday of every month, St. Denis has a regular Life Teen Mass at 5:30 p.m. for teens in high school.
These Life Teen Masses have contemporary music with piano, percussion, keyboard, and other instruments, plus our Youth/Young Adult Choir.
At these Life Teen Masses, the teens actively participate in every part of the Mass, including:
● serving as ushers and altar servers;
● singing in the Youth/Young Adult Choir;
● proclaiming the Word of God;
● sitting down with the priest or deacon to discuss the readings;
● bringing up the bread, wine, and other gifts to the altar; and
● gathering around the altar for the Eucharistic Prayer and to sing the “Our Father.”
Future Life Teen Masses will be at 5:30 p.m. on the following Sundays: April 2, and May 7. These Life Teen Masses also are livestreamed simultaneously to our YouTube channel and Facebook page.
On the first Sunday of every month, we collect nonperishable food for 75 poor families from St. Madeleine Parish in Pomona. If you have nonperishable food (such dry food or food in cans or jars), please bring it to Mass on March 4-5; and drop it off in a bin in the courtyard.
Our beautiful church and other buildings need ongoing repairs. Therefore, on the first Sunday of every month, we take up a special collection for our “Building and Maintenance Fund.” To donate, please mention the “Building and Maintenance Fund” on your envelope or in the notation section of your check; or donate to the Fund via Online Giving (click on “Building Fund”) or via PayPal (fill in the dollar amount and type “Building and Maintenance Fund” in the “Write a Note” section).
Thank you for generously supporting St. Denis.
Gospel Reflection Group
Mondays from 7:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom
Every Monday from 7:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom, one of our deacons or priests leads parishioners to reflect on, pray with, and discuss the Gospel for the upcoming Sunday. In addition, the deacon or priest offers a brief commentary on the Gospel to help parishioners better understand it.
The meeting schedule for the next several weeks is set forth below:
Date | Gospel Reading | Link to Handout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
April 3, 2023 April 10, 2023 April 17, 2023 April 24, 2023 |
John 20: 1-9 John 20: 19-31 Luke 24: 13-35 John 10: 1-10 |
(There are no meetings on major Holy Days and major civil holidays such as New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4), and Labor Day.)
To join a meeting, please click on the following Zoom link shortly before 7:30 p.m. on one of the above-listed Mondays:
https://zoom.us/j/96103613303?pwd=aVdsbSt3SUhhM2FHVmtBZW4rUHRsUT09.
(The same link is used for every Monday night Zoom meeting.)
In addition, please print out (or open in a separate tab in your web browser or on a separate screen) the relevant handout, which is hyperlinked in the above table.
All are welcome.
Anointing of the Sick
Second Saturday of the month (April 8)
after the 8:00 a.m. Mass
To make the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick more widely available, the priests will administer this sacrament in the church after the 8:00 a.m. Mass on the second Saturday of the month. The next Anointing of the Sick will be Saturday, April 8th.
The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is for any Christian who is seriously impaired by sickness or old age, or who is preparing for or recovering from surgery for a serious illness. Elderly people may be anointed if they have become notably weakened even though no serious illness is present.
Serious illness includes serious physical illnesses; serious mental illnesses (such as bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, etc.); serious physical addictions (e.g., to alcohol, drugs, and other substances); and serious behavioral addictions (e.g., to food, sex, pornography, video games, Internet or computer use, etc.).
The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick may be repeated if the sick person recovers after being anointed and then again falls ill, or if during the same illness the person’s condition becomes more serious. For someone with a serious, chronic illness, the Sacrament may be repeated every month or so.
Please do not come to the parish for the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick if you have a communicable disease (including COVID-19 or the symptoms of COVID-19). Instead, please stay at home and contact the Pastoral Office (909-861-7106) to arrange for a priest to visit you to administer the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. (The Pastoral Office is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays, and is closed on Tuesdays.)
At 1:00 p.m. every other Sunday, St. Denis has a regular Sunday Mass specifically for families with children in grade 8 and younger. At these Family Masses, children actively participate in all parts of the Mass, including:
● singing in the Children’s Choir;
● serving as altar servers;
● proclaiming the Word of God;
● sitting down with the priest or deacon to discuss the readings;
● helping the ushers take up the collection;
● bringing up the bread, wine, and other gifts to the altar; and
● gathering around the altar for the Eucharistic Prayer.
Future Family Masses will be at 1:00 p.m. on the following Sundays: April 9 and 23, May 7 and 21, June 4 and 18. These Family Masses also are livestreamed simultaneously to our YouTube channel and Facebook page.
All are welcome—and bring your children and grandchildren who are in grade 8 or younger!
To find our current and recently ended livestream masses, please click on any of these three links:
“Little Church” Faith Formation
For children ages 3-5
Sundays, 9:00-10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Parents can drop off their children (ages 3-5) in the Hall and then go to the 9:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. Mass in the church.
Teen Confirmation
for teens in high school
Confirmation Year I: Tuesdays, 7:00-8:45 p.m.
Confirmation Year II: Mondays, 7:00-8:45 p.m.
Two years of preparation are needed for Confirmation.
Teen Confirmation classes begins the week of September 19 in Potthoff Hall
Visit Confirmation & Youth Ministry page for more enrollment information
Adult Confirmation will begin on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 7:30 PM.
St. Denis Adult Confirmation helps Catholics who are baptized and have had their First Communion but have not yet received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Make new friends and learn more about your Catholic Faith!
We are also looking for catechists and helpers for Adult Faith Formation. We have an exciting year planned out, so if you are interested in helping other adults learn the faith, sign up to be a catechist today!
If you would like to regisgter or more information, please contact Jay Duller, Director of Adult Faith Formation at (909)861-7106 ext. 113 or email [email protected].