Past Events

Saturday, October 1 at 8:30 a.m. 

In honor of St. Francis of Assisi, whose feast day is on Tuesday, October 4, the priests and deacons will bless your animals (such as pets) on Saturday, October 1 at 8:30 a.m. in our lower parking lot. Please note that all animals must be on a leash or in a cage, crate, bowl, or other container.

 

Sunday, September 25 at the 1:00 p.m. Mass

St. Lorenzo Ruiz is the patron saint of the Philippines and the Filipino people.  He was a martyr, and was the first Filipino saint to be canonized.

Although St. Lorenzo’s official feast day is on Wednesday, September 28, we also will celebrate his feast day on Sunday, September 25 at the 1:00 p.m. Mass.  The Mass, which also will be livestreamed, will include a procession and will be followed by refreshments provided by the Queen of Peace Rosary Group.

All parishioners are welcome to join in the celebration. 

 

As of August 1, 2022, the Confession schedule at St. Denis will be as follows:

*   In the church, Fr. John hears confessions in his confessional; and Fr. Dennis hears confessions in the back pew of the church near the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
 

**   On the second Saturday of every month (starting on 8-13-22), the priests will offer the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick in the church after the 8:00 a.m. Mass. Afterward, if there is time, they will hear confessions in the courtyard.

 

Our Teen Confirmation Program (for teens in high school) and our Religious Education Program (for pre-K through grade 8) will resume in September.  Both programs need catechists and aides to help pass the faith on to the next generation. 

Teen Confirmation will meet on Monday and Tuesday nights from 7:00-9:00 p.m.; and Religious Education will meet weekday afternoons and on Saturdays.  You may choose whether to serve our teens or younger children and which day to serve.

No experience is necessary.  All you need is a heart to serve and compassion for the challenges that our teens, younger children, and their families face.  Training will be provided. 

For more information or to sign up to assist our Teen Confirmation Program, please contact Jasmine Blackburn (our Teen Confirmation Director) at [email protected] (E-mail) or 909-861-7106, ext. 243.

For more information or to sign up to assist our Religious Education Program, please contact Celia Flores (our Religious Education Director) at [email protected] (E-mail) or 909-861-7106, ext. 242. 

 

During the summer, our Christian Services Ministry will make lunches in the Hall and will give them to 150-200 homeless people in Pomona on the following Saturdays (the third Saturday of each month):

Saturday, June 18 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon in the Hall;
Saturday, July 16 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon in the Hall; and
Saturday, August 20 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon in the Hall.


To enable us to plan for each Saturday session, please sign up in advance using this online form.  If possible, please sign up by 5:00 p.m. on the preceding Thursday (i.e., by Thursday, June 16; Thursday, July 14; or Thursday, August 18). 

If you would like to donate food, please drop it off at the Pastoral Office by 5:00 p.m. on the preceding Thursday (i.e., by Thursday, June 16; Thursday, July 14; or Thursday, August 18). 

The following food is needed:

Bread (whole-wheat preferred)
Peanut butter
Jelly
Chips (individually wrapped)
Cookies (individually wrapped)
Granola bars (individually wrapped)
Apples
Bottles of water
Ziploc sandwich bags
Brown lunch bags

Monetary donations also are welcomed and appreciated.  These donations will help to cover the cost of items that we need to purchase or that have not been donated.  Please make the check payable to St. Denis Church; and write “Christian Service Homeless Lunch” in the notation section of your check or on the envelope.  Then drop the envelope in a collection box or basket; or mail your donation to St. Denis at 2151 S. Diamond Bar Blvd., Diamond Bar, CA 91765.

You also may donate via Online Giving (click on “Christian Service Offering” and mention “Homeless Lunch”) or via PayPal (click the "Donate" button and mention “Christian Service Homeless Lunch”).

 

Monday, August 15

For the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we will celebrate two Masses on Monday, August 15:

Mass at 8:00 a.m. (also livestreamed)
Mass at 7:00 p.m. (with music, and also livestreamed)

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Worship Aid (8/15/22)

Both Masses will be livestreamed simultaneously to our YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Please note that this Solemnity is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year because it falls on a Monday.  

 

Christian Service at St. Denis is once again calling all parishioners and friends to particpate in a Back-to-School Supplies Drive for families in need. Please consider donating: 

Please DROP OFF your donations at the Pastoral Office during normal business hours. We will collect supplies from July 11 through August 12. 

For more information please contact Liz Fan at christianservice@stdenis.org

 

GriefShare Support Group
for those mourning a loved one's death
Sundays from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
(in the Hall in Room A)

If you’ve lost a spouse, a child, a family member, or a friend, you probably have found that there are not many people who understand the deep hurt that you feel.  This can be a confusing time, when you feel isolated and have many questions about things that you have never faced before.  St. Denis GriefShare may help you face the challenges of grief. 

To find out more click on the link below:

St. Denis GriefShare

 

Pope Francis has established the fourth Sunday of July (i.e., Sunday, July 24), as the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Therefore, at all of the Masses for July 24, we will have a special blessing for grandparents and the elderly.

The pope also is offering a plenary indulgence to the faithful who devote adequate time on July 24 to visit, in person or virtually via technology, their elderly brothers and sisters in need or in difficulty (such as the sick, the abandoned, and the disabled). An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven.

To gain a plenary indulgence, the faithful must:
●  be in the state of grace when the indulgenced work is completed;
●  have the interior disposition of complete detachment from sin, even venial sin;
●  have sacramentally confessed their sins;
●  receive the Holy Eucharist; and
●  pray for the intentions of Pope Francis.

It is sufficient that all of these sacred rites and prayers be carried out within several days (about 20) before or after the indulgenced act. Prayer for the Pope's intentions is left to the choice of the faithful, but an “Our Father” and a “Hail Mary” are suggested.

For more information about the plenary indulgence for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, please click here. For more information about indulgences in general, please click here.

 

Monday, July 4^th (Independence Day) is a national holiday.  Therefore, the Pastoral Office will be closed; and we will have only one Mass at 9:00 a.m.  At this Mass, we will pray for the United States; and we will have music.  We also will sing some patriotic songs such as “America the Beautiful” and “God Bless America.”  This will be a great way to kick off the Fourth of July holiday.

Please note that the 9:00 a.m. Mass will be livestreamed simultaneously to our our YouTube channel and Facebook page. 

 

Our 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 team of parent-facilitators.  Parents are meeting via Zoom every Wednesday from 7:30-9:00 p.m. through June 29, with a final wrap-up meeting on Wednesday, July 6.   

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, an entertaining video (20-30 minutes) on various parenting topics, short workbook exercises, and small-group discussions.

The topics include:  the goal of parenting; forming character, applying discipline, building relationships, understanding and nurturing identity, preparing for mission, and the power of family.

To sign up for the next cycle of the Christian Parenting Course, please contact Deacon Dennis at parenting@stdenis.org or (909) 274-0065.