Past Events

Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast

Tuesday, September 19th, 6:30-9:00 a.m.

The 18th Annual Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast will be on Tuesday, September 19th from 6:30-9:00 a.m. at the Cathedral in downtown Los Angeles (555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012).  The program will begin with a Rosary at 6:30 a.m., followed by a Mass at 7:00 a.m. with Archbishop José Gomez, then breakfast on the plaza, and an inspiring keynote speech by Joe Sikorra.

Joe Sikorra is a former police officer and stuntman, actor, musician, singer-songwriter, and licensed marriage & family therapist.  In addition, he is the host of “The Joe Sikorra Show” on RelevantRadio.com.  He and his wife, Lori, have been married for 30 years and have a son with special needs.  He is able to draw upon his wide range of knowledge and experience as he tackles psychological, family, and faith topics and how these issues affect the everyday lives of his audience.
 
Everyone from St. Denis (including Fr. John) will sit together at one or more tables.  We will carpool at 5:30 a.m. from the church’s lower parking lot and will return to St. Denis by about 10:30 a.m.  Tickets are $35 each and can be purchased at the Pastoral Office (909-861-7106), which is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays, and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every other day (except Tuesdays, when it is closed). 

 

Fifth Anniversary
of Msgr. Jim Loughnane’s Passing

Sunday, September 17 at the 11:00 a.m. Mass

Msgr. Jim Loughnane served as the pastor of St. Denis for 25 years from 1993 until he passed away from an abdominal aneurysm on September 17, 2018.  To mark the fifth anniversary of his passing and to celebrate his life, we will have a special celebration for him at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 17.  Deacon Phil Luevanos will return to St. Denis and will offer a reflection on Msgr. Jim; and we will show a video about Msgr. Jim’s life.  

The Mass will be livestreamed simultaneously to St. Denis’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

After the Mass, there will be a reception in the Hall with light refreshments and Irish music; and everyone will have an opportunity to go to a microphone and share their memories about Msgr. Jim.

Please join us on September 17th as we remember Msgr. Jim.

 

Pancake Breakfast

Sunday, September 10
7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Hall

Please join us and support our teens!

Lunches for the Homeless

Our Christian Services Ministry will make lunches in the Hall (Room A) and will give them to 150-200 homeless people in Pomona on the following Saturdays:

Saturday, July 15 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon in the Hall; and
Saturday, August 19 from 9:30 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 pm on the preceding Thursday (i.e., by Thursday, July 13, and Thursday, August 17).  

If you would like to donate food, please drop it off at the Pastoral Office by 5:00 pm on the preceding Thursday (i.e., by Thursday, July 13, and Thursday, August 17).  The following food is needed:

Bread (whole-wheat preferred)
Jelly
Chips (individually wrapped)
Cookies (individually wrapped)
Granola bars (individually wrapped)
Apples
Bottles of water
Ziploc sandwich 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 basket or box; 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 (mention “Christian Service Homeless Lunch”).

For more information, please E-mail Liz Fan at [email protected]. 

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Solemnity of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tuesday, August 15

Tuesday, August 15th is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is a holy day of obligation.  To celebrate Mary’s Assumption, we will have four Masses:

    Vigil Mass at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 14;
    Mass at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15;
    Mass at 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 15;
    Mass at 7:00 p.m. (with music) on Tuesday, August 15.

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Worship Aid (8/15/23)


The 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Masses on August 15 also will be livestreamed simultaneously to our YouTube channel and Facebook page.

 

School Supplies for Needy Children

drop them off by Sunday, August 6

St. Denis’s Christian Service Ministry is collecting school supplies for needy children.  Please consider donating the following items:

Please drop off your donations at the Pastoral Office by Sunday, August 6.


Monetary donations also are welcomed and appreciated.  These donations will help to cover the cost of items that have not been donated.  Please make the check payable to St. Denis Church; and write “Christian Service School Supplies” in the notation section of your check or on the envelope.  Then drop the envelope in a collection basket or box; 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 “School Supplies”) or via PayPal (mention “Christian Service School Supplies”).

For more information, please E-mail Liz Fan at [email protected].   

 

“Into the Breach” Conference for Men

How to live as a Catholic Man in today’s world

Saturday, August 5
from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in Potthoff Hall

“Into the Breach” is a call to battle for Catholic men which urges them to embrace wholeheartedly masculine virtues in a world in crisis.  

Inspired by the Apostolic Exhortation for Catholic men entitled “Into the Breach” by Bishop Olmsted of Phoenix, the Knights of Columbus have produced a video series that seeks to answer the question of what it means to be a Catholic man and how to live as a Catholic man in today’s world.

Prepare yourself for the spiritual battle raging around you.  To step into the breach requires every man to have faith and take action.  The “Into the Breach” series challenges men to seek greatness, to be heroically virtuous, and to have a character marked by goodness, truth, strength, and courage.

Through shared experiences and small group discussions, men will build a brotherhood through “Into the Breach,” strengthening them in their mission as disciples.  

All men are invited to attend the “Into the Breach” Conference on August 5 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in Potthoff Hall.  The Conference will be led by St. Denis’s Catholic Men’s Fellowship and the Knights of Columbus.


For more information, please contact Ruben Hernandez (Ruben.Hern[email protected]; 909-499-1324) and watch the following video:
 

World Day for Grandparents
and the Elderly

Pope Francis has established the fourth Sunday of July (i.e., Sunday, July 23), as the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.  Therefore, at all of the Masses for July 23, we will have a special blessing for grandparents and senior citizens.  

The pope is offering a plenary indulgence to the faithful who devote adequate time on July 23 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.

In addition, 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. 

 

Admission is free for St. Denis parishioners who have a free member pass, which can be picked up at the Pastoral Office and in the vestibule of the church.  The cost for nonparishioners is $20 if you register by July 10, and $25 if you register after July 10 or at the door.  Nonparishioners can register here:  https://events.scrc.org/eucharistic-revival-diamondbar.

There will be no lunch break during this Eucharistic Revival.  Therefore, participants may want to eat lunch before arriving; or they may want to bring snacks and beverages to consume during two 20-minute breaks.

This Eucharistic Revival is sponsored by Southern California Renewal Communities (SCRC), which is an officially commissioned ministry of the Los Angeles Archdiocese.  SCRC shepherds the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Southern California; and its goal is to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit to those in need.  For more information about SCRC, please go to scrc.org or call (818) 771-1361.

 

Fourth of July

Tuesday, 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.

Fourth of July Worship Aid (7/4/2023)

 

Vacation Bible School

Monday, June 26 through Friday, June 30
from 3:30-6:30 pm in Potthoff Hall
 

Vacation Bible School is for children from preschool (age 3) through grade 5 (including those who just completed grade 5).  They will meet from Monday, June 26 through Friday, June 30 from 3:30-6:30 p.m. in the Hall.  The theme is called “Lava Lava Luau.”  

Emotions are like a force of nature, but with God’s help, children can learn to take control of their emotions before a storm hits!  During our fun week at the Lava Lava Luau, children will see what God’s Word says about anger, sadness, jealousy, and frustration and will learn how they can respond to others who may be feeling these emotions as well.  In Lava Lava Luau, kids will learn Biblical ways to express and deal with their emotions. 

Vacation Bible School is a great summer activity for children.  The cost for each family is only $50 for one child, $75 for two children, and $15 for each additional child.  

To register, please contact the Pastoral Office at (909) 861-7106.  For more information, please contact Celia Flores, Director of Religious Education, at [email protected] or (909) 861-7106 ext. 242.
 

Vacation Bible School Registration Form

 

Father’s Day

Sunday, June 18

At every Mass on Father’s Day (Sunday, June 18), we will have a special blessing for all fathers and a gift for them.  

In addition, we have Spiritual Bouquet Mass Cards for Father’s Day in the Pastoral Office.  Just go to the Office, fill out a spiritual bouquet envelope, and pick up a special Father’s Day card.  Fathers who receive a Father’s Day Spiritual Bouquet will be remembered at St. Denis’s Masses from June 18-30  

(The Pastoral Office is open six days a week:  from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; and from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.  It is closed on Tuesdays and holidays (such as Juneteenth).)

 

Stroke Scan Plus

Stroke Scan Plus returns to St. Denis on Wednesday, June 21 and Thursday, June 22.  They will offer ultrasound screenings in the Hall for stroke and abdominal aneurysms as well as screenings of the thyroid, the liver, kidneys, and the gallbladder for physical abnormalities.  The cost is $169; and insurance is not necessary.  For more details and to schedule your appointment, please call 832-437-7355.

 

Monday, June 19, 2023

On Monday, June 19 (Juneteenth Freedom Day holiday), we will have our usual Masses at 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.  The 8:00 a.m. Mass also being livestreamed to our YouTube channel and Facebook page.

The church and the chapel will be open as usual from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., but the Pastoral Office will be closed.  

Have a blessed and happy Juneteenth!

 

Eucharistic Procession for Corpus Christi

Sunday, June 11 at 2:00 p.m.
(after the 1:00 p.m. Mass)

Sunday, June 11 is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi).  As part of the celebration, we will bring Christ to the world by having a Eucharistic Procession in our neighborhood at 2:00 p.m. (after the 1:00 p.m. Mass).  

The procession will be centered around the Eucharist, which will be carried in a monstrance, and also will include the priests and deacons, a cross-bearer, multiple candle-bearers, thurifers (with incense), and parishioners of all ages.  We will process out of the church, around the courtyard, down to Diamond Bar Boulevard, up Silverhawk Drive, and then back to the church for benediction.  During the procession, we will sing songs and pray the Rosary, which will be led by the Knights of Columbus, the Women’s Fellowship Group, the Catholic Men’s Fellowship, the Queen of Peace Rosary Group, and the Cursillo Community. 

Come, join us for our first outdoor Eucharistic Procession since COVID!

 

Fridays evening during the Easter Season

April 14 through May 26

5:00-6:00 p.m.    Confessions (in the church)
6:30 p.m.               Mass  (note the new time; also livestreamed)
7:15 p.m.                 Stations of the Resurrection  (also livestreamed)
8:00 p.m.               Holy Hour  (also livestreamed)

The worship aid for the Stations of the Resurrection is here.

The indicated liturgies will be livestreamed simultaneously to our YouTube channel and Facebook page.

 

The Stations of the Resurrection
during the Easter Season

7:15 p.m. on Friday, May 26
(and the subsequent Fridays of the Easter Season)

The Easter Season lasts 50 days—from Easter Sunday (April 9) through Pentecost Sunday (May 28).  During these 50 days, the Church invites us to meditate on, pray about, and enter into the mystery of Jesus’s Resurrection.

To help us to pray with—and enter into the mystery of—the Resurrection, St. Denis will pray the Stations of the Resurrection at 7:15 p.m. every Friday during the Easter Season (i.e., on the following Fridays:  April 14, April 21, April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19, and May 26).  The Stations of the Resurrection also will be livestreamed simultaneously to our YouTube channel and Facebook page.

The Stations of the Resurrection are similar to the Stations of the Cross, but they focus on Jesus’s Resurrection appearances as well as his Ascension into heaven and his sending of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.  These are the 14 Stations of the Resurrection:

1.  Jesus Rises from the Dead
2.  The Disciples Discover the Empty Tomb
3.  The Risen Lord Appears to Mary Magdalen, Apostle to the Apostles
4.  The Risen Lord Appears to Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus
5.  The Risen Lord is Recognized in the Breaking of the Bread
6.  The Risen Lord Appears to the Community of Disciples
7.  The Risen Lord Breathes Peace and Gives the Power to Forgive
8.  The Risen Lord Strengthens the Faith of Thomas
9.  The Risen Lord Eats with the Disciples on the Shore of Tiberias
10.  The Risen Lord Forgives Peter and Entrusts Him to Feed His Sheep
11.  The Risen Lord Sends the Disciples into the World
12.  The Risen Lord Ascends into Heaven
13.  Mary and the Disciples Keep Vigil in the Upper Room for the Spirit’s Advent
14.  The Risen Lord Sends the Holy Spirit

A worship aid for the Stations of the Resurrection is here.

For more information about the Stations of the Resurrection, please see this Catholic New Agency article and this Wikipedia article.    

 

GriefShare:

help for those who are mourning 
the death of a loved one

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:
 

Called to Renew
Capital Campaign

The parishes, schools, and ministries of the Los Angeles Archdiocese serve hundreds of thousands of people in Southern California every day.  Most of our churches and schools were built more than 60 years ago and are beginning to show their age.  In 2017, the Archdiocese commissioned a study of all the facilities of every parish and school within the Archdiocese.  That study revealed that our combined facilities will need about $350 million in repairs and maintenance over the next 12 years.

After much research, prayer, and careful discernment, the Archdiocese has decided to launch a five-year capital campaign, the first such campaign in more than 60 years.  The campaign, which is entitled Called to Renew, seeks to raise $500 million for the whole Archdiocese over five years, with the money being invested in the following ways:

• $375 million (75%) to strengthen the parishes and schools 

• $ 30 million to serve the vulnerable
• $ 30 million to support priestly vocations
• $ 65 million to invest in the faith of future generations

To learn more about how Called to Renew will help St. Denis, please attend one of the following receptions in Potthoff Hall:

• Sunday, April 30      10:15-11:00 a.m.
• Tuesday, May 2        7:30-8:15 p.m.
• Sunday, May 7          12:15-1:00 p.m.
• Thursday, May 18    7:30-8:15 p.m.

Refreshments will be served; and all are welcome.
 

(Please RSVP to (909) 861-7106 or on the online RSVP form so that we will have enough materials and food at each reception for everyone.)


 

Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 14