Fourth Sunday of Lent– March 14, 2021
ST. DIDACUS CATHOLIC CHURCH
14337 Astoria St, Sylmar Ca 91342 ~ 818-367-6181 ~ stdidacus.org
Welcome to St. Didacus Church Our warmest welcome to all! We extend our hands and hearts in Christian fellowship to you here, celebrating with us, whether long-time residents or newly arrived in the Parish. We invite you to become part of our parish family. Parish Registration forms are available in the parish office or you can download a form at www.stdidacus.org. We thank God you are with us.
Mission Statement: To foster a harmonious, loving and prayerful atmosphere within the
parish community that will project the love of Christ!
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Mass Intentions for the Week Saturday, March 13
5:00 p.m. Matthew Escajeda, Felipe B. Fuentes, Daniel Romero & Benjamin Mejia Guzman, may they rest in peace. 7:00 p.m. Ricardo Cornejo, Eulilia Barrentos, Carmen anita Rios, Lucia Martinez, Maria Garcia & Araceli Prudencio, may they rest in peace. Sunday, March 14 6:45 a.m. John Stephen Lee & Albert Dib may they rest in peace. 8:00 a.m. Ignacio Pulido, Ricardo Cornejo, Ivan Diaz, Blanca Caino, Maria Tiscareno, Bernardino Prudencio, Maria & Tomas Acevedo, may they rest peace. 10:00 a.m. Joe Enriquez, Theresa Zamora, Bartolo Gonzalez, Ivan Diaz, Guadalupe Gomez may they rest in peace. Special Intentions for Andy Alba. Intercessions to All Souls in Purgatory. 11:30 a.m. Pete Ruben Hernandez, Cal Hubbard & Sanjuana Valdivia, may they rest in peace. Special Intentions to the health of Jennifer Olivares, 1:00 p.m. Enrique Ceja & Benjamin Mejia Guzman, may they rest in peace. Specail intentions to the Melgoza Family 6:00 p.m. Petra Reynaga & Petra Mireles, may they rest in peace. Intercessions to All Souls in Purgatory. Monday, March 15 7:30 a.m. John Stephen Lee, Albert Dib Carolina, Isaura & Olibia Gil, may they rest in peace. Special Intentions of Willermo Sendiong, Intercession to all Souls in Purgatory. 6:00 p.m. Maria Isabel Garcia, Luis Escobar, Eustoria Anguiano, Pedro Cerrillos, Ricardo Cornejo, may they rest in peace. Intercession to all Souls in Purgatory. Tuesday, March 16 7:30 a.m. James Bohan, Albert Dib, Barbara Gardiner & John Stephen Lee, may they rest in peace. Intercessions to all Souls in Purgatory. 6:00 p.m. Ricardo Cornejo, Carmen Fontana, Maria Isbel Garcia, Antonio Alcaraz, Maria Mercedes Valencia, may they rest in peace. Intercessions to all Souls in Purgatory. Wednesday, March 17 7:30 a.m. Albert Dib & John Stephen Lee, may they rest in peace. Happy Birthday Eloina Lopez Catalan & Jose Patricio Zepeda 6:00 p.m. Ricardo Cornejo, Maria Isebel Garcia & Jose Dolores Rocha, may they rest in peace. Thursday, March 18 7:30 a.m. John Stephen Lee, Barbara Gardiner & Albert Dib, may they rest in peace. 6:00 p.m. Maria Isabel Garcia & Ricardo Cornejo, may they rest in peace. Special Intentions for the Healt of Maria Gonzalez & Josefina Copana. Intercession to all Souls in Purgatory. Friday, March 19 7:30a.m. John Stephen Lee & Allbert Dib may they rest in peace. Happy Birthday Elijah Carrasco. 6:00 p.m. Ricardo Cornejo & Maria Isabel Garcia may they rest in peace. Special Intentions for the health of Beatriz Gomez Saturday, March 13 7:30 a.m. John Stephen Lee, Lorenzo Chuabunpho. Martina Ng cha & Albert Dib, may they rest in peace. Intercession to all Souls in Purgatory.
In Remembrance Let us pray for all who have died, that they may rejoice with the Risen Lord, especially: Anette Maldonado, Cal Hubbard, Paul Doody, David De La Cruz, Luis I Ortiz, Margarita Perez, Jose Santos Melero,
Pete Ruben Hernandez, Pedro De Santiago Loera, Ricardo Cornejo, Lisa Fonseca, Alvaro Estrada, John Guzman, Veronica Jimenez, Carlos Coyt, Epifanio Jacobo, Maria Concepcion Cano Lopez, Anthony Espinoza, Rodeo Zambrano, Maria Esparza, Michael Rodriguez, Danny Salazar & Felipe B. Fuentes May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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Holy Week Schedule
There will be no 6:00 p.m. Mass on Monday, March 29th
Lent Reconciliations March 30th from 7 to 9 p.m. March 31st from 7 to 9 p.m.
There will be NO reconciliations April 2nd & 3rd
Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper ~ April 1st Bilingual Mass: 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday ~ Liturgy (only) ~ April 2nd English: 12:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Spanish: 3:00 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.
Dramatization of the Stations of the Cross Friday, March 30th
Good Friday 4:30 p.m. (In Spanish) Church Parking Lot
There will not be a 5:00 or 7:00 p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday, April 3rd
Holy Saturday ~ April 3rd Bilingual Easter Vigil Mass 7:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday ~ April 4th English Mass: 6:30, 10:00, and 11:30 a.m. Spanish Mass: 8 a.m., 1 p.m., and 6 p.m.
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St. Didacus Church Parish Office: 14337 Astoria St. Sylmar, CA 91342 Tel: 818-367-6181 Fax: 818-367-0604 Office Hours: Monday –Friday: 7:30 a.m. –5 p.m. Closed for lunch 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Closed :Saturday, Sunday & Holiday's: Website: www.stdidacus.org Pastor: Rev. Robert Garon Ext. 204 Associate Pastor: Rev. Daniel Martinez Ext. 217 Pastor Emeritus: Msgr. Peter L. Amy In Residence: Rev. Norm Supancheck Ext. 206 Deacon Couples: Ray & Denise Camacho [email protected] Fermin & Irene Gomez [email protected] Business Manager: 818-367-6181 Rey Garza Email: [email protected] Ext. 205
Director of Religious Education: 818-367-4155 Theresa Gross Email: [email protected] Confirmation Office 818-367-1155
St. Didacus School: 818-367-5886 School Principal: Felix Guillermo Email: [email protected] Office Manager: Maria Garza Email: [email protected]
PARISH INFORMATION Food Ministry: Legion of Mary: Norma Gallegos Aurora Ricarday
Spanish Bereavement: Guadalupana Society: Silvia Rios Juan Carlos Flores
Mensajeros de la Paz: Spanish Marriage Encounter: Lucia Garcia Gerardo & Maria Olivas
Hombres de Fe: Mujeres de Fe: Jose Rosio Mireya Claro
Catholic Daughters of The Americas: R.C.I.A.: Silvia Ramirez Johnny Romero
Pro-Life Ministry: St. Vincent De Paul: Tree O’Toole Norma Gallegos
Ministro de Hospitalidad Nocturnal Adoration: Rogelio & Eufemia Herrera Jesus Lopez
Brotherhood of St. Dismas: Filipino American Ministry: Joe Reyna Armand Corpuz Masses in English Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 6:45 am, 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. Daily Mass: (Monday –Saturday) 7:30 a.m. Eves of Holy Days: 6 p.m. Spanish, 7:00 p.m. English Holy Days: 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Reconciliations :Fridays: 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Saturdays: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Misas en Español Sábado Vigila 7:00 p.m. Domingos 8:00 a.m., 1:00 y 6:00 p.m.