Believe and rejoice! - Our Lady of the Assumption

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Outreach
Bundle Sunday is April 26
St. Vincent de Paul Society will be sponsoring a Bundle Sunday in
two weeks, and providing information on the patio next weekend.
A truck will be parked in the OLA lot from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on
Sunday, April 26 to collect donations of usable clothing, shoes, linens,
house wares and other items in good condition.
The Society is also in need of furniture and
large appliances. Arrangements may be made for
pick-up of larger items by calling (800) 974-3571.
For 100 years, this outreach organization has
been serving the needy in our Archdiocese
through its center for the homeless, a summer
camp for children, and a thrift store with a free
distribution program and low, discount prices.
Thank you for “Helping Us Help Others.”
Prayer Requests
For our sick and suffering…
Recently: Grace Lisacchi, Veronica Mazon,
Daniella Palomina, Marie Cruz Rodriguez,
Christine Salisbury, and A.E. Stone.
Previously Announced: Michael Scott
Barron, Peggy Barron, Eric Bermudez, Peter
Burke, Brian Carlson, Juan Castera, Mary
Charles and Family, Mary Connor, Mary
Cullen, Chris Dourley, Ana Sofia Gironi,
Karla Gonzalez, George Gould, Adele
Guzman, Margarita Kapahua, Manuel Daniel
King, Norma Laiken, Manuel LeVario, Sue
Leveque, Matthew Lopes, Joseph Marchese,
Carmen Marrero, Sally Melgosa, Antonio
Nogales, Juanita Perez, Loretta Robert,
Catherine Rocca, John Rodriguez, Lorraine
Rubio, Edgar Rojas, Aaron Taylor, and Infant
Luke Webster
For those who have died…
Carlos Patitucci, father of Luciano (Daniela)
Patitucci; and for the families and friends who
mourn their loss
Credit union info
OLA parishioners are eligible
to join the United Catholics Federal
Credit Union, a non-profit
organization that serves members
of a dozen parishes in the
San Gabriel Valley. Representatives
will be on the patio next
weekend, April 18-19, with information
about UCFCU benefits
and services. Information is
also available at its website –
www.unitedcatholicsfcu.org
Planning a farewell for Fr. Tom
The committee planning the farewell Mass and celebration
for Fr. Tom will meet next Sunday, April 19 at
4 p.m. in Room 8A. Anyone interested in joining the
effort to make this important occasion an enjoyable and
fitting tribute to our outgoing pastor may contact Jacqueline
Trinkaus at (909) 289-2160 or email her at
jetrinkaus@yahoo.com. Msgr. Tom Welbers, who has
served as pastor at OLA for 15 years, will be leaving for
a new assignment at the end of June. The announcement
of OLA’s new pastor is expected very soon.
Celebration of African culture
Fr. John Bosco has invited a Ugandan choir from St.
Genevieve Parish in Panorama City to enliven our
11 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 19 with African drum
rhythms and a song or two in local dialects. In the auditorium
following the Mass, parishioners will be treated
to a dance exhibition by the same group, as well as educational
displays, African games for children, and a
sampling of African dishes. This celebration of African
culture will be hosted by ViNA Associates, the parish
group that supports Village Network Africa, a non-profit
organization founded by parishioner Anita Boling.
OLA Summer Camp for ages 4-12
OLA’s Summer Day Camp program has entertained
and educated children for 34 years under the direction of
Margie Robinson. This year’s program runs from June 18
through July 31 on the OLA campus weekdays from 6:30
a.m. to 6 p.m. Register your children from 4 to 12 years of
age now by calling 626-3596, ext. 227. Daily activities
include arts and crafts, fun with science, Noah’s Ark, dancercise,
drama club, cooking class, sports, and gardening –
with special entertainment on Fun Fridays such as magic
shows, raffles, and visiting exhibitions. Rates are available
by week, day and “minimum day.”