Celebrations throughout the liturgical year of the Church take many forms – daily Mass, Sacraments, devotions, and various other rites that flow from our Sunday celebration of the Eucharist as a community. Our liturgical life nourishes our religious faith, binding us to our heavenly Father and to each other.
As we engage in parish life, there will be times when we need to be ministered to by fellow parishioners, and other times when we bring our own unique gifts to share with others. St. Paul speaks about how the Spirit gives each and everyone of us special gifts - these gifts are called charisms. Everyone has received gifts from the Lord that were given for the good of the community. We encourage you to prayerfully consider how we can meet some of your needs and how God is calling you to meet the needs of others.
Young people from the Catholic School or the Parish School of Religion, can serve at our Lord’s Table, beginning in grade 5. They will receive special training to assist the priest/deacon in the celebration of the Mass and at special liturgies. For more information about this ministry, contact Sandra Roman, Lay Ministries Coordinator at 626-915-7873.
At the 9:30am Mass, on the second and fourth Sundays of each month, volunteer lay presiders share and discuss Sunday readings in an age-appropriate way to children in 1st-5th grade. Children are dismissed just after opening prayers and go to the Parish Hall to hear the Word proclaimed and explained, The children rejoin the congregation and the Mass during the Preparation of the Gifts. No registration is required, and is free to all families.
If you would like to volunteer for this ministry or want more information about how you and your family can participate, please contact the Parish Center at 626-915-7873.
The Environment Ministry decorates the altar and church throughout the year and especially the high liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter. We team up from making floral arrangements to sewing, banners and preparing various decors. All those inclined and interested in enhancing our worship environment are encouraged to participate. For more information on how you can participate in this ministry, please contact the Parish Center at 626-915-7873.
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are members of the parish who serve the Body and Blood of Christ to the assembly during Mass. To be an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, you must be a Roman Catholic who has received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist. Specially trained Eucharistic Ministers bring Holy Communion to the sick or homebound parishioners on Sundays or as requested. For more information about this ministry, contact Sandra Roman, Lay Ministries Coordinator at 626-915-7873..
We provide assistance in planning: Funerals, Memorial Services, Rosaries and Vigils that honor your loved ones memory and reflects the rich liturgical tradition of our Catholic faith. Members of the Bereavement Ministry help parishioners and their families select appropriate scriptural readings, prayers and music that have special significance for them. During this challenging time, they also arrange for musicians and vocalists, work with funeral homes and cemeteries, and provide support to the family and friends of those who have died.
If you would like to serve in this ministry or need assistance in planning a loved one’s funeral liturgy, please contact the Parish Center at 626-915-7873.
Lectors proclaim the Word to the assembled faith community during Mass and special liturgical celebrations. The Lectors are baptized, fully initiated Catholics under no ecclesiastical penalty.
A parish enrichment course will be given for on-going and current Lectors, dates to be announced. For more information, contact Sandra Roman, Lay Ministries Coordinator at 626-332-5822.
Our ministry as cantors, choir members, and musicians help the assembly pray in song. Traditional choir accompanied by the organ is offered at the 8:00am Mass on Sunday. Contemporary music is offered at 9:30am,11:00am,12:30pm and 5:00pm Sunday Masses, and at the 5:30pm Saturday Mass.
Our Children’s Choir sings at the 9:30am Mass the second Sunday of each month. The Children's Choir is open to all children of the parish in grades 2-8. They rehearse on Monday afternoons, 3:00 – 4:00pm September through June.
If you would like to share your vocal and/or musical talent with us, please contact Robert Kochis, the Music Director at 626-915-7873 for rehearsal times and locations.
As your church family, we want to celebrate with you significant milestones such as a special anniversary or Quinceanera. For assistance in planning these special liturgies please contact the Parish Center at 626-915-7873.
As ushers and greeters we extend Christ’s love, warmth and hospitality to newcomers and parishioners arriving at St. Louise de Marillac Church for Mass. Ushers are men and women who assist with seating and facilitate the collection and communion aspects of Mass. Greeters are individuals and often entire families who join together with the Holy Spirit to welcome our community into our sacred place of worship. For more information about serving in this ministry, contact Sandra Roman, Lay Ministries Coordinator at 626-915-7873.
For many of us, we show up to church each Sunday and perform prayers and rituals that we have known since childhood. We stand, sit, and kneel. We make the sign of the cross. We recite “Holy, Holy, Holy”, “Lamb of God” and “Thanks be to God”. But do we really understand the significance of all that we are saying and doing in the liturgy? Today we are standing at a unique moment in the Church, as we prepare for the implementation of a new translation of the Mass, the Revised Roman Missal.
The Roman Missal is the book which contains not only the prayers we use for the Mass, but the rubrics, or directions for the priest. There have been articles, homilies and handouts on what this means for the church, and what it means for us as a parish when we gather each week to celebrate Mass. Many of you have begun asking questions and expressed concerns about what these changes mean. The new translation will be officially in use beginning November 27th, the first Sunday of Advent and the beginning of the Church's new liturgical year. Musical changes began Sunday, September 10th in preparation for the new liturgical changes. St. Louise is hosting educational workshops and distributing handouts that provide information regarding the upcoming changes.
While the essence of the Mass is not changing, the way it is celebrated will be noticeably different. We will need to learn new responses and new musical settings, as well as become accustomed to hearing the priest use liturgical phrases that are different from what we have heard for nearly forty years. The most notable change will come in the beginning of Mass, and continue throughout, when the priest (or deacon) says, "The Lord be with you." Our response will now be, "And with your spirit." There will also be changes, some very slight, in the other prayers we say, such as the Gloria, the Creed, and our acclamations.
The new Revised Missal is an opportunity to help us understand the significance of the prayers and rituals in the liturgy. The more we grasp the meaning of what we say and do in the Mass, the more we will be able to give ourselves to God in the liturgy and encounter him in these sacred mysteries.From 2000 years ago to today, God continues to summon His people, calling us into a deeper relationship with Him and His Church. As we are taken out of our routine, it is our prayer that this period of preparation and transition to the New Missal will not be merely mechanical - simply being trained to say new responses – but that it is sacred time of renewal and celebration of the very source and summit of our Catholic faith.
The Safeguard the Children program was established to create a safe environment for children and youth in all Catholic parish communities. All adults with any interaction with children are required to be fingerprinted - Livescan and to attend a 3 hour Virtus training session.
Young people from the Catholic School or the Parish School of Religion, can serve at our Lord’s Table, beginning in grade 5. They will receive special training to assist the priest/deacon in the celebration of the Mass and at special liturgies. For more information about this ministry, contact Sandra Roman, Lay Ministries Coordinator at 626-915-7873. 
