Thursday, December 18, 2025

Mass: 7:00 pm | Reception: 8:00-9:00 pm

How to Get Involved 

• Bring a bag of canned food for SLM’s food pantry. Those bringing these gifts will participate in the procession to the altar steps during the Prelude of the Mass, before the Gathering Song.

• Bring your family parol. Participate in the Parade of Parols (star lanterns) after the presentation of gifts of canned goods during the Prelude of the Mass.

• Select the Donate Tab above to donate to this 2nd Annual event.

• Recommended Attire (but not required): International/Cultural

 SLM’s Gift Shop will be open during the reception following the Simbang Gabi Mass. Thank you for your patronage!

Note: The reception following the Mass is NOT a potluck. Light refreshments will be provided. Thank you for not bringing food.

For more information, please contact Les Rangel-Santos, Director of Worship: Liturgy & Music, at [email protected] or text/call 626-464-2468.

Our parish clergy will be concelebrating. Fr. Michael Montoya will deliver the homily. Below is a little bit about him:

Fr. Michael Montoya is the administrator/pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Claremont. He was an Associate Pastor at St Columbkille Church and Nativity Church in Los Angeles. Before that, he was also an Associate at Precious Blood Church and St Kevin Church in Los Angeles.

A brief history of Fr. Montoya: Fr. Mike was the founding Pastor of a newly established parish of Saint Anne in Peñitas, Texas, Diocese of Brownsville, located along the border of Texas and Mexico. The parish comprises four churches. According to Bishop Flores, the parish is located in the poorest section of the Diocese. As Pastor, he built a church, a parish hall, two parish offices, a rectory for the priest, renovated another church, and established the parish staffing and programs from the ground up. He saw through the growth of the four churches entrusted to him, and in 2016, Pope Francis sent a message to his parish to address the youth gathered at an Encuentro Juvenil.

Fr. Mike is a global leader in Catholic mission. He served as the Executive Director of the United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA) in Washington DC, for more than 6 years. USCMA is the official network of all US Catholic missionaries serving here and abroad. While Executive Director of USCMA, he served as a consultant to the USCCB Committee on World Mission and collaborated in various capacities across the departments of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). He led the US church in mission discussions through the annual mission conference, the Mission Congress held every 5 years, and as lead delegate to international meetings on missions.

He is a co-founder of the Missionaries of Jesus (MJ). As an MJ, he has served in various leadership capacities. He served as a General Councilor and as the MJ District Superior for the Americas. He was also the Mission Promotions Director. Fr. Mike started the Missionaries of Jesus foundation in the USA.

Fr. Mike has worked for more than 25 years in multi-cultural and cross-cultural settings. He has been a Pastor along the Texas-Mexico border, in Los Angeles, and an Associate Pastor in Chicago. He also served as school director, vocation director, and internship director. He was ordained a priest on July 16, 1994.

He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree with a concentration in Spirituality and a cross-cultural focus from the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He also holds a Master of Divinity from Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas, where he focused his studies on liturgy in a multicultural setting. He grew up in the Philippines; his family migrated to the US in the 70’s and 80’s. He himself migrated to the US more than 30 years ago.

Parols — A Symbol of Light, Hope, and Joy

Join Us for a Parol Making Event | Dec 13th | 5 pm | SLM Parish Hall

• Purchase and bring your parol-making kit, and step-by-step instructions will be provided!
• Make sure your kit arrives before December 13th!
• A limited amount of wooden parols will also be available for painting. Painting supplies will be provided.
• Light Refreshments will be served.