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STAFF
PASTORAL STAFF
Director of Religious Education: Ms. Sylvia Garcia
Religious Education Assistant: Mrs. Lucy Baltazar
Business Manager: Brandon Pioroda
Parish Secretary: Gabriela Cervantes
School Principal: Mike Schabert
Please call the Rectory Office at (909) 629-4101 to speak to any staff member.
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am-12:30pm or 1:30pm- 8:00pm
Fr. Steven J. Guitron
Pastor
Priest for:
Sunday
8AM & 11 AM Mass
Previous Parish:
Guardian Angel
Pacoima, CA
Priest for:
Sunday
8AM & 11 AM Mass
Previous Parish:
Guardian Angel
Pacoima, CA
Fr. Jose Jesus Martinez
Associate Pastor
Fr. Ala Musharbash
Arab American Catholic Community Chaplin in Southern California
-09/2009: Priest assistant, Visitation Parish in Zababdeh and Holy Redeemer Parish in Jenin – Palestine.
- 07/2010: Priest Assistant, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Fuheis, Jordan.
- 06/2013: Parish Priest, Saint George the Martyr parish in Irbid, Jordan.
- 08/2015 Until now: Parish Priest, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Tila’ ElAli- Amman, Jordan.
- 10/2020: studying in Rome.
-2010 / 2013-2015: Chaplain, JEC (Catholic Young Student and Workers movement) in Jordan.
- 2013 -2014: Vice-Chaplain for prisons, (northern sector - Jordan).
- 2014: Director, Catechism office in Amman – Jordan.
- 15/08/2017: Vice-Director for the Pastoral Office for Jordan.
- 2019 - 2020: General Chaplin for the Equip Notre dame (END), Jordan sector.
- Catechism Teacher for different Grades between years 2008 – 2012.
- Member in the world youth day origination committee. Participating in the WYD ( Madrid 2010 – Krakow 2016)
-Member in the Presbyter’s Council (priest’s council).
- Member in the international Eucharist congress (Vatican committee), The CELRA Delegate (National delegate)
Languages spoken-
-Arabic
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
- Latin
- Hebrew
- Greek
-09/2009: Priest assistant, Visitation Parish in Zababdeh and Holy Redeemer Parish in Jenin – Palestine.
- 07/2010: Priest Assistant, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Fuheis, Jordan.
- 06/2013: Parish Priest, Saint George the Martyr parish in Irbid, Jordan.
- 08/2015 Until now: Parish Priest, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Tila’ ElAli- Amman, Jordan.
- 10/2020: studying in Rome.
-2010 / 2013-2015: Chaplain, JEC (Catholic Young Student and Workers movement) in Jordan.
- 2013 -2014: Vice-Chaplain for prisons, (northern sector - Jordan).
- 2014: Director, Catechism office in Amman – Jordan.
- 15/08/2017: Vice-Director for the Pastoral Office for Jordan.
- 2019 - 2020: General Chaplin for the Equip Notre dame (END), Jordan sector.
- Catechism Teacher for different Grades between years 2008 – 2012.
- Member in the world youth day origination committee. Participating in the WYD ( Madrid 2010 – Krakow 2016)
-Member in the Presbyter’s Council (priest’s council).
- Member in the international Eucharist congress (Vatican committee), The CELRA Delegate (National delegate)
Languages spoken-
-Arabic
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
- Latin
- Hebrew
- Greek
Fr. John Montejano
In Residence
In his years as a parish priest, Fr. John helped establish the Life Teen, a very popular youth movement, in California.
“Life Teen is a movement that brings teens into the church by helping them learn to love Jesus and the sacraments,” Fr. John said.
Many parishes around the school, including St. John the Baptist in Baldwin Park where he served as pastor and St. Martha’s in Valinda, have Life Teen programs.
Outside of his parish experience, Fr. John studied Canon Law and church administration in Rome for three years, where he learned to speak Italian. This experience allowed Father John to meet priests from around the world. Following this opportunity, Fr. John worked in the Los Angeles Archdiocese for five years training seminarians.
When the bishop appointed Fr. John Montejano to continue his work at Bishop Amat by the Archdiocese, the new chaplain was surprised. But he’s welcomed the experience.
In his years as a parish priest, Fr. John helped establish the Life Teen, a very popular youth movement, in California.
“Life Teen is a movement that brings teens into the church by helping them learn to love Jesus and the sacraments,” Fr. John said.
Many parishes around the school, including St. John the Baptist in Baldwin Park where he served as pastor and St. Martha’s in Valinda, have Life Teen programs.
Outside of his parish experience, Fr. John studied Canon Law and church administration in Rome for three years, where he learned to speak Italian. This experience allowed Father John to meet priests from around the world. Following this opportunity, Fr. John worked in the Los Angeles Archdiocese for five years training seminarians.
When the bishop appointed Fr. John Montejano to continue his work at Bishop Amat by the Archdiocese, the new chaplain was surprised. But he’s welcomed the experience.
Deacon Margarito Barrios
Permanent Deacon
Brandon Pioroda
Business Manager
I am the new Business
Manager (since 2022) here at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pomona.
Growing up in Glendora, I was baptized, received First Holy Communion, and Confirmed at St.
Dorothy’s Catholic Church.
Out of high school I attended Citrus College to complete all my GE
classes before transferring to the
University of La Verne.
In 2019, I attained a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Accounting.
In my free time I love to spend time with family and friends, listen to music, play basketball, exercise, eat delicious food and pray the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet.
During the pandemic, I started to attend Mass here and then offered up any service to help out, which led me to Altar Serving and getting to know Fr. Steven.
I love St. Joseph’s
and Fr. Steven just as much as you the parishioners and am
excited for the opportunity that God has blessed me with in
working here.
May the good Lord bless all of you and your
families and I look forward to interacting with all of you in
this next chapter of my life.
God bless!"
I am the new Business
Manager (since 2022) here at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pomona.
Growing up in Glendora, I was baptized, received First Holy Communion, and Confirmed at St.
Dorothy’s Catholic Church.
Out of high school I attended Citrus College to complete all my GE
classes before transferring to the
University of La Verne.
In 2019, I attained a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Accounting.
In my free time I love to spend time with family and friends, listen to music, play basketball, exercise, eat delicious food and pray the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet.
During the pandemic, I started to attend Mass here and then offered up any service to help out, which led me to Altar Serving and getting to know Fr. Steven.
I love St. Joseph’s
and Fr. Steven just as much as you the parishioners and am
excited for the opportunity that God has blessed me with in
working here.
May the good Lord bless all of you and your
families and I look forward to interacting with all of you in
this next chapter of my life.
God bless!"
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