OUR CLERGY
Meet Our Pastors
Fr. Marlon Mateo
Pastor
Fr. Marlon Mateo was born and raised in the Philippines. He came to Toronto, Canada in 1999 and was ordained as a priest on December 19, 2009 for the Order of Carmelites. He spent several years in secondary education as a teacher for 6 years in Chicago and 2 years in Encino, CA.
Prior to joining the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, he served as an Associate Pastor at Holy Family South Pasadena from 2016-2018 and then Holy Family Church in Glendale from 2018-2022. In September 2021, Fr. Mateo was formally incardinated as a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Fr. Marlon enjoys traveling, good food and time with friends. He began his ministry as an Administrator here at St. Clare on July 1st, 2022.
Fr. Marko Rudela
Associate Pastor
Fr. Marko Rudela's journey to the priesthood began when he was in college, praying the Rosary and attending frequent Eucharist Adoration. Through these devotions, he felt Our Lord's call to offer his life to God as a priest. He joined St. John's Seminary, Camarillo and was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles June 1st, 2024.
Fr. Marko has been involved in many ministries, like the Vocation Holy Hour and Rosary, after the 9AM Mass. His assignment to St. Clare parish became official on July 1st, 2024.
Few fun facts about Fr. Marko, he was born in downtown Los Angeles and raised in Covina. His family is from Croatia. In his free timhe enjoys cooking hiking, and watching soccer (especially when the Croatian national team plays).
Our Deacons
Mr. Gary Smith
Deacon
Mr. Antonio Arana
Deacon
Seminarians
Our Parish Seminarians
With great joy, we offer our prayers and support for our parish seminarians as they continue their journey of formation at St. John’s Seminary. We thank God for this wonderful blessing and ask our parish family to keep them in prayer as they begin their seminary formation.
As we celebrate this blessing, we invite you to pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life and to join us every Thursday after the 9:00 AM Mass for our Holy Hour of Adoration for vocations and those discerning God's call.
Clergy Office Staff
Parish Office
661-252-3353
Melody Googooian
Admin
Parish Office
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Cherry Pastores
Admin
Parish Office
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Martina Torres
Admin
Religious Education
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Nancy Arriaga
Director of Religious Education
Religious Education
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Natalia Moore
Assistant Director RE
Religious Education
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Samantha Causey
Admin Assistant RE
Confirmation
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Alex Zuniga
Coordinator
Confirmation
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Karina Lara
Assistant Coordinator
Hispanic Ministry
661-299-6593
Dora Baez
Director of Hispanic Ministry
Head Sacristan/Training Coordinator
j.erazo@st-clare.org
Jose Erazo
Coordinator
Altar Server Coordinators / Sunday Receptionist
661-252-3353
Sam Magno
Altar Server Coordinators / Sunday Receptionist
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Thomas Magno
Facilities and Maintenance
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Salvador Torres
Facilities and Maintenance
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Tom Jezik
Webmaster
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Anthony Manalo
Digital Communications Manager
Social Media
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Sandra Manalo
Digital Communications Manager
