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Sharing Faith, Celebrating Traditions, and Serving Each Other to the Praise and Glory of God.

March 1, 2020 First Sunday of Lent

ADORATION AND CONFESSIONS Wednesdays at St. James the Less Church from 8:00 - 9:00 pm.

Sacrament of Reconciliation also by appointment.

CONTACT US Phone: 818-249-2008 Web: www.hrsjcatholic.com Email: [email protected]

PARISH OFFICE HOURS LOCATED AT HOLY REDEEMER Monday—Thursday: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Friday: 9 am—2 pm

JOIN US FOR MASS Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 am at Holy Redeemer Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00 am at St. James Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 pm at Holy Redeemer Sunday Masses 8:30 am at St. James 10:00 am at Holy Redeemer 11:30 am at St. James 5:30 pm at Holy Redeemer

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Baptisms are held on the

· First Saturday at 10:00 am at HR · Third Saturday at 10:00 am at SJ

Please call the parish office or contact Sister Karen: [email protected]

SACRAMENT OF FIRST COMMUNION Preparation for children who have attained the age of reason is arranged either through the Office of Religious Education or the parish school. This is a two-year program. For more information, please contact Trish at [email protected]

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION A two-year program for teens. Apply through the Life Teen office: [email protected]

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Please contact the Parish Office upon engage-ment; at least six months is needed for prepara-tion of this joyous sacrament! Please contact Father Mike: [email protected]

HOLY ORDERS/RELIGIOUS ORDERS Anyone interested in a religious life as a priest, deacon, or sister please contact Father Mike: [email protected]

ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please feel free to call the parish office if you would like to have an Eucharistic home visit by one of our parish ministers of the sick.

COMMUNION FOR SICK AND HOMEBOUND Please call the parish offices if you would like to receive Communion –we will make the arrangements with the Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick.

IF YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE Please call the parish offices. If you feel you will be in need, or your loved one has passed, our Bereavement Ministers will assist in making

with your chosen funeral directors and offer you helpful guidelines that will aid in the Liturgical planning of the Mass or Memorial Service. We know that this can be a tough time and we want you to know that your parish is there for you.

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Welcome to Holy Redeemer—St. James Catholic Community

SHARING FAITH, CELEBRATING TRADITIONS, AND SERVING EACH OTHER

Holy Redeemer—St. James the Less parish community welcomes you to your spiritual home. On this first

Sunday of Lent, we are a community that has been called to be faithful.

As we reflect on today’s celebrations with our church family our friends and relatives, our hope is that we have

experienced Jesus alive in us. Sister Mary Karen Collier S.S.L., Parish Life Director Father Michael Grieco, Priest Minister Father George Brincat, Pastor Emeritus-Our Lady of Lourdes Deacon Joseph Hegenbart

Servants of Music Ministry Andrea Anderson Michael Paul Leon Servants of Faith Forma on Michael Paul Leon Susan Romero Trish Swords Servants of Administra on Kathy McCauley Doug Sinning Laura Garcia-Pulido HOLY REDEEMER CHURCH (Parish Offices) 2411 Montrose Ave., Montrose, CA 91020 Phone: 818.249.2008 [email protected]

ST. JAMES THE LESS CHURCH 4625 Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta, CA 91214 Phone: 818.249.2008 [email protected]

ST. JAMES—HOLY REDEEMER CATHOLIC SCHOOL 4635 Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta, CA 91214 818-248-7778

HOLY REDEEMER AND ST. JAMES CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

IN OUR THOUGHTS & PRAYERS William & Irene McAndrew, Alex Kirkaldy,

Ron McLoud, Maria Hattick, Dolores Maggipinto, Vito Maggipinto, Richy Reivdas, Jorge Gonzalez,

Emma Eday, Alicia Yale, Angelita Tanedo, Curtis Cleven, Sharon Le Berthon,

Jim Le Berthon, Renee Meyerson, Roxanne Martin Elizabeth Lewis, Jim Maillard, Maryanne Moses, Patricia Ryan, Dominic Lingua, Thomas Hansen, Larry Weisner, Gary Lucero, Christopher Kramer, Harmon Jones, Margaret Gibbons, Janet Keene,

Minerva Astengo, Douglas Bergstrom, Regis Coyle, Irene Hughes and Bob Spychalsky

OUR PRAYERS FOR THE INTENTIONS OF…,Eugene Swedo, Kevin Layseca, Gloria Constantinides, Michael Thomas Moran, Roxanne Martin, Laura Pulido, Gino Camatti, Taix Family Intentions and for the People of Holy Redeemer and St. James Catholic Community. Please continue to lift each other up in prayer.

PAPAL INTENTIONS Each year, the Holy Father asks for our prayers for a specific intention each month. You are invited to answer the Holy Father's request and to join with many people worldwide in praying for this intention during the month of March:

Catholics in China We pray that the Church in China may persevere in

its faithfulness to the Gospel and grow in unity.

A SCRIPTURE REFLECTION FROM OUR PARISH LIFE DIRECTOR

The Genesis reading relates how an original intimacy between humans and God was damaged by distrust. The woman is tempted by the serpent to view their relationship with God as an unreasonable limitation. The serpent uses this mistrust to further distance them from God. All this is through half-truths.

In the second reading Paul teaches us how Adam’s disobedience brought judgement and death, not only for himself but for his descendants. Christ’s obedience reversed all of this. Through God’s gift we all have been saved and live in grace.

What does this mean to us now? I think sometimes we get lazy and think that God will forgive anything, so matter what. We turned to a tamed Christianity. Lent is a season to grow more holy, our time to go to the desert. This is our ascetic season. This is our opportunity to strip away the fat that weighs down our spiritual and moral life. Take some time as we begin Lent to look at your life and see where you might “tighten” up the belt. What can you do to make your life a little more Christ like?

Sr. Karen Collier SSL

FAITH SHARING QUESTIONS

We invite you to reflect upon the scripture readings you heard proclaimed at Mass this weekend by sharing with friends and family the “Question of the Week”. Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 Adults: What helpful advice could you offer some one faced with a temptation ? Children: What helps you do the right thing when you want to do something wrong?

SHARING FAITH, CELEBRATING TRADITIONS, AND SERVING EACH OTHER TO THE PRAISE AND GLORY OF GOD.

FRIDAY’S OF LENT Abstaining from meat and other indulgences during Lent is a penitential practice. On the Fridays of Lent, we remember the sacrifice of Christ on Good Friday and unite ourselves with that sacrifice through abstinence and prayer.

Prayer before the Crucifix Friday’s of Lent at 6 pm to 9 pm at Holy Redeemer Church

Living Stations of the Cross Friday, April 3rd at 7 pm at Holy Redeemer

HRSJ BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Friday, March 6, 2020 7-8:30 PM

Dinah Martin Room at the HR Ministry Center March Selection “Where the Crawdads Sing”

by Delia Owens

April Selection: “The Alice Network” by Kate Quinn

May Selection: “Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress” by Dai Sijie

We have been to fortunate to obtain Book Kit copies of current bestseller (for over 60 weeks) “Where the Crawdads Sing.” The novel encompasses beautiful imagery of the marshy North Carolina coast where Kya Clark must fend for herself at the age of seven and as she matures is then suspected of murdering a well-known local man. If you’ve already read this mystery or want to hear more about it, come join in our discussion on Friday, March 6. Our Book Discussion Group now has the added perk of obtaining our book selections from the Glendale Public Library via Book Kits. Each attendee receives a loaned copy of the following month’s read (The Alice Network)—so now you don’t have to buy a book nor visit the library! We welcome all for Christian Fellowship and Fun!

Through the Eucharist we are….

Called to be Faithful

Please join the Knights of Columbus of Holy Redeemer/St James in supporting the 5th annual “40 Cans for Lent” food drive, February 29 – April 5, 2020. All food collected is in support of “Loaves & Fishes” and will be donated to the “Catholic Charities” food bank in Glendale.

Members of the Knights will be at the parishes before each weekend Mass to collect your food donation. If no Knights are present or you choose to drop off your donation on another day, please place in the normal “Loaves & Fishes” container inside the church.

The goal of this program is to ask each family to donate 40 cans over the 40 days of Lent. Specific food donations requested are easy open food cans, small fruit cans, or any other type of easy opening can to distribute to those in need. In addition to food donations, Catholic Charities is also requesting small hygiene items that can be easily distributed.

Should you have any questions, please contact Mike Williams of the Knights at 818-397-5738. Thank you in advance for your generosity in supporting those in need.

LOAVES & FISHES FOOD BANK Non-perishable food collection for the hungry

Holy Redeemer—2nd Sunday of each month—in bins near restrooms.

St. James—last Sunday of each month—in bins in vestibule.

HOLY REDEEMER AND ST. JAMES CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN

Visiting clergy members are VIRTUS® trained

A priest who is visiting the Archdiocese to minister for more than 15 days is required to complete a VIRTUS® Protecting God’s Children Adult Awareness Program, or present certification that states they have already completed a safe environment program. Archdiocesan officials will review alternative safe environment programs to ensure that they meet the standards held in our archdiocese for content and training protocols. These requirements are not just for priests — any bishop, deacon, religious brother or sister ministering in the archdiocese, must be cleared before beginning their ministry.

CENTERING PRAYER Contemplative prayer is God’s personal and unique gift to each of us. If we are open to this gift it will profoundly affect our lives and relationships, with God, others, and our world. Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer; rather it casts new light and depth of meaning on all types of prayer.

Join us on Monday evenings at Holy Redeemer (Parish Offices) at 7:15 pm.

THE DIVINE MERCY PRAYER GROUP The Divine Mercy Prayer Group meets on Wednesday mornings at 9:30 am at St. James Church to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Divine Mercy prayers, and the Praises of the Divine Mercy. The mission of the prayer group is: Trust, Love and Mercy…..the essence of the Divine Mercy Devotion.

GET READY FOR TECH SUNDAYS IN MARCH!

Bring your devices and we will assist you in downloading our parish app for prayer opportunities,

sign up for online giving to assist in almsgiving and register with the parish to learn more about

service opportunities. Making Lenten practices more accessible!

March 22 - St James

March 28-29—Holy Redeemer

Together In Mission Parish Goal $110,617

SHARING FAITH, CELEBRATING TRADITIONS, AND SERVING EACH OTHER TO THE PRAISE AND GLORY OF GOD.

HOLY REDEEMER AND ST. JAMES CATHOLIC COMMUNITY