St. Rita Parish Bulletin 7/13/2014

St. Rita of Cascia St. Rita of Cascia St. Rita of Cascia A Catholic Faith Community Since 1908A Catholic Faith Community Since 1908A Catholic Faith Community Since 1908

July 13, 2014July 13, 2014July 13, 2014 MASS TIMES

SUNDAYS: Sat. 5:30 pm (Vigil), 7:30 am, 10 am & 12 N WEEKDAYS: Mon., Tues., Fri, and Sat. 8 am (Wed. & Thurs. 8 am Communion Service) HOLY DAYS: (eve of) 5:30 pm; (day of) 8 am & 6:30 pm

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confession) Saturdays 4 - 5 pm or by appointment

DEVOTIONS Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Saturday 7:50 am

ADORATION First Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm, Rectory Oratory

Msgr. Richard Krekelberg, V.F.—Pastor Deacon Manuel Valencia • Deacon John Hull

318 North Baldwin Avenue, Sierra Madre Mailing Address: 50 East Alegria Avenue, Sierra Madre, CA 91024 Phone: 626/355-1292 • FAX: 626/355-2290 • www.st-rita.org

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Msgr. Richard Krekelberg, V. F.—Pastor 626.355.1292 x. 228 • [email protected]

Dcn. Manuel & Chela Valencia— [email protected] • 355.1292 Dcn. John Hull—[email protected] • 355.1292

Weekend Presider: 10 am Mass—Fr. Chris Thiel, OFM Capuchin

Parish Office/Mailing Address 50 East Alegria Ave., Sierra Madre, CA 91024 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9am to 6pm; Sat. 9 am to 1 pm. Office Email: [email protected]

Director of Administration Mary Lou Butler: [email protected] • 355.1292 Pastoral Council Parish Office: 355.1292 Finance Council Chair Bill Sullivan: 355.3707

St. Rita School—Office: 626.355.6114 Principal: Joanne Harabedian • [email protected]

Director of Liturgy & Music Paul Puccinelli: [email protected] Director of Religious Education Cristina Cullen: 355.1292 • [email protected] Director of Youth Ministry/Confirmation Theresa Bui Costanzo: 626.590.8828 • [email protected] RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) Team: Deacon Manuel and Chela Valencia;

Susan Blakeslee: [email protected]

How to Contact Us Parish Ministries and Organizations

Liturgy & Worship

Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers: David & Jill Muhs 355.9810 • [email protected] Altar Servers, Youth: Kathy Ganino • 626.398.9302 [email protected] Altar Servers, Adult: Bill Cosso • 355.5656 Eucharistic Adoration: Kathy Ganino • 626.398.9302 [email protected] Rosary Prayer Group: Susan Day • 355-3835 Sacristans: Sat. Vigil: Gary Fidone/Bill & Patti Huber Sunday Masses: 7:30-Bill Cosso/David Banis; 10:00-David Muhs; 12N-Bernie Grace Weekdays: John Bigley, Margaret Duran Porter: (Evening Church Lockup) Sheila Palazzolo Environment: Denise Villalovos/Gil Lazo [email protected] • 355.1292

Ministries & Organizations

Bereavement Ministry: 355.1292 • [email protected] Christian Family: Ana Ptasinski • 355.3146 Greeters & Ushers: Erny Henry 626.289.3504 • 626.446.6715 Men’s Club: Nick Sotis: 358-2495 • [email protected] New Members/Welcome: Contact the Parish Office St. Rita Guild: Patty Sullivan 355.3707 • [email protected] Senior Ministry: Marilyn McKernan, [email protected] Shawl Ministry: Mary Taillac 355.3179 • Marilyn Delgatto 355.8717

Other Contacts

Archivist: Marilyn McKernan • [email protected] Bulletin Submissions: [email protected] or drop off at Office Public Relations: [email protected] Registration Information: [email protected] • 355.1292 Webmaster: Ralph Seymour: [email protected]

Let Saint Rita Be There For You . . . Communion for Sick and Homebound Parishioners St. Rita ministers provide Communion home visits. Contact the Parish Office • 355.1292 or Jill Muhs • 355.9810 • [email protected].

Anointing of the Sick Please notify us (355.1292) for the Anointing of the Sick, the sacrament intended for the seriously ill or dying and Our Lord’s special presence and companionship in serious time of need. Anointing may take place in the home, at the hospital or elsewhere and as often as once a month. If someone should die without anointing, remember that the desire to receive is sufficient.

If You Should Experience the Loss of a Loved One Please call us at 355.1292 If you feel you will be in need, or your loved one has passed, we will assist in making arrangements with your chosen funeral director; refer you to our Bereavement Ministry and Music Ministry; and offer you helpful guidelines that will aid in the selection of readings for a Mass or Memorial Service. We know this can be a tough time and we want you to know that your parish is there for you. PLEASE UNDERSTAND we only have one resident priest; sometimes arrangements for another priest may be needed.

For Information about the Sacraments— Baptism—Please contact the Parish Office for further information on the Baptism process and requirements.

Reconciliation and First Eucharist—Preparation for children who have attained the age of reason (usually during 2nd grade) is arranged either through the Office of Religious Education or St. Rita Elementary School.

Matrimony—Contact the Parish Office upon engagement; at least six months is needed for preparation of this joyous sacrament!

Confirmation—A two-year program for freshman/sophomore age teens. Apply through the Office of Youth Ministry.

SAINT RITA OF CASCIA CHURCH 3 REV. MSGR. RICHARD KREKELBERG

PASTOR’S CORNER

Dear Parishioners,

While I am on my annual vacation, I once more offer for your consideration a series of Reflections. This week’s reflection is by Rev. Rene McGraw, OSB, Associate Professor, St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN.

—Msgr. Richard

In the early 1970s, there was a p o p u l a r c o m m e r c i a l f o r CocaCola where a group of young people from every race and nation sang the words: “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.” That was the picture of the Garden of Eden. Perfect harmony. The soil, the seed, the birds, the animals, woman and man, all singing one song of glory to God, all reflecting the glory of God. And God walking in the midst of them.

And then came sin. The world was no longer in perfect harmony. All became dissonance. The soil was used up. War was everywhere. People sought after their immediate desires and did not look out for the earth.

And so as Paul says, “We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; and not only that, but we ourselves,

who have the first fruits of the Sprit, we also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.” The earth and the humans, animals and birds—all created things—long for the return to paradise and perfect harmony.

The Lord goes about casting his Word into the fallow soil, watching to see if it will sprout with a bit of its old glory and harmony. God scatters the seed everywhere. But some soil is so depleted that it can barely push up a stalk or two of glory. Some seed gets trampled by animals and humans. Occasionally the soil is too tired to grow everything. The rains do not come. People kill people in war, and so there is no growing season, no harvest.

But there are fertile places where the seed is springing up and

growing well; places where the earth and the animals and the birds of the air and the beauty of the fields and the love of human for human and new ways of resolving conflicts, where these are growing up. Ah! There the glory of the Lord begins to sprout forth in all of creation and the dream of perfect harmony grows again. Or, as Gerard Manley Hopkins so eloquently wrote: “The world is charged with the grandeur of God.”

The song of that CocaCola commercial needs to be our song. As a community we must march back towards paradise so that all creation may help to reveal the depth of God’s grandeur. For the seed of the word of God is waiting for the right nourishment to sprout and make visible the paradise that lies hidden.

In the beginning…

You have crowned the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with a rich harvest. —Psalm 65:12

—Rene McGraw, OSB

Genevieve Collins Long-time parishioner & former

lst Grade teacher at St. Rita School

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, JULY 12 8:00 AM Paula Guettler INT 5:30 PM Serafina Osuna RIP SUNDAY, JULY 13 7:30 AM Lisa McKee RIP 10:00 AM Joseph Nicassio RIP 12 NOON For All Parishioners

MONDAY, JULY 14 8:05 AM Libby Payne RIP TUESDAY, JULY 15 8:05 AM Tom Viola RIP WEDNESDAY, JULY 16 8:05 AM Communion Service THURSDAY, JULY 17 8:05 AM Communion Service FRIDAY, JULY 18 8:05 AM Bob Taillac RIP SATURDAY, JULY 19 8:05 AM Tom Johnson RIP 5:30 PM For All Parishioners SUNDAY, JULY 20 7:30 AM Laurence Johnson RIP 10:00 AM Juliana Vedasto RIP 12 NOON Rev. Francis Alabart RIP FEAST DAYS

Monday—St. Kateri Tekakwitha Tuesday—St. Bonaventure Wednesday—Our Lady of Mount Carmel Thursday—St. Camillus de Lellis

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading—My word will achieve the end for which it was sent (Isaiah 55:10-11). Psalm—The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest (Psalm 65). Second Reading—We, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan within ourselves awaiting the redemption of our bodies (Romans 8:18-23). Gospel—Some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit (Matthew 13:1-23 [1-9]).

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PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE REQUESTED OUR PRAYERS —

Willard Bochte, Joann Ruggles, Margaret Duran, Eric Gilmore, Lori Ann Little, Guia Canizales, Anne Frealy, Eva Shammon, Margie Schubert, Sheila Pierce, Mary Zuckerburg, Emily Young, JoAnn Douglass, Mary McColl, Evelyn Tres, Barbara Hester, Phil Huddleston, Gerald Drean, Charlotte Bollman Fuchs, Gerry Krekelberg, Leah Greteman, Raymond Payne, Peter Delgatto, Jr., Montserrat Marti, Jordan Alabart, Linda Milligan, Susan Skousen, Brooke Manning, Arthur Contreras, Jr., Robert Quinonez, Richard Krier, Patsy Starkey, Jean Mansour, Jacob Bigley, Dorothy Van Gorden, Maria Carmen Marti, Dennis & Clare Marquardt, Kathleen Ramsey, Tonyja Blakeslee, Addie Marshall, Jackie Bagnuolo, Mary Ellen Isoard, Rose Mary Taquino, Paul Viger, Zdenka Czerny, Hal Finney, Ailey Gardner-Ybarra, Eva Bernejo, Edith Olah, Lancelot Loera, Fred Mycroft, Brian Eck, Alex Arranaga, Anna Mary Hession, Joseph Moore.

GOD’S NOT DEAD

Arcangel Film Festival Saturday, July 19 1:30 - 8 pm

San Gabriel Mission Playhouse 320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel

Watch shorts, documentaries, and feature films with a Christian theme, including “God’s Not Dead.”

The producer, writer, and select cast members of “God’s Not Dead” will take part in a panel discussion after the film. Also see the celebrated pro-life documentary “40.” Check out other films and speakers online.

Enjoy food at the ministry/networking fair and listen to live music.

Free tickets arcangelfilmfestival.com

Theology on Tap

This annual speaker and fellowship series is for young adults and this year is hosted through August 2 at various sites. All young adults, ages 18 to 39, singles and couples, are invited to attend.

In the San Gabriel region, Theology on Tap is hosted on Wednesdays at St. Andrew Church in Pasadena.

For more information, please check the website

Archla.org/tot

Southern California Renewal Communities—SCRC

43rd Annual Convention—August 29 - 31 “You Are the Light of the World”

Anaheim Convention Center

Liturgies, Speakers, Teen Conference, Children’s Program

For a schedule and more information:

SCRC.org • [email protected] 818/771-1361

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Youth Nites, 7- 8:30 pm, O’Malley ►Next Youth Nite—Wed., July 23 Meets year-round, on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Youth Nites are for all teens and we encourage our teens to invite their friends to join in the fellowship.

Parents—Your son/daughter can get a head start with next year’s 3 Youth Nite Requirements while meeting new people and having fun this summer.

Parents/Teen Service Project—Help with the St. Rita Backpack Drive (the end of July and beginning of August)for the benefit of St. Francis Center. We need volunteers to help sort items after weekend Masses. There is also the opportunity to help distribute the donations at the St. Francis Center on Saturday, August 9.

Theresa Costanzo • [email protected]

Religious Education Registration For incoming 1st –5th graders Registration materials for the 2014-2015 Religious Education year are now available in the Parish Office (50 E. Alegria Avenue). Registration fee is $50 for the year; classes begin on September 15 and are held each Monday from 4 - 5:15 pm.

Cristina Cullen • [email protected] 626/294-9616

Articles for the Bulletin

Please submit to [email protected] or to the Parish Office. Ask for or leave a message for Rosemary, 355-1292 x226. Deadline is 10 days before the desired weekend.

St. Rita Catholic School

For information about School Office hours, registration for the new school year, purchase of scrip and/or gift cards, and more, please contact the

SCHOOL OFFICE • 355-6114

Diaconate Formation

Reminder: Information Meeting Sunday, July 20 • 2-4 pm

St. Jerome Church 5550 Thornburn St., LA 90045

Open to men ages 30 - 60 years. Married men should have their wives also attend.

Claudia Ortiz • 213/637-7393 [email protected]

Volunteers Needed

We have lots of projects going on—even though it’s summer—and we can use your help!

Our Annual Backpack/School Supplies Drive begins next weekend and continues thru August 3. We need help: After each weekend Mass (about 15 minutes) to move the donations from the Church to a secure location in Gara Hall; And, after the noon Mass on August 3 to sort the donations (about 1-2 hours, if we get 5-6 helpers).

Additionally, we may call you to help— stuff bulletins; with a parish-wide mailing; resupply offering envelopes in the pews; with a Food Drive; with Hospitality on Sundays; or similar activities.

We will contact you when we need help—and, if you’re not available then, we’ll ask again for another date/time.

[email protected] • 355-1292 x 226

Congratulations, Isaac Martinez!

St. Rita School’s Isaac Martinez had a fantastic time at the Speech and Debate Nationals last week in Overland Park, Kansas. The Middle School National Speech & Debate Tournament is the largest middle school speech and debate contest in the country and draws hundred of students each year from across the USA and around the world.

Isaac competed in two categories and made it all the way to the Finals. He placed 6th in Storytelling with ‘Miss Nelson is Missing’. He learned a lot and made new friends, too.

Clip and drop in the Offering basket.

I’d like to add my name to the volunteer list:

Name Phone Email

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This Sunday, July 13—Blood Drive 8:30 am - 2:30 pm • O’Malley Hall

Walk-ins are welcome!

Liturgy of the Hours & Evening Prayer ► Will resume in September.

Thursday, July 17—Bible Study

7 pm • In the Parish Office Meeting Room

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Weekend of July 19-20—Annual Backpack Drive Begins To benefit the children served by the St. Francis Center

See adjacent column and also the flyer insert.

Monday, July 28—Baptism Preparation Class 7 pm • Parish Office Meeting Room

For August 3 Baptisms

Enjoy some family time this summer— whether a stay-cation or a vacation.

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Catholic Community & Local Events

►Fingerprinting for VIRTUS—Wednesday, August 6. Holy Family, 1501 S. Fremont Ave., So. Pasadena 91030.

Hours 12 - 3:40 pm and 5 - 7:20 pm Must call for appointment: 626/403-6106

►Men’s Retreat—Friday thru Sunday, August 22 - 24. Directed by Rev. Stash Dailey from Columbus, OH. The weekend includes conferences, Mass, Confession, spiritual direction, personal prayer time and delicious meals. Sacred Heart Retreat House, Alhambra.

Registration/Information: 626/289-1353 x 204

Backpack & School Supplies for St. Francis Center

July 19 thru August 3

Please read this week’s flyer insert for information about St. Francis Center—who we are helping and why—and also for a shopping list of needed supplies. You do not have to purchase everything on the list but anything you can provide is most welcome. We hope to be “overachievers” this year and beat our efforts from last year—we donated over 200 backpacks along with 16 boxes of supplies and stacks of paper and notebooks!

For more information or to volunteer to help:

Rosemary • 355-1292 x226 • [email protected]

Special Collections in July

This weekend (or you may contribute any time)—

Maintenance & Repairs—all donations to this fund remain at St. Rita to help with ongoing bills and small repairs. We just received our $3972 Edison bill for the month of June for the Church—an increase of $2K from the May billing. Please help us keep everyone cool and comfortable during Mass. Make a donation to this monthly collection and mark your envelope or check “Maintenance Only.”

National Needs Combined Collection—This Annual Archdiocesan Appeal is for the Black and Indian Missions, Catholic University of America, Catholic Communications Campaign, and Catholic Home Missions.

Thank you for your generosity and support for the recent collection for the Retirement Fund for Archdiocesan Priests. We have forwarded the total donations received—$3881—to the Archdiocese.

ST. RITA OF CASCIA CHURCH 7 Are you a registered Member at St. Rita?

Would you like to join us?

Registering in a parish is a declaration of your desire to be part of a Catholic community. Being a registered parishioner is a requirement for infant baptism, school registration, weddings, when asked to be a baptismal or confirmation sponsor, and even funerals. Additionally, if you are not registered, a yearly tax receipt cannot be issued since you have no unique ID number in our database.

Registration forms available—

in the Vestibule • on our website: st-rita.org or please contact the Parish Office • 355-1292

We hope you check the ads in our Bulletin when you’re looking for help. Do you need an accountant or a realtor, looking for a doctor, or looking for a meal out? Please patronize those who help us provide our Bulletin at no cost to the Parish—and don’t forget to tell them “I saw your ad in the St. Rita Sunday Bulletin.”

Thanks to all who advertise— and to those who support them.

From the Archdiocese Events At the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Office of Family Life: Separated, Divorced and Widowed Ministry.

Saturday, July 26 • 9:30 am - 3:30 pm “Lord, How Can I Know the Way?” Presented by Fr. Patrick Hill. Mass, Tour of the Cathedral, Lunch and Workshop. Cost $25; RSVP by July 21.

Julie Auzenne • 213/637-7249 Registration form: [email protected]

Eugenics and Ethics Conference

Saturday, July 26 • 8 am - 5 pm “Designer Babies—Whose Design?

The Center at Cathedral Plaza • Open to the public. Register on line: la-archdiocese.org

The Pope St. John Paul II Recognition Dinner

Saturday, July 26 • 5:30 - 10 pm All proceeds from the dinner benefit the NCBC programs for education and training in bioethics and to raise awareness regarding genetics, genetic testing, and ethical policy concerns. $250/person. Thousand Cranes Room of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Downtown.

Register on line: la-archdiocese.org