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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 am5 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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How to Contact Us
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: ParishAdmin@st-rita.org Director of Administration
Mary Lou Butler: mlbutler@st-rita.org 355.1292
Other Contacts
Archivist: Marilyn McKernan, marilyn@st-rita.org Bulletin Submissions: bulletin@st-rita.org or drop off at Office Public Relations: ParishAdmin@st-rita.org Registration Information: rc@st-rita.org 355.1292 Webmaster: Ralph Seymour: seymour@seymourmedia.com
Director of Liturgy & Music Paul Puccinelli: mm@st-rita.org Director of Religious Education Cristina Cullen: 355.3841 dre@st-rita.org Director of Youth Ministry/Confirmation Theresa Bui Costanzo: 626.590.8828 ym@st-rita.org RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) Team: Deacon Manuel and Chela Valencia; Susan Blakeslee: rcia@st-rita.org
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.
Sacrament of Matrimony
Contact the Parish Office upon engagement; at least six months is needed for preparation of this joyous sacrament!
Sacrament of Confirmation
A two-year program for freshman/sophomore age teens. Apply through the Office of Religious Education.
NOTE: Adult applicants for the sacraments should contact the Parish Office.
SAINT RITA
REV. MSGR. RICHARD KREKELBERG
OF
CASCIA CHURCH
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PASTORS CORNER
Dear Parishioners,
Why would it be, as Jesus declares in todays gospel passage, that no prophet is accepted in his native place? Is this not the son of Joseph? they ask; in other words, Doesnt he put his pants on one leg at a time just like the rest of us? Not only do the people in Jesus home town fail to see beyond the familiar, but when he compares them to widows and lepers passed over by God for their complacency, they plot to at least do harm to him if not outright kill him. So much for love thy neighbor. Speaking of love, this is the proclamation of the famous and cherished passage we heard from St. Pauls Letter to the Corinthians today as our second reading. Not by accident but by providence it holds the key to understanding the resolution of the predicament presented in the gospel. Jesus neighbors have clearly become jaded in their attitude and ability to perceive Gods action in their lives; they have ceased to strive eagerly for the spiritual gifts and to embrace the more excellent waythe way of love. Love, the virtue above all others, is what enables us to rise above complacency, prejudice, and the danger of becoming jaded against Gods desire to relate to us and enter our daily lives. This Sunday, then, let us strive eagerly to understand where the spiritual gifts need to be applied in our lives and where love would obviously be the more excellent way to handle lifes challenges. What do the words of scriptures say to us today about the worlds problems, about how we could improve as part of the free world in our United States, or how we might benefit from applying spiritual gifts and the more excellent way to life at home, school, and work? Prayerfully with you, Msgr. Richard
Faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13
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8:00 AM 5:30 PM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3
7:30 AM Rudy Wunderlin RIP 10:00 AM Dorothy M. Mueller RIP 12 NOON Rudy Wunderlin RIP
PARISHIONERS WHO REQUEST OUR PRAYERS FOR HEALING AND RETURN TO GOOD HEALTH Andy Pulley, Katherine Haderlein, John J. McCoy, Andy Heller, JoAnn E. Douglass, Kathleen Ramsey, Tonyja Blakeslee, Addie Marshall, Alice Feeney, Joanna Singleton, Jackie Bagnuolo, Mary Ellen Isoard, Tim Stanley, Antoinette Wassef, Theresa Morcos, Aspet Herapetian, Rose Mary Taquino, Selma Tuffs, David Duran, Paul Viger, Julie Meyer, Zdenka Czerny, Cliff Hancuff, Wendy Wolf Fadel, Dorothy Van Gordon, Hal Finney, Louise Bigley, Christa Owen, Ailey Gardner-Ybarra, Cathy Hundshamer, Eva Bernejo, Laurie Larkin Masella, Edith Olah, Matteo Begnoche, Lancelot Loera, Fred Mycroft, Clare Marquardt, Brian Eck, Alex Arranaga, Anna Mary Hession, Mildred Vocelka, Joseph Moore, Effie DeGroot, Ned Vento.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4
8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 5:30 PM
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Spiritual Growth
Tuesday, February 5, RCIA
7:30 pm Parish Office Meeting Room Contact Deacon Manuel for information.
7:30 AM For All Parishioners 10:00 AM Chrisanne Gotta RIP 12 Noon Deacon Gilbert Chavez RIP
FEAST DAYS
Tuesday, February 5 Saint Agatha Wednesday, February 6 St. Paul Miki and Companions Friday, February 7 SS. Jerome Emiliani and Josephine Bakhita
What is EVENING PRAYER at St. Rita? Have you ever had moments when your heart was deeply burdened, either for yourself or for someone you love, but you didnt know how to pray? You just could not find words to express the aches or longings deep within. At such moments, the Church comes to our aid, and, drawing from her rich prayer tradition shaped profoundly by Scripture itself, we are given words for the deepest desires of the human heart. This is the prayer of the Church, which we offer together at Evening Prayer. Come enjoy a time of quiet meditation with gentle music in the background before the prayer time.
Wednesday Evening Rectory Oratory 5:30 pm Meditation 6 pm Prayer
TODAYS READINGS
First ReadingI am with you to deliver you, says the LORD (Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19). PsalmI will sing of your salvation (Psalm 71). Second ReadingIf I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing (1 Corinthians 12:31 13:13 [13:4-13]). GospelNo prophet is accepted in the prophets hometown (Luke 4:21-30).
Mass Requests
If you would like a Mass offered for a special intention or In Memory of, please contact the Parish Office (355-1292) for days and times available.
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Saint Rita School offers a comprehensive program that includes CYO Championship Sports Teams, Fine Arts, Music, Foreign Language, Speech, Debate and Drama, afterschool enrichment classes and tutoring and much more. Registration packets available online www.st-ritaschool.org Or through the School Office (626) 355-6114
Check out www.festivalofworship.com and choose February 10 to see what else our St. Rita Choir is up to!
Paul Puccinelli mm@st-rita.org
Guys of all ages are welcome at this Retreat at nearby Mater Dolorosa, beginning Friday March 22the weekend of Palm Sunday. Enjoy a comfortable and inspiring setting for this event and, through guidance of the Passionist team, you may return home with a new outlook on life.
Call any of the men listed below for information:
Bill Cosso 355-5656 Dave Muhs 355-9810 Rich McCoppin 355-2871 Gary Miller 355-6440 Duncan MacGillivray 355-0762 Pat Wickhem 416-8824 Rudy Van Cleef 355-8169
Deadline for Bulletin articles is Thursday, 10 days before desired publication date. bulletin@st-rita.org or bring to the Parish Office.
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If youve noticed a new face around our campus, it is likely to be Steven Antoine, our new weekend maintenance person. A St. Rita Parishioner, Steven has been volunteering for some time. Now as a paid Staff member, Steven makes sure the church is spruced up for the weekend, that our halls are in good shape, that our lawns are mowed, leaves removed, and more. Welcome!
Hospitality Sundays
A formal policy regarding Hospitality Sunday (coffee and donuts and fellowship), as decreed by Monsignor Richard: Please join us for donuts and coffee after all non-rainy Sunday Masses from this day forward. Its a great way to meet your fellow parishioners and have some fun.
Saturday, Feb. 9St. Rita Guild Annual Luncheon & Card Party
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or fill out the form below and drop it in the Sunday Offering
or mail to the Parish Office, Attn: RC.
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