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(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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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
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 Religious Education.
NOTE: Adult applicants for the sacraments should contact the Parish Office.
SAINT RITA
REV. MSGR. RICHARD KREKELBERG
OF
CASCIA CHURCH
PASTORS CORNER
Dear Parishioners,
If we live the Baptism we have received in Jesus Holy Spirit, our happiness, our joy, and even our redemption is assured. Even though 2014 is already forecasted to repeat some of the challenges of 2013, all of us at St. Rita should feel all the more determined to make the pastoral life and ministry of our parish as vibrant as everprecisely because challenging times beg the motivation and strength that we stand to gain and to share by our being Church, by our being faith-filled and hope-filled. From the water of our Baptism comes the Spiritthe Spirit of understanding and knowledge, of counsel and fortitude, of wisdom and piety, and of a holy fear of the Lord. More than looking for those gifts of the Holy Spirit to somehow fall on us, the true Christian looks and prays for those gifts to come through us for the sake of building up Gods kingdom on Earth. What Isaiah declares about Gods Servant, Jesus, is true for each and every one of the baptized: I, the Lord, have called you for the victory of justice, I have grasped you by the hand. On this solemnity of Jesus baptism by John in the Jordan River, I feel a certain excitement as pastor of St. Rita. It is a feeling of our parish growing and emerging as an effective and living Roman Catholic faith community, ready to be strong in witness and desire to serve. It is the assurance that a parish that proclaimed a pastoral plan in 2006 and that has already made great strides in its implementation, is now poised to further that plan by establishing a firm foundation for our expanding ministries. All of this, of course, so that we may experience the same Holy Spirit that hovered over Our Lord to say likewise, This is my beloved St. Rita Parish in whom I am well pleased!
Msgr. Richard
MONDAY, JANUARY 13
8:05 AM 8:05 AM
7:30 AM Charles Havard RIP 10:00 AM Lorena Wynne RIP 12 NOON Rita Lotti RIP Kay McCarthy RIP Federico Palomera RIP
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14
Mary Lou Kopka, Susan Skousen, Brooke Manning, Jacques Daust, Patti Eddy, Isabel L. Lopez, Arthur Contreras, Jr., Robert Quinonez, Richard Krier, Leah Greteman, Patsy Starkey, Margaret Duran, Jody Williams, Gabriella Reyes, Ashley Biely, Jean Mansour, Celia Merritt, Denis Keegan, Jacob Bigley, Gerald Krekelberg, Cathy Fiore, Madelyn Shaull, Dorothy Van Gorden, John J. McCoy, Diane Ridley, Richard Forcione, Maria Carmen Marti, Dennis & Clare Marquardt, Rosemary Fryzm, JoAnn E. Douglass, Kathleen Ramsey, Tonyja Blakeslee, Addie Marshall, 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, Hal Finney, Ailey Gardner-Ybarra, Cathy Hundshamer, Eva Bernejo, Laurie Larkin Masella, Edith Olah, Matteo Begnoche, Lancelot Loera, Fred Mycroft, Brian Eck, Alex Arranaga, Anna Mary Hession, Joseph Moore.
AND
7:30 AM For All Parishioners 10:00 AM Rev. Miguel Plascenia RIP 12 NOON Josefa Torrez RIP
Tuesday, January 14
FEAST DAYS
Monday, January 13 St. Hilary Friday, January 17 St. Anthony
TODAYS READINGS
First ReadingIsaiah speaks of the Servant whom the LORD upholds; he shall bring forth justice to the nations (Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7). PsalmThe Lord will bless his people with peace (Psalm 29). Second ReadingJesus was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit; he went out healing and doing good (Acts 10:34-38). GospelA voice comes from heaven proclaiming Jesus as the beloved Son, with whom God is well pleased (Matthew 3:13-17).
Every year, close to the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul (January 25), and before the feast of the Chair of St. Peter (February 22), the cause of Church unity is commended to Christians everywhere. When baptized people become Catholic, we speak of them as being received into full communion. That means we already share a communion in faith in many ways, including the Word of God. Many Protestant denominations have received and revised the three-year cycle of readings first arranged by Catholics in the early 1970s. Therefore, many of our neighbors who are not Catholic are celebrating and reflecting on the same readings we are savoring on most Sundays of the year. This makes for a new spirit of cooperation among preachers of the gospel, and gives hope that the cause of reunion, desired by Christ, has great vitality at the table of Gods Word, and will one day lead to unity at the table of the Lords Body and Blood.
St. Rita School is accepting applications for the 20142015 school year. Packets are available in the School Office. For more information, please contact: Mrs. Landis at 355-6114 x102. Open House for new school families: January 26 after the 10 am Mass.
with our school children on many wonderful and innovative art projects, has asked for donations of empty 6 oz yogurt containers and clear disposal square plastic containers, 12-16 oz. These items will be used to create a hot air balloon project. Please leave your donations at the School Office.
Dave & Jill Muhs 355-9810 em@st-rita.org Deacon John Hull 355-1292 bereave@st-rita.org Marilyn McKernan 355-1292 x233 marilyn@st-rita.org
A perfect time to donate some of your used items that were replaced this past Christmas by new stuff! The Goodwill truck will be here to accept your donations of clothing, toys, books, bedding anything except large furniture or large appliances. Last year we filled the truckand Goodwill presented Youth Ministry with a check for almost $1200, which enabled Team Leaders to attend workshops and other leadership programs.
Does your organization have something you would like to see in the Bulletin? Submit your input to bulletin@st-rita or call Rosemary Hagerott at the Parish Office: 355-1292 x 226.
Deadline for publication is 10 days before the desired weekend. Submit info to bulletin@st-rita or leave at the Parish Office.
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORDJANUARY 12, 2014 This Week at St. Rita
Walk-ins Welcome!
Saturday, January 25 and February 1. For information, please contact the Community Outreach Office 818/837-5222 admissions@alemany.org
Fingerprinting
Wednesday, Jan. 29, Noon-3:40 pm & 5:20-7:20 pm. Sacred Heart, 2889 Lincoln Ave., Altadena Must call for appointment: 626/794-2046 The Flowering TreeThis religious store in the heart of downtown Montrose has been a source of books, art, and gifts for religious events for over 23 years. The current owner is forced to sell because of health issues and hopes that someone will continue operating this resource center. For questions, please contact: Christine Stafford 818/249-4004
$ 7,466 # of donors = 191 of 1250 registered families November Expenses $10,238 Shortfall <$ 2,772> December Income (blue envelopes) $ 7,551 # of donors = 175 of 1257 registered families December Expenses $12,270 Shortfall <$ 4,719> (Expenses include utilities, routine maintenance, electrical & plumbing repairs, painting supplies, etc.) The second Sunday of each month is the regular day for this Special Collection; however you may contribute anytime during the month. Please use the special blue Maintenance & Repairs envelopeor indicate Maintenance Only on any envelope or on your check. You may also donate to this collection using your credit card, at our website: st-rita.org.