A Catholic Faith Community Since 1908

St. Rita of Cascia

February 3, 2013

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 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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Msgr. Richard Krekelberg, V. F.Pastor
626.355.1292 x. 228 revkrek@st-rita.org Dcn. Manuel & Chela Valencia deaconmanuelvalencia@gmail.com 626.355.1292 Dcn. John Hulljohnhull65@gmail.com 626.355.1292 Weekend Presiders: 10 am MassFr. Chris Thiel, OFM Capuchin 12 Noon MassRev. Msgr. John Morales

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Parish Ministries and Organizations

Liturgy & Worship
Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers: David & Jill Muhs 355.9810 em@st-rita.org Altar Servers, Youth: Kathy Ganino: 626.398.9302 Altar Servers, Adult: Bill Cosso Eucharistic Adoration: Kathy Ganino: 626.398.9302 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: Barbara LeVeque /Gil Lazo 355.1292

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

Ministries & Organizations

Bereavement Ministry: Call Parish Office: 355.1292 Christian Family: Sheila Pierce 355.8332 Greeters & Ushers: Erny Henry: 626.289.3504; 626.446.6715 Mens Club: Nick Sotis: 358-2495 nick.sotis@pro-sites.net New Members/Welcome: Contact the Parish Office St. Rita Guild: Patty Sullivan: 355.3707 psullivan514@gmail.com Senior Ministry: Marilyn McKernan, marilyn@st-rita.org Shawl Ministry: Mary Taillac 355.3179 Marilyn Delgatto 355.8717

Pastoral Council Vice Chair

George Landis: 626.792.0445

Finance Council Chair

Bill Sullivan: 355.3707

St. Rita SchoolOffice: 626.355.6114

Principal: Joanne Harabedian jharabedian@st-rita.org

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

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 em@st-rita.org.

For Information about the

Sacrament of Baptism
Baptismal Preparation for parents and godparents: 7 8:30 pm the last Monday of the month. Call for Reservations. Baptisms are usually the first Sunday of the month.

Anointing of the Sick

Please notify us (355.1292) as early as possible for the Anointing of the Sick, the sacrament intended for the seriously ill or dying. It is Our Lords 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 and the Lord cares!

Sacraments of 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.

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 directors; refer you to our liturgy and music directors; and offer you helpful guidelines and a book that will aid in the selection of readings for the Mass or Memorial Service. Areas we can help you with prior to the passing may help in the planning of funeral services. We know that 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.

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.

Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick

See adjoining column.

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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

Mary Meehl RIP For All Parishioners

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

AND

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Claudia Rosa RIP

Desmond Howling RIP

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 FRIDAY, F EBRUARY 8

Communion Service Communion Service

Spiritual Growth
Tuesday, February 5, RCIA
7:30 pm Parish Office Meeting Room Contact Deacon Manuel for information.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10

Jack. W. Love RIP Adriana Sybanga INT Marilu Hitchcock RIP

Wednesday, February 6, Evening Prayer

5:30 pm Meditation 6 pm Prayer Rectory Oratory See below for more information.

7:30 AM For All Parishioners 10:00 AM Chrisanne Gotta RIP 12 Noon Deacon Gilbert Chavez RIP

Thursday, February 7, Bible Study

7 - 8:30 pm Parish Office Meeting Room

Every weekdayPray the Rosary as a group

After the 8 am Mass In the Church

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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St. Rita School
Youth NiteWednesday, February 13, 7:30, OMalley Edge Monday, February 11, 4 pm, Gara Year 2 ConfirmationSat., Feb. 16, 4 pm, OMalley Youth MassSaturday, February 16, 5:30 pm Youth Day Registration This all-day youth conference for Catholic high school teens is Thursday, February 21 at the Anaheim Convention Center. St. Rita will take 30 teens this year on a first-come basis. To register, please email Theresa. Theresa Costanza ym@st-rita.org 590-8828 St. Rita School Open Enrollment for 2013-2014 Junior Kindergarten through 8th Grade

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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

Call for a private tour of our school!

St. Rita Mens Club

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, February 12 at 7 pm in OMalley Hall. Plans for Spring Events and other important matters will be discussed, so all members are urged to attend. The Mens Club welcomes all parishioners and encourages you to join our groupa great way to begin the New Year! Nick Sotis 358-2495 nick.sotis@pro-sites.net

St. Rita Music Ministry invites you

to our 4th Annual Dixieland Mass, February 10, 10 am. A Fat-Tuesday New Orleans tradition offered in prayer here at St. Rita on Fat-Sunday! Dixie band, traditional jazz hymns, and spirituals. Youll be inspired! Youll experience incredible musicianship! Youll be ready for Ash Wednesday!

St. Rita Mens Retreat

March 22-24

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:

St. Rita Guild Card Party & Luncheon

Saturday, February 9, 10am - 3 pm OMalley Hall St. Rita Guild invites men and women and teens to their Annual Card and Game Party. Admission is $20.00 per person which includes morning coffee, complimentary wine, and a delicious hot lunch served at noon. While bridge and bunco are the games of choice for many, there will also be several other popular board, card and dice games. Bring your friends and a favorite game. Join your fellow parishioners and neighbors for good food, entertainment, door prizes, and the always-popular raffle for a money hat and corsage. Information/RSVP:
Betty Mackie 355-9858 Patty Sullivan 355-3707

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

St. Rita Senior Ministry

We are hosting a Valentines Day Ice Cream Dessert Party, Thursday, February 14 at 6 pm, for the residents of CLIMB at their facility in Sierra Madre. We would love to have you be involvedhelp with set-up, be a server, or, most important, be a Valentine Days presence! Information: Mary Lou Kopka 355-7413

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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Meetings, Ministry & Special Events
Welcome, Steven!

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This Week at St. Rita

(See page 4 for more information.) Tuesday, February 5, RCIA Class
7:30 pm Parish Office Meeting Room

Opportunities for Spiritual Growth

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!

Wednesday, February 6, Evening Prayer Pray the Rosary

Weekday mornings after the 8 am Mass 7 - 8:30 pm Parish Office Meeting Room

5:30 pm Meditation 6 pm Prayer Rectory Oratory

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.

Thursday, February 7, Bible Study Sunday, February 10Catholicism

4 pm - 5:30 pm OMalley Hall Light refreshments Come and learn more about your faith!

Save the Date

10 am - 3 pm OMalley Hall Men are welcome too! See page 5 for more information.

Saturday, Feb. 9St. Rita Guild Annual Luncheon & Card Party

Catholic Community & Local Events

St. Elizabeth ChurchSun., Feb. 3, 4 pm. The Mysteries of Memory Loss presented by Joyce Simard, MSW. 1879 N. Lake, Altadena 91001 Valentines DanceFriday, Feb. 7, 8 pm midnight. Days Inn, 450 W. Pioneer Dr., Glendale. Live band, dressy attire, $18 admission. Info: 616/759-1545 LACatholicSingles.org Avila Gardens Open HouseSaturday, Feb. 9, 1:30 - 3 pm. 1171 Encanto Pkwy, Duarte 91010 RSVP/Info: 626/599-2214 avilagardens.com Rose Gardens Cottage (Santa Teresita) Open House, Sat., Feb. 9, 1:30 - 3 pm. 819 Buena Vista, Duarte 91010. RSVP/Info: 626/408-7802 Pregnancy Help Center LuncheonTuesday, Feb. 12, 10 am Mass followed by Lunch and a Speaker. $45/person. Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center, 700 N. Sunnyside, Sierra Madre Info/Reservations: Pauli Orlandini 626/794-2907 Ash Wednesday Day of RecollectionFeb. 13 from 8:30 am - 3 pm. Conference, Confession, Adoration, Mass and Ashes. $45 includes breakfast and lunch. Sacred Heart Retreat House, 920 E. Alhambra Road, Alhambra 91801. Info/RSVP: 626/289-1353 x302 Ash Wednesday at St. Lucys Benedictine Guild February 13, 9 am 1:30 pm. All are invited to spend a spiritually rewarding day. Glendora. More info: Ellen Carlson 909/624-2058

Sunday, February 10Dixieland Mass

10 am In the Church Please see page 5 for more information.

Sunday, February 10Baptisms

1:30 pm In the Church

Tuesday, February 12Mens Club Meeting

7 pm OMalley Hall See page 5 for more information.

Wednesday, February 13Ash Wednesday

Day of Fast & Abstinence Schedule of services will be in next weeks Bulletin.

Thursday, February 14Senior Ministry

Ice cream party at CLIMB. See page 5 for information.

Weekend of March 22-24Mens Retreat

See page 5 for information.

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Are you a registered Member at St. Rita?
Registering in a parish is a declaration of your desire to be part of a Catholic community and a commitment to the life of the parish family. 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 any donations you make to the parish throughout the year are entered as 5002/visitors since you have no unique ID number in our database.
Registration forms available in the Vestibule or please contact the Parish Office 355-1292 rc@st-rita.org

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2012 Tax Donation Acknowledgments

If you are a registered parishioner you may request a letter to acknowledge your total 2012 donations to St. Rita for tax purposes. PLEASE NOTE: Registered parishioners are those who have filled out a Registration Form and have been assigned an ID/envelope number. You may request a letter by sending your full name, address, and parish ID/envelope number (if known) to rc@st-rita.org

or fill out the form below and drop it in the Sunday Offering
or mail to the Parish Office, Attn: RC.

NO requests will be taken over the telephone.

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Request for 2012 Donations for Tax Purposes Envelope ID# Full Name Address