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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
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,
The final words of todays gospel passage from Mark are startlingbut not as startling as they were two thousand years ago:
For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life in ransom for many.
Obviously James and John had other ideas, two brothers wanting to sit, one at the right and one at the left of the new King. So excited were they, they did not even pick up on Jesus hard question, Can you drink of the same cup as I will drink? Whether it be for lack of employment, loss of savings, an education on hold, natural disasters or manmade disasters like warfor sure, many people are facing hard times these days. But actually, with these realities providing a context, a person might just be in a better position to understand Jesus call to serve rather than to be served. When times are tough, those who reach out to help and careto serve the needs of otherstouch us, give us consolation, and restore our hope in humanity. What is more and what Jesus would have us understand is that to serve is going to necessitate in some way being a ransom for anothers misfortune. If I tutor a failing student or bring a homebound person to church with me, in some manner or another I have put myself out. I am offering myself as a ransom for another so that person might be liberated, (for instance in the aforementioned examples), from otherwise being left behind educationally or from being left homebound. For Christians, service and ransom are hand in glovethey are essential elements of STEWARDSHIP. As we celebrate the Mass together, this Most Holy Eucharist, we are offering thanks to the Father for giving us his Son as ransom for us and for our sinsfor now and for the ages to come. This is why the Christian may count her or his acts of loving kindness, especially when it involves personal sacrifice, as being united with Jesus the Savior, and as LIVING THE HOLY EUCHARIST. At the conclusion of this Mass, the dismissal will probably include words such as, Go and glorify the Lord by the way you live your lives! And in some form, that daily life is going to include offering our lives as ransom for someone in need. May The Good Lord strengthen our resolve and even increase our joy in doing so! Msgr. Richard Today is World Mission Sunday Do you know the date of your Baptism? Well, on that day, you became a missionary, called by Our Lord to share your faith with those around youand to be part of the Churchs mission to the world. We are not all able to travel to foreign lands. However, we can all make effort in our daily livesthrough prayer and sacrificeto support those men and women who are called to leave their homeland and preach the Good News of the Lord in a foreign land. Just as our young church in the United States received support in the 19th century from the Catholics of Europe through the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, today the growing churches in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific Islands also require financial help. Your generous support of this Annual Appeal by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith will help make a faith-filled difference around the world!
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20
8:00 AM 5:30 PM
7:30 AM Rev. Steven M. Ochoa, O.S.A. RIP 10:00 AM Megan Boken RIP 12 NOON For All Parishioners
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21
Lucina Vidaurri, 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, Tony Comaianni, Rose Mary Taquino, Selma Tuffs, David Duran, Paul Viger, Julie Meyer, Zdenka Czerny, Debra Ann Williamson, Cliff Hancuff, Wendy Wolf Fadel, Dorothy Van Gordon, Rosanne Kenny, Hal Finney, Louise Bigley, Christa Owen, Ailey Gardner-Ybarra, Cathy Hundshamer, Eva Bernejo, Laurie Larkin Masella, Rudy Wunderlin, Edith Olah, Matteo Begnoche, Lancelot Loera, Fred Mycroft, Clare Marquardt, Brian Eck, Alex Arranaga, Anna Mary Hession, Mildred Vocelka, Ann Twedell, Joseph Moore, Effie DeGroot, Ned Vento.
Kenneth Forbes
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22
8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 FRIDAY, O CTOBER 26
8:00 AM 5:30 PM Communion Service Communion Service
Spirituality
Tuesday, October 23, RCIA
7:30 PM, Parish office meeting room Contact Deacon Manuel for information.
7:30 AM Rev. John G. Hencier, C.M.F. RIP 10:00 AM Teresa Dunleavy RIP 12 NOON Harry & Betty Keach INT
All Souls DaySpecial Mass, 6:30 pm Plan to join us on Friday, November 2, for a special Mass in memory and honor of our deceased loved ones. We invite you to bring a picture (5 x 7 or smaller please) of a loved one to place on the Memory Board in the Church during the month of November. May the Souls of the Faithful Departed Rest in Peace. Amen A month-long series by The Tidings: Vatican II at 50 Jesuit Father Tom Rausch reflects on how and why Catholicism has changed.
FEAST DAYS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23
St. John of Capistrano
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24
St. Anthony Mary Claret
TODAYS READINGS First ReadingMy servant shall justify many, and their guilt he shall bear
(Isaiah 53:10-11).
www.the-tidings.com October 11, 2012 to November 24, 2013 This Year challenges us, disciples baptized into Christ and his Church, to move beyond routine to relationship. The Pope suggests that we begin this Year by looking at faith as a lifelong journey undertaken with joy that inevitably attracts other. As examples of those with impact on others, Pope Benedict will canonize todayWorld Mission Sunday, October 21two American saints: Native American Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680), whose short life was a journey of love; and Mother Marianne Cope (1838-1918), whose love for Christ led her to Hawaii where she shared Father Damians ministry to those afflicted with Hansens disease (leprosy).
PsalmLord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you (Psalm 33). Second ReadingLet us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help
(Hebrews 4:14-16).
Gospel Whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all
(Mark 10:35-45 [42-45]).
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mark@hs2move.com.
Four One Direction Concert Tickets Two Grammy Tickets for 2013 Grammy Awards Signed baseball by Joe DiMaggio, donated to St. Ritas by the DiMaggio family! Set Taping and Visit for two adults to the #1 Comedy, Modern Family Two tickets to the 2013 Rose Bowl Game
Edge Monday, October 22 & 29, 4 pm, Gara Service at St. Francis Center Saturday, October 27, 8:30 am-1:15 pm. Year 1 Confirmation ClassLife Teen Inspiration at Magic Mountain, Sat., Nov. 3.
For more information on any of the above:
And more
Theresa Costanza ym@st-rita.org 590-8828 No Room at the Inn Reserve the date now for our Nativity display to be held the weekend of December 1-2. If you have not viewed this exhibitor displayed a set or sets from your collectionyou are in for a real treat! In 2008 we exhibited over 275 Nativity setswith no duplications. Watch for details in future bulletins. For more information: Rosemary or Cheryl 355-1292 rc@st-rita.org Safeguard the Children Background Checks and Screening. In the Los Angeles Archdiocese, all clergy, paid parish/school personnel and volunteers who work regularly in a supervisory role with children or youth must be fingerprinted. (From the pamphlet, Working Together to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: Keeping Ministerial Relationships Healthy & Holy. The pamphlet is available in the Vestibule.) For particular help, you may call Assistance Ministry at the Archdiocesan Office 213/637-7650.
Sports and Concert Tickets Jewelry Artwork Baskets containing goods/gift cards from local retail stores and restaurants.
Note: We are still accepting new or slightly pre-owned merchandise for the General Store.
Thank you for attending and supporting this major fundraiser for the benefit of St. Rita School.
Joining our St. Rita Parish family in September Leo, Elaine (Pan), Lauren, Matthew, & Natalie Alonzo Jean-Pierre, Claire-Marine, Paul, Joseph, & Benoit Fabre Brian, Laura, & Cameron Green Jeffrey, Laura, & Gregory Hackett Kyle, Susana, Valentina, Lucas, & Mateo Thurber John, Shannon, Paige, & Zoe Twyman Timothy, Courtney, Taylor, & Robyn Vanis Monica Vigil, Jasmine & Jacob Monroe Salvador, Tammy (Stafford), & Gabriela Yniguez
10 days before the desired Sunday of publication. bulletin@st-rita.org or bring/send to the Parish Office.
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This Sunday, October 21World Mission Sunday Thank you for your generosity
All SaintsHoly Day of Obligation Wednesday, October 31 8 amCommunion Service 5:30 pmHoly Day Vigil Mass Thursday, November 1 8 amSchool Mass (all welcome) 6:30 pmMass
Friday, October 26Beer, Brats and Bingo Saturday, October 27 Harvest Festival
See page 5 for more information.
All Soulsnot a Holy Day of Obligation Friday, November 2 8 amFirst Friday Mass 6:30 pmSpecial Memorial Mass
(See page 4 for more information.)
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Thank you to those who have returned their Commitment Cards. If you have not yet returned your
card, you may either place it in the Offertory basket at Sunday Mass or return/mail it to the Parish Office, 50 E. Alegria Avenue, Sierra Madre 91024. Do you have some time to donate? We are in need of volunteers to place the umbrellas in the tables outside of Church each Sunday. A Sunday morning commitment@7:15 am to put the umbrellas in place. And a Sunday early afternoon commitmentabout 1:30 pmto take the umbrellas down and put them away. To volunteer or for more info, contact Mary Lou Butler: 355-1292 x222 mlbutler@st-rita.org