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626.355.1292 x. 228 revkrek@st-rita.org Dcn. Manuel & Chela ValenciaDeacon Couple deaconmanuelvalencia@gmail.com 626.355.1292 Dcn. John Hulljohnhull65@gmail.com 626.355.1292 Weekend Presiders: Fr. Chris Thiel, OFM Cap. Rev. Msgr. John Morales Parish Operations Manager: Tim Lopez 626.355.1292 Office Email: ParishAdmin@st-rita.org
Parish Office/Mailing Address: 50 East Alegria Ave., Sierra Madre, CA 91024 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9am to 7:00pm; Sat. 9am-2pm Office Phone: 626.355.1292
Pastoral Council Vice Chair Mr. George Landis: 626.355.1292 Finance Council Chair Mr. Bill Sullivan: 626.355.3707 Director of Liturgy & Music Mr. Paul Puccinelli: mm@st-rita.org Director of Religious Education Mrs. Cristina Cullen: 355.3841, dre@st-rita.org Director of Youth Ministry/Confirmation Mrs. Theresa Bui Costanzo: 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 St. Rita SchoolOffice: 626.355.6114 Principal: Mrs. Joanne Harabedian: jharabedian@st-rita.org SAINT RITA MINISTRIES & ORGANIZATIONS
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SUNDAYS: Sat. 5:30 pm; Sunday 7:30 am; 10 am; & 12 N WEEKDAYS: Mon., Tues., Fri., and Sat. 8:00 am (Wed. & Thurs. 8 am Communion Services) HOLY DAYS: (eve of) 5:30 pm; (day of) 8 am & 6:30 pm. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confessions) Saturdays 4-5 pm or by appointment DEVOTIONS Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions: Saturdays 7:50 am Adoration: First Fridays 8:30 am 6:30 pm, Rectory Oratory. 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.
Mass Times
SACRAMENTS OF RECONCILIATION & 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. 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 above sacraments should inquire at the
Parish Office: 50 E. Alegria Ave. or call 626.355.1292. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK (See Inside Flap, page four)
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PASTORS CORNER Dear Parishioners, A Few Thoughts for the Final Days First Reading: God says to Jeremiah that his new covenant will not be like the covenant he made with their fathers the day he took them by the hand. It seems that God makes covenants with us throughout our lives and, along the way, they change. Have you ever arrived at a point and said to yourself (or maybe even to God) This isnt what I signed up for? I wonder if perhaps sometime after Confirmation God stops taking us by the hand and expects more and more and more of us. At some point, though, we should feel some deepening of our covenants with God, some accomplishment or some wisdom acquired. All from least to greatest, shall know me Lets see. Do I really know God better at my age or am I just more confused? Second Reading: Most scholars hold that Pauls Letter to the Hebrews is his declaration of Jesus as Supreme, Once and for All, High Priest. Prayers, loud cries, and tears, the letter says, Jesus addressed to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his reverence. It goes on to claim that Jesus learned obedience from what he suffered. It is hard for me to visit hospitals and hospices and find words for those who are obviously in pain and who are truly suffering. Perhaps there is something in this letter that at least enlightens us about suffering, if perceived with eyes of faith. Certainly Paul would have us believe that all suffering is priestlyit is about universal priesthood in union with the High Priest. Suffering is dignified it its power to be salvific. And The Gospel: Soon we will be all about and all over the Passion and Death of Jesus. Each of todays readings is a form of preparation. But the Gospel all the more so: unless the grain of wheat falls to the ground, it remains just a grain of wheat; I am troubled now. Yet what should I say? Father, save me from this hour? when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself. Imagine such claims and how they must have affected the people who heard them, then and there. When all is said and done for a Christian, every thing EVERYTHINGhinges on the Resurrection.
TODAYS READINGS First ReadingI will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts (Jeremiah 31:31-34). PsalmCreate a clean heart in me, O God (Psalm 51). Second ReadingChrist became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him (Hebrews 5:7-9). GospelIf a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it produces much fruit (John 12:20-33).
SATURDAY
8:00 AM 5:30 PM SUNDAY 7:30 AM 10:00 AM 12 NOON MONDAY 8:00 AM TUESDAY 8:00 AM WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM THURSDAY 8:00 AM FRIDAY 8:00 AM SATURDAY 8:00 AM 5:30 PM SUNDAY 7:30 AM 10:00 AM 12 NOON
MARCH 24 Raymond Gaines RIP Rev. Msgr. Joseph S. George RIP MARCH 25 Michael Delgatto RIP Mark Peters RIP For All Parishioners MARCH 26 Darren Faire INT MARCH 27 Joseph Ganino RIP MARCH 28 Communion Service MARCH 29 Communion Service M ARCH 30 Rev. Lawrence Rodriguez RIP MARCH 31 Liam Courtney RIP For All Parishioners APRIL 1 Michael Delgatto RIP Amelia Moreno RIP Jos Gatchalian RIP
St. Rita joins with Assumption of the BVM, 2640 E. Orange Grove, Pasadena for this communal service. After the prayer service, there will be priests available for individual confessions. As Lent draws to a close over the next days, and before the beginning of the Easter Triduum on Holy Thursday, we enter an ideal time for celebrating the sacrament of reconciliation.
Msgr. Richard
God has promised pardon to one who repents, but has not promised repentance St. Anselm to one who sins.
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YOUTH MINISTRY
Youth NiteMarch 28, 7pm, Gara. Year 1 Confirmation No session on March 25. EDGE Session: March 26, 4 pm Gara.
HOW TO CONTACT US
Assessed Goal: $59,712.68 Total Parish Families: 1181 Total Parish Families Participating: 139=12% Please help us reach our parish goal by returning your pledge card (available in the Vestibule) either in the Sunday Offering Basket or to the Parish Office. Reminder: Please make your check payable to Together in Mission. Credit cards also accepted.
Gorman, Paul Viger, Julie Meyer, Zdenka Czerny, Debra Ann Williamson, Cliff Hancuff, Lucile Flanders, Wendy Wolf Fadel, Gil Lazo, Dorothy Van Gordon, Rosanne Kenny, Lisa Levesque, Hal Finney, Mary Elizabeth Nealey, Kathleen Ramsey, Louise Bigley, Winnie McQuiggan, 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.
Monday, April 2No Morning Mass (Chrism Mass, 7 pm Cathedral). Tuesday, April 3Lenten Penance Service, 7 pm (ABVM). Thursday, April 5Mass of the Lords Supper, 7:30 pm Friday, April 6Liturgy, Communion, and Veneration, 1:30 pm Saturday, April 7Solemn Vigil of Easter, 7:30 pm Sunday, April 8Easter Masses, 7:30 & 10 am, Noon
Note: No morning Masses on Holy Thursday or Holy Saturday. No Mass on Good Friday.
Request for 2011 Donations for Tax Purposes ID/Envelope # Full Name Address
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Other Contacts
Archivist: Mrs. Marilyn McKernan, marilyn@st-rita.org Bulletin Submissions: bulletin@st-rita.org or drop off at Office Public Relations: Mrs. Chris Bertrand: pr@st-rita.org Registration Information: rc@st-rita.org; 626.355.1292 Webmaster: Ralph Seymour: seymour@seymourmedia.com
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Soup Kitchen immediately after in Gara Hall This week: Sponsored by Youth Ministry