St. Rita of Cascia St. Rita of Cascia St. Rita of Cascia A Catholic Faith Community Since 1908A Catholic Faith Community Since 1908A Catholic Faith Community Since 1908

June 29, 2014June 29, 2014June 29, 2014 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 am - 5 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

Saints PeterSaints PeterSaints Peter

and Paul, and Paul, and Paul,

ApostlesApostlesApostles

Through

all the earth their voice

resounds, and to the

ends of the world,

their message.

—Psalm 19:5

Msgr. Richard Krekelberg, V. F.—Pastor 626.355.1292 x. 228 • revkrek@st-rita.org

Dcn. Manuel & Chela Valencia— deaconmanuelvalencia@gmail.com • 355.1292 Dcn. John Hull—johnhull65@gmail.com • 355.1292

Weekend Presider: 10 am Mass—Fr. Chris Thiel, OFM Capuchin

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 Pastoral Council Parish Office: 355.1292 Finance Council Chair Bill Sullivan: 355.3707

St. Rita School—Office: 626.355.6114 Principal: Joanne Harabedian • jharabedian@st-rita.org

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

How to Contact Us

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For Information about the Sacraments— Baptism If you are a parishioner interested in baptizing your child, please contact the Parish Office for further information on the Baptism process and requirements.

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.

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.

Anointing of the Sick See adjoining column.

Liturgy & Worship Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers: David & Jill Muhs 355.9810 • em@st-rita.org Altar Servers, Youth: Kathy Ganino • 626.398.9302 katganino@charter.net Altar Servers, Adult: Bill Cosso • 355.5656 Eucharistic Adoration: Kathy Ganino • 626.398.9302 katganino@charter.net 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: Denise Villalovos/Gil Lazo gil@st-rita.org • 355.1292

Ministries & Organizations

Bereavement Ministry: 355.1292 • bereave@st-rita.org Christian Family: Ana Ptasinski • 355.3146 Greeters & Ushers: Erny Henry 626.289.3504 • 626.446.6715 Men’s 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

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

Parish Ministries and Organizations

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.

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 Lord’s 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!

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.

SAINT RITA OF CASCIA CHURCH 3 REV. MSGR. RICHARD KREKELBERG

PASTOR’S CORNER

Dear Parishioners,

I am preparing for my annual July vacation and once more offer, for your consideration, a series of Reflections. This first week’s reflection is by Rev. Guerric DeBona, OSB.

—Msgr. Richard

If you are ever in central Kentucky, one place to visit is the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown. Since its foundation in 1848, Gethsemani has been a profound witness to monastic life, showcased most notably in the prolific writings of its most famous member, Thomas Merton. By all estimates, Fr. Thomas had his struggles as well as his triumphs in the cloister. One of the former was his relationship with Dom James Fox, Merton’s abbot. Personality struggles abound in an enclosed environment, but who could have predicted that Merton and Fox would ultimately be buried side by side? To those who knew them, their geographical positions at the Abbey Cemetery is a good example of divine (and a bit of monastic) humor.

Celebrating the Solemnity of Peter and Paul is probably another example of God’s comic side—but also of the Church’s wisdom. Could we find two more important examples of apostolic witness in the New Testament?

Probably not. Similar in importance, however, they differ greatly in kind. Peter was shaky and faltering and famously denied the Lord at the time Jesus needed him the most. But he was redeemed by a steadfast faith—so steadfast that he worked and preached mightily to keep safe the traditions and membership of the infant Church secure, as we see in the Acts of the Apostles. On the other hand, there is Paul—by his own admission, a murderer-turned-archevangelist—who reached out to the Gentiles and brilliantly found a way to explain the Law’s transformation into the Spirit of the living and risen Christ. One worked with sanctifying the insiders and preserving sacred tradition; the other invited the outsider into a new world, reimaging the force of that tradition. Yet both Peter and Paul responded to Jesus’ plea: “Feed my lambs.” Though very different, we would be hard-pressed to find two other men who loved Jesus more. Responding to that love, the Lord seems to have led both

Peter and Paul by an invisible, Divine hand—moving one to various homes and places after his conversion and boosting the other out of prison and chains. Neither Peter nor Paul had any doubt as to who the Son of Man was at the end of their lives. Perhaps this is why, despite their different approaches, there are ways of thinking about these two apostles in similar fashion, as two sides of the same coin (a coin that is not Caesar’s but Christ’s!). Jesus gave Peter the Keys to the Kingdom of heaven so that whatever he “loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” But Christ gave Paul the keys as well, the keys to understanding his call as “a revelation from Jesus Christ,” the keys to unlock the grace that was given to him in God’s Son and keys to pass on to others, the Gentiles, so that they might inherit the kingdom promised by the Lord. When it comes to the responsorial psalm refrain used for the Vigil Mass, that joyful song we sing applies to both Peter and Paul: “Their message goes throughout all the earth.”

—Guerric DeBona, OSB

Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

Pastor’s News Notes

I will be leaving on vacation immediately after the 4th of July Parade for my Annual Getaway to recharge my batteries!

In my absence, we are fortunate to have Fr. Roberto Ike return to minister to our St. Rita Community. Once again, I know that you will extend a warm welcome to Fr. Roberto.

—Msgr. Richard

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, JUNE 28 8:00 AM Lawrence & Patricia Keys INT 50th Anniversary Blessings! 5:30 PM Jim Keddy Family INT SUNDAY, JUNE 29 7:30 AM For All Parishioners 10:00 AM Tom Viola RIP 12 NOON Joseph Nicassio RIP

MONDAY, JUNE 30 8:05 AM Ryan Saldana RIP TUESDAY, JULY 1 8:05 AM Sully Schweizer RIP WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 8:05 AM Communion Service THURSDAY, JULY 3 8:05 AM Communion Service FRIDAY, JULY 4 8:05 AM Clara Dene RuBottom RIP SATURDAY, JULY 5 8:05 AM Suzan Higgins RIP 5:30 PM Bill Davila RIP SUNDAY, JULY 6 7:30 AM William A. Cosso RIP 10:00 AM For All Parishioners 12 NOON Patricia Petek RIP FEAST DAYS

Monday—First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church Tuesday—Bl. Junipero Serra Thursday—St. Thomas Saturday—St. Anthony Zaccaria, St. Elizabeth of Portugal

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading—Peter was in prison, but prayer by the church was made to God on his behalf (Acts 12:1-11). Psalm—The angel of the Lord will res-cue those who fear him (Psalm 34). Second Reading—I have finished the race; I have kept the faith (2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18). Gospel—Simon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:13-19)

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PLEASE PRAY FOR—

Eric Gilmore, Lori Ann Little, Guia Canizales, Anne Frealy, Eva Shammon, Margie Schubert, Sheila Pierce, Mary Zuckerburg, Emily Young, JoAnn Douglass, Mary McColl, Evelyn Tres, Barbara Hester, Phil Huddleston, Gerald Drean, Charlotte Bollman Fuchs, Gerry Krekelberg, Leah Greteman, Raymond Payne, Peter Delgatto, Jr., Montserrat Marti, Jordan Alabart, Linda Milligan, Susan Skousen, Brooke Manning, Arthur Contreras, Jr., Robert Quinonez, Richard Krier, Patsy Starkey, Margaret & David Duran, Jean Mansour, Jacob Bigley, Dorothy Van Gorden, Maria Carmen Marti, Dennis & Clare Marquardt, Kathleen Ramsey, Tonyja Blakeslee, Addie Marshall, Jackie Bagnuolo, Mary Ellen Isoard, Rose Mary Taquino, Paul Viger, Zdenka Czerny, Hal Finney, Ailey Gardner-Ybarra, Eva Bernejo, Edith Olah, Lancelot Loera, Fred Mycroft, Brian Eck, Alex Arranaga, Anna Mary Hession, Joseph Moore.

Deaths

Samantha Boiles (wife of Daniel,

mother of Sebastian and Natalia) David Duran

(husband of Margaret) Fred Kigerl

(father of Kathy Kigerl)

Have you thought about becoming part of our Bereavement Ministry at St. Rita? It is such a rewarding experience to help people by just being a friendly, welcoming presence at funerals. We can use your skills—after you have attended Training—as a greeter, a Eucharistic Minister, or as a lector.

For information about the St. Rita Bereavement Ministry, please contact

Deacon John Hull • 355-1292 x225 bereave@st-rita.org

Bereavement Team Training Class Begins Wednesday, July 2 at St. Dorothy in Glendora

Call Sr. Lovina Pammit for information • 818/365-6065

FEAST OF PETER AND PAUL

Today is something of a rarity: the celebration of a saint’s day that replaces the Sunday liturgy. Only a handful of these days, given the official rank of “solemnity,” are considered so foundational and primal to the mission of the Church that they can interrupt the Sunday sequence. And so it is with Peter and Paul today.

In a way, they each have personality traits with which we can identify. They are both impetuous, sometimes acting or speaking thoughtlessly, contradicting the spiritual gifts given to them by God. At such times, they might receive a nudge from God, much the same as many of us experience. On the positive side, these men were deeply rooted in their faith in Christ, tireless and fearless in living out their call to spread the Good News of his death and resurrection. Perhaps we might identify more with one or the other, but the essential truth we celebrate today is this: Through the Spirit, Christ built and continues to build the Church and make the kingdom known through fragile, remarkable human beings, each graced in a particular way for the work of the reign of God.

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Youth Nites, 7- 8:30 pm, O’Malley ►Next Youth Nite—July 9 Meets year-round, on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Youth Nites are for all teens and we encourage our teens to invite their friends to join in the fellowship.

Parents—Your son/daughter can get a head start with next year’s 3 Youth Nite Requirements while meeting new people and having fun this summer.

Parish Participation Opportunity—The Senior Ministry will have a luncheon on Sunday, July 6, in O’Malley Hall. Please sign up to help from 1 pm until 3 pm (2 parish participation hours). We need 10 teens to help serve food and bus tables.

Parents/Teen Service Project—Help with the St. Rita Backpack Drive the end of July and beginning of August for the benefit of St. Francis Center. We need supplies (a list will be in the Bulletin in early July) and we need volunteers to help sort items after weekend Masses.

Theresa Costanzo • ym@st-rita.org

Interested in Preschool Sunday School? Attention parents of children ages 3-5 (and potty trained!). Want to know more about our Sunday School program? Come try us out this Sunday during the 10 am Mass. We are located upstairs in Gara Hall. We have playtime, a Bible lesson, and a snack.

Cristina Cullen • dre@st-rita.org 626/294-9616

Articles for the Bulletin Please submit to bulletin@st-rita.org or to the Parish Office. Ask for or leave a message for Rosemary, 355-1292 x226. Deadline is 10 days before the desired weekend.

St. Rita Catholic School

91 Years of Faith, Excellence, and Stewardship

Summer Adventure Camp at St. Rita School

Continues through August 1. Each week has its own theme. Sports’ Camp is offered to students entering grades 4-8, featuring volleyball and basketball clinics. For complete information, please call the School Office.

For information about School Office hours, registration for the new school year, purchase of scrip and/or gift cards, and more, please contact the

SCHOOL OFFICE • 355-6114

St. Francis Center Backpack and School Supplies Drive

Watch future Bulletins for more information, including a list of needed items—and also how you can help us sort, box, and/or

deliver the donations.

Dates of drive— July 19 thru August 3

MAY

Michaela Michelle Matthew & Jennifer Baham

Katherine Margaret Christopher & Lorena De La Rosa

Fiona Olivia Thomas & Jennifer Overhoff

Pieter William Theodore & Louellen (Conijn) Tschopp

JUNE

Victoria Rose Benjamin & Cindy Brown

James Henry Nathan & Melissa Cash

Patrick Walter Eric & Olivia Clayton

Cameron Robert Brian & Laura Greene

Julian Etienne Morgan Etienne

Wyatt & Renee Sullivan

Congratulations to Our New St. Rita Members!

St. Rita Blood Drive Sunday, July 13 after all Masses. O’Malley Hall from 8:30 am until 2:45 pm

Give life, give blood. Did you know that giving blood just once will save three lives? All donors receive a

coupon for a free Skillet Appetizer from Chili’s. Walk-ins on the day of the event are welcome!

To make an appointment, please contact Marilyn McKernan • marilyn@st-rita.org • 355-1292 x 233

Or www.redcross.org and enter Sponsor Code: strita

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Wednesday, July 2—Bereavement Training Class

At St. Dorothy Church in Glendora See page 4 for more information.

Thursday, July 3—Liturgy of the Hours

& Evening Prayer 5 pm Music & Meditation • 5:30 pm Prayer

Parish Office Oratory

Thursday, July 3—Bible Study 7 pm • In the Parish Office Meeting Room

Sierra Madre Parade

See bottom of column for information.

Save the DateSave the DateSave the Date

Sunday, July 6—Baptisms

In the Church • 1:30 pm • Deacon John presiding

Sunday, July 6—Senior Ministry Summer Luncheon 1:15 pm • O’Malley Hall

Information: Marilyn McKernan • marilyn@st-rita.org • 355-1292 x233 ► Flyers available in the Vestibule.

Sunday, July 13—Blood Drive 8:30 am - 2:30 pm • O’Malley Hall

Information: Marilyn McKernan • marilyn@st-rita.org • 355-1292 x233

Weekend of July 19-20—Annual Backpack Drive Begins To benefit the children served by the St. Francis Center

Watch for flyer insert in a coming Bulletin.

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Creating a Vision for a Timeless Parish in the New Millennium

Honoring our Past, Looking to our Future…

As a part of the Campus planning initiative that underlies the Parish Capital Campaign to renovate the Church and upgrade facilities for all ministries, Msgr. Richard contracted with Dallas-based Shea Consulting Services, a national organization that specializes in Catholic parish and school-based planning, to assess the needs of Saint Rita School. Bob Shea, President of Shea Consulting Services, conducted on-site interviews with a wide variety of Saint Rita constituents, with a specific focus on teachers, administrators and parents directly involved with the School. Shea Consulting Services also administered an on-line survey to others involved with the School to assess their concerns about its future needs. The results of that survey were very helpful in creating a baseline of expectations for what the School needs over the course of the next ten-twenty years.

Survey Results

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PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

St. Rita School will re-landscapeto allow for a regular sports field (play home games are home.)

St. Rita School will retain thepresent location of TK throughGrade 3 on the East Side andGrades 4 through 8 on the WestSide.

St. Rita School will retain a field(not regulation) for PE andpractice, but add agym/multipurpose building.

The new St. Rita’s School, TK-8,should be on the West Campusand designed to have ageappropriate spacing between theearly years and Middle Schoolyear’s facilities

Join your fellow St. Rita parishioners—led by Msgr. Richard—and walk in the Sierra Madre 4th of July Parade!

Please check in at 9 am at Mariposa & Hermosa (southeast corner of Memorial Park) to find out the location of our staging area.

Questions?

Ellen Hoffman • Hoffman@st-ritaschool.org

ST. RITA OF CASCIA CHURCH 7 Volunteers Needed

Beginning July 19— Our Annual Backpack Drive. We need helpers:

After each weekend Mass (about 15 minutes) to help move the donations from the Church to a secure location in Gara Hall; And, after the noon Mass to help sort the donations (about 30 minutes). (Watch for more information in next week’s Bulletin.)

Additionally, we may call you to help stuff bulletins; resupply the offering envelopes in the pews; set up or clean up for an event; help with a Food Drive; help with Hospitality on Sundays; or similar activities.

We will contact you when we need help—and, don’t worry, if you’re not available when we ask, we’ll ask again for another date/time.

A very happy bonus of giving your time is that you meet and work with the nicest people!

rc@st-rita.org • 355-1292 x 226

Volunteers

Catholic Community & Local Events

►25th Annual Bosco Tech Golf Tournament—July 11. All Tournament proceeds benefit the school’s Alumni Association Financial Aid Fund and athletic programs. Registration at 10; lunch at 11; Shotgun Start at noon.

Info • 626/940-2000

►Fingerprinting for VIRTUS—Friday, July 11. Sacred Heart Church. 600 W. Mariposa Ave., Altadena 91001

12 - 3:40 pm and 5:20 - 7:20 pm Must call for appointment: 626/794-2046

►Avila Gardens Open House—Sat., July 12, 1 - 3 pm. Enjoy inspiring music, tours, gifts, and more. Avila Gardens, 1171 Encanto Parkway, Duarte 91010. For info. or to RSVP:

626/599-2214 • contact@avilagardens.com

►Arcangel Film Festival—Saturday, July 19, 1:30-8 pm. Watch shorts, documentaries and feature films with a Christian theme. Panel discussion with writers, director and cast of “God’s Not Dead.” Food and ministry fair follow. Free. San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, 320 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel.

Reserve free tickets: www.arcangelfilmfestival.com Like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/arcangelfilmfestival