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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


Go
Forth
and
Set
the
World
on
Fire.

St. Ignatius
of Loyola
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEJULY 27, 2014 2



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 Hulljohnhull65@gmail.com 355.1292

Weekend Presider:
10 am MassFr. 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 SchoolOffice: 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: 355.1292 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
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
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
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

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

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) for the Anointing of the Sick, the sacrament intended for the seriously ill or dying and 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.

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 director; refer you
to our Bereavement Ministry and Music Ministry; and offer you helpful guidelines that will aid in the selection of readings for a Mass or
Memorial Service. We know 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.

For Information about the Sacraments
BaptismPlease contact the Parish Office for further information on the Baptism process and requirements.

Reconciliation and First EucharistPreparation for children who have attained the age of reason (usually during 2
nd
grade) is
arranged either through the Office of Religious Education or St. Rita Elementary School.

MatrimonyContact the Parish Office upon engagement; at least six months is needed for preparation of this joyous sacrament!

ConfirmationA two-year program for freshman/sophomore age teens. Apply through the Office of Youth Ministry.

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REV. MSGR. RICHARD KREKELBERG
PASTORS CORNER

Dear Parishioners,

While I am on vacation, I offer for your consideration a Reflection from the Rev. William C. Graham of The
Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research, Scholar in Residence 2013-2014, Collegeville, Minnesota.
Msgr. Richard
You have, of course, heard the one
about the three men stranded on a
desert island: there they are, bereft,
tattered and hungry, when a bottle
washes up on the shore. They uncork
the bottle, and a genie appears and
offers three wishes. The first wishes to
be taken to Parisa snap of the
genies fingers and the man is standing
in front of the Eiffel Tower. The
second man wishes that he were in
Hollywooda snap of the genies
fingers and the man is at the corner of
Hollywood and Vine. The third man,
now alone on the island, looks around
and says, I wish my friends were
back.

Too bad that those three had not read
the passage where the Lord appears to
Solomon in a dream. Ask something
of me and I will give it to you, God
declares. And Solomon answered,
Give your servantan understanding
heart Pleased at such a request,
God gave Solomon a heart filled with
more wisdom and understanding than
anyone else in history.

We too must ask that the Lords
compassion would come to us so that
we may live with the law as our delight.
There is the key to our life in God:
seeking to have the compassionate
heart of Jesus. Paul calls us, as Jesus
first calls us, to be conformed to the
image of Christ. In this call, we find
our true spirituality, the very heart of
our faith: the process of being
conformed to the image of Christ for
the sake of others.

Saint Athanasius wrote that Jesus was
made man so that we might be made
God. We pray for that transformation
at the preparation of the gifts: [M]ay
we come to share in the divinity of
Christ who humbled himself to share
in our humanity.

When we recognize that this is the kind
of transformation for which we pray,
then we become that wise one who
sells all to buy the field where the
treasure is buried.

But remember that if the kingdom of
heaven is like a net thrown into the sea,
then the Church too must be like that
net. I once threw a line into the sea
while aboard a deep-sea fishing boat. I
caught something and struggled for the
longest time while imagining my pride
when a huge marlin would be pulled
from the sea. Instead, my reward was a
well-worn tire.

The Churchs net yields more than
castaway tires. We who come up out of
the baptismal waters are an assorted lot
of sinners, saints, and folk in-between.
Some do not vote the way I would
wish they might. Some resist my effort
to convert them to my own approach
to life. And yet we pray that through
the powerful working of Gods grace,
the mysteries we celebrate may sanctify
our way of life.
Seeking a compassionate heart
Rev. William C. Graham
Mission Appeal Next Weekend, August 2 and 3

Our guest speaker at all the Masses next weekend will be Dr. Geetha Yeruva,
Co-founder/President of the Foundation for Children in Need (FCN). The FCN
is a Catholic lay organization based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Dr. Yeruva will
share about the FCN mission work in the interior villages in the Southern part of
India where FCN sponsors 2000 children and 15 elderly. The FCN has been
responsible for building several schools, boarding homes, a community health
center and a home for the elderly. They provide free medical check-ups and
medicine to thousands of needy people. We welcome Dr. Geetha Yeruva and
encourage you to support the FCN mission work generously.
Norma Pontello
(wife of Jim Pontello)


MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, JULY 26
8:00 AM Stacy Hinds Reed RIP
5:30 PM Peter Carson RIP
SUNDAY, JULY 27
7:30 AM For All Parishioners
10:00 AM Jeannette Beignau RIP
12 NOON Larry Hoover RIP
MONDAY, JULY 28
8:05 AM Rev. Antonio DeAngelis RIP
TUESDAY, JULY 29
8:05 AM John Hernandez RIP
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30
8:05 AM Communion Service
THURSDAY, JULY 31
8:05 AM Communion Service
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
8:05 AM John Lynch INT
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
8:05 AM Lucille Miller INT
5:30 PM Steve & Sophie Miceli RIP
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
7:30 AM Jerry Lauricella RIP
10:00 AM For All Parishioners
12 NOON Frances Cosso RIP

FEAST DAYS

TuesdaySt. Martha
WednesdaySt. Peter Chrysologus
ThursdaySt. Ignatius of Loyola
FridaySt. Alphonsus Ligouri
SaturdaySt. Eusubius of Vercelli,
St. Peter Julian Eymard

TODAYS READINGS
First ReadingSolomon prays for an
understanding heart (1 Kings 3:5, 7-12).
PsalmLord, I love your commands
(Psalm 119).
Second ReadingAll things work for
good for those who love God
(Romans 8:28-30).
GospelThe one who knows of the
kingdom of heaven brings new and old
from the storeroom
(Matthew 13:44-52 [44-46]).








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PLEASE PRAY FOR
THOSE WHO
HAVE REQUESTED
OUR PRAYERS

Juanito & Marilou Pe, Willard Bochte,
Joann Ruggles, Margaret Duran, 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, 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.


This Weeks Featured Saint
St. Ignatius of Loyola
The founder of
the Jesuits was
on his way to
military fame
and fortune
when a cannon
ball shattered his
leg. During his
recovery,
Ignatius read about the life of Christ
and lives of the saints. His conscience
was deeply touched, and a long, painful
turning to Christ began. Having seen
the Mother of God in a vision, he made
a pilgrimage to her shrine and remained
for almost a yearsometimes with the
Dominicans, sometimes in a paupers
hospice, often in a cave in the hills
praying. After a period of great peace
of mind, he went through a harrowing
trial of scruples. At length, his peace of
mind returned.
It was during this year of conversion
that Ignatius began to write down
material that later became his greatest
work, the Spiritual Exercises.
In 1534, at the age of 43, he and six
others vowed to live in poverty and
chastity and to go to the Holy Land. If
this became impossible, they vowed to
offer themselves to the apostolic
service of the pope. The latter became
the only choice. Four years later
Ignatius made the association
permanent; the Society of Jesus was
approved by Paul III.
Ignatius was a true mystic and centered
his spiritual life on the foundations of
Christianitythe Trinity, Christ, the
Eucharist. His spirituality is expressed
in the Jesuit motto, ad majorem Dei
gloriamfor the greater glory of God.
All activity was to be guided by a true
love of the Church and unconditional
obedience to the Holy Father, for which
reason all professed Jesuits take a fourth
vow to go wherever the pope should
send them for the salvation of souls.
AmericanCatholic.org

New Feature Column

Continuing our new Feature
Column, this week we feature a
story of Saint Ignatius of Loyola,
whose Feast Day is being
celebrated on July 31.

We hope you enjoy and learn from
this feature.
If you would like someone
mentioned in the Prayers for the Sick,
please contact the Parish Office. Names
are added as received, with the most
recent at the beginning of the list.

SAINT RITA OF CASCIA CHURCH 5




Youth Nites, 7- 8:30 pm, OMalley
Next Youth NiteWed., August 13
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/Teens Service Projects
Help with the St. Rita Backpack Drive
for the benefit of St. Francis Center.
We need volunteers to help sort
items after the Noon Mass on
Sunday, August 3. Or help distribute
the donations at the St. Francis Center
on Saturday, August 9.

The second Saturday of each month
we go to St. Francis Center from 9:30
am until 12:30 pm to help sort and
organize their food pantryand then
help distribute the food.

Confirmation Registration packets are
available in the Parish Office and also
online at st-rita.org.

Exciting News
Young Adult Ministry (YAM) is
coming to St. Rita! This Fall we will
start a YAM serving single and couples,
ages 18-39. For more information,
please contact Theresa Costanzo.

Theology on Tap continues with a
final local meeting (St. Andrew
Church, Pasadena) on Wednesday, July
30. For more information about this
program, please go to
la-archdiocese.org/org/ore/yam/
Pages/tot.aspx

Theresa Costanzo ym@st-rita.org

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.



Religious
Education
Registration
For incoming 1st 5th graders

Registration materials for the 2014-
2015 Religious Education year are now
available in the Parish Office (50 E.
Alegria Avenue). Registration fee is $50
for the year; classes begin on
September 15 and are held each
Monday from 4 - 5:15 pm.


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



St. Rita Catholic School

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

Safeguard the Children.
Did You Know?
Seminary formation involves
much more than academic
study. Prior to ordination, a candidate
for priesthood goes through a lengthy
evaluation period, including an
internship during which he lives in a
rectory and works with priests, staff
and parishioners. During this time, the
candidate is judged as to his suitability
to be a priest. No one is ordained
unless the Staff at St. Johns Seminary,
including the lay faculty and formation
advisers, concludes that the candidate
has attained an emotional,
psychological and sexual maturity
appropriate for his age and for the
celibate life of a priest. For more
information, please visit
lavocations.org


St. Rita Trivia

So how do you think you did?
Check the answers below-

True or False?
St. Rita Parish was originally named
for St. Teresa of Avila. True

St. Rita School was once staffed by
the Sisters of Loretto. True

St. Ritas Mens Club began as the
Holy Name Society. True

Multiple Choice
In 1921, a pilgrimage from Los
Angeles, via the Red Car, brought
4000 2000 1500
people to the St. Rita Shrine for the
Feast of Roses.

Confirmation at St. Rita was cancelled
due to the Sierra Madre fire in the
local mountains in
2006 2008 2010

The final graduating class at St. Rita
School of double grades was
1971 1976 1979

Who Am I?
A member of St. Rita Schools first
graduation Class of 24, I went on to
form a famous Boys Choir that would
appear in scores of films, including
Going My Way. Bob Mitchell

I was the Pastor of St. Rita Church
after Msgr. OMalley and before
Msgr. Gara. Rev. Laurence Coen

I was the Principal of St. Rita School
from 1967-1979. Sr. Corrine

Bonus Question
What is the name of our (now
deceased) parishioner who was the
most decorated WWI Army Sergeant,
including being honored by receiving
the Congressional Medal of Honor?
Ludivicus (Lou) Van Iersel

Want to learn more about our
Parish? Our Centennial Book is available
for just $15! Marilyn 355-1292 x 233
Backpack DriveUntil August 3

Please leave your donations in the
boxes in the Vestibule. Thank you
for helping the St. Francis Center!




This Week at St. Rita This Week at St. Rita This Week at St. Rita


Thursday, July 31Bible Study
7 pm In the Parish Office Meeting Room

Friday, August 1Adoration
After the 8 am Mass until 5 pm Oratory in the Parish Office

Save the Date Save the Date Save the Date
Next Week-endMission Appeal
Foundation for Children in Need (a Catholic lay organization)
Speaker: Dr. Geetha Yeruva, Co-founder/President
See Page 3 for more information.

Sunday, August 3Baptisms
In the Church 1:30 pm Deacon Manuel

Reminders Reminders Reminders

Registration for Confirmation
Registration for Religious Education
See Page 5 for information.












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Creating a Vision for a Timeless Parish
in the New Millennium


Last month, we reported on the findings of the Shea
Survey regarding the perceptions of parishioners and
school families with respect to the role Saint Rita
School should play in the priorities of Phase II of
the Capital Campaign. Overwhelming support for
the School as a Parish ministry characterized the
feedback. Equally impressive was the widespread
sense that the School needed to be a top priority for
capital improvement as soon as the repairs and
improvements scheduled for the Church are
completed.

Not surprisingly, a healthy division of opinion was
expressed regarding the question of improving the
existing facility vs. constructing a brand new
building. With estimated amounts very close for
either renovating or replacing the school buildings,
the survey reflected a slight preference for trying to
renovate. 56% of those completing the survey
favored renovating the building and 44% preferred
constructing a new building.

Watch your mailbox for a special mailing from the
Campaign, including a gift from Father Richard. If
for some reason you dont receive our special packet,
please contact the Parish Office and well be happy
to provide one for you.



















Next month: How much progress have we made in
Phase I of the Strengthening Our Holy
CommunionGrowing in Faith, Hope, and
Love Campaign?
Backpack & School Supplies Drive
Continues through Sunday, August 3
Flyer, with List of Supplies, available in the Vestibule.
Thank you for helping support the St. Francis Center.
ST. RITA OF CASCIA CHURCH 7
Fingerprinting for VIRTUSWednesday, August 6.
Holy Family, 1501 S. Fremont Ave., So. Pasadena 91030.
Hours 12 - 3:40 pm and 5 - 7:20 pm
Must call for appointment: 626/403-6106

Mens RetreatFriday thru Sunday, August 22 - 24.
Directed by Rev. Stash Dailey from Columbus, OH. The
weekend includes Conferences, Mass, Confession, spiritual
direction, personal prayer time and delicious meals. Sacred
Heart Retreat House, Alhambra.
Registration/Information: 626/289-1353 x 204

Catholic Community
& Local Events

Avila Gardens Open HouseSat., Aug. 23. 1-3 pm.
From Atheist to ApostleThe Testimony of Mark
Leon. Avila Gardens, 1171 Encanto Parkway, Duarte 91010
Call to RSVP: 626/599-2214
Together in Mission Report
As of July 9

Although this Appeal officially ended on June 30, there is
still time to honor your pledgeor to make a donation or
pledge until the end of this year. We would like to meet
our goal but, more importantly, we would like to increase
our participation rate from 15%. Please consider making a
donationit is not what you give, but that you give.

Please make your check payable to Together in Mission
and enclose it in a TIM envelope (available in the Vestibule)
or any envelope. You can drop it in the Sunday Offering
basket or deliver it/mail it to the Parish Office.

Thank you to all who have supported this Appeal!
Goal $59,922.12
Amount Pledged $54,330.00
Amount Paid $51,913.00
New 2014 donors 30
Repeat donors 152
Parishioners/Families 1276

Percentage of Participation 15%
Percentage of Goal 87%
Dont take a vacation from your Sunday Mass
obligation, whether away from home for the day or for
an extended period of time.

Check out the website Masstimes.org