St.

Rita of Cascia

A Catholic Faith Community Since 1908

June 21, 2015

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

TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEJUNE 21, 2015

Parish Ministries and Organizations

How to Contact Us
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. 9:15 am 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

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
Immaculate Heart of Mary Prayer Group: Susan Day 355-3835
Sacristans: Sat. Vigil: Gary Fidone/Stephen Bollman
Sunday Masses: 7:30-Bill Cosso/David Banis;
10:00-David Muhs/Paula Garavaglia, Terri Eliassen;
12N-Bernie Grace
Weekdays: John Bigley
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 626.327.9480
Mens Club: Dave Loera d.loera@verizon.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

Director of Religious Education

Other Contacts

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; and
Susan Blakeslee:
rcia@st-rita.org

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 Eucharistic 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 2nd 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.

SAINT RITA

OF

CASCIA CHURCH

REV. MSGR. RICHARD KREKELBERG

Dear Parishioners and Visitors,

Calming our Storms

From Todays Gospel
The disciples:
TEACHER, DO YOU NOT
CARE THAT WE ARE
PERISHING?
Jesus:
WHY ARE YOU TERRIFIED?
DO YOU NOT YET HAVE
FAITH?
Truly, Jesus calming of the storm is
a precious image to all of us. Jesus,
please calm the storm of my
besieged family. (There were a lot
of those prayers left at our Shrine of
St. Rita this past Feast Day.) Jesus,
please calm the storm of our
terrorized, high-tech war-torn
world. Jesus, please calm the seas
of the human body politic that
generates fear and discontent here in
our country and around the world.
Or, whats the particular storm
you want Jesus to calm and say BE
STILL! But if we want to apply
todays gospel image to our current
storms, then we have to apply his
response as well: Why are you
terrified? Do you not yet have
faith?
Dont you just hate it when life is an
absolute mess and someone (like
me) says, Just have faith? It seems
like such a lame answer. It seems
like, I just told you that my life is in

the toilet and all you had to say was

Just smile and flush it. I guess the
feeling is that there just has to be
something more to Jesus own
responseand of course, there is.
After all, Jesus did command and
the storm and seas did calm down.
You could say, that for those who
were the victims of slavery in the
south, most of the sea is calmed
(certainly not by the wave of a
wand). Or, name your choice of
disaster or human tragedy of the last
decade, and there will be elements of
first responders and enduring
helping hands that represent some
degree or some form of calming. To
carry the point further, imagine that
moment or moments when calm
comes to someone who has been
diagnosed with a life-threatening
disease or, perhaps, after a 7.1
earthquake. My experience as a
priest is that all calming comes only
when faith, hope, and love kick in.
And all too often, in the face of
panic with a family, my parish, a
friend, or myself, I too ask, Do you
(I) still not have faith?
So what is this faith?
Biblically and religiously, the
answer is: the faith that Jesus the
Redeemer and Savior remains with
us at all times and in all situations;

the faith that just when we are truly

sorry for our sins and commit to
amend, our sins are truly forgiven;
and the faith that, if the ultimate
happens, the doors of heaven are
open to us (you know, the better
place).
But the practical answer is: the
faith, hope, and love enough to be
there for the other person or
persons in their time of need.
Remember the Gospel man who
fell in with robbers? Calm came to
his storm when a man of faith and
hope simply loved and saved him
the Good Samaritan. Its always the
same. How many times does it
happen, though, that the victim, the
person in the hospital bed, for
instance, is the one who has the
faith, and the one who winds up
calming everybody else down
around him or her? Think about it.
I am convinced, and as a friend of
mine likes to say, I am unanimous
in this! that God means for us to
calm each others storms with the
power of faith, hope, and love that
we were baptized with. We are
called to calm each others fears with
our faith. We have the God-given
power within us to say BE STILL!

Msgr. Richard

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MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, JUNE 20

8:00 AM Louie Cortez RIP

5:30 PM For All Parishioners

SUNDAY, JUNE 21

7:30 AM Burt Maich RIP

10:00 AM For All Fathers
12 NOON James Gavigan RIP

MONDAY, JUNE 22

8:00 AM Sheila Breese RIP

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

8:00 AM Hildegarde Saunders RIP

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
8:00 AM

Communion Service

8:00 AM

Communion Service

THURSDAY, JUNE 25
FRIDAY, J UNE 26

8:00 AM Deacon Gus Sebenius RIP

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

8:00 AM Noreen Kozak RIP

5:30 PM Mario & Beatrice Da Re INT

SUNDAY, JUNE 28

7:30 AM For All Parishioners

10:00 AM Roland & Angela Brennan RIP
12 NOON Victoria Kandalaft RIP

FEAST DAYS
MondaySt. Paulinus of Nola;
Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More
WednesdayThe Nativity of
John the Baptist
SaturdaySt. Cyril of Alexandria

TODAYS READINGS
First ReadingThe Lord said to Job:
Who shut within doors the sea? And
who said: Thus far shall you come but
no farther! (Job 38:1, 8-11).
PsalmGive thanks to the Lord, his
love is everlasting (Psalm 107).
Second ReadingWhoever is in
Christ is a new creation

PLEASE PRAY FOR

THOSE WHO REQUEST
OUR PRAYERS
Bill Kozak, Steve Soto, Marcia Turner,
Celia Merritt, Garvin Stanislawski, Gary
Inocente, Ethan Sandoval, Adam Throop,
Janet Watson-Contreras, Barbara Jean
Wood, Arthur Little, Ernest Kopka, Vera
Delgatto, JF Mahoney, Kelly Solomon,
Linda Theriault, Heather Hagan, Mike
Wolf, Jean Wood, Jos Colayco, Mario de
la Torre, Barbara Vanni, Anna Schube,
Aubrey Randolph, Joseph Malvin, Randy
Graff, Toni Navarro, Susan Watson,
Juanito & Marilou Pe, Margaret Duran,
Guia Canizales, Anne Frealy, Eva
Shammon, Margie Schubert, Mary
Zuckerburg, Emily Young, JoAnn
Douglass, Evelyn Tres, Barbara Hester,
Gerald Drean, Charlotte Bollman Fuchs,
Raymond Payne, Peter Delgatto, Jr.,
Montserrat Marti, Jordan Alabart, Susan
Skousen, Brooke Manning, Arthur
Contreras, Jr., Robert Quinonez, Jean
Mansour, Jacob Bigley, Maria Carmen
Marti, Clare Marquardt, Kathleen Ramsey,
Tonyja Blakeslee, Addie Marshall, Jackie
Bagnuolo, Mary Ellen Isoard, Rose Mary
Taquino, Paul Viger, Hal Finney, Eva
Bernejo, Edith Olah, Fred Mycroft, Joseph
Moore.

Note: Names are added to the Prayer

List in the order they are submitted. If you

would like your name, or a name you
submitted, removed from our List, please
contact the Office or email
bulletin@st-rita.org

(2 Corinthians 5:14-17).

GospelWho is this whom even wind

and sea obey? (Mark 4:35-41).

Vacation Plans?
Check the website
Masstimes.org
for the location of a
nearby Church and
their Sunday Mass
schedule.

Saint of the Week

St. John Fisher

1469-1535
John Fisher is usually
associated with Erasmus,
Thomas More and other Renaissance
humanists. He was a man of learning,
associated with the intellectuals and
political leaders of his day. He was an
accomplished preacher and writer and
eventually became chancellor at
Cambridge. He was made a bishop at
35, and one of his interests was raising
the standard of preaching in England.
With the coming of Lutheranism, he
was drawn into controversy. His eight
books against heresy gave him a leading
position among European theologians.
In 1521 he was asked to study
the question of Henry VIIIs marriage.
He incurred Henrys anger by defending
the validity of the kings marriage with
Catherine of Aragon and later by
rejecting Henrys claim to be the
supreme head of the Church of
England.
In an attempt to be rid of him, Henry
summoned John who was in feeble
health, to take the oath to the new Act
of Succession. He and Thomas More
refused because the Act presumed the
legality of Henrys divorce and his claim
to be head of the English Church. They
were sent to the Tower of London,
where Fisher remained 14 months
without trial. They were finally
sentenced to life imprisonment.
When the two were called to further
interrogations, they remained silent.
Fisher was tricked, on the supposition
he was speaking privately as a priest,
and declared again that the king was not
supreme head. The king had him
brought to trial on the charge of high
treason. He was condemned and
executed, his body left to lie all day on
the scaffold and his head hung on
London Bridge. More was executed two
weeks later.
AmericanCatholic.org

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Youth Ministry
Youth Nite
Wed., June 24, 7-8:30 pm, OMalley
And throughout the summer on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday of each month.

EDGE Middle School Registration

The Registration Packet for 2015-16
school year is available in the Parish
Office. To receive registration forms by
email, please contact Theresa Costanzo
at the email address below.
Confirmation Program
All high school youth who would like
to receive the Sacrament of
Confirmation are required to complete
a two-year preparation program in their
home parish. Registration packets for
new candidates are available in the
Parish Office. Early bird registration is
due by June 30. Questions or info?
Please contact Theresa.
Theresa Costanzo ym@st-rita.org

Religious Education
Registration for Classes

All children in grades 1-5 are welcome

to join our Program at St. Rita.
Registration materials are available in
the Parish Office or via email. The fee
for the class is $55/per child (paid by
June 30th) or $65/per child after July 1.
Be sure to include a copy of your
childs baptismal certificate.
Classes begin on September 14 and
meet every Monday from 4-5:15 pm.
For more information:
Cristina Cullen dre@st-rita.org

Young Adult Ministry

A new Ministry for adults between 18
and 35, single or married. Please
contact me for information about
meeting information and upcoming
events.
Priya Tharayil trosep84@yahoo.com

The Girl Scouts say

Thank You!

Bulletin Help
Needed

To the Parish Staff for their support

Do you know the

software program
Publisher? If so,
please consider
helping to prepare
the weekly Bulletin. You dont have
to be a writer and spell-check is a
good editorbut some skill in
publication layout is helpful. Please
contact me to learn more.

and providing a place for our meetings,

events, fundraising, community service
and opportunities to share our faith.

To the School Principal and Staff

for supporting our projects, activities,

and after-school program.

To the generous parishioners who

always support our fundraising events,

including our Annual Cookie Sales.

To Msgr. Richard who supports us

and continues to welcome Girl Scouts

from the community for our Annual
International Day event.

Weekly help is not necessary except

for the first few training sessions
you will not solo until you feel
comfortable and ready.
Rosemary Hagerott 355-1292 x226

Thank You
from all of the Scouts,
Kindergarten through 12th Grade, for

helping us make the world

a better place.

Bulletin Submissions
Articles are due by Thursday, 10 days in
advance of publication weekend desired. You
may submit your information either to the
Parish Office or
bulletin@st-rita.org
Rosemary Hagerott 355-1292 x226

Annual 4th of July Parade!

St. Rita Parish and School will participate, as in
past years, in the City of Sierra Madre Parade.
Father Richard will lead our group driving a
surprise vehicle decorated in patriotic colors!
All are invited to joinon foot, on bikes or
scooters, pushing baby strollers or pulling
toddlers in wagons. Bring a squirt bottle, wear
your sunscreen, and bring a big dose of parish spirit!
Our exact line-up spot is still TBD, but please check in with Ellen Hoffman at
the corner of Mariposa and Hermosa to sign a waiverrequired by the
Cityand to find out where to line up. Please arrive at the check-in area by
9:15 am.
The Parade begins at 10 am at Sunnyside and Sierra Madre Blvd. and ends at
Sierra Vista Park. The City sponsors games, free use of the swimming pool,
and food booths in the Park for the remainder of the day.
Questions? Ellen Hoffman hoffman@st-ritaschool.org

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This Week at St. Rita

Capital Campaign

This SaturdayHospitality after Mass

In Gara Hall

Q: My neighbors are asking me about what is happening at

This SundayHospitality
After all the Sunday Masses
Sponsored by: RCIA and CLIMB

St. Rita. I wasnt able to attend any of the Town Hall

meetings so am not sure what to tell them. What is the
best way to answer their questions?

A: Good news! We will be having at least one more Town

This SundayBereavement Support Group
4 pm OMalley Hall

Final Meeting of this initial series; all are welcome!

Thursday, June 25Liturgy of the Hours
Evening Prayer
5 pm Meditation 5:30 Prayers In the Parish Office Oratory

Save the Date

Monday, June 29Baptismal Preparation Class
In the Parish Office 7-8 pm
Please make an appointment in advance by calling the Office: 355-1292.
For July 5 Baptisms

Saturday, July 4Sierra Madre 4th of July Parade

See page 5 for information about St. Rita participationjoin us!

Sunday, July 12Blood Drive

Watch future Bulletins for more information.

Hall meetingprobably this summer. Watch the

Bulletin for date and time and please invite your
neighbors to attend with you. In the meantime, let your
neighbors know that we are not increasing the size of
our school. Phase One of our Master Plan calls for us
to renovate our church and Msgr. Gara Hall, and to
build a new building to house meeting space and a youth
center. Later phases will relocate our ministry and
parish offices and replace school buildings with
buildings that are seismically sound, energy efficient and
providing a better environment for learning.

Catholic
Community
Monday, June 22Medjugorje 34th Anniversary Mass. A
special Mass/Rosary in honor of Our Lady. Rosary begins at
7:30 pm, followed by Mass. Annunciation Church, 1307 E.
Longden Avenue, Arcadia.

Tuesday, June 23, 7 pmIgnatian Volunteer Corps

(IVC) informational meeting. The IVC provides mature

men and women the opportunity to serve the needs of people

who are poor, to work for a more just society, and to grow
deeper in faith by following the Ignatian tradition.
Holy Family Pastoral Center, South Pasadena 91030. For
more info or to RSVP:
Frank Ponnet 626/403-6116 www.ivcusa.org

Remember to pray for your father

and all those family members and friends who are fathers
whether living or deceased.

July 26-August 2Catholic Surf Camp in Honolulu.

Open to all ages. A combination of surfing lessons, spiritual
activities, and tourism. The cost of $1,100 covers food,
lodging, and much more. For more information please call
parishioner Joe Freymann.
808/646-WAVE director@honolulusurfcamp.com
High School Financial Aid AvailableHoly Family
High School, Glendale. Please contact Dr. Marshall
Goldman, Director of Admissions for more information.

818/241-3178 x226 mgoldman@hfhsglendale.org

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St. Rita School

We congratulate the recent graduates who received
Awards and Honors for their achievements
Scholarship Awards
Madeleine Biscaichipy
Ana Uyemura Scholarship
Andrew Amerio
Theresa Delgatto-Coppi Scholarship
Leanne Kuhn & Esteban Sanchez
Robert Burns Scholarships
Jenna Mijares, Alessandra Soto, Sophie Johnson
Msgr. Robert Gara Scholarships
Julian Prins & Sophie Johnson
Boy and Girl of the Year
Sharbel Challita
Msgr. Joseph Cokus Religion Scholarship

Presidents Award
for Academic Excellence
Sharbel Challita

Presidents Award
for
Academic Achievement

Sophie Johnson

Amber Allen

Leanne Kuhn

Andrew Amerio

Jenna Mijares

Madeleine Biscaichipy

Esteban Sanchez

Benjamin Damir

Alessandra Soto

Katarian Gezalyan

Honors at Entrance into

High School

Christian Locateli
Beatriz Rivas
Esteban Sanchez

Benjamin Damir

Elyse Vielma

Sophie Johnson

William Zhang

Leanne Kuhn

Vincent Zuniga

Jenna Mijares