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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 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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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: 355.3841 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 2
nd
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
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
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
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 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.

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REV. MSGR. RICHARD KREKELBERG
PASTORS CORNER
Dear Parishioners and Visitors to St. Rita,

he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.

These words from todays gospel passage from St. Luke could not be more foundational to our faith and
religion as Roman Catholics. These words testify to the earliest origins of the Holy Eucharist that you and I
celebrate this very Sunday. And this is one of the reasons that our Roman Catholic Church has retained its
centrality in the Eucharist. Our church always wants to be identified with the presence of Christ in the
breaking of the bread. The disciples with Jesus at Emmaus image the Christian Community in microcosm
His Churchthat ultimately understands itself best when gathered at the table of the Lord. This IS where
Christ is most easily recognizedwhen we are doing this in memory of him.

Another part of the Emmaus account links solidly with last Sundays gospel proclamation which spoke of the
encounter between Jesus and Thomas. Thomas has his doubts and we are invited with him to be not
unbelieving but believing. This Sunday Jesus says to the two disciples (who have not yet figured him out),
Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Make no mistake,
this challenge to believe which appears repeatedly throughout the Easter Season is deliberate. It is all follow-
up and follow-through to the renewal of our baptismal vows on Easter Sunday.

Renewed faith is what transforms the two bewildered disciples with Jesus on the way to Emmaus. Renewed
faith is what transforms the apostles gathered in the upper room with the doors lockedincluding Thomas, at
lastso that they might go forth with courage to proclaim the Good News and to baptize.

But it all funnels into that one solemn, precious and profound act of the
breaking of the breadthe Holy Eucharist. It is the glue that binds us as
Christians. It is the body and blood of the Lord that saw Christians
through persecution after persecution. It is not just accidental that Jesus
appears to his apostles in the upper room where they had first celebrated
Eucharist at the Last Supper. This is precisely what they were going to
need when faced with the challenges ahead. It is not even a leap for us
then to conclude that this is why we gather on the Lords Daythe first
day of the weekto get what we need for the rest of the week. What might be asked of us this week? We
cannot know. But we do know that we will be better prepared to meet any challenge if first we have met him
in the breaking of the bread, and if we are not unbelieving, but believing.
Continued Easter Blessings to You! Msgr. Richard



The St. Rita of Cascia Capital Campaign

Strengthening Our Holy Communion,
Growing in Faith, Hope and Love

Please see insert in this Bulletin or call the Parish Office (355-1292) for more information.


Congratulations to our
St. Rita Religious Education
children who will receive their
First Holy Communion on
Saturday, May 10.

Thank you to their parents, teachers, and
others who helped them and prepared
them for this very special day.

PARISHIONERS WHO REQUEST OUR PRAYERS
FOR HEALING AND RETURN TO GOOD HEALTH
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, Cathy Hundshamer, Eva Bernejo, Edith
Olah, Lancelot Loera, Fred Mycroft, Brian Eck, Alex Arranaga, Anna Mary
Hession, Joseph Moore.




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SATURDAY, MAY 3
8:00 AM Joaquin Alabart RIP
5:30 PM For All Parishioners
SUNDAY, MAY 4
7:30 AM Mrs. Verharst RIP
10:00 AM Susima Lino RIP
12 NOON Mary Rogers RIP
MONDAY, MAY 5
8:05 AM Lynn Snetsinger INT
TUESDAY, MAY 6
8:05 AM James Wooden RIP
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
8:05 AM Communion Service
THURSDAY, MAY 8
8:05 AM Communion Service
FRIDAY, MAY 9
8:05 AM Shirley Barron INT
SATURDAY, MAY 10
8:05 AM Bill Davila RIP
5:30 PM Irene Newell RIP
SUNDAY, MAY 11
7:30 AM For All Parishioners
10:00 AM For All Mothers
12 NOON Alberto Vejar RIP





SaturdaySt. Damien de Veuster



First ReadingGod has raised the crucified
Jesus, who now pours forth the Holy Spirit upon
us (Acts 2:14, 22-33).
PsalmLord, you will show us the path of life
(Psalm 16).
Second ReadingOur faith and hope are in
God who raised Jesus from the dead
(1 Peter 1:17-21).
GospelThrough his words and in the
breaking of the bread, the risen Christ made
himself known to two disciples on their way to
Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35).





Joseph Nicassio
(husband of Licia)
Lawrence Noble
(father of Jim (Michelle) Noble)
(grandfather of Bradley & Colin Noble)
TODAYS READINGS
FEAST DAYS

Natalie Alonzo
Dru Beltran
Giulia Bhatia
Kobe Bierotte
Geyer Blakeslee
Zeke Blakeslee
Eve Burnett
Winifred Cadd
Jackson Cheung
Kayla Cheung
Roman Cicero
Logan DeMesa
Felisa Favela
Isabella Franco
Gavin Gardner-Ybarra
Ryan Gleason
Nathan Iwankiw
Colin Kendall
Claire Mathewson
Samantha Milazzo
Jacob Monroe
Marissa Moreno
Samantha Moreno
David Mysza
Giselle Nessman
Jacob North
Isaac Offstein
Jason Patterson
Isabella Paz
George Peterson
Ryan Rivard
Brett Rizzo
Renee Sandberg
Ethan Schmid
Camille Schurer
Matthew Sorcabal
Sophia Soria
Zachary Strickland
Rodrigo Torres
Siena Valdivia
Shane Vandevelde
Lina Wallgren
Makena Wilson
Lorenzo Young
Luke Zimmerman

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St. Rita Catholic School
91 Years of Faith, Excellence, and Stewardship


EdgeMonday, May 5, 4 pm, Gara
Y1 Confirmation SessionSat., May 10, 4 pm, Gara
Youth MassSaturday, May 10, 5:30 pm
Youth NiteWednesday, May 14, 7 pm, OMalley

Theresa Costanzo ym@st-rita.org
&

Articles for the Bulletin should be submitted 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.
Space is limited so the earlier submissions take priority.
Thanks for helping.
We hope you check the ads in our
Bulletin when youre looking for help.
Do you need an accountant or a lawyer,
looking for a doctor, or looking for a
meal out? Please patronize those who
help us provide our Bulletin at no cost to
the Parishand dont forget to tell them I saw your ad
in the St. Rita Sunday Bulletin.
St. Ritas Mens Club

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 13 at 7 pm
in OMalley Hall. Weve had many successful events
these past few months and are always looking for new
members with new ideas! Why not join us for an
evening and meet some of your fellow Parishioners?

Nick Sotis nick.sotis@pro-sites.net 626-599-8228
St. Rita Feast DayThursday, May 22

Our patroness Feast Day is celebrated each
May 22 on the Anniversary of her death
(1457). This is a special day for our Parish
and we invite you to share St. Rita with the
thousands of devotees who come from
throughout Southern California to visit our
Shrine and to honor and pray to St. Rita.

The Shrine and Church will be open from 7:30 am until we
end with Benediction at 7:30 pm.

We need helpers: to greet visitors; to accept flowers at the
Shrine; and to help sell St. Rita souvenirs. We are asking for
women and men to volunteer for a 2-hour shift. Men are
especially needed for traffic control.

For more information and/or to sign up

Kathy Coyne 355-4873 KDCoyne@aol.com
Looking for St. Rita School Alumni

Please help us update our contact information. Fill out
the form below and place it in the Sunday Offering
basket or return it to the School Office. You may also
email landis@st-ritaschool.org


Name

Phone

Email

Year of Graduation




Attention: Parents of pre-schoolers
All families with children (ages 3-6) are invited to join
us for Sunday School during the 10 am Mass on
Sunday, May 11. We are piloting a new curriculum
based upon the Sunday Gospel and thus far have had
great feedback. Please have your children join us
upstairs above Gara Hall in the School Library before
the 10 am Mass. No registration necessary! It is a
wonderful program; we would love to have you join us.

Cristina Cullen dre@st-rita.org
Annual Golf ClassicMonday, May 19

Support the Mater Dolorosa Retreat
Ministry by golfing with us at Glendora
Country Club. Includes a round of golf; golf
cart; lunch; refreshments on the course; a
social with open bar before dinner; dinner
with wine, awards, tee prizes, and an auction.
Pre-registration with payment is required. $200/person. Golf
check-in begins at 9:30 am with tee off at 11 am. Win $25K
for sinking a hole-in-one on the 13th hole!

For information and on-line registration
Passionist.org /materdolorosa/golfclassic
Development Office 626/355-7188

Tournament Chair: Pat Wickhem 626/416-8824
pickempat1@aol.com




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


Sunday, May 4Baptisms
In the Church 1:30 pm

Thursday, May 8Liturgy of the Hours
and Evening Prayer
5 pm Music & Meditation 5:30 pm Prayer
Parish Office Oratory








Saturday, May 10First Communion
(St. Rita Religious Education)
8 am In the Church
See page 4 for a list of the First Communicants.


Save the Date Save the Date Save the Date



Sunday, May 11Mothers Day




Tuesday, May 13St. Rita Mens Club Meeting
See page 5 for more information.

Sunday, May 18Confirmation
Watch for more information in a future Bulletin.

Thursday, May 22Feast of St. Rita
See page 5 for more information.

Sunday, May 25Pacific Islanders celebrate
the Feast of St. Rita
At the Noon Mass with reception following.

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L.I.F.E. Breakfast and LectureThursday, May 8.
Raul Vallejo, DDS, will discuss Dental Health for Seniors.
Buffet breakfast at 8:30. Seniors/$4.50, all others/$5.50.
Santa Teresita, 819 Buena Vista Street, Duarte 91010.
Information: Laura Magallanes 626/408-7825
Bus turnaround to San Manuel Bingo and Casino,
Wednesday, May 14. Sponsored by the Knights of
Columbus of St. Luke Church. Leaves parking lot at 9 am and
returns about 6 pm. A fundraiser for St. Lukes Youth.
$15 cost includes $10 voucher for food/gambling.
Tickets: Luis Osollo 626/350-1655 Dennis Vycko 626/444-7881.
Charismatic Healing MassThursday, May 15, 7 pm.
With Rev. Bill Delaney, SJ, Pastoral Coordinator of Southern
California Renewal Communities. St. Luke Catholic Church,
9451 Broadway, Temple City.
Information: Don Abraham 626/285-9030
Fingerprinting for Virtus
Friday, May 9Holy Angels Parish, 370 Campus Drive,
Arcadia
12 pm - 3:40 pm & 5:20 pm - 7:20 pm
Must call for appointment: 626/447-1671
Friday, May 30Immaculate Conception Parish,
740 S. Shamrock, Monrovia.
12 pm - 3:40 pm & 5:20 pm - 7:20 pm
Must call for appointment: 626/358-1166

Catholic Community
& Local Events






Welcome to the following parishioners who have
recently joined our St. Rita Faith Community

Angeline Ang
Armando, Daniela & Juliana Barragan
Chris, Kate & Sarah Bates
Olivia, Michelle (Ireland), Steven (Ireland)
& Patrick Clayton
Alan & Jackie Dahle
Eric, Jessica & Violet Dahle
Pamela Garrison
Russell, Elizabeth & Joshua Jackson
Hrant, Anoush (Semerdjian), & Christopher Kasbarian
Isabel Lopez
Cindy McLoughlin
Thomas & Cecelia Miles
Michael, Alyse, Maximus & Anna Ochniak
John, Robin, John Philip & Dustin OHara
Peter & Daisy Olson
James, Rochelle & Declan Siegrist
Eileen St. Amand
Gregory, Keely, Liam & Maeve Totten
Vina Yoon
ST. RITA OF CASCIA CHURCH 7
The Easter Vigil
in the Holy Night
Palm

(Passion)

Sunday
Penance
Service
Good Friday
Holy Week 2014 at St. Rita
Holy Thursday
and the
Altar of Repose