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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


O God,

Let

All

the

Nations

Praise

You!

Psalm 67
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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: 355.1292 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

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: 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

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.

SAINT RITA OF CASCIA CHURCH 3

REV. MSGR. RICHARD KREKELBERG
PASTORS CORNER
In preparation for this Sunday, as I am
accustomed to doing, I checked back
over the years to see what I had
written, what I was thinking, about
these same readi ngs we hear
proclaimed today. The first homily I
gave on Matthew 15 at St. Rita was on
the weekend of August 14, 2005nine
years agoand guess what. It started
off with reference to what was
happening in Iraq! For the sheer
reason of demonstrating the enduring
application of the Good News of
Jesus, here is a somewhat redacted
version of what I wrote

Among the many things that made up
our world this past week[was] the
bombing of a so called safe house in
Haditha, Iraq. So, this Sunday, what
might Jesus harsh words to a
Canaanite woman, It is not right to take
the food of children and throw it to the dogs,
have to do, if anything, with that
bombing of a safe house or any of
the other atrocities happening in our
world today? Actually, everything.

Matthew the Evangelist, while he could
not have predicted the existence of
safe houses as part of modern
warfare, was, nevertheless, a master of
Middle Eastern thought, language, and
culture. It is precisely St. Matthews
reference to a Canaanite woman
pleading with Jesus for the healing of
her daughter that universalizes his
Gospel proclamation and makes it
relevant for these millennia later and
assures Jesus promises of his kingdom
(not of this world), especially to such
victims of war who hoped that they
might actually be safe in a safe house
that got bombed.

You see, Matthews Canaanite woman
(a Syrophoenician woman in Mark),
should have been considered an
outcast and part of the wicked and
godless race to be exterminated
according to Jewish perception. In this
light, Jesus equating her with the
dogs would seem on target; but on
the contrary, culturally, Jesus trading
of sayings with her simply amounted
to being coy with her. Just the
opposite of considering her an outcast,
Jesus is allowing this woman a certain
familiarity and closeness. The disciples,
remember, wanted her dismissed.
Jesus actions reward and affirm her
true faith. So, as an other than Jew
she is not, according to Jesus new
testament, excluded from the Reign of
God, but by faith she is to be included
and embraced by Gods redeeming and
salvific love.

Indeed todays gospel passage from St.
Matthew is most relevant to our own
days insecurities and threat upon our
sense of personal and global wellbeing.
Jesus message of forgiveness for sin
and the promise of eternal life
transcends it all. If we have a hard time
with Jesus command to love our
enemies, know that it has ever been so.
Our Holy Father, Francis, sent Papal
Envoy Cardinal Fernando Filoni, to
Iraq this past week. What will be his
message? On some level, we can be
most assured that it will essentially
contain elements of todays Gospel.
Jesus cl ear remedy for out-
casting (not to even mention
extermination and genocide) is
inclusion in His kingdom. Maybe what
we call today humanitarian and
worthy of charity and mercy in the
midst of bloody conflict, is closer to
the mind and the heart of Christ.
Love Your Enemies
Dear Parishioners,
Msgr. Richard


MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
8:00 AM Rev. Msgr. John M. Young RIP
5:30 PM For All Parishioners
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
7:30 AM John Porokski RIP
10:00 AM Sylvia Viani RIP
12 NOON Yip Family INT
MONDAY, AUGUST 18
8:00 AM Erinn Lynch INT
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
8:00 AM Rafael Miranda RIP
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
8:00 AM Communion Service
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21
8:00 AM Communion Service
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
8:00 AM Arriaga-Alva Family INT
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
8:00 AM Arthur Velling INT
5:30 PM Theresa Coppi RIP
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
7:30 AM For All Parishioners
10:00 AM Stanley & Helen Dobosh RIP
12 NOON David Duran RIP

FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK

TuesdaySt. John Eudes
WednesdaySt. Bernard
ThursdaySt. Pius X
FridayQueenship of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
SaturdaySt. Rose of Lima

TODAYS READINGS

First ReadingThus says the LORD:
Stand firm in justice; do what is
right (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7).
PsalmO God, let all the nations
praise you! (Psalm 67).
Second ReadingThe gifts and the
calling of God are unable to be revoked
(Romans 11:13-15, 29-32).
GospelRecognizing the Canaanite
womans great faith, Jesus told her, It
shall be done as you wish
(Matthew 15:21-28).






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PLEASE PRAY FOR
THOSE WHO
HAVE REQUESTED
OUR PRAYERS

Toni Navarro, Susan Watson, Molly
Lynch, Juanito & Marilou Pe, Willard
Bochte, Joann Ruggles, Margaret Duran,
Eric Gilmore, Lori Ann Little, Guia
Canizales, Anne Frealy, Eva Shammon,
Margie Schubert, 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, Maria
Carmen Marti, Clare Marquardt, Kathleen
Ramsey, Tonyja Blakeslee, Addie Marshall,
Jackie Bagnuolo, Mary Ellen Isoard, Rose
Mary Taquino, Paul Viger, Hal Finney,
Ailey Gardner-Ybarra, Eva Bernejo, Edith
Olah, Lancelot Loera, Fred Mycroft, Brian
Eck, Alex Arranaga, Joseph Moore.

This Weeks
Featured Saint
St. Rose of Lima

The first canonized saint
of the New World has
one characteristic of all
saintsthe suffering of
opposition; and another
characteristic which is more for admiration
than for imitationexcessive practice of
mortification.

Rose was born to parents of Spanish
descent in Lima, Peru, at a time when
South America was in its first century of
evangelization. She seems to have taken
Catherine of Siena as a model, despite the
objections and ridicule of parents and
friends.

The saints have so great a love of God that
what seems bizarre to us is simply a logical
carrying out of a conviction that anything
that might endanger a loving relationship
with God must be rooted out. So, because
her beauty was so often admired, Rose used
to rub her face with pepper to produce
disfiguring blotches. Later, she wore a thick
circlet of silver on her head, studded on the
inside, like a crown of thorns.

When her parents fell into financial trouble,
Rose worked in the garden all day and
sewed at night. Ten years of struggle
against her parents began when they tried
to make Rose marry. They refused to let
her enter a convent, and out of obedience
she continued her life of penance and
solitude at home as a member of the Third
Order of St. Dominic.
During the last few years of her life, Rose
set up a room in the house where she cared
for homeless children, the elderly and the
sick. This was a beginning of social services
in Peru. Though secluded in life and
activity, she was brought to the attention of
Inquisition interrogators, who could only
say that she was influenced by grace.
What might have been a merely eccentric
life was transfigured from the inside. If we
remember her unusual penances, we should
also remember the greatest thing about
Rose: a love of God so ardent that it
withstood ridicule from without, violent
temptation, and lengthy periods of
sickness. When she died at 31, the city
turned out for her funeral and prominent
men took turns carrying her coffin.
AmericanCatholic.org
Todays Psalm
Let all the nations praise you!
Psalm 67:4 exclaims. This kind of
invocation is actually an invitation to
God to act, to intervene in human
lives in a manner that will cause
everyonenot just the Chosen
Peopleto give praise. It is
something of a put up or shut up
challenge to God, the sort of strong
statement the psalmists of Israel,
trusting in their relationship with
God, were not afraid to make.
Todays Gospel exclaims, with the
appearance of the Canaanite woman,
Behold!, a scriptural flag that tells
us that God is about to act or
announce something through an
individual or a situation.
Like the psalmists, we might
challenge God to do somethingbut
it becomes our calling to behold
the situations and persons of our
daily lives so that God can act
through us, so the Kingdom can be
announced through our living.
A message from our recent
Mission Appeal Speaker

Dear Friends,

I sincerely thank Monsignor Richard
and all of you for giving me the
opportunity to share about our
mission work in India. You have
been exceptionally kind and generous
to the missions. I thank you on
behalf of the many needy we serve in
the interior villages of India. Your
help and sacrifice mean a lot to us,
and we are very grateful to you. Your
kindness will be remembered always.
Please keep us in your prayers.

To know more about our mission
work, please visit our website:
www.fcn-usa.org
With Love and Prayers,
Dr. Geetha Yeruva
Foundation for Children In Need


Note: You may still make a
donation using the special Society
for the Propagation of the Faith
yellow envelopes in the Vestibule.
Please make your check payable to
St. Rita. Thank you!

A message from our
Mission Appeal Speaker
SAINT RITA OF CASCIA CHURCH 5

Youth Ministry

Youth Nites, 7- 8:30 pm, OMalley
Next Youth NiteWed., August 27
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.

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.

Theresa Costanzo ym@st-rita.org

Religious Education

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



Mark your calendar

August 29-31Southern California
Renewal Communities (SCRC) at
the Anaheim Convention Center. For
information and registration: scrc.org






Religious EducationRegistration Sunday
Next Sunday, August 24 After all the Masses

Parents...Mark your calendars! Next Sunday, all parents are invited to stay after
Mass to register their children for our 1st-5th grade program, 6th-8th grade
EDGE program, or Confirmation. This is a great opportunity to hear more
about these programs and all they have to offer.

Registration materials are also available in the Parish Office, 50 E. Alegria.

Info? Cristina Cullen dre@st-rita.org or Theresa Costanzo ym@st-rita.org


Catholic Youth Rally
Cool 2b Catholic
Monday, September 15
4 - 6 pm On the Plaza
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels


Kicking off the Rally at 4 pm will be
the Jacob and Matthew Band, followed
by a greeting from Archbishop Jos
Gomez and culminating with remarks
from Sister Regina Maria, the Keynote
Speaker at the Breakfast the following
day.

The cost is $5 per ticket, which
includes a light snack.

For more information
800/838-1356 lacatholicpb.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.
Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Tuesday, September 16
6:30 - 9:00 am
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Rosary, Mass,
Breakfast, & Guest Speaker

The St. Rita Choir, under the direction
of Paul Puccinelli, will again provide
music for the Liturgy.

Sr. Regina Marie Gorman, O.C.D., the
current Vicar General of the Carmelite
Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los
Angeles, will be our Guest Speaker.

Once again, Father Richard will provide
a chartered bus for those who wish to
attend the Prayer Breakfast. Please
contact Paula in the Parish Office for
more information.
355-1292 x 223

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


Thursday Evening Bible Study
Will resume again in late September.



Save the Date Save the Date Save the Date

Sunday, August 24Registration Sunday
For Religious Ed, EDGE, and Confirmation
After all the Masses See page 5 for more information.

Friday, September 5St. Rita Guild Meeting
9 am Parish Office Meeting Room
More information in next weeks Bulletin.

Saturday, September 6Rock the Night Away
Our second annual Senior Prom
Live music, light refreshments, no host bar
Info: Marilyn@st-rita.org 355-1292 x233

Monday, September 15Cool 2b Catholic
And
Tuesday, September 16
Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast
See page 5 for more information.

September 27-28Ministry Fair
After all the Masses
More information in a future Bulletin.

October 31-November 2St. Rita Womens Retreat
Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center
More information in next weeks Bulletin.











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Fingerprinting for VIRTUS
Wednesday, September 3rd, 12-3:40 pm & 5:00-7:20 pm.
Holy Family Parish, 1501 Fremont Ave. South Pasadena.
Must call for appointment: 626/403-6106.
FingerprintingTuesday, Sept. 16th, 12-3:40 pm &
5:00-7:20 pm. All Souls Parish, 1500 W Main St. Alhambra.
Must call for appointment: 626/281-0466
Bereavement Support GroupBegins Thursday,
Sept. 11, 7 - 9 pm. An eight-week program for those who
have lost someone dear. St. Luke Parish, Parish Resource
Center (located in the Rectory), 5605 Cloverly Ave., Temple
City . Cost: $12 for a workbook.
Information: Parish Resource Center 626/291-5900 or
Sherrie 626/287-8504
Good Grief, Bereavement Support GroupBegins
Wednesday, September 17, 7 - 8:30 pm. A six-week
support group continuing until October 22. Facilitated by
Gloria Lee, LMFT. St. Bede the Venerable Church, 215
Foothill Blvd., La Caada 91011.
Registration/Info: 818/679-1841 or 818/949-4300

Catholic Community
& Local Events








July

Joseph Haskell
Son of George Calvert & Jae Jung

Savanna Kathleen
Daughter of Frank and Rebecca Avila

Emilia Linda
Johnathan Richard
Daughter and Son of Gregory & Amber Wyatt

Owen Andrew
Son of Andrew & Andrea Hoover

Declan James
Son of James & Rochelle Siegrist

August

Stella Elise
Daughter of Javier & Irene Alpuche


Congratulations to our newest St. Rita Members!


ST. RITA OF CASCIA CHURCH 7

Do you receive Sunday Offering envelopes?

Envelopes are an easy way to remember to support your
parish each weekor you may choose to write one check
for the month, use one envelope, and mark it for the
month. Whichever way you elect to use your envelopes,
supporting our faith community is part of your call to
Stewardship.
Or you may prefer to donate online using your credit
card. Or you may wish to donate through your bank
using an electronic bank transfer.

If you wish to receive Offering envelopes, please fill out
the form below and drop it in the Offering Basket . Your
initial envelope packet should arrive within 10-14 days.
Thank you for your stewardship!

Yes, I would like to receive Sunday Envelopes

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July Maintenance & Repairs

Income (blue envelopes & directed donations)
$ 7,843
Expenses (utilities, minor repairs, etc.) $13,426
Shortage of funds < $ 5,583 >
Number of parishioners donating 154
Number of parish families 1279

In July, we continued to see an increase in Edison costs for
keeping the Church and Halls cool ($4,532). Additionally
some repairs were finished that incurred special costs. We
appreciate your donations to this Special Collection each
month. If you have not contributed in the past, please
consider helping us meet our monthly expenses.

To contribute to our Maintenance & Repairs Collection,
use the blue envelope in your packetor any envelope or a
checkand just write For Maintenance Only. All funds
stay at St. Rita.


Thank you for your support!