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Holy Redeemer Church & Office 2411 Montrose Ave. Montrose, CA 91020 (818)249-2008 St James the Less Church 4625 Dunsmore Ave. La Crescenta, CA 91214 St. James the Less Office 4651 Dunsmore Ave.

Lady of Lourdes, Tujunga March 24 th (Tuesday) 7:00 pm at St. Bernard, Glassell Park March 26 th (Thursday) 7:00 pm at St. Ignatius, Highland park March 27 th (Friday) 6:30 pm at St.

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1 Holy Redeemer Church & Office 2411 Montrose Ave. Montrose, CA (818) St James the Less Church 4625 Dunsmore Ave. La Crescenta, CA St. James the Less Office 4651 Dunsmore Ave. La Crescenta, CA (818) Fifth Sunday of Lent March 22, 2015 Area Lenten Penance Services March 23 rd (Monday) 7:30 pm at Incarnation Parish, Glendale March 24 th (Tuesday) 7:00 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes, Tujunga March 24 th (Tuesday) 7:00 pm at St. Bernard, Glassell Park March 26 th (Thursday) 7:00 pm at St. Ignatius, Highland park March 27 th (Friday) 6:30 pm at St. Bede, La Canada March 31 st (Tuesday) 7:00 pm at Holy Family, Glendale April 1 st (Wednesday) 7:00 pm at Divine Savior, Los Angeles April 1 st (Wednesday) 7:00 pm at St. James, La Crescenta Adoration & Confession Wednesday 8:00 PM 9:00 PM St. James the Less Find Us Online! Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 PM at Holy Redeemer Sunday Masses 8:30 AM at St. James 10:00 AM at Holy Redeemer 11:30 AM at St. James 5:30 PM at Holy Redeemer Daily Masses Monday, Wednesday, Friday at Holy Redeemer Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday at St. James Sharing Faith, Celebrating Traditions, and Serving Each Other to the Praise and Glory of God.

2 Connect with Our Lenten Journey March 28 & 29 Palm Sunday Regular Mass Schedule Holy Week & Easter Schedule April 1 Lenten Penance Service 7:00 PM St. James the Less April 2 April 3 April 4 April 5 Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord s Supper Good Friday Commemoration of the Passion Holy Saturday The Great Easter Vigil Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord 7:30 PM St. James the Less Noon at St. James the Less 7:30 PM at Holy Redeemer 7:30 PM at Holy Redeemer 6:00 AM Deukmejian Park 8:30 AM St. James the Less 10:00 AM Holy Redeemer 11:30 AM St. James the Less 5:30 PM Holy Redeemer Today s Readings First Reading I will make a new covenant; I will write my law upon their hearts (Jeremiah 31:31-34) or Ezekiel 37: Psalm Create a clean heart in me, O God (Psalm 51) or Psalm 130. Second Reading Christ learned obedience and became the source of eternal salvation (Hebrews 5:7-9) or Romans 8:8-11. Gospel If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it produces much fruit (John 12:20-33) or John 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b- 45]. The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings for the Week Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1 15:47 [15:1-39] First Annual Lenten Fish Fry and Living Stations of the Cross Our Family Ministry Group is sponsoring a Lenten Fish Fry on March 27 at 5:30 PM in Healy Hall at Holy Redeemer. Please RSVP to hrsjfamily@gmail.com or visit their Facebook page at Following dinner, come over to Holy Redeemer Church for Living Stations of the Cross.

3 B ible Study Adult Bible Study: Monday, 10AM, at Holy Redeemer s Healy Hall conference room. Adult Bible Study: Tuesday, 9AM, at the St. James Parish Center. Teen Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30 PM, at the St. James Parish Center. The New Covenant When the prophet Jeremiah coined the term new covenant he was actually doing something quite radical. For the Jewish people, there was only one covenant, the one made between the Lord God and Israel through Moses at Mount Sinai. For Jeremiah to suggest that God would somehow supersede the covenant with a new one would have sounded audacious to Jewish ears. But in this way he is a predecessor of Jesus who, in the Gospel of John, is continually portrayed as superseding the past, establishing the reign of God in a new way. And in today s Gospel passage, Jesus the new covenant speaks the language of his new commandment of love when he tells of the dying grain of wheat, and of our own need to die to self in order to be raised with Christ. As Lent ends and we prepare to enter into Holy Week, the dying grain of wheat serves as an excellent symbol of the kind of dying and self sacrifice to which disciples are called, a symbol of that new covenant written deep within our hearts Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Connect With Your Faith Children s Liturgy of the Word This ministry provides appropriate scripture readings and reflections for our young minds during the 8:30 AM Mass at St James. The priest dismisses the children before the lectors begin the readings and they return after the prayer of the faithful. TV Mass for the Homebound Sunday TV Mass is available for those homebound at 9:00 AM on KDOC-TV, Channel 56 or Charter 165. Check your TV listings for cable/satellite channels. Note: TV Mass does not meet the Sunday Mass obligation for the faithful who are able to attend in person. God s Word Today Such rich fare is offered to us this day from the table of God s word. The first reading chronicles both the punishment and the great mercy shown by God to the people who added infidelity to infidelity. Saint Paul calls this God one who is rich in mercy. The greatest merciful act shown by our God is beautifully proclaimed in today s Gospel: For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son. As the word of God is proclaimed today, let us be thankful to God for the gift of the Lord Jesus, who came into this world not to condemn, but to save. From Saint Margaret Sunday Missal, copyright J. S. Paluch Company Parish Mass Intentions Saturday Vigil, March 21 Carlos Muro+ 4:00 PM Joe Riley+ 8:30 AM Sunday, March 22 Nela Saravia+ Cora and Alan Alandy+ Angelina Serrano+ 10:00 AM Dinah Martin+ 11:30 AM For the People Julia Liganor 5:30 PM Carol Lewis Monday, March 23 Aida Gando Maureen Looney+ Tuesday, March 24 Angela G. Lopez+ Sharon Farenbaugh: Healing Wednesday, March 25 Fred Schwartz+ Kevin Layseca: Healing Thursday, March 26 Eric Nathan Barin+ Pat Braun: Healing Friday, March 27 John S. Lawrence+ Simon Chang+ Saturday, March 28 Nicholas & James Brenner+ Celeste Brenner & Cinta Francis Mass Intentions Please visit the church office, call, or if you would like to offer a Mass for a loved one. We have a selection of cards for you to send. You can only schedule four Masses at a time each month. Plan at least 3-4 months ahead of time for special requests.

4 S acraments Baptism Baptisms are held on the First Sunday during the 10 AM Mass at HR Third Sunday during the 11:30 AM Mass at SJ Baptism Prep (group session): First Saturday of month. Reconciliation Call the Parish Office to make an appointment. First Communion The two-year journey for children is through our Religious Education Office or the school. Register through our website. Confirmation The two-year journey is open to all High School teenagers. Visit the website: Matrimony Contact the Parish Office upon engagement; at least six months is needed for preparation of this joyous sacrament! Holy Orders/Religious Orders Anyone interested in a religious life as a priest, deacon, or sister should contact Father Ed. Ordained Servants Rev. Edward Dover, Pastor Rev. Msgr. Marc Trudeau, Weekend Support Rev. Msgr. John Foley Pastor Emeritus-Holy Redeemer Rev. George Brincat Pastor Emeritus-Our Lady of Lourdes Deacon Joe Hegenbart Connect to Traditions Funerals Our Bereavement Ministry is available to help you and your family plan a liturgy celebrating the life of a loved one. Call the Parish Office. Anointing of the Sick Hospitals no longer inform churches when parishioners are admitted. Anointing of the Sick is offered to those who may be facing surgery, be seriously ill or dying. If you or someone you know wishes to be anointed, call the Parish Office to arrange for a visit from a priest. You may be anointed multiple times. Treasures From Our Traditions As we approach Holy Week, the creative juices of the ancient church of Jerusalem begin to shape our journey. In old Jerusalem at this season of the year, the attempt was made to recall the events leading up to Christ s passion. Those attempts were based not only on time, with celebrations of events as close to the day and hour as possible, but also on people s best guesses as to the actual place of these events. Vast numbers of pilgrims flooded the city during the forty days of Lent, many of them catechumens in their last stages of preparation for initiation. The fourth-century Spanish nun Egeria wrote a delightfully detailed diary of her experience of this lively and aerobic liturgy, which involved hearty singing, strong preaching, and nimble processions across vast and arduous terrain. Much of this energy was lost over the centuries, with the procession of palms a noteworthy exception. Northern climates had to reinterpret this Jerusalem liturgy, using forsythia, willow, or olive branches, but to this day the entry into Holy Week by a community on the move accompanied by joyful song hearkens back to a venerable tradition. Egeria s letters were rediscovered a little more than a hundred years ago, but they reveal a pattern of prayer: full, conscious, active participation, to which we have a right and a duty. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Servants of Holy Redeemer St. James the Less Catholic Community Servants of Prayer & Worship Claire McLiam Servants of Music Ministry Amelia Acosta Charlotte Lansberg Michael Paul Leon Servants of Christian Formation Michael Paul Leon Susan Romero Trish Swords Servants of Administration Deirdre Cascelli Alexa Ruegg Kathy McCauley Doug Sinning

5 Connect to Information This Week in Our Parish Community A big thank you to everyone who supported our annual St. Joseph s Table. We would especially like to thank those who donated their time, talent and/or treasures to make this event so successful. We hope everyone had a great time. The church office will contact those raffle winners who weren t present at the drawing. The last day to pick up your raffle prize will be April 10th. All unclaimed prizes will be donated to a worthy cause. The St. Joseph s Table Committee St. Elizabeth s Parish Mission St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church invites all to join them during their Parish Mission, March at 7:00PM. On March 25 is a healing Mass. The mission s theme is Forgiveness and is led by Deacon Steve Greco. St. Elizabeth s is at 1879 N. Lake Ave, Altadena. Questions? Call Carolyn Church Parking Safety We have several areas around our churches that are for emergency vehicles only; i.e. no church parking. Note the following areas. St. James: The upper driveway, located between the church and the hall. Holy Redeemer: The driveway between the rectory and Msgr. Foley s house. The parking area across from the Gathering area has only 4 spaces for handicapped. Do not block any parked cars. In addition, please be considerate when parking your car. If you damage another car or damage church property, please contact the owner. Sunday, March 22 REP SJ School 8:30 AM RCIA HR St. John XXIII Room 10:00 AM Life Teen HR Healy Hall 6:30 PM Monday, March 23 Bible Study HR Healy Hall Conference 1 10:00 AM New Beginnings SJ Msgr. Barry Hall 11:00 AM Women of Grace HR St. John XXIII Room 7:00 PM Tuesday, March 24 Bible Study SJ PC 101 9:00 AM Brothers Helpers HR Healy Hall 3:00 PM Homework Club SJ Msgr. Barry Hall 3:00 PM Dance SJ Mgr. Barry Hall 3:30 PM Cheerleaders HR Healy Hall 3:00 PM Boy Scout 303 SJ Msg. Barry Hall 6:30 PM Life Teen Bible Study SJ PC 102 6:30 PM Boy Scouts #317 HR Healy Hall 7:00 PM School CSB SJ PC 101 7:00 PM RCIA HR St. John XXIII 7:00 PM VIRTUS Re-certification HR Healy Hall Conference 1 7:00 PM Wednesday, March 25 School SJ Msgr. Barry Hall Divine Mercy SJ Church 9:30 AM Cub Scout Group SJ PC Patio 1:00 PM Sub Scout #314 SJ Msgr. Barry Hall 6:00 PM Centering Prayer HR Convent Chapel 7:15PM Adult Choir SJ PC Chapel 7:30 PM Adoration & Confession St. James the Less Church 8:00 PM Thursday, March 26 Brothers Helpers SJ Msgr. Barry Hall 3:00 PM Homework Club SJ Msgr. Barry Hall 3:00 PM Family Ministry HR Healy Hall 5:00 PM Friday, March 27 Lenten Supper: Fish Fry HR Healy Hall 5:30 PM Living Stations of the HR Church 7:00 PM Cross Saturday, March 28 Bereavement Ministry HR Healy Hall 11:00 AM Lost and Found Have your lost something and can t find it? Maybe you left it at church. We have various items that have been turned in such as reading glasses, car keys, and even hearing aids. Please call St. James or Holy Redeemer to check our lost and found.

6 S afeguard the Children Did You Know? Tips to help protect children from sexting Before buying your child a cell phone, set rules for its use, including what sort of information and images are appropriate to share via text. Know what safeguards are available on your child s phone, such as turning off and/or blocking texting and picture features. Talk to your child about the possible social, academic, and legal consequences of sexting. They could face humiliation, lose educational opportunities, and get in trouble with the law. Encourage your child to not be a bystander or an instigator. If he or she receives a sext, discuss why it is important that he or she not forward the image to anyone else. Remind your child that they can talk to you if they receive a nude picture on their cell phone. Report any nude or semi-nude images that your child receives to law enforcement or contact Bulletin Deadline Please submit bulletin information via to bulletin.editor@hrsj.org. Deadline is Friday by 10AM for the following weekend bulletin. For holiday weekends, the deadline is Thursday by 10AM. Deadline for Easter Sunday, April 5, Bulletin is March 24. Deadline for April 25 Bulletin is April 14. Bereavement Support Group Is there such a thing as Good Grief and how do I know I m experiencing it when I m bereaved? Please join us for this 6 week series Connect to the Community if you have suffered the loss of a loved one through death. Sessions include: Moving Through Grief, Coping with Loneliness and Depression, What is Good Grief and Bad Grief, Stress Management, Learning to Live Alone, Learning to Let Go. St Bede the Venerable Catholic Church, La Canada. Begins: Wednesday, April 15th from 7-8:30 pm and meets for six Wednesdays. To register please call VIRTUS Training Sessions The following VIRTUS sessions will be held at Holy Redeemer in Healy Hall. Please call the parish office to reserve a space. March 24, 7:00PM 8:30PM, Re-certification May 2, 9AM Noon, Certification. Your Palm Branches are Needed NOW! On Friday, March 27, at Holy Redeemer, and Saturday, March 28, at St. James, we will decorate our churches for the Palm Sunday Masses. We will need many palm branches for both churches; 6-10 feet tall. Date or pineapple palm tree branches have worked well in the past, however there are many beautiful types of palms and we will be most grateful for any you would like to share. If the branches have thorns, we ask you trim them in advance if possible. If you have palms branches to donate and/or you would like to help us decorate, please contact Claire in the Parish office, , or cmcliam@hr-sj.org for more information. Thank you! Artists and Art Lovers: Save the Date Sunday, May 3, is the Second annual Art in the Convent Garden exhibit and sale. Interested in showing your art? Please call Sister Roberta White at for details. New Women of Grace Series The Women of Grace are starting a new 13 week study using the book Do -It- at Home Retreat: The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, by Andre Ravier. They meet in the Pope John XXIII room every Monday from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM or 8:30 PM, when a DVD is shown. The first meeting for the Ignatian Retreat Group is on April 13. It is open to all Catholic women in the Crescenta Valley. Participants are responsible for ordering their own books. Interested? Contact Carol Lewis at or carolewis@mac.com.

7 P lease Pray for the Sick Jayne Beck John Blackman Gene Blackmun Celeste Brenner Florence Cannella Barbara Diekmann Bill Ferguson Bob Mimiaga Gloria Rodriguez Cindy Rutherford Tommie Stopper Pray for Our Service Men & Women Who Are Serving our Country. Capt. Bryan McCauley, U.S. Army, Jeremy MacKintosh, USAF, Nick Lanzafame, Marine Corps US Army Sergeant Jeffrey Rendler, Lt. Brett Everett, Lt. Cmdr., Army, Greg J. Sedillos, Navy, Lt. Commander, Raul Acevedo, USNR, Jeffery, Salvator, National Guard, Jarred Joyce, US Marine Corps, Andrew Elkin, U.S. Army, Lt. Col. Thomas O Donoghue, US Army, Israel Navarro, Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, Dan Cortes, USMC Gunnery Sergeant, Christopher Falzone USMC, Brendon Terry USMC, Jessica Pena, Lance Corporal Zac Garcia, USMC, Michelle Sharp U.S. Army, Staff Sgt. Louis Figueroa, Staff Sgt. Erica Thill, Staff Sgt. John Stedman, Kyle Jesse Marquez USS George Washington, Cesar Nader, Justin Hughes, Capt. Bryan Bogardus, Christopher Villagracia, Specialist, Brandon Buys, Carlos Brown, Abraham Miranda, Mike McDonald, Doug Zembeic, Grant McGregor, PFC Wyatt Westhoff and PFC Daniel Gotas. Admissions to Bellarmine- Jefferson High School It is not too late to apply to Bell- Jeff for the school year. They are currently accepting applications for all grade levels. Tours and shadow days can be arranged by request. For more information, please contact Mrs. Alison Dirstine at (818) , adirstine@bell-jeff.net or visit the "Admissions" section of our website at Catholic High School 101 Demystifying the Application Process Parents, we know you have questions about applying to Catholic high school and that the process can be daunting. St. Robert Bellarmine School wants to help make your child s journey to high school less stressful for you and your family. Join them o Wednesday, April 15, at 7 PM., at Bellarmine-Jefferson High School, for this informative workshop as they take you through the step-by-step process. Representatives from Bellarmine-Jefferson High School will be on hand to provide insight and share tips for success. For more information, please contact St. Robert Bellarmine School principal, Mrs. Melissa Ronan, at or ormelissa.ronan@srbburbankschool. com. Spring Break Volleyball Camp at Bell-Jeff Join Bell-Jeff for a fun volleyball camp for both boys and girls in grades 5 through 8. Camp is $75 and runs April 7 through 9, from 10 AM to 1 PM, in the Bellarmine- Jefferson High School gym. Led by boys volleyball coach, Miguel Hungerford, this camp will focus on the fundamentals of volleyball, including passing, setting serving and teamwork. For more information, please visit their website at and look under "News & Announcements" or contact Athletic Director Fred Martinez at or fmartinez@belljeff.net. Bundle Sunday April 12 Start cleaning out those closets for the next St. Vincent de Paul bundle Sunday on April 12. The truck will be at Holy Redeemer parking lot between 8AM and 1:30 PM. Please donate your USABLE discards of clothing, household goods, small appliances and misc. items as well as newspapers when you come to church! For a FREE pick-up of large taxdeductible donations like appliances, furniture & vehicles, please call St Vincent de Paul at Parish Book Club The Holy Redeemer-St. James Book Group is reading Off Course, by Michelle Huneven from Altadena. Share your impressions of the book with others on Friday, April 10, at 7 PM, in the Holy Redeemer rectory. The next book will be A Moveable Feast, by Ernest Hemingway, on Friday, May1, same time, same place. Felix qui libros legit. Happy who reads. More information? See our page on the church website or tylucero@outlook.com.

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