April 24, 2016 Fifth Sunday of Easter Our Mission: Sharing Faith,

Celebrating Traditions, and Serving Each Other

to the Praise and Glory of God.

Mass Times Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 8:00 am @ Holy Redeemer Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday - 8:00 am @ St. James

Saturday Vigil Mass - 4:00 pm @ Holy Redeemer Sunday Masses - 8:30 am @ St. James

- 10:00 am @ Holy Redeemer - 11:30 am @ St. James - 5:30 pm @ Holy Redeemer

Holy Redeemer Church/Offices: 2411 Montrose Ave., Montrose, CA 91020 T: (818)249-2008 / F: (818)249-5642 St James the Less Church: 4625 Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta, CA 91214 T: (818)248-3442 / F: (818)248-9332

St James Church Offices: 4651 Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta, CA91214 Visit our Parish website:

www.hrsjcatholic.com

ADORATION AND CONFESSION

Will be held TUESDAYS, April 12-May 24 at

ST. JAMES THE LESS

“My children, I will be with you only a lit-tle while longer. I give you a new com-mandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13-33-35

Dear friends in the Risen Lord, This week and next, St. James and Holy Redeemer will be served by Fr. Joe Donovan, a Maryknoll Missionary. Fr. Joe may be familiar to many of you because he lives in our neighborhood and often joins us for dinner, Holy Days and special events at the parish. I am blessed to have him helping while I am away. And you are blessed to hear about the Mission effort of the Catholic Church in America! In this year of Mercy, but al-ways, we should be aware of our responsibility to share the good news through loving, active service of others. (It is a part of our Parish Mission Statement: Celebrating Faith, Sharing Traditions and Serving Others to the Praise and Glory of God) So, please welcome him, learn from him and support the efforts of our Maryknoll Missionaries. As we hear in the Scriptures today the Kingdom of God is marked by our love for each other. This would be a good time to discern your call to serve in community. I have noted that many of our community have a great difficulty in committing to anything! By the power of the Holy Spir-it, you can gain a discipline of service if you honestly discern a ministry to offer the community. We need Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers to Serve at Mass, And Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick to go to Hospitals, Conva-lescent Homes, and to the Housebound. We need Greeters and Hospital-ity Ministers at Mass. We need couples to work with families for Baptism and couples preparing for Marriage. We need people to clean and care for the Church, to decorate for our seasons. We need you! So pray and ask God not: “if” you are called to serve, but “where” you are called to serve. Every baptized person must take up their proper role in the Body of Christ! Last week it was about Religious Sisters, Brothers and Priests.

This week it is about you! Step up! Serve the Kingdom of God with love. As always, I wish you peace. - Fr. Ed

Bible Study Adult Bible Study at St. James

Tuesday, 9AM, at the St. James Parish Center. Adult Bible Study at Holy Redeemer

Monday, 10AM, in the conference room in Healy Hall.

Teen Bible Study Tuesday, 6:30 PM, at the St. James Parish Center.

News from our School…

St James—Holy Redeemer School is

accepting applications

for the 2016-2017 school year for grades TK-7.

Come and see the difference

we make for our students.

The Divine Mercy Prayer Group The Divine Mercy Prayer Group meets on Wednesday mornings at 9:30 at St James Church for approximately one hour to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Divine Mercy prayers, and the Praises of the Divine Mercy. The mission of the prayer group is: Trust, Love, and Mercy….the es-sence of the Divine Mercy Devotion.

Would you like to learn more about the Gos-pel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles? Are you a working adult who would like to attend a weeknight Bible Study geared toward those with little spare time? Interested? Stay tuned for more!

Today’s Readings First Reading — Paul and Barnabas continue their travels, spreading the faith and unifying the churches (Acts 14:21-27).

Psalm — I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God (Psalm 145).

Second Reading — John’s vision of God dwelling with the human race (Revelation 21:1-5a).

Gospel — As Jesus has loved us, so we must love one an-other (John 13:31-33a, 34-35). 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: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11 Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 Sunday: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8; Rv 21:10-14, 22-23; Jn 14:23-29

Eucharis c Ministry Training, Saturday, May 14, in Granada Hills The Office for Worship is conduc ng Eucharis c Ministry Training on Saturday, May 14, at St. Euphrasia Par-ish in Granada Hills. The morning session, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, will be training for service at Sun-day Mass. The a ernoon session, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., will be training for Ministry to the Sick. Cost is $25 for the full day (both sessions); or $15 for half day (either one of the sessions). Par cipants are asked to bring their own lunch. Registra on is available at: h p://store.la-archdiocese.org/emtraining

Coffee and Donuts will be served after the 8:30 AM Mass at St. James with proceeds going to Catholic children's charities. Thank you for your support.

PREPARE NOW FOR PENTECOST ON MAY

15TH Take part in our Pentecost celebration by sharing your native tongue. Call the Music Office to co-ordinate singing a verse in your language. Make our celebration of speaking in many tongues more meaningful by sharing with the community.

John Blackman Gene Blackmun Barbara Diekmann Madeleine Doctors Florence Dommes Bill Ferguson J.D. Looper Dolores Maggipinto Norma Montenegro Omer Mullen

Please Keep In Your

Mass Intentions April 24-30, 2016

Sunday, April 24, 2016 Maryknoll Missionary Appeal-SJ (Fr Donovan)

Monday, April 25, 2016 Bible Study in HR Healy Hall - Conf Rm 1 (10:00 AM) New Beginnings Senior Club in SJ Msgr Barry Hall - (11:00 AM) St. Vincent de Paul in SJ PC 101 (7:00 PM) Women of Grace in HR St John XXIII Rm (7:00 PM)

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Bible Study in SJ PC 101 (9:00 AM) Brothers' Helpers Ministry in HR Healy Hall - (3:00 PM) SJ-HR School Fundraiser at The Habit (4:00 PM) Boy Scout Troop 303 in SJ Msgr Barry Hall - (6:30 PM) Boy Scouts Troop 317 in HR Healy Hall - (6:30 PM) R.C.I.A. in HR St John XXIII Room (7:00 PM) Adoration & Confession in SJ Church (8:00 PM)

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Divine Mercy in SJ Church (9:30 AM) Following Christ in HR Healy Hall - (6:30 PM)

Thursday, April 28, 2016 Knitting Group in HR Healy Hall - Conf Rm 1 (12:00 PM) Brothers' Helpers Ministry in SJ Msgr Barry Hall - (3:00 PM)

Friday, April 29, 2016 Saturday, April 30, 2016

Maryknoll Missionary Appeal-HR (Fr Donovan) Sisters of Charity in HR Healy Hall - (8:00 AM)

Parish Calendar

Andres Ramirez Richy Reivydas Gloria Rodriguez Michele Ruegg Cindy Rutherford Thomas Sadler Tony Samaan Eleanor Spaziano Anthony Trujillo Vivianne Young Jean Zimmerman

SJ-HR School Fundraiser Bring this Bulletin and 20% of the receipts will go to the SJ-HR School Marketing Fund on Tuesday, April 26, from 4PM-9PM.

Sat 4:00 PM Edna Laker + Kevin Patrick Walsh + Sun 8:30 AM For the People For the People

Sun 10:00 AM Marina Flores-Gaetos John Rocco Arre +

Sun 11:30 AM William Schneider +

Sun 5:30 PM Alphonse Jacobellis, Jr + Dynang Charles +

Mon 8:00 AM Bill O'Brien + Rosanna Passick + Tue 8:00 AM Angela G. Lopez + Michael Hanrahan + Wed 8:00 AM Alison Powers + Reynaldo Gantan + Fri 8:00 AM Dinah Martin + Kelly Corrigan Sat 8:00 AM Agaton Ventura + Ismael Pesigan +

TRUE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

Can you imagine a world such as the one put before us in today’s scripture readings? Communities of believers everywhere would support and encourage one another and be identified as Christians by the way they love each other. It would be a world with no tears, no death and mourning, no crying out in pain. “Behold, I make all things new,” we hear the Son of God say in the second read-ing from the book of Revelation (21:5).

Is this world of John’s vision only imagi-nary? Are these faithful followers for whom Jesus prayed only a savior’s dream? Today they are put before us as a worthy goal. How much closer can we come to this vision of a true Christian community in our lives today?

Online Giving is a convenient way to give to your church. Remember to use Online Giving for recurring gifts to the church, or send a one-time gift if you are unable to attend Mass. You can access Online Giving from our website by se-lecting “Giving”, then “Help Us Grow”. Thank you!

Senior Groups Our Senior Groups, the Pioneer Club at Holy Redeemer and New Beginnings at St. James, provide events and fellow-ship. Please join them for a meeting. Pioneer Club meets the first and third Mondays at Holy Redeemer Healy Hall. Contact Marg Cates 818-790.6171. New Beginnings meets the second and fourth Monday at St. James Msgr. Barry Hall. Contact Tom Lindell 626-356-

0767.

SAVE THE DATE—MAY 22nd Art and Art Lovers Alike

Join us Sunday, May 22nd, from 11AM-2PM for the Second Annual “Art in the Convent Garden” ex-hibit and sale. Interested in showing your Art? Please call Sister Roberta White at 818.588.8692 for details.

Los Angeles Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women Cordially invites ALL women of the Archdiocese

to attend the 12th Annual Mass Honoring Mother Mary at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Tuesday May 10, 2016 Crowning of our Blessed Mother

~9:50 AM Mass will begin at 10:00 AM

For details concerning the 30-Day challenge in Honoring Mother Mary, please e-mail dofrancis@sbcglobal.net

As Catholics, we are called to proclaim the Good News to all creation and to do so with compassion and love. It is with this task in mind that the Maryknoll Fa-thers and Brothers were founded and, for more than 100 years, have taken up the mandate of spreading God’s love around the world in areas that need it most. We provide love and support in addition to assisting in: health care and social welfare, economic and agricul-tural development, human rights, Evangelization and religious education, academic and vocational training, and communications ministry. None of our work would be possible without your pray-ers and support. By planning your generosity so that your gifts may be utilized both now and in the future, you have the ability to increase your support of our work. We welcome Fr. Joseph Donovan, M.M. to our parish community Sunday Masses on April 24th and May 1st. Fr. Donovan has been a Maryknoll Missionary priest for 37 years. He has worked among the indigenous populations of Peru, in the capital city of Lima and in the Andean highlands. Fr. Donovan has developed leadership training programs and networks of Basic Christian Communities. Within these communities he has also worked with his parishioners in social and eco-nomic projects. Please help support Fr. Donovan’s work—God bless and thank you!

Your Gift Can Help Share God’s Love with the World

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The French Revolution swept the church in France away in an astonishing way, stripping the nation of every possible vestige of the faith, not merely shuttering churches, but using them as staging areas for pagan raves and romps. While mil-lions of faithful simply went underground and hung on for the ride, even the seven-day week was demolished along with the names of the months. What emerged from the chaos was the Napoleonic Code of 1792 governing church life, and therefore marriage law in France, French Canada, and elsewhere. The code makes civil marriage mandatory for all citizens. In practice, when the faithful marry, they go first to the City Hall. There, the mayor performs the civil marriage, usual-ly accompanied by a patriotic speech about the duties of the citizen, particularly in the rearing of children. Then, typically after a lunch, everyone goes off to change into more festive attire for the wedding liturgy, featuring consent, the exchange of rings, and the nuptial blessing. Sadly, only a minority of citizens today celebrate even the civil form of the rite, and a fraction of those continue on to the church. For those who do celebrate the liturgy of marriage, however, there is near cer-tainty that the spouses are active worshipers, and that they will later present their children for baptism. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Volunteer for the Bereavement Ministry

If a loved one has been called home by God, the Bereavement Ministry is available to provide com-passionate support in planning either the Rite of Christian Burial or a Memorial Liturgy to honor deceased loved ones— please call the Parish Office if you are interested in volunteering in this helpful and

Society of St. Vincent de Paul The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council Los Ange-les, is part of a worldwide organization of lay Catholic men and women who are committed to live and grow in their Christian faith through prayer and personal in-volvement in charitable works. The Society’s mission is accomplished through parish and community-based groups called Conferences (volunteers) and programs called Special Works.

If you or a loved one needs help with food, clothing,

bills, etc., please contact Society of St. Vincent de Paul (St .James and Holy Redeemer Conference) at the

church office: 818-249-2008 x572

Brothers’ Helpers Ministry Brothers’ Helpers prepares 300 meals for the needy in downtown Los Angeles four days per week. We have an urgent need for an able-bodied person to help transport groceries from the St Bede pantry to St James and/or Holy Redeemer at 2:00 pm on weekdays. Groceries loaded into the Brothers’ Helpers van, and the activity takes about two hours. A person can volunteer for one or more days. Please consider helping us with this work of mercy. Call Bill Maddigan at 818-249-9394. Thank you.

Let Your Parish Be There For You

Communion for Sick and Homebound Parishioners Please call the parish offices if you would like to re-ceive Communion –we will make the arrangements with the Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick.

Anointing of the Sick

Please notify the parish office as early as possible for the Anointing of the Sick, the sacrament intended for the seriously ill or dying. It is Our Lord’s special pres-ence 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 the parish offices. If you feel you will be in need, or your loved one has passed, our Bereave-ment Ministers will assist in making arrangements with your chosen funeral directors and offer you helpful guidelines that will aid in the Liturgical planning of the Mass or Memorial Service. We know that this can be a tough time and we want you to know that your parish is there for you.

FAMILIES OF FAITH MONTHLY SCHEDULE

HOME FAMILY WHOLE FAMILY CLASS FAMILY

1st Sunday Whole Family Catechesis 8:30am at HR HH followed by 10:00 am Mass

2nd Sunday - Home Family Catechesis 8:30am - SJ Family Mass with Youth Ushers &

Children's Dismissal

3rd Sunday - Class Family Catechesis 8:30am SJ Family Mass with Youth Ushers &

Children's Dismissal, followed by class

9:45-11:00am

4th Sunday - Home Family Catechesis 8:30am SJ Family Mass with Youth Ushers

& Children's Dismissal

Sacraments Sacrament of Baptism St. James and Holy Redeemer parishes welcome all! 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 Please call the Parish Office at (818) 249-2008

Sacrament of First Communion Preparation for children who have attained the age of reason (usually during 2nd grade) is arranged either through the Office of Religious Education or the parish school. This is a two-year program.

Sacrament of Confirmation A two-year program for freshman/sophomore-age teens. Apply through the Life Teen office. Sacrament of Matrimony Please 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.

Safeguard the Children Ministry

Did You Know?

WHAT IS VIRTUS AND LIVESCAN?

As part of Safeguarding the Children in our parish, all volunteers working with children, as well as all Liturgical Ministers (Sacristans, Eu-charistic Ministers, Lectors) are required to at-tend a VIRTUS certification class and also recertify after four (4) years. They are also re-quired to be LiveScan Fingerprinted. Please call the Parish Office if you need to be VIRTUS trained, recertified or LiveScanned.

FIND OUT MORE ON-LINE !!! (There’s only so much room in each Bul-letin, so we’ve started an on-line corner-- find out more by checking out the web-site for these events:

Shower of Roses Luncheon at the San Gabriel Country Club April 27 benefit-

ting the cloistered Carmelite Nuns of Al-hambra: showerofroses2016@gmail.com

www.sacredheartretreathouse.com

Married Couples Retreat May 20-22 Men’s Conference June 4

Mother & Teen Daughter Retreat June 20-23

Foster or Foster-to-Adopt a Child

Information Meetings: www.allforkids.org

Preventing child sexual abuse is a partnership. It requires education, training, and action from parents, other adults, organizations, and children. As adults, we need to learn to recognize other adults who are a risk to kids – ours and the others in the community. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, which gives us all an opportunity to learn more about what the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is doing to prevent child sexual abuse from happening. For more information about the VIRTUS® Child Abuse Prevention Programs for Adults and Children contact jvienna@la-archdiocese.org

ALL HRSJ VIRTUS CLASSES TAKE PLACE IN HR’S HEALY HALL

2016 HRSJ VIRTUS CERTIFICATION CLASSES

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 9 AM-12PM

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 9AM-12PM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 9AM-12PM

2016 HRSJ RE-CERTIFICATION CLASSES

TUESDAY, JULY 12 7PM-8:30 PM

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 7PM-8:30PM

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

Servants of Prayer & Worship Claire McLiam

Servants of Music Ministry Amelia Acosta Andrea Anderson Michael Paul Leon

Servants of Christian Formation Michael Paul Leon Susan Romero Trish Swords

Servants of Administration Deirdre Cascelli Kathy McCauley Christine Corrigan Doug Sinning

Servants of Holy Redeemer | St. James the Less Catholic Community

Archdiocese of Los Angeles 2016 Annual Catholic Appeal

“Together in Mission” Each one of us is called upon to share the gifts that God has blessed us with. In answering the call we keep His message of faith and love alive to those who most need it. Your gift enables us to provide essential resources and ministries that enrich parish life, strengthen families, advance Church leadership and inspire and educate future generations of our faith. Through your generosity we have reached over half of our goal-those funds will keep underfunded parishes and schools open and serving the less fortunate. What a great act of mercy! Parish Progress Report as of April 10th:

Holy Redeemer-St James Parish Goal: $111,400 Amount paid to date: $60,597 If you have not made your 2016 pledge you can still do so

on the TIM website http://ourmissionla.org OR there are special TIM envelopes at the doors of the Church.

Thank you to all our donors and to those who will be pledging soon.

HRSJ BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Our next book will be one Henry James considered a short piece. It is not quite a short story, but not quite a full blown novel either: :Washington Square”. It takes place in pre-Civil War New York City, when cows grazed in Manhattan and just about every part of the island north of 14th street was rural. Our next discussion will be on Friday, May 6, from 7-8:30 PM in the Holy Redeemer Rectory. Whether or not you have read the book, you are invited to the group for Christian fellowship.

“Beginning Experience” Weekend for Separated, Divorced, and Widowed Friday, June 3, through Sunday, June 5 A “Beginning Experience” weekend will be held at the Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino for those who have experienced the loss of a spouse through separa on, divorce, or death. This program, endorsed by the Office of Family Life, helps a person move from the darkness of grief into the light of a new beginning with re-newed hope. The cost for the weekend is $275 pp for shared room, $350 pp for private room. This includes the program, ma-terials, and six meals. There is a $25 discount if paid in full before the weekend. For more informa on or to register: Peg Se 818.767.1007 or e-mail :beginningexp.losangeles@gmail.com

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Jesus tells us not to let our hearts be troubled be-cause he has given us His peace; the peace that passes all understanding. We also have the Holy Spirit to lead and guide us and our marriage. Sign up today to attend one of the upcoming Worldwide Mar-riage Encounter Weekends on June 25-26 at St. Jude Parish in Westlake Village or July 30-31 at St. Rose of Lima in Simi Valley. Contact Jeanine and Russ Walker at 805-648-4244 or go online at www.twocanlove.org. We help make good marriages better.

The Cabrini Literary Guild invites you to its meeting, on May 12, Thursday, at the Oakmont Country Club, Honoring Our Past Presidents. Our Special Guest is Joanne E. Schottinger, M.D., who will be talking about “Woman's Health Issues”. The meeting starts at 11:00 am, lunch at 12:00 pm (for $30 each). For reserva-tion, please call (818)790-3485.

Bulletin Number: 913098 Church Name and Address: Holy Redeemer 2411 Montrose Ave Montrose, Ca 91020-1419 Contact: Christine Telephone: (818)249-2008 Email: ccorrigan@hr-sj.org