Homilst:  Msgr. Connolly

Celebrating the 125th Birthday of South Pasadena!

Come One, Come All

and join Holy Family’s entry!

Holy Family will be participating in the

July 4^th parade celebrating the birthday of our great city and country!

COME help extend the welcoming spirit of our parish

as we march down Mission Street

together with the bands, sport teams,

balloon floats and vintage autos!

COME wave at familiar faces and meet new people.

COME walk with Cambria, Fr. Jose,  parishioners,

and the many organizations and elected representatives

that participate in the FESTIVAL OF BALLOONS on this day of independence.

Gathering Time 10:00 am

South Pasadena Library

1100 Oxley St

CONTACT: Parishioner, Annette Ramos

Special Favor for first 100 HF Marchers

Parade sails at 11:00 and ends at Garfield Park

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Dress in the spirit of Holy Family:

Beauty and the Beast tees, parish fair tees, as an angel, a shepherd,

or RED WHITE & BLUE will do!

Decorate your scooters, tricycles, bikes, wagons.

Bring balloons, horns, fliers, streamers, anything red, white and blue!

Additional info: Annette Ramos, #626-399-1831 or  anmara21@gmail.com

Jay Krueger shares his thoughts as he attends the diaconate ordination at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral on June 9th.

Although the ordination was not part of formation, it was the first time I’d seen someone that I knew be ordained as a Permanent Deacon. The ceremony was well attended, even with extra chairs, people were standing.

The aspect of the ceremony that always touches me is when  the current Permanent Deacons,  with their wives next to them, are the first to enter the Cathedral. As those who are about to be ordained enter, their wives are next to them as well. These, soon to be Deacons, start the service sitting with their families.

After their Ordination, each new Deacon is presented with a copy of the Gospels. He then, in turn, presents it to his wife.

Those who are serving for this ceremony are in their fourth year of Diaconate Formation and have received the rite of Acolyte.

The ceremony lasts around 3 hours. The newly ordained Deacons are put right to work assisting with the remaining portions of the Mass.

I was able to attend this ceremony with two other couples from the Aspirancy class, which made it all the more special.

We  have only one class remaining this year. The last class will be held at Valyermo (aka St. Andrew’s Abby) in the high desert near Palmdale.

We look forward to no longer being Aspirants, but being accepted as a Candidate Couple in Candidacy Year I. Even though we will start the fall in the Candidacy Year I class (our second year in formation), we will not be considered candidates until I hand- write (not type) a letter to the Archbishop requesting admittance to candidacy and am accepted into the program.  Candy must hand- write a letter to Deacon Craig,  Head of Diaconate Formation, saying that she supports me in my request for candidacy. We will become formal candidates on November 2^nd in Mission Hills, when we go through this rite with Bishop Salazar.

If you are interested in becoming a Deacon Couple, please contact:

Diaconate Formation Office
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
3424 Wilshire Boulevard, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2241

213-637-7383​

If you have any questions about the Diaconate, please ask us or send us an e-mail to wyb@wyb.com.  We greatly appreciate your prayers and support and will continue to keep you informed of our journey.

Candy & Jay Krueger,

Aspirancy Year, Deacon Couple Formation,

Holy Family Parish, South Pasadena

June 15 - Prayers for Children. Joining in world unity, let us focus our thoughts, blessings, and prayers to children who are abused and raped. This is sexual abuse of the littlest to teens forced into prostitution……. The stories dominate the news reports. It is in countries at war, slums, our neighborhoods, schools and families. Let us remember these children and hope for intervention and rehabilitation. Thank you Women of India, People of China, Africa and all concerned who make us aware of these children. We join you as you cry out for justice and change.

Homilist:  Msgr. Connolly

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On June 1st, we attended our diaconate formation class at the St. Louis of France in La Puente.

This was our last all group meeting. The day consisted of the liturgy of the hours, a retreat and a closing prayer service. It was also the last time that we will see our Spanish classmates until the fall. The liturgy of the hours was very special because the Oscar Romero class was present.  It is this class that will be ordained to the permanent diaconate on next Saturday, June 8^th.  (Each class is given the name of a Saint or other individual who represents the role of a deacon couple).

With all of these things happening, we decided to discuss what happened after lunch.

One of the lead facilitators for Diaconate Formation, Deacon Valentin, has been diagnosed with stage four stomach Cancer on April 11^th. The doctor gave him two weeks to live. When he spoke to us today (more than two weeks after his diagnoses), he said that when the doctor told him that he only had two weeks to live, he was at peace with it. He had his belief in God and that was good enough. He was OK with whatever plan God had for him, that he had asked God for guidance and hope and help, explaining that he asked God for exactly what he wanted, to trust in his faith and to have his family around him during this time.  His conviction and strength shined so radiantly to all in attendance, all who he had met with him in personal on their journey into the diaconate whether in their interview process or as a facilitator for the Spanish speaking Candidates, love, compassion and hope surrounded Deacon Valentin, along with a great many well wishes and prayers that continue to stream to for daily.

One of the last parts of the 19^th annotation is where we surrender to God and in our humility we accept the life that we have. Deacon Valentin really helped us to understand this. He is at peace.

We have only one class remaining this year. Our last class will be held at Valyermo (aka St. Andrew’s Abby) in the high desert near Palmdale.

We look forward to no longer being Aspirants, but being accepted as a Candidate Couple in Candidacy Year I. Even though we will start the fall in the Candidacy Year I class (our second year in formation), we will not be considered candidates until Jay writes (not types) a letter to the Archbishop requesting admittance to candidacy and is accepted into the program and Candy writes a letter to Deacon Craig, the Head of Deaconate Formation, saying that she supports Jay in his request for candidacy. We will become formal candidates on November 2^nd in Mission Hills, when we go through this rite with Bishop Salazar.

If you are interested in becoming a Deacon Couple, please contact:

Diaconate Formation Office
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
3424 Wilshire Boulevard, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2241

213-637-7383​

If you have any questions about the Diaconate, please ask us or send us an e-mail to wyb@wyb.com.  We greatly appreciate your prayers and support and will continue to keep you informed of our journey.

Candy & Jay Krueger,

Aspirancy Year, Deacon Couple Formation,

Holy Family Parish, South Pasadena

Jay and Candy Krueger

On May 4^th, we attended our diaconate formation class at the Alemany High School in Mission Hills.

The main focus of this class was to look at what it would be like to be a Deacon Couple. We watched two videos; one about being a Deacon and one about being the wife of a Deacon. We then were handed a list of seven questions about being a Deacon Couple and possible issues that could arise. Each couple took 30 minutes to discuss them between themselves and then they returned and shared among the class.

We have discussed how we see the role of a Deacon Couple. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it states,

“God disposed man and woman for each other so that they might be “no longer two but one” (Mt 19:6). In this way they are to live in love, be fruitful, and thus become a sign of God himself, who is nothing but overflowing love.”

This is how we see a Deacon Couple. Although only one will be ordained, we attend class together, we study together, we share our prayer life together, and we ministry together. We are “no longer two but one” (Mt 19:6). We do everything together. Even when there is only one of us is physically present, both are represented. This is a true partnership is all aspects. We complement each other in all ways. There are many times where a weakness of one is strength in the other. We see Christ in the two being gathered as a Deacon Couple.

We have only three classes remaining this year. One in Mission Hills, one in La Puente and our last class will be held at Valyermo (aka St. Andrew’s Abby) in the high desert near Palmdale.

We look forward to no longer being Aspirants, but being accepted as a Candidate Couple in Candidacy Year I.

If you are interested in becoming a Deacon Couple, please contact:

Diaconate Formation Office
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
3424 Wilshire Boulevard, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2241

213-637-7383​

If you have any questions about the Diaconate, please ask us or send us an e-mail to wyb@wyb.com.  We greatly appreciate your prayers and support and will continue to keep you informed of our journey.

Candy & Jay Krueger,

Aspirancy Year, Deacon Couple Formation,

Holy Family Parish, South Pasadena

Homilist:  Fr. Jose Parathanal

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