Celebrate Advent and Christmas with St. Rita’s! All are welcome... to take a little time from our harried shopping and back-to-back holiday parties to rejuvenate our spirits in the true meaning of Advent and Christmas!
St Rita Church and School Baldwin at Grandview Sierra Madre
No Room at the Inn: A display of over 130 Nativity Sets loaned by local families in a revival of an old community tradition! Sponsored by St. Rita Parish in association with Sierra Madre and East Pasadena Churches. Proceeds benefitting those for whom there is “No Room at the Inn.” Friday, Dec. 5, 7-9:30pm: Preview night for adults, $15. Saturday Dec. 6, 1-7pm; Sunday Dec. 7, 8:30am-3pm. $3 adults; accompanied children free. O’Malley Hall on the lower level of St. Rita Church
Christmas Pageant: St. Rita School presents their annual allschool production. A reception and a visit from Santa will follow the performance. Thursday, Dec. 11, 7pm. No charge. St. Rita Church then O’Malley Hall
Advent Concert of Lessons & Carols by The Community Chorus of Redlands: This 80 member chorus, which has toured extensively, will perform their moving choral and instrumental music, with seasonal anthems, readings and carols. Director Jeffrey Rickard, longtime Choral Director at University of Redlands, grew up here in Sierra Madre, and was the Ascension Episcopal Church organist during the 1960’s. Sunday, Dec. 14, 5pm. Reception follows. Freewill offering benefits the choir. St. Rita Church then O’Malley Hall Candlelight Walk and Christmas Caroling: Another special Sierra Madre community tradition! Bundle up, bring a sturdy candle and meet on the steps of St. Rita’s. The group gets larger block by block as hundreds carol all the way down Baldwin. At Kersting Court’s Nativity scene, readings and more carols conclude this wonderful evening! Sunday, Dec. 21, 6:45-8pm. Meet at St. Rita Church. Christmas Eve: 4pm Children’s Mass. Families invited to bring an unwrapped children’s gift donation. Christmas Eve: 10pm: Music and Meditations followed by 10:30pm Vigil Mass with Full Choir and String Quintet Christmas Day: 8:30am and Noon Masses
For more information, call 626-355-1292 or visit our website at www.St-Rita.org!