Pastor's Corner

September 24, 2023  

Tonight we have our first session for Confirmation Year 2. Sessions take place at the school. Please make a note that online registration is closing soon.

The Parish Birthday is NEXT SUNDAY, on October 1. Please reserve your food in advance. The Gaviña’s are supplying the coffee. There are plenty of cool food trucks that will be present as well along with a video game truck. If you don’t catch someone outside after Mass, know that tickets are being sold on the parish website and at the parish center.

A special message from Kaye Lee, parishioner, wife and mother: “I just wanted to bring to your attention a very special program at St. Bede. Many of you have probably heard of Parent Ed (currently rebranded as PEACE & Play), which is a weekly program designed for babies and preschool-aged children.
There's singing and dancing, story time, art, holiday-themed activities, field trips, even planting and cooking! The children have lots of fun while the parents get to bond and talk about important topics such as how to introduce God to children, bedtime routines, children's fears, etc. Plus, it's run by the best and sweetest teacher, Miss Patti! “Jean and I have been attending since last year, and even though she just started preschool part-time yesterday, we still enrolled her in Parent Ed as we want to take advantage of this wonderful program--and having Miss Patti--while our schedule allows it.
So, consider this as your personal invitation. It’s $275 for the fall session. If you enroll in the Wednesday class, Jean and I will be there, and we'd love to see you. Also, don't worry about missing the first two classes. Miss Patti is happy to prorate the cost for you. Feel free to invite your friends whom you think will enjoy this class. It's open to both parishioners and non-parishioners alike, Catholic, or not. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to me or Miss Patti herself.” Patti Sternau [[email protected] and ‭(818) 730-4117‬].

We want to pray in a special way for our four new bishops who will be ordained this week for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at the cathedral on Tuesday. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are required. We are especially proud of Bishop Elect Albert Bahhuth (formerly in residence here at St. Bede) and Bishop Elect Matthew Ellshoff (a La Cañada native and longtime parishioner, St. Bede school graduate and Capuchin Franciscan).

As seen on Instagram:

“’Blessed are the meek’. How often are we, on the contrary, impatient, irritable, always ready to complain! We have many demands regarding others, but when our turn comes, we react by raising our voice, as if we were masters of the world, when in reality we are all children of God. Let us think instead of those mothers and fathers who are so patient with their children who ‘drive them mad’.”

Love and prayers -  
Fr. Jim Bevacqua, Pastor