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St. Rita to Host Palm Sunday Musical Event
On April 1, St. Rita Church will host choir members from area churches and colleges for a special Palm Sunday celebration.
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will host a special ecumenical event on Palm Sunday evening at 7 p.m. on April 1.
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week’s traditional commemoration of the series of events that define Christian faith: Jesus’ triumphal entrance into Jerusalem, when palm branches were placed in His path, the time before His arrest on Holy Thursday and His Crucifixion on Good Friday.
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Choir members from churches in Pasadena, South Pasadena, Walnut and Glendale, plus vocalists from three colleges, USC, CSULA and PCC will join the St. Rita choir. The event will debut poignant new music and script written as a collaborative effort by Sierra Madreans, Mimi Mycroft and Paul Puccinelli, interspersed with traditional reflective Lenten prayer and music.
Puccinelli, Director of Liturgy and Music at St. Rita, said the evening will present a fresh perspective, as seen through the eyes of passersby on the “Journey to the Cross” with an overarching theme of forgiveness.
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Said Mycroft, an experienced playwright and pageant producer, “We wanted to make the week of the Passion a special spiritual experience for the parish and community.” She has worked on “connecting the dots with narrations, and viewing the same situation through different eyes.”
The duo’s goal is to offer a full fledged experience from different perspectives. A young girl will reflect the joy of Jesus the King coming to Jerusalem. Another vignette will follow two apostles as they prepare for the fest in the upper room.
A miffed Judas will speak in soliloquy after being dismissed by Jesus from the supper table. At the Crucifixion, Mary Magdalene will reflect on Mother Mary at the foot of the cross. Later, the Centurion who won Jesus’ cloak in a roll of the dice, will share
Mycroft and Pucinelli hope to spark renewed reflection and prayer, engendered by “What if I were there?” “What would I have said?” and “What would I have done?”
All are welcome at this ecumenically appropriate evening. Donations will be gratefully accepted.
St. Rita Catholic Church is located at 318 N. Baldwin Avenue, Sierra Madre.
For more information, please call 626-355-1292 or visit the parish website, www.St-Rita.org.