SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013

VOLUME 7 NO. 13

NEW MURALS OF PASSIONIST SAINTS ADORN MATER DOLOROSA 


Sierra Madre Muralist George Rhode painted and mounted the two murals earlier 
this month. Photos and caption by S. Henderson/MVNews

Those who have visited the sanctuary at 
Mater Dolorosa in the last few weeks have had 
the opportunity to be among the first to see 
the amazing murals painted by Sierra Madre 
muralist, George Rhode. 

As described in an earlier article about the 
artist, he is “quiet, understated and assured” 
and “lets his experience with the paintbrush do 
most of the talking about his grand scale mural 
work. 

His accomplishments are many, but few 
could possibly compare to the murals of the 
Patron Saints of the Passionists Fathers that 
he created to Mater Dolorosa. His latest work 
depicts the six saints, three on each mural. 

 After a serendipitous encounter at The Bottle 
Shop where George was working on a mural 
for the new Wine Tasting Room, Father ‘Pat” 
(Fr. Patrick Brennan) was so impressed with his 
work that he asked him to create the murals for 
the Retreat.

 In the photo above left are, left to right, St. 
Charles of Mt. Argus, St. Gabriel Possenti, and 
St. Maria Goretti. On the right are - left to right, 
St. Gemma Galgani, St. Paul of the Cross, and 
St. Vincent Strambi. 

The photo bottom left shows Fr. “Pat”, George 
and two helpers inspecting the installation.

To learn more about the significance of the 
Passionist Saints and the retreat go to:

https://www.facebook.com/
MaterDolorosaRetreatCenter

To read a previous article with the history of 
this project go to: http://mtnviewsnews.com/
v06/htm/n24/p01.htm

To learn more about the artist go to:

Visit his website at www.georhode.com

DISTRACTED DRIVER?


CONGRATULATIONS SGT. DOYLE


Sierra Madre resident Dave Felt caught this historic moment at City Council 
meeting Tuesday. Above, City Clerk Nancy Shollenberger administers 
the Oath of Office to newly promoted Sgt. Esther Doyle of the Sierra Madre 
Police Department. Our newest Sgt. is also the Vice President of the SM 
Police Officers Association, a good indication that she has the full support 
and respect of her co-workers.

This accident ocurred on San Gabriel Court in Sierra Madre on Thursday. Fortunately, there were no severe injuries. Accordingt 
to Sgt. Ortiz in the Sierra Madre Police Department, it appeared that the young driver lost control of his vehicle, 
hit the curb, and the car flipped over. The driver was able to crawl out of the car and was later taken to the hospital with 
minor injuries. There was no other vehicle involved in the mishap and minimal property damage. The driver was not 
cited. Photo by Merrill Joan Gerber

This Week’s Highlights: 

Calendar Page 2

Sierra Madre News Page 3-4

Pasadena/Altadena Page 5

Around San Gabriel Valley Page 6

Looking Up Page 6

Arcadia Page 7

Monrovia/Duarte Page 8

Rev Snyder ^ The Bunny Rabbit Page 9

Education and Youth Page 10

Good Food & Drink Page 11

Best Friends Page 12

Arts and Entertainment Page 13

The Good Life Page 14

Healthy Living Page 15

Business Today Page 16

Left Turn/Right Turn/Opinion Page 17

Legal Notices Page 18-20

JUST FUN Page 21

AROUND SG Valley

6

3/4

SIERRA MADRE NEWS

Also Inside Section B

ARCADIA NEWS

7

5

PASADENA/ALTADENA

MONROVIA/DUARTE

8


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