Michael the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 13, 2016 Rev. Fr. Dale Branson

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1 Michael the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 13, 2016 Rev. Fr. Dale Branson TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION For if this endeavor or this activity is of human origin, it will destroy itself. But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy it; you may even find yourselves fighting against God. Acts 5:38b-39b Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil - 4pm Sunday - 8 am & 10:00 am Parish Center N Apollo Dr. Florence, AZ Daily Mass Schedule Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday - 8:30am at the Parish Center Confessions before Mass or upon request Adora on at 9:00am on Saturdays Mailing Address 270 E. Hunt Hwy Ste. 16 #328 San Tan Valley, AZ Parish Office N. Poseidon Rd. Florence, AZ Phone: (520) Fax: (520) Parish Office Hours 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday With Thanksgiving approaching, we think of the quest of the Puritans who arrived on the Mayflower from their first exile in Leyden, Holland. Like the Catholics of England, they were religious dissenters who suffered penalties for not participating in the worship life of the established church. The Catholics established monasteries, schools, and convents on the continent to assure the vigor of their faith's intellectual and spiritual life. The Puritans fled to the tolerant Netherlands with similar hopes of preserving their way of life, but were unable to adapt to Dutch ways. There were Catholics who made a similar colonial journey. The hero of the story is George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, the former Secretary of State of Britain and a Catholic. He proposed that King Charles I establish a proprietary colony that he would own and rule, named Maryland in honor of the Catholic Queen Henrietta Maria. George Calvert died unexpectedly in the midst of this project, but his son Cecil faithfully carried out his father's wishes. Maryland became a symbol of freedom for wealthy recusant English families, as well as for the poor who held to the Catholic faith despite great hardship. From the start, the colony was open to Protestants and Catholics equally, and the seeds of the religious freedom so dear to the American spirit were sown with the first colonists in Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Are you new to St. Michael the Archangel Church? We welcome you and we ask that you please take a few moments to register. Registra on forms are located at the Greeters Table or can now be found and submi ed online. Visit our website and click on the link, Parish Registra on Form, found at the bo om of the home page and follow the instruc ons.

2 Sacramental Policies ANOINTING OF THE SICK At the 8:30am Mass on the first Friday of each month or by appointment. BAPTISM Parents will need to provide a copy of the child s birth certificate and participate in a class. Baptismal Classes are held on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 11 am in the Church office. Parents must call the church office to register for the class. Godparents must be practicing Catholics who are confirmed and married in the Church, if married. CONFESSION Confessions are offered one-half hour before all Masses, or anytime upon request. CONFIRMATION Confirmation will be given students in 8 th grade or above. They must have completed the 8 th grade religious education class and optimally the 7 th as well. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics who are already confirmed and married in the Church, if married. Parents should not be sponsors for their own children. For information on Confirmation preparation for adults please contact the pastor. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION First Holy Communion will be offered to children in Grade 2. Children must attend CCD regularly throughout Grade 2 in order to receive the Sacrament in May of that year. Students will also be prepared for the Sacrament of Reconciliation in Grade 2. MARRIAGE Both parties are expected to participate in the preparation program. Parties must notify the pastor at least one year prior to their proposed marriage date. Please meet with the pastor for a fuller explanation and to make arrangements. QUINCEANERAS St. Michael the Archangel Parish does not have Quinceaneras at this time. ST. MICHAEL THE MINISTRIES & Readings for the Week Monday: Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 18:35-43 Tuesday: Rv 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 15:2-5; Lk 19:1-10 Wednesday: Rv 4:1-11; Ps 150:1b-6; Lk 19:11-28 Thursday: Rv 5:1-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 19:41-44 Friday: Rv 10:8-11; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Lk 19:45-48 Saturday: Rv 11:4-12; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Lk 20:27-40 Sunday: 2 Sm 5:1-3; Ps 122:1-5; Col 1:12-20; Lk 23:35-43 Mass Intentions November 15 8:30 am November 21 8:30 am November 30 8:30 am Louis Hoffman Leon Butchko Earle Eisenhart Pro Populo - La n: for the people - Deceased To request a Mass Inten on, please call the rectory. ALTAR SERVERS Bert Pampanin, BertandPat@AOL.com, (480) BULLETIN bulletin@stmichaels77.org (520) CCD Reajean Porter CCD@stmichaels77.org (480) COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR Jan Trbovich, dalerussel@msn.com, (480) Sue Stonerook sstonerook@live.com EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Virginia Bombolino, ginbaby2003@aol.com, (480) GREETERS Ann Kolb annkolb95@gmail.com (480) HOMEBOUND MINISTRY Patricia DeStefano patriciad333@yahoo.com LECTORS Suzanne Baitinger lectors@stmichaels77.org (480) MUSIC Diana Albert, Dialbert2@aol.com, (480) PARISH SECRETARY - (520) Misty Landavazo secretary@stmichaels77.org PASTOR Rev. Fr. Dale A. Branson, pastor@stmichaels77.org, (520) PRAYER CHAIN Virginia Bombolino, ginbaby2003@aol.com (480) RCIA Bob Butchko, Bob.butchko@centurylink.net (480) RED HAT MICHAELETTES Sue Baitinger, redhats@stmichaels77.org; (480) SACRISTANS Polly Von Esse, pvonesse@aol.com (520) USHERS Darrell Stonerook, sstonerook@live.com (602) WEBMASTER Craig Rudko webmaster@stmichaels77.org (480) PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Diana Albert, Sue Baitinger, Bob Butchko, Virginia Bombolino, Ann Kolb, Reajean Porter, Bert Pampanin, Craig Rudko, Darrell Stonerook, Mary Teese, Polly Von Esse & Patricia DeStefano Pastoral Council meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month & all are welcome to attend.

3 FINANCIAL REPORT Contribu ons for November 6, 2016 Parish Offertory $4, Building Fund $1, Angel Books $20.00 Prayer Requests Do you know someone who needs prayers to comfort and strengthen them? If so please contact Virginia Bombolino Phone: All requests are private. Kneeler/ Magnets $35.00 Capital Campaign $2, Total $8, Capital Campaign Pledges Amount Pledged $1,106, Amount Paid $595, Pledge Balance $510, Online Giving If you would like to give online please visit our website, and select the Online Giving tab. Please note If you have made a pledge to the Capital Campaign & are making a payment, please write Capital Campaign in the memo field of your check. Thank you MASS ATTENDANCE 803 people attended Mass November 6th, 2016 My name is Samantha Sabbara and I am running a fundraiser for the Phoenix Children's Hospital at the Mercy Gilbert loca on. I am collec ng clothing, toys, books and necessi es for the families at this hospital. These families end up here a er emergencies and some mes need to spend nights at the hospital that they did not plan for. These dona ons go to help them; any and all dona ons are welcome. There is a full list of accepted items here in the bulle n. Thank you and God Bless.

4 CCD Weekly Announcements November 13, 2016 Weeks at a Glance November 13, 2016 Sunday Student Offertory Presenters for 10:00am Mass are: Cali Anderson Vincent Bradeen Ty Carlos Noah Stegner (W) November 15, 2016 Tuesday Act of Contrition O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You. I detest all my sins because of Your just punishments, but most of all because they offend You, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen CCD 6:30 7:30 November 20, 2016 Sunday Student Offertory Presenters for 10:00am Mass are: Isabella Johansen Toby Gurrola Knox Morey Trinity Castillo (W) November 22, 2016 Tuesday SAC Class 5:30 CCD 6:30 7:30 The Act of Contrition is a prayer that we, are asking all of our CCD students to learn through the month of November. Students preparing for Reconciliation will need to memorize the Act of Contrition when they make their first confession next year. Any questions, please contact Reajean Porter, DRE ccd@stmichaels77.org Leave a message: (480) November 27, 2016 Sunday Student Offertory Presenters for 10:00am Mass are: Cali Anderson Vincent Bradeen Ty Carlos Noah Stegner (W) Teen Youth Group Interested, come join us! for more information, teens@stmichaels77.org

5 Donations for the items for Phoenix Children s Hospital will begin on Nov. 5 th and be accepted till Dec. 18 th. A box in front of the holy water will be available for your donations. Phoenix Children s Hospital Donation Drive Any of the items listed below are appreciated, feel free to mix and match the items: Lego sets of all sizes(boys and girls) Teen Zone-nail polish, bath and body lotion, diaries/journals with fun pens or pencils, adult coloring books Infants-little rattles, baby toys, teethers, pacifiers, bottles, diapers, and premature baby clothes, books Stress squeeze balls In bed activities-sketchbooks and pencils, Etch-a-Sketches and Magna Doodles, coloring books, crayons, markers, colored pencila Stuffed animals-they have to be new with tags on them, smaller ones are especially popular, such as Beanie Babies and Beanie Boos Family Cart items-travel/individual size toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioners, body wash, lotion, dental floss, mouthwash, deodorant, hair brushes, adult size blankets, adult non-skid fuzzy socks Hair care supplies-brushes, detangler, hair ties, hair bands, spray on hair color Fun beauty items-nail polish bath product and body lotion Craft supplies-tacky glue, googly eyes, felt, acrylic paint, paint brushes, small scissors, yarn, ribbon, cardstock, buttons, sequins, tissue paper, beads Craft kits-ceramic or wooden items for the paints to paint or snap models Books, for toddlers, high school fiction, graphic novels, easy readers, chaper books from popular series, our hospital book cart always needs books, Spanish books are always in need Board ggames-sorry, Trouble, Headbands, Guess Who, Scattergories, Connect Four Bike Helmets-for concussion prevention program (for children) Clothes for the clothing closets (must be new)-baby clothes, sports bras, underwear of all sizes, sweat pants and elastic pants, shorts for school age and teenagers, pajamas for babies, school age and teens T-shirts for school age and teens Sweatshirts for children, teens, and adilts

6 August L6,20LL American flag in the sanctuary By Father Rocky Hoffman x We have had the American Flag at the side of the sanctuary for years and years and now our new pastor has decided he doesn't want it there, onty for national holidays. He really did not give us a very good reason for the change other than saying the flag is not liturgically correct. Is this something new? Neither the Code of Canon Law nor the General Instruction of the Roman Missal nor any other document of universal jurisdiction mentions the display of a national flag in a Catholic church. The display of the American flag is not prohibited, but the U.s. Bishop's committee on the Liturgy (nonhierarchical) has discouraged the display of the flag in the sanctuary of the church. Ultimately, it would be up to the local bishop to decide, and usually he would leave that up to the pastor who should have the best sense of the opinion of the parishioners. Over the past 15 years during service projects in Mexico I have had the good fortune of visiting the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. That shrine has a very large Mexican flag in the sanctuary, as well as national flags from all of the nations of the Americas. It reminds me of the Olympics or the United Nations, and given the extraordinary international importance of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the flags seem to fit. Normally, when the American flag is displayed in the sanctuary, it is placed on the right side of the Church (the epistle side) and the Vatican flag or papal flag balances it off on the left side of the Church (the Gospel side), since the flag of the Holy See takes precedence in the Catholic Church over our national flag. Rev. Francis J. Hoffman, JCD (Fr. Rocky) is Executive Director of Retevant Radio. Ordained as a priest for Opus Dei in 1992 by Blessed lohn paul II, he holds a doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical LJniversity of the Hoty Cross, an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and a BA in History from Northwestern University. His Question and Answer column appears in several Catholic newspapers and magazines across the

7 Whv is Marv on the right and Jesus on the left in Ghurch? ln Catholic churches, from the perspective of "God" (if we take God to be facing the people and the people facing toward the tabemacle where God is present in the Eucharistic elements), statues of Mary are always to the right of the tabernacle and statues of Jesus to the left of the tabernacle. What, if any, is the reason for this? Wouldn't it make more sense to have Jesus to the right of the tabernacle seeing as the Creed says "and pesusl sits at the right hand of the Father from where He will come in 9lory..."? Best Answer: I think you are confusing a statue of St. Joseph with a statue of Jesus. Jesus is the guy on the crucifix, which is in the middle. Mary is on his right, and Joseph on his left. This is the traditional set-up: The stand on the right side of the church as you face the Altar (the "Episile side") from where the Epistles are read (and which can be used by lay-people). Not all churches have both a lectern and a pulpit (see above); some just have one single speaker,s podium called an ambo. Note that the Epistle side of the church is also informally referred to as the "St. Joseph side" of the church because it is there a statue of him is often placed. You can remember which side of the Church is which by taking the vantage point of Christ on the Crucifix: His right is the Gospel/Mary side of the Church; His left is the Epistle/Joseph side of the Church. Mary and the Gospel are greater than Joseph and the Epistle so are at Jesus'right. This will be so unless there is a statue of, say, our Lord, in which case it will be placed to the right of Jesus' vantage point from the Crucifix while Mary is to the left. Another Answer: According to my ex-wife women are always right.