October 29, 2017 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time ST. GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION ON READINGS EX 22: 20-26; PS 18: 2-4, 47, 51; 1 THES 1: 5C-10; MT 22: 34-40 In today s Gospel Reading from St. Matthew, a lawyer among the Pharisees again tries to entrap Jesus by asking Him the question, Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest. Jesus response appears multiple times in Holy Scripture, as He says, You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. The Lord then adds another that He cites as almost equally important, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Much has been written and conjectured about both of these, and often the focus is on who our neighbor is. However, there is another element of the second Great Commandment that is worthy of note, and that is loving the neighbor as yourself. Too often people conclude that this means that you have to love yourself first. Most of us grasp what it means to the love the Lord with all we are, although it is nearly unattainable to accomplish. However, that second Great Commandment does not mean that it is necessary for us to love ourselves before we can love anyone else. It means, quite simply, that most of us are concerned with our own interests and our own personal situations. Jesus is telling us that just as we often think of ourselves, we need to take care and have concern for the interests of others as well. In the familiar Prayer of St. Francis known to many Catholics, we sum up what this kind of love to which we are called really is, when we pray, Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved, as to love. PARISH OFFICE 8755 Scarborough Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80920 www.saintgabriel.net Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm Phone: (719) 528-8407 Fax: (719) 598-1696 Email: office@saintgabriel.net PARISH CLERGY Pastor, Fr. Kirk Slattery frkslattery@saintgabriel.net Deacon Andy Dunnam dcnadunnam@saintgabriel.net Deacon Mike McGrady mmcgrady@saintgabriel.net Deacon Dave Geislinger dgeislinger@diocs.org MASS SCHEDULE Weekend Saturday 5:00 pm; Sunday 8:30 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm (Spanish) & 4:30 pm Weekday Tuesday-Friday 12:15 pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Tuesday-Friday: 11:50 am-12:10 pm, Saturday: 2:30-3:30 pm, or by appointment. First Friday: 10am to noon. Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday 10 am to 7 pm.
HONORING OUR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE DIED October through November, the Book of Remembrance will be available for you to enter the names of your loved ones who have died. The Table of Remembrance has been set up in the narthex. You are invited to bring a picture of your departed loved one to place on the table. On Friday, October 27, a Mass will be offered for our deceased loved ones, to be held at 6:00pm. The pictures will be processed in at the beginning of this Mass, and we will pray for these souls. The table will remain up until Nov 6. Please place your name and contact information on the back of your picture, so that it can be returned to you. HAPPY BIRTHDAY FR. KIRK (NOV 3) May your special day be filled with many blessings. Crafters wanted 2017 Saint Gabriel Craft Fair. Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 8:30am-3:00pm Please contact Mory at Moryvr@aol.com, 719-964-4383 HELP NEEDED Do you love to bake? Do you want to support our teen mission trip to Oklahoma in 2018? We need you. The Y Disciple, Mission Big Friendly to Oklahoma City, will be having a bake sale during the St. Gabriel Craft Fair on Nov. 11. We are in need of baked goods to help us raise funds to send 18 people to Oklahoma City in June 2018. If you can help us out please email Gretchen Dunnam at gadunnam@q.com. Thank you for your support. DIVINE CHOCOLATE ADVENT CALENDARS ARE COMING! The Outreach Committee will be selling Divine Chocolate Advent Calendars after masses the first weekend in November for $5.00 each. They offer a wonderful way to involve children in the wonder and anticipation of the Advent season while supporting people in third world countries. And there s yet another benefit to purchasing Fair Trade products! The Outreach Committee donates our modest profits to St. Gabriel s Building Campaign. Last year, the donation was $667. Don t miss the opportunity to accomplish so much good this holiday season. Stop by the Fair Trade table in the narthex November 4th or 5th. Supplies are limited! Save the date ALL SAINTS DAY AND ALL SOULS DAY MASS SCHEDULE Wednesday, November 1 at 12:15pm and 6:30pm (combined) All Saints Day (holy day of obligation). There will be Eucharistic Adoration from 10am 5pm Thursday, November 2 at 12:15pm-All Souls Day RESPECT LIFE The Church affirms the inviolable dignity of every person, regardless of the duration or extent of the person s incapacity or dependency. 2017 Saint Gabriel Craft Fair Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 8:30am - 3:00pm. Proceeds support YD missions! MAGNIFICAT MOMS Magnificat Moms will meet on Wednesday, November 1st from 9:30-11am in the Saint Gabriel's four-plex. Join us for brunch and the Rosary. Please bring a brunch item to share. Children are always welcome! We will meet again on Wednesday, November 15th to delve into Father Michael Gaitley's 33 Days to Merciful Love study (prior attendance not necessary). St. Gabriel the Archangel 2 Colorado Springs, CO
CALENDAR THIS WEEKEND Sat-Sun Bin Drop Off for Mercy s Gate at all Masses. Sun Knights of Columbus Free Breakfast after 8:30am Mass. UPCOMING ACTIVITIES Mon, Oct 30 Apologetics Course 9-11am. Mon, Oct 30 The Great Timeline Bible Study 7-9pm. Mon, Oct 30 Return Class 7pm. Tues, Oct 31 The Great Timeline Bible Study 9:30-11:30am. Wed, Nov1 All Saint s day Masses at 12:15 and 6:30 (combined). This is a Holy Day of Obligation. Eucharistic Adoration will be from 10am -5pm. Wed, Nov 1 Office Closed for All Saint s Day. Wed, Nov 1 Magnificat Moms 9:30-11am. Wed, Nov 1 Dante s Divine Comedy 7pm. Wed, Nov 1 Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Meeting 7pm. Wed, Nov 2 All Soul s Day Mass at 12:15pm. Thurs, Nov 2 Beloved 6pm. Fri, Nov 3 First Friday Adoration 10am-12pm. Fri, Nov 3 Reading/discussion group for Divine Mercy Prayer Cenacle in the Library after 12:15 Mass. SAVE THE DATE Nov 11 St. Gabriel Craft Fair 8:30am-3pm. Dec 2 Advent by Candlelight 9-11:30am. OCTOBER FAITH FORMATION SCHEDULE Sunday: October 27-28 Walk with the Martyrs. RCIC: Sunday October 22 & 29 (9:45-11:15). Mondays: October 27-28 Walk with the Martyrs. YSF: Sunday October 29 (9:45-11:15). Homeschool: October 29 12:45-2:15 YDisciples: Oct. 29-5:45-7:15 Large Group FINANCIAL BLESSINGS RECEIVED Fiscal Year July 2017 - Sept 2017 Total Offertory & Other Income Received: $351,185 Total Operating Expense: 333,748 RETURNING GODS GIFTS UPDATE We are almost there to meet our 2017 Goal. 2017 Parish Goal: $113,435 Total Intentions: $112,248 Total collected to date: $103,215 Percentage collected: 91% For every dollar donated past the parish goal the Diocese will give ½ back to the parish. FINANCIAL TRIVIA Did you know that over 181 families have signed up for our online giving program? Online Giving allows you to make secure contributions to our church without writing checks or worrying about cash donations. Our website lets you set up automatic contributions and changes in the timing or the amount of your gifts at any time. You may make pledges and manage your contributions to the pledge amount, and you may make onetime donations to special collections or events. You may use a credit card or withdraw funds from your bank account. More info at: www.saintgabriel.net. St. Gabriel the Archangel 3 Colorado Springs, CO
PARISH INFORMATION E-MAIL LIST Keep abreast of all that is happening at St. Gabriel by signing up for the parish e-mail list. You can do this by going to the parish website at www.saintgabriel.net and clicking on Parish Info and selecting E-mail List Subscriptions and then filling out your e-mail address under Parish News. ST. GABRIEL S ON FACEBOOK Keep up to date on what is happening at St. Gabriel s by liking the St. Gabriel Facebook page. Find us under St Gabriel The Archangel Catholic Church. Diocesan Pastoral Plan Year II: The City on a Hill Focus: Young Adults (Ages 18-30) Overall Goal: For young adults to be transformed by the Mass as the source and summit of our faith, and allow this to flow into their discipleship. Areas for Reflection: 3) Love Your Neighbor as Yourself Theological Statement: The laity are gathered together in the People of God and make up the Body of Christ under one head. Whoever they are they are [sic] called upon, as living members, to expend all their energy for the growth of the Church and its continuous sanctification, since this very energy is a gift of the Creator and a blessing of the Redeemer. The lay apostolate, however, is a participation in the salvific mission of the Church itself. Through their baptism and confirmation all are commissioned to that apostolate by the Lord Himself. Moreover, by the sacraments, especially holy Eucharist, that charity toward God and man which is the soul of the apostolate is communicated and nourished. Now the laity are called in a special way to make the Church present and operative in those places and circumstances where only through them can it become the salt of the earth. Thus every layman, in virtue of the very gifts bestowed upon him, is at the same time a witness and a living instrument of the mission of the Church itself according to the measure of Christ s bestowal. Lumen Gentium n. 33 i. Do I realize that I have an important and irreplaceable job to do in the world on behalf of Christ and his Church? What is it? ii. Do I see my parish as a force for good in the larger community? How do I personally contribute to this? iii. When I leave after Mass, what does my attitude or actions communicate about my faith? St. Gabriel the Archangel 4 Colorado Springs, CO
RESPECT LIFE HAPPENINGS 40 Days For Life The month of October is Respect Life month. One of the activities planned for Respect Life is called 40 Days For Life. St. Gabriel parish will participate by displaying 40 crosses outside from 27 Sep through 5 Nov. You can participate through prayer, fasting, peaceful vigils and community outreach. Here s how to take part: Vigil Location; Stand and pray at the Centennial sidewalk near Planned Parenthood at 3480 Centennial Blvd. Vigil hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Contact Angel McGrady at admcgrady@gmail.comm for more information. CATHOLIC CHARITIES ANNOUNCEMENTS/ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES Learn Come tour Catholic Charities Marian House where meals and services are offered in downtown Colorado Springs. Tours are offered the first Friday of every month at 10:00 a.m. Visit www.ccharitiescc.org to sign up or call (719) 866-6510. Encounter Volunteer Opportunities: Marian House Soup Kitchen: Seeking help for Monday shifts 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (prep), 10:00 a.m. 1:15 p.m. (food service), or 7:00 a.m. 1:15 p.m. (full shift). Also Wednesdays 7:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. (food prep). English as a Second Language (ESL): Childcare assistants needed Tues. and Thurs. from 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, and Mon. and Wed. at Our Lady of Guadalupe from 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. This is an enriched childcare program which includes reading to the children. Life Connections adoption, counseling and prenatal education needs a volunteer secretary/receptionist M, W, F 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tasks include greeting clients, answering phones, taking messages, routing calls, registering clients for classes, etc. Life Skills Services seeks volunteers to help sort and prepare donations for the Kidz Kloset. Hanifen Center Client Services needs volunteers for clothing/toiletries distribution M, W, F 10:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. and to sort donations M F, 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. (flexible). Family Connections Family Room needs volunteers to welcome and orient new children and parents to the Family Space, and to monitor the area for families with children ages 6 months to 12 years weekdays from 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Material Donation Needs New socks, toilet paper, dry detergent, deodorant, razors, shaving cream, coats of all sizes. St. Gabriel the Archangel 5 Colorado Springs, CO
Give thanks in all circumstances (1 Thes. 5:18). As Catholics, we have a preeminent source of our thanksgiving in the Eucharist. In fact, the word "Eucharist" itself means thanksgiving! This month, may we be especially grateful for the gift of the Most Holy Eucharist. Study Lectio: Eucharist Watch Hostia Read Prayer for Beginners Listen to I'm Not Being Fed For Children: Watch The Bread of Life CRAFT BAZAAR The Corpus Christi Craft Club will hold their annual Craft Bazaar, with Bake and Re-Gift Sale, in the Corpus Christi Parish Hall on Saturday, Nov. 18, Noon-7 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 19, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. All proceeds to benefit the "Fr. Bill Carmody Angel Fund" providing tuition assistance for Corpus Christi School. Call Lynnette 719-332- 8793. LAITY ENGAGING LAITY Join the Spiritual Revolution: To Sainthood - Laity Engaging Laity is hosting a series of spiritual growth retreats to help lay people Live Mercy in an often hostile culture. Answering the Call to Spiritual Revolution: Yesterday and Today is the topic of an LEL retreat on Sat, Nov 11, 9:00 am to noon, at Holy Apostles Evangelization Center (Mary s House). We are all called to holiness in our particular time and place. This retreat will look at that call in the past and the present. Contact Brian Krutka (238-6291) if you have any questions. St. Gabriel the Archangel 6 Colorado Springs, CO
WEEKLY FAITH TOPIC ADORING ANGELS PAUL TURNER Some tabernacles in Catholic churches are decorated with images of two angels. Some churches position two statues of angels turned toward the tabernacle in attitudes of prayer. These images indicate a connection between the tabernacle in church and the Old Testament accounts of the Ark of the Covenant. The ark contained the presence of God represented by three important manifestations: the stone tablets on which were written the commandments, the rod of Aaron, and some of the manna from the desert. The ark was a portable box that the Israelites carried from place to place, so that the presence of God would remain in their midst. According to Exodus 25:22, images of two angels adorned the top of the ark. In Catholic churches the tabernacle is the place to store the leftover consecrated bread after Mass. This reserved Eucharist is for communion to the sick, for adoration, or for sharing in communion at Mass when an insufficient amount of bread is consecrated. Jesus called himself the true bread that came down from heaven (Jn 6:58), alluding to the story of the manna. Just as the manna provided sustenance for the Israelites on their wanderings, so Christ, our bread of life, sustains us on our pilgrimage toward heaven. The Israelites kept some manna in a box, and Catholics keep some of the Blessed Sacrament in a box. To draw the connection between the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant, many churches adorn the tabernacle or its area with images of adoring angels. They show that God s plan from long ago is realized today. These angels remind believers that Jesus Christ is the presence of God, who takes up a dwelling in our midst. Copyright 2012 Resource Publications, Inc. 160 E. Virginia St. #170, San Jose, CA 95112, (408) 286-8505. BULLETIN DEADLINE Deadline for bulletin announcements is 10am Monday October 30 for the November 5 bulletin. Please send all announcements to office@saintgabriel.net. READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF OCT 29 Monday: Rom 8:12-17/Ps 68:2, 4, 6-7ab, 20-21/ Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25/Ps 126:1b-6/Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6/ 1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a Thursday: Wis 3:1-9/Ps 23:1-6/Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40 Friday: Rom 9:1-5/Ps 147:12-15, 19-20/Lk 14:1-6 Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29/Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 17-18/Lk 14:1, 7-11 Sunday: Mal 1:14b--2:2b, 8-10/Ps 131:1-3/ 1 Thes 2:7b-9, 13/Mt 23:1-12 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 5 PRAY FOR VOCATIONS Deacon Dave Geislinger Fr. Michael Holmquist Andy Berry, Candidate Matthew Brend, Candidate Gordon Brenner, Candidate Mike Crocker, Candidate John (Jay) Doherty, Candidate TITHING RECIPIENT The recipient of today s tithe is the Abbey of St Walburga. The Abbey is home to a community of nuns who live faithful lives of service to the Church through prayer, praise, and conversion. Please pray for the people supported by this Abbey. ALTAR FLOWERS Altar Flowers this weekend are in honor of Jim & Teresa Robinson s 43rd anniversary. BAPTISMS We welcome into our Faith Community, the newest members of God s Family: Adriana Gonzalez baptized October 29. PRAYERS If you have a request for needed prayers, strength, hope, courage or thanksgiving for yourself, family or friends, please email the Prayer Chain at ncbelanger54@gmail.com. MASS INTENTIONS Sat Oct 28 5:00 pm for: Lyle Fox (+) Sun Oct 29 8:30 am for: Leonard Maykowski (+) Sun Oct 29 10:30 am pro populo Sun Oct 29 12:30 pm for: Cortnie McLane (SI) Sun Oct 29 4:30 pm for: Martha Oesterling (+) Mon Oct 30 12:15 pm NO MASS Tues Oct 31 12:15 pm for: Special Intention Wed Nov 1 12:15 pm for: Cindie Oullette (+) Wed Nov 1 6:30 pm for: Agustin S. Atilano Sr., Agustin B. Atilano, Jr., Jose Agustin Atilano (+) Thur Nov 2 12:15 pm for: Bob Mikulich (+) Fri Nov 3 12:15 pm for: Rosemary Stoll (+) Sat Nov 4 5:00 pm for: William Fedorko (+) Sun Nov 5 8:30 am for: Steven Ray Perryman (+) Sun Nov 5 10:30 am for: Kyle Dusch (SI) Sun Nov 5 12:30 pm for: Carlos & Samuel Roman (+) Sun Nov 5 4:30 pm for: Bob & Gail Sohns (SI 40th wedding Anniversary) St. Gabriel the Archangel 7 Colorado Springs, CO