Roman Catholic Parish 300 East 16th Avenue, Apache Junction, AZ 85119-6403 480-982-2929 Fax: 480-982-0036 E-mail: office@stgeorgeaj.com Website: www.stgeorgeaj.com Office Hours: M-F 8am-12 noon & 1-5pm OCTOBER 2, 2016 Saturday: 4:00pm Sunday: Weekdays: 8:00am LITURGY SCHEDULE Masses 6:30, 8:15, 10:00, and 11:30am 6:00pm (Life Teen Mass) Confessions: Saturday 3:00pm Holy Days: 8:00 & 10:00am and 7:00pm PASTORAL STAFF Father Domenico Pinti, Pastor Father Stanley Nadolny, Parochial Vicar Ext. 16 Caroline Hodges, Bookkeeper Ext. 11 Janice Volk, Parish Secretary Ext. 19 Christine Ollive, Coordinator of Religious Ed Ext. 17 Grace Vozel, Receptionist Ext. 10 Denis McDonald, Maintenance COMMUNION TO THE SICK If you or someone you know is sick or homebound, please call for the assistance of a Minister of Care. Ministers of Care bring communion to those who cannot come to Mass. Please call Mary Ellen Akin at 480-983-7026 or the parish office to arrange a scheduled Minister of Care visit. INSTRUCTIONS FOR EMERGENCY If you or someone you know is in critical condition or near death call 480-982-2929 weekdays from 8:00am to 5:00pm. After hours and on weekends call 480-303-1253. Please do not use this service for any other reason. INFANT BAPTISM Parents requesting baptism for their children under 7 years old must attend a mandatory preparation class offered every other month. Please call the Parish Office in advance for scheduling or other information. Infant baptisms are the last Sunday of each month. MARRIAGES/MARRIAGE PREPARATION Couples seeking the sacrament of marriage must be registered parishioners who are actively participating in the life of St. George Roman Catholic Parish. Notification of intent to marry must be provided six months in advance. For more information on the marriage preparation process, please call the Parish Office. Fr. Howie McGraw Fr. Vince Lieser Deacon Bill Jones WINTER PRIESTS PARISH DEACONS Fr. Jack Kissling Ministries Youth Altar Server Training, Fr. Stan Eucharistic Ministers, Fr. Pinti Lectors, Fr. Pinti RCIA, Fr. Pinti Ushers, Fr. Pinti Sick & Elderly, Ray Domke 286-0086 Divine Mercy, Joetta Carlos 735-8471 Grief Support Group, Susan Insalaco 250-3522 Spirit Prayer Group, Todd & Teresa Sanders Natural Family Planning, Darrin & Pems Tebon 671-9040 Organizations Knights of Columbus, Doug Hughes 984-6997 Our Lady of the Desert Guild, Mary Lou Oberstar 273-7621 Respect Life Ministry, Fr. Pinti Finance Council Susan Insalaco Caroline Hodges Will Bublitz Arlene Showers Ray Kimble
27th SUND@Y IN ORDIN@RY TIME THIS WEEK IN OUR P@RISH MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 9:00am Prayer Shawl Makers (rm 6) 4:00pm Doors of Mercy Movie (rm 3) 5:00pm Legion of Mary (rm 2) 7:00pm Knights of Columbus Council (rm 3) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 11:30am Help for the Needy Volunteer Meeting & Luncheon 3:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet (Chapel) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 9:30am Our Lady of the Desert Guild Meeting & Luncheon THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 8:30am Quilters 9:30am Grief Support (rm 6) 9:30am Doors of Mercy Movie (rm 3) 10:00am Divine Mercy Formation (rm 3) 1:30pm Pro-Life Rosary (Chapel) 6:30pm Adult Bible Study FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 3:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet (Chapel) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 9:00am Children Choir Practice (Atrium) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 5:30pm Doors of Mercy Movie (rm 3) DEVOTIONS Daily Rosary: 7:30am Monday through Friday Adoration daily: until 9:30am First Friday: 8:00am Mass, Anointing of the Sick, Adoration until 9:30am First Saturday: 8am Mass/Adoration until 9:30am Divine Mercy Chaplet: Daily 8:30am in Cry Room Tues. & Fri. 3:00pm in the Chapel GIFT SHOP Saturday before Mass and Sunday 7:30am-1:00pm. LET GO @ND LET GOD Many twelve-step programs use the phrase Let go and let God. In all their simplicity, these five words are the heart of today s readings. For people who struggle with addictive behavior, these words plainly remind us that we can t manage, control, or manipulate certain areas of our lives. How many times can we look back in our lives and find evidence of some plan at work other than our own? These are the moments when, for whatever reasons, we let someone greater than ourselves work the plan. We probably didn t even recognize at the time that we were letting go of anything, but in retrospect, we see God s hand and loving presence. It is our awareness of these moments that gives us the courage and initiative to let go again later on. It is this courage and initiative that are highlighted in today s readings. We come to call it faith. HELP FOR THE NEEDY VOLUNTEER M ting/lun]h There will be a meeting and lunch for the volunteers in the Help for the Needy on Tuesday, Oct. 4th at 11:30am. The November & December sign-up rosters will be at this meeting. C@THOLIC DISCUSSION GROUP Saturday, October 15th at 9:00am in room 2. We will discuss The Rosary, then carpool to Pathways to Prayer to say the Holy Rosary for America. Please RSVP if you would like to attend by calling Josie at 480-202-6783 Oct. 22 Car Show Oct. 23 Rosary Sunday UPCOMING EVENTS Nov. 13 Eric Genuis Concert Dec. 3 Parents Day Out For the full monthly calendar of Parish Events please visit our website at: www.stgeorgeaj.com. Page 2
ROS@RY CELEBR@TION Sun^[y, O]to\_r 23r^ 2:00-4:15pm Pho_nix Conv_ntion C_nt_r, H[lls F & G FREE @DMISSION Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted Bishop of Phoenix, Presiding Reverend Ignatius Mazanowski, F.H.S. Guest Speaker For more information call Mario Fierros at 623-939-1840 or azrosary@yahoo.com or visit the website www.azrosary.com. St. George will provide a bus for our parishioners at no cost. Call the parish office to reserve a seat. OUR L@DY OF THE DESERT GUILD Our Lady of the Desert Guild will have its first meeting of 2016/2017 on Wednesday, October 5th at 9:30am in the social hall. A luncheon will follow the meeting. ALL WOMEN of the parish are invited to attend. PR@YER SH@WL M@KERS It s time to get out your hooks and needles. Our Prayer Shawl Group will start up on October 3rd at 9:00am in room 6. Hope to see you there. For more information call Carol at 480-380-2634. F_[st D[y: St. F[ustin[, S_]r_t[ry of Go^ s M_r]y Nov_n[ S_pt. 27-O]t. 5 THE DOORS OF MERCY: Exploring Go^ s Cov_n[nt with You Weekly sessions showcasing the complete 4- DVD set, consisting of 8 sessions, will be presented in October. The Doors of Mercy: Exploring God s Covenant with You is a journey through salvation history of God s merciful promises. Fr. Jeffery Kirby will guide us through God s Covenant with His people and offers them mercy even after they stray from Him. For more information go to Mercystudy.com. Classroom 3 Mondays at 4:00pm, October 3 (session 1-3) Oct. 10 (session 4-6) Oct. 17 (session 7-8) Thursday at 9:30am, October 6 (session 1-3) Oct. 13 (session 4-6) Oct. 20 (session 7-8) Sunday at 5:30pm, October 9 (session 1-3) Oct. 16 (session 4-6) Oct. 23 (session 7-8) PUBLIC SQU@RE ROS@RY R@LLY Please join us in praying for our nation on Saturday, October 15 at 12:00 noon. The local Public Square Rosary Rally will take place at Veterans Memorial Gazebo, 1001 N. Idaho Road. Please contact Herman Logan at 480-980-7756 for more information. C@THOLIC D@UGHTERS C@SINO TRIP Our first trip of the season is Monday, October 17th. We will be going to Lone Butte and Wild Horse Pass. Monday is Senior Day at Wild Horse Pass. Cost is $10 which you receive back on arrival at the casino. The bus will leave St. George at 9:00am. Reserve your seat by calling: Susan Mone at 480-969-0447 or Linda Maguire at 480-924- 1746. Please call by Wednesday, October 12th to be guaranteed a seat. If you have a slot card for Gila River have your number ready when calling. Page 3
M@SS INTENTIONS 2016 Mon. October 3 8:00am + Kathlynn Harvey + Doug Boers Tues. October 4 8:00am + Rita Lincoln Wed. October 5 8:00am St. Faustina + Janet Socha Souls in Purgatory Thurs. October 6 8:00am June Robert + Bob Roberts + Dorothy Halvorson Fri. October 7 8:00am Michael & Delores Lawson Jeff Unger + Michael Whitlock Sat. October 8 4:00pm Mary, Jordan, & Seth For the USA + Thomas Larsen Sun. October 9 6:30am Anderson-Mitchell Family + Wayne Frost 8:15am + Ivy Naughton + Floyd Jenneman + Roy Gustofson 10:00am People of the Parish 11:30am Joe Thompson + Jose Martinez + Florence & Leo Dufault 6:00pm + Maria Grinsteiner Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord Steve Volk MINISTRIES Altar Flowers Tillie Kula 480-983-9197 or Betty Bublitz 480-671-1028 Prayer Shawl Makers Mondays 9:00am room 6 Carol 480-380-2634 Legion of Mary Mon. at 5:00pm room 2 Josie 480-202-6783 or Kathy 480-658-6624 or Martha 480-544-1683 Knights of Columbus room 3 Grand Knight: Doug Hughes 480-984-6997 Council: 1st Mon. of month, 7pm Assembly: 2nd Mon. of month, 7pm Divine Mercy Chaplet Tues. & Fri. at 3pm in the Chapel Daily after 8am Mass in the Cry Room Bridge Players Tues. 1:00pm Margie 602-316-4174 Rosary Makers Wed. 9:00am social hall O. L. of the Desert Guild 1st Wed. Month 9:30 Mary Lou Oberstar 480-273-7621 Quilters Thurs. 8:30am social hall Grief Support Thurs. at 9:30am room 6 Susan 480-250-3522 Divine Mercy Formation Thurs. at 10am room 3 Lee 480-983-0039/roedellr@gmail.com OFS 2nd & 4th Friday at 9:45am room 3 Mary 920-966-2438 or Ray 480-286-0086 Email: franciscanjoyinaj@gmail.com Catholic Discussion Group (Patricians) 3rd Sat. 9am room 2 Josie 480-202-6783 Topic: The Rosary RE@DINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1b-2, 7-9, 10c; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-15; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Gal 3:1-5; Lk 1:69-75; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1b-6; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: 2 Kgs 5:14-17; Ps 98:1-4; 2 Tm 2:8-13; Lk 17:11-19 Page 4
Tues., Oct. 4 Grace and Gifts of the Holy Spirit Our session this evening examines the gift of God s grace and how it allows us to participate in the gift of God and enables us to bring God s love to others. For more information contact Christine at 480-982- 2929 ext. 17. St. George Religious Education FALL BREAK No classes Sunday, Oct. 9 thru Sunday, Oct. 16 Except Life Teen they resume Sunday, Oct. 16 HOSPITAL STAYS For those of you who may be going into the hospital for a scheduled procedure, please call the parish office and ask for an Anointing of the Sick BEFORE you go in to the hospital or see a priest after Mass. If you are admitted for an emergency please call for a priest as soon as you are admitted. You do not have to be dying to be anointed. If you are calling to have someone anointed in the hospital please have the hospitals correct name & phone number, the persons full name, and the room number. HELP FOR THE NEEDY Tues., Wed., & Thurs., 9:00-11:00am Items that we are in need of are: Canned meat (chicken & Spam), macaroni & cheese, peanut butter, canned vegetables and pasta. Thank you for your continued support. Sun., Oct. 2 Permanent Marker - Four Marks of the Church The four marks of the Church form the pillars on which our faith has been built. The goal of our night is to give our teens the opportunity to explore the true nature of the Catholic Church and her mission, as well as their own identity as a Catholic Christian. For more information contact Christine at 480-982- 2929 ext. 17. TOD@Y S RE@DINGS First Reading In spite of violence, destruction, and ruin, the just person, because of faith, will live (Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4). Psalm If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts (Psalm 95). Second Reading Bear hardship with the strength that comes from God (2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14). Gospel Lord, increase our faith! (Luke 17:5-10). YOUTH @LT@R SERVERS @ jo\ so \ig only [ ki^ ][n ^o it! St. George is seeking young parishioners in grades 4 through 8 (having received their First Holy Communion) who are interested in becoming Altar Servers. If interested, parents please contact Joalyce Carranza at mommacarranza@msn.com or call 480-329 -6025. JESUS, M@RY & JOSEPH PROTECT @ND S@VE THE UNBORN The rosary will be said, for the Unborn, the first Saturday of each month after the 8:00am Mass. PR@Y FOR THE UNBORN Planned Parenthood 1250 E. Apache Blvd., Tempe, AZ Every Saturday at 9:15am More info call Ray at 480-820-2553 or Dick at 480-253-7118. Page 5
WORLDWIDE M@RRI@GE ENCOUNTER We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do. Have we really done all that we could do to realize the promise of our marriages? Explore more by participating in one of the next World Wide Marriage Encounter weekends on October 7-9 in Tucson or November 11-13 in Phoenix. To apply for the weekend and for other dates visit www.wwmearizona.com. POLISH M@SS Fr. Stan celebrates a Mass in Polish on the 1st Saturday of every month at 6:00pm. Each year St. George works with Fry s and our parishioners to raise money for our Scholarship Fund. By linking your Fry s card to the St. George account, we can earn up to $2,000 for our fund. If you have never registered your Fry s card, you may do so at www.fryscommunityrewards.com. Follow the prompts under Create an Account and select St. George under Community Rewards. If you already have a Fry s account set up, using the same website as above, log in and select St. George under Community Rewards. You must relink your card every year. TRE@SURES FROM OUR TR@DITIONS In the mid-1960s, many religious congregations that had maintained a custom of assigning new names to their members allowed a return to baptismal names. The practice stems from the origins of monastic life, when a desire to flee the world and its enchantments caused a severe break with family life and commitments. A new name signified that the old person had died and a new one was coming to life. Some orders even spread funeral palls over their entrants and tolled the funeral bell. On a practical level, in a crowded monastery of a few hundred monks or nuns, it made sense not to have six Brother Alfrics or nine Sister Clares. The one name, one person rule worked well. In more recent times, a young woman entering the convent might be given her parents names as a way of honoring their generosity, so Hilda might become Sister Philip Margaret after her father and mother. A cherished name in the order might be bestowed on a newcomer so that there would always be a Brother Owen around, or a young person might adopt the name of a beloved saint. A handful of religious congregations, like Mother Barat s Religious of the Sacred Heart, always used family names. Many monasteries still bestow a new name at the end of probation. Other religious institutes have revived the custom of changing their candidates names at the end of novitiate, although for the most part religious who were around at the time of the Council were happy to get their baptismal names back. A few, of course, cherished their acquired names and have held on to them, so convents still hold the creativity badge for naming. Where else today can you find great names today like Madeleva, Siena, and Celestina? F@MILY RECORD UPD@TES If you have a change of address, phone, email, addition of children or if you are moving out of the parish, please call the parish office to have your records updated: 480-982-2929. TH@NK YOU World Library Publications for advertising in our bulletin. Page 6