HOLY APOSTLES CATHOLIC CHURCH & PRESCHOOL June 17, 2018 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time PARISH OFFICE 4925 N Carefree Circle, Colorado Springs, CO 80917 719.597.4249 fax: 719.591.1816 ofice@holyapostlescc.org www.holyapostlescc.org Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, & Fri: 8 AM3PM; Closed Thursday Sacramental Emergencies: 7195974249 x2 MASS TIMES Weekend Saturday Vigil: 5:30 pm Sunday: 7:00 am, 9:00 am, and 12:00 pm Weekday MondayFriday: 6:20 am and 8:00 am Saturday: 8:00 am SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Wednesday: 5:306:30 pm Sunday: 15 minutes prior to Sunday Masses through Eucharistic Prayer EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 24/7 in the Divine Mercy Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. To sign up to spend time regularly with Our Lord, visit adorationpro.org/apostles WELCOME TO HOLY APOSTLES Interested in Becoming Catholic? If you re not Catholic, but are interested in joining the Church, contact: Adults 18 and Over: Mike Iversen (7194848732) Families and Children: Peggy Armstrong (7194848726) Not a Parishioner? Welcome! Registration forms are available in the foyers and on our website. Welcome Home Are you Catholic but haven t been practicing the Faith? No matter how long you ve been away, we invite you to come home. Call the ofice for info. ENCOUNTERING CHRIST AND MAKING DISCIPLES Sign up to receive parish updates from Flocknote! Just text HACC to 84576.
CLERGY Fr. Jim Baron Pastor 5974249 x107, ofice@holyapostlescc.org Fr. Erin Kochivar Parochial Vicar 5974249 x111, ofice@holyapostlescc.org Deacon Chuck Matzker 4848733, deaconchuck@holyapostlescc.org Deacon Patrick O Connor poconnor@diocs.org Deacon Rick Bauer rbauer@diocs.org STAFF Kathleen McCarty Secretary 5974249 x116, kmccarty@holyapostlescc.org Shelly Reida Director of Operations 5974249 x 109, sreida@holyapostlescc.org Jamille Moody Director of Stewardship and Development 4848724, jmoody@holyapostlescc.org Sherry Slominski Volunteer Coordinator sslominski@holyapostlescc.org Susanna Finger Accountant 5974249 x 103, singer@holyapostlescc.org Mike Iversen Director of Evangelization and Discipleship/RCIA 5974249 x108, mike@holyapostlescc.org Peggy Armstrong Family RCIA/1st Eucharist and Reconciliation 4848726, parmstrong@holyapostlescc.org Lara Dyer Coordinator of Youth Programs 4848727, ldyer@holyapostlescc.org Audrey Sujkowski Director of Liturgy and Liturgical Music 4848730, hamusicliturgy@holyapostlescc.org McKenna Anderson Preschool Director 5911566, manderson@holyapostlescc.org Jesus Arroyo Maintenance Technician 4848720, jarroyo@holyapostlescc.org Bulletin Announcements Due by 9 am the Monday prior to: bulletin@holyapostlescc.org The Spirituality of Stewardship June 17, 2018 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time EZ 17: 2224; PS 92: 23, 1316; 2 COR: 5: 610; MK 4: 2634 St. Paul had a way with words. He was able to take a very complex concept and summarize it in a few words and phrases. In today s Second Reading from Second Corinthians, Paul says simply, we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5: 7) That statement by Paul has inspired hymns and treatises. Yet, it is in reality what we are all about as Catholics. There is no question that it is one of the most dificult notions for us to grasp and accept. The word translated as walk can also be translated as live. Thus, we could say We live by faith, and not by sight. This was a popular and consistent theme for St. Paul, his point being that we need to build our lives around the eternal prospects, not those of this world. In this society things seem so important to us. However, the truth is that they have no eternal signiicance. That is an ongoing message in the concept of stewardship basically who we are and how we live is more important than what we own and what we may appear to be. That can be tough for us. The late Billy Graham, who died earlier this year, was fond of saying, My home is in Heaven. I am just traveling through this world. St. Paul would agree with that attitude. SACRAMENT INFORMATION Anointing of the Sick By appointment. The Eucharist can also be brought to homebound parishioners by an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Baptism Call the ofice for more info. Conirmation Youth Conirmation: Contact Lara Dyer (4848727) Adult Conirmation: Contact Deacon Chuck (4848733) 1st Reconciliation/1st Eucharist Contact Peggy Armstrong (4848726) Marriage Recently engaged? Congratulations! Please call the parish ofice to set up an appointment with a priest to begin the preparation process. Please allow 812 months before your wedding date.
HOLY APOSTLES NEWS & EVENTS Mission Priest This Weekend Fr. Richard Ng uta is visiting us this weekend, representing the Catholic diocese of Kitui located to the east of Kenya. It is among the ive poorest dioceses in the country.poverty level stands at 70% with malnutrition being reported at 52%.The main source of livelihoods for the people living within this region is small scale farming of crops and livestock, which has all been affected by the devastation of droughts. Instead of taking up a second collection, we will be supporting Fr. Richard from the parish outreach. Our generous support of Fr. Richard and all of our charitable causes is made possible by our parishioners commitment to giving to the offertory. Thank you for your support! Please join us after the 9 am Mass on July 1 for a reception in the parish hall to say farewell to Fr. Erin Kochivar! Early Bulletin Deadline Due to the July 4 holiday, we will have an early bulletin deadline for the weekend of July 8. Please submit all bulletin requests for this weekend by 9 am on June 28. Safe Environment Training A training session for those in need of Safe Environment Training and Update Training is scheduled for Saturday, June 23 in Andrew/ Bart Room from 9:0011:30 am.the initial training will be from 911 followed by the Update training. If you are involved in one of our many children s ministries, please contact Sherry Slominski at sslominski@holyapostlescc.org or 7195974249 to sign up for this necessary training. Inferno Men s Forum Please join us at the Men's Forum on Friday, June 22 at 7 pm at Mary's House! Great fellowship, speaker and BEER! It s a free event, but there are limited spots available, so please RSVP online at: www.infernomen.com Golden Agers Luncheon Marilyn Bunker will host the Golden Agers luncheon on June 21 in the parish hall. We will gather from 11 am2 pm, and enjoy baked and fried chicken, baked beans, and potato salad. Cost is $4. Please bring the following to complete the meal: AG: salads; HM: desserts; and NZ: veggies. Safe Driver Course The next Safe Driver Course will be offered on June 21at 11:45 am in the St. Philip room. Call Stephen at 7195975683 to register or locate other classes. Cost is $15 for AARP members with ID CARD, $20 for non members. This will be the last class offered until October. Library News A big thank you to those who helped clean the library!our rocking chair is getting very worn.if someone is downsizing and would like to donate one, please call 5977571.Thanks, too, to the folks who have donated lovely books this month.dads, we have some great history books and adventure movies for waiting for you.open Sundays after all Masses. Subs Needed for Perpetual Adoration It's summertime and many of our weekly adorers are going on well deserved vacations. That means our need for substitutes is great! There is no commitment to come every week, only once in a while, if the timing its your schedule, to ill in as a sub. You receive emails notifying you that a particular person needs a sub on a particular time and day. If you can't be there at that time, simply ignore the email, but if you CAN ill in, click the link, and accept the sub request. If you're the irst one to do it, you will receive an email conirming that you are the sub, and another reminder email 24 hours before your sub hour. Subs are a valuable part of Perpetual Adoration. Please consider signing up! Go tohttps:// adorationpro.org/apostles and click "Become a Sub." If you have questions or do not have computer access, please contact Linda Oppelt at 7193384348.
STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCES Results Are In! Top Pledges in Each Category (# of Pledges): #1In Your Home: Reduce usage of electricity; turn off lights in rooms you are not using (265) #1In Your Yard: Water yard early or late (186) #1In YourCar: Check tire pressure; keep car well maintained (265) #In YourParish: Help organize pew space after Mass (194) For those of you who made these important pledges: THANK YOU! As we strive together as a parishto LIVEStewardship as a Way of Life, we answer the call as disciples of Christ to LIVE our faith as Catholics. We're at about 35% participation for God's Creation pledges, so let's make it 100% parish effort!if you were out of town for our Stewardship of God's Creation Commitment Weekend on May 27 or have not yet turned your commitment cards in, please stop by the welcome table or the information table to pick upyour commitment card this weekend. You can drop them off inthe offertory or the mail slot near the ofice. Thank you again! June 3 June 10 $23,192.35 $21,777.66 Returning God s Gifts Progress We can make this goal! 443 families have pledged so far. That leaves 823 families from the1266 we have registered that have not pledged.we have $30,224.42 left to pledge until we reach our goal! Goal: $154,764 Pledged: $124,539.58 % of Goal Pledged: 80.47% Paid: $88,274.62 Number of Pledges: 443 Left in Goal: $30,224.42 STEWARDSHIP OF SERVICE Fostering Hope Updates Our Foster family received a new youth in May, which makes a total of 4 teens in the home!with summer here, the team is looking for ways to make their break time more fun and less stressful for the foster parents.do you enjoy being around teens?do you have a fun hobby or interest you would like to share? Do you want to make a foster family s load a little lighter?please contact Barbara Lara if you would like to learn more about the Fostering Hope ministry: 7196348588 x 286 or Barbara.lara@fosteringhopefoundation.or g Ever Wondered How YOU Can Be an Advocate for Life? Comelearn the peaceful, prayerful, lawabiding, and womanoriented method of sidewalk advocacyfrom Sidewalk Advocates forlifeand help people entering the abortion center to choose life! The Diocesan Respect Life Apostolate will sponsor a training on Friday,June 29from9 am3 pmatst. Patrick Catholic Church in the Bonnie Fitzpatrick Room. To learnthis method and checkoutour program, please contact Julie Bailey at julie@baileypeople.com or 401 5784471. More information is available at www.sidewalkadvocates.org. Religious Freedom Week will take place from June 22 29, beginning with the feast day of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, includes the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and ending with the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. This year s theme is Serving Others in God s Love. Religious freedom is necessary if we are to have the space to continue to serve in areas like education, adoption, foster care, healthcare, and refugee services. USCCB has produced resources for prayer and action on these issues for each day of the week. Learn more at www.usccb.org/ ReligiousFreedomWeek! Join Catholics across the country to pray and act for the freedom to serve faithfully and with integrity. Note: Religious Freedom Week has succeeded the Fortnight for Freedom.
Saturday, June 16 Weekday 1 Kgs 19:1921/Ps 16:1b2a and 5, 78, 910 [cf. 5a]/Mt 5:33 37 8:00 a.m. Mass Anthony Hammervold + 5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass Jose Alire + Sunday, June 17 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 17:2224/Ps 92:23, 1314, 1516 [cf. 2a]/2 Cor 5:610/ Mk 4:2634 7:00 a.m. Mass Pro Populo 9:00 a.m. Mass All Fathers SI 12:00 p.m. Mass Socorro Armendariz + Monday, June 18 Weekday 1 Kgs 21:116/Ps 5:23ab, 4b6a, 6b7 [2b]/Mt 5:3842 6:20 a.m. Mass Thomas Armstrong + 8:00 a.m. Mass Lois Hammervold SI Tuesday, June 19 St. Romuald, Abbott 1 Kgs 21:1729/Ps 51:34, 56ab, 11 and 16 [3a]/Mt 5:4348 6:20 a.m. Mass Eileen Rodenburg + 8:00 a.m. Mass Gary Polkow + Wednesday, June 20 Weekday 2 Kgs 2:1, 614/Ps 31:20, 21, 24 [25]/Mt 6:16, 1618 6:20 a.m. Mass Marcella Arcaro + 8:00 a.m. Mass Annena J. Shaffer + Thursday, June 21 St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious Sir 48:114/Ps 97:12, 34, 56, 7 [12a]/Mt 6:715 6:20 a.m. Mass Thomas Armstrong + 8:00 a.m. Mass William Johnson III + Friday, June 22 St. Paulinus of Nola, Bishop Sts. John Fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, Martyrs 2 Kgs 11:14, 918, 20/Ps 132:11, 12, 1314, 1718 [13]/Mt 6:1923 6:20 a.m. Mass Dawzhang Lepcha + 8:00 a.m. Mass Albert Vigil + Saturday, June 23 Weekday 2 Chr 24:17-25/Ps 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34 [29a]/Mt 6:24-34 8:00 a.m. Mass OCDS Community SI 5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass Juanita Alire + Would you like a loved one, whether living or deceased, to receive eternal beneits by having the Holy Sacriice of the Mass offered for them? Would you like to commemorate an anniversary, birthday, or other special event? Consider requesting a Mass intention! Please stop by the ofice to schedule. The Mass stipend is $10. Prayer Intentions Please pray for all sick, homebound, and suffering parishioners, and the people listed in our book of intentions near the altar next to the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Pope Francis s June Prayer Intention Social Networks That social networks may work towards that inclusiveness that respects others for their differences. Vocations Prayer Calendar Pray for Our Seminarians and Priests! June 16: Fr. Rafael TorresRico, Holy Family Parish June 17: Retired Priests of the Diocese June 18 (Ordination Anniversaries): Fr. James Baron, Holy Apostles Parish Fr. Don Billiard, OFM, St. Dominic Parish Fr. Joseph Dygert, St. Mary s High School Fr. Carlos GallardoMorales, St. Catherine of Siena Parish Fr. Erin Kochivar, Holy Apostles Parish Fr. Sean McCann, Rome Fr. Brian Roeseler, Divine Redeemer Parish June 19: Matthew Kane, Mt. St. Mary Seminary June 20: For an increase in vocations to the priesthood June 21: Fr. Joseph Vu, Vietnamese Holy Martyrs Parish June 22: Yunior Gonzalez, St. John XXIII Seminary June 23: Fr. James Williams, St. Joseph Parish, Salida
FAITH FORMATION, YOUNG ADULTS, & YOUTH MINISTRY Totus Tuus TOTUS TUUS (Totally Yours), a summer catechetical youth program, is being held at Holy Apostles June 2429.The day includes catechetical instruction, daily Mass, songs, games and recess. Much like a VBS program, TOTUS TUUS combines catechesis and having FUN! The youthfulness and energy of the teachers is contagiouscome and join us!cost is $30 per student or $50 per family. We have only 30 spots remaining, so get your spot reserved!participants in the elementary school program should bring a sack lunch and recess equipment. To sign up, pick up a registration form from either entrance of the church. Want to join in the fun this summer?check out what's happening in Youth Ministry! Any student who will be entering 612th grades this fall is welcome to join us! Youth Nights Join us this summer for FREE activities, games, food and fun!there is no need to registerjust grab a friend and show up! June 21 Water Games 68 pm at Mary s House No registration or cost, but please bring a water gun and a towel. June 22 $5 Friday Glow Golf 10 am at Chapel Hills Mall Meet at Chapel Hills Glow Golf with $5 for the game plus money for lunch if you want to eat at the mall. We ll be done at 2 pm. June 26 Service Project Day Meet at 9 am prepared to spend the day serving others.we ll be back to the church at 1 pm. (No cost, but please RSVP so we have enough transportation available). Girls Group All young ladies in 612th grade are invited to join us at Mary s House: June 21 56 pm Beautiful Girl Girls Dinner and Discussion So we have enough food, please RSVP by noon on June 21 to Lara Dyer at ldyer@holyapostlescc.org These activities are open to any youth in 6th12th grades for the 18 19 school year. Families are welcome to join us for Water World! Registration packets available in the slat walls at both entrances. June 2329: Totus Tuus July 1820: Mission Possible July 31: Water World August 2426: Peer Leadership RetreatPonderosa Retreat & Conference Center Mission Possible Can t get away for a long term mission trip this summer? The Diocese is sponsoring Mission Possible again this year!any youth in 6 12 th grades can join us for three days of service in Colorado Springs.We will be staying at Holy Apostles and going to Springs Trampoline and having a Water Games Night in the evenings after working during the day.this is a great time to serve, pray, and socialize with other youth from all over the diocese.the cost is $95, and the deadline to register is July 12. The Vine The Vine is a Christian Youth Drop in Center located off W Carefree, behind Las Palmitas.As an extension of our My Five program we will be collaborating this summer to provide a place where Middle and High School youth can come from 4 8 pm. We are also in need of volunteers to help support their staff and to provide treats.join us (it s free and lots of fun): June 19; July 10, 24 and 31 and August 7.If you d like to volunteer, contact Lara in the youth ofice.