August 13, 2017 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ST. GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH Stewardship Reflection on Readings 1 KGS 19: 9A, 11-13A; PS 85: 9-14; ROM 9: 1-5; MT 14: 22-33 In today s Gospel from the Book of Matthew, we hear the remarkable story of Jesus walking on the Sea of Galilee. St. Peter reflects his faith in the Lord when he says, Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water. Jesus says simply, Come. We do not know if Peter stepped into the water or jumped and it does not matter. His faith and trust in the Lord allows Peter, too, to begin to walk on the water. Clearly when Peter s focus is on Christ, he is able to accomplish this. However, when Peter loses his focus and begins to observe and think about the storm raging around him, he begins to sink. To Peter s credit he knows exactly to Whom to turn in that situation. Lord, save me. We may often find ourselves in similar circumstances. Peter knew exactly Who to call out to at the moment of crisis. We may do the same. God truly loves us; we are His children. Listen to the Word of the Lord in Psalm 91: Because he loves me, says the Lord, I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. I will satisfy him and show him my salvation. St. Francis de Sales wrote, Either God will shield you from suffering, or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace then; put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations. 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 Pastor, Fr. Kirk Slattery Deacon Andy Dunnam Deacon Mike McGrady Deacon Dave Geislinger Parish Clergy frkslattery@saintgabriel.net dcnadunnam@saintgabriel.net mmcgrady@saintgabriel.net 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. Eucharistic Exposition and Adoration First Friday: 10am to noon. Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday 10 am to 7 pm.
Mercy s Gate Food Collection The Knights delivered 1395 pounds of goods to Mercy s Gate on 1 Aug. Thank you for your continued support of this program. Briarfest Silent Auction We are still needing items for this year's Silent Auction, it's right around the corner. Please drop off at the church office durning regular business hours and provide a dollar value of your item (items). We take items to be place into a basket or if you are feeling creative, provide a themed gift basket, all donations are greatly appreciated. It's your continious support that allows us to be successful. Please have all items to the church by August 12. For more information please contact Judy Gamble at jgamble6568@hotmail.com or 719-338-1152. Volunteers Needed for Briarfest Briarfest 2017 is just around the corner ~ September 8th, 9th, and 10th. This year's event promises to be even bigger than the last and will require many volunteers to make it possible. If you have already signed up you do not need to do so again. Volunteers are needed in the following areas: Parking Attendant, Entrance Greeter, Five Guys Fun Zone, Silent Auction, Information Tent/ Ticket Sales, First Aid, Operations (Set up/clean Up), Briarfest Marketplace, Craft & Business Expo, Walk for Hunger, and Security. Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age and complete the required permission forms and waivers. Any adult volunteer working with children (Five Guys Fun Zone) must be Safe Trained and will be required to submit the appropriate paperwork. Please help us to continue to bring Briarfest to the community; this event is not possible without your time and support. Go to https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/ register/eventreg? oeidk=a07ee36797l43591ce0&oseq=&c=&ch to sign up. If you have any questions you can email; Dannette Tobin @ volunteer@briarfest.net or call 719-822-2045. Thank you for your dedication and time to make Briarfest another successful year! Counting Help Needed Looking to volunteer but only have a little time to share? Consider joining the Counting Ministry and spend 2-3 hours every 5 weeks serving our parish. Must be 18 or older. Training is provided. Contact Terri at stgabcounting@yahoo.com or call 719-649- 4065 for more details. The Great Adventure Bible Timeline Study Have you always wondered how the New and Old Testaments of the Bible come together to reveal God s love for His people, Israel, and the Catholic Church? Do you desire to better understand your Catholic faith and to grow deeper in your relationship with God? The Great Adventure Bible Timeline is a Catholic Bible Study which helps unlock how the mysteries of the Old and New Testaments create a unity of God s Word. The study takes you on a 24 week journey through the entire Bible, through each period of Salvation History. You ll explore the major people, places and events of the Bible and learn how they form the foundation of our Catholic faith. Reading, praying, and studying God s Word will lead you to a profound encounter with God and to a deeper understanding of God s loving plan for your life. TWO CLASSES will be offered beginning the week of September 18. Evening class Monday evenings, 7:00-9:00pm Facilitator: Diane Littleton, diane.littleton@gmail.com 719-201-6174 Morning class Tuesday mornings, 9:30-11:30am Facilitator: Vicki Kapron, vickikapron@gmail.com, 282-7696. Contact your class facilitator to register for the The Bible Timeline and order the study guide/kit ($35) by September 5th. Behind The Sound Mixer Work Of Your Hands Opportunity Interested in joining an awesome team of sound techs? Get involved with the audio & video ministry here at St. Gabriel. Those who serve play a vital part of making sure our priest, musicians and readings are heard. Scared of all the knobs and flashing lights, NO problem, we will train you! In a short period of time, you could be serving God s people during Mass in the sound booth. Contact Steve Rochford via srochford@rocit.com or drop by the sound booth after Mass for more information. Walk To End Hunger It's time to gear up for our 2nd annual Briarfest Walk to End Hunger! We are partnering with King Soopers and Academy Christian Church to collect food for Mercy's Gate, a local ministry. Bring your donation to the collection bin in the narthex, or make a purchase and donation directly at the Union/Briargate Pkwy King Soopers. Plan to walk with us on Saturday, Sept. 9, beginning at 9:00 AM. We'll trek from the west grassy field of the church, down Austin Bluffs Pkwy, to King Soopers, where we will accept the King Soopers donations, returning to the church. Baby strollers and wagons are encouraged...a perfect family activity! Sign up on briarfest.net, and join in the fun, all to support our neighbors in need! St. Gabriel the Archangel 2 Colorado Springs, CO
Calendar This Weekend Sat-Sun Briarfest Volunteer Sign Up at all Masses. Upcoming Activities Mon, Aug 14 Mon, Aug 14 Tues, Aug 15 Wed, Aug 16 Fri, Aug 18 Sat, Aug 19 Save The Date Aug 19-20 Aug 28 Sep8-10 Sept 21 Eucharist Bible Study 7pm. Health and Safety Team Meeting 7pm. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Holy Day of Obligation. Masses at 12:15pm and 6:30pm. Eucharistic Adoration from 10am 7pm. Pray the rosary and Divine Mercy chaplet after the 12:15 Mass. Children s hour from 4-5 pm. Pray the rosary at 6:15 pm. Evening Prayer and Benediction starts at 6:40 pm. Reading/discussion group for The Diary of St. Faustina in the Library after 12:15 Mass. Spanish and English Baptism Classes 8:30-noon. Bin Pick Up for Mercy s Gate at all Masses. Information session for Catechetical School's Apologetics course at 9am. Briarfest Therese, The Story of a Soul 6pm. See Page 6 for more information. Holy Day of Obligation The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is Tuesday, August 15. This is a Holy Day of Obligation. There will be 2 Masses offered that day, 12:15pm and 6:30pm. Words to Ponder Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did. --St. Maximilian Kolbe Why Do We Do That? - Catholic Traditions Explained Question: What are we celebrating on the feast of the Assumption of Mary? Answer: The Assumption, along with the Immaculate Conception, are two Marian dogmas that have been infallibly defined by the Church. The Assumption proclaims the reality that Mary was taken up body and soul into heaven. This was God's special gift to her in response to her total giving of self to God's plan and will. The Church believes that Mary was immaculately conceived, that is, conceived without original sin. This led the Church to believe that she did not suffer one of the key consequences of original sin--death and corruption. (The Orthodox Church celebrates the Dormition of Mary, the belief that Mary did not die but rather fell asleep and was thus assumed into heaven.) What significance does this feast have for our lives as Christians today? Modeling ourselves on Jesus is certainly the sure path to God. Thus this feast is above all an assurance and hope of our continued life with God. God will not leave us orphaned or alone to suffer the emptiness of death. This is the hope and assurance that Mary's assumption celebrates. It is a celebration of OUR assumption as well. She is one of us, providing a model of what God has in store for all who love and give of themselves to God. Financial Blessings Received Fiscal Year July 2016 - June 2017 Total Offertory & Other Income Received: $1,216,904 Total Operating Expense: 1,165,904 Returning Gods Gifts Update We are almost there to meet our 2017 Goal. 2017 Parish Goal: $113,435 Total Intentions: $106,519.90 Total collected to date: $76565.92 Percentage collected: 67% 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 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. St. Gabriel the Archangel 3 Colorado Springs, CO
Briarfest Corner Briarfest Walk to End Hunger Our Walk to End Hunger, benefiting Mercy s Gate, is ramping up for 2017. We are seeking a couple of people to walk beside us this year, in the planning and preparation, in anticipation of taking the reins NEXT year, 2018. Please contact Jeff Thomas at hithomasfamily@gmail.com, if you are interested in learning more. Marketing & Advertising Briarfest is seeking an energizer bunny to help in Marketing & Advertising. Please contact Marc Lanning in the parish office or Jeff Parker for more information. Silent Auction We are still needing items for this year's Silent Auction, it's right around the corner. Please drop off at the church office durning regular business hours and provide a dollar value of your item (items). We take items to be place into a basket or if you are feeling creative, provide a themed gift basket, all donations are greatly appreciated. It's your continious support that allows us to be successful. Please have all items to the church by August 12. For more information please contact Judy Gamble at jgamble6568@hotmail.com or 719-338-1152. Vendors Needed for Briarfest Do you or someone you know have a business that you would like to promote to over 18,000 people? Or are you a crafter looking for a place to sell your wares? The Briarfest Marketplace and Community Expo is currently seeking vendors for the September 8-10 event. All vendor information is on the website www.briarfest.net. Or email vendors@briarfest.net for more information. Briarfest Volunteers Briarfest Volunteers Needed for September 8-10th!!!! Please volunteer to make Briarfest a success this year. After Masses the weekend of August 12th/13th, there will be a signup table in the narthex with people to help you sign up for the various areas. For electronic signup, send email to volunteer@briarfest.net and a registration form will be sent to you. Thank you to those that have already signed up and those of you that are going to sign up! MONTH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY The Church dedicates the month of August to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It is a dogma of the Catholic faith that Mary is the Immaculate Conception; that is, in preparation for the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Holy Trinity in her womb, she was conceived without the corruption of sin through the infinite merits of her Son, Jesus Christ. Over the centuries, as saints and theologians reflected on how Mary pondered and treasured the sacred events from the life of Christ in her holy heart, as attested in Scripture, her pure heart was recognized as something to be imitated. Devotion to Our Lady s purity of heart began to flower, culminating in St. John Eudes promoting it in the 17th century alongside that of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The devotion rose to a new level after the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, when Mary revealed an image of her Immaculate Heart to Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco. St. Gabriel the Archangel 4 Colorado Springs, CO
Respect Life Project Competition Deadline October 6th Respect Life Happenings The Respect Life Project Competition is open to 13 18 year olds, as a part of Bishop Sheridan s Respect Life Dinner on October 27th, 2017. This year we are asking youth, both individuals and groups, to come up with a 30 second commercial to promote pro-life awareness among their peers and community. While there is a writing component, participants are not limited to the written word as they express their ideas for this project. The contest rules and entry form are available through your parish school or religious education office and online at www.diocs.org. Click on the link that says Respect Life Youth Contest Entry listed on the left. Print the form, read the rules and start creating! 2017 Bishop s Respect Life Dinner Tickets on sales NOW! Get your friends and family together and purchase a table of ten seats at the seventh annual Respect Life Dinner! A table of ten tickets costs $550 individual tickets are available for $60 each. This year the speaker will be Janet Morana, co-founder of Silent No More providing testimonies from those who have been victimized by abortion. The dinner is on October 27, 2017 at the International Center at the Broadmoor. Go to www.diocs.org and click on the link to purchase your tickets or call Mary Theresa at 719-866 -6460. Looking for Dinner Sponsors for the 7th Annual Bishop s Respect Life Dinner! The Respect Life dinner draws people from all over the diocese to honor those who work year round in the cause for Life, raises funds for diocesan pro-life efforts, and gathers those who support the work of preserving lives together for an evening of education and comradery. Please consider becoming a corporate or individual sponsor of the Bishop s Respect Life Dinner. For information, please call Mary Theresa at 719-866-6460 or email at mthomas@diocs.org! March4Life The March 4 Life trip with diocesan youth (freshman through senior in high school) will be January 25th through 28th, 2018. The trips costs $500, includes most meals, airfare, ground transfers and hotel. First deposit and paperwork are due October 1st. Space is limited, scholarships may be available. Please join us as we tell the world that life is sacred and worth living! Email mthomas@diocs.org or call Mary Theresa at 719-866-6460! Respect Life God loves us, treats us with respect, and asks us to do the same with others. No one should ever be treated callously or carelessly everyone should be cherished and protected! Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Chairman USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities Adoration "In our self-centered culture and classic American emphasis on work, we often feel we have to accomplish something during our times of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. We rate our experience by how 'good' our prayer was, how heartfelt our devotion was, or how focused we could remain. Yet prayer and contemplation are fundamentally God's work, in which we are invited to participate. We need only to give Him the opening, and He will do the rest. By coming to adoration, we are handing Him the keys to our hearts, allowing the rays of His love and grace to bathe our souls in the light of His Presence, as the rays of the sun bathe our bodies in light. If we can take the time to pull away from the busyness and distractions of life and just sit at His feet, He will lead us." Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration Enrich your summer. Strengthen your relationship with Jesus. Adoration does not take the summer off. Adoration - Wednesdays. Exposition at 10am. Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary immediately following 12:15pm Mass. Rosary at 6:15pm followed by Evening Prayer and Benediction. Make time in your schedule to sit and listen to God and open your hearts to His Words. St. Gabriel the Archangel 5 Colorado Springs, CO
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: 2) My Parish Home Theological Statement: The laity must take up the renewal of the temporal order* as their own special obligation. Led by the light of the Gospel and the mind of the Church and motivated by Christian charity, they must act directly and in a definite way in the temporal sphere. As citizens they must cooperate with other citizens with their own particular skill and on their own responsibility. Everywhere and in all things they must seek the justice of God s kingdom. The temporal order must be renewed in such a way that, without detriment to its own proper laws, it may be brought into conformity with the higher principles of the Christian life and adapted to the shifting circumstances of time, place, and peoples. Preeminent among the works of this type of apostolate is that of Christian social action which the sacred synod desires to see extended to the whole temporal sphere, including culture.- Apostolicam Actuositatem n. 7 i. Do I see the parish as my home? ii. Do I get involved at my parish? Why or why not? iii. What gifts can I offer to parish life? St. Gabriel the Archangel 6 Colorado Springs, CO
Weekly faith topic Baptismal Formula Paul Turner The minister who baptizes someone calls the person by name and says these words: N., I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. That sentence is called the baptismal formula. It is to be said while performing an action: either immersing the person in water three times or pouring water over the person three times once at each mention of a person of the Trinity. The formula can be traced to the conclusion of the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus commands the disciples to go out to all the world, baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (28:19). Although there is ome evidence in Acts of the Apostles for baptism in the ame of Jesus, the Catholic Church has long endorsed the Trinitarian formula. In recent years, some have proposed an alternative formula, baptizing in the name of the Creator, the Reedemer, and the Sanctifier, or eve the Creater, the Liberator, and the Sustainer. The Catholic Church does not recognize the validity of such baptisms because they veer too far from the traditional formula. The proposed formulas seem to promote gender-neutral names for the Trinity, but they express functions of the divine persons, not their names. Because the traditional formula for baptism appears in the Gospels, the Catholic Church strongly holds that it must be maintained. Those who were baptized with an alternative formula should present themselves to the church for baptism with the traditional formula. Ordinarily, baptism is performed by a priest or a deacon. In emergencies, anyone may baptize, even a nonbeliever, as long as he or she uses the formula, performs the action, and has the right intention. 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 August 14 for the August 20 bulletin. Please send all announcements to office@saintgabriel.net. Readings for the Week of August 13 Monday: Dt 10:12-22/Ps 147:12-15, 19-20/ Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Ps 45:10-12, 16/ 1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 Wednesday: Dt 34:1-12/Ps 66:1-3a, 5, 8, 16-17/ Mt 18:15-20 Thursday: Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17/Ps 114:1-6/ Mt 18:21--19:1 Friday: Jos 24:1-13/Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24/ Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Jos 24:14-29/Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-8, 11/ Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Is 56:1, 6-7/Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8/Rom 11:13-15, 29-32/Mt 15:21-28 Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug 17 Aug 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Pray for Vocations Fr. Kirk Slattery Fr. Joe Dygert Deacon Mike McGrady Deacon Andre Mason Deacon Andy Dunnam Deacon Dave Geislinger Fr. Michael Holmquist Altar Flowers Altar Flowers this weekend are donated by Bill & Terri Kowalczyk in Memory of Julio & Georgia Carmona. Baptisms We welcome into our Faith Community, the newest members of God s Family: Alyssa Alinah Haro, Aliyah Alise Haro, and Oskar Fernando Amaya baptized August 12. 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. Tithing Recipient The recipient of today s tithe is Marian House. The Marian House provides emergency assistance and case-management to families. Please pray for the people supported by this organization. Mass Intentions Sat Aug 12 5:00 pm for: Preston Peltier (SI) Sun Aug 13 8:30 am for: Julio & Georgia Carmona (+) Sun Aug 13 10:30 am pro populo Sun Aug 13 12:30 pm for: Lourdes Martinez (SI Birthday) Sun Aug 13 4:30 pm for: John Ciuba (SI) Mon Aug 14 12:15 pm NO MASS Tues Aug 15 12:15 pm for: Arthur Brisbois (+) Tues Aug 15 6:30 pm for: Sal Nicita (+) Wed Aug 16 12:15 pm for: Diana Ceciliani (+) Thur Aug 17 12:15 pm for: Bill & Delores Zoelle (+) Fri Aug 18 12:15 pm for: Adam Poliak (SI birthday) Sat Aug 19 5:00 pm for: Lina Mena (+) Sun Aug 20 8:30 am pro populo Sun Aug 20 10:30 am for: Rebecca Wesenberg (SI birthday) Sun Aug 20 12:30 pm for: Fr. Henri Capdeville (SI) Sun Aug 20 4:30 pm for: Amy Koumis (+) St. Gabriel the Archangel 7 Colorado Springs, CO