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 FEBRUARY 19, 2017 LITURGY SCHEDULE Masses Saturday: 11:30am, 1:15, 3:00, 4:30pm Sunday: Weekdays: 8:00am 6:30, 8:15, 10:00, and 11:30am 6:00pm (Life Teen Mass) Confessions: Sat. 10:30am Holy Days: 8:00 & 10:00am and 7:00pm 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. 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 Fr. Howie McGraw Deacon Bill Jones WINTER PRIESTS PARISH DEACONS Fr. Vince Lieser Ministries Youth Altar Server Training, Fr. Stan Eucharistic Ministers, Fr. Pinti Lectors, Fr. Pinti RCIA, Fr. Pinti Ushers, Fr. Pinti 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, Cindy Nuttall 602-312-6667 Respect Life Ministry, Fr. Pinti Finance Council Susan Insalaco Caroline Hodges Will Bublitz Arlene Showers Ray Kimble
7th SUND@Y IN ORDIN@RY TIME THIS WEEK IN OUR P@RISH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 9:00am Prayer Shawl Makers (rm 6) 3:30pm Divine Mercy Movie (rm 3) 5:00pm Legion of Mary (rm 2) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 1:00pm Bridge Players 3:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet (Chapel) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 9:00am Rosary Makers (social hall) 2:00pm Marian Healing Mass THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 8:30am Quilters 9:30am Grief Support Group (rm 6) 10:00am Divine Mercy Formation (rm 3) 1:30pm Pro-Life Rosary (Chapel) 6:30pm Adult Bible Study FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 9:00am Adult Choir Practice (Atrium) 9:45am Franciscans (rm 3) 3:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet (Chapel) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 9:00am Children s Choir Practice SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 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 10:00am-4:30 pm Sunday 7:30am-1:00pm DIVINE WISDOM The Lord s message, through Moses, was to take no revenge and cherish no grudge...love your neighbor as yourself (Leviticus 19:18). We might think, Great in theory, but not always realistic! Then Jesus in today s Gospel goes even further. Take a slap in the face and then turn the other cheek? Treat enemies the same as friends? Again, we re tempted to think that those are nice ideals, but not very practical in the real world. Paul echoes Jesus when He tells the Corinthians that what passes for human wisdom is absurdity to God. Divine wisdom casts sunshine on the good and the bad, showers rain on the honest and the dishonest without distinction. We must examine our wisdom and common sense to see how they compare to the wisdom of God, and make adjustments accordingly. HOSPITAL STAYS For those of you who may be going into the hospital for a scheduled procedure, please call the parish office or see a priest after Mass and ask for Anointing of the Sick BEFORE you go in to the hospital. 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. UPCOMING EVENTS Feb. 22. Marian Healing Mass Mar. 2 Catholics Come Home Mar. 11-15 Parish Mission with Fr. Wehrley Mar. 20 St. Joseph s Table For the full monthly calendar of Parish Events please visit our website at: www.stgeorgeaj.com. Page 2
2017 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL Our goal this year is $173,000. Catholics across the diocese are being asked to make a commitment to support the 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal. Ministries supported by the appeal have a direct impact on the administration and evangelization effort here at our parishes and at all parishes, missions, and communities of our diocese. Your generous support and participation is critical to the success of the Annual Catholic Appeal. Thank you for your support and participation! http://www.cathfnd.org/annualcatholicappeal DIVINE MERCY MOVIE Feb. 20 at 3:30pm in room 3 The Original Image of Divine Mercy On Feb. 22, 1931, St. Faustina saw a vision of the Lord Jesus who tells her to paint an image according to the pattern she see. This groundbreaking documentary tells the previously-unknown history of the original masterpiece commissioned by St. Faustina through a series of interviews with key witnesses and individuals intimately connected to the epic adventure of the world s most important work of art. Feb. 27 at 3:30pm room 3 The Face of Mercy EQUESTRI@N ORDER If there are any Knights or Ladies of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem here visiting our parish, could you please contact Lady Cynthia Nuttall, LHS at 602-312-6667. HELP FOR THE NEEDY Tues., Wed., & Thurs. 9:00-11:00am Items that we are in need of are: canned meat, tuna, tomato products, macaroni & cheese, canned beans, ravioli and canned fruit. Thank you for your continued support. COMING HOME TO @LL C@THOLICS Years of non-participation have made many Catholics feel like strangers in their own church. To help you familiarize yourself with the Church, the following 5-part series titled Coming Home to All Catholics will be presented here on Thursdays, March 2, 9, 23, 30 and April 6 from 6:30-7:30pm. The series will address what Catholics believe, reconciliation, marriage & annulments, Mass and community. Any questions please call Deacon Bill Jones at 480-671-4511. NOTE: Please take the enclosed flyer to someone who says I haven t been to Mass in years or I used to be Catholic. 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. @SH WEDNESWD@Y M[r]h 1st M[ss_s: 8:00 & 10:00[m 12:00 noon, 2:00, 4:00 & 7:00pm @sh_s [r_ [ sign of r_p_nt[n]_. ST@TIONS OF THE CROSS St[rting Fri^[y, M[r]h 3 [t 4:00pm Soup [n^ Br_[^ to follow PEN@NCE SERVICE Thurs^[y, @pril 6 8:30[m, 4:00 & 6:30pm LENTEN REGUL@TIONS ABSTINENCE (meat) Binds all those 14 years and older all Fridays of lent. (It is not strictly required for Holy Saturday, although it is strongly recommended wherever possible). FASTING (Limiting oneself to ONE full meal for the day) Binds those between the ages of 18 and 59 for Good Friday and recommended where possible on Holy Saturday. Page 3
M@SS INTENTIONS 2017 Mon. February 20 8:00am + Joan Quinn + Guy Belanger + Michael Whitlock Tues. February 21 8:00am Fr. Michael Chaberek + Terry Burks + Timothy Rausch Wed. February 22 8:00am + Carl Wirth + Rose Ciccoianni + Eileen Hodges Thurs. February 23 8:00am + Carl Martin + Kathleen Shannon + Don Gruber Fri. February 24 8:00am Denis McDonald + Bertha Bueckers + Pearl Kent Sat. February 25 11:30am The Wagner Family 1:15pm Cecilia Walenski Denise Bigback + Magdalen Jonker 3:00pm + Betty Bailey 4:30pm All Members of the Wegrzyn Family + Gary Bockmann Sun. February 26 6:30am Rick Huyard + Michael Whitlock 8:15am People of the Parish 10:00am + Michelle Villareal + Pat Maka Members of the Majeres Family 11:30am + Susan Hall Vetsch + Dick Thoma + Tony Lioce 6:00pm + Angela Blazek + Roland Woody Wood Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord Lor_tt[ W[t_rs Lonzo Cop_nh[v_r 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 Martha 480-544- 1683 Knights of Columbus 7:00pm room 3 Grand Knight: Doug Hughes 480-984-6997 Council: 1st Mon. of month Assembly: 2nd Mon. of month (not Nov.) 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 Cindy Nuttall 602-312-6667 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 Email: franciscanjoyinaj@gmail.com Catholic Discussion Group (Patricians) 3rd Sat. 9am room 2 Josie 480-202-6783 Topic: What is a Catholic Work? POLISH M@SS Fr. Stan celebrates a Mass in Polish on the 1st Saturday of every month at 6:00pm. RE@DINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Thursday: Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15; Ps 103:13-18; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Is 49:14-15; Ps 62:2-3, 6-9; 1 Cor 4:1-5; Mt 6:24-34 Page 4
Middle School youth (grades 6-8) Tues., Feb. 21 Matrimony and Holy Orders We continue our semester on the Sacraments with Matrimony and Holy Orders. This session provides an overview of the Church s two Sacraments of Service and encourages the participates to consider how they can use their gifts to serve others. For more information contact Christine at 480-982- 2929 ext. 17. GOLF BALLS FROM HEAVEN Tickets for our Golf Balls from Heaven ball drop, benefiting our Scholarship Fund will be available after all the Masses on: March 4/5 or through the parish office. Tickets are $10 each. Closest to the hole wins $1,000; 2nd prize $500; 3rd prize $200. Ball drop will take place Sunday, March 19th during our Golf Tournament at Gold Canyon Golf Resort. Need not be present to win. THE F@BULOUS 50 S Enjoy an Evening of Music and Comedy Celebrating the Fabulous 50 s! Holy Cross Catholic Church presents: Larry Bergnach Winner of Chicago s Drury Lane Theatre 2013 Performer Award. Friday, February 24 Doors open at 6:00pm - Show begins at 6:30pm Holy Cross Church Anderson Hall 1244 S. Power Road, Mesa Grab your friends and join us for Music, Comedy & Root Beer Floats! Tickets: $20 per person Go by Holy Cross parish office or call 480-981- 2021 for tickets and more information. High School youth (grades 9-12) Sun., Feb. 19 To Live with Spirit: Exploring the Effects of Confirmation This session explores the effects of the Sacrament of Confirmation. By the sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized are more perfectly bound to the church and are enriched with special strength of the Holy Spirit. We become true witnesses of Christ and are more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed. Next weekend, all Confirmation Candidates will be on retreat at Lost Canyon, Williams, AZ. There will be no Life Teen Class following Life Teen Mass. Please keep our candidates in your prayers. For more information contact Christine at 480-982- 2929 ext. 17. 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. 2017 ST. GEORGE ROM@N C@THOLIC P@RISH SCHOL@RSHIP @PPLIC@TIONS Available from website or parish office. Applicants must meet the following criteria: Graduate in the Class of 2017 Confirmed in the Catholic Church Demonstrate leadership in church, school or community-related activities. A practicing Catholic at St. George Roman Catholic Parish. Applications must be submitted by 4:00pm Tuesday, March 21, 2017. NO SMOKING St. George has become a non-smoking campus. Please extinguish all smoking material prior to entering the gates. Page 5
LITURGY SCHEDULE Monday through Friday 8:00am Mass year round December April: Saturday Masses 11:30am, 1:15, 3:00, 4:30pm Confessions 10:30am Sunday Masses 6:30, 8:15, 10:00, 11:30am & 6:00pm May August: Saturday Mass 4:00pm Confessions 3:00pm Sunday Masses 6:30, 8:15, 10:00am & 6:00pm September October: Saturday Mass 4:00pm Confessions 3:00pm Sunday Masses 6:30, 8:15, 10:00, 11:30am & 6:00pm November: Saturday Masses 1:15, 3:00, 4:30pm Confessions 12:00pm Sunday Masses 6:30, 8:15, 10:00, 11:30am & 6:00pm Holy Days of Obligation: 8:00, 10:00am and 7:00pm TRE@SURES FROM OUR TR@DITION In brushing up for Catholic Jeopardy, it might help to know that there is only one feast on the calendar for a thing, rather than a person or mystery. It s for a chair: Saint Peter s chair in fact. After the Resurrection, there can be no doubt that the disciples reserved a special place for Simon Peter in the upper room. Later, Peter became the bishop of Antioch in today s Syria, the place where we were first called Christians. From there, he went to Rome, the center of the Empire, where it is said that Peter sat in a chair in the house of Priscilla and Aquila to instruct his flock. Jesus, in entrusting the keys of the Kingdom to Peter and his successors, entrusted his compassion and mercy to them, and charged them with pointing to the Kingdom of God. Compassion and mercy are to resonate through their teaching. Since the ancient sign of a teacher is the chair ( disciple literally means one who sits at the feet of a teacher), Peter s chair has long been treasured. Today there is a symbolic shrine of Peter s chair above the main altar of St. Peter s Basilica in Rome. This monument is the last work of Bernini, a huge bronze throne supported by four doctors of the Church: Augustine and Ambrose from the Western Church, and Chrysostom and Athanasius from the East. High above it is the alabaster window of the descent of the Holy Spirit. C@THOLIC D@UGHTERS OF THE @MERIC@S The Catholic Daughters of the Americas is one of the largest international organizations of Catholic women in the world. We meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month (Sept.-May) at All Saints Catholic Church (McKay Hall) 1534 N. Recker Rd., Mesa. We begin our meetings with the Rosary at 12:45pm. Our guest speaker of our February 28th meeting will be Christopher Felton from the Diocese s Office of Prison Ministry. All women of the parish are invited to join us. For more info, contact Avis Mobley 480-248-7038. PR@YER SH@WL M@KERS Our Prayer Shawl Group meets on Mondays at 9:00am in room 6; crochet or knit. Prayer Shawls are available in the parish office for anyone who needs one for someone homebound, in a nursing home or hospital, or just someone who is ill. For more information call Carol at 480-380- 2634. TH@NK YOU CatholicMatch.com for advertising in our bulletin. Page 6