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 JANUARY 3, 2016 LITURGY SCHEDULE Masses Saturday: 11:30am, 1:15, 3:00 & 4:30pm Sunday: Weekdays: 8:00am 6:30, 8:15, 10:00, 11:30am 6:00pm (Life Teen Mass) Confessions: Saturday 10:30am Holy Days: 8:00 & 10:00am and 7:00pm THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 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 each 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 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 983-5493 Spirit Prayer Group, Todd & Teresa Sanders Natural Family Planning, Darrin & Pems Tebon 671-9040 Organizations Knights of Columbus, Bill Motl 818-7982 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
THE EPIPH@NY OF THE LORD THIS WEEK IN OUR P@RISH MONDAY, JANUARY 4 9:00am Prayer Shawl Makers (rm 6) 4:00-6:30 Volunteer Drop-In Buffet Dinner 5:00pm Legion of Mary (rm 2) 7:00pm Knights of Columbus Council (2) TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 1:00pm Bridge (soc. hall) 3:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet (Chapel) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 9:30am Our Lady of the Desert Guild Meeting & Lunch 5:00pm Choir Practice (Atrium) THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 8:30am Quilters 9:30am Grief Support (rm 6) 10:00am Divine Mercy Formation (rm 3) 6:30pm Adult Bible Study (soc. hall) FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 9:45am Franciscan Way (rm 3) 3:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet (Chapel) SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 8:30am Blood Drive (parking lot) 9:00am Children s Choir Practice (Atrium) SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 LOOKING IN THE RIGHT PL@CES Appearances can be deceiving, as the saying goes. As we celebrate the epiphania, the appearing of the eternal Word of God on earth, this is still true. What rapturous foresight must have filled Isaiah as he wrote the words we hear today. How, for four hundred years, they must have filled the hearts of the people of Israel with hope for the day when God s glory would shine on them. How deceived some must have felt when the glory of God came to them in the lowliest and humblest of human lives. We have nay expectations about how the divine presence will appear among us. But we can also set ourselves up, through these expectations, to miss the divine glory when it truly appears. We get caught up in looking for the star, forgetting that the star is not the divine sign, the babe is. It may take a persistent journey for us to come upon the true appearance of God s glory in our lives: Jesus Christ. NO SMOKING St. George has become a non-smoking campus. Please extinguish all smoking material prior to entering the gates. We appreciate your cooperation as we make this change. Fr. Pinti, Pastor 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 Sat. 10:00am-4:30pm Sun. 7:30am-1:00pm Will be closed New Year s weekend. Jan. 13 Baptism Class UPCOMING EVENTS Jan. 16/17 Angelic Letter Book Sales Jan. 20 Ladies Guild Get Acquainted Party Jan. 22 Spaghetti Dinner Jan. 27 Marian Healing Mass Feb. 5 Women s Retreat Feb. 8 Ladies Guild Tea For the full monthly calendar of Parish Events please visit our website at: www.stgeorgeaj.com. Page 2
SPAGHETTI DINNER Friday, January 22 St. George Social Hall Seating at 5:00 or 7:00pm Proceeds benefit the Life Teen Retreat Fund. Tickets available after all Masses January 16/17 or through the parish office. 480-982-2929 Adults: $10 Kids (10 & under): $5 PR@YER SH@WL M@KERS The Prayer Shawl Group meets Mondays from 9-11am in room 6. We knit and crochet shawls for the sick and elderly. Please join in this ministry and meet new friends. The shawls are available in the Parish Office at no charge. If you have any yarn to donate it will be greatly appreciated. For more information call Carol at 480-380-2634. @LL VOLUNTEERS All volunteers and their families are invited to drop in between 4:00 & 6:30pm on Monday, January 4th, for a buffet dinner and a special gift for the volunteer from Fr. Pinti. C@SINO BUS TRIP Monday, January 11th going to Lone Butte and Wild Horse Pass. Cost is $10,which you receive back on arrival at the casino. The bus will leave St. George at 9:00am. This trip is sponsored by the Catholic Daughters and any proceeds go to charitable recipients. Reserve you seat today by calling: Susan Mone at 480-969-0447 or Linda Maguire 480-924-1746. Please call by Wednesday, January 6th for guaranteed seats. After that date it will be per availability. The Blood Drive is scheduled for Saturday, January 9th,. The sign-up sheets are in the west vestibule starting this weekend. You may also call the office and sign up with Grace. Thank you in advance for helping to save lives. THE FR@NCISC@N W@Y Group meets at St. George on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at 9:45am in room 3. More information call Mary Vand, OFS at 920-366-2438 or Ray Domke, OFS at 480-286-0086 or email: franciscanjoyinaj@aol.com. The children s choir is practicing on Saturdays at 9:00am in the Atrium. Parents call Sharon Stanton for more information at 480-570-5134. M@RY, MOTHER OF JESUS A Retreat Just for Women Friday, February 5th 9:30am to 3:30pm St. George social hall. Through the pages of scripture we will rediscover Mary of Nazareth, who experienced pain, sorrow, fear, frustration, anger, disappointment and finally divine bliss. We will discover Mary s secret to finding peace and God s joy as we learn to live through our own pain and frustrations. The presenter, Judith Dunlap, has been involved in Church ministry for over thirty years. She has authored a number of books and been a regular columnist for CHURCH Magazine and Franciscan Media. Judith has a Masters degree in theology. RSVP by Monday, February 1st to the parish office. Please bring a salad or dessert to share. There is no cost. Page 3
M@SS INTENTIONS 2016 Mon. January 4 8:00am Tillie Kula + Frank & Martha Dolezal + Ed & Sally Woita Tues. January 5 8:00am In Thanksgiving + William Squires + Mark Burke Wed. January 6 8:00am All Guild Members Living/Deceased + Leonora Wirth Thurs. January 7 8:00am + William MacKinnon + Fr. William Shuppert Fri. January 8 8:00am Vicky & Boyd Abels + Anastasia Penton + Hannah, Tom, Frank & Sam Sat. January 9 11:30am Men & Women in the Military 1:15pm + Mary Eva W. + Justin Campelle 3:00pm + Raymond Boushley + Joan Beauvais 4:30pm All Members of the Wegrzyn Family + Marvetta Bowman + Bernard McCade Sun. January 10 6:30am The Homebound 8:15am + John Letaers + Julie Carpenter + Gene Wizer 10:00am People of the Parish 11:30am Children of the World 6:00pm Youth of the Parish PR@Y FOR THE UNBORN Planned Parenthood 1250 E. Apache Blvd., Tempe, AZ Every Saturday at 9:15am All the faithful are invited to join in praying for the unborn, the little ones that cannot speak for themselves. Pray for them and their mothers that the unborn will be spared and the mothers will have a change of heart. More info call Ray at 480-820-2553 or Dick at 480-253-7118. RE@DINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday 1 Jn 3:22 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Thursday: Mk 6:45-52 1 Jn 4:19 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Sunday: MINISTRIES Altar Flowers Tillie Kula 480-983-9197 or Betty Bublitz 480-671-1028 Prayer Shawl Makers Mon. 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: Bill Motl 480-818-7982 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 Welcome Back Margie 602-316-4174 Rosary Makers Wed. 9:00am social hall Our Lady of the Desert Guild 1st Wed. 9:30am Mary Lou Oberstar 480-273-7621 Quilters Thurs. 8:30am social hall Grief Support Thurs. at 9:30am room 6 Diane 480-380-6587 or Susan 480-983-5493 Divine Mercy Formation Thurs. at 10am room 3 Lee 480-983-0039/roedellr@gmail.com Catholic Discussion Group (Patricians) 3rd Sat. 9am room 2 Topic: History of Prayer: The Our Father Josie 480-202-6783 Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 Page 4
Sun., Jan. 3 Epiphany Party following the Life Teen Mass at 6:00pm. Bring a small gift! For more information contact Christine 480-982- 2929 ext. 17. Wishing [ H[ppy N_w Y_[r to [ll of our R_ligious E^u][tion f[mili_s. Classes resume: Life Teen Sunday, January 3 EDGE & SPC 6-12 Tuesday, January 5 Grades K-5 Wednesday, January 6 Grades K-3 Sunday, January 10 Tues., Jan. 5 Jesus the Christ During the second semester of EDGE we explore Jesus the Christ. Christ stands at the center of salvation history, at the center of our parishes and in the hearts of all believers. Throughout these sessions our students will come to know the many faces of Jesus. They will meet the Jesus of the Gospels, finding the relationship between His story and their own. How we are connected to Christ through Church, parents and peers. We will discuss Jesus Incarnation, the Trinity, Jesus miracles, and salvation. Through this semester our students will be challenged to rely of Jesus as Savior, role model, teacher, caregiver and guide. For more information contact Christine at 480-982- 2929 ext. 17. @DULT BIBLE STUDY The study of Luke starts Thursday, January 7th in the social hall, from 6:30-8:00pm. 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 and phone number, the persons full name, and the room number. POLISH MASS Fr. Stan celebrates a Mass in Polish on the 1st Saturday of every month at 6:00pm. For January only, 2nd Saturday, Jan. 9th. JUBILEE YE@R OF MERCY A tour is coming to Arizona in January 2016, Faustina - Messenger of Divine Mercy (live drama performance - 90 minutes). The live theatrical one-woman drama performed by Maria Vargo and directed by Leonardo Defillipis of Saint Luke Productions, will be presented at several locations in Arizona. Audiences experience firsthand the spirit and life of Polish mystic St. Faustina, whose personal encounters with Jesus have inspired a world-wide zeal for Christ s Divine Mercy. Our L[^y of Mount C[rm_l Chur]h 2121 S. Rur[l Ro[^, T_mp_ 480-967-8791 or www.olm]t_mp_.]om W_^n_s^[y, J[nu[ry 6th 7:00pm Fr -will off_ring For other locations, dates & times go to: pr@stlukeproductions.com or call 360-487-9979 Performance suitable for ages 13 & up. Admission price varies. 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 Mases: 6:30, 8:15, 10:00, 11:30am & 6:00pm May August: Saturday Mass: 4:00pm Confessions: 3:00pm Sunday Masses: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00am & 6:00pm September October: Saturday Mass: 4:00pm Confessions: 3:00pm Sunday Masses: 7:00, 8:30, 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 Over the next few weeks, if you were to stroll around Prague or Budapest or Krakow, you might see curious graffiti scratched in chalk over some doorways: 20 + C + M + B + 16. The families dwelling behind those doors have celebrated the Epiphany door blessing. They have gathered before the feast-day meal, probably after Mass, and the head of the family has traced the sign of the cross on the piece of chalk. Standing on a ladder, the leader traces the numbers for the new year, and the letters C M B for Christus Mansionem Benedicat, Latin for May Christ bless this house. The letters also point to the names that tradition has assigned to the mysterious magi, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar although scripture tells us nothing of their numbers, their country, or their names. The blessing speaks of journeys ended and journeys begun at the doorway, and prays that all journeys be as satisfying as was the magi s. It prays that the house beyond the door have the quality of love and peace that the magi marveled at when they at last arrived in Bethlehem. In some countries where the Soviet Union tried to impose a harsh atheism, the vigor of this household custom survived all efforts to erase Christian customs. In the years of struggle, the chalked blessings were a pervasive sign of defiance, and now in the light of new freedoms, they are a sign of the resilience of our tradition and the fulfillment of the magi s quest for meaning and peace. 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. St. George Scholarship Fund 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. If you have never registered your Fry s card, you may do so at: www.fryscommunityrewards.com. Follow the prompts under Create and Account and select St. George under Community Rewards. If you already have a Fry s account set up, log in and under Account Settings select St. George under Community Rewards. Each year you must re-link your card to St. George as your requested Community Rewards beneficiary. TH@NK YOU Tres Banderas for advertising in our bulletin. Page 6