April 29, 2018 Fifth day of Easter ST. GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION ON READINGS ACTS 9: 26-31; PS 22: 26-28, 30-32; 1 JN 3: 18-24; JN 15: 1-8 St. John captures the essence of what kind of love is expected from us toward our neighbor and those in need as he opens our Second Reading with Let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. Jesus made that point several times in His own teachings. It follows the old adage that Actions speak louder than words. We have pointed out numerous times that being a good steward requires action. It may be easy for us come to an understanding of what it means to love one another; and additionally, we may speak of doing it; but the true measure is what we do, how we live our lives. The best examples of stewardship of that we may be aware in our parishes and community involve what we see and experience in others. That is the most effective way to be taught and it is the best way to teach others. Do it and live it. That is John s point is it not? He continues his instructions in the Second Reading by saying, We should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as He commanded us. The Norwegian playwright and poet Henrik Ibsen, who had a great appreciation for the written word, once stated, A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. The point of Jesus Parable of the Two Sons (Mt 21) in which one son says he will do his father s will but does not while the other says he will not obey, but repents and does what his father asked, is quite clear that deeds mean more than intentions 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 PARISH CLERGY Pastor, Fr. Kirk Slattery frkslattery@saintgabriel.net Deacon Andy Dunnam dcnadunnam@saintgabriel.net Deacon Mike McGrady mmcgrady@saintgabriel.net Deacon Dave Geislinger dgeislinger@diocs.org MASS SCHEDULE Weekend : Saturday 5:00 pm; day 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. First Friday: 10am to noon. Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday 10 am to 7 pm.
FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION Faith Formation Registration for 2018-2019 begins April 29th. Registration forms will be handed out during Faith Formation classes May 6/7. You may also stop by the office Mon-Fri 9-2 to pick up a registration form. MARIAN HOUSE VOLUNTEERS "Did you know St. Gabriel has a group of volunteers the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Marian House? We provide assistance in the daily meal preparation, service and cleanup and we would love for you to join us! There are two shifts available, either 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The minimum age to participate is 16, however if you are younger you may be able to with a parent volunteer present. Our next scheduled day is Thursday, April 12th. Contact Cyndy Pylkka, ccjsp@comcast.net or 719-964-6575 if interested." AMAZON SMILE If you make purchases from Amazon.com, there is a new way where you can order your items AND donate to the church with no additional cost to you. AMAZONSMILE is a new automatic way of giving. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience at home. A donation of.05% of your order will be donated back to the church on eligible products. The normal Amazon will not work. Thank you very much for your continued support of our beloved parish home. Sign up for Amazonsmile: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/84-1569852 OR Simple Steps to start Amazonsmile (you only need to do these steps one time.) 1. Go to smile.amazon.com. 2. Log in to your own Amazon account using your email and password. 3. Designate St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church Colorado Springs as your preferred charity. Using the search bar, type St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church. 4. Click on St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church as your preferred charity. 5. Shop away! AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. SENIOR SOCIAL GROUP All senior parishioners are invited to join our social group. We meet on the second Tuesday of the month for lunch and the fourth Tuesday for a game day (cards, dominoes, etc.) Our lunch in May is Tuesday, May 9 at noon at Amanda's Cantina, 8050 N. Academy Blvd. Please call Sharon at 282-1912 for more information. DON T FORGET! You can now search or browse the entire collection of St. Gabriel s Library anywhere, on any device, in our online catalog (http://www.librarything.com/catalog/ saintgabriel)! Search by title, author, subject, or media type (DVD, Family Video, CD, Children s, etc.) in the Search This Library space. Tags will tell you where to find it in the Library. A link to our online catalog can be found on St. Gabriel s website. Just click on Parish Ministries, Parish Life, and Library (or here: http:// www.saintgabriel.net/parish-ministries/parish-life/ library). Contact Gail Sohns if you have any questions (gailsohns@gmail.com). PARISH INFORMATION E-MAIL LIST Keep abreast of all that is happening at St. Gabriel by signing up for the parish e-mail list. You can do this by going to the parish website at www.saintgabriel.net and clicking on Parish Info and selecting E-mail List Subscriptions and then filling out your e-mail address under Parish News. 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. HOMILY RECORDINGS NOW AVAILABLE Loved this weekend s homily so much you wanted to hear it again? Wished you could share it with a friend or family member? You now have a tool to help share with others. Homilies are now available on the parish website for you to listen to again (and again). Listen more deeply each time you hit the play button. Visit: www.saintgabriel.net/parish-info/homilies. HOME SCHOOL GRADUATION MASS A high school graduation Mass for home schooled young people will be celebrated at St. Mary s Cathedral on Friday, May 25th at 6:00. All those who are homeschooling are invited to attend. SEEKING VOLUNTEER Do you want to help make St. Gabriel s a safe place for Worship/Fellowship? We are looking for someone to lead our Health & Safety Team. If you re interested, please contact Marc Lanning at mlanning@saintgabriel.net or Steve Reed at stevenj.reed@yahoo.com for more information. St. Gabriel the Archangel 2 Colorado Springs, CO
CALENDAR THIS WEEKEND Knights of Columbus Free Breakfast after 8:30am Mass. RCIC 9:45-11:15am. YSF 9:45-11:15am. Faith Formation EPIC 2:30-4pm. YDisciples 5:45-7:15pm. Sat- Bin Drop Off for Gabriel s Gifts. Sat- Second Collection for Catholic Home Missions. UPCOMING ACTIVITIES Mon, Apr 30 Hour of Mercy 3-4pm. Mon, Apr 30 The Great Timeline Bible Study 7-9pm. Mon, Apr 30 Living in Easter as a New Creation in Christ Tues, May 1 SoulCore 9-10am. Tues, May 1 Bible Study 9:30-11:30am. Tues, May 1 Respect Life Meeting 6:30pm. Tues, May 1 Outreach Committee Meeting 7pm. Wed, May 2 Eucharistic Adoration from as scheduled. Pray the rosary at 6:15 pm. Evening Prayer and Benediction starts at 6:40 pm. Wed, May 2 Children s Choir 5:15pm. Wed, May 2 Dante s Divine Comedy 7pm. Wed, May 2 Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Meeting 7pm. Fri, May 4 First Friday Adoration 10am-noon. Fri, May 4 Reading/discussion group for Divine Mercy Prayer Cenacle in the Library after 12:15 Mass. Fri, May 4 Altar Server Training 6-7:30pm. Sat, May 5 Spanish Prayer Class 9-11am. Sat, May 5 Confirmation 10am SAVE THE DATE May 5-6 Fair Trade Coffee and Chocolate for sale after Masses. June 18-22 Vacation Bible School. July 21-27 Totus Tuus SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND This weekend, we will be taking up the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Nearly half of our country is considered home mission territory. This appeal helps our neighbors here in the United States who do not have access to basic pastoral services like Mass, the sacraments, and religious education. Through your support, the Catholic Home Missions Appeal helps these mission dioceses form vibrant faith communities and strengthens the Church at home. Please be generous. DIOCESAN PASTORAL PLAN Year III: Gathered & Sent Focus: Parish 3) The Apostolate of Friendship Theological Statement: The possibility of community that springs from faith is different from that of every club, every political party, whichever side one may choose. Here, too, we might attempt an examination of conscience with regard to the Church of the present. Today, when natural communities have broken up and the walls of isolation have become higher and higher, human beings seek and need community more than ever before. The Church must reflect again on the possibility that she has the answer; she must learn to offer men the experience of community, to make them open to community. Precisely here lies her potential for making men joyful Ratzinger, Principles of Catholic Theology, p. 83 i. Do we challenge our parishioners to bring family members and friends to church events? FINANCIAL BLESSINGS RECEIVED Fiscal Year July 2017 - Dec 2017 Total Offertory & Other Income Received: $667,949 Total Operating Expense: $582,828 2018 RETUNING GOD S GIFTS UPDATE 2018 Parish Goal: $114,826 Total Pledged: $98,696 Percentage Pledged: 85.95% Total collected to date: $52,809 Percentage collected: 45.99% 2018 RETURNING GOD'S GIFTS ANNUAL APPEAL A special thanks to everyone who continues to make Returning God s Gifts successful. It is through your generosity that the Diocese is able to continue Christ's mission in Central Colorado. The RGG goal for St. Gabriel is $114,826 and we are at 90.22% of our goal. There is still time to make a donation to the appeal. Access the Diocese website, www.diocs.org, for more information. Did you know? There are currently three men requesting entry into seminary next year! This will make a total of 13 seminarians studying to become our priests. The Lord has truly blessed our diocese with men willing to devote their lives to Christ through the priesthood. He has also blessed the diocese through your generous support to make seminary tuition and room and board possible! St. Gabriel the Archangel 3 Colorado Springs, CO
St. Gabriel the Archangel 4 Colorado Springs, CO
JOB OPENING MAY IS THE MONTH OF MARY The Diocese of Colorado Springs seeks an Executive Assistant for Catholic Education (FT 30 40 hrs./wk.) to assist the Superintendent and coordinate school and catechetical activities. The successful candidate will preferably have a BA degree in Education or Business and three years of administrative support experience. Experience in schools, a plus. Demonstrate support and advocate Catholic Schools. Candidate will know Microsoft software, database administration and web management. Be able to represent the Total Catholic Education Office with professionalism and a positive, serving attitude. Complete job description, wage and benefit information is available with an application. Resumes alone insufficient. This position is open until filled. See http:// www.diocs.org/jobs, call (719) 636-2345, write to hr@diocs.org or drop by: The Diocese of Colorado Springs 228 N. Cascade Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 My Queen, my Mother I give myself entirely to you, and to show my devotion to you, I consecrate to you this day, my eyes, my ears, my mouth, my heart, my entire self without reserve. As I am your own, my good Mother, guard me and defend me as your property and possession. AMEN St. Gabriel the Archangel 5 Colorado Springs, CO
NEW IN THE LIBRARY We ve added some new titles to our Christian Living Collection (plain green dot on the spine)! Little Sins Mean a Lot: Kicking our Bad Habits Before They Kick Us by Elizabeth Scalia Strange Gods: Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life by Elizabeth Scalia Miracles by C. S. Lewis Seeds of the Word: Finding God in the Culture by Bishop Robert Barron Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput Recall Abortion: Ending the Abortion Industry s Exploitation of Women by Janet Morana 11TH ANNUAL DIOCESAN BLUE MASS This years Blue Mass will be held on Tuesday May 8, 2018 at 12:10 p.m at St. Mary Cathedral. Each year, Bishop Sheridan celebrates the Blue Mass in appreciation of all the dedicated and professional work of our local Law Enforcement Personnel, Firefighters, and Emergency Services/First Responders. This year, all law enforcement personnel who are present will receive a special St. Michael, the Archangel coin, personally blessed by Bishop Sheridan during the Mass. St. Michael, the Archangel is the patron saint of the Law Enforcement profession. All firefighters present will receive a special St. Florian coin, personally blessed by Bishop Sheridan during the Mass. St. Florian is the patron saint of the Firefighters profession. All Peace Officers and Firefighters are invited to wear their uniform of the day or their Class A dress uniform. Please RSVP to fatherbrad@msn.com so that we can have a Blessed Medal for you. St. Gabriel the Archangel 6 Colorado Springs, CO
WEEKLY FAITH TOPIC ELEVATION PAUL TURNER While reciting the words of Jesus from the Last Supper, the presider of the Mass shows the consecrated bread and wine to the assembly. His gesture is commonly called the elevation. With each elevation he actually performs two actions. He shows the body and blood of Christ to everyone else, and then he genuflects in adoration. There is no explicit instruction for what the assembly is to do during the elevation. However, because the presider is instructed to show people the sacred elements, the obvious conclusion is that they should watch. Many worshipers lower their eyes and bow their heads in adoration as the presider performs the elevation. This bow, well meaning in its devotion, probably belongs more with the genuflection that follows the elevation. The elevation of the consecrated bread at Mass began in 13th-century Paris in an effort to bolster belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Heresies expressing the contrary were flourishing. Because Eucharistic devotion at the time focused on the consecrated bread rather than on the cup, the elevation of the cup was only added later. Although some presiders lift the consecrated bread and wine very high at this point of the Mass, height belongs more to the doxology that concludes the Eucharistic prayer, to signify the offering to God. The elevation had to be high when it first appeared in the Mass because the priest, standing with his back to the people, had to raise the elements high enough to be seen. The elevation permits the assembly to acknowledge their faith in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Bells and incense may accompany it. Traditionally, many Catholics pray, My Lord and my God or My Jesus, mercy, as the priest lifts the body and blood of Christ. 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 April 30 for the May 6 bulletin. Please send all announcements to office@saintgabriel.net. READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APR 29 Monday: Acts 14:5-18/Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16 [1ab]/ Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28/Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21 [cf. 12]/Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 [cf. 1]/ Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-8/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5]/Jn 14:6-14 Friday: Acts 15:22-31/Ps 57:8-9, 10 and 12 [10a]/ Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5/Jn 15:18-21 day: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 [cf. 2b]/1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn 15:9-17 Apr 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 PRAY FOR VOCATIONS Ed Wilmes, Candidate Pope Francis Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Bishop Michael J. Sheridan Bishop Emeritus Richard C. Hanifen Fr. Kirk Slattery Fr. Joe Dygert TITHING RECIPIENT The recipient of today s tithe is for the Parishioner Emergency Support Fund. This fund provides help with emergency needs of parishioners. Please pray for the people supported by this fund. BAPTISMS We welcome into our Faith Community, the newest members of God s Family: Jose Alonso Martinez Baptized April 28. ALTAR FLOWERS Altar Flowers this weekend are donated by Beth Kaplan in memory of William J Hanlon. 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. MASS INTENTIONS Sat Apr 28 5:00 pm for: Barbara Guischard (+) Apr 29 8:30 am pro populo Apr 29 10:30 am for: Don Stevens (+) Apr 29 12:30 pm for: Marc Martinez (SI) Apr 29 4:30 pm for: Michael Reed (+) Mon Apr 30 12:15 pm NO MASS Tue May 1 12:15 pm for: Rosa Elizando (SI) Wed May 2 12:15 pm for: Debbie Loos (SI) Thur May 3 12:15 pm for: Melissa Wesenberg (SI) Fri May 4 12:15 pm for: Richard Polosky (+) Sat May 5 5:00 pm for: Eugenia Stagl (+) May 6 8:30 am for: Walter & Ana Kowalczyk (+) May 6 10:30 am pro populo May 6 12:30 pm for: Ann Kania (SI) May 6 4:30 pm for: Joelle Selman SI) St. Gabriel the Archangel 7 Colorado Springs, CO