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259 WEST 200 NORTH, ST. GEORGE, UTAH 84770—WWW.SAINTGEORGECATHOLICS.COM
February 18, 2018 | First Sunday of Lent
Saint George Saint George CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Oscar Martin Picos, Pastor
Rev. Arokia Dass David, Parochial Vicar
MASS SCHEDULE Weekends Saturday....5:00 pm, 7:00 pm (Spanish) Sunday .....9:00 am, 11:00 am 1:00 pm (Spanish) Weekdays Monday - Friday 8:00 am Thursday ............ 7:00 pm (Spanish) First Saturday .... 8:00 am Holy Days of Obligation 8:00 am, 6:00 pm, 8:00 pm (Spanish) Confessions Saturday ............ 3:30 - 4:45 pm Sunday……………7:30 - 8:30 am or by appointment Baptism Preparation English: Call Parish office Spanish: 1st & 2nd Sat., 2:00 pm (Scanlan) Baptism English: Call Parish office Spanish: 3rd Saturday at 9:00 am
Marriage Preparation Contact one of Deacons to schedule Anointing of the Sick First Friday during 8:00 am Mass
Call Parish Office for home/hospital
anointing Eucharistic Adoration Tuesday - Friday......8:30 am - 7:00 pm
Last Friday of the Month, 8:30 am to
Saturday 6:00 am Mission Schedule Saint Paul’s - Hurricane (171 S. Main) Mass.......Every Sunday at 12:30 pm San Pablo Mission, Beryl Junction (721 S. Highway 18) Mass........Every Saturday at 6:00 pm Saint Christopher’s - Kanab 39 West 200 South Mass...............Sunday at 9:00 am
Church Office
157 North 200 West P.O. Box 188, St. George, UT 84771 Phone: 435-673-2604 Fax: 435-688-2704 [email protected]
Office Hours Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Closed from Noon - 1:00 pm daily
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the official international humanitarian
agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS is motivated by
the example of Jesus Christ to assist poor and suffering people in more than
100 countries on the basis of need, without regard to race, religion or nationality.
In its first 40 years, more than $250 million has been given through CRS Rice
Bowl to support programs that prevent hunger and poverty around the world.
Of that, $62.5 million went to programs in the U.S. through local dioceses (25
percent of gifts given directly to CRS will be returned to the local diocese
where they originated) and $187.5 million went to CRS programs overseas to
assist those in need, such as Majd and his family.
Encounter Majd—1st CRS Lenten Encounter
Eight-year-old Majd thought his family was going on
a picnic. His mother, Lamya, said they would be back
home in a week. But when ISIS attacked their home
in northern Iraq, the family fled for good.
“What worried me the most were the kids,” Lamya
says.“Our life was stable and we were doing well; we had a very big house.
Our children had everything they needed. But when we fled, I was not able to
bring anything for them—not even food.”
Fortunately, the family found an apartment to rent with other displaced
families. It is much smaller than the home they had, but it’s safer. The children
enrolled in a CRS-sponsored school, where the routine provides hope, stability
and a sense of belonging. “Education is very important,” says Lamya. This is
especially true in Iraqi culture.”
Lamya received training from CRS and became a teacher at the school. Now
she has hope for the future. “I really love children, so when I go to class I feel
like I am with my family,” she says.
Her son, Majd, also loves going to school. “Majd is so motivated to go to
school. He just wants it to be morning so he can go,” Lamya says. “He is
relaxed, having fun and more confident.” For Majd, school means a normal
life—now and in the future.
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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT—Weekly Prayer Intention
For Majd and his family, who we encounter through CRS Rice Bowl, and all
refugees fleeing violence and hardship in search of safety and security. We
pray to the Lord …
For those worldwide who are forced to flee their homes for safety or better
opportunities. We pray to the Lord …
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
We are one community nourished and transformed by the Eucharist.
As the body of Christ, we are led by the Holy Spirit to know, love and serve God and one another.
Somos una comunidad alimentada y transformada por la Eucaristía. Como cuerpo de Cristo, somos guiados por el Espíritu
Santo, para conocer, amar y servir a Dios y unos a otros.
STEWARDSHIP / CORRESPONSABILIDAD
Gratitude in Action: Our Way of Life / Gratitud en Acción: Nuestra forma de Vida
The glossary of the CATECHISM of the CATHOLIC
CHURCH, Second Edition, defines sin, in part, as: “An
offense against God as well as a fault against reason,
truth, and right conscience. Sin is a deliberate thought,
word, deed, or omission contrary to the eternal law of
God.”
Killing someone or intentionally causing harm to another
is sinful, seriously sinful. But what about those situations
in which many find themselves behaving in a manner that
may not be grievously sinful, but is not free of sin either?
“I speak of the faults that Christians who live in half-
heartedness are accustomed to commit deliberately and
of which they make for themselves habits that they hardly
bother to correct. . . . minor angers . . . words of
contempt, the slight gossip, the mockery, the lies, the
irreverence and the voluntary distractions in prayer; the
desire to please people, the humorous talk that can
produce nasty thoughts, the curious looks . . . minor
overindulgence in drinking and in eating . . . when the
issue is slight or there is more lack of consideration than
malice. . . . these faults, above all when they are actual –
when one often falls back into them, when one neglects to
mend one’s ways from them, when one counts them for
nothing – I say that these are the greatest evils.”1
None of us is exempt from the temptations of sin or
without fault. Bishop Robert Barron said in one of his
recent Daily Gospel Reflections:“We are all capable of
dark and evil acts. I’m not okay and neither are
you.” Satan is forever on the prowl, waiting for that weak
moment when we will succumb to a temptation that
seems so trifle. Where can it lead? Where does it
end? We must be ever aware of our words, thoughts,
deeds and actions. Would Jesus approve?
1Magnificat Meditation, Evils from Within by Saint Claude La
Colombière, February 7, 2018
Carole Drake, Director
Stewardship and Engagement
El glosario del CATECISMO de la IGLESIA CATÓLICA,
segunda edición, define el pecado, en parte, como: "Una
ofensa contra Dios así como una falta contra la razón, la
verdad y la conciencia correcta. El pecado es un pensamiento
deliberado, palabra, acción u omisión contraria a la ley
eterna de Dios”.
Matar a alguien o causar daño intencionalmente a otro es
pecaminoso, seriamente pecaminoso. Pero, ¿qué pasa con
aquellas situaciones en las que muchos se encuentran
comportándose de una manera que puede no ser gravemente
pecaminosa, pero que tampoco está libre de pecado?
"Hablo de las faltas que los cristianos que viven a medias
están acostumbrados a cometer deliberadamente y de los
cuales se hacen hábitos que apenas se molestan en
corregir... enojos menores. . . palabras de desprecio, los
pequeños chismes, las burlas, las mentiras, la irreverencia
y las distracciones voluntarias en la oración; el deseo de
complacer a la gente, la conversación humorística que
puede producir pensamientos desagradables, las miradas
curiosas. . . exceso de indulgencia en beber y comer. . .
cuando el problema es leve o hay más falta de consideración
que malicia. . . . Estas fallas, sobre todo cuando son reales
-cuando uno cae a menudo en ellas, cuando uno se olvida
de repararlas, cuando uno las cuenta por nada-digo que
estos son los males más grandes”. 1
Ninguno de nosotros está exento de las tentaciones del
pecado o sin culpa. El Obispo Robert Barron dijo en una de
sus recientes Reflexiones del Evangelio Diario: "Todos
somos capaces de actos oscuros y malvados. No estoy bien
ni tú tampoco.” Satanás está siempre al acecho, esperando
ese momento débil en el que sucumbiremos a una tentación
que parece tan insignificante. ¿A dónde puede conducir?
¿Dónde termina? Debemos ser conscientes de nuestras
palabras, pensamientos, hechos y acciones. ¿Lo aprobaría
Jesús?
Pastor’s Message by Father Oscar Martin Picos
First Sunday of Lent I Primer Domingo de Cuaresma Empezamos la cuaresma y la Palabra nos propone para
la reflexión, la presencia de las tentaciones en la vida de
Jesús y en nuestro caminar diario. Tentación no es lo
mismo que pecado. La tentación es una invitación a caer
en el pecado. Jesús tuvo tentaciones y en cambio no tuvo
pecados. Uno de los dramas de los seres humanos es que
ante la tentación somos excesivamente débiles cuando
no tenemos presente a Dios.
Nuestro texto de hoy viene cargado de simbolismos:
· El número cuarenta representa un tiempo
considerable.
· Satanás significa "adversario" .
Podemos decir que cada cristiano se encuentra casi toda
la vida con las tentaciones rondándole, y el adversario
buscará las formas de hacerle tropezar. Siguiendo el
ejemplo de Jesús podemos salir victoriosos de la prueba
con Él.
El anuncio del reino de Dios aparece en este evangelio
muy cerca de las tentaciones. Primero son las
invitaciones a pecar por parte del maligno y luego la
gran proclamación de aceptar el evangelio por parte de
Jesús. La vida del cristiano siempre estará en estas dos
invitaciones, cada uno deberá elegir con cuál se queda.
¿Tenemos fe? Claro que tenemos fe, pero nunca
debemos olvidarnos que nuestra fe está llena de
tentaciones y que si nos descuidamos podemos sucumbir
ante ellas. La permanente ayuda de Dios no nos
abandona ni en los peores momentos.
Rectory…………..673-7354
Pastor ........................ Rev. Oscar Martin Picos
Parochial Vicar ......... Rev. Arokia Dass David
Office……………..673-2604 ([email protected])
Business Manager ..... Don Drake
Secretary ................... Sandra Tellez
Bookkeeper…………Barbara Harrison
Deacons
Rigoberto Aguirre ...................... 628-9107
Rogaciano Tellez ........................ 652-9219 Neuman Club (President Nick Nootaar)
(Vice President) Josh Rock…..…[email protected]
Director of Stewardship and Engagement Carole Drake…………[email protected]
Religious Education/Youth Group...673-2604
Jill Luttrell [email protected]
Website……………...saintgeorgecatholics.com
Website Email……[email protected]
Online Giving……saintgeorgecatholics.com (online giving link)
Bulletin [email protected]
Thrift Store………673-1029
Maintenance……..Call Office (673-2604)
Servicios de Penitencia
19 de Febrero, 2:30 pm
(tendremos varios sacerdotes)
13 de Marzo, 6:30 pm
(tendremos varios sacerdotes)
Penance Services
February 19, 2:30 pm
(we will have several priests)
March 13, 6:30 pm
(we will have several priests)
As we begin Lent, the Word offers us for
reflection the presence of temptations in the
life of Jesus and in our own lives.
Temptation is not the same as sin.
Temptation is an invitation to fall into sin. Jesus had
temptations, but He committed no sin.
Our text today is loaded with symbolism:
· The number forty represents a considerable time.
· Satan represents our "adversary".
One of the dramas of human existence is that we are
extremely weak in the face of temptation if God is not
present in our lives. Every Christian is surrounded with
temptations. The adversary conjures endless ways to make
us stumble, but we can emerge victorious from these trials
if we follow the example of Jesus.
After resisting three invitations to sin, Jesus proclaimed the
key to entering the kingdom of God: “The Lord, your God,
shall you worship and Him alone shall you serve.” This
profession of faith dispelled the adversary and evoked the
ministry of angels.
Every Christian must face the same choice that Jesus faced.
Do we have faith? Of course, we have faith, but as humans
we are beset with temptations. If we neglect our faith and
do not follow the word of God, we can easily succumb to
those temptations. Even in our worst moments, God will
not leave us if we maintain our faith and follow the
example of Jesus.
EVENTS and MASS INTENTIONS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at [email protected] for questions or submissions.
NORRIS & MARY PIPPY
Our Sanctuary Candle
burns this week in memory of
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday 2/17
5:00 pm Alfred Jankus by Barbara Kent
Coach Ray Odette by Family
Ken Odette by Family All military service personnel, living and deceased
7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo
Sunday 2/18
9:00 am Sal Dano
Ron Derouin by Family
11:00 am Deacon Mark Bourget by Family
1:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo
Monday 2/19
8:00 am Paul Bargeman
Joe Mezzelo
Cecilia Imrick
Tuesday 2/20
8:00 am Donald Rulli
Timothy Thalhamer by Family
Wednesday 2/21
8:00 am Mary and John Durica
Thursday 2/22
8:00 am Jane and Don Hnath
7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo
Friday 2/23
8:00 am Michelle & Family by Mother
Helen Hnath
PARISH EVENTS Monday 7:00 pm RCIA (English) Scanlan, FL2
7:00 pm Holy Hour Hurricane
10:30 am Everyday God Scanlan, FL2
Tuesday 9:00 am Marian Hour
12-4 pm Bridge Group Kuzy
7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Kuzy
7:00 pm CCD 3rd Grade, 1st & 2nd yr. Scanlan FL2
Confirmation
First Tuesday
6:30 pm Women’s Group Kuzy
6:30 pm Knights of Columbus Kuzy, FL2
Second Tuesday
1:30 pm Mass at Veterans Home, Ivins 160N 200E
Wednesday
10:30 am Weekly Bible Study Scanlan, FL3
12:00 pm Bulletin Deadline (11 days prior to publication)
6:30 pm Holy Spirit Prayer Group Kuzy, FL2
7:00 pm Clases Bíblicas Scanlan, FL3
7:00 pm Holy Hour & Benediction
Thursday 9:00 am Way of the Cross of the Unborn
7:00 pm Youth Group Kuzy, FL2
Second Thursday
1:30 pm Mass at Sterling Court, St. George 324N 1680E
Friday 7:00 pm Holy Hour, Spanish
First Friday 8:00 am Anointing of the Sick at Mass
Last Friday
8:30 am Eucharistic Adoration begins
Saturday 7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Kuzy, FL2
First Saturday
8:00 am Mass in Honor of Our Lady
10:00 am Walk for Life Bluff & 600S
After last Friday 6:00 am Eucharistic Adoration ends with Mass
First Weekend
At all Masses - Renovation Fund Collection
Third Weekend
At all Masses - K of C Food Drive
Sunday 9:00 am CCD Scanlan, FL2
11:00 am CCD Scanlan, FL2
5:00 pm Rosary
First Weekend
At all Masses - Renovation Fund Collection
Third Weekend
At all Masses - K of C Food Drive
Coffee and donuts after the 9 and 11 am
Masses
Weekly Collection Report
Collection (2/4)………………. .................... $ 12,125
Capital Improvement Project (December)
Renovation and Improvement Fund ....... $185,585
Renovation Fund Collections …………..$ 16, 604
LOOKING AHEAD
Feb 19 Presidents’ Day—parish office closed
Feb 19 “Everyday God” Retreat
Feb 19 Penance Services 2:30 pm
Feb 20 “Lenten Tuesdays” begins
Mar 5 “Everyday God” Retreat
Mar 13 Penance Services 6:30 pm
Apr 1 Easter Sunday
Apr 9 Parish Blood Drive
ANNOUNCEMENTS and REPORTS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at [email protected] for questions or submissions.
Sunday: Gn 9:8-15/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [cf. 10]/1 Pt 3:18-22/Mk 1:12-15
Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [Jn 6:63b]/Mt 25:31-46
Tuesday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19 [18b]/Mt 6:7-15
Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 [19b]/Lk 11:29-32
Thursday: 1 Pt 5:1-4/Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 16:13-19
Friday: Ez 18:21-28/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8 [3]/Mt 5:20-26
Saturday: Dt 26:16-19/Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8 [1b]/Mt 5:43-48
Next Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19 [9]/Rom 8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10
Scripture Readings Week of February 18
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40 Cans for 40 Days
Please drop off your donations of canned food in the box
at the Church foyer or at the Parish Office.
Lenten Tuesdays
A Journey in Catholicism with Bishop Robert Barron
February 20 – 10:00 – 11:30 am
Scanlan, FL2
Week 1: Amazed and Afraid: The Revelation of God
Become Man
Churches and Shrines of the Holy Land
Focus/Discussion: Catholic Conviction: Jesus is the
Promised Messiah and revelation of God become man in
Christ
Facilitators: Billie Richardson, Carole Drake
If you have any questions, or plan to attend, please call
Billie at 801-971-5478.
Nominations for 2018 Parish Woman of the Year
Saint George Catholic Women’s Group will
distribute nomination forms for our parish Woman of
the Year after all Masses on February 17, 18, 24, and
25. Ballots and voting boxes will be available at the
front and the foyer entrances to the church.
Please nominate a woman you know who gives
generously of her time and talents for the benefit of
our parish. Your candidate could be a woman who is
no longer able to contribute, but should be honored
for her many years of past service.
Women not eligible are those paid by the church.
Ballots will be counted and selection made in early
March and an announcement will be made at the
Masses the weekend of March 24. The Woman of the
Year will be honored at the annual convention of the
Diocese of Salt Lake City Council of Catholic
Women on April 28. Last year the parish honored
Trish Christensen as Woman of the Year.
Black and Indian Mission (U.S.) Collection
February 24-25
Recognizing a need to support missionary work among
African American and Native American Catholics, the
U.S. Catholic bishops established this Catholic Church
charity for the Catholic Missions in 1884 to administer
a national collection—the first of its kind in the United
States. Thank you for your generosity next weekend.
Saint Therese Gift Shop
Come in for that special gift. Items for Lent, RCIA,
Easter, First Communion and Confirmation are available.
We have a variety of rosaries, Lenten books, Last Supper
plaques, statues, children's books, veils, gloves, ties,
crosses, crucifixes, holy cards and much more. If you
need a special item, come in early to get it ordered.
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10am - 2pm and after weekend
Masses. Contact: Sharon 435-688-1948. The Gift Shop is
located in the southwest corner of the Church.
The Gift Shop will be CLOSED—Thursday, March 29
through Sunday, April 1.
Si tienes algun evento religioso para publicar por favor envianos un email a [email protected]
Tienda De Regalos Santa Teresita
Venga por ese regalo especial. Artículos para Cuaresma,
RCIA, Pascua, Primera Comunión y Confirmación
están disponibles. Tenemos una variedad de rosarios,
libros de Cuaresma, placas de Última Cena, estatuas,
libros para niños, velos, guantes, corbatas, cruces,
crucifijos, tarjetas sagradas y mucho más. Si necesita
un artículo especial, venga temprano para ordenarlo
Horario: martes a viernes de 10 am a 2 pm y después
de las misas de fin de semana. Póngase en contacto con
Sharon 435-688-1948. La Tienda de Regalos está
ubicada en la esquina suroeste de la iglesia.
La tienda de regalos estará CERRADA desde el jueves
29 de marzo hasta el domingo 1 de abril.
Nominaciones para la Mujer del Año de la
Parroquia 2018
El Grupo de Mujeres Católicas de Saint George
distribuirá los formularios de nominación para nuestra
Mujer del Año parroquial después de todas las Misas
en febrero: 17 18, 24, 25. Las boletas y casillas de
votación estarán disponibles en el frente y las entradas
al vestíbulo de la iglesia.
Por favor, nomina a una mujer que conozcas que da
generosamente su tiempo y talentos para el beneficio de
nuestra parroquia. Tu candidato podría ser una mujer
que ya no puede contribuir, pero que debe ser honrada
por sus muchos años de servicio pasado.
Las mujeres no elegibles son aquellas pagadas por la
iglesia. Las boletas se contarán y la selección se
realizará a principios de marzo y se hará un anuncio en
las Misas el fin de semana del 24 de marzo. La Mujer
del Año será honrada en la convención anual del
Consejo de Mujeres Católicas de la Diócesis de Salt
Lake en abril 28. El año pasado la parroquia honró a
Trish Christensen como Mujer del Año.
De Colores
Our Southern Utah Cursillistas wish to extend an invitation to
our Catholic brothers and sisters to share our friendship
with and love for the Lord.
Faith grows when it’s lived as an experience of love
received and when it is communicated as an experience of
grace and joy. We invite you to share your faith experience
with us.
This is a joyful celebration of prayer and sharing of Piety
(loving God), Study (knowing God), and Action (serving God).
All are welcome, so please join us!
Saturday, February 24 at 10 am
Scanlan FL2—Conference Room
Snacks will be served.
Any questions, please call Brenda at 435-632-8826.
Colecta (EE. UU.)Para la Misión Negra e Indios
24-25 de febrero
Reconociendo la necesidad de apoyar el trabajo misionero
entre los afroamericanos y los nativos americanos
católicos, los obispos católicos de los Estados Unidos
establecieron esta organización benéfica de la Iglesia
Católica para las Misiones Católicas en 1884 para
administrar una colecta nacional, la primera de este tipo
en los Estados Unidos. Gracias por su anticipada
generosidad del próximo fin de semana.
2018 Diocesan Development Drive
The 2018 Diocesan Development Drive (DDD) kicked off
the weekend of January 27-28. During that weekend and
the weekend of February 3-4, we heard Father Martin and
Father Dass share how the funds of DDD assisted them
during their formation and studies. We are very blessed to
have fine priests to serve the needs of our parish and
mission communities.
I was in Salt Lake City recently for a Diocesan Stewardship
Council meeting where the relationship between
Stewardship and DDD was discussed. Bishop Oscar shared
with the Council what was shared with you the weekend of
February 3-4: Stewardship is about relationship –
relationship with God and neighbor.
We are called to share our time and talents, together with
the monetary gifts God so generously gives us. Key is to
share these gifts with a generous heart. We offer to others,
ungrudgingly, what God has already given us. The best
manner we can give to those who need our help is with a
spirit of sacrifice. Those instances find great favor with
God who very often gives us even more in return.
Since kick-off, we have contributed $11,576 in both cash
and pledges to the DDD. Let’s keep the momentum going
with 100% participation from our 2,000 registered parish
families.
“Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you
deserve; to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed
the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to
ask for reward.” - Prayer of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Carole Drake, Director
Stewardship and Engagement