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259 WEST 200 NORTH, ST. GEORGE, UTAH 84770—WWW.SAINTGEORGECATHOLICS.COM
January 13, 2019 / The Baptism of the Lord
Saint George Saint George CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Oscar Martin Picos, Pastor Rev. Sébastien Sasa Nganomo Babisayone, 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 Day of Obligation Masses 8:00 am, 6:00 pm, 8:00 pm Confessions Saturday ............ 3:30 - 4:45 pm Sunday……………7:30 - 8:30 am Or by appointment Baptism Preparation
English: Call 925-989-0510 to register Spanish: 1st & 2nd Sat., 2:00 pm (Scanlan) Baptism English: 4th Saturday at 9:00 am Spanish: 3rd Saturday at 9:00 am Marriage Preparation English: Contact the Parish Office Spanish: Contact a Deacon Anointing of the Sick First Friday during 8:00 am Mass
Call Parish Office for home/hospital
anointing
Eucharistic Adoration Tuesday - Friday......9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Last Friday of the Month, 9:00 am to
Saturday 6:00 am
Mission Churches Mass 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 Zion Park - Springdale (Canyon Community Center, 126 Lion Blvd.) SCAP………….....Sundays at 8:00 am Palm Sunday through September 30 Church Office 157 North 200 West P.O. Box 188, St. George, UT 84771 Ph:435-673-2604 / Fax:435-688-2704 [email protected] Office Hours Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Closed from 12 noon - 1:00 pm daily
EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP
RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
What have been the most significant moments in your life? You probably
celebrate your birthday every year, so the day you were born must be pretty
important. How about elementary, high school, or college graduations?
Hopefully you do something special on or around your wedding anniversary if
you are married. Do you have children? The birth of each child is probably
near the top on the list of moments you will never forget. Then there are the
sad moments of life: deaths, breakups, and tragedies. As you reflect on all
these moments, you can see that you would not be who you are today without
having experienced them. Of course as a Christian, you have one moment in
time that has had an even greater impact on you and perhaps it didn't even
come to mind: your Baptism.
You might say you don't remember it because you were an infant. Perhaps you
do not even know the date it took place. You might not feel like it has had
much impact on you at all. However, it has made all the difference.
Whether you feel the difference or not, on that day you were made a new
creation in Jesus Christ. You were marked for Him with an indelible mark that
no one can remove, not even you. On that day, you inherited a tradition and
lineage of faith that has changed the face of the earth. Today, that baptismal
grace beckons you to a real and substantial relationship with the One whose
name was invoked on that day. It also calls you to respond with a stewardship way
of life, where your gifts make a difference and glorify God. If today is the day you
start taking all this seriously, you get to add a new moment to your list.
~Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
LA CORRESPONSABILIDAD DIARIA
RECONOCER A DIOS EN LOS MOMENTOS ORDINARIOS
¿Cuáles son los momentos mas significativos en su vida? Probablemente
celebre su cumpleaños cada año; ese día debe ser importante. ¿Qué tal su
educación primaria, secundaria, universitaria? Espero que sienta importancia
en su aniversario. ¿Tiene hijos? Sus nacimientos probablemente son muy
importantes. Y también hay momentos tristes: la muerte, romper con un novio/
novia y las tragedias. Cuando reflexione en todos esos momentos, puede ver
que no sería usted quien es hoy sin haber experimentado esos momentos. Por
supuesto, como cristiano, tiene un momento en su vida que es aun más
significativo que quizás no ha considerado: su bautizo.
Puede ser que no se recuerde porque era bebé. Quizá no sepa cuándo fue.
Quizá no piense ese momento tan significativo como otros. Sin embargo, hace
toda la diferencia. (continúa en la página 6)
STEWARDSHIP / CORRESPONSABILIDAD
Gratitude in Action: Our Way of Life / Gratitud en Acción: Nuestra forma de Vida
One dictionary definition of expectation is “a strong belief
that something will happen or be the case in the future”. It
is also defined as “a belief that someone will or should
achieve something”. Words synonymous with expectation
are supposition, assumption, presumption, conjecture,
surmise, hope and more.
I sought to give up the word assumption, and any subsequent
action related to an assumption, a long time ago! Assuming
anything can be risky and lead us down a path of being wrong
about whomever or whatever we made the assumption.
Presumption can be equally challenging.
Assuming something about another person, especially if it is a
negative assumption, can be hurtful to that person.
Assumptions can lead to false accusations and conclusions.
The word hope seems to be much healthier and safer when
defining expectation. We free ourselves of error by not
relying on something to be fact, when in reality it may not
be. Expecting something to appear or happen, or expecting
something from another, can disappoint. We free ourselves
of this disappointment and feelings of disappointment in
others if we truly hope and not expect.
Hope in God and trust in His divine Will allow us to reach
beyond the realm of our own limitations and experience
the vastness of His greatness that provides beyond our
human ability to perceive. We can experience this world,
His Kingdom on this earth, in ways we never imagined.
“There is a life force flowing through the universe, and
everything exists in a single moment, forever unfolding. I
open myself to the stream. I want to be emptied and
purified so that the past is no longer my lens—so that it no
longer colors what I see. What will it be like to look
without fear or expectation, to see things with nothing in
the way? Who will I be if I am not afraid, but alive? There
is everything to experience, and the portal beyond the
darkness to know…. I am not limited to my name. I know
this now. I am more than this body. I am not defined by the
story I tell or the experiences life has given me. I have
experienced sorrow, but sorrow is not essentially who I
am. I am the small green shoot of a flower making its way
through the dark. I am the spirit experiencing what it is to
be here in this form.”1
1 Stars at Night: When Darkness Unfolds as Light by Paula
D’Arcy
~Carole Drake
Pastoral Assistant and Community Outreach
Una definición de expectativa del diccionario es "una
fuerte creencia de que algo sucederá o será el caso en el
futuro". También se define como "la creencia de que
alguien logrará o debería lograr algo". Las palabras
sinónimo de expectativa son suposición, imaginación,
presunción, conjetura, teoría, esperanza y más.
¡Traté de abandonar la palabra suposición, y cualquier
acción posterior relacionada con una suposición, hace
mucho tiempo! Asumir algo puede ser arriesgado y
llevarnos por el camino de estar equivocados con
respecto a quien sea o lo que sea que hayamos asumido.
La presunción puede ser igualmente desafiante.
Asumir algo sobre otra persona, especialmente si es un
supuesto negativo, puede ser perjudicial para esa
persona. Los supuestos pueden llevar a falsas
acusaciones y conclusiones.
La palabra esperanza parece ser mucho más saludable y
segura al definir las expectativas. Nos liberamos del
error de no confiar en que algo sea un hecho, cuando en
realidad puede que no lo sea. Esperar que algo aparezca
o suceda, o esperar algo de otro, puede decepcionar. Nos
liberamos de esta decepción y sentimientos de decepción
en los demás si realmente esperamos y no presumimos.
La esperanza en Dios y la confianza en Su divina
Voluntad nos permiten llegar más allá del ámbito de
nuestras propias limitaciones y experimentar la
inmensidad de Su grandeza que proporciona más allá de
nuestra capacidad humana para percibir. Podemos
experimentar este mundo, Su Reino en esta tierra, de una
manera que nunca imaginamos.
“Hay una fuerza vital que fluye a través del universo, y
todo existe en un solo momento, desplegándose para
siempre. Me abro a la corriente. Quiero ser vaciado y
purificado para que el pasado ya no sea mi lente, para
que ya no coloree lo que veo. ¿Cómo sería mirar sin
miedo o expectativa, ver las cosas sin nada en el
camino? ¿Quién seré si no tengo miedo, pero vivo? Hay
todo para experimentar, y el portal más allá de la
oscuridad para saber... No estoy limitado a mi nombre.
Lo sé ahora. Soy más que este cuerpo. No estoy definido
por la historia que cuento o las experiencias que la vida
me ha dado. He experimentado el dolor, pero el dolor no
es esencialmente lo que soy. Soy el pequeño brote verde
de una flor que se abre paso en la oscuridad. Soy el
espíritu que experimenta lo que es estar aquí en esta
forma”. 1
Pastor’s Message by Father Oscar Martin Picos
The Baptism of the Lord / El Bautismo del Señor
The rhythm of the liturgical year brings us the
celebration of the Lord’s Baptism as a
continuation of Christmas and the Epiphany.
This presents the holiday from a purely
Christian mentality: the Child has been born
recently, and now we see His baptism. The
timing associates the baptism of Jesus with that of
Christian children, but its symbolism is actually very
different.
Why was Jesus baptized? Did He have sins? Did He need
to convert?
The first Christians had great debates on this subject, with
many different explanations, but the Word describing the
Lord’s baptism can help us realize the depth of this
gesture. Jesus did not need purification, but He had to
fulfill the will of the Father.
After the advent days, John the Baptist appears again.
Now John has before him the Savior he has been
announcing. People are waiting and wondering if John
himself is the Messiah. He denies it, exalting the Lord
above his own person and activity.
In the daily life of the Christian, the work we do is like
that of John the Baptist: announcing to the alienated and
the converted the greatness of the God who awaits them.
The Messiah has come, but many have not accepted Him
in their lives. John represents the Christian who proclaims,
expresses and anticipates the future that God brings us.
Today's Gospel has a poignant air, as John the Baptist sees
before him the Savior he has announced. Something
similar will happen to us at the moment of our encounter
with eternity. In that last moment, we will see God as He
is and stand before Him as we really are. What John the
Baptist experienced was a time from heaven. He emptied
himself and completely accepted the greatness of God.
The Word tells us that, as Jesus prayed, the heavens
opened, the Holy Spirit came down and the voice of the
Father was heard. This invites us to keep our lives in
constant prayer so the Spirit can find a place within us.
We Christians are privileged. We often do not realize that
the presence of the Spirit makes us new beings, capable of
understanding and helping other people who, with or
without baptism, have not yet fully accepted God in their
lives. We must continue praying, meditating, reflecting,
and trying not to judge... leaving space inside for the Spirit
to make permanent housing in us.
El propio ritmo del año litúrgico nos trae esta fiesta
como continuación de la Navidad y de la Epifanía;
hace caer la festividad desde una mentalidad netamente
cristiana: el niño hace poco que ha nacido... ahora
vemos su bautizo... La mentalidad de la gente alejada
asocia este bautismo de Jesús con el de los niños actuales,
pero en realidad su simbolismo es totalmente otro.
¿Por qué se bautizó Jesús? ¿Acaso tenía pecados?
¿Acaso necesitaba convertirse?
Los primeros cristianos tuvieron sus grandes debates
sobre este tema. Hubo explicaciones para todos los
gustos, pero el bautismo en el Señor tiene unas
referencias que bien nos pueden servir para darnos
cuenta de la hondura de este gesto. Jesús no tenía
necesidad de purificación pero tenía que cumplir la
voluntad del Padre.
Después de los días de adviento aparece de nuevo Juan
el Bautista. Ahora tiene ante sí mismo a quien había
anunciado. La gente estaba expectante y se preguntaba
si Juan era el Mesías. Él lo desmiente exaltando al
Señor por encima de su persona y de su actividad. En
la vida diaria del cristiano la labor que hacemos es
como la de Juan el Bautista. Tenemos que estar
anunciando a los alejados y a los convertidos la
grandeza del Dios que te espera. Ha venido, pero
muchos no le han aceptado en su vida. Juan es hoy el
que proclama, el que realiza gestos, el que mira al
futuro que Dios nos trae.
El Evangelio de hoy tiene un aroma conmovedor. Juan
puede ver a quien anunció. Algo parecido nos ocurrirá
en el momento de nuestro encuentro con la eternidad.
En aquel último momento veremos a Dios tal cual es,
y, nosotros seremos ante Él tal y como realmente
somos. En el fondo lo que vivió Juan el Bautista fue un
ratito de cielo. Él se despojó de sí y aceptó la grandeza
de Dios de una manera plena.
Cuando Jesús estaba orando dice la Palabra que se
abrió el cielo y bajó el Espíritu Santo y se oyó la voz
del Padre. Este párrafo me hace una invitación a
mantener mi vida en constante oración para que el
Espíritu tenga cabida en mí.
Los cristianos somos privilegiados y muchas veces no
nos damos cuenta que la presencia del Espíritu nos
hace ser seres nuevos, capaces de entender y ayudar a
otras personas que un día recibieron o no el agua pero
que no han terminado de aceptar a Dios en sus vidas.
Me quedo orando, meditando, reflexionando. Intentaré
no quedarme juzgando... Dejaré espacio en mi interior
para que el Espíritu haga en mí su vivienda permanente...
EVENTS and MASS INTENTIONS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at [email protected] for questions or submissions.
NARCISO RAMIREZ
Our Sanctuary Candle
burns this week in memory of
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday 1/12
5:00 pm Alfred Jankus by Barbara
Wade Henderson by Alice Henderson
Maxyne Mason by Lenore
Anna & John Hnath by Kathleen Hnath
All military service personnel, living and deceased
7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo
Sunday 1/13
9:00 am Estelle Pilney
Patti Hoffman
11:00 am Gilbert Manosalva by the Rogers
Marcela & Reynaldo Perfecta by Lidija
1:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo
Monday 1/14
8:00 am Joyce Cosentino
John & Faye Hnath by Kathleen Hnath
Tuesday 1/15
8:00 am Dolores Palotta
Bob Hoffman
Wednesday 1/16
8:00 am Madeleine & Marcel Beaudet
Phyllis Knight
Sr. M. Megan, O.P.
Thursday 1/17
8:00 am Lois Graham
7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo
Friday 1/18
8:00 am The Holy Souls in Purgatory
Bob Kowalski
Bondad Family
PARISH EVENTS
Monday 7:00 pm RCIA Scanlan, FL2
3:30 pm Holy Rosary—please join us Hurricane
10:00 am Everyday God (1/14, 1/28, 2/11) 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 Scanlan FL2
First Tuesday (third Tues. in January)
6:30 pm Women’s Group (Sept-June) Kuzy
6:30 pm Knights of Columbus (Sept-June ) Kuzy, FL2
Second Tuesday
1:30 pm Mass at Veterans Home, Ivins 160N 200E
Wednesday
10:30 am 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
Second Thursday
1:30 pm Mass at Sterling Court, St. George 324N 1680E
Third Thursday
6:30 pm 4th Degree K of C Kuzy, FL2
Friday 7:00 pm Holy Hour, Spanish
First Friday 8:00 am Anointing of the Sick at Mass
Last Friday
9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration begins
Saturday 7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Kuzy
First Saturday
8:00 am Mass in Honor of Our Lady
9:15 am Walk for Life (Oct-May) 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
Rectory…………..673-7354
Pastor ....................... Rev. Oscar Martin Picos
Parochial Vicar ......... Rev. Sébastien Sasa Nganomo Babisayo
Retired……………… Rev. Glenn Dare
Office……………..673-2604 ([email protected])
Business Manager ..... Don Drake
Bookkeeper ............... Barbara Harrison
Receptionist………...Nora Escatel
Deacons
Rigoberto Aguirre ...................... 628-9107
Rogaciano Tellez ........................ 652-9219 Baptismal Preparation Registration (English)
Judy Coryell…………………....925-989-0510—call to register
Pastoral Assistant and Community Outreach
Carole Drake………668-9202 ([email protected])
Religious Education Coordinator
Mariana Lawrentz …673-2604 ([email protected])
Website……………saintgeorgecatholics.com
Office Email….…[email protected]
Online Giving…….saintgeorgecatholics.com (online giving link)
Bulletin Ministry…[email protected]
Thrift Store………673-1029
Maintenance……..Call Office (673-2604)
Weekly Collection Report
Collection (12/30)…..…..……......................$ 19,880
Capital Improvement Project (November)
Renovation and Improvement Fund ....... $ 318,308
Renovation Fund Collections …………... $ 3,898
ANNOUNCEMENTS and REPORTS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at [email protected] for questions or submissions.
LOOKING AHEAD
Jan. 14 Everyday God”, 10 am, Scanlan FL2
Jan. 21 Parish Office Closed
Jan. 26 A Taste of Carmel: Carmelite Spirituality
& YOU, 2:30—4:00 pm, Scanlan, FL2
Feb. 9 Ministers of Holy Communion Workshop
Feb. 18 Parish Office Closed
SGCWG Schedule Change for January
The Women’s Group has changed its usual meeting
and luncheon dates for January 2019 as follows:
Meeting—January 15, Kuzy Hall, 6:30 pm
Luncheon—January 22, Harmon’s Santa Clara at
1:00 pm
Meetings will resume in February on their regularly
scheduled date—the first Tuesday of the month.
“Everyday God” Spring 2019 Schedule
Please join us on Monday mornings. We meet in the
Scanlan Building, FL2, from 10 am until 12 noon.
January 14
January 28
February 11
February 25
March 11
March 25
April 8
April 22
May 6
Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
Sunday, January 13
8:00 am to 1:00 pm in Kuzy Hall
Pancakes, Sausages, Coffee, Juice
$5 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under
Do You Have Little Free Time But Would Like To
Help Your Church?
Would you like to help your Church, but have very
little free time? Join us to count the weekly collections.
We meet at 7:45 am on Monday mornings in the
Scanlan Building. Counting the collection is a group
effort of 5 or more people and most Mondays we are
finished in about 2 hours.
We have teams established so that most volunteers
have only a once-a-month commitment. Currently, we
have a need for more volunteers on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd
Mondays of each month.
If you are good at counting money or have a
background in banking or retail, you are a perfect fit
for counting – but experience is NOT necessary.
If you would like to give it a try, please contact Shari
Gowers at (435) 773-7402 or [email protected]
Parish Mission
Facilitated by Tracy Earl Welliver
May 12-14
“From Easter to Pentecost”
Ministers of the Word (Lectors) Formation Workshop
Saturday, January 26
10 am—1 pm in the Scanlan Building, FL2
Registration Required
Email Ruth Ann Pilney ([email protected])
Deadline: Wednesday, January 23
Scripture Readings for the Week of January 13
Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11/Ps 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30 [1]/Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
Monday: Heb 1:1-6/Ps 97:1 and 2b, 6 and 7c, 9 [cf. 7c]/Mk 1:14-20
Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12/Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 [cf. 7]/Mk 1:21-28
Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 [8a]/Mk 1:29-39
Thursday: Heb 3:7-14/Ps 95:6-7c, 8-9, 10-11 [8]/Mk 1:40-45
Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11/Ps 78:3 and 4bc, 6c-7, 8 [cf. 7b]/Mk 2:1-12
Saturday: Heb 4:12-16/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [cf, Jn 6:63c]/Mk 2:13-17
Next Sunday: Is 62:1-5/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10 [3]/1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn 2:1-11
Observances for the Week of January 13
Sunday: The Baptism of the Lord; Thursday: Saint Anthony, Abbot; Next Sunday: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS and EVENTS
¡El mundo necesita el Rosario!
Ven y únete a nosotros a las 5 pm todos los
domingos en la iglesia para rezar el Rosario.
Desayuno Panqueque de Caballeros de Colón
Domingo, 13 de enero
de 8:00 am a 1:00 pm en Kuzy Hall
Panqueques, salchichas, café, jugo
$5 para adultos, $3 para niños de hasta 12 años
Knights of Columbus
FOOD COLLECTION
next weekend
We always need canned meats, cereal,
pancake mix and syrup, cooking oil, and mayonnaise.
Support the
Parish Food
Pantry Caballeros de Colón-—Recogida de
Alimentos—el próximo fin de semana
Siempre necesitamos carnes enlatadas, cereal, mezcla de panqueques, miel, aceite de cocinar y mayonesa.
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Sienta una diferencia o no, ese día usted se convirtió
en una nueva creación en Jesucristo. Fue marcado
para Él con una marca que nadie le puede quitar, ni
usted. En ese día, usted heredó una tradición de fe que
ha cambiado la faz del mundo. Hoy, la gracia del
bautismo le llama a una verdadera y sustantiva
relación con Dios. También le llama a responder con
corresponsabilidad, dando de sus dones para glorificar
a Dios. Si hoy es el día que toma en serio esto, tiene
que agregar esto a la lista de momentos más
significativos de su vida.
"Yo bautizo con agua, pero ya viene otro más
poderoso que yo, a quien no merezco desatarle las
correas de sus sandalias. El los bautizará con el
Espíritu Santo y con fuego". - Lc 3, 16