Roman Catholic Parish

JANUARY 1, 2017

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

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

WINTER PRIESTS Fr. Howie McGraw Fr. Vince Lieser

PARISH DEACONS Deacon Bill Jones

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—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

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 regis-tered 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.

LITURGY SCHEDULE

Masses

Saturday: 11:30am, 1:15, 3:00, 4:30pm Sunday: 6:30, 8:15, 10:00, and 11:30am 6:00pm (Life Teen Mass) Weekdays: 8:00am

Confessions: Sat. 10:30am

Holy Days: 8:00 & 10:00am and 7:00pm

Sol_mnity of M[ry, Th_ Holy Moth_r of Go^

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Jan. 20—Spaghetti Dinner

Feb. 6—Ladies Guild Tea

Feb. 7, 21, 23—Adult Confirmation Classes

For the full monthly calendar of Parish Events please visit our website at: www.stgeorgeaj.com.

POLISH M@SS

Fr. Stan celebrates a Mass in Polish on the 1st Saturday of every month at 6:00pm.

THIS WEEK IN OUR P@RISH

MONDAY, JANUARY 2 Parish Office Closed 5:00pm Legion of Mary (rm 2)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 1:00pm Bridge Players 3:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet (Chapel)

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 9:30am Our Lady of the Desert Guild Meeting & Luncheon 6:00pm Adult Choir Practice

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 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, JANUARY 6 8:45am Adult Choir Practice (Atrium)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7

SUNDAY, JANUARY 8

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

Closed New Years weekend.

CELEBR@TE R@INBOWS Our Lady of the Desert Guild Annual Tea will be held Monday, February 6th. Tickets will be on sale the weekend of January 7th & 8th in the kitchen af-ter all of the Masses. Ticket prices are $15 each and will be sold on a first come first serve basis, paid by either cash or check. Wear something colorful and join us in our cele-bration of rainbows. Hats are suggested.

Happy New Year! From Fr. Pinti, Fr. Stan

and the parish staff.

THE BLESSING WE RECEIVE The blessing we experience in Christ Jesus is proclaimed in Numbers as the special blessing for the people of Israel. They and we are to be blessed by the invocation of God’s loving kindness, the shining glory of God’s Face turned toward us in love, not away from us in anger. We are blessed by God’s own peace! Our wish and our hope are fulfilled in this bless-ing, which is made visible in the coming of Jesus. In Jesus, the image of the invisible God, God’s face is shown to us and God’s presence is made known to us in faithful and loving kindness.

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Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord

Gary Bockmann

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.

@DULT CONFIRM@TION

Confirmation is on Sunday, March 26th at 2:00pm with Bishop Kicanas being the main celebrant. Confirmation classes are mandatory and open to all Catholics 18 years and older, who have been baptized and made their 1st Com-munion. You must attend ALL three classes and bring a copy of your Baptism and First Com-munion certificate that we can keep.

Classes are: Tuesday, February 7th at 5:30pm

Tuesday, February 21st at 5:30pm

Thursday, February 23rd at 6:00pm

For more information contact Fr. Pinti at 480-982-2929.

N@TUR@L F@MILY PL@NNING Has anyone ever clearly explained for you why the Catholic Church does not approve of unnatural birth control? For most of us, the answer is NO. Learn about your faith and discover a natural meth-od of family planning that goes beyond the physi-cal. A course on the Sympto-Thermal Method of NFP taught by a certified couple having two sepa-rate start dates: Thursday, January 12, 2017 from 6:30-9:30pm and Saturday, January 14, 2017 from 1:30-4:30pm, right here at St. George. Each class is limited to 4 couples and you need to pre-register at ccli.org. For more information call Pems & Darrin at 480-671-9040.

NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, Dec. 31st: New Year’s Eve 11:30am, 1:15, 3:00 & 4:30pm

Sunday, January 1, 2014: New Year’s Day 6:30, 8:15 & 10:00am

GOLF BALLS FROM

HEAVEN

Tickets for our “Golf Balls from Heaven” ball drop, benefiting our Scholarship Fund will be avail-able after all the Masses on: January 7/8, February 4/5 and 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.

DIVINE MERCY MOVIE SERIES WILL RESUME IN J@NU@RY

@LL VOLUNTEERS

All volunteers and their families are invited to drop by the social hall between 4:00 & 6:00pm on Monday, January 9th, for a buffet dinner and a special gift, for the volunteer, from Fr. Pinti.

M@SS INTENTIONS 2017

Mon. January 2 8:00am John Gerrais + Jason Crawford + Paul McDonald Tues. January 3 8:00am People of the Parish Wed. January 4 8:00am Ladies Desert Guild Members + Leonora Wirth + Juan Cantu Thurs. January 5 8:00am Charles Parcell + John Houlihan + Elvin “Smiley” LIeser Fri. January 6 8:00am Gertrude Mahoney Dennis & Anna Pabst + Eileen Petticrew Sat. January 7 8:00am + Patsy Cundiff 11:30am Judy’s Prayer List + Leo & Florence Dufault + Emory Patterson 1:15pm Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Egan Mrs. Margaret Corcoran + Thomas Bollech 3:00pm + Judy Hawley + Rick Hadd + Marcy Young 4:30pm All Members of the Wegrzyn Family + Jack Engleman Sun. January 8 6:30am + Anne Lawrence + Kathy Hodson 8:15am People of the Parish 10:00am + Willis Laraway + Lee Hoff + Belen Reyes 11:30am + William MacKinnon + Christine Publicover 6:00pm + Angela Blazek

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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.

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 Mary Lou Oberstar 480-273-7621

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 Mary 920-966-2438 or Ray 480-286-0086 Email: franciscanjoyinaj@gmail.com

Catholic Discussion Group (Patr icians) 3rd Sat. 9am room 2 Josie 480-202-6783 Topic: Who Makes All Things New?

RE@DINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:29—3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34 Wednesday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-28 [23, 31-34, 36, 38] Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Sal 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 2:1-11 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

HOSPITAL STAYS

For those of you who may be going into the hos-pital for a scheduled procedure, please call the par-ish office and ask for an “Anointing of the Sick” BEFORE you go in to the hospital or see a pr iest 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 & phone number, the persons full name, and the room number.

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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.

Middle School youth (grades 6-8)

Tues., Jan. 3— New Year’s Break—Class Re-sumes January 10th

We wish all our EDGE students and their families a joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year!

For more information contact Christine at 480-982-2929 ext. 17.

High School youth (grades 9-12)

Sun., Jan. 8—Classes Resume

For more information contact Christine at 480-982-2929 ext. 17.

SPAGHETTI DINNER Friday, January 20, 2017

St. George Social Hall Seating at 5:00 or 7:00pm

Proceeds benefit the Life Teen Retreat Fund

Tickets available after all Masses Jan. 14/15 or through the parish office.

Adults: $10 Kids under 10: $5

Join us for the 2017 St. George Roman Catholic Parish Student Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament on Sunday, March 19, 2017. $90 per player, $360 per team early bird. Brochure/Registration available in brochure rack in vestibules, parish office and par-ish website.

C@SINO BUS TRIP Monday, January 9th going to Lone Butte and Wild Horse Pass. Bingo is at Lone Butte. Mon-day is Senior Day at Wild Horse Pass so you re-ceive $5 in food comps. Also, Wild Horse Pass is a short walk or shuttle ride to the Premium Outlet shops. Cost is $10 which you receive back on arri-val at the casino. The bus leaves St. George at 9:00am. Reserve your seat by calling: Susan Mone at 480-969-0447 or Linda Maguire at 480-924-1746. If you have a slot card for Gila River please have your number ready when calling. Please call by Wednesday, January 4.

TH@NK YOU

Frontier ACE Hardware for advertising in our bulletin.

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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 for our fund. If you have never registered your Fry’s card, you may do so at www.FrysCommunityRewards.com. Follow the prompts under ‘Create an Account’ and select St. George under ‘Community Rewards’. If you already have a Fry’s account set up, using the same website as above, log in and select St. George under ‘Community Rewards’.

You must relink your card every year.

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

TH@NK YOU FROM HELP FOR THE NEEDY OFFICE

THANK YOU for taking a Giving Tree Tag and being so generous to those in need. Your generous donations of food, monetary and gifts for Christmas reached over 200 families in our community. Well over 400 children had a wonderful Christmas thanks to you. A BIG thank you to all of the volunteers who helped tirelessly in the Help for the Needy Office, Pantry and Giving Tree. May the Spirit of Christ-mas be in you heart and may you be blessed all through the year.

COME HOME TO IREL@ND with R_v. John Cunningh[m

An unforgettable adventure awaits you on our escorted, leisurely-paced tour of the Emerald Isle: June 19-July 2, 2017. $4,395 per person includes air travel with an excellent flight schedule (Phoenix-Dublin/Shannon-Phoenix round trip) road transpor-tation by deluxe coach, 12 nights in 4-Star hotels based on 2 persons sharing (add $925 for single supplement), full Irish breakfast daily, 8 dinners (including a medieval castle banquet), a special cul-tural event “A Thousand Years of Irish Music”, visit to my home, and admission to all venues. $100 dis-count if paid in full by January 15th. Rev. Dr. John Cunningham 480-988-1935 or email: john.cunningham.1@asu.edu.

TOD@Y’S RE@DINGS

First Reading—The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace! (Numbers 6:22-27). Psalm—May God bless us in His mercy (Psalm 67). Second Reading—God sent the Spirit of the Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave but an heir, through God. (Galatians 4:4-7). Gospel—The shepherds glorified and praised God for all they had heard and seen (Luke 2:16-21).