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; (7:00 pm Spanish) First Saturday ..... 8:00 am Holy Day of Obligation Masses 8:00 am, 6:00 pm, (8:00 pm Spanish) Confession Saturday ............. 3:30 - 4:45 pm Sunday………… ...... 7:30 - 8:30 am Or by appointment Baptism Preparation English: Call 307-256-9814 to register Spanish: 1

st & 2

nd Sat., 2:00 pm (Scanlan)

Baptism English: 4

th 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 - 3:00 pm Last Friday of the month - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, after 7 pm Mass - Saturday 6:00 am Mission Churches Mass Schedule Saint Paul’s - Hurricane (171 S. Main) Sunday Mass—12:30 pm San Pablo Mission - Beryl Junction (721 S. Highway 18) Sunday Mass—9:00 am Saint Christopher’s - Kanab (39 West 200 South) Daily Mass—8:00 am, Sundays— 9:00 am Zion Park - Springdale (Canyon Community Center, 126 Lion Blvd.) SCAP…Sundays at 8:00 am Palm Sunday through December 1

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Church Office 157 North 200 West / PO Box 188 St. George, UT 84771 Ph:435-673-2604 / Fax:435-688-2704 Email: office@sgcatholics.com Office Hours Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Closed from 12 noon-1:00 pm

Saint George

Photo: Bob Parks

259 WEST 200 NORTH, ST. GEORGE, UTAH 84770—WWW.SAINTGEORGECATHOLICS.COM

July 19, 2020 / 16th Sunday In Ordinary Time

CATHOLIC CHURCH Very Rev. David Bittmenn, Pastor

Rev. Sébastien Sasa Nganomo Babisayone, Parochial Vicar

ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Saint George Catholic Church Women’s Group Our Saint George Catholic Women’s Group competed for the 2020 DCCW Our Lady of Good Counsel Affiliate of the Year Award. This is the first such annual award by the Utah Diocesan Council of Catholic Women to one of its parish affiliates. Our Saint George Catholic Women’s Group was awarded Second Place. They will be recognized for the award at the 2021 Convention in April. First Place award went to Saint Anthony of Padua, Helper, and Third Place to Saint James the Greater, Vernal. The Women’s Group hopes to resume their regular meeting schedule in September on the first Tuesday at 6:30pm in Kuzy Hall. All women of the parish are invited and encouraged to attend these meetings. This collage of pictures depicts some of the women’s efforts of support and outreach within the community.

STEWARDSHIP / CORRESPONSABILIDAD Gratitude in Action: Our Way of Life / Gratitud en Acción: Nuestra forma de Vida

“In [this] humility, we realize that it is not our strength, our

ingenuity, our love, or our care that is going to shape the

world. It is Jesus that the world needs, working through us. The

world does not need us. It needs someone who will bring it

Jesus. … If we truly want to be what the world needs, we need

to accept that we are not its savior and that it is actually in our

weakness and failing that Christ is made strong in us and in the

world.”1

God forgives. If we seek God’s forgiveness for ourselves, then

we, too, must be willing to forgive others.

God heals. If we ask God for healing, then we must be willing

to believe wholly, without doubt, that we will receive it. We

know God hears our prayers and answers them, although we

also know God does not always answer our prayers in our

desired time or in the way we ask. God knows what we need!

God is kind. We are sinners and offend God, perhaps more

often than we care to admit; however, He looks with pity upon

us. He waits for us to acknowledge our offense and seek His

always-present mercy. With bowed head and a repentant heart,

we can once again find favor in His Fatherly love. That favor

we must extend to others who have caused us hurt or harm.

God is just. He judges us fairly, examining the feelings and

attitudes of our heart. He loves us and offers us every

opportunity to change, to be “recreated in His divine image”.

He expects us to love others as He loves us, to be just and not

judge. Judging is His “job”.

God is Love. We are His children and He loves us beyond all

our faults, failings and sinfulness. He affords us every

opportunity to correct the errors of our ways, seek His mercy

and find our right path back to Him. We must encourage and

support others in the same manner. We are companions on this

earthly journey and need the support of others as well as the

strength we can offer each other.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not

pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its

own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over

injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with

the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all

things, endures all things.

Love never fails.” (1 COR 13:4-8)

1Called: What Happens after Saying Yes to God by Casey

Cole, O.F.M.

⁓Carole Drake

Pastoral Assistant and Community Outreach

“En [esta] humildad, nos damos cuenta de que no es nuestra fuerza, nuestro ingenio, nuestro amor o nuestro cuidado lo que va a dar forma al mundo. Es Jesús lo que el mundo necesita, trabajando a través de nosotros. El mundo no nos necesita. Necesita a alguien que lo traiga a Jesús. ... Si realmente queremos ser lo que el mundo necesita, debemos aceptar que no somos su salvador y que en realidad es en nuestra debilidad y falla que Cristo se fortalece en nosotros y en el mundo ". 1 Dios perdona. Si buscamos el perdón de Dios para nosotros mismos, entonces nosotros también debemos estar dispuestos a perdonar a los demás. Dios sana. Si le pedimos a Dios la curación, entonces debemos estar dispuestos a creer completamente, sin duda, que la recibiremos. Sabemos que Dios escucha nuestras oraciones y las responde, aunque también sabemos que Dios no siempre responde nuestras oraciones en el momento deseado o en la forma en que lo pedimos. Dios sabe lo que necesitamos! Dios es amable Somos pecadores y ofendemos a Dios, tal vez más a menudo de lo que queremos admitir; sin embargo, nos mira con lástima. Él espera que reconozcamos nuestra ofensa y busquemos su misericordia siempre presente. Con la cabeza inclinada y un corazón arrepentido, una vez más podemos encontrar favor en su amor paternal. Ese favor debemos extenderlo ha otros que nos han causado daño o herido. Dios es justo Nos juzga justamente, examinando los sentimientos y actitudes de nuestro corazón. Él nos ama y nos ofrece todas las oportunidades para cambiar, para ser "recreados a su imagen divina". Él espera que amemos a los demás como nos ama, que seamos justos y no juzguemos. Juzgar es su "trabajo". Dios es amor. Somos sus hijos y Él nos ama más allá de todas nuestras faltas, fallas y pecaminosidad. Él nos brinda todas las oportunidades para corregir los errores de nuestros caminos, buscar Su misericordia y encontrar nuestro camino correcto de regreso a Él. Debemos alentar y apoyar ha otros de la misma manera. Somos compañeros en este viaje terrenal y necesitamos el apoyo de los demás, así como la fuerza que podemos ofrecernos. "El amor es paciente, el amor es amable. No es celoso, [el amor] no es pomposo, no es inflado, no es grosero, no busca sus propios intereses, no es de mal genio, no se preocupa por las lesiones, no se alegra por las malas acciones pero se regocija con la verdad. Lleva todas las cosas, cree todas las cosas, espera todas las cosas, soporta todas las cosas. El amor nunca falla." (1 COR 13: 4-8)

1Called: What Happens After Saying Yes to God by Casey Cole, O.F.M.

Pastor’s Message / Mensaje del padre: Father David Bittmenn

Making new what was old: Every school year, on the day when spaghetti was first served in the cafeteria, the first grade teacher would remind the class that it was important to use both hands to carry the plate of spaghetti to their tables. Spaghetti was

heavier than it seemed, the teacher would remind the eager first graders. And every year, in their enthusiasm and haste, some of the first graders would forget the teacher’s counsel, grab the plate with one hand, and experience a pang of dread when the plate tumbled to the ground. Some things seem easier than they are, and prayer is one of these things. Prayer looks so simple on the outside but on the inside things are frequently different. It is not always easy to connect to the source of our salvation, the son of Mary who lived 2,000 years ago. In such moments the words of this weekend’s second reading stand out: the “Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes with inexpressible groanings.” Christ brought salvation into the world and the Holy Spirit makes Christ’s presence and his salvation real in our day and age. We’ve been able to identify some of the ways the Holy Spirit saves us in Christ. The Holy Spirit encourages and enables us to spread the news of salvation; the Holy Spirit deepens the truth Christ gave the world within us; and the Holy Spirit establishes and maintains the Church. In the greatest prayer of the Church, the Eucharist, the task of the Holy Spirit in bringing Christ to us is clearly stated in the Eucharistic Prayer (the prayer in which the bread becomes Christ’s Body and the wine becomes Christ’s Blood) when it says: “by the same Spirit graciously make holy these gifts we have brought to you for consecration, that they may become the Body and Blood of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ… (Eucharistic Prayer III).” One commentator observes that “only because of the presence and action of the Spirit is the community able to obey (and understand the full implications of) the Lord’s command: ‘Do this in remembrance of me.’ (John R. Sachs, “Holy Spirit in Christian Worship,” in The New Dictionary of Sacramental Worship, p. 537). Bringing Christ himself to us in the Eucharist is not the only time the Spirit brought Christ into the world. Jesus was born because the Holy Spirit came upon Mary (Luke 1:35). The Holy Spirit makes new what history records as old.

Haciendo nuevo lo viejo: cada año escolar, el día en que los espaguetis se servían por primera vez en la cafetería, el maestro de primer grado le recordaba a la clase que era importante usar ambas manos para llevar el plato de espagueti a sus mesas. El espagueti era más pesado de lo que parecía, la maestra siempre les recordaba a los ansiosos alumnos de primer grado. Y cada año, en su entusiasmo y prisa, algunos de los alumnos de primer grado olvidaban el consejo del maestro, tomaron el plato con una mano y experimentaron una punzada de temor cuando el plato cayó al suelo. Algunas cosas parecen más fáciles de lo que son, y la oración es una de estas cosas. La oración parece muy simple por fuera, pero por dentro las cosas son frecuentemente diferentes. No siempre es fácil conectarse a la fuente de nuestra salvación, el hijo de María que vivió hace 2.000 años. En esos momentos se destacan las palabras del segundo fin de semana: el "Espíritu viene en ayuda de nuestra debilidad; porque no sabemos orar como deberíamos, pero el Espíritu mismo intercede con gemidos inexpresables ". Cristo trajo la salvación al mundo y el Espíritu Santo hace que la presencia de Cristo y su salvación sean reales en nuestros días y tiempos. Hemos podido identificar algunas de las formas en que el Espíritu Santo nos salva en Cristo. El Espíritu Santo nos anima y nos permite difundir las noticias de salvación; el Espíritu Santo profundiza la verdad que Cristo le dio al mundo dentro de nosotros; y el Espíritu Santo establece y mantiene la Iglesia. En la oración más grande de la Iglesia, la Eucaristía, la tarea del Espíritu Santo al traer a Cristo a nosotros se establece claramente en la Oración Eucarística (la oración en la que el pan se convierte en el Cuerpo de Cristo y el vino se convierte en la Sangre de Cristo) cuando dice: "Por el mismo Espíritu, santifiquen estos regalos que les hemos traído para su consagración, para que se conviertan en el Cuerpo y la Sangre de su Hijo nuestro Señor Jesucristo ... (Oración Eucarística III)". Un comentarista observa que "solo por la presencia y la acción del Espíritu es la comunidad capaz de obedecer (y comprender todas las implicaciones de) el mandato del Señor:" Haz esto en memoria de mí "(John R. Sachs," Santo Espíritu en la adoración cristiana ", en The New Dictionary of Sacramental Worship, p. 537). Traer a Cristo mismo a nosotros en la Eucaristía no es la única vez que el Espíritu trajo a Cristo al mundo. Jesús nació porque el Espíritu Santo vino sobre María (Lucas 1:35). El Espíritu Santo hace nuevo lo que la historia registra como viejo.

EVENTS and MASS INTENTIONS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at sgcc.bulletin@gmail.com for questions or submissions.

PARISH EVENTS Monday 10:00 am Everyday God (every other week) Scanlan, FL2 7:00 pm RCIA Scanlan, FL2 3:30 pm Holy Rosary—please join us Hurricane

Tuesday 9:00 am Marian Hour - Our Lady of Peace Church 12-4 pm Bridge Group-Room at the Square St. George

6:00 pm CCD Scanlan

First Tuesday 6:00 pm Knights of Columbus (Library) St. George

Second Tuesday 1:00 pm Women’s Group Lunch at Harmons Santa Clara

Wednesday 12:00 pm Bulletin Deadline (11 days prior to publication date) 6:30 pm Holy Spirit Prayer Group Scanlan, FL2 7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Scanlan, FL2 7:00 pm Clases Biblicas CERS Scanlan, FL2

Third Wednesday

6:30 pm 4th Degree K of C Scanlan, FL3

Thursday 9:00 am Prayers for the Unborn Church 6:00 pm CCD Scanlan

Second Thursday 1:30 pm Mass at Sterling Court, St. George 324N 1680E

Friday First Friday 8:00 am Anointing of the Sick at Mass Church 6:30 pm Women’s Group (Sept-June) Scanlan, FL2

Last Friday 7:00 pm Nocturnal Adoration Church

Saturday 7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Scanlan, FL2

First Saturday 8:00 am Mass in Honor of Our Lady Church 9: 30 am Walk for Life Bluff & 600S

After Last Friday 6:00 am Nocturnal Adoration ends with Mass Church

First Weekend At all Masses - Renovation Fund Collection

Third Weekend At all Masses - K of C Food Drive Last Weekend - At all Masses - DDD Collection

Sunday 9:00 am CCD Scanlan 11:00 am CCD Scanlan 5:00 pm Rosary Church

First Weekend At all Masses - Renovation Fund Collection

Third Weekend At all Masses - K of C Food Drive

Last Weekend - At all Masses - DDD Collection

Our Lady of Grace Candle

burns this week in memory of

Jim Bacus

MASS INTENTIONS

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesday - Friday

9 am - 3 pm

Stephen Ministry

Christ caring for People through People Walking with Others during Troubled Times

Saint George Catholic Church

Saturday, 7/18

5:00 pm U Alfred Jankus

U Father Wayne T. Epperley

U Jim Klein by Mary Klein

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Sunday, 7/19

9:00 am U George & Mary Soik

U Father Wayne T. Epperley

11:00 am U Danny Jones by Rosi Medina

U Father Wayne T. Epperley

1:00 pm Mariana Lawrentz

Monday, 7/20

8:00 am U Bob Kowalski by Karen Kowalski

U Ana Ruth Olgren by Raymond White

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Tuesday, 7/21

8:00 am U Angela Galaz

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Wednesday, 7/22

8:00 am U Lauro Rene Mendoza

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Thursday, 7/23

8:00 am U Tom Walsh

U Ryan Christopher Folkes

By Folkes Family

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Friday, 7/24

8:00 am Father Sebastien Sasa

7:00 pm Father Sebastien Sasa

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.

Rectory…………..673-7354

Pastor ....................... Very Rev. David Bittmenn Parochial Vicar ......... Rev. Sébastien Sasa Nganomo Babisayone Retired……………… Rev. Glenn Dare

Office……….……..673-2604

Business Manager .... Don Drake (ddrake@sgcatholics.com)

Bookkeeper ................. Kelli Callister (kcallister@sgcatholics.com)

Receptionist………...Nora Escatel (office@sgcatholics.com)

Deacons Rigoberto Aguirre ...................... 628-9107 Rogaciano Tellez........................ 652-9219 Baptismal Preparation Registration (English)

Kathy Snyder…………………....307-256-9814—call to register

Pastoral Assistant and Community Outreach Carole Drake………435-673-2604 or 435-668-9202

(cdrake@sgcatholics.com)

Religious Education Coordinator

Mariana Lawrentz …720-227-8319 or 673-2604 (mlawrentz@sgcatholics.com)

Website……………….…saintgeorgecatholics.com

Online Giving Link …….please visit our website

Bulletin Ministry……….sgcc.bulletin@gmail.com

Thrift Store………673-1029 Gift Shop…………688-1948

Parish Council …… parishcouncil@sgcatholics.com

Newman Catholic Club

Veronica Gonzales, President: veronica.gonzales@dmail.dixie.edu

Maintenance……..Call Office (673-2604)

Weekly Collection Report

Collection (07/12)...…..……..........................$ 9,184

Capital Improvement Project (June) Kuzy Hall Renovation Loan .................. $ 22,920

Renovation Fund Collections …………... $19,898

ANNOUNCEMENTS and REPORTS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at sgcc.bulletin@gmail.com for questions or submissions.

LOOKING AHEAD

July 21 Thrift Store Jewelry Sale 9 am to 3 pm

July 24 Office closed

July 26 Father Sasa’s Last Sunday Mass

La Tienda de Regalos solo estará ABIERTA durante la semana de martes a viernes de 10 a.m. a 2 p.m. para el mes de julio a partir del martes 7 de julio. Comuníquese con Sharon Rawlins al 435-688-1948. Esto les dará tiempo a los padres, abuelos o amigos para comprar un regalo para ese niño especial que recibirá su Primera Comunión el 1 de agosto. También tenemos los misales de 2020 po $5 RECUERDO: Máscaras son requeridas para entrar, de 2-3 personas son permitidas al mismo tiempo para mantener 6 pies de distancia social. NO niños menores de 6 años, ellos no van a entender el no tocar. (Los artículos de la tienda no se pueden desinfectar con cloro.) Tenemos guantes disponibles por si quiere revisar el artículo. Gracias por su comprensión. Favor de revisar el calendario en la puerta de la Tienda de Regalos por en caso de cambios.

Grupo de Mujeres de la Iglesia Católica de San Jorge

Nuestro Grupo de Mujeres Católicas de San Jorge compitió por el Premio DCCW Nuestra Señora del Consejo Afiliada del Año 2020 DCCW. Este es el primer premio anual otorgado por el Consejo Diocesano de Mujeres Católicas de Utah a una de sus afiliadas parroquiales. Nuestro Grupo de Mujeres Católicas de Saint Jorge recibió el segundo lugar. Serán reconocidos por el premio en la Convención de 2021 en abril. El premio de Primer Lugar se lo ganó Saint Anthony of Padua, Helper, y el Tercer Lugar Saint James the Greater, Vernal. El Grupo de Mujeres espera reanudar su agenda de reuniones regulares en septiembre el primer martes a las 6:30 pm en Kuzy Hall. Todas las mujeres de la parroquia están invitadas y animadas ha asistir ha estas reuniones. Este collage de imágenes muestra algunos de los esfuerzos de las mujeres de apoyo y divulgación dentro de la comunidad.

ANNOUNCEMENTS and EVENTS

Scripture Readings for the Week of July 19

Next weekend’s second collection benefits the Diocesan Development Drive (DDD)

If you have DDD envelopes, you may use them for this collection. You may also contribute to DDD through our Parish online giving.

Sunday: Wis 12:13, 16-19/Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 [5a]/Rom 8:26-27/Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30

Monday: Mi 6:1-4, 6-8/Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 [23b]/Mt 12:38-42

Tuesday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Ps 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8 [8a]/Mt 12:46-50

Wednesday: Sg 3:1-4b or 2 Cor 5:14-17/Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 [2]/Jn 20:1-2, 11-18

Thursday: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13/Ps 36:6-7ab, 8-9, 10-11 [10a]/Mt 13:10-17

Friday: Jer 3:14-17/Ps/Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13 [cf. 10d]/Mt 13:18-23

Saturday: 2 Cor 4:7-15/Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 [5]/Mt 20:20-28

Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12/Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130 [97a]/Rom 8:28-30/Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46

GIVING and CARING ALWAYS

This time of uncertainty and doubt, changing former ways of doing things and accepting new ways of accomplishing what needs to be done, has created challenges for all of us.

Basic needs and expenses continue. Life and its unfolding, ever-changing events happen daily. We are continuing to serve our parish family daily, especially during unexpected life events. As much as possible, we attempt to maintain a balanced and “normal” schedule of what you expect from your Church.

We appreciate your communication with us and your ongoing monetary support.

Some of you have changed your method of contributing to the support of our parish through Online Giving. This method recognizes your faithful, uninterrupted support of the parish and our ability to meet our continuing needs.

Some of you mail your contributions to Saint George Catholic Church, P.O. Box 188, St. George, UT 84771. These mailings are a welcome surprise on our daily visits to the post office.

We have had the opportunity to see some of you when you personally deliver your contributions to the parish office Monday through Friday from 9 am – 5pm. Your familiar faces are a joy, allowing us to reconnect with friends not seen for a while.

Whatever continuing method of financial support you have chosen for our parish, your family, together with the services we continue to offer during this challenging time, we remain connected. Through your connectedness with us, you contribute to the joy of your parish staff as we continue serving God and each other.

THANK YOU!! Stop by and see us, or give us a call. We are always ready to assist!

Special Collection This Weekend Pastoral Solidarity Fund for Church in Africa

Africa faces the economic and social hurdles of enormous debt, epidemic, severe poverty, and political unrest. In spite of these challenges, the Church in Africa has almost tripled in size in the past 30 years. This Fund provides grants to finance pastoral projects including outreach programs, schools, evangelization, and education of clergy and lay ministers. Thank you for your generosity and please continue to pray for our African sisters and brothers.

The Gift Shop will only be OPEN during the week Tuesday - Friday 10am till 2pm for the month of July starting Tuesday, July 7. Contact Sharon Rawlins 435-688-1948. This will give Parents, grandparents or friends time to purchase a gift for that special child who will be receiving their First Holy Communion on August 1. We also have 2020 Sunday Missals for $5 REMINDER: Face Masks are required to be worn, 2-3 people in the store at one time to keep the 6 feet of social distancing, NO Children under the age of 6-they do not understand not to touch everything. (Items in the gift shop can not be cleaned with bleach to disinfect.) There are gloves available so you can still pickup items. Thank you for your understanding. Please check the calendar on the door of the Gift Shop for any changes.

Knights of Columbus Food Collection This weekend

Even though our food pantry is closed, your donations are being stockpiled for distribution when the pantry reopens. Food that is approaching the expiration date is being given to SwitchPoint. Nothing is wasted.