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PARISH STAFF Fr. Thomas Robertson, Pastor 352-3544, ext. 1 Deacon Robert S. Penberthy Deacon Leonard Sisul Mrs. Karen Lebb, Parish Bookkeeper, 352-3544, ext. 4 Mr. Ed Haessig, Parish Office, 352-3544, ext. 3 Michael Nigh, Music Director, 498-5150 Monica Johnson, PSR 352-3544 ext. 97
PARISH INFORMATION Rectory Office: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 3:30pm Rectory Phone: (314) 352-3544 Rectory Fax: (314) 832-6916 Parish e-mail [email protected] Website: www.saintgeorgeaffton.com St. Vincent de Paul Help Line: 352-3544, ext. 6 Affton Christian Food Pantry: 580-3138 Adoration Chapel: 352-3544, ext. 7
Sunday Masses: Anticipated on Saturday at 4:00pm Sunday mornings: 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00am Holidays: Labor Day 9:00am Weekday Masses: 8:00am Tuesday thru Saturday Communion Services: 6:00am Tuesday thru Fr iday No communion service Monday S R S 3:00—3:45 H S The front pews - Holy Communion will be distributed at the pew. Contact priest before Mass. Wheelchair is avail-able. B D : Articles need to be at the rectory by noon on Monday to be considered. All requests are subject to available space. Bulletin articles may be sent by e-mail to [email protected] D Tuesday: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Novena after 8:00am Mass
How do we love others who are different from our-selves? Nostrae Aetate, the Second Vatican Coun-cil declaration on non-Christian religions, offers wis-dom for relating with anyone whose beliefs or be-haviors differ from our own. The Council exhorts us, for example, to engage in “dialogue and collabora-tion . . . with prudence and love and in witness to the Christian faith and life.” Further, we are called to “recognize, preserve, and promote the good things, spiritual and moral, as well as the socio-cultural values” that we share in common. A tall or-der, but necessary if we truly wish to conform our-selves to the gospel.
T ’ : Isaiah 35:4-7a; James 2:1-5; Mark 7:31-37 (128). “My brothers and sisters, show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.”
Mass Intentions for the Week Monday, September 7, 2015 9:00am Robbie McFarland Tuesday, September 8, 2015 8:00am Robinson & Schwartze Families (living & deceased) Wednesday, September 9, 2015 8:00am Jean Hammel Thursday, September 10, 2015 8:00am Mary Ann Williams Friday, September 11, 2015 8:00am Louis Merlotti Saturday, September 12, 2015 8:00am Dennis Robertson (healing) 4:00pm Special Intention Sunday, September 13, 2015 7:00am Parishioners 9:00am Will Kuhlman 11:00am Special Intention
Next Sunday’s Readings Isaiah 50:5-9a The righteous servant suffers but does not waver in trusting God. Psalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 We call, “O Lord, save my life!” And God does. James 2:14-18 If we don’t demonstrate our faith, how can we be sure it’s real? Mark 8:27-35 The disciples guess at the identity of Jesus, while Jesus speaks plainly of his destiny.
2 Welcome to Saint George Church
Ministers of the Liturgy September 13 & 14 Saturday, September 12 , 2015 – 4:00pm Servers: Paul & Mark Vogt Lectors : Jeff Willey Greeters: Dawn Govreau Sunday, September 13, 2015 - 7:00am Servers: Steve Willey Lectors: Russell Smith Greeters: Nance Acheson Sunday, September 13, 2015 - 9:00am Servers: Raphael Tomas Lectors: Dan Lewandowski Greeters Kathi Meyer Sunday, September 13, 2015 - 11:00am Servers: Billy Street Lectors: Tim Howard Greeters: Steve & Lois Crafton
Schedule of Events
Sunday, September 6, 2015 Coffee & Donuts after the Masses Convent Open House after all the Masses Monday, September 7, 2015 Food Pantry Noon—2:30
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Bible Study 8:30am priest house mtg. rm. Food Pantry 4-6:30pm
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Lifeteen 7-9pm Bishop DuBourg H.S.
Thursday, September 10, 2015 Food Pantry 6:00-8:00pm Scripture Study 7:00pm
Friday, September 11, 2015 Church cleaning after 8:00am Mass
Saturday, September 12, 2015 Food Pantry 9:30am-12pm (noon ) Chicken and Dumpling Dinner after 4pm Mass parish ctr.
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Labor Day Changes This Monday being Labor Day, Mass will be celebrated at 9:00am. Also, there will be no Communion Service at 6:00am.
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(continued from previous column). to what best meets our desire to be happy. Capricious religion (constructed around the pastor’s whims) or unilateral rules (God decrees so we must con-form) would feel as oppressive as it sounds. But imag-ine a religion created as a public service. Its structures are intended to help us, not to extract something we’re disinclined to surrender. Isn’t this a magnificent idea: that the elements of our faith—community and ritual, teaching and worship—are gifts meant to make our lives easier, better, more satisfying and full? The object of religion isn’t to jam us into a pre-established mold. Our religion pours around us and takes our shape, protecting, nurturing, and sustaining our happiness. This holds for the weekly readings too. They’re not the mere agenda of a prophet, evangelist, or letter writer. These fine folks didn’t write editorials with a personal ax to grind. They too were being responsive to the times and to their communities. Encounter these readings in that spirit, we might hear some things differ-ently. Prophets are viewed by modern readers as grouchy or happy. Isaiah exhibits both “moods” and today’s hopeful passage makes it easy to imagine we caught him on a good day. Actually, prophecy is responsive: In prosperous times, the message is cautionary. In discour-aging days, prophecy is uplifting. Isaiah’s message to-day promises a joyous reversal to his frightened com-munity. It’s not about Isaiah’s mood, or God’s. It’s about the people’s need. The gospel concerns a healing: not because Jesus is in a mood to heal, but because of a man’s distress. Jesus doesn’t establish hospitals, restaurants, or schools to glorify himself. He heals the sick, feeds the hungry, teaches the ignorant because of our needs. The evangelist James is criticized for being “down on the rich.” Using the responsiveness rule, we might consider that his assembly was well-heeled: He speaks directly their current practice of class discrimination. We should come to scripture like sleuths, envisioning the assembly around which this loving message is poured. Finally, we’re invited to wonder: Where does God’s responsive love encounter our great need today? —Alice Camille —Prepare the Word (©2014), www.PrepareTheWord.com
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Today’s Scriptures
Show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glo-rious Lord Jesus Christ. The lectionary selections from the Letter of James drive home the point that Christians should, in the words of last Sunday’s reading, “be doers of the word and not hearers only,” and in the words of next Sunday’s, “faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” Those works, James goes on to say, involve acts of charity and virtue: helping the helpless like or-phans and widows, respecting the poor, doing corporal works of mercy, living justly and morally. These gospel readings reinforce this message of service and sacrifice, healing, and righteous living, but they also provide some counterpoint. While faith without works may be dead, works without faith are empty gestures, as last Sunday’s gospel story said. The disciple of Jesus need both faith and works, words and deeds. Prepare the Word (©2014), www.PrepareTheWord.com The inner word: What’s in your heart? In the Letter of James this week we hear of the im-portance of showing the same impartiality to others that God shows to us. If God doesn’t make distinctions be-tween rich and poor, neither should we. In fact, if there is to be any partiality, it should for the poor whom God chose to be the people through whom the kingdom of God is passed on to the rest of humanity. Jesus did the same. Look whom he not only attracted but also invited to be with him: the poor, social outcasts, the sick. It’s understandable to want life to be prosper-ous and neat and tidy and full of agreeable people, but what do you do when other things happen and other folks show up—the same kinds of marginal situations and people Jesus himself welcomed? What do you do when you encounter Christ, as Mother Teresa once said, “in his most distressing disguise”? Prepare the Word (©2014), www.PrepareTheWord.com The message is responsive by Alice Camille Some folks presume everything that happens in church is a result of Father’s whims. Father wants to wear green today! Father feels like reading from Mark! The reality is that the universal church is quite specific about each season and every Sunday, from colors and readings to themes and hymns. Surprisingly we get to choose the flowers. None of this is “just because.” The church carefully orchestrates the presentation of our faith in a comprehensive manner, lovingly unfolded an-nually. Even the least observant pew-warmer will even-tually catch on. Similarly, we may imagine God being arbitrary about divine commandments. “Good” or “bad” can seem like decisions God made in heaven and enforces on earth—just because. Divine law is the exact opposite of arbi-trary! God’s commandments are 100 percent responsive (continued in next column)
The Adoration Chapel of St. George needs more committed ador-ers. There are currently 5 open hours that must be filled, Sunday 2am, 8:00am; Wednesday 1:00am; Friday 5:00pm, 1:00am; and Saturday 10:00am Call Olga Leon-ard at 351-3853 or Kay Brillhart 631-3679, if you can commit to these or any other hour.
4 Welcome to Saint George Church
Questions Catholics Ask
WHAT IS THE LECTIONARY? JESUS’ opening of a deaf man’s ear refers to the phrase from the Book of Isaiah about how the Messiah will be the one through whom “the ears of the deaf [will] be cleared.” What puts these two passages side-by-side in the readings is known as the lectionary. Each lectionary book organizes scripture readings ac-cording to the feasts and seasons of the church year. The Sunday lectionary contains three years’ worth of read-ings: Matthew’s gospel in Cycle A with Old Testament passages chosen to parallel its themes; Mark’s gospel in Cycle B—although Mark is so short that John’s gospel supplements the year; and Luke’s gospel in Cycle C. In between the Old Testament and gospel readings on Sundays, an additional New Testament passage is select-ed from a letter of Saint Paul or another apostle. During the Easter season a reading from the Acts of the Apostles or the Book of Revelation replaces the Old Testament reading. There’s also a daily lectionary that runs in a two-year cycle pairing gospel passages with continuous readings from Old or New Testament books. An additional lec-tionary has passages suitable for baptisms, weddings, funerals, and other occasions. –Alice L. Camille with Joel Schorn Adapted from Questions Catholics Ask for VocationNet-work.org. See the original article for additional re-sources on this topic.
2015 Year of Consecrated Life
Beyond Sunday Campaign Prayer
God our Father, in this moment of need we place ourselves with confidence in Your holy presence. We thank You that in Bap sm You made us Your children, redeemed by Jesus Your Son and united to Him and one another. Guide us with the Holy Spirit and deepen the faith we have inherited from past genera ons. May our efforts be worthy of their memory. Grant, Lord that the Beyond Sunday campaign will, through the support of Catholic educa on and the par-ishes of our Archdiocese, bring us, Your people, to new depths of knowledge and love for you. May this cam-paign be a source of new strength to those in need, of healing in our civic community, of vitality in families, of development for parishes and neighborhoods. May all who promote this campaign by their prayers, sacrifices and labor be granted a special share in that communion of love that is Yours with Jesus Your Son and the Holy Spirit. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
When you go to church it may be hard to see beyond what the priests, deacons, lectors, cantors, and others are doing at the moment (unless of course you’re one of those people!). Behind that hour of Mass, however, are many hours of meetings, practice, and personal prepara-tion that go into leading worship. But the work everyone else in a faith community does—including yours—is just as important. Supporting yourself, and maybe a fam-ily, as well as all the other tasks of life, if you do them in a spirit of faith and generosity, go just as far in building the kingdom of God. And perhaps the most important thing you do is worship itself. The very origin of the word liturgy is the “public work and service” of the church. -Take Five for Faith To find more quotes and and many more complimentary materials, please visit ttp://www.vocationnetwork.org/articles/article_sections?q=year_of_consecrated_life
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September 6, 2015 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Papa-Palooza Join us Sep-tember 19, beginning at 2 p.m., for Papa-Palooza, our local family celebration of the Philadel-phia World Meeting of Families and Papal Visit. It will be an after-noon of family fun and games, an outdoor Mass (4:30 p.m.) celebrated by Bishop Rice, dinner by P’sghetti’s, and a rollicking concert of praise and worship (and a few musical surprises) by St. Louis’ own Adam Bitter Band beginning at 6:30 p.m. Papa-Palooza will be held on the campus of Kenrick Glen-non Seminary (near the soccer field). $15 per family or $5 per individual. Visit www.archstl.org/palooza for more infor-mation and to register.
6 Welcome to St. George Church
P[rish Vi[\ility Stu^y
G oing back to the August 9th bulletin where the assessed strengths and deficits were listed, we will now present a more complete explanation. We will begin with strengths and continue the process in upcoming bulletins.
Strengths 1. Prayer. Parishioners are encouraged to pray. The parish is very proud of our Eucharistic Adoration chap-
el which is filled 24/7 and is open for all members of the parish and the community at large. Prayers are said for vocations at each of the Sunday Masses. Prayer is also encouraged and modeled through special prayers said at Masses throughout the year for various reasons such as the sick, baptismal preparation or to recognize couples who have been married for 25, 40, 50 plus years of marriage and more.
2. Liturgy. This includes celebrations of the Mass, a Mass schedule that includes an anticipated Mass on Saturday at 4pm and three Sunday Masses to accommodate the needs and interests of parishioners even though the parish would have larger crowds if the Sunday Mass schedule was pared down to two Masses. The parish has numerous liturgical celebrations for special occasions and is noted for the congregational singing and participation at the Masses
3. Liturgical Environment. Par ishioners and non-parishioners alike acknowledge that the church is beau-tiful and is kept up well. The church always has flowers for the entire Easter Season and the altar has flowers throughout the year. Improvements have been made to the lighting, sound system and organ with-in the last few years. In addition to improvements to the church, the parish has maintained the property installing a new parking lot and refurbishing the parish center sending a positive message to the parish members and the community that St. George is an active, thriving parish. A functioning bell tower rings out every hour reminding the community at large of the presence of the Catholic Church in our communi-ty.
4. Ministries. The par ish has several different ministr ies to meet the needs and interests of the par ish. We have a music ministry at Masses that encourages the parishioners to participate fully. Since we have a substantial elderly population in our parish we have outreach programs to seniors and the elderly along with a grief ministry to help parishioners of all ages deal with the loss of a loved one. Eucharistic Minis-ters and the pastor take communion to the sick. The parish provides PSR classes for free. Classes at the Paul the VI Institute are made available free of charge to all parishioners in order to help parishioners grow in faith. Bible study is offered. The parish also has an active Pro-life ministry. An active Knights of Co-lumbus Council meets at the parish and engages in various parish activities such as the Celebration of Mar-riage Program, Donut Sunday, various Pro-life activities, raising money for charitable causes including the Drive for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, financial support for seminarians and the establishment of a scholarship program to support Catholic education for member’s families.
5. Fiscal Responsibility. The par ish is financially sound. No money is owed to the Archdiocese. The parishioners support the parish through the Sunday collection as well as various charitable appeals throughout the year. The parish council along with the pastor has developed a prioritized set of plans for future improvements that will be made as money is available. That way the parish can continue to make improvements while remaining debt free.
6. Stewardship of physical resources and facilities. The church proper has been maintained well and is able to handle all parish liturgical functions (see Liturgical Environment above). The former school build-ing houses the Parish Center, Affton Christian Food Pantry and various meeting rooms. A portion of the building is rented out to the YWCA Headstart Program. The Parish School of Religion is also housed in the former convent building. The former parish center that was in disrepair and unsightly was demolished. In its place is a concrete parking lot with an entrance area and landscaping that greatly add tot the overall appearance of the grounds.
These remainder of the ten asset areas along with the ten deficits areas will be continued in following weeks bulletins.
Duke Ajemian Fr. Edwin Albers Etta Rose Andrews Al Anthony Margaret Antonic June Baraba Dolores Bazzetta Sug Beier Katie Bloss Michael Boehm Mary Ellen Bown Ruth Brown Joan Buchmann Cathy Byer Colin Byington Donovan Byington Laura Camp Marie Cassani Mary Jo Castella-no Bonnie Chapman Joshua Cilufo Dottie Coleman Jerome Coleman John Coleman Mason Cook Joseph Curran Julie Devlin Mary Dillon John Dirkers Jim Doerr Lilia Doerr Mary Dougherty Helen Eiserle Suzanne Elder Mary Beth Ericson Juanita Fernandez Paula Fischer
Ann M. Forthaus Kathy Gallagher Caroline Garcia Amy Gebken Thomas George Betty Graceffa Donna Gratza Larry Griffin Sr. Jane Grote Janette Haller Pam Hardebeck James Harris Jesse Harris Keith Hasenfratz Mary Haynes John Hivner Peggy Holden Betty Holjevic Arline Hollen-baugh Rose Hook Toni Horst Eileen Immken Loretta Inserra Julie Isaak Marge Johnson Cynthia Kahn Theresa Kuturovac Pat Lake Art Lampe Teresa Lawrence Evelyn Lassa Sandy Lebbing Al Leifeld Betty LeMatty Eileen Linder Joe Lonero Mabel Ludwig Virginia Lynn Ron Macke Rose Macher Marie Ann Mayer
Richard McClana-han Anne McGowan Shirley Melber Barbara Mena Marie Merlotti Jennifer Murphy Lucille Neri Thao Nguyen Emma O’Brien Eleanor O’Kelly Sophia Piotrowski Kathleen Politte Tom Pollard Sr. Agnes Pratt Lawrence Puffer Edward Richter Rachel Ripper Dennis F. Robert-son Nancy Rolfes Shirley Rosso Helen Rueffer Georgia Saffa John Schifko Sharon Schmidt Will Schuchardt Clarence Schuette Mary Ann Schuette Fred Smith Erika Stasiak Virginia Sweeney Joan Torretta Ken Torretta Anne Vigil Evely Weilbaecher Chorlisha West Melba White Theresa Winkeler Alan Young Bradley Young
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Dynamic Catholic, Alive! Silence
We live in a world filled with noise: TV, radio, mu-sic, email, texts, ads). But silence is essential for your spiritual life. As Matthew Kelly writes: “The more time you spend in silence, the more clearly you will hear the voice of God in your life” (The Four Signs, 51). This week, spend some time in the classroom of silence. Have you ever gone on a si-lent retreat? The Society of Our Mother of Peace in High Ridge has hermitages for those seeking si-lence for a few days.
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The St. George Parish School of Religion is currently accepting reg-istration for enrollment in grades k through 8th grade. The Catholic education provided is tuition free with all materials supplied. We meet on Sunday mornings 9:30 am to 10:45 am. Classes begin September 13th.. Please call Monica Johnson at 314-352-3544 ext. 97 to register or for more in-formation.
Attention all highschoolers! SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES – Have you ever wondered what exactly it means to be social? As humans, why do we need friendships/relationships? Come join other highschoolers this Wednesday, September 9th from 7-9pm at Bishop DuBourg High School and find out! Food, games, and prayer included! Any questions? Contact Lauren at 314.288.8873 or [email protected].
Convent — Open House Manyofourparishionershavenothadanop-portunitytoseeourconvent.Therefore,wewillhaveanOpenHouseonSundaymorning,Sep-tember6,afterallthreeMasses.ThatdayisalsoourDonutSunday.Youcanhavecoffeeanddo-nutsandexploretheconvent.Wedidmuchworktorepairtheconvent.WehopetouseitmoreforourParishinthefuture. WhiletheKnightswillservethecoffeeanddonutsonSeptember6,theParishSchoolofReli-gionteacherswillhosttheOpenHouseintheconvent.
Interested in Becoming a Catholic? Classes in the RCIA program will be begin-ning in the very near future here at St. George Parish. Contact Fr. Robertson at 352-3544 ext. #1
We will have coffee and donuts in the parish center after the Sunday Masses this week.
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