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ST. THERESA PARISH – PHOENIX, AZ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
My Brothers and Sisters, As I write this first thing Tuesday morning (to make the publisher’s deadline for the Sunday bulle-tin), less than twelve hours have passed since we were in the midst of our Monday “Evening of Prayer and Discussion” – an opportunity for parishioners to come together and voice their concerns, questions, frustrations and anger over the scandals of sexual misconduct and abuse of power that have recently roiled the Church. As I introduced our time of sharing and prayer, I admitted that I didn’t “have all the answers” – and also spoke of how the revisiting of the sexual abuse scandals in our Church (as well as the newly-exposed shortcomings, petty infighting and criminal behavior among members of the Church hierarchy) have left me saddened, angered and disillusioned as well.
I feel that our time together was productive (as well as emotionally draining)… parishioners, parish staff members and clergy coming together as the Body of Christ, the People of God, in order to share feelings and insights as we make our way through the current storms of our human broken-ness as we make our pilgrim journey toward its final destination: the Kingdom of God. This image of the Church as a “pilgrim people on a journey,” so eloquently used during the Second Vatican Coun-cil, speaks to me powerfully. As we, the Church, have for the past twenty centuries learned and grown as a result of our mistakes, human fallibility and sinfulness (think of the Crusades, the Inqui-sition, the corruption and loss of focus that led to the Protestant Reformation)… so I truly feel that the current “storm” we are experiencing is serving to help us as a Church learn from past sinful (and criminal) behavior on the part of some of our members and leaders to become a truer and more effective community of Christ’s disciples in our world.
Though I have not yet had the opportunity to review the notes that were transcribed during our gathering, much of the discussion Monday evening centered around questions like: “Why is sexual abuse an ongoing issue on the Church?” “What are the leaders of our Church – the bishops and the Pope – doing to address this problem?” “What’s wrong with the structure of the Church that this is-sue of sexual abuse comes up over and over again?” “How are factors like celibacy and homosexu-ality contributing to the abuse of minors by clergy?” “What is the Church doing to keep our children safe?” Obviously, questions like these are impossible to thoroughly answer in just a few words (and will require more detailed follow-up in future gatherings like Monday night’s and other means such as through the bulletin, parish website and in Sunday homilies). For now, though, I’d like to suggest that you check out the Safe Environment Program which is required of all clergy, teachers, parish and school staff as well as every volunteer in ministry in the Catholic Church: go to www.phoenix.setanet.org to learn about how all Dioceses of the United States have, since 2002, used this mandated training for all priests, deacons, employees and volunteers. This training has made a huge difference in raising awareness and sharply reducing instances of sexual abuse in the Church. For a good statistical overview of the progress that the Church has made in addressing the scourge of abuse (and to see the graphs that I referred to Monday evening, go to our parish website (www.StTheresaPhx.org) and click on “CARA study indicates decline in abuse reports. Is the worst behind us?”
I hope that this is helpful, and look forward to continuing to inform our community (through the bul-letin, from the “pulpit” and in future meetings such as Monday’s) of how our Holy Father Pope Fran-cis, our bishops and the entire People of God – the Church – continues to address sinfulness, scan-dal and problems so that we may progress on our pilgrim journey of more fully reflecting who we are as the Body of Christ in our world. With faith, hope and love, Rev. Charles G. Kieffer Pastor
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
PARISH NEWS
St. Vincent de Paul Volunteers will be at the doors of the church after all Masses to collect 5th Sunday donations TODAY to assist the needy of our parish. Thank you for your generosity!
Praise For Parents
Why Complicate Life?
You only live once ~ KEEP IT SIMPLE!
1. Missing someone—CALL 2. Want to meet up—INVITE
3. Want to be understood—EXPLAIN 4. Have questions—ASK
5. Don’t like something—SPEAK UP 6. Like some thing—SHARE IT
7. Want something—ASK FOR IT 8. Love someone—TELL THEM
Join Cub Scouts! St. Theresa Parish Pack 147
1st Grade Boys & Girls ~ Tiger Scouts
2nd Grade Boys & Girls ~ Wolf Scouts
3rd Grade Boys & Girls ~ Bear Scouts
4th & 5th Grade Boys & Girls ~ Webelos Scouts
Pack Meetings: Every 3rd Tuesday
6-7:15PM (unless noted otherwise) Msgr. McMahon Gym
Learn: First Aid, Rope Tying,
Hiking Skills and more! Questions?
Contact Paul Scott at 480-774-1776 or
TODAY ~ Sunday, September 30th 1:00 PM
Our Lady of Guadalupe Courtyard All of God’s Creatures are Welcome!
Eagle Scout Project AJ Tucker, a 2015 graduate of St. Theresa Catholic School and member of Troop 147 at St Theresa Parish, is doing his eagle scout project for Circle the City (www.circlethecity.org). He will be re-vamping an outdoor seating area, including
refurbishing tables and chairs, hanging shade structures, new cushions, and landscaping. Anyone who would like to donate to this project please contact AJ at 480-941-8352 or [email protected]. Any funds raised in excess of the project will be donated to Circle the City on behalf of the parish community.
Congratulations To The Following Boy Scouts For Achieving Rank Advancements!
Asher Martin: Star Scout, Carson Herding: Star Scout Nico Cheke: Second Class Scout Milo Sheridan: First Class Scout
Max Birmingham: First Class Scout.
Newspaper Recycling Drop-Off Students of STCS greatly appreciate pa-rishioner support for their paper recycling program! Due to school security, the recy-cling bins will only be available for parish-ioner drop-off during Sunday Mass times. Thank You!
ST. THERESA PARISH – PHOENIX, AZ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
Join Us on Monday, Octo-ber 15th in Fr. Feeney Hall from 6:30–9PM to learn more about Diocese of Phoenix Safe Environment Training. We will be offer-
ing the Safe Environment Foundation Training that is offered to all Priests, Religious, Diocesan Employees & Volunteers, as well as the materi-als that are used at St. Theresa Parish for the Safe Environment Training that all Catholic School Children as well as Religious Education students receive each year. If you would like to participate, please contact Rita Laguna in the Parish Office @ 602-586-7426 to reserve a spot.
2nd Grade Sacramental Preparation
Thank you to the parents who attended the sacrament meeting for 2nd Grade Reconciliation. We went over the meet-ing dates, the syllabus, the retreat, and handed out the Sacrament of Reconcilia-tion workbook to each family in attendance. If you missed the meeting, please follow these steps:
~ Make sure to register your child online for the 2nd Grade Sacrament at www.sttheresaphx.org.
~ Call or email Gina Keating to pick up sacrament workbook and drop off a copy of child’s baptismal cer-tificate; 602-840-0850, [email protected]. The first parent and child formation class is on Sunday, October 14th at 10:30AM in Fr. Feeney Hall. Be pre-pared by having lessons completed. See you there! -The Sacrament Team
The St. Theresa Parish Elementary Religious Education Program Is Collecting... NEW socks & gently used or new (closed toe athletic) shoes for children ages 5-12. We will be col-lecting these items from now until De-
cember 1st. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rita Laguna @ 602-586-7426 or by email at [email protected].
PASTORAL CARE
MASS OF REMEMBRANCE 2018 will be held on Monday, 5th November 2018 at 7:00PM. If you have had a loved one die this year (since November 1st 2017) and their funeral was NOT at St. Theresa Parish, you are invited to contact Maureen Schaaf @ 602-586-7429 or [email protected] with your loved one’s name so they may be remembered in this Mass. The deadline for submitting names is Monday, 29th October at NOON.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Every Thursday Convent Chapel
9:00AM ~ 7:00PM We are in need of Adorers
for the Noon hour. Contact Maureen in the
Parish Office at 602-586-7429 or [email protected] if you can help.
St. Theresa Kitchen Angels • The New Evangelization is a task of apos-tolic (or pastoral) action. Authentic apostol-ic action is nothing other than acts of true love done for the love of God and for all our brothers and sisters. Pastoral Care is in need of MALE “Kitchen Angels” to help with washing dishes and heavier lifting at Senior Luncheons. You would be needed from about 11:30AM-1:30PM on those days. If you are able to serve in this manner please contact Maureen Schaaf in the Parish Office @ 602-586-7429 or by email at [email protected].
Elementary Religious Education Classes HAVE BEGUN!
10:30AM-11:30AM in the School Classrooms!
Traditional (Pre-School -5th grade) Home School (Pre-School - 8th grade)
4th-2th Grade Sacramental Preparation HAS BEGUN!
12:30PM-1:30PM in Classroom 17
Be sure to register online!
Pray For Those... Who Have Died: Virginia Antunez
and Dr. John Heileman
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
The Alzheimer’s Support Group... group meets on the LAST Tuesday of every month. The October meet-ing will be on Tuesday, October 30th at 4PM in the Par-ish Office Conference Room. If you are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia and you need the support of others please come by and see if this is the group for you.
BUNCO ~ Monday, October 15th at 1:45PM in Fr. Feeney Hall. Come make new friends, and have a laugh or two. For more information please call Patti Iannucci @ 602-952-0802.
Parishioners Who Are Sick, Hospitalized, Or Homebound… please call Maureen Schaaf @ 602-586-7429 to request Holy Communion. Appointments may also be scheduled for Confession and Anointing of the Sick. When the Church cares for the sick, it serves Christ himself in the suffering mem-bers of his Mystical Body…the Church shows this solicitude not only by visiting those who are in poor health but also by raising them up through the sacra-ment of anointing and by nourishing them with the Eucharist during their illness and when they are in danger of death. (Decree of the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, 7 December 1972)
SCHOOL NEWS
DIOCESAN NEWS
Arizona Rosary Celebration Sunday, October 21st
Plan to bring family and friends to the Arizona Rosary Celebration on Sunday, October 21st from 2-
4:15PM at the Phoenix Convention Center at Hall F and G at the NE corner of 3rd St. and Jefferson. Dis-count parking available for $5 at SE corner of 3rd St. and Jefferson, courtesy of Phoenix Suns. Pre- program concert begins at 1:30PM. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted will preside. Bishop Patrick Zurek, of Amarillo, Texas, will be the guest speaker. Our presence gives public witness to our Faith at this time of great concern. All parishes, organizations and groups in the Diocese are invited to be in the Blessing Procession. Contact Danny Haywood at 602-469-0758 or visit www.azrosary.net. Admission is free.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Your word, oh Lord, is truth. Bring the Lord’s truth into your marriage by attending an upcoming Worldwide Marriage En-counter weekend. To apply and for weekend dates visit www.wwmearizona.com.
ST. THERESA PARISH – PHOENIX, AZ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
Sunday 10:00AM RCIA Inquiry/Adult Confirmation Church
Tour (Church Ramada) 10:15AM RCIC (Club Rm) 10:30AM RE Classes (School Classrooms) 1:00PM Blessing of the Animals (Our Lady Of Guadalupe Courtyard) 6:00PM Life Teen (Life Rm/Msgr. McMahon Gym) Monday 5:30PM Youth Choir Rehearsal (Church) 6:00PM Grief Recovery Method (Parish Conference Rm) Tuesday 4:00PM SVDP Mtg. (Convent Conference Rm) 6:00PM Cub Scout Pack 147 Planning (PJP Rm) New Journey Grief Group (Parish Conference Rm) 7:00PM Boy Scout Troop 147 Mtg. (PJP Rm) Wednesday 9:30AM Centering Prayer (Convent Chapel) 11:30AM Senior Luncheon (Fr. Feeney Hall) 1:00PM Divine Mercy Retreat (Convent Upper Rm) 4:00PM Life Teen (Life Rm) 5:00PM Reconciliation (Church) 6:00PM Adult Choir Rehearsal (Church) 6:30PM Divine Mercy Retreat (Convent Upper Rm) Rosary (Convent Chapel) Thursday 9:00AM Adoration (Convent Chapel) 7:00PM Infant Baptism Orientation (Parish Conference Rm) Kevin Saunders Fall Series (Fr. Feeney Hall) Praise & Worship (Church) Friday 6:30PM Communion & Liberation Group (Convent Upper Rm) Saturday 9:00AM Reconciliation (Church) 5:00PM Knights Of Columbus Oktoberfest (Fr. Feeney Hall) 8:00PM Al Anon (Classroom 16) Alcoholics Anonymous (Classroom 17)
Mass Intentions & Celebrants (OCTOBER 1ST-OCTOBER 7TH)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1ST 6:30AM +JOSEPH M. KRIMPLE-FR. JOACHIM
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2ND 6:30AM +MARY MCCAMMON-FR. JOACHIM
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD 6:30AM +SOULS IN PURGATORY-FR. JOACHIM 8:30AM +TO MARY, CO-REDEMPTRIX-FR. JC
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4TH 6:30AM +TO MARY, CO-REDEMPTRIX-FR. CHUCK
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH 6:30AM +MIKE PAIN-FR. JOACHIM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6TH 8:00AM +TO MARY, CO-REDEMPTRIX-FR. JOACHIM
4:00PM FOR THE PARISHIONERS-FR. JC SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7TH
7:30AM +THERESA DE LA CRUZ-FR. JOACHIM 9:00AM +MARY SCHAAF-FR. JC
11:00AM +MARY MCCAMMON-FR. CHUCK 5:00PM JOSEPHINE & JIM BONANNO, SP. INT.-FR. JC
The Priest scheduled to celebrate the Mass IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
~Readings ~ Week of September 30, 2018
Sunday Nm 11:25-29; Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14; Jas 5:1-6;
Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
Monday Jb 1:6-22; Ps 17:1bcd, 2-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50
Tuesday Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Ps 88:2-3, 4-5, 6, 7-8; Mt
18:1-5, 10
Wednesday Jb 9:1-12, 14-16; Ps 88:10bc-11, 12-13, 14-
15; Lk 9:57-62
Thursday Jb 19:21-27; Ps 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14; Lk
10:1-12
Friday Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-8, 9-10, 13-
14ab; Lk 10:13-16
Saturday Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119:66, 71, 75, 91,
125, 130; Lk 10:17-24
