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Photo: Bob Parks
259 WEST 200 NORTH, ST. GEORGE, UTAH 84770—WWW.SAINTGEORGECATHOLICS.COM
February 3, 2019 / The 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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
To all Saint George Parishioners
who participated & supported
Christmas Eve at San Pablo
Mission in Beryl...
Twenty-five parishioners from
Saint George Catholic Church
celebrated Mass with the
residents. They set up the gifts
and enjoyed a wonderful
Christmas meal of tamales,
burritos, beans, rice, chile verde
and other specialties after Mass.
Forty jackets were given to the
children by the Knights of
Columbus and Saint George
Catholic Women’s Group. Over
100 plush blankets, toys, games, coloring books, knit hats, scarves, gloves and
socks were given out to 30 families. Also given: a sewing machine for the
Mission quilt ministry, and a monetary collection of $1,338.
Christ’s heart was kind and gentle. He always thought of others. Thank you all
for fulfilling this mission with your time, talent and treasure. As you can see
by these pictures, the people were grateful and appreciative of your many gifts.
God Bless You All!
~submitted by Bonnie Arndt
Photos: Mary Kay Pippy and Del Candanoza
More photos on page 6...
Christmas Eve at San Pablo Mission
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STEWARDSHIP / CORRESPONSABILIDAD
Gratitude in Action: Our Way of Life / Gratitud en Acción: Nuestra forma de Vida
God made all things good. Within our world today, evil
appears so often with the threat of destroying that which is
good and blessed by God. Evil lurks everywhere. We are
called to avoid evil and help others do the same. Under the
guidance and protection of the Holy Spirit, we can
overcome evil with good.
Evil seeks to harm and destroy. Pure, true, selfless love never
fails to do good. It overcomes attempts to hurt and destroy,
sometimes by speaking out against those forces that support
wrongdoing in our world. Love endures forever.
On Sunday, January 20, Dixie State University hosted an
MLK Interfaith Service in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and his fight for tolerance and equality. It was sponsored by
the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, Multicultural &
Inclusion Center. I offered the following prayer.
“Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream.
Many of us today dream of a world where we can live in
peace and harmony with each other. Yet, we know for this
dream to become reality, it must be lived daily within our
own hearts. And so we pray:
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
When I witness hatred or prejudice, let me exemplify
Your love;
When feelings have been hurt or injured, let me offer
forgiveness;
When there is doubt or lack of faith, let me share Your
Word;
Where there is the loneliness of despair, let me offer
hope;
Where there is darkness in life, let me be a beacon of
Your light;
And where there is sadness, let me bring joy.
O Divine Master,
May I not so much seek to be consoled, as to offer
consolation to others.
If I am misunderstood, let me remember so also were You.
Let me not seek as much to be loved, as to be love to
others.
Lord, God, it is in giving of ourselves that we truly
receive;
It is in forgiving that we, too, are forgiven.
May we then, Lord, abandon our own will, embracing
Your Holy Will instead, as we strive to bring Peace and
Harmony to this world in which we live.
Amen.”
~Carole Drake
Pastoral Assistant and Community Outreach
Dios hizo todas las cosas buenas. En nuestro mundo
actual, el mal aparece tan a menudo con la amenaza de
destruir lo que es bueno y bendecido por Dios. El mal
acecha en todas partes. Estamos llamados a evitar el mal
y ayudar a otros a hacer lo mismo. Bajo la guía y
protección del Espíritu Santo, podemos vencer el mal
con el bien.
El mal busca dañar y destruir. El amor puro, verdadero,
desinteresado nunca deja de hacer el bien. Supera los
intentos de herir y destruir, a veces hablando en contra
de aquellas fuerzas que apoyan el mal en nuestro mundo.
El amor perdura por siempre.
El domingo 20 de enero, la Universidad Estatal de Dixie
organizó un Servicio Interreligioso MLK en honor a
Martin Luther King, Jr. y su lucha por la tolerancia y la
igualdad. Fue patrocinado por la Oficina del Director de
Diversidad, Centro Multicultural y de Inclusión. Ofrecí
la siguiente oración.
“Martin Luther King, Jr. tuvo un sueño.
Muchos de nosotros hoy soñamos con un mundo donde
podamos vivir en paz y armonía unos con otros. Aunque,
sabemos que para que este sueño se convierta en
realidad, debe ser vivido diariamente dentro de nuestros
propios corazones. Y así oramos:
Señor, haz de mí un instrumento de tu paz;
Cuando presencie el odio o el prejuicio, déjame
ejemplificar tu amor;
Cuando los sentimientos han sido heridos o lastimados,
permíteme ofrecer perdón;
Cuando haya dudas o falta de fe, permíteme compartir
Tu Palabra;
Donde está la soledad de la desesperación, permíteme
ofrecer esperanza;
Donde haya oscuridad en la vida, déjame ser un faro de
Tu luz;
Y donde haya tristeza, déjame traer alegría.
Oh divino maestro, No me dejes buscar de ser
consolado, sino a ofrecer consuelo a los demás. Si soy
mal entendido, déjame recordar, así también estabas tú.
No me dejes buscar tanto ser amado, sino amar a los
demás. Señor, Dios, es al darnos a nosotros mismos que
verdaderamente recibimos; Es perdonando que
nosotros también somos perdonados.
Entonces podemos, Señor, abandonar nuestra propia
voluntad, abrazando Tu Santa Voluntad en su lugar,
mientras nos esforzamos por llevar la Paz y la Armonía
a este mundo en el que vivimos.
Amén."
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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.
Pastor’s Message by Father Oscar Martin Picos
The 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time / 4º Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario
We often fail to value our own relatives and
acquaintances because we know them
intimately, in their low moments and their
mistakes. When we ask others what exceptional
people they know, they tell us about individuals
outside their own family and circle of
acquaintances. Familiarity can breed contempt; we often
tend to overlook greatness in the people we know best.
Because of this natural prejudice, Jesus did not perform
miracles in front of His neighbors. He understood that no
prophet is accepted in his own native community.
When He visited the synagogue in His hometown, Jesus
reminded His neighbors of the miracles of Elijah and
Elisha, Hebrew prophets who found greater faith in
natives of other lands than they found in their own
Israelites. His Jewish listeners became angry when He
pointed out that God had shown favor to Gentiles rather
than Jews. They believed the Jews were God’s chosen
people, His chosen race. To them, Jesus’ words sounded
like an insult to the Jewish people.
This is where the persecution of Jesus begins, in His
hometown. Jesus provoked His neighbors with His words
and that is why they tried to kill Him. The Word that
engenders life became, for those hard-hearted people,
words that engender death.
Like Jesus’ neighbors, we often prefer to hear words that
flatter our ears. This makes it impossible for Jesus’
message to reach our inner selves to the depths of our
hearts.
The missionary or prophet will always be subject to
criticism from within and without. He will always be in an
awkward position, since by denouncing oppression,
injustice and selfishness he will inevitably offend
individuals within his own family and community. We
must always be ready not only for Palm Sunday, but also
for the Good Friday of our apostolic lives.
Normalmente valoramos poco a nuestros familiares y
conocidos y esto sucede porque les conocemos incluso
en sus intimidades, en sus momentos bajos y en sus
errores.
Si preguntamos a las demás qué buenas personas
conocen, puede ocurrir que siempre nos hablen de
individuos de fuera de su ambiente familiar y de su
círculo de conocidos. La familiaridad muchas veces
engendra desprecio y tendemos a tener en poco a las
personas con quienes estamos acostumbrados a
conversar.
Jesús no hizo milagros delante de sus ciudadanos a
causa de los prejuicios que ellos tenían. El Evangelio
nos cita los casos de los milagros de los profetas Elías
y Eliseo que se dieron porque en aquellos individuos
los profetas encontraron fe, que los profetas no habían
encontrado en sus conciudadanos. Después empieza la
oposición y la persecución de Jesús. Tan cerca está
para los cristianos la admiración de la persecución que
no debemos dejarnos confundir por una o por otra;
ambas siempre estarán a nuestro lado tal y como le
pasó a Jesús.
Los oyentes se enfadan cuando oyen que Dios había
mostrado su favor a los gentiles (a los que no eran de
raza judía).
Ellos eran judíos, el pueblo elegido, la raza escogida.
Las palabras de Jesús les sonaron más que un insulto.
Hay veces que sólo nos gustan las palabras que nos
halagan el oído, pero les impedimos que lleguen a
nuestro interior, a lo más profundo de nuestro corazón.
Jesús les provocó con sus palabras y por eso intentaron
matarlo. La Palabra que engendra vida se convirtió
para aquellas personas duras de corazón, en palabras
que engendran intenciones de muerte.
El misionero o profeta será siempre objeto de críticas
desde dentro y desde fuera; siempre estará en una
postura incómoda ya que al denunciar la opresión, la
injusticia y el egoísmo se enfrentarán
irremediablemente incluso con los de dentro de su
propia familia y comunidad. Tenemos que estar
siempre preparados no sólo para el domingo de ramos
sino también para el viernes santo de nuestras vidas
apostólicas...
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EVENTS and MASS INTENTIONS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at [email protected] for questions or submissions.
VIRGINIA LAKE
Our Sanctuary Candle
burns this week in memory of
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday 2/2
5:00 pm Alfred Jankus by Barbara
Wade Henderson by Alice Henderson
Tom Madden by Lenore
Ruby Lopez by daughter All military service personnel, living and deceased
7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo
Sunday 2/3
9:00 am Louis James DeZarn—In Memory of
Jim Pearce
11:00 am Father Dass by Holy Spirit Prayer Group
1:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo
Leticia Segovia by Segovia Family
Monday 2/4
8:00 am Ruth Ann and Jim Pilney by Carole
Tuesday 2/5
8:00 am Bob Kowalski
Wednesday 2/6
8:00 am Cecelia Imrick by Kathleen Hnath
Thursday 2/7
8:00 am Gene Rector by Maggie & Jim
7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo
Friday 2/8
8:00 am The Holy Souls in Purgatory
Elizabeth Vargo by Tischler Family
PARISH EVENTS
Monday 7:00 pm RCIA Scanlan, FL2
3:30 pm Holy Rosary—please join us Hurricane
10:00 am Everyday God (2/11, 2/25, 3/11) Scanlan, FL2
Tuesday 9:00 am Marian Hour - Our Lady of Peace
12-4 pm Bridge Group Kuzy
7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Kuzy
7:00 pm CCD Scanlan FL2
First Tuesday
6:30 pm Women’s Group (Sept-June) Kuzy
6:30 pm Knights of Columbus (Sept-June ) Kuzy, FL2
Second Tuesday
1:00 pm Women’s Group Lunch at Harmons Santa Clara
1:30 pm Mass at Veterans Home, Ivins 160N 200E
Wednesday
12:00 pm Bulletin Deadline (11 days prior to publication date)
6:30 pm Holy Spirit Charismatic Group Kuzy, FL2
7:00 pm Clases Bíblicas Scanlan, FL3
7:00 pm Holy Hour of Reparation
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: 30 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
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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 …720-227-8319 or 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 (1/20)…..…..……........................$ 9,747
Capital Improvement Project (December)
Renovation and Improvement Fund ....... $ 335,984
Renovation Fund Collections …………... $ 6,910
ANNOUNCEMENTS and REPORTS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at [email protected] for questions or submissions.
LOOKING AHEAD
Feb. 11 “Everyday” God 10:00 am, Scanlan, FL2
Feb. 12 SGCWG Lunch, Harmons Santa Clara, 1:00 pm
Feb. 18 Parish Office Closed
Feb. 23 "A Taste of Carmel: Carmelite Spirituality
& YOU”, 2:30-4:00 pm, Scanlan, FL2
Mar. 6 Ash Wednesday
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]
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Formation Workshop
Saturday, February 9
10:00 am—1:00 pm in the Scanlan Building, FL2
Registration Required
Email David Brader ([email protected] )
Deadline: Wednesday, February 6
This weekend’s second collection benefits the Saint George Catholic Church
Renovation Projects
If you have Building Fund envelopes, you may use
them for this collection. You may also contribute to
the Renovation Projects through our online giving.
Cursillo Ultreya!
Cursillo is where one lives, experiences, and shares an
atmosphere of fellowship and friendship. It is a
gathering of Cursillistas, those who want to be
Cursillistas, and those who have never heard of
Cursillo.
Please come and share your faith with us. Join us for an
hour of joyful celebration of prayer, song, and sharing
of personal Piety (loving God), Study (knowing God)
and Action (serving God).
All are invited and bring a friend(s). Snacks and drinks
will be provided.
DATE: Saturday, February 9
TIME: 3:00 pm
LOCATION: Scanlan FL2, Conference Room
Please RSVP to Brenda Martinez at 435-632-8826
La segunda colecta de este fin de semana será a beneficio de los proyectos de la Iglesia
Católica de Saint George.
Gracias por su apoyo
One Who Has Hope Lives Differently.
~Pope Benedict XVI
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Scripture Readings for the Week of February 3
Sunday: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15-17 [cf. 15ab]/1 Cor 12:31-13:13 or 1 Cor 13:4-13/Lk 4:21-30
Monday: Heb 11:32-40/Ps 31:20, 21, 23, 24 [25]/Mk 5:1-20
Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4/Ps 22:26b-27, 28 and 30, 31-32 [cf. 27b]/Mk 5:21-43
Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15/Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a [cf. 17]/Mk 6:1-6
Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24/Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 9, 10-11 [cf. 10]/Mk 6:7-13
Friday: Heb 13:1-8/Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9abc [1a]/Mk 6:14-29
Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/Mk 6:30-34
Next Sunday: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8/Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8 [1c]/1 Cor 15:1-11 or 15:3-8, 11/Lk 5:1-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS and EVENTS
In affirmation of January being Pro-Life month a group of
parishioners—about 30 or so—joined together on the 20th,
to pray the scriptural rosary and say other prayers for the
protection of the unborn. We also sang a few songs to the
Blessed Mother. It was beautiful and inspiring. This will
be an annual event, so prepare to join us next year. Many
thanks to all the people that were there this year for the
babies.
~submitted by Adele McDaniel
More photos …
Christmas Eve
at San Pablo
Mission
