“When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demons. The whole town was gathered at the door. He cured many who were sick with various diseases…” MK1:32-34 One of the most enriching contributions of Mark's Gospel this weekend is letting us know about a day's work of Jesus. It's like having access to their agenda. There are intense activities that alternate with moments of rest, dialogues with the crowds, as well as smaller groups, action and prayer. We can see in this liturgical Sunday three spaces where Jesus acts and leaves us his teaching. An important place of evangelization was the synagogue, meeting place of the Jews as community of faith. A second area of pastoral activity of Jesus was His friends and family’s home. Today's Gospel shows us interacting with the family of Peter, who had recently been linked to His immediate group. Jesus gave great importance to these moments of intimacy and privacy thus providing divine dimension to the links of affection and friendship . And thirdly, Jesus performed his pastoral work in the streets. Public space, which is spoken by our town planners, constituted a third stage to the proposal of coexistence based on love and justice. The generous use Jesus made of these three spaces (the cultic, family and the public) shows that religious experience is not confined to the walls of churches and convents. No. known and unknown world, the city with its plazas and malls, is the big stage in which God touches the hearts of humans. How did Jesus present Himself that He moved with such familiarity in the synagogue, in family homes and in the public square? Jesus revealed himself as the great promoter of life: Jesus healed the sick, cared for widows attended those excluded from society. Where Jesus is present there is deliverance from slavery, grown in humanity, the offering of salvation is discovered. Jesus has the ability to transform pain into health, loneliness in to shared joy, community exclusion in to integration, doubt into certainty. If such was the climate that radiated gestures and words of Jesus, all evangelizing activity of the Church must be a hymn to life, an invitation to joy and optimism. Take the example of Jesus to make every day by day of praise inspired by prayer and fruitful action.
Have a Blessed Weekend
Fr. Andrés Arango Pastor
A message from our Pastor
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St. Vincent de Paul Society
For food, or other types of assistance,
please call 602-266-4884
You can call, Monday - Saturday from 9:00 am - 10:00 am
3rd weekend of the Month building fund (out of the budget for repairs special projects)
5th weekend of the Month SVdP (Assistance to the poor)
• Tuesday, January 30 8:00am Liturgy of the Word
• Wednesday, January 31 8:00am Liturgy of the Word
• Thursday, February 1 8:00am For the Parish
• Friday, February 2 8:00am Rev. Robert and William Schriefer
• Saturday, February 3
5:00pm Arthur Sandoval
• Sunday, February 4 8:00am Cole Bensfield 10:00am Roseanne Pekny 12:00pm For the Parish
Special Thanks to..
To all those who have been generous in donating to the PEW project!
Half way There...
May God Bless you always.
Pray the Rosary
Every Wednesday, after 8:00 am Mass
In the Church
Increase for Vocations to the Priesthood and also for all of our Priest
Goal $13, 000
Plate Collection
Regular Collection……..……..….$ 8,340.75
Building Fund…………....…...….$ 1,744.18
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Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Launches First Ever
$100 Million Campaign
Major Fundraising Initiative to Meet Needs Of Rapidly
Growing Community, Advance Mission of Church The Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted announced today the launch of a historic $100 million campaign to meet the needs of the faithful of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, one of the fastest growing regions in the United States.
Together Let Us Go Forth ~ Juntos Sigamos Adelante is a three-year campaign that will provide for the future of local Catholic churches, schools, charities and the faithful Together, we work to promote authentic discipleship and evangelization
in our Diocese.
Together, we join as one- and go forth in faith!
To learn more about you may go to:
www.togethergoforth.org
2017 Tax Letter
January is here! Please notify the parish office how you would like to receive your tax letter for your 2017 contributions by completing the following form and dropping it in the collection or at the front office. Thank you.
25 available spots! For more information at the Parish Office
Fountain of Life
We continue to be amazed at the generosity of St. Gregory’s Parishioners.
As a result of your donations, we are able to continue and start with new projects for our Church.
We greatly appreciate your kindness and generosity and know it is such a blessing to all.
Let us pray that this Christmas will be filled with God’s abundant blessings for each of you and your families.
Celebrating 70 years of continuous service to the Lord
ADOPT A PEW
Thanks to your generous donations
we are going forward with our Pew projects!
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Before After
If you would like to contribute, please stop by the Office or see Fr. Andes
New Year… New resolutions!
Join us every Tuesday starting January 9 at 7pm
For a Bible Study
The program is designed for ALL who want to get the most and the best of the Word of God.
Join us.. is free (Coffee too)
Corpus Christy Catholic Church
February 3, 2018 11:15am - 2:30pm
$15.00 Registration
To Register online, go to Eventbrite.com Search for “ Magnificat Luncheon.”
call Holly for more information at 602-551-0228
Deadline for Registration January 29, 2018
Completed Church projects Thanks to
St. Gregory’s Parishioners
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Un día al estilo de Jesús
En aquel tiempo, al anochecer, cuando se puso el sol, le llevaron todos los enfermos y endemoniados. La población entera se agolpaba a la puerta. curó a muchos enfermos … Marcos 1, 29-39 Uno de los aportes más enriquecedores del evangelio de Marcos este fin de semana es permitirnos conocer un día de trabajo de Jesús. Es como si tuviéramos acceso a su agenda. Allí encontramos actividades intensas que se alternan con momentos de descanso, diálogos con las multitudes, así como con grupos más reducidos, acción y oración. Podemos apreciar en este Domingo litúrgico tres espacios donde Jesús actúa y nos deja su enseñanza. Un lugar importante de la acción evangelizadora fue la sinagoga, lugar de encuentro de los judíos como comunidad de fe. Un segundo espacio de la actividad pastoral de Jesús fue el hogar de sus amigos y familiares. El evangelio de hoy nos lo muestra interactuando con la familia de Pedro, el cual hacía poco se había vinculado al grupo de sus colaboradores inmediatos. Jesús dio gran importancia a estos momentos de intimidad y privacidad aportando así una dimensión divina a los vínculos del afecto y de la amistad. Y en tercer lugar, Jesús realizó su acción pastoral en las plazas y caminos. El espacio público, del que tanto hablan nuestros urbanistas, constituyó así un tercer escenario para hacer su propuesta de la convivencia basada en el amor y en la justicia. El uso generoso que Jesús hizo de estos tres espacios (el cultual, el familiar y el público) nos muestra que la experiencia religiosa no está circunscrita a los muros de las iglesias y conventos. No. El mundo ancho y ajeno, la ciudad con sus plazas y centros comerciales, es el gran escenario en el que Dios toca el corazón de los seres humanos. ¿Cómo se presentó este Jesús que se movía con tanta familiaridad en la sinagoga, en las casas de familia y en la plaza pública? Jesús se manifestó como el gran promotor de la vida: Jesús curó a los enfermos, se preocupó por las viudas, atendió a los excluidos de la sociedad. Donde Jesús se hace presente hay liberación de las esclavitudes, se crece en humanidad, se descubre la oferta de salvación. Jesús tiene la capacidad de transformar el dolor en salud, la soledad en gozo compartido, la exclusión en integración a la comunidad, la duda en certeza. Si tal era el clima que irradiaban los gestos y las palabras de Jesús, toda la actividad evangelizadora de la Iglesia debe ser un canto a la vida, una invitación a la alegría y al optimismo. Tomemos el ejemplo de Jesús para hacer de cada día un día de alabanza inspirado por la oración y fecundo en la acción.
Que tengan un bendecido fin de semana.
P. Andrés Arango Párroco
Un mensaje de nuestro Párroco
January 28, 2018 - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7
Sociedad de San Vicente de Paul
Para ayuda con comida
o asistencia financiera por favor llama 602-266-4884
Lunes - Sábado 9:00am-10:00am
Calendario FEBRERO 2018
Hospitalidad Convivio 1er Domingo - 2/4/18 - Equipo # 1 Equipo # 1 2do Domingo - 2/11/18 - Grupo de Oración Grupo de Oración 3er Domingo - 2/18/18 - Grupo de Jóvenes Amigos de san Gregorio 4to Domingo - 2/25/18 - Equipo # 4 Posada y Misericordia
Peregrinaje
a Tierra Santa San Gregorio
Israel , Jordania y Roma
16-28 de Julio de 2018
Guía Espiritual: Fr. Andrés Arango
25 Espacios.. Ya puedes reservar el tuyo!
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