WEEKLY SERVICES
Daily Mass
Monday—Saturday
8AM
Saturday Vigil Mass
4PM
Sunday Mass
7AM, 9AM, 11AM
Reconciliation
Saturday 1PM—3PM
Tune in live or watch replays at:
facebook.com/sesccaz or sescc.org
Office Hours
Monday-Thursday:
8AM—4PM
Friday:
8AM—12PM
St. Elizabeth Seton
Catholic Church
9728 W. Palmeras Drive
Sun City, Arizona 85373
August 29, 2021 Song Sheet
Contact us:
623-972-2129
St. Elizabeth Seton Staff
CLERGY
Pastor, Fr. Kilian McCaffrey,
Deacon Jeff Arner, [email protected] Deacon Larry Grey, [email protected]
Deacon Marty Pogioli, [email protected]
Deacon Craig Reaktenwalt, craigreakten-
Deacon Sal Lema, [email protected]
STAFF
Administrative Assistant, 623-972-2129
Yvonne Sorrentino, [email protected]
Business Manager, 623-866-5224
Allison Gonser, [email protected]
Liturgy & Music Director, 623-866-5233
Steve Raml, [email protected]
Facilitator of Evangelization, 623-972-2129
Sr. Mary Beverly Arao, [email protected]
Faith Formation Director, 623-866-5221
Deacon Jeff Arner, [email protected]
Youth Formation Director, 623-866-5229
Linda Watkins, [email protected]
Maintenance/Housekeeping, 623-866-5232
Jeff Adams, [email protected]
Jason Barritta, [email protected]
Margarita Gonzalez, [email protected]
Date: Plate: Online Giving: Total: Budget: Over/(Under):
08/22/2021 $8,169.00 $1,937.50 $10,106.50 $13,483.84 $3,377.34
- - - $121,483.00 $112,999.56 $8,483.44
Total Offertory
Thank you for your generosity to our parish. Please consider making a sacrificial commitment to the parish using envelopes or online giving at: www.sescc.org
-YTD and Budget are based on fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021-
The figures shown are an estimate. Official year-end totals will be available by 12/22.
Ministries and Groups
St. Vincent de Paul
1st Tuesday at 2PM, Deacon Tone Room
3rd Tuesday at 2PM, Deacon Tone Room
Mike Ward, 623-640-0920
Knights of Columbus
2nd Tuesday at 6:30PM, Parish Hall
Dan Kudulis,602-647-3551
Holy Spirit Prayer Group
Every Friday at 9AM, Guadalupe Room
Maureen Kight, 602-503-5379
Library
Every Wednesday at 9AM
Every Sunday after Masses
Parish Office, 623-972-2129
Women’s Seton Society
Postponed until further notice
Margaret Berg, 602-358-9414
Our Lady of Fatima
1st Saturday at 8AM, Church
Jack Limberg, 574-286-1562
Solo Group
More information forthcoming
John Battoe, 623-977-7073
Evening Prayer Group
Monday—Friday Chaplet of Div Mercy at 3:50PM
Monday—Friday Evening Prayer at 4:00PM
Parish Office 623-972-2129
Mass Intentions
Living ♥ | Deceased †
Sunday, August 29th
7:00AM Dolores Pietrzak † Fr. Jim T
9:00AM Parishioners ♥ Fr. Kilian
11:00AM Carlos Trujillo † Fr. Jim G
Monday, August 30th
8:00AM Ernest Cipollaro † Fr. Tom
Tuesday, August 31st
8:00AM Marie McGaffin † Fr. Jim G
Wednesday, September 1st
8:00AM Peri Derner † Fr. Kilian
Thursday, September 2nd
8:00AM Gene Kenne † Fr. Jim G
Friday, September 3rd
8:00AM Fr. Henry Dahl † Fr. Jim T
Saturday, September 4th
8:00AM Gordon B. Rappolee † Fr. Kilian
4:00PM Jim Smith † Fr. Jim G
Sunday, September 5th
7:00AM Rob and Rachel Szewc † Fr. Kilian
9:00AM Leo Mausbach † Fr. Jim G
11:00AM Parishioners ♥ Fr. Jim T
Votive Candles
Blessed Virgin Mary Candle:
Dolores Pietrzak
Requested by: Husband Ron
Tabernacle Candle:
Antonia Zmuda
Requested by: Mary Raasch
Saint Joseph Candle:
Gene Kenne
Requested by: Loving Family
To request a Mass Intention or Votive
Candle, please contact Yvonne at the
Parish Office 623-972-2129
COVID-19 Updates
Bishop Olmsted has announced
lifting of the dispensation of the
Sunday and Holy Day obligations
effective July 1, 2021
Nevertheless, there are circumstances
when a member of the faithful is “excused
for a serious reason” (CCC 2181) from
the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays
and holy days. A serious reason occurs
when one is physically or otherwise
prevented from attending. For example, if
a person is sick or unable to find
reasonable transportation, the obligation
no longer applies.
If you have any questions, please contact
the Parish Office.
Readings for the Week
Sunday 22rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Dt 4:1-2, 6-8/Ps 15:2-5/Jas 1:17-18, 21-22, 27/Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Monday 1 Thes 4:13-18/Ps 96:1 -5, 11-13/
Lk 4:16-30
Tuesday 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14/
Lk 4:31-37
Wednesday Col 1:1-8/Ps 52:10, 11/Lk 4:38-44
Thursday Col 1:9-14/Ps 98:2-6/Lk 5:1-11
Friday Col 1:15-20/Ps 100:1-5/Lk 5:33-39
Saturday St. Gregory the Great
Col 1:21-23/Ps 54:3-4, 6 and 8/Lk 6:1-5
Sunday 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 35:4-7/Ps 146:7, 8-10/Jas 2:1-5/Mk 7:31-37
Pastor’s Letter:
29 August, 2021
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
For The Lord of For Show?
The word ‘Pharisee’ has become another name for self-righteous, phony people.
They were, in fact, members of “an ancient Jewish sect, distinguished by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and were commonly held to have pretensions to superi-or sanctity.” God does not want that.
Who would want that? Nobody wants phony!
How Can You Tell If Someone
Is a Genuinely Holy Person?
Simple - by the way they treat other people.
What we do for our least brothers and sisters, we do for Jesus Christ.
What we do to our least brothers and sisters, we do to Jesus Christ.
It is easy to say and a lot harder to do.
Pray about this and translate it in to your life.
It’s not rocket science, to coin a phrase.
Let’s internalize this and own this spirituality. It is rather easy if we make the conscious, bold decision to live what Christ tells us to.
This is what the Church needs now.
That is what our country needs now.
This is what the world has always needed and what the world will always need.
So, the big question is: do we do what we do for the Lord, or do we do it for show? As St. James tells us clearly: “Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves…..
Jesus warns us of the hypocrisy of the Pharisees.
What is the depth of meaning of hypocrisy? St. Thomas Aquinas explains its meaning by quoting Matt.7:15. Jesus the Good Shepherd warned against false prophets who come to us in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. The problem isn’t that they are in sheep’s clothing but that they are ravenous wolves. How do we distinguish between a hypocrite and true follower of Christ? St. Thomas views the fruits of one’s actions. 1. Fruit of the heart or true love of God and neighbor. How do we treat people? Or has my heart grown cold? 2.Words Do my words betray a spirit of jealous or judgmentalism or impurity? 3.Actions How do I conduct myself in the details of life? 4.The final fruit is that of “patience and fortitude,” for it is in times of tribulation that it becomes clearer who are the true sheep of Christ. In contrast, Aquinas warns that “hypocrites make a display of their meekness, but when they have the opportunity of persecuting, then they do their utmost to persecute.” Jesus calls himself the Good Shepherd and says “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:11, 27). https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/are-you-a-hypocrite
For more information on our Parish
Holy Land Pilgrimage in January 2022, please contact
Magnificat Tours at (480) 726 8611
Pilgrimage Itineraries are available
at the Church Entrance and Office.
We welcome back Sr. Mary Beverly today,
Fr. Kilian, Sr. Mary Beverly, our Deacons,
Parish Staff, Disciples and Volunteers.
We at SVdP St Elizabeth Seton Conference visit and help the needy within our parish bounda-ries. Through the Voice of the Poor Guide, we also receive a deeper understanding of the issues that impact the lives of
those we serve. The Guide informs Vincentians and parishioners, of the needs of affordable housing, health care, hunger, restorative justice, immigration, predatory loans, rights of workers, spirituality of justice and homelessness. In these times, it is difficult to help direct those whom we cannot help as foreclosures and overdue pay-ments consume families. With God’s help, we try to serve those we can and direct those with deeper needs to agencies who can assist. Sadly, even these agencies sometimes cannot help as they are overburdened with people in need. We thank you for helping bring hope to those who are struggling, and we pray those in need will find their way to financial stability.
We have made it easier to join the Knights of Columbus! You can now join the Knights of Columbus and participate in our Initiation Cere-mony all on-line from the comfort of your own home, at your convenience, in less than 1 hour!
For More Information On Joining Our Order, Please Visit Our Website:
www.kofc.org
Dan Kudulis, Grand Knight 602-647-3551
Attention All Ministry Volunteers
It is now time to renew your Safe Environment
Training. Please login to your account and follow
the prompts to complete the renewal at:
https://phoenix.cmgconnect.org/
Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults (RCIA)
If you or someone you know is interested in be-coming Catholic or needs to receive the Sacra-ments of Confirmation or First Communion, we
Invite you to join us for weekly instruction.
Sunday Mornings 9AM—11AM
Guadalupe Room
For more information, please contact Dcn. Jeff
Arner, Director of Formation.
Grief Support Group
We all grieve when we experience loss. This last year has been very difficult for many who have
experienced loss during the pandemic. If you are struggling with grief, we will be
gathering for 6 weeks to share our stories and help each other through our grief.
We follow a Catholic program called Grieving with Great Hope that is found on FORMED.org.
Wednesday Afternoons
2PM—4PM
Guadalupe Room
For more information please contact Dcn. Jeff Arner, Director of Formation
Online Giving Update
As of August 16th, 2021 we have implemented a new online giving platform that will allow us to
better assist you.
To easily sign up for online giving, please visit our website: www.sescc.org/donate
We earnestly appreciate your ongoing support and faithful stewardship.
Lukas invites all his friends to a great adventure at the dark reef. As soon as they arrive, they are afraid to help and play with some old forgotten friends so Lukas and Noah share with them the story of St. Teresa of Calcutta and how she asked God for a big heart so She could love eve-rybody. The story changes their lives and helps them to come back to the reef and have a great day with acts of love.
It’s Time to Register Again!
Classes begin September 15th Wednesday Evenings
6:00PM -7:30PM
Kindergarten through High School.
Registration fee is $45 Sacrament classes also have a fee of $30 per
child for materials
If you’re in need of a scholarship, please contact the Parish Office. No child will be turned away.
Please register online at www.sescc.org
For more information, please contact
Linda Watkins, Youth Formation Director.
Welcome back to Book Club: Bishop Olmsted’s Apostolic Exhortation “Veneremur Cernui: Down in Adoration
Falling: Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist”
We are beginning our Book Study Club and we
are focusing on Bishop Thomas Olmsted's new
Apostolic Exhortation to all the faithful. If you
would like to participate please come.
Beginning September 8th for 5 weeks
Wednesday Mornings
9:30AM-11:00AM
Dcn. Tone Room
Please pick up your book in the vestibule of the
Church for a $5 donation and be ready to let God
do wonderful things in you.
Facilitator: Mary Ann Ronan. A parishioner who
has a MA in Religious Education and an MA in
Pastoral Ministry with an emphasis in Counseling
and Scripture. She has worked in the Catholic
Church for over 40 years doing Faith Formation,
Seminars, Retreats, Bible Studies, and more.
Romans: The Gospel
of Salvation
Romans: The Gospel of Salvation provides an
authentically Catholic, comprehensive, and
simple way to understand the overarching theme
of Romans—salvation. This fascinating book
reveals that salvation is not merely the removal of
a guilty verdict; it is about entering into Christ’s
life, death, and resurrection and sharing in
his divine life.
Tuesday Mornings
9:30AM-11:30AM
Seton Hall
For more information please contact Dcn. Jeff
Arner, Director of Formation
There are 3 easy steps for parishioners to
sign up on FORMED:
Visit http://signup.formed.org/
Enter our parish zip code or name
Enter your name and email
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