St. Rita in the Desert Dedicated March 31, 1935 SCHEDULE OF MASSES / SACRAMENTS Daily (Monday-Friday): 8:00 am Saturday: 5:00pm Vigil Mass Sunday: 7:00am, 9:00am, 11:00am,1:00pm in Spanish Holy Days: 8:00am (may vary/check bulletin) Confessions: 4:30pm on Saturday or call the Parish Office for an appointment Baptisms: Please call the Parish Office to register for the next Baptism class. Confirmation: Contact Youth Minister or RCIA coordinator Marriage: Marriage arrangements must be made at least 4 months in advance. Please contact the Parish Office. Ministry to the Sick/Bereavement: If you or someone you know is dealing with illness or death, please call the Parish Office. 13260 E Colossal Cave Road Vail, AZ 85641-9001 www.stritainthedesert.org Parish Office: 762-9688 Parish Office Hours: Monday—Thursday, 8:00am to 2:00pm extended hours until 5:00pm on Wednesdays when Religious Education is in session EMAIL: [email protected]BULLETIN EMAIL: [email protected]St. Rita in the Desert is an Arizona Non-profit Corporation November 11, 2018 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Philippians 1:3 On Veterans Day we honor all, Who answered to a service call. Soldiers young, and soldiers old, Fought for freedom, brave and bold. Some have lived, while other died, And all of them deserve our pride. We’re proud of all the solders who, Kept thinking of red, white and blue. They fought for us and all our rights, They fought through many days and nights, And though we may not know each name, We thank all veterans just the same. Cheryl Dysna
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St. Ri ta in the Deser t Dedicated March 31, 1935
SCHEDULE OF MASSES / SACRAMENTS
Daily (Monday-Friday): 8:00 am
Saturday: 5:00pm Vigil Mass
Sunday: 7:00am, 9:00am, 11:00am,1:00pm in Spanish
Holy Days: 8:00am (may vary/check bulletin)
Confessions: 4:30pm on Saturday or call the Parish Office for an appointment Baptisms: P lease call the Parish Office to register for the next Baptism class. Confirmation: Contact Youth Minister or RCIA coordinator Marriage: Marriage arrangements must be made at least 4 months in advance. Please contact the Parish Office. Ministry to the Sick/Bereavement: I f you or someone you know is dealing with illness or death, please call the Parish Office.
13260 E Colossal Cave Road Vail, AZ 85641-9001
www.stritainthedesert.org
Parish Office: 762-9688
Parish Office Hours: Monday—Thursday, 8:00am to 2:00pm
extended hours until 5:00pm on Wednesdays when Religious Education is in session
St. Rita in the Desert is an Arizona Non-profit Corporation
November 11, 2018 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Philippians 1:3
On Veterans Day we honor all, Who answered to a service call. Soldiers young, and soldiers old, Fought for freedom, brave and bold. Some have lived, while other died, And all of them deserve our pride. We’re proud of all the solders who, Kept thinking of red, white and blue. They fought for us and all our rights, They fought through many days and nights, And though we may not know each name, We thank all veterans just the same.
Cheryl Dysna
Dear Parish Family,
When we gather around the altar of the Lord, we come to say “Thank you” to God who
cares for us. We express gratitude for the many blessings that we are blessed to receive.
The word “Eucharist” itself means “Thank you.” It is right and just to give thanks to God who has created us, has redeemed
us and makes us holy. We express thanks to the Lord Jesus who sacrificed himself completely so that sin and death would
be overcome. God is like the widow in today’s gospel in his care for us: he holds absolutely nothing back. He gives us
everything, including himself. As the widow sacrificed, so Jesus sacrificed his very life for the sake of the world. And the
Eucharist we share is our participation in this salvation, and our thanksgiving for it.
Giving thanks is not a passive thing. Perhaps this is a message we can take from the Gospel today. Formed and transformed
by the Eucharist, it is a person of faith who sees that God’s justice is sorely needed in this world. In the psalms, the Lord
gives sight to the blind, cares for the oppressed, protects strangers and sustains widows. As members of Christ, the
Church’s mission is to see that God’s justice and concern is made manifest to all in need. We, the Church, give thanks to
God for his generous gifts by sharing the good news of salvation and by giving our time, talents and treasure so that no one
is left uncared for so that no one is left without. In this month dedicated to giving thanks, we express our gratitude by
sharing what we have with those who do not, by being good stewards of the blessings we have received.
Fr. Martin S. Martinez
Parish News
St. Rita’s Gift Shop open today 10:00am-12:30pm
adjacent to the Shrine
The Book of the Names of the Dead The Book of the Names of the Dead will be available for our
community to write the names of their beloved family members
who have gone before us. This book will be brought to the altar
during the Entrance Procession and those whose names are
written in it will be remembered during the Masses in November.
Look for it in the Narthex of the St. John XXIII Center and in the
Shrine near the organ.
The Book of the Names of the Dead was inspired by the
ancient practice of recording the dates of the deaths of loved
ones in a necrology, a public record or registry of death. This
practice provides the living with an opportunity for healing and
consolation in the face of grief. It is left open for people to write
the names of their deceased loved ones and for others to read
the names, remember, and pray for the repose of their souls.
Remembering all of these men and women who have gone
before us, “marked with the sign of faith,” helps us better
understand and appreciate our faith in Christ our risen Lord who
conquered sin and death and brings new life to all.
Holiday Food Baskets Available Do you know someone who might be in need of a helping hand
with their holiday meal at Thanksgiving or Christmas? St. Rita's
Outreach Ministry provides holiday food baskets to any family in
the Vail, Corona de Tucson or Rita Ranch area. We simply need
them to please call (or you can call) the church office at (520)
762-9688 by November 13, 2018 and request a Holiday Food
Basket. All that we ask for is their last name, size of the family
and a contact number. Their basket needs to be picked up on
Tuesday, November 20 between 9:00am and 1:00pm in the St.
Rita's hall.
St. Rita’s Guild News
Our next month l y meet in g w i l l be he ld
Wednesday, November 14 at 5:30pm in the hall.
Sewing Angels The Sewing Angels will not meet on Tuesday, November 13.
St. Rita pray for us!
LEARN TO MAKE ROSARIES St. Rita’s Rosary Makers meets Tuesday, November
13 right after Mass (about 8:30am) in the Verhagen
Building. Here are just a couple of ways we are sharing
God’s love through the Rosary.
St. Rita’s Rosary Makers has sent 2,500 rosaries to St.
Paul’s Street Evangelization this year so far!
The St. Rita’s Rosary Makers discovered a ministry
within our ministry. One of our Rosary Makers brings
home supplies so that her mom can make rosaries. The
mom is a “shut-in”; she is quite elderly with limited
mobility and cannot do most of the activities that used to
fill her day. Her great joy is making rosaries. She says it gives
her purpose and makes her feel like she is “working for
God”. What a wonderful ministry within the ministry.
Holiday Food Baskets St. Rita's Outreach Ministry would like to thank all of the parishioners who have taken home a Holiday Basket bag to fill and for those who
have already returned their bag filled, a big thank you. We still have some bags left so if you missed out on the chance to fill a bag to help
St. Rita's Outreach Ministry provide a holiday meal to our Vail, Corona de Tucson or Rita Ranch neighbors in need, please take one on
your way out from Mass or the list of food being requested is listed below. We had overwhelming support last year to help the Vail
Community Food Bank provide Vail students in need of food over weekends and were very much appreciated by the Food Bank and
students. This year we are continuing to support the program and are asking for two of the most needed items for their bags. Please bring
in items by Wednesday, November 14. If you would like to donate a Frozen Turkey, turkeys can be brought in on the morning of Tuesday,
November 20, as we will be distributing baskets at that time.
Items we are collecting:
Biscuit or Corn Bread Mix
Box or packet of Stuffing
Box or packets of Mashed Potatoes
Cans of Green Beans
Cans of Sweet Potatoes or Yams
Cans of Cranberry Sauce
Brownie Mix
Cans of Corn
Cans or packets of Gravy (no jars please)
$10 Gift Cards from Fry’s or Walmart or a Frozen Turkey
The Outreach Ministry will be sorting food and could use your hands to help! We will have the food brought by
parishioners as well as at least four food drives being conducted at our Vail Schools We will be outside the hall on Thursday
November 15 from 3:00pm - 5:30pm. If you would like to help, give Regina a call at (520) 549-8334 or just stop by.
For the Vail Student Backpack program:
Cans of Chef Boyardee
Shelf Life or UHT Milk: small containers if possible.
**Shelf Life or UHT milk can usually be found near the boxed soy milks. Horizon brand sells UHT milk as well as Hershey sells UHT chocolate milk.
Tamale & Bake Sale November 17 & 18 after all Masses
Five Biblical Perspectives on Death and the Afterlife BY AMY EKEH - CATHOLIC DIGEST – NOVEMBER 2018 – PP. 26-27
In keeping with our November remembrance of those who have died, this month we will survey several biblical perspectives on death
and the afterlife. In a book as large and diverse as the Bible, we can expect to find a great variety of ideas on such a significant topic.
1. ENJOY LIFE WHILE YOU CAN. The Book of Ecclesiastes offers us a refreshing and perhaps unexpected take on human life: enjoy
it while you can! Grappling with the fleeting nature of human life, the wise and down-to-earth author of this interesting book (who does
not appear to have believed in a meaningful afterlife – see Ecclesiastes 9:4-5) has a simple recipe for enjoying life as much as possible:
enjoy good food and drink, spend time with friends, and find satisfaction in your work. In the end, death will come to us all, and we
simply must accept it. (You may be surprised to find out that “life is short and then you die” is actually a biblical concept!). The fact that
the Book of Ecclesiastes is inspired, canonical Scripture should comfort us with the assurance that uncertainty about life, death, and
what comes after death is natural. Being human isn't easy; facing our own mortality is one reason why.
2. WE DON'T WANT LIFE TO END. In Genesis 3, the rebellion of Adam and Eve against God leads to a litany of punishments and
dire words, including the familiar mantra: “You are dust, and to dust you shall return” (3:19). Theologians debate whether or not death
was part of God's original plan for human beings, but Scripture is clear that the human experience of death as an abrupt end to life and
a painful separation is not something that God wants for us (see Wisdom 1:13). On one hand, death is natural, but on the other, it is
horrifying and incomprehensible. The death and resurrection of Jesus will definitively address this distressing reality that is a defining
part of human existence.
3. THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH. Ancient Israelites did not believe in an afterlife. Instead they believed in an ongoing shadowy
existence in the place of the dead (known as “Sheol”). But there was no joy in Sheol, no real sense of self or others. Sheol was neither
reward nor punishment, and it certainly was not union with God. (see Psalm 6:6). However, as the centuries passed and Israel remained
in covenant relationship with God, belief in the resurrection of the dead and a meaningful afterlife began to take shape in the hearts and
minds of God's people. There was no grand revelation of this truth. Over time, it simply began to make sense that a life-giving God
would continue to give life, that innocent suffering would not have the last word, that the way we live our lives has eternal significance,
and that love never ends. Indeed, by the time of Jesus, many Jews (such as Jesus himself – see Luke 20:27-40; John 11:25) believed in
the resurrection of the dead and an afterlife of either union with or separation from God (see Matthew 25:31-46).
4. DEATH IS THE ULTIMATE SURRENDER. The death of Jesus transformed the world. This tells us that death can be a powerful
experience; it can actually wield power and bring about change. But how? The death of Jesus was the ultimate gift of self. Jesus did not
hold back anything on his love for God and human beings. His utterance, “Not my will but yours be done” (Luke 22:42) in the Garden
of Gethsemane and his living out of that declaration was the ultimate surrender; it transformed his death with its potent self-giving love.
This death not only saves us; it also sets an example for us in our own deaths. Our lives are full of opportunities to surrender, to give
ourselves to God, to lay down our lives for the sake of others. These moments are, in a sense, preparation for our own deaths – the
ultimate surrender of our whole selves to God.
5. WE CARRY IN OUR BODIES THE DYING OF JESUS. This notion from the letters of Saint Paul (see 2 Corinthians 4:10) is one of
many ways that the New Testament confidently proclaims that those who believe in Christ share in his death. Those who follow Christ
follow him all the way to the cross. Those who live with him die with him. And, St. Paul also declares, those who die with him will live
with him (see Romans 6:8). What greater honor is there than to be one with Christ crucified? This is how we share in his life, death,
and resurrection. This is how we share in the love he has for the world. Death brings life. This is the great paradox of our faith.
All attachment to sin, even venial sin, must be absent. If one's disposition is less than perfect or if some of the above conditions are
not fulfilled, the indulgence becomes partial.
Parish News
November 11, 2018 / 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Praying Together for Peace Come join us - everyone is welcome - as we gather to pray for peace in our broken and hurting world. Our next gathering is
Wednesday, November14 at Temple Emanuel El (225 N Country Club) at 6:30pm
Sunday Contributions
$5728.38
Thank you!
Next Sunday’s Second
Collection will benefit
the Building/Debt
Reduction Fund.
Prayer and Worship
St Rita’s Prayer Line
Julieta Alvarez
Kathleen Busk
Dave Dancer
Shane Hubbell
Francisco Rodriguez
Judy Messinger
Fulmer Family
George Montoya
Marie Belardi
Tony Panozzo
Monique Estrada
Jennifer Kaywood
Mike Foley
Alfred Remetech
Ruth Lambert Anderson
Larry Divine
Fr. Greg Jones, C.S.V.
Anton James
Wesolowski
Carry Reitz
Barry Blackwell
Gary Martin
Ciro Rivera
Sabrina Herrett Grey
Kate Atkinson
Rivera Family
Angelina Federico
Karin Radzik
Joseph Hann
Betty Smith
Angie Grosz
Patrick Michaud
Elizabeth O'Connell
Debbie Kipping
Lynn Rice
Bruce Baxter
Ted Botsford
Richard Cunningham
Kurt Donath
Lindsay Kelsey
Mancada Family
Bob Dupnik
Tyler Dupnik
Dcn Oscar Bueno
Matt Brown
Kevin Sams
Presley Baker
Rose Chiusolla
Reid Bennington
Richard Berten
Richard Radzik
We are the body of Christ and we support one another. You are
invited to share your prayer intentions. We will pray for intentions for
one month, but, of course, we can continue our prayers for your intentions
longer if requested. If you would like to have your prayer
intentions on our prayer line, or if you would like to
participate in prayer, please contact Leta Davis at 647-3572.
PLEASE do not call the parish office.
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini - Feast Day Nov 13
Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first United States citizen to be
canonized. Her deep trust in the loving care of her God gave her the
strength to be a valiant woman doing the work of Christ.
Refused admission to the religious order which had educated her to
be a teacher, she began charitable work at the House of Providence
Orphanage in Cadogno, Italy. In September 1877, she made her vows
there and took the religious habit.
When the bishop closed the orphanage in 1880, he named Frances
prioress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Seven young
women from the orphanage joined with her.
Since her early childhood in Italy, Frances had wanted to be a
missionary in China but, at the urging of Pope Leo XIII, Frances went
west instead of east. She traveled with six sisters to New York City to
work with the thousands of Italian immigrants living there.
She found disappointment and difficulties with every step. When
she arrived in New York City, the house that was to be her first
orphanage in the United States was not available. The archbishop
advised here to return to Italy. But Frances, truly a valiant woman,
departed from the archbishop’s residence all the more determined to
establish the orphanage. And she succeeded.
In 35 years Frances Xavier Cabrini founded 67 institutions dedicated
to caring for the poor, the abandoned, the uneducated and the sick.
Seeing great need among Italian immigrants who were losing their faith,
she organized schools and adult education classes.
Mass Intentions Saturday, Nov 10, 2018
5 pm/ All Souls Novena & Sacred Heart of Jesus
Sunday, Nov 11, 2018
7 am / All Souls Novena
9 am / All Souls Novena & John Grimm
Happy Birthday, Msgr. Cusack
11 am/ All Souls Novena
1 pm/ All Souls Novena
Monday, Nov 12, 2018
8 am / All Souls Novena; Joe & Louisa Moreno Family
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2018
8 am / All Souls Novena; Fred Taeger
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018
8 am / All Souls Novena Thursday, Nov 15, 2018
8 am / All Souls Novena Friday, Nov 16, 2018
8 am / All Souls Novena; St. Anthony & St. Jude
Saturday, Nov 17, 2018
5 pm/ All Souls Novena
Carl & Linda Pugliese, wedding anniversary
Sunday, Nov 18, 2018
7 am / All Souls Novena
9 am / All Souls Novena; Claude Miller
11 am/ All Souls Novena
1 pm/ All Souls Novena
St. Rita pray for us!
Saturday 5:00 pm Mass
Greeters: Maureen Keith, Connie Remetch Server: Matthew, Mark Lector: Lynda Zeringue Ministers of Holy Communion: Jean Petersen, Frank & Mary Giegerich
Sunday 7:00 am Mass
Greeters: Emma Tiedemann, Regina Tiedemann Server: Ryan Radinsky, Emma Tiedemann Lector: Stella MacKenzie Ministers of Holy Communion: Suzanne Roelike, Regina Tiedemann, Marc Valdenegro
Sunday 9:00 am Mass
Greeters: Chuck & Bonnie Roque, Mary Ann Clevveland
Servers: Jett Scruggs, Raymond Scruggs, Nathanael Ownbey
Lector: Ron Hill Ministers of Holy Communion: David Winkel, Rick & Kim Winkel, Claudia Andersen
Sunday 11:00 a.m. Mass
Greeters: Josie Angiolini, Deserie Lopez, Maria Kardos Foy
Servers: Luis Camacho, Andrew Cardenas Lector: Jeff Morgan Eucharistic Ministers: Mob Kardos-Foy
