Welcome to Church of the Holy Spirit 1800 E. Libra Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85283 (480) 838-7474 • Fax (480) 838-6720 https://www.holyspirit-tempe-az.org Pastor Rev. Msgr. Peter Dai Bui Parochial Vicar Rev. Cletus Kulah Deacons Deacon Steve Beard Deacon Gary Johnson Deacon Stephen Schmidt Retired Clergy Rev. Dennis Riccitelli Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. (in-person and live stream on Facebook), 5:30 p.m. - Vietnamese Daily Mass: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament First Friday after morning Mass till 9:00 p.m. Benediction at 8:45 p.m. or as announced Reconciliation 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, 4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, and by appointment. Parish Office Hours Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Parish Office closed for lunch: 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Mon. - Fri. Parish Mission Statement The Church of the Holy Spirit is a Roman Catholic faith community, following Christ, committed to serve our brothers and sisters through spiritual growth, social outreach, liturgical celebration, and religious education. Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time - June 21, 2020
Pastor Rev. Msgr. Peter Dai Bui Parochial Vicar Rev. Cletus Kulah Deacons Deacon Steve Beard Deacon Gary Johnson Deacon Stephen Schmidt Retired Clergy Rev. Dennis Riccitelli Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. (in-person and live stream on Facebook), 5:30 p.m. - Vietnamese Daily Mass: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament First Friday after morning Mass till 9:00 p.m. Benediction at 8:45 p.m. or as announced Reconciliation 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, 4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, and by appointment. Parish Office Hours Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Parish Office closed for lunch: 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Mon. - Fri. Parish Mission Statement The Church of the Holy Spirit is a Roman Catholic faith community, following Christ, committed to serve our brothers and sisters through spiritual growth, social outreach, liturgical celebration, and religious education.
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Maintenance - (480) 838-7474 Rich Kozlowski - Property Manager, ext. 109 Ernie Teran - Support Staff Vince De Mott - Support Staff Elizabeth Ramirez - Support Staff
Adàn Florez - Support Staff Religious Formation (480) 838-3479 Kindergarten/Elementary Coordinator: Yvette Meyer
Youth Formation & Jr. High (480) 838-3479 Coordinator: Yvette Meyer
Youth Formation & Sr. High Young Adult - (480) 838-3479 Coordinator: Bill Price
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Call the parish office, (480) 838-7474, ext. 104. Schedule and requirements for RCIA and Adult Confirmation can be found on the parish website (www.holyspririt-tempe-az-org) under FORMATION.
BAPTISM: Baptism Preparation - Please allow 6-8 weeks to complete requirements. Parents wishing to baptize a child must show a minimum of three months active registration, including weekly Mass attendance and tithing. Call parish office (480) 838-7474, ext. 114, or email [email protected]. The Infant Baptism policy is located on the parish website (www.holyspirit-tempe-az.org). MARRIAGE: The Diocese of Phoenix mandates a nine-month period of preparation for couples seeking to be married in the church. Registration in the parish for three months is required. For Marriage Preparation contact Deacon Gary Johnson at [email protected] ANNULMENT: Contact Deacon Gary Johnson at [email protected] FACILITY RENTAL INFORMATION: For Social Hall and Community Center call
Monday, June 22 St. Paulinus of Nola; Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More 8:00 AM † Richard Velarico Tuesday, June 23 8:00 AM † Bill Howland Wednesday, June 24 The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 8:00 AM † Marie Berns Thursday, June 25 8:00 AM Special Intention for Mason Crowe Friday, June 26 8:00 AM † Richard Vacek Saturday, June 27 St. Cyril of Alexandria; Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 AM † Frank E. Sosinski, III 4:30 PM † Angelita Mannheimer Sunday, June 28 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 AM † Mary Blish 9:00 AM † Edward J. Durham, Jr. 11:00 AM † Margaret Eiynck 5:30 PM - Vietnamese Souls in Purgatory
M a s s I n te n t i o n s
Prayer to Overcome Racism Mary, friend and mother to all, through your Son, God has found a way to unite himself to every human being, called to be one people,
sisters and brothers to each other. We ask for your help in calling on your Son, seeking forgiveness for
the times when we have failed to love and respect one another. We ask for your help in obtaining from your Son the grace we need
to overcome the evil of racism and to build a just society. We ask for your help in following your Son, so that prejudice and animosity will no longer infect our minds or hearts but will be re-
placed with a love that respects the dignity of each person. Mother of the Church, the Spirit of your Son Jesus warms our
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As you may already know, our Fr. Cletus Kulah will be leaving us at the end of this month to assist in another parish, whose pastor will be taking a long summer break. Afterwards, in September, Fr. Cletus will be heading back to his home Diocese in Ghana, where his Bishop will entrust him with a new assignment. It will be our loss and Ghana’s gain! Please join me as a parish community in expressing to Fr. Cletus our heartfelt gratitude for his joy, his love and dedication in serving our community throughout these three years that we have been blessed with his priestly ministry. Let us also keep Fr. Cle-tus in our prayers so that the Lord may continue to bless him abundantly in his priestly ministry wherever the Will of God may take him. Sincerely yours in Christ, Rev. Msgr. Peter Dai Bui
Safe Environment Office News Parish volunteer renewal information
Attention parish volunteers: June 30th is the end of the Safe Environment training year and your yearly renewal training certification expires. Normally, the renewal training year begins, July 1, but due to the pandemic, Safe Environment renewal training will not be available online by July 1. We are hopeful the new renewal train-ing video will be available by August 1. Once we receive notification from Catholic Mutual Group (CMG), parish volunteers should receive an email notification (from CMG) reminding them to complete their renewal train-ing. Thank you for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the parish Safe Environment Office, (480) 838-7474, X 115.
Peter’s Pence Collection June 27/28, 2020
Next week, we will take up the Peter’s Pence Collection, which provides Pope Francis with the funds to carry out his charitable works around the world. The pro-ceeds benefit our brothers and sis-ters on the margins of society, in-cluding victims of war, oppression, and disasters. Please be generous. For more information, visit www.usccb.org/peters-pence. Blood Drive - July 19 Sponsored by Knights of Columbus
Vitalant Blood Services will be at Holy Spirit Church on Sunday, July 19, 8 AM - 1 PM, in Hanley Hall. Advance appointments are encouraged. All donors must bring and wear a mask or cloth-based face covering. To register to donate visit: BloodHero.com Sponsor code: holy-spirittempe or call the parish office (480) 838-7474, to leave a message for the Knights Blood Drive Coordina-tor. Beginning June 1, Vitalant began testing all complet-ed blood donations for antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Approximately 2 weeks after donor donate, donors can view their antibody re-sults in their online donor account. When you donate blood, May 22 - Sept. 11, you’ll be entered to win a 2020 VW Tiguan S, donated by Valley Volkswagen dealers.
FATHERHOOD When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. —William Shakespeare
The Farewell Reception for Father Cletus on June 28, after 9 AM & 11 AM Mass HAS BEEN CANCELED.
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Jonathan Alvir Rodriguez Eliana Atienza Isaac Beltran Megan Bergin
Patrick Burke Jr. William Burke Kevin Bobadilla Vincent Chhour Ethan Chhour
Alexandria Corrales Cindy Do
Franklin Duong Kimberly Duong Elijah Engelbert Valeria Enriquez
Avery Fisher Olivia Franco
Alana Martinez Arturo Morales III
Aiden Nguyen An Nguyen
Anna Nguyen
Chloe Nguyen Duy Nguyen
Emily Nguyen Eric Nguyen
Isabel Nguyen Jacky Nguyen Jacob Nguyen
Jayden Nguyen Kailer Nguyen Minh Nguyen
Vincent Nguyen Mianna Pham Sydney Pham Keyla Presiado Gissele Qiroz
Lia Robles Luis Rodriguez
Barbara Seitelman Julia Tole
Kymberlynn Torres Perales Victoria Tran
Stella Villapudua Matthew Wojciechowicz
Congratulations to the Confirmandi who received Confirmation and
1st Communion June 13 and June 14, 2020
Special thanks to Lectors: Don and Thomas Ash Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Ellie Forbes and Helen Lindsley Altar Servers: Shayann, Heather, and Ava Engelbert Catechists: Don Ash, Rose Gamboa, Christina Lewandowski, Eleana Oldenburg, Kathy Ryan and Melissa Tole, Rose Nguyen, Phi Nguyen, Trinh Do, Catherine Bui, and Bao Nguyen Cleaning of church: Knights of Columbus: Frank Gawdun, Bill Price, Steve Parady
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Parish Facebook: facebook.com/HolySpiritTempe LIVE STREAM Sunday Mass, 11:00 a.m.
Care for the Sick Emergency Anointing of the Sick: During this time, Anointing of the Sick will be offered only to those in danger of death. Non-emergency visits to the sick and homebound have been suspended until further notice in order to limit the potential spread of the virus. Chapel is open for daily prayer 6:30 AM - 5 PM The chapel is open daily from 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. However, it is important that social distancing be practiced. Chapel is limited to 10 or less people. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday, 3-4 p.m., church cry room and chapel Sunday, 4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m., church cry room and chapel It is important that social distancing be practiced. Confessions are not able to be heard over the phone. The penitent and the priest must be in the same place. Do you have a change of address, phone, or email? If so please, contact the parish office, (480) 838-7474, [email protected], to update your parish registration or you may submit an online registration update at www.holyspirit-tempe-az.org For latest updates Diocese of Phoenix: Visit https://dphx.org/stayhealthy/
Parish Information
Anniversaries Remembered
Remembering the deceased members of our parish on their anniversary of death.
23 June 1992 Frank Cotitta 23 June 2011 Mary Maryniak 23 June 2013 Edmund Groebner 24 June 1985 Ted Hulet 26 June 1993 Merritt Burdick 27 June 1990 Alfio Alizio 27 June 2004 Roberta "Bobbie" Seher 27 June 2005 Rosalind Rymer 27 June 2007 Rita Nenaber 28 June 2004 Christine Ann Cabrera 28 June 2009 Leon Bialy
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In our world today, it seems there are many things to make us fearful. We can become dis-traught over personal finances, relationships, poor choices our children are making, issues with jobs, the changing climate, the way our parish is being run, or a zillion other things. The problems may not even be evil but may be simply life and all its challenges. But these struggles are real, and sometimes we seek un-healthy solutions. Many people suffer with is-sues of anxiety and depression, and fear leads others to addiction as a means of coping. In our Gospel today, God lovingly calls us be-yond that darkness to light. Sometimes we look for very complex an-swers when a simple promise or solution is right in front of us. As I am writing and look-ing out the window, I see half a dozen little birds sitting in a bush. Their presence is a re-minder to me of God’s love and care for each and every one of us. If something that seems so insignificant or incidental is known by God, how much more are we loved and cared for!
