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259 WEST 200 NORTH, ST. GEORGE, UTAH 84770—WWW.SAINTGEORGECATHOLICS.COM

June 17, 2018 | 11th

Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saint George Saint George CATHOLIC CHURCH

Rev. Oscar Martin Picos, Pastor Rev. Arokia Dass David, 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 Days 8:00 am, 6:00 pm, 8:00 pm (Spanish) Confessions Saturday ............ 3:30 - 4:45 pm Sunday……………7:30 - 8:30 am Or by appointment Baptism Preparation English: 4th Saturday at 11 am (Scanlan) 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, 8:30 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 Phone: 435-673-2604 saintgeorgecatholic@hotmail.com Office Hours Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Closed from 12 noon - 1:00 pm daily

Birthday Sunshine!

On Thursday, May 17, the Sunshine/

Welcome Committee of the Saint George

Catholic Church Women's Group helped

celebrate the birthdays of (left) Eleanor

Miltner–achieving her 99th year–and

Marylin Sugimoto (below) at Sterling

Court. These ladies have been excellent

examples in our Church, SGCC Thrift

Store and community. We thank God for

their friendship and service, and ask Him

to bless them with health, joy, and

happiness.

Cake was served and a bouquet

of colored carnations was given

by the Knights of Columbus for

the ladies to enjoy.

Two prayer shawls were also

given. We all enjoyed a great

social hour together!

submitted by

Bonnie Arndt

photos by

Roger Soukup

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.

STEWARDSHIP / CORRESPONSABILIDAD

Gratitude in Action: Our Way of Life / Gratitud en Acción: Nuestra forma de Vida

Today, I die. Once again, day by day, I die to self for love

of God.

Some days that dying is small; I hardly notice it occurring.

Other days, that death of self within me overshadows all

else in my life. Whatever spiritual good this dying may

bring about in me, and it WILL bring good, I cannot see, I

cannot feel, for the pain and heartache of my vulnerable

humanity rises above all else.

How could God allow this suffering? I pray, I give of

myself for my neighbor, and I do love God, seeking not to

offend Him. Why then, would He let this pain, this darkness,

enter my life? Why would He let it overtake me to the

point of turning away from Him?

Evening comes and with it the dark of night that embraces

the darkness pervading within me. It seems I cannot

escape; sleep does not come, only restlessness. Finally, in

God’s merciful goodness, He offers me that short time of

fruitful slumber in His loving arms, a time when He lifts

the Cross’ weight which has become so heavy to bear.

Morning dawns. I recall yesterday’s death, still feeling

some of the pain, but refreshed to face the new day and the

selfless dying it will offer. I am encouraged; sin did not

destroy the relationship with my God which has become

so important, so special in my life. God did not let go of

me. I am His; I belong to Him.

Perhaps today’s death experience will be easier, or perhaps

it will be even more difficult. I may struggle greatly. Through

it all, I will survive; I will be stronger. God is with me; He

will not abandon me. God is Love, and Love is mine.

“The world you are inheriting is a world which needs to

be touched and healed by the beauty and richness of

God’s love. It needs witnesses to that love. The world

needs salt. It needs you—to be the salt of the earth and the

light of the world....

Do not let that hope die! Stake your lives on it! We are not

the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of

the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become

the image of his Son. –St. John Paul II”1

1The Rosary: Your Weapon for Spiritual Warfare by Johnnette S.

Benkovic and Thomas K. Sullivan

⁓Carole Drake, Director Stewardship and Engagement

Hoy, muero Una vez más, día tras día, me muero asi

mismo por amor a Dios.

A veces esa muerte es pequeña; Apenas lo siento ocurrir.

Otros días, esa muerte del yo dentro de mí eclipsa todo

lo demás en mi vida. Cualquiera que sea el bien

espiritual que esta muerte pueda causar en mí, y

TRAERÁ algo bueno, no puedo ver, no puedo sentir,

porque el dolor y la congoja de mi vulnerable

humanidad se elevan por encima de todo lo demás.

¿Cómo pudo Dios permitir este sufrimiento? Rezo, me

entrego por mi prójimo, y amo a Dios, buscando no

ofenderlo. ¿Por qué entonces, dejaría que este dolor, esta

oscuridad, entrara en mi vida? ¿Por qué dejaría que me

alcanzara hasta el punto de apartarse de Él?

Llega la noche y con ella la oscuridad de la noche que

abraza la oscuridad que penetra en mí. Parece que no

puedo escapar; no viene el sueño, solo inquietud.

Finalmente, en la bondad misericordiosa de Dios, Él me

ofrece ese corto tiempo de sueño fructífero en Sus

amorosos brazos, un momento en que levanta el peso de

la Cruz que se ha vuelto tan pesado de soportar.

Amanece esta mañana. Recuerdo la muerte de ayer,

todavía sintiendo algo del dolor, pero renovado para

enfrentar el nuevo día y la muerte desinteresada que

ofrecerá. Me siento alentado el pecado no destruyó la

relación con mi Dios que se ha vuelto tan importante, tan

especial en mi vida. Dios no me soltó. Soy su; Yo le

pertenezco.

Tal vez la experiencia de la muerte de hoy será más

fácil, o tal vez será aún más difícil. Puedo luchar mucho.

A través de todo, voy a sobrevivir; Seré más fuerte. Dios

está conmigo; Él no me abandonará. Dios es Amor, y el

Amor es mío.

"El mundo que estás heredando es un mundo que

necesita ser tocado y sanado por la belleza y la riqueza

del amor de Dios. Necesita testigos de ese amor. El

mundo necesita sal. Te necesita: ser la sal de la tierra y

la luz del mundo ... ¡No dejes que esa esperanza muera!

¡Pon tus vidas en ello! No somos la suma de nuestras

debilidades y fracasos; somos la suma del amor del

Padre por nosotros y nuestra capacidad real de

convertirnos en la imagen de su Hijo. –St. Juan Pablo II"1

Pastor’s Message by Father Oscar Martin Picos

11th

Sunday in Ordinary Time / Décimo Primer Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

A Jesús le preocupaba mucho que sus seguidores

terminaran un día desalentados al ver que sus esfuerzos

por un mundo más humano y dichoso no obtenían el

éxito esperado. ¿Olvidarían el reino de Dios?

¿Mantendrían su confianza en el Padre? Lo más

importante es que no olviden nunca cómo han de

trabajar.

Con ejemplos tomados de la experiencia de los

campesinos de Galilea, les anima a trabajar siempre

con realismo, con paciencia y con una confianza

grande. No es posible abrir caminos al Reino de Dios

de cualquier manera. Se tienen que fijar en cómo

trabaja él.

Lo primero que han de saber es que su tarea es

sembrar, no cosechar. No vivirán pendientes de los

resultados. No les han de preocupar la eficacia ni el

éxito inmediato. Su atención se centrará en sembrar

bien el Evangelio. Los colaboradores de Jesús han de

ser sembradores. Nada más.

Después de siglos de expansión religiosa y gran poder

social, los cristianos hemos de recuperar en la Iglesia el

gesto humilde del sembrador. Olvidar la lógica del

cosechador que sale siempre a recoger frutos y entrar

en la lógica paciente del que siembra un futuro mejor.

Los comienzos de toda siembra siempre son humildes.

Más todavía si se trata de sembrar el Proyecto de Dios

en el ser humano. La fuerza del Evangelio no es nunca

algo espectacular o clamoroso. Según Jesús, es como

sembrar algo tan pequeño e insignificante como "un

grano de mostaza" que germina secretamente en el

corazón de las personas.

Por eso, el Evangelio solo se puede sembrar con fe. Es

lo que Jesús quiere hacerles ver con sus pequeñas

parábolas. El Proyecto de Dios de hacer un mundo más

humano lleva dentro una fuerza salvadora y

transformadora que ya no depende del sembrador.

Cuando la Buena Noticia de ese Dios penetra en una

persona o en un grupo humano, allí comienza a crecer

algo que a nosotros nos desborda.

Rectory…………..673-7354

Pastor ........................ Rev. Oscar Martin Picos

Parochial Vicar ......... Rev. Arokia Dass David

Office……………..673-2604 (saintgeorgecatholic@hotmail.com)

Business Manager ..... Don Drake

Secretary ................... Sandra Tellez

Bookkeeper ............... Barbara Harrison

Deacons

Rigoberto Aguirre ......................628-9107

Rogaciano Tellez ........................652-9219

Director of Stewardship and Engagement Carole Drake…………668-9202 (caroledrake49@gmail.com)

Religious Education/Youth Group...673-2604

Jill Luttrell ................. children.rus@hotmail.com

Website……………...saintgeorgecatholics.com

Website Email……....sgcc.web@fastmail.fm

Online Giving……saintgeorgecatholics.com (online giving link)

Bulletin Ministry...sgcc.bulletin@gmail.com

Thrift Store………….673-1029

Maintenance………...Call Office (673-2604)

Jesus was concerned that His followers

would one day be discouraged when they saw

that their efforts for a more humane and

happy world had not achieved the anticipated

success. Would they then forget the Kingdom

of God? Would they keep their trust in the

Father? Most importantly, would they

continue to work?

Using examples taken from the experience of the peasants

of Galilee, He encouraged them to work realistically, with

patience and confidence, and to examine how God works.

The first thing they needed to realize was that their task was

to sow, not harvest. They would not live pending the

results. They did not have to worry about efficacy or

immediate success. Their focus would be on sowing the

Gospel well. The collaborators of Jesus must be sowers,

nothing else.

After centuries of religious expansion and great social

power, we Christians need to recover in the Church the

humble gesture of the sower. Forget the logic of the

harvester who only goes out to collect fruits and enter into

the patient logic of sowing a better future.

Initial sowings are always humble. Even more so when

they are about sowing the Project of God in the human

being. According to Jesus, the strength of the Gospel is

comparable to planting something as small and

insignificant as "a grain of mustard seed" that germinates

quietly in the hearts of people.

Therefore, the Gospel can only be sown with faith. It is

what Jesus wants us to understand through His parables.

God's Project of making a more humane world carries

within it a saving and transforming force that will no longer

depend entirely on the sower. When the Good News of God

penetrates a single person, it begins to grow something that

surpasses the former life.

EVENTS and MASS INTENTIONS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at sgcc.bulletin@gmail.com for questions or submissions.

LONNIE ADKINS

Our Sanctuary Candle

burns this week in memory of

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday 6/16

5:00 pm Alfred Jankus by Barbara Kent

Coach Ray Odette

Ken Odette All military service personnel, living and deceased

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Sunday 6/17

9:00 am James Arntz

11:00 am Jaime Merlo

Matt Smith by a friend

1:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Joan Josue

Rene de Jesus

Monday 6/18

8:00 am Zynwala Family

Restituta & Lou Valencia

Tuesday 6/19

8:00 am Ursula Taylor

Wednesday 6/20

8:00 am Bob Kowalski by Karen

Thomas Tischler III—Happy Birthday

by Family

Thursday 6/21

8:00 am Sal Dano

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Friday 6/22

8:00 am Anna Velas

Anna M. Velas

John Simkanin

PARISH EVENTS Monday 7:00 pm RCIA (Sept - May) Scanlan, FL2

7:00 pm Holy Hour Hurricane

10:00 am Everyday God (begins Sept. 17) Scanlan, FL2

Tuesday 9:00 am Marian Hour

12-4 pm Bridge Group Kuzy

7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Church

7:00 pm CCD (Sept - May) Scanlan FL2

Confirmation Classes (Sept –May) 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

1:30 pm Mass at Veterans Home, Ivins 160N 200E

Wednesday

12:00 pm Bulletin Deadline (11 days prior to publication)

6:30 pm Holy Spirit Prayer Group Kuzy, FL2

7:00 pm Clases Bíblicas Scanlan, FL3

7:00 pm Holy Hour & Benediction

Thursday 9:00 am Way of the Cross of the Unborn

7:00 pm Youth Group Kuzy, FL2

Second Thursday

1:30 pm Mass at Sterling Court, St. George 324N 1680E

Third Thursday

6:30 pm 4th Degree K of C (Sept - June) Kuzy, FL2

Friday 7:00 pm Holy Hour, Spanish

First Friday 8:00 am Anointing of the Sick at Mass

Last Friday

8:30 am Eucharistic Adoration begins

Saturday 7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Church

First Saturday

8:00 am Mass in Honor of Our Lady

9:15 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 (Sept - May) Scanlan, FL2

11:00 am CCD (Sept - May Scanlan, FL2

5:00 pm Rosary

First Weekend

At all Masses - Renovation Fund Collection

Third Weekend

At all Masses - K of C Food Drive

After Mass coffee and donuts will resume after Labor Day.

Sunday: Ez 17:22-24/Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 [cf. 2a]/2 Cor 5:6-10/Mk 4:26-34

Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16/Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-6a, 6b-7 [2b]/Mt 5:38-42

Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 11 and 16 [3a]/Mt 5:43-48

Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14/Ps 31:20, 21, 24 [25]/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

Thursday: Sir 48:1-14/Ps 97:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7 [12a]/Mt 6:7-15

Friday: 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20/Ps 132:11, 12, 13-14, 17-18 [13]/Mt 6:19-23

Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25/Ps 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34 [29a]/Mt 6:24-34

Next Sunday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17

Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80

Observances for the Week of June 17

Sunday: This Sunday, Father's Day; Tuesday: St. Romuald, Abbot; Thursday: St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious;

Friday: St. Paulinus of Nola, Bishop; Sts. John Fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, Martyrs; Next Sunday: The Nativity of

St. John the Baptist

Weekly Collection Report

Collection (6/3)…..…..…............................ $ 12,839

Capital Improvement Project (April)

Renovation and Improvement Fund ....... $ 233,283

Renovation Fund Collections …………...$ 4,257

LOOKING AHEAD

July 9-13 Vacation Bible School

July 10 Confirmation, 7 pm

ANNOUNCEMENTS and REPORTS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at sgcc.bulletin@gmail.com for questions or submissions.

Scripture Readings Week of June 17

Do You Have Little Free Time

But Would Like To Help Your Church?

If you are good at counting money or have a background

in banking or retail, you are a perfect fit for counting the

weekly collections—however previous experience is not

necessary.

If you would like more information, or feel ready to give

it a try, contact Shari Gowers at 435-773-7402, or

gowers725@gmail.com

St. Therese Gift Shop

SUMMER HOURS: From June 19 through August

31, the Gift Shop will be open ONLY after the 5 pm

Mass on Saturday and the 9 am and 11 am Masses on

Sunday. We will return to weekday hours after Labor

Day. This is a tentative schedule and subject to change,

so please check the calendar on the Gift Shop door.

If you are interested in purchasing the 2019 Sunday

Missal (paperback $5) that is available in November,

please come in and give me your name and quantity.

I will be placing the order July 23.

Confirmation is Tuesday, July 10. Come in and look

around for that special gift. We have a variety of books,

crosses, crucifixes, rosaries, statues, holy cards and

once-loved items which have been donated by fellow

Parishioners.

Contact: Sharon Rawlins 435-688-1948

Drivers Wanted

Our Thrift Store is looking for drivers to cover shifts on

Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Just a small amount

of your time—as little as 3 hours per week—helps the

Parish in a big way! Call 435-673-1029 for details. You

can also visit the store during business hours for more

information—ask for Jackie or Diane.

©Liturgical

Publications

July 2nd Collection Schedule

As July 1st falls on a Sunday, to avoid any confusion with

the 2nd collection dates, the Renovation collection will be

the weekend of the 7th and the K of C Food Drive

collection will be the weekend of the 21st. Thank you.

Parish Bulletin Advertising

Did you know that our parish is not charged by our

bulletin publishing service, Liturgical Publications, Inc.

(LPi), for printing the weekly bulletin? That is because

the advertisers, whose notices you see on our bulletin

back pages, cover that cost. If you have a business that

you would like to promote, and missed a chance to speak

with Bob Martin, our LPi advertising representative that

visited the parish this past week, please give him a call at

801-231-1083. He can provide you with rates and answer

all your questions.

If you do not have a business but need a service, consider

checking our bulletin advertising pages first! You’ll be

supporting our bulletin, our Parish, and our local business

community!

Ladies, Please Join Us For Lunch! Tuesday, July 10 at 1pm—Harmons, Santa Clara

Saint George Catholic Women’s Group

Tienda de Regalos de Santa Teresita

HORARIO DE VERANO: Estaremos CERRADOS

durante la semana que comenzará el 19 de junio hasta

el 31 de agosto. Reabrirá después del Día del Trabajo.

Estaremos abiertos SÓLO después de la Misa de las 5

p.m. el sábado y SÓLO después de las Misas de 9 a.m.

y las 11:00 am del domingo. El horario provisional está

sujeto a cambios, así que por favor revise los

calendarios en la puerta de la Tienda de Regalos.

Si está interesado en comprar el Misal del domingo 2019

(libro en rústica $5), estará disponible en noviembre.

Por favor entra y dame tu Nombre y cuantos necesitas.

Voy a hacer el pedido el 23 de julio.

La Confirmación es el martes, 10 de julio entra y busca

ese regalo especial. Tenemos una variedad de libros,

cruces, crucifijos, rosarios, estatuas, tarjetas sagradas y

artículos que han sido donados por otros feligreses.

Contacto: Sharon Rawlins 435-688-1948

FORMED—La Fe Católica a la Demanda

Nuestra parroquia ha sido donada con una suscripción a

FORMED, un sitio web en línea que le brinda acceso

las 24 horas, los 7 días de la semana a programas de

estudio Católicos en video, largometrajes, presentaciones

de audio y libros electrónicos de algunos de los mejores

apologistas y oradores Católicos. Te puede ayudar a

aprender más sobre tu fe, a acercarte a Jesús, a alcanzar

a católicos caídos, a enriquecer tu matrimonio y a

enseñar a tus hijos sobre su fe. Lo tienen en inglés y

español. ¡Esto es gratis para todos los feligreses! Todo

lo que necesitas hacer es ir a saintgeorgecatholics.formed.org

para registrarse. Además, descarga la aplicación móvil

para iOS o Android para que puedas mirar o escucharlo

en cualquier lugar. Por favor, aprovecha este regalo que

se le ha dado a nuestra parroquia.

Si tienes algun evento religioso para publicar por favor envianos un email a sgcc.bulletin@gmail.com

Horario de la Colecta del 2 de julio

El 1 de julio cae en domingo. Para evitar confusiones

con las segundas colectas, la colecta de Renovación

será el fin de semana del 7 y la colecta K de C

Alimentos será el fin de semana del día 21. Gracias.

2018 Escuela Bíblica de Vacaciones

La mejor semana del verano!

~ Nuevos amigos ~ Experimentos increíbles

~ Juegos creativos ~ Cositas Tropicales

~ Adventuras Sorprendetes ~ Música

Saint George Catholic Church—Kuzy Hall

9 de Julio—13 de julio

De 9 am—a 12 pm

Edades: Preescolares—6°grado

Registrarse después de todas Misa o en línea:

vbspro.events/p/stgeorge

$35.00 por un niño—descuentos por 2 o más. Becas

disponibles

Póngase en contacto con Michele para obtener

información al: 435-656-5563

2018 Vacation Bible School

The Best Week of the Summer!

~ New Friends ~ Amazing Experiments

~ Creative Games ~ Tropical Treats

~ Surprising Adventures ~ Music

Saint George Catholic Church—Kuzy Hall

July 9—July 13

9 am—12 noon

Ages: Preschool—6th grade

Register after all Masses or online:

vbspro.events/p/stgeorge

$35.00 for one child—discounts for 2 or more

Scholarships are available

Contact Michele for information: 435-656-5563

Visiting Seminarian

Seminarian Tristan Dillon will be at our parish for the

month of June. He has been visiting the sick and has

preached at Mass. Saint George Catholic Church is

Tristan’s home parish and his is a familiar face to many

here. We extend a warm welcome to Tristan and pray

that his time with us is fruitful.