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June 3, 2018 | Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ

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

Everyday Stewardship

Recognize God in Your Ordinary Moments

What else is there to give when one has already given away their body and

their life? What more can one say or do to demonstrate love for another when

all they have has been given to another? This total giving of self to loved ones

cannot be trumped by flowery words or material gifts that are fleeting. This is

the ultimate in love. This is the love Jesus had for us on the way to his passion,

at the institution of the Holy Eucharist. This is the love he has for us daily in

the celebration of the Mass on altars in every church, in every city, in every

nation on earth. No one can give more. No one can ask for more. This is the

true heart of Christian stewardship.

If you take the time to gaze

upon your God in the simplest

of forms and begin to reflect

on what has actually taken

place with bread and wine

becoming the presence of the

Divine, then you can begin to

understand true humility,

sacrifice, and love. And when

you have the privilege to take

that Real Presence into your

body at the meal where you

are an honored guest, you

become one with the one who

is the embodiment of

stewardship. Then, you must

ask the question of yourself,

"How can I even begin to

reflect the love that I have

encountered at this feast?"

The answer is you can begin

with the simple actions of the

day: where will you go, whom

will you meet, and in what work will you partake? Jesus Christ has shown that

the greatest gift ever given can be disguised in this world in a piece of bread.

By joining your body to his, he can now transform human hearts, not by grand

acts but by everyday acts, by everyday people, practicing Everyday

Stewardship.

~Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

The featured presenter at our 2017 Parish Mission, Mr. Welliver is an

international Catholic speaker and writer.

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

Jesus sent two of his disciples into the city to meet a man

who would help them locate the place where they would

prepare for the Passover meal. He said:“Go into the city

and a man will meet you, carrying a jar of water.”

Reading this sentence, which identifies the person for

whom the disciples should look, makes me wonder how

we are identified to others.

We tend to describe people by age, height, weight, what

they do or have done to make a living, perhaps even

where they reside or what they drive. All may help

identify someone unknown to another. These descriptions

provide physical details of one type or another that help

us recognize ‘who that someone is’. It does not provide

us any depth of knowledge about the person beneath the

face.

If someone was going to describe you, how would you

choose to be identified? Would you wish to be identified

only in a physical sense, or would you desire to be known

in a deeper, more interior way?

Are you a compassionate individual who is empathetic

toward others whose burdens and cares are great? Can

you celebrate the joy of another without feeling envy or

jealousy?

Are you generous in sharing with others, especially those

who have less? Are you willing to share your precious

gift of time?

“Mother Teresa’s was the face of a woman whose eyes

were difficult to read, fathomless, as if behind them

burned an unseen light: not a soft glow but a fierce,

blistering, scorching conflagration of a light that had

been endured for a lifetime—for two thousand years—in

silence. It was the face of a woman who had so loved the

poor that, at last, she became one of them.”1

Who are you - really?

1Stumble: Virtue, Vice, and the Space Between by Heather King

⁓Carole Drake, Director

Stewardship and Engagement

Jesús envió a dos de sus discípulos a la ciudad para

encontrarse con un hombre que los ayudaría a ubicar el

lugar donde se prepararían para la comida de la Pascua.

Él dijo: "Ve a la ciudad y un hombre te recibirá,

llevando una jarra de agua".

Leyendo esta oración, que identifica a la persona a

quien deben mirar los discípulos, me hace preguntarme

cómo somos identificados por los demás.

Tendemos a describir a las personas por edad, estatura,

peso, lo que hacen o han hecho para ganarse la vida, tal

vez incluso donde residen o lo que conducen. Todos

pueden ayudar a identificar a alguien desconocido para

otro. Estas descripciones proporcionan detalles físicos

de un tipo u otro que nos ayudan a reconocer "quién es

esa persona". No nos proporciona ningún conocimiento

profundo sobre la persona debajo de la cara.

Si alguien te describiera, ¿cómo elegirías que te

identificaran? ¿Te gustaría ser identificado solo en un

sentido físico, o desearías ser conocido de una manera

más profunda y más interior?

¿Eres una persona compasiva que es empática con los

demás, cuyas cargas y cuidados son grandes? ¿Puedes

celebrar la alegría de otro sin sentir envidia o celos?

¿Eres generoso al compartir con los demás,

especialmente aquellos que tienen menos? ¿Estás

dispuesto a compartir tu precioso regalo de tiempo?

"La Madre Teresa era el rostro de una mujer cuyos

ojos eran difíciles de leer, insondables, como si detrás

de ellos ardiera una luz invisible: no un suave

resplandor sino una feroz, abrasadora y abrasadora

conflagración de una luz que había durado toda la vida

- durante dos mil años, en silencio. Era la cara de una

mujer que había amado tanto a los pobres que, por fin,

se convirtió en una de ellas "1.

¿Quien eres en realidad?

Pastor’s Message by Father Oscar Martin Picos

The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ / Solemnidad del Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo

Si alguna vez comentamos con algún alejado la

realidad de la resurrección de Cristo, es muy probable

que nos diga "…y si resucitó… ¿dónde está?…" Es

muy curioso ver cómo incluso los alejados entienden lo

que significa ser cristiano desde la presencia o no de la

Eucaristía en sus vidas. Para los alejados, ser cristiano

"practicante" es ir a misa y ser "no practicante" es no ir

a misa. Esta identificación con practicar la fe

relacionada con la Eucaristía tiene mucha importancia.

Para ellos la práctica de la fe pasa por participar en la

misa; no pongo en práctica mi fe porque no voy a la

Eucaristía. Ser cristiano según ellos no es sólo rezar,

leer la Palabra, ayudar a los pobres… El vivir de

verdad la fe está íntimamente ligado con el ir a misa y

lo que ello conlleva… Para contestar a la primera

pregunta tenemos esta fiesta que nos viene a recordar

las múltiples presencias de Dios en el mundo en el que

vivimos

La Iglesia nos recuerda que la Eucaristía es creadora de

fraternidad y comunidad. Muchas veces puede ser que

vayas a la misa de manera rutinaria, más bien por

costumbre que por devoción activa. Puede ser incluso

que el lenguaje que utilice el sacerdote ni tan siquiera

te llegue o te implique; que no conecte con esta

realidad tan inmensa de la presencia de Jesús. La

Eucaristía es un punto de llegada y un punto de partida.

Para muchas personas el acercarse a ella puede suponer

una auténtica activación de su vida espiritual y un

recomenzar el camino olvidad… Para otros significa

un encuentro profundo e íntimo con el Señor que está

presente en su vida…

La entrega del cuerpo y de la sangre de Cristo es la

mayor auto donación jamás realizada. Si tengo que

estar agradecido por alguien que me haya donado

algún órgano físico para poder seguir viviendo,

¡¡Cuánto tengo que estar agradecido a quien por amor

dio su vida entera y me dejó su cuerpo y su sangre,

para que yo tenga vida en plenitud!!

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 Newman Club………………... Nick Nootbaar, President

Josh Rock, Vice President……...Joshua.Rock@dmail.dixie.edu

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)

As we ponder the reality of the Resurrection

of Christ, some may ask: "If He rose again,

where is He?” To answer this question, we

must understand the multiple presences of

God in the world in which we live.

Even those removed from the Church recognize that being

a Catholic depends upon the presence of the Eucharist in

one’s life. To detached observers, practicing the faith

involves participating in the Mass. To be a "practicing"

Catholic is to go to Mass, and to be "non-practicing" is to

not go to Mass. A non-practicing Catholic might say, “I do

not put my faith into practice because I do not receive the

Eucharist.” This connection between practicing the faith

and the Eucharist is fundamental. To be a Catholic is not

just to pray, to read the Word, to help the poor…. Truly

living the faith is intimately linked with the Mass and all it

entails.

Sometimes Catholics may go to Mass in a routine way,

more by habit than by active devotion. Perhaps the

language used by the priest does not connect or even reach

them. However, that does not affect the immense reality of

the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

The Church reminds us that the Eucharist is the creator of

fraternity and community. The Eucharist is a point of

arrival and a starting point. For some people, approaching it

can mean an authentic activation of their spiritual life and a

new way of letting go. For others, it means a deep and intimate

encounter with the Lord Who is present in their lives.

The surrender of the

body and blood of

Christ is the greatest

self-donation ever

made. If we would

be grateful to

someone who

donated a physical organ that allowed us to continue living,

how much more grateful we should be to One who for love

gave His whole life and left us His body and blood so that

we can have life in fullness!

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

PATRICIA HARPER

Our Sanctuary Candle

burns this week in memory of

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday 6/2

8:00 am In Honor of Our Lady

5:00 pm Alfred Jankus by Barbara Kent

Robert Martin by Family All military service personnel, living and deceased

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Sunday 6/3

9:00 am Ron Derouin by Family

11:00 am Special Intention by Lidija

1:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Maria de Jesus Aguayo de Sanchez by

Mary del Valle

Monday 6/4

8:00 am Matt Smith by Lenore Madden

Tuesday 6/5

8:00 am Mohon Family

Wednesday 6/6

8:00 am Bob Kowalski by Karen

Mary Kay Ezell by Lenore Madden

Thursday 6/7

8:00 am Ken Odette

Cunningham Family

Claudia McGeehan

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Friday 6/8

8:00 am Mary Alice Keller by Jim & Ruth

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 (resumes in Sept.) Scanlan FL2

Confirmation (resumes in Sept.)

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

10:30 am Bible Study (thru May 16) Scanlan, FL3

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

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 (resumes in Sept.) Scanlan, FL2

11:00 am CCD (resumes in Sept.) 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: Ex 24:3-8/Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18 [13]/Heb 9:11-15/Mk 14:12-16, 22-26

Monday: 2 Pt 1:2-7/Ps 91:1-2, 14-15b, 15c-16 [cf. 2b]/Mk 12:1-12

Tuesday: 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18/Ps 90:2, 3-4, 10, 14 and 16 [1]/Mk 12:13-17

Wednesday: 2 Tm 1:1-3. 6-12/Ps 123:1b-2ab, 2cdef [1b]/Mk 12:18-27

Thursday: 2 Tm 2:8-15/Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14 [4]/Mk 12:28-34

Friday: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9/Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [3]/Eph 3:8-12, 14-19/Jn 19:31-37

Saturday: 2 Tm 4:1-8/Ps 71:8-9, 14-15ab, 16-17, 22 [cf. 15ab]/Lk 2:41-51

Next Sunday: Gn 3:9-15/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [7bc]/2 Cor 4:13--5:1/Mk 3:20-35

Observances for the Week of June 3 Sunday: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ; Tuesday: St. Boniface, Bishop & Martyr; Wednesday: St. Norbert, Bishop

Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus; Saturday: The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Weekly Collection Report

Collection (5/20)…..…..…............................ $ 11,325

Capital Improvement Project (April)

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

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

LOOKING AHEAD

May 28 Parish Office Closed for Memorial Day

June 2 K of C Cleanup—Leeds Catholic Cemetery

June 9 First Communion, 10 am

June 12 SGCWG Monthly Luncheon - Harmons 1 pm

June 23 Workshop Inviting NEW Extraordinary

Ministers of Holy Communion, 9 am— Noon,

Scanlan FL2

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 3 ©Liturgical

Publications

Inc.

Join Father Dass in a Pilgrimage to Greece “In the Footsteps of Saint Paul”

June 28 - July 8, 2019

Brochure online (saintgeorgecatholics.com) or at the

Parish office

Saint Therese Gift Shop

Come in and look for that special gift for First Holy

Communion and Confirmation. We have a variety of

veils, gloves, ties, greeting cards, jewelry, rosaries,

medals and so much more.

Hours: Tuesday - Friday,10 am - 2 pm. Saturday after

the 5 pm Mass ONLY. On Sunday, after all Masses.

Contact: Sharon Rawlins at 435-688-1948.

This weekend’s second collection benefits the Saint George Catholic Church

Renovation Projects

If you have Building Fund envelopes, you may use them

for this collection. You may also contribute to the

Renovation Projects through online giving.

Ladies, Please Join Us For Lunch!

Tuesday, June 12 at 1pm

Harmons, Santa Clara

The Saint George Catholic Women’s Group will

continue its monthly luncheons on the second Tuesday

of each month through the summer. Please join us for

a cool summer lunch and friendly conversation at

Harmons in Santa Clara at 1pm on Tuesday, June 12.

Reservations are not required. Just purchase your

lunch at the salad bar or deli and join us at the tables

upstairs. Children, husbands, friends, and house guests

are all welcome!

Exodus Bible Quiz: Winners’ List

I appreciate all who read the book of Exodus and

answered the 70 questions. I hope and believe that

all of you will continue to read the rest of the books

of the Bible.

Here is the winners’ list:

#1: Tom and Ester Bargar

#2: Charlotte Green, Shannon Spencer, Carolyn

Dominik, Deacon Dan and Michelle Weber

#3: Nadia Neumeier, Scott & Grace Ford, Lynn

Spencer, Jo Ann Sufka, Patricia O’Rorke

Congratulations to the winners. Thanks for reading

the book of Exodus.

~Fr. Dass

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

Tienda de Regalos Saint Therese

Ven y busca ese regalo especial para la Primera

Comunión y la Confirmación. Tenemos una variedad

de velos, guantes, corbatas, tarjetas de felicitación,

joyas, rosarios, medallas y mucho más.

Horario: martes a viernes, de 10 am a 2 pm el sábado

después de las 5 pm Misa SOLAMENTE. El domingo,

después de Misas. Sharon Rawlins, 435-688-1948.

Marriage Prep

Marriage, according to the Catechism of the Catholic

Church, Second Edition, is: “A covenant or partnership

of life between a man and woman, which is ordered to the

well-being of the spouses and to the procreation and

upbringing of children. When validly contracted between

two baptized people, marriage is a sacrament.”

* Have you ever thought of sharing the gift of your faith

as husband and wife with couples who are also

considering the Sacrament of Marriage?

* Are you willing to help guide them in their preparation

for married life?

* Can you offer them insights for sharing responsibilities,

respecting and loving one another during “good times and

bad”, and oftentimes sacrificing self for the love of

family?

* Can you share the joys, as well as the challenges of

creating, providing for and nurturing the lives of

children?

* Will you offer them encouragement to continue their

journey of faith, keeping God, His commandments and

sacraments at the center of their lives when they become

one through the blessed Sacrament of Matrimony?

If you feel called to this sharing experience and would

like to pursue the necessary formation through the

Diocese to assist in this Sacrament, please call the Parish

Office at (435) 673-2604 and schedule an appointment

with Father Martin to discuss this opportunity.

La segunda colecta de este fin de semana

será a beneficio de los proyectos de la Iglesia

Católica de Saint George

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.

Prayer Request Box

We have a new box near the baptismal font called

“Prayer Request”. Our St. Paul Street Evangelization

Group will pray for those who are in need of prayers

every day.

If you are in need of prayers please either write a

petition and drop it in the Prayer Request box or send

an email to: stgeorgeprayerwarriors@gmail.com

We are seeking dedicated individuals to assist with our

St. Paul Street Evangelization Group, especially

youngsters and young couples. If you are interested,

please contact Fr. Dass.

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

In that divine heart beats God's love for everyone, for each one of us individually.

~St. John Paul II