July 14, 2019 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
ST. GABRIEL
THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
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MAIL8755 Scarborough Drive Pastor, Fr. Kirk Slattery: frkslatery@saintgabriel.net
Colorado Springs, CO 80920 Father Don Billiard, OFM: dcbofm@gmail.com www.saintgabriel.net Deacon Mike McGrady: mmcgrady@saintgabriel.net
Office Hours: Monday-Friday Deacon Dave Geislinger: dgeislinger@diocs.org 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Phone: (719) 528-8407 Fax: (719) 598-1696
Email: office@saintgabriel.net
"If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion."
--St. Maximilian Kolbe
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CHEDULEWeekend: Saturday 5:00 pm; Sunday 8:30 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm (Spanish) & 4:30 pm Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 12:15 pm
Holy Days: 12:15pm and 6:30pm (combined)
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ECONCILIATIONTuesday-Friday: 11:50 am-12:10 pm, Saturday: 2:30- 3:30 pm.
First Friday: 10am to noon.
Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday 10 am to 7 pm.
Baptism
Please call the office to schedule the sacrament or to register for the Baptism class. Our Baptism class is offered on the third Saturday of the month from 8:30am-12:30pm and are offered in both English and Spanish.
Marriage
Preparation sessions must begin twelve months prior to marriage date. Please contact the office before any arrangements are made regarding the wedding.
Permission Letter
If you are in need of a permission letter for a sacrament or to be a Godparent, call or come to the office. Submit permission letter request 1 week prior to pick up.
Sick or Homebound
If you are homebound and wish to receive Eucharist please call the office and you will be referred to our Communion to Homebound/Nursing Home Ministry.
B EACON OF F AITH C AMPAIGN U PDATE
P HASE 1-P ARISH H ALL
Total Families donating : 557 Total Intentions received: 348 People giving without intention: 209
Families who fulfilled/exceeded commitment : 49 TOTAL INTENTIONS (including in kind):$2,078,690.16 Amount collected: $1,330,741.50
There is still time to get your pledge in. Just go to
http://www.saintgabriel.net/commitment-form and fill in the form.
Join St. Gabriel parish! What does parish membership offer?
· Allows us to encounter Jesus by being part of the
church community
· Reception of sacraments
· Allows permission letters to be written to be
godparents or sponsors
· Gives us a sense of belonging
We welcome the following families to the St. Gabriel family:
Pedro and Lissete Aleman, Hernan and Janneth Borunda, Nicolas Garcia, Brandon and America Lawrence, Reynaldo and Maria Montano, Lucas Mynsberge, Pedro Osorio and Araceli Escobar, Maria Pantoja, Nancy Pantoja, Angelito
D ID YOU K NOW …….
¨ It takes a lot of man hours to remove gum from pews, hymnal holders, and floors in the Nave. Please throw gum away in trash bins before going into the Nave.
¨ Propping doors open leads to higher utility bills and unwanted rodents (mice) and moths.
Please do not prop open doors anytime, this includes before and after Masses. If you see a door propped open, please close it. Thank you for helping us keep the church costs down.
M ERCY ’ S G ATE D ELIVERY
1494 pounds and a $10 donation was delivered to Mercy’s Gate from our June collection.
Thank you to everyone who continues to support this program.
B RIARFEST S ILENT A UCTION
Now's the time to start thinking about this year’s Briarfest Silent Auction. This year we are doing some new and exciting things. We'd like to start accepting items you would like to donate and/or your themed baskets now.
Please drop off at the church office 9am – 5pm and provide a dollar value of your item (items). We are adding some new electronic processing and therefore, all items must be received no later than August 1. For more information, please contact Judy Gamble at jgamble6568@hotmail.com or 719-338-1152.
H EALTH AND S AFETY T EAM
The next Blood Drive isSunday, Sept 1st in the roundabout. Donors may sign up in advance at https://
donors.bonfils.org/
GroupLanding.aspx?
s=20001 or start from
https://donors.bonfils.org/ and insert 20001 in the lower right for ‘SITE CODE.’ The capacity has been expanded to 36 openings based on the previous drive’s success, with 2 slots available every 15 minutes from 8 am through 12:30 pm.
P EACHES AND P EARS S ALE
Saint Gabriel’s, Knights of Columbus Council 12335 will once again be selling C & R Farm’s- Palisade Peaches and Pears to raise money for charities. The tentative delivery date will be 17 August 2019. The Knights will contact previous buyers via phone/email and conduct sales in the Narthex in mid and late July. Please contact GrandB ACK TO S CHOOL D RIVE
The BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE - is our annual appeal coordinated through the St Gabriel
Outreach Committee for children in the foster care system served by the Kids Crossing Child
Placement Agency. This years’ collection benefits 85 children and teens in multiple school districts.
Some students are on modified or year round school schedules. A display table with copies of the list of items requested will be set up in the Narthex from July 20th through August 11th for your donations. Having the required school supplies can make a huge difference in a young person’s self esteem and can help keep him or her on the right track towards school success. These youngsters need our support, encouragement and most importantly our prayers. In advance, we thank you for supporting at risk youth in our community and for your unfailing generosity!
C ALENDAR
U PCOMING
Mon, July 15 Wisdom Bible Study, 7pm.
Wed, July 17 Eucharistic Adoration as scheduled. Pray the Rosary 6pm.
Evening Prayer and Benediction begins 6:30pm.
Wed, July 17 Book of James Bible Study, 7pm.
Thurs, July 18 Shroud Seminar 6:30pm.
Fri, July 19 Office will be closed today. There will be Confessions at 11:50am and Mass at 12:15pm.
Sat, July 20 Spanish and English Baptism Classes 8:30am-12:30pm.
S AVE T HE D ATE
July 21-26 Totus Tuus.
Aug 5 Health and Safety team Meeting 7pm. All are welcome.
Sept 1 Blood Drive.
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ACEBOOKKeep up to date on what is happening at St. Gabriel’s by liking the St. Gabriel Facebook page. Find us under St Gabriel The Archangel Catholic Church.
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ISTKeep abreast of all that is happening at St. Gabriel by signing up for the parish e-mail list. You can do this by going to the parish website at www.saintgabriel.net and clicking on Parish Info and selecting E-mail List
Subscriptions and then filling out your e-mail address under Parish News.
T ITHING R ECIPIENT
Today’s Tithe is for Sacred Heart Catholic Church Sacred Heart Catholic Church is our sister church in Cheyenne Wells.Please pray for the members of this church.
F INANCIAL B LESSINGS
R ECEIVED
Fiscal Start of year July 2018 – May 2019
Total Offertory & Other Income Received: $1,091,864
Total Expenses: $1,087,949
B ULLETIN D EADLINE
The bulletin deadline for the July 21st bulletin is Monday, July 15th by 10am.
Please send all announcements to office@saintgabriel.net.
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PDATE 2019 Parish Goal: $119,764 Total Pledged: $107,181Total collected to date: $80,502 Number of Families in Parish:
1,315
Number of Families Participating:
247
S T . G ABRIEL ’ S E VENTS C ALENDAR
Do you know that you can check the dates and times of St. Gabriel’s events at the on-line Events Calendar on our website? Visit saintgabriel.net and click on “Events Calendar” on the horizontal menu just below the purple banner on the home page of the website.
O FFICE C LOSED
The Front Office will be closed on July 19th.
There will be Confessions at 11:50am and Mass at 12:15pm.
Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate. - Mark 10:9
Ian McCreary and Kayleigh Bortolutti Married on July 13, 2019
Congratulations on your marriage!
2019 R ETURNING G OD ’ S G IFTS
Please remember to continue to pray for the success of the Returning God’s Gifts Annual Appeal as it supports our seminarians, deacons, Catholic schools, Catholic Charities, and the many ministries and parishes in our diocese. If you have not yet made your commitment, you can donate online at www.diocs.org.
R OSARY R IDE -J UNE 30, 2019
P ARISH P ICNIC
A great time was had by all who attended the parish picnic. Special thanks to the Organizing Committee, Knights of Columbus, and all the parishioners who helped make the picnic a huge success.
P RAYER C HAIN
If you have a request for needed prayers, strength, hope, courage or thanksgiving for yourself, family or friends, please email ncbelanger54@gmail.com.
P RAY FOR V OCATIONS
July 15 Fr. Don Billiard,OFMJuly 16 Mark Thuli, Candidate July 17 Ed Wilmes, Candidate July 18 Pope Francis
July 19 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI July 20 Bishop Michael J. Sheridan
July 21 Bishop Emeritus Richard C. Hanifen
A LTAR F LOWERS
Altar Flowers this week are donated by Bill and Teri Kowalczyk in memory of Julio and Georgia Carmona.
The suggested donation for a Mass Intention is $10.
Mass Intentions can be booked for either living or de- ceased persons; a Mass Intention can be booked for more than one person if both or all the people for whom the Mass is being celebrated are either all living or all de- ceased. When booking Mass Intentions, especially more than three or four at one time, we would greatly appreci- ate receiving the Mass Intention donations at the time you reserve the dates of the Masses.
Sat Jul 13 5:00pm for: Larry Rusiewicz (+) Sun Jul 14 8:30am for: Julio & Georgia
Carmona (+) Sun Jul 14 10:30am Pro Populo
Sun Jul 14 12:30pm for: Michele Douglas (+) Sun Jul 14 4:30 pm for : Gary Klein (SI birthday) Mon Jul 15 12:15pm NO MASS
Tue Jul 16 12:15pm for: Dianne Dahmen (SI) Wed Jul 17 12:15pm for: Margarita Garcia (+) Thur Jul 18 12:15pm for: Edna Schlitz
(SI 92nd Birthday)
Fri Jul 19 12:15pm for: Leonard Maykowski (+) Sat Jul 20 5:00pm for: Susie Lira (+)
Sun Jul 21 8:30am for: Walter Gunn (+) Sun Jul 21 10:30am for: Nicole Freeman (+) Sun Jul 21 12:30pm for: Ed & JaJa Garcia (SI) Sun Jul 21 4:30pm Pro Populo
B APTISMS
We welcome into our Faith Community, the newest members of God’s Family: Jaxon Olmstead and Jennifer Camelia Aguilar Mendez baptized July 13th and Ian Sebastian Bueno Corral baptized July 14th.
Readings for the Week of July 14
Monday: Ex 1:8-14, 22/Ps 124:1b-3, 4-6, 7-8 [8a]/
Mt 10:34--11:1
Tuesday: Ex 2:1-15a/Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34 [cf. 33]/Mt 11:20-24
Wednesday: Ex 3:1-6, 9-12/Ps 103:1b-2, 3-4, 6-7 [8a]/
Mt 11:25-27
Thursday: Ex 3:13-20/Ps 105:1 and 5, 8-9, 24-25, 26-27 [8a]/Mt 11:28-30
Friday: Ex 11:10--12:14/Ps 116:12-13, 15 and 16bc, 17-18 [13]/Mt 12:1-8
Saturday: Ex 12:37-42/Ps 136:1 and 23-24, 10-12, 13-15/Mt 12:14-21
Sunday: Gn 18:1-10a/Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 5 [1a]/
Col 1:24-28/Lk 10:38-42
S TEWARDSHIP R EFLECTION ON
R EADINGS
DT 30:10-14; PS 69:14,17,30-31, 33-34, 36, 37 or PS 19:8-11; COL 1:15-20; LK 10: 25-37
In today’s Gospel passage from Luke, we read the well- known parable of the Good Samaritan. Here, Jesus teaches us in rich detail what stewardship in action looks like. In fact, this parable could just as accurately be called the parable of the Good Steward.
The first thing we note about the Good Samaritan is that he is aware of the needs of those around him and responds generously. While the priest and Levi brush right past the man on the side of the road, the
Samaritan is watching for those who might be in need.
He has a hospitable way of looking at the world around him, and so, he is able to “see” in a way that the others did not, and he was “moved with compassion at the sight” of the man.
Next, we see the Good Samaritan spring into action to serve this man, setting aside his own schedule and plans in order to meet his needs. He does not just give the man a few dollars or offer some quick words of encouragement from across the road. He goes right up to the man. He cleans and bandages his wounds. He puts the man on his own animal and brings him to an inn where he can heal. He ensures that the innkeeper would continue to look after him and he commits to returning to the man on his way back.
That is how we live out God’s commandments. That is true hospitality and service. That is how a good steward springs into action when he comes upon a neighbor in need. And Jesus says to each of us
personally, just as He did in today’s Gospel, “Go and do likewise.”
