St. James Roman Catholic Parish Fifth Sunday of Easter

St. James Roman Catholic Parish

A Faith and Family Community 19640 N. 35th Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85308 Phone 623-581-0707 † Fax 623-581-0110 Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday May 2nd, 2021

† Pastor Fr. Ben Onegiu, A.J. † Parochial Vicar Fr. Felix Kauta, A.J. † Deacons Dcn. Frank Devine Dcn. Marvin Hernandez Dcn. Ron TenBarge † Sisters in Residence Sr. Betty Banja, S.H.S. • Business Manager Bob Piotrowski Ext. 101 Finance Assistant Kristy Hillhouse

Administrative Assistant Terri Simonetta ● Director Liturgy & RE Sr. Sophie Lado, S.H.S. Formation Assistant Mary Ann Zimmerman ● Director of Music James Poppleton Assistant Music Director Mike Giacalone ● Receptionists Gretchen Fenninger Kristy Hillhouse Irene Molette Terri Simonetta Joann Trentacoste

● Facilities Coordinator Rene Vera-Ext 116 Maintenance Martin Sanchez Vince Paul

Weekend Masses † Saturday - 4:00PM • CTP Coordinator Christina Metelski Sunday - 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM (Spanish), 11:15 (Hall) • Funeral Coordinator Deacon Frank Devine Daily Mass † Wednesday - 7:00PM • Bulletin Editor Thelia Morris Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday-Saturday - 8:00AM • St. Vincent DePaul Phone: 623-581-0728 Holy Days † Please consult the Parish Office • Holy Cross Catholic Phone: 623-936-1710 Reconciliation † (Please call the office for information) Cemetery & Funeral Home (Available 24 hours) Parish Office Hours † Sunday - 8:30AM-1:00PM / Monday-Thursday - 9:00AM-Noon 12:30PM-4PM / Friday - 9:00AM-Noon / Saturday - 2:00PM-5:30PM ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH

Spiritual Communion WELCOME…

By making an Act of Spiritual Communion, we We extend our hearts in a warm St. James welcome to you whether express our faith in Christ’s Real Presence in the long term residents or newly arrived in the Parish. We thank God that Eucharist and ask him to unite himself with us. you are with us. If you are not registered, please fill out this form. Place it in the collection basket, drop it off, or mail it to the office. Here is the Act of Spiritual Communion written by St.

Alphonsus de Liguori: Name:______Phone:______My Jesus, Address:______I believe that You City:______State_____Zip:______# in fam.______are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, Request Registration Information ___New Address ___New Phone___ and I desire to receive You into my soul. Moving, please remove from roster___ Since I cannot at this moment Interested in learning more about: receive You sacramentally, ___The Catholic Faith___ Focus on Faith___ Baptism___Marriage come at least spiritually into my heart. ___Youth Group___Other I embrace You as if You were already there and Needs______unite myself wholly to You. Registration material may be picked up at the Parish Office or mailed Never permit me to be separated from You. to your home.

Amen. Pastoral Council: [email protected] Options to Celebrate Mass from Home Irene Molette, Chair ▪ Marge Beach ▪ Charles Ciarametaro Gretchen Fenninger ▪ Carla Gonzales ▪ Jim Jones ▪ Cindy St. James Facebook Live Stream: Lancaster ▪ Bobbi Paul ▪ Ken Pritchett, Knights of Columbus Liaison ▪ Vicky Perez ▪ Linda Rios ▪ Isabel Rogel ▪ Florence Zelman Saturday @ 4 PM Fedde Sunday @ 9AM & 11 AM (Spanish) Finance Council: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/stjamesromancatholic Alvean Soliz, Chair ▪ Lew Lancaster ▪ Scott Frier ▪ Elaine Gress ▪ Michael McManus ▪ Debbie Morrow

Holy Communion ACH CONTRIBUTIONS If you viewed Mass from home, you are invited to join St. James is set up to do automatic payments (ACH) from your us for Holy Communion at the following times: checking or savings accounts. The parish will receive your contri- bution, even if you are out of town or out of state.

Saturday: 5:00PM - 5:30PM If you are interested, please stop by the Parish Office to complete an authorization form. Sunday: 10:00AM - 10:30AM & 12:00PM - 12:30PM Accounts will be debited on or after the 27th of each month.

Opciones para celebrar la misa desde casa Sunday, April 25, 2021 Transmisión en vivo de Facebook de St. James: Sábado a las 4 PM Sunday Offertory: $ 11, 546.36

Domingo a las 9 a.m. y 11 a.m. (español) Our goal is for the Plate Income to cover all Parish Si vio la Misa desde su casa, está invitado a expenses. At this time, fundraising income is used unirse a nosotros para la Sagrada Comunión to supplement the Plate income. en los siguientes horarios: Sábado: 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Domingo: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM y 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Thank you for your generosity.

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MON 3 - MAY 8:00 AM ROSEMARIE SMITH † TUE 4 - MAY 8:00 AM FRANK AND ANNA BENEDETTO † Masses are still available on the following dates: WED 5 - MAY 7:00 PM ALL THE SOULS IN PURGATORY 2021 THUR 6 - MAY 8:00 AM KRISTIN AND RYAN MIKELONIS (17TH ANNIVERSARY) FRI 7 - MAY 8:00 AM RICARDO PEREZ † May 16, 30 SAT 8 - MAY 8:00 AM ALL THE SOULS IN PURGATORY

4:00PM ST. JAMES PARISHIONERS

SUN 9 - MAY 7:30 AM MARGARET HUDAK † Those dates above have one or more Masses currently (CHURCH) 9:00 AM MARIA LUISA ALEMÂO † open. We encourage you to request a special day to have (CHURCH) 11:00 AM RECARDO AND PABLO TAPIA your Mass intentions. In an effort to accommodate every- one, we respectfully ask that requests be limited to no more (HALL) 11:15 AM MEEHAN AND CRABLE MOTHERS than two Masses within the same week, Mon-Sat or one Sunday Mass. Please stop by the Parish office. READINGS FOR THE WEEK

May 3 - May 8 Sacrament of Baptism Mon: 1COR 15:1-8; JN 14:6-14 Sacramento de Bautismo Tue: ACTS 14:19-28; JN 14:27-31A Please contact Mary Ann-Ext 104. Wed: ACTS 15:1-6; JN 15:1-8 Must be a registered parishioner for six months. Preparation classes are required. A brochure is Thu: ACTS 15:7-21; JN 15:9-11 available in the church foyer. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is Fri: ACTS 15:22-31; JN 15:12-17 every Friday beginning at 9:00 AM and concludes Sacrament of Marriage Sat: ACTS 16:1-10; JN15:18-21 at 4:00 PM. Sacramento de Matrimonio

NEXT SUNDAY Please contact Deacon Ron-Ext 100 (for English), or Deacon Marvin-Ext 100 (for Spanish) May 9 During exposition, Jesus cannot be left unattended. Adoration = ONE hour. nine months in advance. Preparation classes ACTS 10:25-26,34-35,44-48 are required.

1JN 4:7-10 JN 15:9-17 Come visit Jesus, the Prince of Peace, the Creator of Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick the Universe, the Merciful Savior, for just one of Call the Parish Office when seriously ill. these Hours. Please pray for the sick in our community, especially those from our Parish. Richard & Judy Adams, Fr. Frank Bartel, Laura Conrady Blum, Bob Conrady, John Crable, Margo Duepner, Lucia Dye, Brian Ferber, Elizabeth Grace, Peggy Hickey, John Ingram Sr., Janice Gress Johnson, Myrna Joseph, Rebecca Kanclerz, Notty Koot, Larry Licari, Gregory Lubert, Lawrence Lubert, Bud Lucy, Elvira Martinez, Raymond Montay, Alyce Moore, Jesusa Orosco, Samuel Paul, Michael Phillip, Don Ruff, Fred Sierra, Veronica Silvasi, Tom Spoto, Vikas Upadhyaya

Please also remember our homebound parishioners and their caregivers in your prayers. We welcome your prayer requests for your family members and friends. Direct permission from the person is needed. They will remain on the list for 30 days. If someone is seriously ill, you may request that they remain on the list for 3 months. If after 3 months they wish to remain on the prayer list, please contact the Front office. Thank you.

† Please pray for those who have died - Mary Beth Suiter †

Pray For All of Our Service Men and Women. "Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.” AMEN.

 Articles for the church bulletin need to be submitted and approved by administration no later than noon on Tuesday. Send to [email protected]

 Announcements must be submitted in writing or by email to James no later than noon on Tuesday. Email: [email protected]

 Flyers to advertise upcoming parish or diocesan events must be submitted to [email protected] no later than Tuesday noon to be included in the video loop for the upcoming weekend.

All articles, announcements and flyers will be included—space permitting.

Phone 623-581-0707 † Fax 623-581-0110 † Web Site - www.stjames-greater.com † email - admin@ stjames-greater.com ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH st. james gift card program Shop right here at St James and support the parish at WHY REGISTER??? the same time. You choose the cards you want to purchase, pay face value of the card, and St. James Being a registered, active, participating member of a Parish, is will receive a percentage of the sale. important when you need to Baptize, Sponsor a Child for Sacra- ments, get Married...and Funerals as well. Please place your orders in the office by: For parents of children enrolled in Catholic Schools, in order to Friday May 21, 2021 receive the school reduced Catholic tuition rate, your family needs

to meet the criteria set by the Parish for being a registered, active, participating member. Plan ahead, budget your spending, and spread your The definition of a registered, active, participating member, in- spending over a couple of cludes attending Mass regularly, as well as contributing with an envelope to the Offertory along with supporting the ministry life of paydays! the Parish. Stop at the Parish Office to pick up an order form.

Questions? Contact Irene Molette at [email protected] Immaculate Hearts Gift Shop and Café Immaculate Hearts Gift Shop is having a sale in the foyer this weekend. First Communion/ Confirmation gifts, Mother’s Day and Father’s greeting cards/gifts. Thank you for supporting St. James through your gift shop purchases. Do you shop Amazon? Now you can earn money for St. James for most Amazon purchases! Just do your FAMILY FORMATION NEWS shopping on smile.amazon.com, and the Amazon Smile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible items purchased to the charitable organization of your choice… For those families with children ST. JAMES! preparing for Sacraments this https://smile.amazon.com/ch/80-0312077 year, please remember to turn in your Confirmation Sponsor forms this week to Mary Ann in the office.

St. James Recycle Program

SVdP In the Gospel today, Jesus says “Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.” Indeed, by helping the poor we can “bear much fruit” and we find that with Jesus we can do everything. Your gifts to the SVdP show that you are indeed the disciple of Jesus, they bring your love to those who live in fear and doubt, loneliness and dread. We are asking you to consider donating to SVdP at St. James through the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit, single persons can donate up to $400 and married couples can donate up to $800. This year the code 20540 must be noted on your State tax return Form 321, due to the extension of the tax deadline donations now need to be made prior to 5/17/21.

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Monday, May 03, 2021 Focus on the essentials FEAST OF PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES One of the earliest conflicts in the church had to do with whether Don’t think less of others Gentiles should have to follow the laws and customs of Judaism. Poor James the Lesser. The other apostle named James—the Because Christianity grew out of Judaism, early church leaders Greater—got the better nickname. We don’t even know anything had a hard time sorting out what was essential to the emerging about James the Lesser, other than his name and that Jesus Christian faith and what was simply the “way we’ve always done picked him to be one of the 12—but that alone speaks volumes it.” This question continues to vex church leaders to this day and about this James. We’ve all experienced what it feels like to have has gone through many iterations—from questions about ritual labels attached to us that make us feel less in the eyes of others, if practices, to prayers and social norms. What is essential to the we even feel seen or known at all. But God looks past those labels faith? That we love God with our whole heart, mind, and soul, and to the truth of our identity. That’s where you’ll find your value and love our neighbor as ourselves. Everything else may well be a dignity, even if others don’t seem to. Remember that, like James, matter of custom. When it comes to faith, take time today to get you are God’s chosen. back to the basics. TODAY'S READINGS: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; John 14:6-14 (561). TODAY'S READINGS: Acts 15:7-21, John 15:9-11 (288). “It is my “Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in judgment, therefore, that we ought to stop troubling the Gentiles me?” who turn to God.”

Tuesday, May 04, 2021 Friday, May 07, 2021 EASTER WEEKDAY EASTER WEEKDAY May their force be with us Connect with creation and Creator Today is Teacher Appreciation Day, recognizing teachers as a If you have a garden, you might be checking the forecast these force for good—especially in this pandemic year. Through John days to see if conditions are right for planting. Gardens play an Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of all teachers, we might say the outsize role in the Christian imagination. From the Garden of Eden best educators naturally follow a “Lasallian” philosophy of educa- to the Garden of Gethsemane, key events happen in gardens. For tion. “The Lasallian tradition emphasizes the fact that all people, centuries communities of sisters, brothers, and priests have culti- especially the young, have an inherent dignity which comes from vated gardens for food, edification, and connection to a major met- their being created in the image of God,” explains St. Mary’s Col- aphor for spiritual development. Seek out a patch of green, and lege of Winona. “Education is a means of developing this dignity whether you plant a seed or enjoy a bloom, connecting with crea- for the well-being of each student as well as for the well-being of tion will connect you with the Creator. our society.” Thank a teacher today. TODAY'S READINGS: Acts 15:22-31; John 15:12-17 (289). “It was TODAY'S READINGS: Acts 14:19-28; John 14:27-31a (286). “Do not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.” go and bear fruit that will remain.”

Wednesday, May 05, 2021 Saturday, May 08, 2021 EASTER WEEKDAY EASTER WEEKDAY Celebrate the dignity of diversity Elevate your spiritual gaze Though today’s “Cinco de Mayo” celebrations commemorate but a Blessed Teresa Demjanovich (1901-27) has been called America’s single Mexican victory over France at the Battle of Puebla on May “Little Flower.” Like Thérèse from Lisieux, France, Teresa from 5, 1862, in the United States it has become an opportunity to hon- Bayonne, New Jersey was a spiritual writer of great insight who or the heritage and culture of Mexican people. As folks revel in also died young. Because of her virtue, her writings, and a miracle parades and festivals, enjoying Mexican cuisine and music, we healing attributed to her intercession, she was beatified in the recall these words from the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Newark cathedral in 2014, the first-ever such ceremony held in the “Human interdependence is increasing and spreading through the United States. Her elevation to sainthood awaits confirmation of a world . . . embracing people who enjoy equal natural dignity.” Cele- second miracle. Teresa’s mother died in the 1918 pandemic, which brate Cinco de Mayo with a prayer of gratitude for the richness of killed well over 500,000 Americans. Sound sadly familiar? Ask human diversity. Blessed Teresa’s intercession for all who have suffered because of TODAY'S READINGS: Acts 15:1-6; John 15:1-8 (287). “I am the COVID-19. vine and you are the branches.” TODAY'S READINGS: Acts 16:1-10; John 15:18-21 (290). “You do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world.” Thursday, May 06, 2021 ©2021 TrueQuest Communications. TakeFiveForFaith.com; [email protected]. All EASTER WEEKDAY rights reserved. Noncommercial reprints permitted with the following credit: Reprinted with permission from

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Words from Our Pastor — Fr. Ben

ST. JOSEPH: MODEL OF FATHERHOOD SAN JOSE: MODELO DE PATERNIDAD In December 2020, the Holy Father, Pope Francis de- En diciembre de 2020, el Santo Padre, el Papa Francis- clared the year 2021 to be the year of St. Joseph through co, declaró el año 2021 como el año de San José a tra- the Apostolic letter, Patris Corde (With a Father’s Heart). vés de la carta apostólica Patris Corde (Con corazón de

There are two feasts in honor of St. Joseph: March 19th, padre). Hay dos fiestas en honor a San José: el 19 de the feast of St. Joseph the spouse of the Blessed Mother marzo, la fiesta de San José, esposo de la Santísima and May 1st the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Virgen y el 1 de mayo, la fiesta de San José Obrero. La Sagrada Escritura dice poco sobre José, el esposo de The Holy Scripture says little about Joseph the husband María y el padre adoptivo de Jesús. En nuestros días, se of Mary and the foster father of Jesus. In our days, one podría hablar con razón de la “crisis de la paternidad” could rightly speak about the “fatherhood crisis” be- porque muchos niños se ven obligados a crecer sin la cause many children are forced to grow up without the presencia de sus padres biológicos. Sin embargo, hay presence of their biological fathers. However, there are a mucho que los padres pueden aprender de la personali- lot that fathers can learn from the personality of St. Jo- dad de San José para reclamar su paternidad. seph to reclaim their fatherhood. Antes de mirar las cualidades que caracterizaron a san Before looking at the qualities that characterized St. Jo- José como padre, conviene reflexionar sobre el misterio seph as a father, we ought to contemplate on the mys- que estaba asumiendo. Por los evangelios, sabemos tery that he was taking on himself. From the Gospels, we que Jesús reveló a Dios como Padre. Lo llamó "Abba = know that Jesus revealed God as Father. He called him papá". Uno diría humanamente que José luchó con este “Abba=Daddy”. One would humanly say that Joseph misterio de la paternidad, el Papa Francisco tiene esto grappled with this mystery of fatherhood, Pope Francis que decir: “San José asumió una paternidad que no era has this to say: “St. Joseph took on paternity that was not la suya: venía del Padre. Y continuó con la paternidad y his own: it came from the Father. And he went on with todo lo que significaba: no solo apoyando a María y al the fatherhood and all it signified: not only supporting niño, sino también criando al niño, enseñándole su ofi- Mary and the child, but also raising the child, teaching cio, llevándolo a la edad adulta. José asumió la paterni- him his trade, bringing him to manhood. Joseph took up dad que no era suya, sino de Dios. Aceptó estar a la paternity that was not his, but God’s. He accepted to be sombra de Dios Padre sin decir una palabra. Jesús, El in the shadow of God the Father without saying a word. hombre aprendió a decir "papá" de la vida y testimonio The man Jesus learned to say “daddy” from the life and de José, un padre obediente y silencioso. Esto convierte witness of Joseph, an obedient and silent father. This a José en un gran hombre. En su grandeza silenciosa, makes Joseph a great man. In his silent greatness, he llevó adelante el misterio de llevar a las personas a un carried forward the mystery of leading people to a re- reconocimiento renovado de ser hijos amados del Padre newed recognition of being beloved children of loving Fa- amoroso”. ther”. El Papa Francisco nos invita además a mirar a José, el padre de Jesús en la tierra como un padre que supo: Pope Francis further invites us to look at Joseph, Jesus’ "cómo caminar en la oscuridad, cómo escuchar la voz de father on earth as a father who knew: ”how to walk in Dios y cómo avanzar en silencio". darkness, how to listen to the voice of God and how to go forward in silence”. En el Evangelio de San Lucas, José se presenta como alguien que tiene que cancelar sus planes para permitir In the Gospel of St. Luke, Joseph is presented as one que Dios lo lleve a cabo. Estaba comprometido con la who has to cancel his plans to allow God to carry out His Virgen Maria. Él, obedientemente, permitió que Dios plan. He had been betrothed to Mary. He obediently let cumpliera su voluntad divina de dar un salvador al mun- God carry on his divine will of giving a savior to the world. do. En su obediencia, José perdió la paternidad natural y In his obedience, Joseph forfeited natural fatherhood and aceptó ser un padre adoptivo. La obediencia de José a accepted to be a foster-father. Joseph’s obedience to Dios se puede rastrear principalmente en las narraciones God can be traced mainly in the infancy narratives of the de la infancia del Evangelio de Mateo: José escuchó al Gospel of Mathew: Joseph listened to the angel of the ángel del señor explicar el nacimiento virginal en un sue- lord explain the virgin birth in a dream and then took ño y luego tomó a María como esposa. Mary as his wife. Este articulo de nuestro Pastor Continuará... To be continued...

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Faith Formation Volunteer Voluntario para la Formación de Fe The Family Formation office is in need a bilingual La oficina de Formación Familiar necesita un voluntario (Spanish speaking) volunteer to help facilitate the bilingüe (que hable español) para ayudar a facilitar la monthly adult class starting September through May. clase mensual para adultos que comienza de septiem- For more detailed information, please contact Mary bre a mayo. Para obtener información más detallada, Ann in the parish office 623-581-0707 x104. The comuníquese con Mary Ann en la oficina parroquial volunteer must be current with the Safe Environment 623-581-0707 x104. El voluntario debe estar al día Training required by the Diocese. con el Entrenamiento de Ambiente Seguro requerido por la Diócesis.

Money Counters Needed The money counter ministry gathers weekly to count our offertory. Calling all former money counters and anyone interested in becoming a money counter to contact the parish office. The commitment is once per month. Please prayerfully consider donating your time.

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have been launched. $40,000

Thank You $32,000 St. James Parishioners. $24,000

Our goal has $16,000 been met!

$8,000

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Nurse Figurines Do you have a nurse in the family or nurse friend that you would like to honor for this past year? May 6th is International Nurse’s Day and a great time to recognize a nurse. St James has acquired a dona- tion of previously displayed nurse figurines. These can be purchased off the gift shop’s website under “Unique Finds”. Family Night Fun Bundle: Have a look and you may find your perfect gift. https://stjamesgreater.rallyup.com/familyfun Tickets on sale now.

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