St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish in Aurora DǕǓǕǝǒǕǢ 6, 2020
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Upcoming
Events



We continue to provide livestream daily Mass,
Monday through Friday at 9:00 am, and on Saturday at 5:00 pm M The Spanish Mass is live streamed each Sunday at
2:30 pm. Here’s the livestream link:

https://tinyurl.com/ycaog7o3.



Compassionate and Loving Father,
In the face of confusion and concern impart to us
the calm of Your presence.
In You allow us to find hope and healing.
Be with those who serve the sick and give them
Your caring hands.
Be with those who lead and give them
Your spirit of wisdom.
Be with those who have fallen ill and give them
Your comforting heart.
Wrap Your arms around our world and hold us in
Your love.
Allow us at this time of trial to then serve as
John the Baptist appeared in the desert proclaiming Instruments of that love to all we meet.
a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. We ask this in Your Name.
John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt Amen
around his waist. He fed on locust and wild honey. And this is what he proclaimed: “One mightier than I is coming after me.”
 Mk 1:4, 67a

Pastor
Fr. Terry Kissell  Parish Office 303
690
6797 Parochial Vicar
Fr. Mauricio Bermudez
www.stmichaelaurora.org
Saturday: Confessions 10:00 - 11:30 am, Monday  Thursday, 8:30 am  4:00 pm
(Anticipated Mass) 5:00 pm Friday, 9:00 am  4:00 pm
Sunday: 7:00, 8:45, 10:30, 12:30 Lunch 12:00 pm  1:00 pm (closed)
Misa en español: 2:30 pm

Daily Mass: (Mon -Fri) 6:00 & 9:00 am




Outreach


Worship 

In previous years, we have asked for EVENING PRAYER M Before you light  Turkeys to help complete our Christmas your Advent Wreath each Sunday  take  Baskets for Parishioners and Aurora a break from the hustle and bustle of your residents in need. This year, we are preparations for Christmas and join us in asking for gift cards instead. If you Evening Prayer at 6:00 pm each Sunday would like to donate a gift card from evening during Advent. The four Sundays Walmart or Target, simply bring it to the are: Dec. 6, Dec. 13 and Dec. 20, 2020  Parish Office. Thank you in advance for your thoughtfulness!   Like burning incense, Lord,
 Let my prayer rise up to you.
St. Michael’s Gift Stable  Will be in the Gathering Space starting on Sunday, November 29th through Sunday, December 13th. Place your unwrapped gifts into the stable during this time period. Thank you for your generosity!

DON’T BE SAD BECAUSE THERE IS NO CHRISTMAS
CAROL,
SINGALONG THIS YEAR!

Join us for a Very Merry Virtual Christmas SingAlong!
Sunday, December 20th  7:00 pm

Sing like no one can hear you!

MǑǣǣ IǞǤǕǞǤǙǟǞǣ
Youth and Young Adult Ministry
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7
Middle School,High SchoolandYoung Adultgroups are
6:00
AM
for:
Owen Lawrence †
meeting both inperson and remotely! Signup for the Flocknotes


by:
RB
through the Parish Website to get the most uptodate schedule and reminders.
9:00
AM
for:
The Nevin Family



by:
Mike & Mary Marlene Nevin
High School meets on Mondays, Middle School meets on  TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8
Thursdays and Young Adults (1835) meet on Tuesdays! The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

6:00
AM
for:
Peggy Wasinski †




by:
Rafael & Cindy Sanchez


9:00
AM
for:
Mary Stenovic †
Ignatian Spirituality Program of Denver



by:
Dcn. Tony & MaryAnn Pierson
Advent Evening of Prayer

12:00
PM
for:
Doris Pens & Martha Craft
God is one with us! This evening we will reflect on how Jesus


by:
The Doerflinger family
enters our humanity as we once again prepare for His birth in our
7:15
PM
for:
The People of St. Michael’s
world today M a time not so different from when He was first born. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9
Evenings of Prayer provide an introduction to Ignatian 
6:00
AM
for:
Jess Huddleston Family
contemplation, offer guided prayer experiences based on the


by:
Diane Thelen
Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola and invite retreatants
9:00
AM
for:
Francis King †
to share those experiences with one another.


by:
Cindy Rachlitz & Lori Hatfield
Wednesday December 9, 2020, 7:00 pm M 8:30 pm (RMT) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
Online via Zoom
6:00
AM
for:
Capri Thelen
The registration deadline is December 6



by:
Diane Thelen
The suggested offering is $5.00. Scholarships are available
9:00
AM
for:
Sheryl Ayala
3033209995
[email protected]



by:
Mark & Angie Serma
IgnatianSpiritualityDener.org

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11


6:00
AM
for:
In Thanksgiving




by:
Hoa Pham


9:00
AM
for:
Stephanie Wallis †
Our parishioners came through


by:
Donna Wallis
again this year for the
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12
Thanksgiving food and gift
5:00
PM
for:
Patricia Frisch †
card collection! With the help of


by:
Maureen Lookabill
a parishioner who asked her  coworkers to help in donating to SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13
this great collection, and to all of
7:00
AM
for:
Edna Bronner †
you who contributed, we were


by:
Doris Barden
able to fill the shelves of 4 food
8:45
AM
for:
The People of St. Michael’s
banks and for our own 
10:30
AM
for:
Barbara & Ted Zahn
parishioners in need.



by:
Edward & Jean May
Thank you!

12:30
PM
for:
John Vilerreal †



by:
John & Rebecca Winterroth

2:30
PM
for:
Maria Tapia Ruiz †
 


by:
Beatriz Esteban

You may post prayer intentions on our prayer wall

http://stmichaelaurora.org/prayerwallrequests/  Just as we celebrated
Thanksgiving and gathering
together with family, why not
also celebrate your marriage by attending a Worldwide Marriage
Encounter.

The Worldwide Marriage Encounter gives you the time
Pastoral Council
 to talk and listen to that special someone who loves you! Q  Who was St. Nicholas?
Signup today to attend one of the upcomingWorldwide Marriage
Encounter Weekends on:2021 Virtual: Jan. 2931, Feb. 1921, A  A 4th century Bishop who lived in what is now Turkey,  April 2325, June 1113. Early registration is highly  St. Nicholas was a rich man who had a reputation for helping recommended. For more information visit our website the poor. One legend tells of him secretly giving money to a at:www.wwme.org. poor man with 3 daughters for a dowry for each. St. Nicholas  dropped a bag of money down the chimney and it landed in a For questions,or to find out more about a Virtual Encounter stocking hung by the fire. The Feast of St. Nicholas is  Weekend, feel free to contact: December 6. Where celebrated (mainly the Netherlands and Brenda & Gary Granger: 303.604.6202 some other European countries), children leave their shoes  Space is limited, so reserve your weekend early. by the fire on the 5th and wake to find them filled with coins, For more information about World Wide Marriage Encounter, chocolate, or gifts from St. Nicholas.  please visitwww.wwme.org.

December 6, 2020 N Second Sunday of Advent
IS 40:1
5, 9
11; PS 85:9
14; 2 PT 3:8
14; MK 1:1
8

Today’s readings on this Second Sunday of Advent can be summed up as equal parts comfort and warning for the Christian steward. We serve a merciful and patient God N in His kindness, He warns us that we will be called to make an account one day for the way in which we made use of the gifts He has given us.


The most precious gift He has given us is His own Son, Whose birth we are preparing to celebrate.

Our First Reading from Isaiah is filled with messages and images of the Father’s tender love for us. “Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service is at an end.” In other words, Israel’s time of exile and captivity is over and freedom is coming. Our freedom from the captivity of sin has come as well, through the saving power of Jesus.


In this passage, we also read this description of the Father: “Like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs, carrying them in his bosom, and leading the ewes with care.” What tender love He has for us. And it is out of this love that we are told to “prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God!”

St. Peter reiterates the loving kindness of the Father in our Second Reading today. He says that God “is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” Yet, in the same passage we receive this warning: “The Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a mighty roar... and the earth and everything on it will be found out.”

How are we to assimilate these two truths N the merciful love of God and the responsibility that comes with the privilege of living as His disciple? St. Peter tells us we should conduct ourselves “in holiness and devotion” and that we should be “eager to be found without spot or blemish before him, at peace.” Indeed, this is the goal of our Advent “reset” N to return to (or intensify) living lives focused on Christ, in gratitude for all He has done for us.


Our Gospel passage from Mark takes up the cry of Isaiah from the First Reading, this time through the prophet John the Baptist. John instructs us, just as Isaiah did to “prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.” In practical terms, this means that we Christian stewards must make good use of the gift of time we have been given this Advent season. Let’s be sure to get to Confession, prioritize a daily reading the of Scriptures, and reach out to someone in need with a word of comfort or an act of service.


In this way, we will honor both the mercy and justice of our God, and we will be prepared to celebrate the birth of Christ and give account for all His gifts to us.
 N Stewardship Reflections by Catholic Stewardship Consultants
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