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August 1, 2021, Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 1, 2021, Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Matthew’s Church 900 Butler Spaeth Rd. Gillette, Wyoming 82716 (307) 682-3319 Email: [email protected] http://stmatthewswy.weconnect.com/ St. Matthew’s Catholic Community is a place of welcome, worship and deepening conversion centered on Christ in the Eucharist. To cultivate holiness, we proclaim the Gospel, celebrate the sacraments, and accompany one another through life. We invite all to participate in the fullness of the Paschal Mystery, where we are healed and transformed by the life, death, and Blessed Sacrament Church St. Matthew’s Church St. Patrick’s Church 624 Wright Blvd. 206 Hunter St. 212 N. Belle Fourche Ave. Wright, Wyoming 82732 Hulett, Wyoming 82730 Moorcroft, Wyoming 82721 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Communion for Mission, One Body in Christ, One Paschal Journey General Information St. Matthew’s Mass Intentions 6 am - 9 pm Newell Hall SATURDAY July 31, 2021 5:00 pm Victor Richter † Home of Parish Offices SUNDAY August 1, 2021 900 Butler Spaeth Rd. 7:30 am (H) Jason Frenzel Gillette, Wyoming 82716 9:00 am In Honor of God the Father Parish Office: 682-3319 10:00 am (M) Corey Barthel Summer Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 am - 5 pm, and Friday, 8 am—1pm 11:00 am Parishioners *Offices will be closed daily from 9—9:45am so staff may attend 4:30 pm (W) Fr. Cliff Jacobson 5:00 pm (S) Ramon Zapata Caballero † Mass and pray for everyone’s intentions! MONDAY August 2, 2021 Family Life Center 9:00 am Mark and Cathy Phillips - 36th Anniversary Home of St. John Paul II Catholic School TUESDAY August 3, 2021 1000 Butler Spaeth Rd. 9:00 am Deborah Ziska † Gillette, Wyoming 82716 6:00 pm (B) Jesus Cervantes † School Office: 686-4114 Fax: 682-6386 WEDNESDAY August 4, 2021 Summer Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 am - 4 pm 9:00 am Bill and Verna Hays †† 5:15 pm Marriage Vocations THURSDAY August 5, 2021 NAME POSITION EXT 9:00 am John and Herta Aguirre Family Father Cliff Jacobson ……Pastor...……..…................113 5:15 pm Vivian Brink [email protected] FRIDAY August 6, 2021 Father Bryce Lungren…...Associate Pastor..…………... 105 9:00 am Doug Ekberg † [email protected] SATURDAY August 7, 2021 Deacon Kim Carroll…….. Permanent Deacon…….........109 5:00 pm George Dutton † [email protected] SUNDAY August 8, 2021 Sr. Carol Mechtenberg…..OSF Religious 7:30 am (H) Casey McKee [email protected] 9:00 am Connie Hutmacher † Vanessa Gemar..………… Principal…………………….142 10:00 am (M) Corey Barthel [email protected] 11:00 am Parishioners Nancy Anderson…….......Outreach Ministries………….148 4:30 pm (W) Victor Richter † [email protected] 5:00 pm (S) Gonzalo Moreno William Heili……………. Evangelization/Catechesis…... 112 (†) Deceased, (H) Hulett, (M) Moorcroft, (W) Wright, [email protected] (B) Bilingual, (S) Spanish Language Kathy Holland…………...Music Ministry Occasionally changes are required, we apologize for any inconveniences. [email protected] Mariana Garcia…………..Hispanic Ministry…………... 102 Please pray for our visiting priest, Fr. Hector [email protected] Tim & Theresa Meuer…...Youth Ministry……………...116 as his visit comes to a close. May his remaining days here in Gillette be filled with [email protected] Claire Pasek……………... Admin Assistant……………. 101 wonder and signs of God. Remind all those who wish to experience [email protected] Heather Fiddler………….Communications/Bookkeeper. 111 Reconciliation in Spanish to please either come to the church on Sunday at 3 pm before [email protected] the Spanish Mass or make an appointment with Linda Wegher…………….Baptismal Prep. Coordinator..103 Fr. Hector before he leaves. [email protected] Amanda Lukehart, LPC….Counseling.….……307-660-5876 Reconciliation Sacramental Preparation We celebrate Reconciliation in the Church on Saturdays from 3 to 4:30 pm, Mondays from 5 to 6 pm, by appointment, and as Anyone interested in receiving Baptism, Confirmation, a bonus blessing we will have Spanish language Reconciliations on Sunday, Eucharist, or Marriage please contact the parish office. August 1 from 3 to 4:30 pm! Prayers & Ponderings WHY DO WE DO THAT? Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED Question: August 7, 2021 at 7:45 a.m. What can I do to help our family practice our faith each day? First Saturday Answer: Some families practice their religion together as just another event Benediction on their schedule: go to church, observe Lent, help at the parish picnic, go to a meeting, volunteer time, make your confession, use your and Mass envelope... But the focus needs to be on who we are—God’s people, in in the Mary the Mother of relationship with him, loved, forgiven, and redeemed, and called to live God Adoration Chapel and proclaim the Gospel. Our awareness of God’s presence and our sense of mission are supported by the daily rituals, celebrations, and Summer is a great time to pray and encourage others to make our First traditions that help us stay focused. Sharing our faith strengthens us and Weekends exceptional by considering one of the open hours on the First clarifies the beliefs and values of Christian living. Weekends. These open hours are: First Saturdays, 10-11 pm, 11 pm-12 am; Daily family practices include time for prayer—before meals, before First Sundays, 12-1 am, 2-3 am, 3-4 am, 4-5 am, 5-6 pm, 10-11 pm. bed, before important meetings and activities. Attend Sunday Mass We need a permanent adorer for Mondays, 6-7 am and Tuesdays, 2-3 am. together and discuss the homily afterward. Create family celebrations for We also have temporary slots available in the summer for Tuesdays, July 6th, holy days and holidays. Make religion a regular part of your discussions. 13th, 20th, and 27th at 1-2 am and Fridays, July 9th, 16th, and 30th, Aug. 20th and Include others, especially the elderly and the less fortunate, in your 27th at 2-4am (it can be split into 2 hours). activities and charitable efforts. By applying the virtues of faith, hope, We are asking all adorers to enter through the chapel door. We welcome and love to each day, faith becomes part of who your family is. It regular adorers to drop in, but please remember that all adorers need a door influences how you act towards others, what you value, and how code for entry. Any prayer materials that you would like to use during your mindful of God you are. Faith is the leaven of life that helps all of us rise adoration time, please bring/take with you. to our calling and dignity as God’s people. ©LPi For more information please call: Linda Norris, 217-1677; Jim Ford (Mondays), 680-3445; Tracy McElvery (Tuesdays), 689-2820; Shannon Moodry (Wednesdays), 660-1700; Wendy Hays (Thursdays), 680-6824; Noelia Carballo (Fridays), 696-5605; Adam Miller (First Saturdays & Sundays), 299-4374. Neighborhood Prayer Teams EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS Please prayerfully consider becoming a member of our neighborhood prayer teams. If you have any questions or just know Practicing Graciousness in the Desert in your heart that this is something God is calling you to do, contact the parish staff at 682-3319. Thank you and God Bless! Looking back over my journey of parenthood, I know there were days when I traveled the extra mile for my children. I made their toast the way they like it, let them play in the park an extra ten minutes, or let them go to the movies with their friends and I finished up the chores on my own. And then, it happened: the attitude. The request for the smallest thing from one of them is met with disdain or bewilderment. Prayer Line Requests: (call one) Sometimes you can be made breathless with the ingratitude of another person who takes so much and with so little shame, only to scoff at the idea Mary Heins 682-0567 or that they, too, give even the smallest amount. Lisa Barthel 689-2853 But if we’re being honest with ourselves, we will admit that we do the exact same thing to God. Haven’t we all been the Israelites in the desert at one point or another? God has parted our Red Sea in some way. He’s led us out of some great trial, given us some great blessings. But then we run into a little resistance somewhere along the way and we throw up our hands. How could you do this to us, Lord? How could you ask this of us? No, I can’t go any further. No, I won’t do any more. Sick Relatives and Friends Persisting in the blindness to the many ways God continues to protect us is nothing short of a temper tantrum. It robs our Everyday Stewardship of its This week we would like to pray for all the sick in our Parish, hospital, graciousness, of our ability to accept with joy the trials of life because we are residents of the Legacy and other friends: Patrick Howe, Cindy Swenson, also constantly aware of its blessings. Michelle Tillett, Laurie Russell, Loyla Viau, Debra Hulse, Dudley Menzies, ©LPi — Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS Eduardo Perez, John David, Stephanie Dick, Azalea Alcarabo, Joyce Mechtenberg, Judy & Bob Shannon, Catherine Danielson, Charlotte O’Connor, Tish & Ed Joyce, Debi Peyrot, Mae Gill, Cindy Petitt, Jeanette Schaefer, Norrie Prayers for Armed Forces Lax, Harold Olson, Kristy Clark, Marilyn Wilson, Gene Lehfeldt, Mark & Rachel Sorheim, Starla Paschall, Stacey Atkinson, Robert Lange, Edith Koehler, Eileen Alex Erisman, Delane Sierra, Wyatt Thar, Jake Kutzer, Sawyer Goeden, Rielly Schultz, Donna Meuer, Lorraine Moss, Phyllis Shipley, Greg Blikre, Dawn Nemec, Jade Shevling, James Rodziewicz, Dylon Walter, Anthony
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