St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish in Aurora NǟǦǕǝǒǕǢ 29, 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
“Watch, therefore; you do not know when the Lord Instruments of that love to all we meet.
of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at We ask this in Your Name.
midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning. May he Amen
not come suddenly and find you sleeping.”
Mk 13:3536

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


World Wide Marriage Encounter  ‘Amen, I say to you,

Outreach whatever you did for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for

me.’
Your care and concern for others should start with your
spouse.
Learn to love to the fullest by going on a Worldwide HAPPY TURKEYS! In previous Marriage Encounter Weekend on:
years, we have asked for Turkeys to 2021 Virtual: Jan. 2931, Feb. 1921, April 2325, June 1113
help complete our Thanksgiving and
2021 Dillon: Sept. 1719, Nov. 57
Christmas Baskets for
For questions,
or to find out more about a Virtual Encounter Parishioners and Aurora residents in Weekend, feel free to contact:
need. This year, we are asking for Brenda & Gary Granger: 303.604.6202
gift cards instead. Thank you for Space is limited, so reserve your weekend early.
those of you who donated gift For more information about World Wide Marriage Encounter, cards for Thanksgiving, we are still please visit
www.wwme.org.
collecting them for our
Follow us on Instagram! @wwmeColorado
Christmas baskets. If you would
like to donate a gift card from King
Soopers, Safeway, Walmart or Target, simply bring it to the
Financial Peace University  Parish Office. Thank you in advance for your thoughtfulness!
No more money stressNever! It’s
possible when you know how to
handle your finances. Join my Cherry Creek Nursing Home Christmas Gift Collection  virtual
Financial Peace University Take a moment and visit our giving tree and pickup a
class, and we’ll learn how to dump Christmas tag. Each tag will have the name and gift for
debt and build wealth.
someone at the Cherry Creek Nursing Home. Once you have
It’s God’s way of handling
pickedup your tag, be sure to register your choice on the clip money.
You won’t even have to leave home. And now, you can board next to the tree. You can also visit the tree during the try Financial Peace free for 14 days! Visit
fpu.com/1128516
to week when the crowds are sparse to pickup your tag. Please signup and learn more. Class starts
Tuesday, December 1, call Kathie at 7206784177 with your questions. You can also
2020. Questions call Don Graham 7202779807 or email [email protected] to get a name. Thank you email
[email protected].
for helping in making this Christmas special for the residents!



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!




Worship


EVENING PRAYER M Before you light
your Advent Wreath each Sunday  take
a break from the hustle and bustle of your preparations for Christmas and join us in Evening Prayer at 6:00 pm each Sunday Habitat Helpers
evening during Advent. The four Sundays
are: Nov. 29, Dec. 6, Dec. 13 and
Welcoming Dorothy's Family Home for the Holidays
Dec. 20,2020
Dorothy has always set the bar high for herself, and has a lot of
"firsts" to be proud of because of her determination. She's the Like burning incense, Lord,
first person in her family to graduate high school, a first Let my prayer rise up to you.
generation college student and graduate, and she'll soon be the first member of her family to own a home.
As a Denver native who has experienced the negative effects of

gentrification first hand, Dorothy is proud to be able to achieve
Pastoral Council
the dream of owning a "forever home" for herself and her sons.

"I've looked into becoming a homeowner before but never
thought it could happen as a single parent, and especially Q  Will there be a Gift Stable and Cherry Creek Nursing with Denver's expensive housing costs."
Home gift collection?



A  Yes. The Gift Stable will be in the Gathering Space. This Owning her own home couldn't come at a better time; Dorothy year parishioners are asked to NOT wrap gifts for the stable. and her sons were already feeling cramped in their apartment Unwrapped gifts are easier to distribute appropriately.
before the pandemic, and felt it even more when schools revert- For Cherry Creek Nursing Home (CCNH) there will be a tree ed to remote learning.
Dorothy has been doing her best
to work in the Gathering Space beginning November 14. The tree will full time while helping her 4th and 5th graders with their studies have gift request tags. The tags will list a name and
at homeNbut it
has been challenging.
suggested gift. Take a tag and return the wrapped gift
Dorothy and her sons can't wait to purchase and move into their with the tag attached by 12/13. Or, email Christ- house this December, where they'll have more space and can [email protected] to request a name and gift suggestion.
celebrate the holidays in their new home.

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Youth and Young Adult Ministry
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Middle School,
High School
and
Young Adult
groups are
6:00
AM
for:
Juan Espinal †
meeting both inperson and remotely! Signup for the Flocknotes


by:
Brunelda Espinal
through the Parish Website to get the most uptodate schedule and reminders.


9:00
AM
for:
Anna Marie Kuhr †




by:
Edigna Herold
High School meets on Mondays, Middle School meets on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1
Thursdays and Young Adults (1835) meet on Tuesdays!

6:00
AM
for:
Maria Imelda Lamba †




by:
Mary Ellen Kemmerer


9:00
AM
for:
Patricia Winterrroth †




by:
The Winterroth Family
A $300 “Abovetheline” Charitable Contribution Deduction WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2
is Available for Nonitemizers in 2020

6:00
AM
for:
Doris Pirnes

The
Coronavirus Aid, Relief,


by:
Anh Le
and Economic Security
9:00
AM
for:
Martha Jackson †
Act
(the CARES Act) enacted


by:
Noreen Ruff
in March 2020 includes an
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
incentive for charitable

6:00
AM
for:
Pauline Ruzicka
donations. For 2020 only,
taxpayers


by:
Paula Gilbert
who do not itemize their deductions
may claim a charitable

9:00
AM
for:
Laura Moran †
contribution deduction of up to $300 for the taxable year for cash


by:
Mary K Gaudet
contributions made to a public charity that is not a supporting FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
organization or donoradvised fund. This new provision does not permit an abovetheline deduction for unused charitable

6:00
AM
for:
Vica Toledo
contributions carried forward from a prior year.



by:
Fr. Mau Bermudez


9:00
AM
for:
Dr. Joe & Helen Dilger & Family †
The CARES Act does not explicitly address whether couples



by:
The Dilger's Family
filing a joint return may claim $300 each. We are not likely to SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5
have an answer until the instructions for the 2020 Form 1040 are
5:00
PM
for:
The People of St. Michael’s
published.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6


7:00
AM
for:
Reparation for sins of clergy &
Modification of Charitable Deduction Limit




victims' healing
The CARES Act also expanded the limit on the deductibility of cash contributions made by individuals to a public charity during
8:45
AM
for:
Janet & John Cesarz
2020 from 60% of adjusted gross income to 100% of adjusted


by:
Keith & Elizabeth Mueller
gross income. The limit for noncash contributions remains at 30%
10:30
AM
for:
Sandy Sandoval †
of adjusted gross income.




by:
Vickie M. Sandoval


12:30
PM
for:
Fred & Gary Winterroth
The limit on the deductibility of corporate contributions of cash


by:
John & Rebecca Winterroth
made during 2020 is increased from 10% of net taxable income
2:30
PM
for:
Clemente Evaristo & Jose B. Portillo †
(before taking into account charitable contributions) to 25%. The


by:
Clemencia y Moises Hernandez B.
limit for noncash contributions made by a corporation remains at
10%.
You may post prayer intentions on our prayer wall

http://stmichaelaurora.org/prayerwallrequests/
As with the abovetheline contribution deduction for non itemizers, the change in the charitable deduction limit does not apply to cash contributions made to a supporting organization or donoradvised fund.

Upcoming December 2020 Archdiocesan Special
Adapted from 2020 CapinCrouse LLP, e
mail alert Collections

 December 56, 2020  Catholic Communication Campaign
Ignatian Spirituality Program of Denver
Locally, this campaign supports the various efforts that
Advent Evening of Prayer
contribute to the crucial communications of the Archdiocese of God is one with us! This evening we will reflect on how Jesus Denver, which include: Public relations & Operations, Creative enters our humanity as we once again prepare for His birth in our Design & Web Support, Parish Service, Engagement, & Training world today M a time not so different from when He was first and Advertising Admin. & Relationships.
born.



Evenings of Prayer provide an introduction to Ignatian
5% of this weekend’s offertory will be given for this collection. contemplation, offer guided prayer experiences based on the You are welcome to add a special gift if you desire by putting Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola and invite retreatants “Catholic Communication Campaign” in the memo line of your to share those experiences with one another.

check.
Wednesday December 9, 2020, 7:00 pm M 8:30 pm (RMT)

Online via Zoom

The registration deadline is December 6

The suggested offering is $5.00. Scholarships are available

3033209995

[email protected]

Olinger
IgnatianSpiritualityDener.org

3034553663

November 29, 2020 N
First Sunday of Advent

IS 63:16B17,19B; 64:27; PS 80:23, 1516, 1819; 1 COR: 1:39; MK 13:33 37

Today we begin the beautiful and holy
season of Advent. With all that we have
going on this time of year, it’s no wonder that Advent doesn't always seem to get the attention it deserves. But if we will commit to living this season well, we will experience a deeper conversion to Christ and find real transformation in our lives as Christian stewards.

Why? Advent calls us not only to look back in grateful contemplation of Christ’s first coming, but it also calls us to look forward in preparation for His Second Coming. Advent is a time to reset and regroup, to repent over any misplaced priorities, to turn our minds and hearts back to God while we still have time. We do so not out of fear or guilt, but out of gratitude for Love Incarnate lying in a manger bed.

We can take as our theme for this season the words of the Prophet Isaiah in our First Reading. “You Lord, are our Father, our redeemer you are named forever… Would that you might meet us doing right, that we were mindful of you in our ways!” The passage ends with this verse, which is especially meaningful to the Christian steward: “We are the clay and you the potter: we are all the work of your hands.” In other words, our lives are not about us N rather, they are a gift to be used to glorify God and serve others.

In our Second Reading, from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, we are reminded of how
extravagantly God has gifted each one of us. “You were enriched in every way, with all discourse and
all knowledge… so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord
Jesus Christ.” Let us embrace these Advent days to recommit to stewarding our spiritual gifts well. This
will look different for each individual, of course. Perhaps a family can commit to setting up an Advent wreath and taking 10 minutes to reflect on the daily Gospel. Someone else may choose to be intentional
in checking on a lonely neighbor each day to bring God’s love to them consistently. Maybe some will be inspired to scale back their usual giftgiving and donate that saved money to those in dire need right now.

Whatever we feel God calling us to do, there is no time to waste. Jesus makes this strikingly clear in our Gospel passage from Matthew through the parable of a man going off on a journey. Before he leaves, he “places his servants in charge, each with his own work, and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch.” We, of course, are the servants in this parable, each with a mission to accomplish in building the Kingdom of God. Jesus warns us over and over in this passage to remain attentive to the work He has given us to do because we do not know when we will be called to give an account for it. “Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come.”


Our lives are a gift. This holy season is a gift. Let us awaken if we have grown weary or complacent, and recommit to living the stewardship way of life. Love came down to us as a Baby. And He is coming again. Be watchful!

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