April 04, 2021 • Easter Sunday Guardian Angels Catholic Church
Guardian Angels Catholic Church 109 South 3rd Street P.O. Box 444 Mead, CO 80542 970-535-0721 [email protected]
Website: MeadAngels.org Pastoral Staff
Administrator: Fr. Michael Freihofer ext.101
Deacon: Rev. Mr. Tim McCann ext.105
Children’s Formation Education: Angie McCann ext. 106 [email protected] Youth Director: Regina Hubbard ext. 106 [email protected] Director of Facilities: Jim Hejlik 303-718-6020 ext. 103 [email protected] Readings for the week of April 4, 2021
Business Manager: Karen Surbrugg ext. 102 [email protected] Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33, Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41, Jn 20:11-18 Receptionist/Bulletin: Ann Lamphere ext. 100 [email protected] Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10, Lk 24:13-35 Music Director: Laura Davis Thursday: Acts 3:11-26, Lk 24:35-48 [email protected] Friday: Acts 4:1-12, Jn 21:1-14
Saturday: Acts 4:13-21, Mk 16:9-15 Event Coordinator: Linda O’Hare Next Sunday: Acts 4:32-35, 1 Jn 5:1-6, Jn 20:19-3 [email protected]
Safe Environment Coordinator: TBD [email protected] Ministry Schedule Coordinator: The Knights of Columbus Council 15857 would like Shannon McKinney: [email protected] to recognize the following: April Knight of the
Grand Knight : Shawn McPeek 720-839-1689 Month: Tom Seaman
**Bulletin submission deadline is Tuesday by noon. April Family of the month - Justice -Thank you for your help and contribution towards Office Hours: Monday-Tuesday 9:00 am — 4:00 pm the council, order, parish and community. Wednesday-Thursday 9:00 am — 2:00 pm Friday Closed
Sacraments: Baptisms, First Holy Communion, RCIA CATECHESIS SCHEDULE 2020 – 2021 Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, Funerals, Mass April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday Intentions ~ Contact the Office SUNDAY READINGS Reconciliation: Saturdays 3:00 pm—4:30 pm Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Daily Mass times: Tuesday 8:00 am Adoration & Confession Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 after Mass Wednesday 4pm Holy Hour & Confession John 10:1-9 Mass 5:15pm Theme: NO CLASS—Easter Thursday 8:00 am Adoration & Confession after Mass Catholic Faith Handbook: — USCCB For Adults: — Mass times: Vigil Saturday 5:00 pm Sundays 7:30, 9:00,10:30am
Guardian Angels Calendar ~ This Week and Announcements
This Week Please pray for our Seminarians & for men and Saturday April 3 women to enter the Religious Life 8:00 pm Mass Intention for all entering the Universal Catholic Church today Sat—Ryan Mack & Zachary Michalczyk Sunday April 4 Sun—Paolo Mori & Michael Pitio 7:30 am Mass +Albert & Elizabeth Hattendorf 9:15 am Mass In the church or Watch on Facebook Mon—Jhan Pierre Reyes & Daniel Pereira Live with your Guardian Angels Community Tue—Phuoc Bui & Felipe Colombo Intention +Bill Rogers Jr 11:00 am Mass Pro Populo Wed—Luis da Silva Mendes & Micah Flores
Mon April 5 9:00 am Caring Hands Crafters Thu—Trevor Lontine & Miguel Mendoza 6:30 pm RCIA-Saint Michael’s Community Hall Fri—Increase in vocations to priesthood/religious life
Tues April 6 8:00 am Mass Observances for the week of April 4, 2021 Sunday: Easter Sunday Wed April 7 Monday: Monday within the Octave of Easter 4:00 pm Holy Hour Tuesday: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter 5:15 pm Mass Wednesday: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter 6:15 pm NO RE classes Thursday: Thursday within the Octave of Easter Thurs April 8 Friday: Friday within the Octave of Easter 8:00 am Mass Saturday: Saturday within the Octave of Easter 7:00 pm AA ~ Parish Hall Next Sunday: 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy)
Friday April 9 No daily Mass The Women's Group thanks the parishioners who ordered chili and cornbread and who made donations Saturday April 10 5:00 pm Mass Intention +Marta Collins to our Chili-To-Go fundraiser. We continue to be Sunday April 11 amazed by the generosity and compassion of our 7:30 am Mass Pro Populo Guardian Angels community! 9:00 am Mass in the church or Watch on Facebook live with We hope to see you next year in person for our Annual your Guardian Angels Community Intention +Officer Eric Talley Chili Bingo Fundraiser, a fun-filled family event
with good food, Bingo, wonderful prizes, and lots of 10:30 am Mass Intention +Officer Eric Talley laughter with your fellow parishioners. Thank you for your continued support! Financial Stewardship March 14, 2021 (includes online): Weekly Operating Collection $ 5,272.11 Weekly Debt Reduction Collection $854.82 Total Collected: $6,126.93 Required weekly to meet our budget for: Operations: $7,603 Loan payments: $5,448 Total Weekly Budget Requirement: $13,051
Thank you to all of you that contribute to keep our parish funded
Financial Stewardship March 21, 2021 (includes online): Weekly Operating Collection $ 16,850.46 Weekly Debt Reduction Collection $4,519.90 Total Collected: $21,370.36 Required weekly to meet our budget for: Operations: $7,603 Loan payments: $5,448 Total Weekly Budget Requirement: $13,051
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Dear Family, Happy Easter to all! Happy Resurrection Day! Parish Center Construction and How We Paid Jesus resurrected to show us what He wants for for It Frequently Asked Questions us. Our goal is to join God and all the angels and saints in heaven—if we will die to ourselves and If this column inspires you to ask other questions follow Him. You would enjoy the following you’ve always wondered about the building, please Youtube entitled “Father Spitzer’s Universe: New send them to [email protected], or call the office Evidence of the Resurrection.” Visit: : https:// and we’ll address them in a future column. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOpNzzMJOqE What are the loan terms and current balances -Diary of Saint Faustina, 635. March 25 [1936]. for the Parish Center loans? In the morning, during meditation, God’s The Archdiocese loaned the parish $1.2M so presence enveloped me in a special way, as I saw the construction could begin before 100% of the immeasurable greatness of God and, at the same campaign pledge cash was received; and US Bank time, His condescension to His creatures. Then I saw loaned the parish $1.9M to cover the difference the Mother of God, who said to me, Oh, how pleas- between the pledges and the cost of the ing to God is the soul that follows faithfully the in- construction. Terms for both loans: spirations of His grace! I gave the Savior to the world; as for you, you have to speak to the world Archdiocese Loan US Bank Loan about His great mercy and prepare the world for the Term: 15-year 15-year Second Coming of Him who will come, not as a Int Rate: Var 3.25% 4.76% merciful Savior, but as a just Judge … Speak to (Equal to Prime) souls about this great mercy while it is still the time 1st Pymt Date: Aug 2018 Sept 2018 for [granting] mercy. If you keep silent now, you Monthly Pymt: $8,749 $14,859 will be answering for a great number of souls on Loan Bal 3/1 $800,569 $1,637,891 that terrible day. Fear nothing. Be faithful to the end. I sympathize with you. The parish made interest only payments as advances
were needed during construction. Once the loans An Atheist’s View on Life closed in 2018, monthly payments were finalized based on these terms. All payments consist of princi- I will live life according to these beliefs pal and interest. In March, the Archdiocese interest God does not exist portion of the payment was just over $2,000, and US It is just foolish to think Bank interest portion was approximately $6,000. That there is a God with a cosmic plan [That an all-powerful God brings redemption and Has the Archdiocese helped the Parish with healing to the pain and suffering in the world] financing? Is a comforting thought, however It In addition to the Archdiocese approving the start of Is only wishful thinking construction prior to raising all the money, People can do as they please without eternal Archbishop Aquila also approved the parish’s monthly consequences assessment payments, that are typically paid to the The idea that Archdiocese, be redirected and applied directly to the I am deserving of Hell loan balance. In addition, he approved 100% of all Because of sin Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal donations identified with Is a lie meant to make me a slave to those in power Guardian Angels’ donors, also applied to the loan “The more you have, the happier you will be” balance. Between these two concessions, Our existence has no grand meaning or purpose approximately $70,000 per year is applied directly to In a world with no God the principal of the loan. There is freedom to be who I want to be But with God We are currently working with the Archdiocese to Everything is fine determine if the loans can be refinanced, consolidat- It is ridiculous to think ed, and managed under the Archdiocese umbrella. I am lost and in need of saving 2 Corinthians 9:7: Each one must do as he has made A Christian’s View on Life up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for (read the above from bottom to top) God loves a cheerful giver.
PARISH LIFE
Parish Organizations Support Guardian Angels For Amazon Smile search Guardian Angels Women's Group Amazon Smile gives Guardian Angels a reward for use. Rebate from Oct 1 and Dec. 31, 2020 was $152.13 Next meeting April 6 at 6:30 pm Thank you for using Amazon Smile and searching for Saint Michael’s Community Hall Face masks required Guardian Angels. please King Soopers Rebate Program Link your Soopers Card (or Alt ID) to Guardian Angels Knights of Columbus Go to www.kingsoopers.com Click on Savings & Rewards Next meeting Monday April 12 at 7pm– Bakhita Hall Sign in or create an account to enroll. You no longer will you need to reload gift cards to earn rebates for Guardian Angels – all you need to do is link your Sooper Finance Council Card to Guardian Angels and shop with King Soopers just like you always do! Next meeting April 13 at 6:00pm –Bakhita Hall You MUST enroll in the community rewards program and select Guardian Angels as your Norm Finke Alyx Staiano Kris Barnett charity. Louis Bustamante Marsha Brichacek Your current re-loadable rebate card will not expire and can be reloaded and used the same as cash, but will no longer have a link or benefit Guardian Angels. Any balance on an existing Pastoral Council reloadable card must be spent because King Soopers will not issue any refunds. Next meeting April 13 at 7:00pm—Bakhita Hall Trudi Boaz Jeff Yuska-Secretary Alan Bracken-Chairman Germaine Aguilera M.U.M.S Ann Grenzenbach Hey Moms- have COVID rules left you feeling isolated, anxious, and frustrated? St John's M.U.M.S group “I urge you with all the strength of my soul to approach the (Mothers Uplifting Mothers) is especially critical now Eucharistic Table as often as possible. Feed on the Bread of the Angels from which you will draw the strength to fight for helping one another spiritually and socially during inner struggles.” these unusual circumstances. Our next group - Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati meeting is an open house on Thursday, April 15th- “Keep the joy of loving God in your heart and share this from 9:30-11:00 am in Benedict Hall at St. John's. joy with all you meet, especially your family. Be holy.” All moms welcome. There will be limited child care -St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta available and kids' activities offered in the main “The Divine Heart is an ocean full of all good things, meeting room as well. Please email us wherein poor souls can cast all their needs; it is an ocean full of joy to drown all our sadness, an ocean of at [email protected] with any questions. humility to drown our folly, an ocean of mercy to those We look forward to seeing you! in distress, an ocean of love in which to submerge our poverty.” -St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
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Happy Easter! It is truly a beautiful day to celebrate for our Lord has conquered sin and death and has April 14th opened the gates of heaven for us! Let us take time to appreciate the warmer weather and new life that Welcome back! We will have dinner comes with this Easter season. and then Finish our Easter Escape Room! Our Children will not have classes Wednesday 4/7 for Spring/Easter Break.
Several of our 3rd graders have successfully completed their interviews for Confirmation and Communion. They are very excited about growing closer to God and being His disciples. We hope to finish these interviews in the next week or so and turn our focus to their special day!
Please continue to pray for our children and teachers as they learn more about our awesome God and prepare to meet Him in our wonderful sacraments!
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