St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church
November 4, 2018 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
CATHOLIC CHURCH
STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION ON READINGS DT 6:2-6; PS 18; 2-4, 47,51; HEB 7: 23-28; MK 12: 28B-34 Today’s Gospel presents Jesus’ teachings on the two greatest commandments. Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. And, love your neighbor as yourself. Let’s consider these “greatest commandments” as they relate to three aspects of a Christian steward’s daily life — the giving of our time, talent and treasure. The use of time refers primarily to our relationship with the Lord — in other words, our prayer life. Since time is a gift to me from God, I show my love for Him and my gratitude for this gift by giving Him the best portion of my time. Of course it is vital to talk to God throughout the day, but if I really want to love Him with all my heart, soul, mind and strength, shouldn’t I make time for God “first” on my agenda each day? Not as an afterthought, but as a time I have intentionally chosen to spend only with Him. The use of talents refers to the way I offer the abilities, skills, and interests the Lord has given me for the good of those around me. Doing so is a practical way to “love my neighbor as myself.” At the same time it is also a way to love the Lord with all that I am and have, since He has told us that whatever we do for others we are also doing for Him. The use material gifts — or treasure — likewise demonstrates both love of God and of neighbor. When I trustingly offer a sacrificial gift to God through the offertory collection I am showing Him in a very tangible way that He comes before all else in my life and I am putting my material resources at the service of my neighbor in the parish community and beyond. When we live for God and others, we are living a stewardship way of life. And like the wise scribe in today’s Gospel, we are moving closer to the kingdom of God, our PARISH OFFICE ultimate destination. 8755 Scarborough Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80920 MASS SCHEDULE www.saintgabriel.net Weekend: Saturday 5:00 pm; Sunday 8:30 am, Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm 10:30 am, 12:30 pm (Spanish) & 4:30 pm Phone: (719) 528-8407 Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 12:15 pm
Fax: (719) 598-1696 Email: [email protected] SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
PARISH CLERGY Tuesday-Friday: 11:50 am-12:10 pm, Saturday: 2:30- 3:30 pm. Pastor, Fr. Kirk Slattery [email protected] Deacon Andy Dunnam [email protected] Deacon Mike McGrady [email protected] Deacon Dave Geislinger [email protected] First Friday: 10am to noon. Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday 10 am to 7 pm. Job Opening at Saint Gabriel ADVENT BY CANDLELIGHT St. Gabriel is looking for a part time afternoon Advent will soon be upon us. It will be a time to receptionist. While being the first impression of those look forward to the birth of Jesus in our lives. A coming into the office is the primary responsibility, good way to reflect on the beauty of Advent, get to applicants must have strong office skills as well as strong know other women in the parish, and have a computer skills in Word, Excel and Power Point. relaxing day is by attending an Advent By Conversational Spanish preferred, others will be Candlelight event. All women of the Parish are considered . Hours are 1pm – 5pm, Monday through invited and welcome to attend. Sign ups for the Friday. If you are interested and would like more event will be November 10/11 and November 17/18 information, please contact Nancy in the office at 719-528- in the Narthex after all Masses. 8407 or [email protected]. ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FOOD BAKERS NEEDED BASKET DRIVE TO SUPPORT SCHOOL Calling all Bakers, we are in need of baked goods DISTRICT 20 FAMILIES AND MILITARY for our parish Nov. 10th craft fair. Proceeds support all The Outreach Ministry is accepting donations for youth mission trips and events. If you can make cookies, our annual Thanksgiving cupcakes, bars or sweet breads, we need you. Please Food Basket drive. We will contact Gretchen Dunnam at 640-7734 or be providing Thanksgiving [email protected]. dinner to families in School District 20 as well as military families in USED BOOK AND MEDIA GIVE-AWAY need of assistance. Sign up Stop by our tables in the Narthex after all Masses the at the table in the narthex weekend of November 10 and 11 and choose some FREE to provide a complete books and media to take home. St. Gabriel’s Library meal or a partial meal. A shopping list for both is volunteers have been collecting these items for quite a available at the sign-up table. Please return your while now and would love to fine new homes for food donations to the narthex by Sunday, everything. Do you still own a VHS or audio cassette November 11. Thank you for supporting this player? Besides DVDs and CDs, we’ll also have many VHS important program! tapes and cassettes for you to choose! Donations to benefit St. Gabriel’s Library will be accepted (but not expected). MARIAN HOUSE VOLUNTEERS Did you know St. Gabriel has a group of volunteers the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Marian RIDE NEEDED House? We provide assistance in the daily meal A fellow Saint Gabriel Parishioner is in need of rides to the preparation, service and cleanup and we would love Saturday 5pm Mass. They live in the area of the Chapel for you to join us! There are two shifts available, Hills Mall. If anyone is able to help with this, please call either 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 the office for more information 528-8407. p.m. The minimum age to participate is 16, however if you are younger you may be able to with a parent volunteer present. Our next scheduled day is SENIOR SOCIAL GROUP Thursday, November 8th. Contact Cyndy Pylkka, All senior parishioners are invited to join our social [email protected] or 719-964-6575 if interested. group. We have lunch on the second Tuesday of the month and a game day on the fourth Tuesday. Our lunch for DO YOU LIKE TO HOSTESS? November is Tuesday, November 13 at noon at Mimi's Café If you like being a hostess and enjoy decorating, an (7133 N. Academy). Please call Sharon at 282-1912 for opportunity awaits! Have fun decorating a table more information. and greeting guests by hostessing a table at the Advent by Candlelight morning of reflection for women of the parish Saturday, Dec. 8. Also enjoy PARISH E-MAIL LIST tea and a light breakfast. For more information Keep abreast of all that is happening at St. Gabriel by contact Nancy in the office at 719-528-8407. signing up for the parish e-mail list. You can do this by going to the parish website at www.saintgabriel.net and clicking on Parish Info and selecting E-mail List CARE AND SHARE DONATION Subscriptions and then filling out your e-mail address 1369 pounds of food was delivered to Care and Share under Parish News. to benefit the “Send Hunger Packing” campaign. Thank you!
St. Gabriel the Archangel 2 Colorado Springs, CO CALENDAR 2018 SAINT GABRIEL THIS WEEKEND CRAFT FAIR Sat-Sun Fair Trade Coffee and Chocolate for Sale after Masses. Saturday, November 10, 2018 Sun RCIC 9:45-11:15am. 8:30am -3:00pm Sun YSF 9:45-11:15am. Proceeds support YDisciple! Sun Faith Formation Gr K-5 11:45am-1:15pm. Sun Faith Formation Gr 6-Confirmation 2:30-4pm. Sun Financial Peace University 1:30-3:30pm. Sun YDisciples 5:45-7:15pm. ROSARY PRAYER October is the “Month of the UPCOMING Rosary”, and the Knights of Mon, Nov 5 Faith Formation Gr K-7 4:30-6pm. Columbus are taking up Pope Mon, Nov 5 Biblical School 6:30pm. Francis’ request to offer this Mon, Nov 5 James: Pearls for Wise Living Bible Study at 7pm. beloved prayer. Members of the Tues, Nov 6 ESL Class 9am. Knights will lead the Rosary Tues, Nov 6 EPIC: A Journey through Church History Bible Study 9:30am. before the 8:30 AM Mass each Tues, Nov 6 SoulCore 9-10am. week. Volunteers are needed to Tues, Nov 6 Respect Life Meeting 6pm. support the other Mass times. Tues, Nov 6 Outreach Committee Meeting 7pm. Please contact Gerardo Garcia at Wed, Nov 7 Eucharistic Adoration as scheduled. Pray the Rosary at [email protected], 808-368- 6:00pm. Evening Prayer and Benediction starts at 9159, to get on the schedule. Help 6:30pm. us build faithful families and Wed, Nov 7 Children’s Choir 5:15pm. communities, and offer your Wed, Nov 7 Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Meeting 7pm. prayer to our Blessed Mother.
Thurs, Nov 8 ESL Class 9am. Our regular Wednesday Sat, Nov 10 Saint Gabriel Craft Fair from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. rosary will now begin at Sat, Nov 10 Leadership Coordination Meeting after 6pm. 6pm, followed by Evening Prayer and Benediction at SAVE THE DATE 6:30pm. Nov 17 Inferno Men’s Conference from 12:30—5pm at St. Gabriel. Dec 8 Advent by Candlelight after 10:30am Mass. The Knights of Columbus will lead the rosary on the 4th Wednesday of every month, with our dedicated team leading it the HOLIDAY BULLETIN DEADLINE other weeks. Please join us for prayer. The deadline for the November 11 bulletin is Monday November 5 at 10am. The deadline for the November 18 bulletin is Friday, November 9. Please send all bulletin announcements to [email protected]. ST. GABRIEL’S ON FACEBOOK Keep up to date on what is THANK YOU happening at St. Gabriel’s by The Outreach Committee would like to thank all of you who submitted names of liking the St. Gabriel Facebook military for the bulletin to be handed out November 10th /11th, for Military page. Find us under St Gabriel Appreciation Weekend. Please stop by our table in the Narthex after all masses The Archangel Catholic Church. to enjoy some goodies and help us celebrate our wonderful military parishioners and their family members.
YEAR END GIVING OPTIONS As you begin yearend tax planning for your family or business over the next few months, don’t forget that donations to St. Gabriel church qualify as a tax deductible charitable contribution. Your donation to the parish helps support our ministries growth and life in our parish.
Most members give weekly, monthly and/or annual cash gifts, but a gift of stocks or bonds is another way to benefit your church and gain a tax advantage.
We invite you to help us finish the year strong and prepare ourselves for an exciting 2019 by prayerfully considering an end-of-year financial gift to St. Gabriel.
St. Gabriel the Archangel 3 Colorado Springs, CO St. Gabriel the Archangel 4 Colorado Springs, CO ADORATION OF OUR LORD Jesus loves us so much that He… Chose to remain with us in His glorified human body veiled in the Holy Eucharist. How do we repay this love? By simply visiting Him. For more information contact: Kathy Thomas at 528-8407 or [email protected].
NEW IN THE LIBRARY! We added some new books to the library recently, including:
The Glory of the Crusades by Steve Weidenkopf
A Travel Guide to Life: Transforming Yourself from Head to Toe by Anthony DeStefano
Diagnosis Critical: the Urgent Threats Confronting Catholic Health Care by Leonard J. Nelson, III
Will Wilder: The Lost Staff of Wonders (#2 in the series) by Raymond Arroyo
Prude: How the Sex-Obsessed Culture Damages Girls (and America, too!) by Carol Platt Liebau
Abandoned: the Untold Story of the Abortion Wars by Monica Migliorino Miller
St. Gabriel the Archangel 5 Colorado Springs, CO THANK YOU Bethlehem Handicrafts wishes to thank everyone who generously supported our efforts to help struggling Christian families in the Holy Land through the purchase of hand-carved olive wood religious art last weekend. Your efforts have not gone unnoticed, and the Christians in the Holy Land thank you for your and prayers support. You have become a partner in spreading the Good News and changing people’s lives by your purchases. If you were not able to visit our display, you can still help by ordering from our website at: www.bethlehemhandicrafts.com Or visit the STORE at: 4114 S Parker Aurora CO 80015 (Parker & Quincy) God Bless you all, and please keep us in your prayers.
DISCIPLES ON THE WAY Disciples on The Way is presenting and discussing a video lecture by Fr. Randy Sly from the Institute of Catholic Culture on C.S. Lewis’s classic book, The Great Divorce. In this classic, C.S. Lewis takes us on an imaginative ‘tour’ of Hell, Purgatory and Heaven – and offers his own insights on the Spiritual Life. Join us for this stimulating discussion on Sunday afternoon, November 11, in St. Francis Parish Hall, 2650 Parish View, in Colorado Springs, from 3-5 PM. Free and open to all! For more information, contact Connie at 719-331-9786 or Lyn at 719-648-1194 or email [email protected].
HUMANAE VITAE Fifty years ago, Pope Paul VI released Humanae Vitae, July 25, 1968, an encyclical on marital love, responsible parenthood, and artificial contraception. Until the end of 2018 we’d like to offer you one significant quote each week of this very short encyclical that you can find on the Vatican website by Googling Humanae Vitae http://blog.acton.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hv-latin.jpg Responsible Parenthood II.10 With regard to physical, economic, psychological and social conditions, responsible parenthood is exercised by those who prudently and generously decide to have more children, and by those who, for serious reasons and with due respect to moral precepts, decide not to have additional children for either a certain or an indefinite period of time… In a word, the exercise of responsible parenthood requires that husband and wife, keeping a right order of priorities, recognize their own duties toward God, themselves, their families and human society. From this it follows that they are not free to act as they choose in the service of transmitting life, as if it were wholly up to them to decide what is the right course to follow. On the contrary, they are bound to ensure that what they do corresponds to the will of God the Creator.
WORK OF YOUR HANDS-PARISH HELP WANTED CORNER
See bulletin board outside main bathroom or contact office for more information: 719-528-8407
Liturgy and Worship/Sacristan Do you Love the Eucharist? Do you Love learning and growing closer to our Lord through the Liturgy? Do you Love Logistics and planning? Your calling awaits you as a Sacristan… The requirements are few, and the rewards are innumerable. Please contact Vivian Coffey at 904-652-5588 or [email protected].
Environment Committee Banner Support: The Environment Committee seeks volunteers available to change the banners on the wall on either side of the altar. No ladders or climbing required. The job takes 20-30 minutes maximum and can be completed after the 4:30 Sunday Mass or on weekdays. Many volunteers will make easy work. see Lead Needed for Christmas and Easter: St Gabriel’s is in need of a volunteer to spearhead decorating the church for both Christmas and Easter seasons. Continuity information is available and experienced volunteers will be available to assist. Please prayerfully consider this important role.
Furniture Upholstery Work – We are looking for a team of volunteers who can re-stuff the seats of the red chairs in the classrooms.
St. Gabriel the Archangel 6 Colorado Springs, CO SAINTS CORNER PRAY FOR VOCATIONS ST. LEO THE GREAT, POPE & DOCTOR Nov 5 Bob Seydel, Candidate Nov 6 Fr. Don Billiard,OFM OF THE CHURCH Nov 7 Mark Thuli, Candidate Saint Leo the Great, also known as Pope Saint Leo I, was Nov 8 Ed Wilmes, Candidate born into a Roman aristocratic family. His response to Nov 9 Pope Francis the call of the Lord transformed him into one of the Nov 10 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI greatest popes of Christian history. In fact, he was the Nov 11 Bishop Michael J. Sheridan first pope to be given the title "the Great." Pope Leo was deeply dedicated to his service as pope. He saw himself as privileged to sit in the Chair of St Peter, as TITHING RECIPIENT the servant of the servants of God. He worked diligently as "Peter's successor." Over time, Leo became known as Today’s tithe is for Women one of the best administrative popes of the ancient Partnering . Church. But, he was so much more. Women Partnering is a network of women Along with his dynamic faith and outstanding theological from diverse backgrounds who respond to wisdom, Pope Leo I was also courageous. He led Rome's the unmet needs of financially vulnerable defense against Attila the Hun's barbarian invasion on women and children in the Colorado Springs area. Please Italy in 452, by taking on the role of peacemaker. pray for the people supported by this organization. Pope St Leo focused heavily on the pastoral care of his people. He inspired and helped to foster charitable work in areas of Rome affected heavily by famine, refugees and poverty. To him, being a Christian was not only about PRAYER CHAIN embracing the fullness of the Gospel theologically but If you have a request for needed prayers, strength, hope, living it out in a world filled with hurt, suffering and courage or thanksgiving for yourself, family or friends, needs. please email [email protected]. Pope Leo I was renowned for his profoundly spiritual sermons. With his words, Leo could reach the everyday needs and interests of his people. It was his reputation as an "instrument of the call to holiness, well-versed in ALTAR FLOWERS Scripture and ecclesiastical awareness" that helped him Altar Flowers this weekend are donated by Rose become one of the greatest popes in the history of the Kelly in memory of Maria Rivas. Church. Pope Leo I's papacy has been described as one of the most important in the Church's history. Nearly 100 sermons and 150 letters of Leo I have been preserved; one of them is still, to this day, used in the Office of
Readings on Christmas.
In 1754, Pope Benedict XIV proclaimed Leo I a Doctor of the Church. Pope Leo I faithfully and unequivocally held to the belief that everything he did and said as pope represented Jesus Christ, and St. Peter. He discharged Sat Nov 3 5:00 pm for: Teofila Zaballero his office, and vocation, with dynamic faith, great Unson (+) pastoral care and excellence. His feast day is celebrated Sun Nov 4 8:30 am for: Leonard Maykowski (+) on November 10. Sun Nov 4 10:30 am for: Pablo & Belia Pe'rez (+) Sun Nov4 12:30 pm for: Joseph Kirk (+) Sun Nov 4 4:30 pm for: Vincent Madsen (SI) READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF NOV 3 Mon Nov 5 12:15 pm NO MASS Monday: Phil 2:1-4/Ps 131:1bcde, 2, 3/Lk 14:12-14 Tue Nov 6 12:15 pm for: Leonor Atilano (+) Tuesday: Phil 2:5-11/Ps 22:26b-27, 28-30ab, 30e, Wed Nov 7 12:15 pm for: Max Castillo (+) 31-32 [26a]/Lk 14:15-24 Thur Nov 8 12:15 pm for: Chuck & Mary Eisert (+) Wednesday: Phil 2:12-18/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 [1a]/ Fri Nov 9 12:15 pm for: Ashley, Neill, Claire Lk 14:25-33 Kapron (SI) Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a/Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [3b]/ Sat Nov 10 5:00 pm for: Jay Ancheta (+) Lk 15:1-10 Sun Nov 11 8:30 am for: Charlotte Brisbois (+) Friday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 [5]/ Sun Nov 11 10:30 am for: McCaffery Family (+) 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn 2:13-22 Sun Nov 11 12:30 pm for: Grace Smith (+) Saturday: Phil 4:10-19/Ps 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a and 9/ Sun Nov 11 4:30 pm for: Cardenas Family (SI) Lk 16:9-15 Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:10-16/Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 [1b]/ Heb 9:24-28/Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44
St. Gabriel the Archangel 7 Colorado Springs, CO