the The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 29, 2018 Rev. Fr. Dale Branson, Pastor

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Last Wednesday, the greatest in our tradition ended with the feast of James at his in Compostela, . Every year, as many as a hundred thousand persons walk a portion of the medieval way of the , “For if this endeavor or this activity is of human origin, earning the right to wear the it will destroy itself. But if it shell symbol of this journey of faith. comes from God, you will In , this city on the northern coast of Spain is the final not be able to destroy it; resting place of the , and the full name of the cathedral is you may even find "Saint James of the Field of Stars." There is a tradition that Saint yourselves fighting against James the Great preached there. God.” In the Roman Catholic tradition, the pilgrimage, like any

Acts 5:38b-39b procession, is a symbol, life's journey distilled, a powerful sign of

our journey toward a certain goal. The perils of the road, the Parish Office support of companions, the contemplative slower pace of life, Mailing and Delivery have the potential to transform and renew the in ways Address: that last a lifetime. Along the way, the distinctions between rich 25394 N. Poseidon Rd. and poor fall away, and everyone shares humble rustic food and San Tan Valley, AZ 85132 stops for the night in hostels or under the stars. After a long walk, Phone: (520)723-6570 the experience of entering through the great doors into the vast Fax: (520)723-7116 cathedral filled with incense, light, and song is a foretaste of www.stmichaels77.org heaven. The pilgrims often say that their whole lives are

Parish Office Hours redirected toward that moment of entry into the heavenly 9:00 am - 4:30 pm . The most memorable feature of the cathedral is called Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday the botofumeiro, an incense burner on pulleys and chains that & Friday sweeps through the cathedral in immense circles, swirling clouds Confessions before Mass of sweet-smelling incense around the vast nave. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil - 4pm Sunday - 8 am & 10:00 am Are you new to Parish Center St. Michael the Church? 26035 N Apollo Dr. San Tan Valley, AZ 85132 We welcome you and we ask that you please take Daily Mass Schedule a few moments to register. Registration forms are located at the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Greeters Table or can now be found and submitted online. Visit our Friday & Saturday - 8:30am website and click on the link, Parish Registration Form, found at the at the Parish Center bottom of the home page and follow the instructions. Sacramental Policies ST. MICHAEL THE

ANOINTING OF THE SICK MINISTRIES & At the 8:30am Mass on the first Friday of each month or by appt. BULLETIN PASTOR BAPTISM [email protected] Rev. Fr. Dale A. Branson Parents will need to provide a copy of the child’s birth certificate (520)723-6570 [email protected], and participate in a class. Baptismal Classes are held on the 2nd (520)723-6570 Saturday of the month at 11 am in the Church office. Parents CCD/ALTAR SERVERS must call the church office to register for the class. Godparents Reajean Porter RCIA must be practicing Catholics who are confirmed and married in [email protected] Bob Butchko [email protected] the Church, if married. (808)386-6925 (480)703-7212 CONFESSION EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Confessions are offered one-half hour before all Masses, or Virginia Bombolino RED HAT Michaelettes anytime upon request. [email protected], Sue Baitinger (480)888-7914 [email protected]; CONFIRMATION (480)745-5621 Confirmation will be given students in 8th grade or above. They FOOD BANK must have completed the 8th grade religious education class and Sara Brackin SACRISTANS optimally the 7th as well. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics [email protected] Irene Chagoya who are already confirmed and married in the Church, if (910)309-2467 [email protected] (480)643-0098 married. Parents should not be sponsors for their own children. GREETERS For information on Confirmation preparation for adults please Karen Panhans SAFE ENVIRONMENT contact the pastor. [email protected] Sue Stonerook, [email protected] (602)501-3859 FIRST HOLY COMMUNION (928)208-1007 Mary Teese, [email protected] First Holy Communion will be offered to children in Grade 2. HOMEBOUND MINISTRY (520)723-9311 Children must attend CCD regularly throughout Grade 2 in Patricia DeStefano SCOUTS order to receive the Sacrament in May of that year. Students will [email protected] Scott Robert, also be prepared for the Sacrament of Reconciliation in Grade 2. (480)243-1055 [email protected] MARRIAGE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (480)309-0506 Both parties are expected to participate in the preparation Gary Kluthe TEEN YOUTH GROUP program. Parties must notify the pastor at least one year prior to [email protected] Dillon Tambagan (402)990-1210 their proposed marriage date. Please meet with the pastor for a [email protected] fuller explanation and to make arrangements. LECTORS (480)650-0549 QUINCEANERAS Suzanne Baitinger USHERS St. Michael the Archangel Parish [email protected] Darrell Stonerook does not have Quinceaneras at this time. (480)745-5621 [email protected] MINISTRY FOR THE DEAF (602)501-3859 Annemarie Kalvaitis [email protected] WEBMASTER Craig Rudko MUSIC [email protected] July 28 4:00pm Pro Populo (480)250-0722 Diana Albert ------July 29 8:00am Todd Branson [email protected], Parish Pastoral Council: Paul Felix  (480)457-9712 Diana Albert, Sue Baitinger, Bob

Butchko, Virginia Bombolino, PRAYER CHAIN July 29 10:00am Ron Baitinger  Reajean Porter, Bert Pampanin, Virginia Bombolino Marina Sabbara & Family Craig Rudko, Darrell Stonerook, Mary [email protected] Teese, Irene Chagoya, Patricia DeSte- Reajean Porter & CCD Ministry (480)888-7914 fano, Karen Panhans, Sara Brackin, July 30 8:30am Joe Lavine Gonzalos  PARISH RECTORY Scott Robert. Earle Eisenhart  [email protected] Pastoral Council meetings are held on Gertrudis Eisenhart  (520)723-6570 the 2nd Tuesday of each month and all are welcome to attend. Pro Populo - : “for the people” … …- Deceased … To request a mass, please call the rectory Readings for the Week

Monday: Jer 13:1-11; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 13:31-35 Tuesday: Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43 BAPTISM CLASSES Wednesday: Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 59:2-4, 10-11, 17-18; Baptism Class for Parents and God Parents Mt 13:44-46 will be held on Thursday: Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-6ab; Mt 13:47-53 Friday: Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Mt 13:54-58 August 11th, at 11:00am in the Parish Center. Saturday: Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34; Register for class by calling the Rectory at Mt 14:1-12 (520) 723-6570. Sunday: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15; Ps 78:3-4, 23-25, 54; Class will not be held if no one has registered. Eph 4:17, 20-24; Jn 6:24-35 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Are the demands of family, friends, and work more than you can bear at times? Do you ever feel small in the face of the many needs of the world? We all have those moments when we feel that "there just isn't enough of me to go around." We can think about these moments as we hear 's servant and Philip wonder how many people can be fed with such a meager amount of food. Yet both found the bounty of God's goodness, as those small gifts were multiplied to feed a multitude. It is true that there isn't enough of each of us to go around. But with God's grace, together as members of 's body, we are sure to find that there is something each of us can bring so that the love of God may be known.

A LITTLE Put yourself in the place of the boy in today's . He had five barley loaves and two fish. Probably just enough for himself and his family, or a friend who made the journey to hear with him. What must he have thought, as he heard Andrew tell the Lord about the meal he had brought with him? Did he go to Andrew to tell him about the food, and offer it, or did someone notice that he had the food and let the others know? However it came to pass, the boy's gifts were called forth, and his small meal was given to the Lord. The boy trusted that in Jesus' hands, his barley loaves and fish would be put to good use. Jesus blessed the loaves and fish and fed thousands with them.

BECOMES A LOT In the hands of the Lord, the little the boy's food became a feast for many. Each of us has been given particular gifts and talents--the minutes, hours, and days that make up our lives, and material and financial resources. We may feel that it is barely enough for us. We might hesitate before we give anything to another, out of fear that we will not have enough, or simply because we do not let the need of the other into our mind and heart. Like the boy in the Gospel, our gifts may seem insignificant; we may feel that the little we have is not enough to truly make a difference in the life of another. Any who have given of themselves in service know that very often the opposite is true, however. We gain so much more than we give! Our gifts are called forth in community. We must trust that in giving for the sake of another, God's love will be known and shared.

Today's Readings: 2 Kgs 4:42-44; Ps 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18; Eph 4:1-6; Jn 6:1-15

Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. FINANCIAL REPORT ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL UPDATE July 22nd Goal for St. Michael’s is $23,340 Parish Offertory $4,760.75 Amount Pledged to Date - $11,475 Building Fund $1,160.00 Amount Needed for Goal - $11,865 Number of Donors - 61 Capital Campaign $1,599.72 Let Jesus feed your marriage. CCD Registration $540.00 Join us on one of the next Worldwide Needy $71.16 Marriage Encounter weekends! To apply online, and for weekend Book Sales $20.00 dates, visit www.wwmearizona.com TOTAL $8,151.63

A Retrouvaille Weekend can help Capital Campaign Pledges couples rediscover hope and purpose Amount Pledged $1,205,918.29 in their marriage. For information Amount Paid $882,211.53 about or to register for the next Retrouvaille Weekend Program in Pledge Balance $323,706.76 Tucson, call 520-686-1598 or visit www.retrouvaille.org Online Giving… RCIA ANNOUNCEMENT If you would like to give online please The RCIA Program is the path that teens and visit our website www.StMichaels77.org adults, who have not yet received the sacraments and select the Online Giving tab. of Baptism, the Eucharist or Confirmation, take to become full members of the . The Parish RCIA Team is now making plans for the next cycle of the program. If you are, or know of

someone who is, interested in becoming a member Prayer Requests of the catholic church, or a catholic that has not Do you know someone who needs prayers received all of the sacraments, please contact Bob to comfort and strengthen them? at [email protected] for more information. The sessions are on Wednesday If so please contact evenings, from August until June. Virginia Bombolino Phone: 480-888-7914 The RCIA Team is also seeking additional E-mail: [email protected] members of the parish to participate. We are in need of more members, as well as sponsors and All requests are private. Godparents. We also ask that the parishioners pray for the team and those making their journey MASS ATTENDANCE to full and active members in the Catholic Church.

639 people attended Mass The eyes of all look hopefully to you, and you give them their food in due season. July 22, 2018 -- Psalm 145:15

Couple Prayer Retreat at Immaculate Heart Academy – Aug 11-12 Only two more weeks to register for the Marriage Retorno Couples Prayer Retreat. This married couples retreat enriches your Sacrament of Matrimony and allows couples to experience the presence of God in their relationship. The goal is for the married couple to discover God’s will for them, and act upon the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to be a witness of love and unity. The retreat is facilitated by a Catholic priest and Marriage Retorno couples, and is scheduled for Aug 11-12th. Call Kevin or Kathie at 520-722-2931 for more info or email [email protected]. https:marriageretornocpr.org/ At Immaculate Heart Academy Multi-Purpose Room, 410 E Magee Rd in Oro Valley

Safe Environment

The next ‘Safe Environment’ class will be held after the 10:00 AM Mass on Sunday, August 12, 2018. All teens volunteering in our parish are required to attend a class once a year. High school students can attend this class. All new volunteers and those in need of their three year renewal are also invited to attend.

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Make sure you take a look at the gift table next week. We have Is your freezer having to work overtime to make Beautiful Blessed Trinity statues ice in this hot weather? and more military . You can buy it at the And be on the lookout for items Greeters Table! Only $1.00 for a 5 pound being discounted soon.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 17036 MEETING NOTICE WHAT: Knights of Columbus council meeting FOR: All current members of the new St. Michael council WHEN: August 6th (always the 1st Monday of month barring holidays) TIME: 6:30 pm to 8:00pm WHERE: Parish Center - rear room DRESS: Arizona casual NON-MEMBER GUESTS: Only by invitation SNACKS/DRINKS PROVIDED? Yes NEXT MEETING: Mon. Sept 10th @ 6:30 (since Sept 3rd is a holiday) This is the 1st membership meeting for the new council. Voting will take place. Attendance is requested of all current members, where possible. Questions? Contact: Gary Kluthe 402-990-1210, [email protected] CCD Weekly Announcements Altar Server Schedule August 4 July 29, 2018 Saturday @ 4pm Jackie Jaicks Isabella Simeone

August 5 Sunday @ 8am William Johansen Anthony Bradeen

Sunday @ 10am Brooklynn John Melina Stegner

CCD Classes Begin August 2018 Tuesday, July 31 at 6:30pm Sun Mon Tuesday Wednesday Thur Fri Sat Grades: K, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 July 31 1 2 3 4

Wednesday, August 1 at 6:30pm CCD Begins SAC Begins 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 rd th Grades: 2, 8 and SAC (students 3 -7 ) CCD SAC

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Looking forward to No CCD— Holy Day of Attend Mass Obligation Wednesday Mass 7pm seeing you all! 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 CCD SAC

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Director of Religious Education SAC Email: [email protected] CCD Parent Meeting