WEEKLY SERVICES St. Elizabeth Seton
Catholic Church Daily Mass Monday—Saturday 8AM 9728 W. Palmeras Drive Sun City, Arizona 85373
Saturday Vigil Mass 4PM
Sunday Mass 7AM, 9AM, 11AM
Reconciliation Saturday 1PM—3PM
Office Hours Monday-Thursday: 8AM—4PM Friday: 8AM—12PM
Tune in live or watch replays at: facebook.com/sesccaz or sescc.org
Song Sheet Contact us: May 9, 2021 623-972-2129 Total Offertory
Date: Plate: Online Giving: Total: Budget: Over/(Under):
05/02/2021 $15,268.00 $5,097.50 $20,365.50 $17,292.00 $3,073.50
YTD - - $756,363.35 $787,213.25 ($30,849.90)
-YTD and Budget are based on fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020-
Thank you for your generosity to our parish. Please consider making a sacrificial commitment to the parish using envelopes or online giving at: www.sescc.org
St. Elizabeth Seton Staff Ministries and Groups CLERGY St. Vincent de Paul 1st Tuesday at 7PM, Deacon Tone Room Pastor, Fr. Kilian McCaffrey, 3rd Tuesday at 2PM, Deacon Tone Room [email protected] Mike Ward, 623-583-7303 Deacon Jeff Arner, [email protected] Deacon Larry Grey, [email protected] Knights of Columbus Deacon Marty Pogioli, [email protected] 2nd Tuesday at 6:30PM, Parish Hall Deacon Craig Reaktenwalt, craigreakten- Dan Kudulis,602-647-3551 [email protected] Holy Spirit Prayer Group Deacon Sal Lema, [email protected] Every Friday at 9AM, Guadalupe Room
Maureen Kight, 602-503-5379 STAFF Library Administrative Assistant, 623-972-2129 Every Wednesday at 9AM Yvonne Sorretino, [email protected] Every Sunday after Masses Business Manager, 623-866-5224 Kathleen Ream, 623-815-3305 Allison Gonser, [email protected] Women’s Seton Society Liturgy & Music Director, 623-866-5233 Every Thursday at 9AM, Parish Hall Mike Wieser, [email protected] Kathy Zech, 623-974-2362 Facilitator of Evangelization, 623-972-2129 Our Lady of Fatima Sr. Mary Beverly Arao, [email protected] 1st Saturday at 8AM, Church Faith Formation Director, 623-866-5221 Jack Limberg, 574-286-1562 Deacon Jeff Arner, [email protected] Solo Group Youth Formation Director, 623-866-5229 More information forthcoming Linda Watkins, [email protected] John Battoe, 623-977-7073 Maintenance/Housekeeping, 623-866-5232 Evening Prayer Group Jeff Adams, [email protected] Monday—Friday at 4:20PM, Church Jason Barritta, [email protected] Parish Office, 623-972-2129 Margarita Gonzalez, [email protected] Mass Intentions Votive Candles Living ♥ | Deceased † Blessed Virgin Mary Candle: Sunday, May 9th In Thanksgiving to the Holy Trinity 7:00AM John & Diane Szewc † Fr. Jim T. Requested by: Rosemary Gilsdorf 9:00AM Parishioners ♥ Fr. Kilian 11:00AM Bernard Gerard III † Fr. Jim G. Monday, May 10th Tabernacle Candle: 8:00AM Daniel McCaffrey † Fr. Tom In Thanksgiving to St. Anthony Tuesday, May 11th 8:00AM Danilo P. Reyes † Fr. Jim G. Requested by: Rosemary Gilsdorf Wednesday, May 12th 8:00AM Bill Fleming † Fr. Kilian Thursday, May 13th Saint Joseph Candle: 8:00AM Bernadine Wisler † Fr. Kilian Prosy S. Muyot Friday, May 14th Requested by: Rollie & Noemi Serrano 8:00AM Antonio S. Deanda † Fr. Jim G. Saturday, May 15th 8:00AM Bob Friess † Fr. Kilian 4:00PM Gino Delfini † Fr. Jim T. Sunday, May 16th 7:00AM Rosemary McGuire ♥ Fr. Tom 9:00AM Leonard Sodergren † Fr.Jim G. To request a Mass Intention or Votive 11:00AM Parishioners ♥ Fr. Kilian Candle, please contact Yvonne at the Parish Office 623-972-2129
Readings for the Week HOW TO ATTEND MASS Sunday 6th Sunday of Easter AT ST. ELIZABETH SETON Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/Ps 98:1 -4/ 1. Wear your mask. Masks are required 1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn 15:9-17 for the entire time you are on campus. Monday Acts 16:11-15/Ps 149:1-9/Jn 15:26-16:4 2. Maintain 6ft physical distancing at all Tuesday Acts 16:22-34/Ps 138:1-8/Jn 16:5-11 times.
Wednesday Acts 17:15, 22-18:1/Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 3. Wash/sanitize your hands upon arrival. 13, 14/Jn 16:12-15 4. Bring your tithe for the Offertory to Thursday Acts 18:1-8/Ps 98:1-4/Jn 16:16-20 place in the drop boxes located at all entrances. Friday Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, For more information, please visit 7-8/Jn 15:9-1 www.sescc.org Saturday Acts 18:23-28/Ps 47:2-3, 8-10, 10/Jn 16:23-28 Sunday 7th Sunday of Easter Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20/1 Jn 4:11-16/Jn 17:11b-19 Pastor’s Letter: Adoration is also due to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. May 9th, 2021 Just as latria worship is due to the whole Human Nature Sixth Sunday of Christ, so is it due to the individuals partaking in His of Easter nature. Of all the parts of Christ’s Jesus tells you and me: humanity, the heart specially venerated is that the heart is the most perfect symbol of “As the Father loves me, Christ’s redeeming love for mankind. The Heart of Jesus as a symbol of His so I also love you. redeeming love is the adequate object of the official Church veneration of the Most Remain in my love.” Sacred Heart of Jesus. As Christ’s redeem- God desires that we give Him ing love is particularly manifested in His bitter suffering and death, and in the Holy all of our love and adoration. Eucharist, so the veneration of the Passion Divine worship, the adoration due to God of Christ and veneration of the Eucharist alone is known by the Greek word, stand in close connection with veneration ‘latria.’ We worship Jesus who is true of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.1 God and true Man. Jesus is the Incarnate (Ludwig Ott, Fundamentals of Catholic Word who dwelt among us. Dogma, Baronius Press, 2018. p.172). “And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, Our Adoration Chapel Is Now Finished. the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full Our Eucharistic stained-glass window is of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) complemented with the new mural entitled When we worship Christ, we worship His The Disputa by the great painter Raphael: image. The adoration of “latria” is also due The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament to the image of Christ and the Cross of (also known as the Disputation over the Christ. Consequently the same reverence Blessed Sacrament or the Triumph of should be shown to Christ's image as to Religion), was painted between 1508 Christ Himself. Since, therefore, Christ is and 1511, represents Christianity's victory adored with the adoration of ‘latria,’ it over the multiple philosophical tendencies. follows that His image should be adored with the adoration of ‘latria’ and we are Look up our Bishop Thomas Olmsted’s not worshipping the art materials or wood amazing new Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist which is available at: in which the images are made, but we worship Christ Himself. www. dphx.org/veneremur-cernui/ (St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae III, Q 25 A2) Have a beautiful Mothers’ Day.
The same reverence should be shown Fr. Kilian, Sr. Mary Beverly, our Deacons and great Parish Staff, Disciples and Volunteers. to Christ's image as to Christ Himself. SES St Vincent de Paul The Knights of Columbus Conference wishes all mothers a Arizona State Council is once Happy Mother’s Day!! again holding our annual Raffle to support our local charities. A prayer for Mother’s, alive or These efforts include our work deceased: with Special Olympics, Pro-Life Causes, Veterans Services, and Loving God, we thank you for the love of the Seminarian Support to name just mothers you have given us, whose love is so a few. 10 Cash Prizes will be awarded, with a top precious that it can never be measured, whose prize of $10,000!!! Ticket prices are as follows: patience seems to have no end. We pray for those Mothers who fear they will run out of love Each Ticket: $5.00 Donation Each Book of 5 Tickets (Same Person): $20 or time, or patience. We ask you to bless them 30 Tickets (6 Books-Same Person): $100 with your own special love. Amen Due to pandemic restrictions, tickets are not Next weekend, the 3rd Sunday weekend, our being sold after Masses. Please contact Dan SVdP family will be out front after Mass with our Kudulis for more information or call the Parish Shoebox Collection, which assists the poor in our Office to arrange a time to purchase tickets. community. Thank you for your prayers and Dan Kudulis, Grand Knight assistance 602-647-3551 [email protected]
Seton Women’s Society are happy to announce that we will begin meet- ing again on May 13th at 9AM! Please remember that Safe Environment training is mandatory for all SWS members. Face coverings/spatial distancing are required. Kid’s Corner Religious Education
Classes are now meeting in person.
Wednesday Evenings 6PM-7:30PM Please bring your children to their assigned classrooms. Safety measures are in place to keep everyone healthy. Please bring a mask.
Last Saturday we held Confirmations and First Communion for 10 of our Religious Education students. Blessed be God! One in four people will be affected by a mental As our programs winds down for the year, we health problem at some point in their lives, yet wish to thank you for all of your prayers the stigma surrounding mental illness silences throughout this difficult year. many and prevents faith communities from If you have a child in need of Religious Education responding compassionately and effectively. This next year, please contact Linda Watkins or course explores the realities of mental health, as Dcn. Jeff Arner for more information well as the vital need for faith-based community conversations about these topics. There are 3 easy steps for parishioners to sign up on FORMED: Visit http://signup.formed.org/ Enter our parish zip code or name Enter your name and email
Psalms: The School of Prayer Grief Support Group At the heart of the Bible are the Psalms, prayers from God that help us learn to pray. The Grieving with Great HOPE is a FIVE-WEEK grief Holy Spirit inspired them. Israel sang them. Christ support workshop using a video on-demand himself prayed them, as did our Blessed Mother. format. It offers a prayerful, practical and These sacred hymns become our heartfelt personal approach for anyone who is mourning response to God’s loving and wondrous deeds the loss of a loved one. If you have lost a spouse, for us. Their words captivate the imagination a child (including pregnancy loss), a grandchild, a and draw us into a deeply personal parent, another family member or a friend, you encounter with God. are encouraged to attend. Beginning May 18th Wednesday Afternoons Tuesday Mornings 2PM-4PM 9AM-11AM Guadalupe Room Parish Hall To register, please contact Dcn. Jeff Arner, To register, please contact Dcn. Jeff Arner, Director of Formation. Director of Formation. POPO’S Mexican Restaurant Serving the Parishioners Of St. Elizabeth For 41 Years 623-846-2636 17037 N. 59th Ave. AMBER VOIGT 602-337-2723 Surprise, AZ Contact Jaime Martinez Arvizu to place an ad today! [email protected] or (800) 950-9952 x5831 [email protected] Subject to terms, conditions and availability. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. © 2018 Allstate Insurance Co. 12240962
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