April 18, 2021 • Third Sunday of Easter Guardian Angels Catholic Church Guardian Angels Catholic Church WEEKLY READINGS 109 South 3rd Street P.O. Box 444 Readings for the week of April 18, 2021 Mead, CO 80542 Monday: Acts 6:8-15,, Jn 6:22-29 970-535-0721 Tuesday: Acts 7:51—8:1a, Jn 6:30-35 [email protected] Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8, Jn 6:35-40 Website: MeadAngels.org Thursday: Acts 8:26-40, Jn 6:44-51 Pastoral Staff Friday: Acts 9:1-20, Jn 6:52-59 Administrator: Fr. Michael Freihofer ext.101 Saturday: Acts 9:31-42, Jn 6:60-69 Next Sunday: Acts 4:8-12, 1 Jn 3:1-2, Jn 10:11-18 Deacon: Rev. Mr. Tim McCann ext.105 [email protected] Children’s Formation Education: Angie McCann ext. 106 Congratulations to our newly formed RCIA and [email protected] Faith Formation candidates that were Baptized/ Youth Director: Regina Hubbard ext. 106 Confirmed/Fist Holy Communion at our Easter [email protected] Vigil: Director of Facilities: Jim Hejlik 303-718-6020 ext. 103 [email protected] Tina Hoeneker Business Manager: Karen Surbrugg ext. 102 Shalona Jones [email protected] Shaelee Jones Mila Jones Receptionist/Bulletin: Ann Lamphere ext. 100 [email protected] Ava Jones Finnly Jones Music Director: Laura Davis [email protected] Welcome to Guardian Angels Catholic church. We are glad you’re here Event Coordinator: Linda O’Hare [email protected] Safe Environment Coordinator: TBD The Knights of Columbus Council 15857 would like to [email protected] recognize the following: April Knight of the Month: Ministry Schedule Coordinator: Shannon McKinney: [email protected] Tom Seaman Grand Knight : Shawn McPeek 720-839-1689 April Family of the month - Justice **Bulletin submission deadline is Tuesday by noon. -Thank you for your help and contribution towards the council, order, parish and community. Office Hours: Monday-Tuesday 9:00 am — 4:00 pm 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 18, 2021 Easter Week 3 Intentions ~ Contact the Office SUNDAY READINGS Reconciliation: Saturdays 3:00 pm—4:30 pm Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Daily Mass times: Tuesday 8:00 am Adoration & Confession 1 John 2:1-5a after Mass Wednesday 4pm Holy Hour & Confession Luke 24:35-48 Mass 5:15pm Theme: Baptism II 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 17 women to enter the Religious Life 5:00 pm Mass Intention for Alison Gates Sunday April 18 Sat—Daniel Rivas & Jose Medina 7:30 am Mass Intention +Anna Monticello Sun—Jhan Pierre Reyes & Peter Srsich 9:30 am Mass In the church or Watch on Facebook Mon—John Stapleton & Michael Tran Live with your Guardian Angels Community Tue—Daniel Pereira & Nelson Woodbury Pro Populo Wed—Bro. Peter Xavier and Holy vocations to 10:30 am Mass Intention for Harper Schmidt marriage Mon April 19 9:00 am Caring Hands Crafters Thu—Men in our family lines called to the priesthood 6:30 pm RCIA-Saint Michael’s Community Hall Fri—Increase in vocations to priesthood/religious life Tues April 20 8:00 am NO Mass, Father Michael on Convocation Observances for the week of April 18, 2021 Sunday: 3rd Sunday of Easter Wed April 21 Wednesday: St. Anselm, Bishop and Doctor of the 4:00 pm Holy Hour Church; Administrative Professionals’ Day 5:15 pm Communion Service with Deacon Tim Thursday: Earth Day 6:15 pm RE classes Friday: St. George, Martyr; St. Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr Thurs April 22 Saturday: St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and 8:00 am NO Mass, Father Michael on Convocation Martyr 7:00 pm AA ~ Parish Hall Next Sunday: 4th Sunday of Easter; World Day of Prayer for Vocations Friday April 23 No daily Mass Gems of Wisdom from the Diary of Saint Faustina Saturday April 24 5:00 pm Mass 1056.At eleven o’clock Jesus said to me, My host, Sunday April 25 you are refreshment for My tormented Heart. 7:30 am Mass I thought, after these words, that my heart would 9:00 am Mass in the church or Watch on Facebook burn up. And He brought me into such close live with your Guardian Angels Community Intention intimacy with Himself that my heart was for +Shaun Varsos espoused to His Heart in a loving union, and I 10:30 am Mass Pro Populo could feel the faintest stir of His Heart and He, of mine. The fire of my created love was joined to the ardor of His eternal love. This one grace surpasses all others in its immensity. His Trinitarian Being enveloped me entirely, and I am totally immersed in Him. My littleness is, as it were, wrestling with this Immortal Mighty One. I am immersed in incomprehensible love and incomprehensible torture because of His Passion. All that concerns His Being is imparted to me also. Financial Stewardship April 11, 2021 (includes online): Weekly Operating Collection $ 9,791.87 Weekly Debt Reduction Collection $ 2,252.62 Total Collected: $12,044.49 Required weekly to meet our budget for: Operations: $7,603 Loan payments: $5,448 Total Weekly Budget Requirement: $13,051 Pastor’s Page What is a Sabbatical? spirit. My servants…suffering does not weary them, After 10 years, a priest is allowed to take a six-month because their will is in tune with Mine. Those…who taste period of time of prayer, reflection, recollection, study, and already in this life the pledge of hell, suffer spiritually as rest, in order to come back refreshed. well as physically, while My servants taste the pledge of I, Fr. Michael, have been going strong for the last 22 eternal life.” years—seven years of intense seminary time and 15 years Those who taste a little heaven in this life see God’s of priesthood. During that time, I served seven years in the goodness and they know His truth; their understanding is Air Force Reserves. Before seminary, I served 10 years of enlightened in God. Those with selfish love do not have active duty in the Air Force and one year as a civilian understanding. teaching at the Air Force Academy. Saintly people only suffer physically, not spiritually, During my Sabbatical I will: because their will is dead to themselves and is caught up in 1) thank God for my priesthood and thank Him for all God’s will. God permits sufferings and temptations for our the wonderful people I have met, and all the good, out of love for us. hardships and crosses He gave me so far in order to help me work out my salvation with Him Parish Center Construction and How We Paid for It Frequently Asked Questions 2) hang out with priests who do healing ministry If this column inspires you to ask other questions you’ve 3) shadow mental health professionals, so that I can always wondered about the building, please send them to see what some of the mental illnesses look like [email protected], or call the office and we’ll 4) take about a month of retreat time address them in a future column. 5) go on pilgrimage throughout the United States, What is the current plan to pay-off the parish center praying Masses at some of the most beautiful loans? The original intent was that by now, we would be in the churches, and doing Holy Hours at these churches midst of a second capital campaign for Phase II of our 6) refresh my Latin and learn more of it campus expansion plans. Given the build cost versus the pledged amount, this debt was anticipated, thus the goal of 7) hear confessions at Our Lady of Fatima National the second campaign included the amount needed to Shrine in New Jersey complete Phase II – and to pay off the loans. 8) spend some quality time with my family in However, based on the results of the survey of the Kentucky; this will be the first Thanksgiving and congregation in late 2019 assessing the feasibility of Christmas I get to spend with my family since 2005 proceeding with the second campaign, the advice and recommendation of the outside consulting firm was to delay 9) take off my shoes, put a piece of straw between my Phase II until long-term parish leadership was named – and teeth, and be a Kentucky redneck. I will sit by a that is what we did. Further, COVID-19 reinforced that pond and watch the fish, the frogs, and the insects, decision. and look up at the clouds. I might have a Kentucky bourbon in my hand. NEVERTHELESS, WE STILL HAVE THE IMMEDIATE NEED OF HAVING TO PAY OFF THESE LOANS – THUS THE SECOND COLLECTIONS. Wisdom of The Dialogue of St. Catherine Summary of Chapter 44. God the Father says, “…the Fast forward to today. The Phase I, 5-year capital campaign devil invites people to the water of death…He blinds them has ended. We’ve grown from 200 families to over 400 with the pleasures and honors of the world…when he sees families. We have building loans with balances totaling that the soul is blinded by sensual selfish love, [he] $2.438M – and monthly loan payments of close to $24,000.