Welcome to the Catholic communities of St. Helena St. Francis & Our Lady of Lourdes JANUARY 12, 2020 ● B APTISM OF THE L ORD PASTOR Rev. Erik Vigil Reyes PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Francis Saleth, HGN DEACON Rich Wilson CONTACT INFORMATION Address 917 West 7th Avenue Fort Morgan, CO 80701 Phone 970-867-2885 Fax 970-867-5883 Email [email protected] Web Site www.sthelenachurch.org Sacramental Emergency: 970-210-2050 OFFICE HOURS Monday—Office Closed Tuesday & Wednesday—9:00 am to 1:00 pm Thursday & Friday—1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Mass Schedule Weekdays 8:00 am St. Helena Wednesdays 7:00 pm St. Helena (Sp.) Saturday 5:00 pm St. Helena 7:00 pm St. Helena (Sp.) Sunday 7:00 am St. Francis of Assisi 9:00 am St. Helena 9:00 am Our Lady of Lourdes 11:00 am St. Helena (Sp.) 1:00 pm St. Helena (Sp.) 1st Saturdays 8:00 am Anointing of the Sick after Mass CONFESSIONS — ST. HELENA Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 7:00 am - 7:45 am Saturdays, 3:30 - 4:45 pm, or by appointment REFLECTION MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS The Catechism of the Catholic DAY INTENTION Church gives four reasons for the Incarnation, why God became man Saturday Jan. 11 in Jesus Christ. The third reason is 5:00 pm SH Support for Life “to be our model of holiness.” All of Jesus’ words and actions model for 7:00 pm SH Sp. Jesse Campa (Campa Soto Family) us what we ought to do. He also shows us how we’re meant to be. Saturday Jesus’ baptism ought to remind us Jan. 12 7:00 am SFA +Deno Brunelli (Laura Parnell of our own baptism and of the importance of baptism in the Christian life. 9:00 am SH +Charley & Joseph Smelser (Dave & Mary Jeanne Anderson) The Baptism of the Lord reminds us of our Trinitarian 9:00 am OLOL Support Right to Life identity. When we are baptized, we stand in solidari- 11:00 am SH Sp +Margarita Acevedo (Reina Urias) ty with Christ, bathed in the waters he sanctified. There, the Father proclaims our adoption into the 1:00 pm SH Sp. +Jose Isabel Campa (Isabel Soto) family of God. “‘This is my beloved son [this is my beloved daughter], with whom I am well pleased.’” And the Spirit, Monday too, descends. We are filled with the Spirit’s grace Jan. 13 and power to continue Christ’s mission on earth. We 8:00 am Fr. Erik received these gifts in the sacrament, and they contin- Tuesday ue to dwell within us through sanctifying grace. We Jan. 14 can — and should — invite God to stir up these grac- 8:00 am Fr. Francis es of our baptism and consider them in our own lives. Wednesday Does Christ feel like a distant relative two thousand Jan. 15 years in the past? Or do you see him as someone who 8:00 am Deacon Rich can be encountered here and now? Ask yourself where 7:00 pm SH Sp. you find your sense of dignity and worth. Do you still Thursday search for it in success, social status, and selfish pur- Jan. 16 suits? Or are you able to rest in being a beloved child 8:00 am +Lloyd & Leona Blackwelder of God? Remember, baptism gives us a call and a charge to change the world. Do you pray for the Holy Friday Spirit to guide you? Or are you so focused on your Jan. 17 own life that you miss the mission? This week, let’s do 8:00 am Deceased members of the Joe Blossom as Jesus did. Let’s live in our baptism! Family (Mike & Joan Blossom) Saturday ©LPi Jan. 18 5:00 pm SH Support Right of Life 7:00 pm SH Sp. OUR OFFERING TO THE PARISH Sunday St. Helena: $ 7,508.10 Jan, 19 New Year: $ 2,464.61 7:00 am SFA 9:00 am SH +Vernon & Mary Anderson (Dave & Mary St. Francis of Assisi: $ 166.00 Jeanne Anderson) 9:00 am OLOL Martin & Georgia Ann Smith (Joann Smits Our Lady of Lourdes: $ 1,647.90 & Family) 11:00 am SH Sp. +Eulalia Pedro Gasper (Domingo Fam) 2 | 1:00 pm SH Sp. LIFE OF THE PARISH MASS READINGS SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7/Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 [11b]/Acts 10:34-38/Mt 3:13-17 Monday: 1 Sm 1:1-8/Ps 116:12-13, 14-17, 18-19 [17a]/Mk 1:14-20 Please contact the Parish Office for information on Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/Mk 1:21-28 Baptisms, Confirmation, and First Eucharist. Wednesday:1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20/Ps 40:2 and 5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 /Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11/Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25 [27b]/Mk 1:40-45 Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Ps 89:16-17, 18-19 [2]/Mk 2:1-12 Sacrament of Matrimony Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [2a]/Mk 2:13-17 Please contact the Parish Office one year prior to the Next Sunday:Is 49:3, 5-6/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/1 Cor 1:1-3/Jn 1:29-34 anticipated marriage date. Couples preparing for Marriage within the Archdiocese PARISH MINISTRIES of Denver must take Natural Family Planning (NFP) Call Lance & Carolyn Hochanadel @970,380.3742 MINISTRY COORDINATOR PHONE English Beth Boettcher 970.380.6935 Spanish Flor Silva 970.867.6141 Please be aware that if you need an annulment for any previous marriage(s), you must begin the annulment procedure before any marriage preparation can proceed. Annulments usually take up to a year to be ANOINTING OF THE SICK finalized by the Archdiocese Metropolitan Tribunal. Please contact the Parish Office at the onset of illness or as soon as your loved one is placed in Hospice if you QUIÑCEAÑERAS would like them to receive the Sacrament of the Anoint- ing of the Sick or Last Rites. Quinceneara celebrations can be scheduled April - No- vember upon request. Please contact the office for more information. HOLY COMMUNION FOR THE HOMEBOUND If you know of any parishioner that would like to receive Holy Communion, please call the Parish Office to set up ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT an appointment. Silent Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament begins Thursday after the 8:00 am Mass until Friday before the 8:00 am BAPTISM TIMES Mass. Come and adore the Lord in Sacred Silence. All Baptisms will be taking place on the fourth weekend of the Month in both English and Spanish. YOUTH GROUP Youth Group meets Wednesday nights from 7:00 pm to RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS 8:30 pm in the Msgr. Dinan Hall during the school year. Please contact Cassie Groves at 720-606-9848 or e-mail Please contact Lance & Carolyn Hochanadel @ [email protected] to register your child for 970.380.3742 the religious education program. THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (RCIA) Meetings are held every third Thursday of the Month Your personal encounter with the Risen Christ through from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Rosary begins at 6:30 pm. the sacramental life of the Church begins with RCIA! SPANISH PRAYER GROUP Spanish prayer group gathers every Friday at 6:00pm - Who should inquire about RCIA? 8:00pm in the Msgr. Dinan Hall NOCTURNAL ADORATION (SPANISH) Anyone not yet baptized The group gathers every Second Saturday at 7:00 pm Anyone interested in becoming a Catholic Christian through 7:00 am Sunday in the Church. Any Catholic who has not received any of the Sacra- PREVENCION Y RESCATE (SPANISH) ments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Holy This drug awareness group gathers every Monday even- Communion) ing in the conference room from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Anyone interested in learning about the Catholic Faith CENACULO DE LA MISERICORDIA Classes begin September This group gathers every Friday at 6:00 pm in the Hurley For more information or to register for classes, please con- conference room. tact Deb Sagel @ 970.867.9309 | 3 12 DE ENERO ST. HELENA’S NEWS EL BAUTISMO DE SEÑOR La Navidad termina con la Fiesta en honor SACRISTAN INFORMATION del Bautismo del Señor; es otra mani- We are always in need of parishioners to serve the Lord festación de Dios por medio de su Hijo. by volunteering to help in the many ministries of the Ahora el profeta Isaías nos muestra al Sier- Church. vo de Dios en quien se complace: “Miren a One area that we need more volunteers is by being a mi siervo, a quien sostengo, a mi elegido, en sacristan. If you would like to serve your parish by be- quien tengo mis complacencias. En él he ing a sacristan, please call the Church Office (867- puesto mi espíritu para que haga brillar la 2885). justicia sobre las naciones.” No queda más que agradecer el inmenso amor de Dios por nosotros. May God bless all of the parishioners who are currently ¿Como no apreciar el ser hijos/hijas de Dios por el bau- volunteering. The Priests and Staff appreciate all of the tismo? Desde que nos bautizaron, sea pequeño o grande, good work done by these volunteers. Dios espera que al menos estemos seguros de que tene- mos un Padre amoroso y compasivo, que se alegra con ST.