SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2019 ST. ELIZABETH SETON Diocese of Phoenix Capital Campaign Parish Office Hours Monday – Thursday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 - 4:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM For Emergency Anointing of the Sick or Last Rites After office hours please call (623) 972 -2129 and press menu 6 to leave your name, phone number and your message and a priest will answer or return your call. Liturgy of the Hours: Evening Prayer Monday through Friday 4:30 PM Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel: 9AM - 12PM, Mon - Wed Mass Schedule: and by arrangement / sign -up. Weekend Masses: First Friday of the Month at 8:30 AM with Benediction at 12:00 PM Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM Every other Friday of the Month at 8:30 AM with Benediction at 9:00 AM Sunday: 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00 AM Reconciliation Daily Masses: Confession Schedule - Monday - Saturday: 8:00 AM Saturday 2:00 3:30 PM and by appointment 9728 W. Palmeras Drive, Sun City, AZ 85373 -2254 ● (623) 972 -2129 ● Fax (623) 974 -0654 ● www.sescc.org Sunday, June 9th 8:00AM -Library Open (Library) 11:00AM -Children’s Liturgy of the Word (Fatima Rm) Sunday, June 9th Monday, June 10th 7:00 Jerry Taylor Fr. Sylvester 12:30PM -Card Games (Library) 4:30PM -Evening Prayer (Church) 9:00 James Richard Korey Fr. Kilian 11:00 Parishioners Fr. Tom Tuesday , June 11th 8:30AM -Coffee Tuesday (Library) 9:00AM -Faith Sharing (Guadalupe Rm) Monday, June 10th 11:00AM -Yoga (Dcn Tone Rm) 8:00 Joan Boburka Fr. Ryan 4:30PM -Evening Prayer (Church) 6:30PM -Knights of Columbus Rosary (Hall) Tuesday, June 11th 7:00PM -Knights of Columbus Council Meeting 8:00 Gene Bergeron Fr. Kilian (Dcn Tone Rm) Wednesday, June 12th Wednesday, June 12th 8:30AM -Library Workers (Library) 8:00 Parents of Barbara Lewandrowski Fr. Kilian 9:00AM -Summer Breakfast Series (Hall) 1:00PM -Grief Share Class (Lourdes Rm) Thursday, June 13th 4:30PM -Evening Prayer (Church) 8:00 George Mitchell Fr. Tom Thursday, June 13th 9:00AM -Women’s Seton Society Workshop (Hall) Friday, June 14th 9:00AM -Gift Shop Open (Hall) 8:00 Mae Duran Smith Fr. Tom 4:30PM -Evening Prayer (Church) 6:30PM -Queen of Peace Rosary (Dcn Tone Rm) Saturday, June 15th Friday, June 14th 8:00 John Johnson Fr. Sylvester 8:30AM -Adoration until 9AM (Church) 4:00 Jim & Pat Haas 23rd Wedding Anniversary (L) - 9:30AM Holy Spirit Prayer Group (Guadalupe Rm) - Fr. Tom 4:30PM AA Meeting (Guadalupe Rm) 4:30PM -Evening Prayer (Church) Sunday, June 16th Saturday, June 15th 7:00 Parishioners Fr. Tom After All Masses St Vincent de Paul Shoe Box Collection 9:00 Sharon Niemiec Fr. Sylvester (Courtyard) 11:00 Living & Deceased Members of the Caldarelli Family Fr. Sylvester Presider subject to change without notice. (L)=Living The Sanctuary Candle is for: Antonia Zmuda For the week of: June 9th to 15th Requested by: Mary Please keep Antonia in your daily prayers. 2 St. Elizabeth Seton ● Sun City, Arizona ● www.sescc.org OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE Service Details/Contact Phone St. Vincent de Paul Society Emergency Food, Utilities, Rent 623 -583 -7303 Prayer Chain Char Ryan 623 -825 -4893 Foundation for Senior Living www.fsl.org 602 -285 -1800 Catholic Charities Counseling, Emergency Assistance 602 -285 -1999 and other Aid MINISTRIES AND GROUPS Group Name Contact Information Meeting Days/Times A.A. Sandra: 623-583-1978 Every Friday at 4:30 PM in the Guadalupe Room Evening Prayer Mike Hammett: 623-815-9534 Monday-Friday 4:30 PM in the Church Holy Spirit Prayer Meeting Maureen Kight: 602-503-5379 Every Friday at 9:30 AM in the Guadalupe Room Knights of Columbus Joe Lopez: 928-252-6282 2nd Tuesday of the month, Rosary at 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM Library Workers Kathleen Ream: 623-815-3305 Wednesday at 8:30 AM in the Library Our Lady of Fatima Devotion Jack Limberg: 574-286-1562 1st Saturday in the Church after the 8:00 AM Mass Pastoral Council Michael Waltz: 510-566-0586 3rd Thursday of the month at 6:00 PM Queen of Peace Rosary Jeannie Smolarek: 623-695-7794 Every Thursday at 6:30 PM in the Library Respect Life Coordinator Rachel Ruby: 623-972-1051 Monica Barrett: 763-370-6787 Solo Group Meeting John Battoe: 623-977-7073 1st Tuesday of the month at 5:00 PM in the Hall St. Vincent de Paul Society Mike Ward: 623-640-0920 1st Tuesday at 7:00 PM & 3rd Tuesday at 2:00 PM in the Deacon Tone Room Women’s Seton Society Kathy Zech: 623-974-2362 Every Thursday at 9:00 PM in the Hall Yoga Lolly House: 623-977-5934 Every Tuesday at 11:00 AM in the Deacon Tone Room Readings for the Week of June 9th CANDLE BY OUR BLESSED MOTHER Sunday: Acts 2:1 -11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29 -30, 31, 34/ The candle is for: - - - Jeffrey Rud 1 Cor 12:3b 7, 12 13 or Rom 8:8 17/ Jn 20:19 -23 or Jn 14:15 -16, 23b -26 For the week of: Monday: Gen 3:9 -15 or Acts 1:12 -14/Ps 87:1 -2, 3 June 9th - 15th and 5, 6 -7/Jn 19:25 -34 - - - Requested by: Benita Rud & Family Tuesday: Acts 11:21b 26; 13:1 3/Ps 98:1, 2 3ab, - - - 3cd 4, 5 6/Mt 5:13 16 Please keep Jeffrey in your daily prayers . Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4 -11/Ps 99:5, 6, 7, 8, 9/Mt 5:17 -19 Thursday: 2 Cor 3:15 -- 4:1, 3 -6/Ps 85:9ab and 10, - - - CANDLE BY SAINT JOSEPH 11 12, 13 14/Mt 5:20 26 Friday: 2 Cor 4:7 -15/Ps 116:10 -11, 15 -16, 17 -18/ The candle is for: - Mt 5:27 32 Walter Gohl Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14 -21/Ps 103:1 -2, 3 -4, 9 -10, 11 -12/ - For the week of: Mt 5:33 37 June 9th - 15th Next Sunday: Prv 8:22 -31/Ps 8:4 -5, 6 -7, 8 -9/Rom 5:1 -5/ Requested by: Joyce Gohl - Jn 16:12 15 Please keep Walter in your daily prayers. June 9, 2019 ~ Pentecost Sunday 3 STEWARDSHIP YOUR FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP May 26th Plate Collection $11,496.32 Catholic Communications $ 937.00 Online Giving $ 1,598.25 Stewardship Prayer: O God, our loving Creator and Giver of all good gifts, bless our parish, strengthen our faith and grant us the spirit of Christian stewardship so that we may give generously of our time, talent and treasure to the spreading of Your kingdom here at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish and throughout the world. Amen. Parish Staff Directory Front Office/Data Base: Carol Robinson Pastor: Phone………………………...623 -972 -2129 Rev. Kilian McCaffrey Email……………………[email protected] Email: [email protected] Liturgy & Music Director Parochial Vicar: & Funeral Coordinator: Mike Wieser Rev. Sylvester Modebei Phone………………………...623 -866 -5233 Email: [email protected] Email…………………[email protected] Deacons’ Names & Email Addresses: Adult Faith Formation Director: Paul Csuy (Sr):.………………[email protected] Mary Fogelson - - Larry Grey (Sr):……………………..lgrey [email protected] Phone………………………...623 866 5221 Email………………[email protected] George Koch (Sr):……………[email protected] Mike Napolitano (Sr):.…[email protected] Religious Ed/Elementary Children: Marty Pogioli:………………[email protected] Linda Watkins Phone………………………...623 -866 -5229 Business Manager: Email…………………[email protected] Kevin Rodriguez Phone:……………………….623 -866 -5224 Maintenance & Facilities: Email:………………[email protected] Martin Carrillo & Ben Ayala Email…………………[email protected] Administrative Assistant/Bulletin: Housekeeping: Karen Seidell Phone:……………………….623 -866 -5222 Edna Morales & Margarita Gonzalez Phone………………………...623 -866 -5232 Email:…………………[email protected] 4 St. Elizabeth Seton ● Sun City, Arizona ● www.sescc.org Pastor’s Letter: The Tongues of fire and the strong driv- ing winds descended upon the 120 disci- The Solemnity ples gathered together. That figure rep- of Pentecost resented the number of Jews it would re- quire to start a new temple or synagogue Come, Holy Spirit (and in this case the New Church). The Spirit Gives Us Courage Our Church was founded that day: 3,000 new members were added to the Church on the Deacon Les Stokes, who lives in our parish, day of Pentecost (Acts 2:41). Already, nearly writes: “The background for the Solemnity of 120 families and individuals have very gener- Pentecost and for our first reading today is ously pledged almost $600,000 toward our - - important. Pentecost was and still is an im- Parish Campaign Goal–nearly half has been portant Jewish feast. It marks the end of generously pledged to our Parish Goal. Passover, just as for us Christians it marks the end of Easter. The Jewish Feast of Pentecost It is so truly amazing to witness the (or Shavuot) came about because of the belief continued generosity of our wonderful that God gave the Law to Moses 50 days after Parishioners. the Israelites left Egypt. Since Jesus’ death We have to be courageous in our faith. and resurrection are related to the Jewish We have to have trust and hope in God. Passover, Luke, the writer of Acts, connects the sending of the Holy Spirit to the Church If you have not yet made your sacrificial gift to the final act of Passover – Pentecost. commitment, we now ask the Holy Spirit to give you the courage to join us in this work of Luke gives us a picture of what occurred in charity. The average pledge from our parish the upper room as the fulfillment of the giving has been $1,200 per year over 5 years.