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December 16 , 2018 • Third Sunday of Advent
Guardian Angels Catholic Church 109 South 3rd Street
P.O. Box 444
Mead, CO 80542
970-535-0721
Website: MeadAngels.org
Pastoral Staff
Pastor: Fr. Alan Hartway, C.PP.S. [email protected] 303-819-4741
Children’s Formation Education: Sheryl Senesac [email protected]
Youth Director: Regina Hubbard
Director of Facilities: Jim Hejlik 303-718-6020
Business Manager: Karen Surbrugg
Receptionist/Bulletin: Ann Lamphere
Music Director: Jordan Hugh Sam
Pianist: Jessica Pacheco Hjelmstad
Event Coordinator: Linda O’Hare
Safe Environment Coordinator: Joanna Swanner [email protected]
**Bulletin submission deadline is Tuesday by noon.
Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday 9:00 am — 4:00 pm Friday Closed
Sacraments: Baptisms, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, Funerals, Mass Intentions ~ Contact Fr. Alan or the Office
Reconciliation: Saturdays 3:30 pm—4:30 pm
Readings of the week
Ministry Schedule
Saturday, December 22 — 5:00 pm
Lector: Ruth Grout EME: Denise & Lou Bustamante Server: Alex Benedict Hospitality/Gifts: Vittetoe Family
Sunday, December 23 — 7:30 am
Lector: Nancy Cardona EME: Dave & Ann Lamphere
Servers: Mike Hipsher Hospitality/Gifts: Nienaber Family
Sunday, December 23 — 9:00 am
Lector: Marita McDonough
EME: Charlee Warren/Dale Rademacher Server: Miriam Jamieson/Evelyn Sofolo
Hospitality/Gifts: Harris & Hartwig Families
Sunday, December 23 — 10:30 am
Lector: Angel Jennings EME: Randy & Rosie Hartwick Server: Adisyn & Kaden Rademacher Hospitality/Gifts: Seguin Family & D. Kinch
December Altar Linens: Josie Peters
Highlights for the Week ahead
Monday December 17 at 10:0 am Berthoud Living Center Mass
Monday December 17 at 6:30 pm Parish Rite of Reconciliation Service
Fr. Alan and Fr. Joseph McLagan, chaplain at Holy Family High School, will be available for confessions.
Wednesday December 19 at 6:00 pm
Children’s Christmas Program
Guardian Angels Catholic Church
Monday: Gn 49:2, 8-10, Mt 1:1-17
Tuesday: Jer 23:5-8, Mt 1:18-25
Wednesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a,Lk 1:5-25
Thursday: Is 7:10-14,Lk 1:26-38
Friday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a,c Lk 1:39-45
Saturday: 1 Sm 1:24-28, Lk 1:46-56
Next Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a, Heb 10:5-10, Lk 1:39-45
Guardian Angels Calendar ~ This Week and Announcements
Capital Campaign Online December 9th $ 4,595.00
Financial Stewardship December 9, 2018
Church collection $ Figures not in before press deadline
Online giving $ 3,090.00
TOTAL $ Children’s collection $ $6,588 is required weekly to meet our budget.
This Week Sunday December 16
9:00 am Mass Inten on for Father Alan Hartway Happy Birthday
Mon December 17
9:00 am Sewing Group
10:00 am Mass at Berthoud Living Center
Inten on of Phyllis Zeigler
5:30 pm Daily Mass
6:30 pm Reconcilia!on Service
NO Adult Faith Forma!on/RCIA-resumes January 7th
Tues December 18
8:00 am Daily Mass
Wed December 19
8:00 am Daily Mass Inten on for Tom Sullivan
6:00 pm Faith Forma!on Classes
7:15 pm Choir
Thurs December 20
8:00 am Daily Mass
NO Bible Study –resumes January 10th
6:30 pm GAP-Guardian Angels Poverty Task Force
7:00 pm AA ~ Parish Hall
Friday December 21
8:30 am Daily Mass
6:00 pm Boy Scouts - Parish Hall
Saturday December 22 5pm Mass Inten on for +Todd Laniewski
Sunday December 23 Mass Inten on for +Charles McLochlin
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CONFESSIONS
The Rite of Reconciliation, the full title often shortened to confessions or penance, is a Sacrament that needs to be used more by all of us Catholics. The rite itself that you will experience Monday evening December 17th is basically the first part of the Mass up to but without the offertory and the rest of the Eucharist. I’m asking Fr. Joseph to preach. The point is a communal acknowledge of sin and more importantly of God’s mercy and how that works in our lives. After the individual confessions and prayerful penances in church, then one by one, the congregation simply departs. Receiving God’s forgiveness is to receive Jesus His Son more fully into our lives this Christmas. So, you’re invited to come, bow down before Him, turn away from the darkness of evil and face the rising Morning Star, the sun, who is the Son of God, come to heal us from our sins. See you at 5:30 mass.
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Happy 70th Birthday Father Alan!!! We love you and appreciate you more each day. Thank you for being our Angel.
That God called me to be a priest and serve the Church for these past 43 years has been a humbling experience, and at the same time the best possible life I could imagine living. I get the Prophet Zephaniah in the first reading: “Shout for joy!” I also get the importance of each of us asking as they do in the Gospel: “What shall I do?” Consider a life of service in pastoral care and listen for God’s calling you to a vocation.
Vocations—Called to Serve
Catechism Connecting Lectionary
Dear Families and Friends of Guardian Angels Parish,
Growing up, on our birthdays (there were eight of us!) my mother always prepared whatever we wanted for supper as well as a poppy seed cake (her cooking specialty was always baking anything). Of course little kids aren’t going to ask for prime rib, rack of lamb, or lobster. Strangely enough, I always asked for sloppy joes, which remains my ultimate comfort food to this day; I know, it is strange. The good thing was that all my siblings liked sloppy joes, as well. She made it from scratch; the canned Manwich brand doesn’t quite meet up to my higher standards. To this day, I think it is still best with ground venison, but then, I’m a brat. Old guernsey doesn’t quite do it.
But this year is going to be different: Pancake Breakfast, with a candle in the cakes! I honored and humbled to be your Pastor and share my birthday with you. I am now officially 70.
I can’t believe that it is already seventy years. When I look back I realize just how much I’ve been blessed! While I thought as a child that I would grow up to be a dairy farmer with my own herd of guernseys, Vatican II hit me upside the head, and my imagination by the Grace of God took another turn. If I add up the years in seminary with the years ordained, it’s 56 years, which means of my whole life, I’ve only spent 14 years not involved with church, but if I add the years as an altar boy since 4th grade . . .
Anyway, I am very grateful to God for this life! I look back, the good times far outweigh the bad. But I also am learning to look forward. I must say it is far harder to imagine this future. Like many people, I can easily get lost in the violence in the world, the environmental issues, the anxieties of the economy, etc. I have no control over any of this, so letting all that go is something to work on. I am learning through prayer, reading, and conversation with some great friends, that, with clear focus, there’s a very satisfying life yet to be lived. Even if and when I should retire, I am planning, if God will have it, that I can continue to live here in Colorado. I get excited about your parish’s future building plans and would love to see this campus set of buildings completed for the greater glory of God.
The point is: there is a future, and even at the end of the day, the future is by the Mercy and Grace of God, the Resurrection and Eternal Life. Life is a gradual detachment from the things of this world, and an acquisition for the things of Heaven. I am a very blessed human, and would wish all this, the same for you and yours. With you all, I have only great thanks.
Gratefully yours,
Fr. Alan
Pastor’s Page
Friday, December 21 St. Peter Canisius, Doctor of the Church, was a Jesuit who devoted his life to the renewal of the Church in the Netherlands and Germany during the Protestant Reformation and the Council of Trent.
A Mass of Repara!on for Vic!ms of
Clergy Abuse will be offered here at
Guardian Angels on the Second
Monday of every Month at the 5:30
pm Mass.
FOR ALL INFORMATION CONCERNING SAFE
ENVIRONMENT PLEASE GO TO
Archden.org/Promise
Crowds, tax collectors, and Roman soldiers came to Jesus, asking what they each should do in their lives. Thus he begins his mission to the marginalized, the sinners, and even the perpetrators of violence. In other words, Jesus comes with mercy and announces the reign of God from his own baptism. Thus the Church also shows mercy, especially to the poor by cheerful charity and random acts of kindness, see Catechism # 2447 where the works of mercy are listed.
Saints This Week –Our Catholic Heroes
RCIA breaks for Christmas and New Years. We resume on Monday January 7th.
The Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults
The Mead Food Bank shelves are full for now. Thank you so much for your outpouring support for the needy of our town and community of Mead.
PARISH LIFE
Parish Organizations Women's Group
Next mee!ng Tuesday January 8th at 6:30 pm
Knights of Columbus
Next mee!ng January 8th at 7pm
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Support Guardian Angels When you go to MeadAngels.org you will find these opportuni!es.
Poverty Task Force
Join us for our next mee!ng Thursday December 20 at
6:30 pm
Finance Council
Next mee!ng January 10th at 6:30pm
Norm Finke Monica Baldwin
Louis Bustamante Marsha Brichacek Kris Barne#
Agenda:
Parish Annual Financial Statements
Update on Parish Center Loans and Capital Campaign
Pastoral Council
Next mee!ng January 3rd at 6:30pm
Kathy O’Leary Trudi Boaz Jeff Yuska
Alan Bracken Frank Grout (K of C)
Maria Ojinaga Bruce Peters
Ann Grenzenbach Sudie Kelly
Agenda:
Outreach to new members
Responding in our Parish to the scandals
Archdiocesan Discipleship Ini!a!ve–
More Than You Realize Event
Pope Francis Ad Limina Agenda for U.S. Church
Capital Campaign Committee
Denise & Louis Bustamante Donna & Doug Staver
Monica Baldwin Vernie Vi#etoe
Sharon & Bill Bauer Wendy & Randy Wilson
Suzanne & Sco# Cavey
Thank you for fulfilling your pledges to our Capital Campaign!
Your commitment helps us to stretch our wings.
Ron and Joan Hollenback 970-601-1011
[email protected] 341 1st Street Mead, CO 80542
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Calling all moms! MUMS will be meeting this Thursday, December
20th from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Benedict Hall at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. MUMS is a program for mothers of all
ages.
Using and Renting Space at Guardian Angels
If you are planning any sort of event and wish to use the space at
Guardian Angels, please contact the office to obtain our new
parish schedule of fees for all rentals and the necessary forms you
need to fill out. We also ask you to use the services of our parish Events
Coordinator, Linda O’Hare at [email protected]
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEEDS MORE
AMBASSADORS!
Catholic Charities is looking for more Ambassadors in our parishes and organizations throughout the Archdiocese. Have an idea of who might make a great Ambassador? Tell Brett at [email protected]
Faith Formation
Children’s Formation
Children’s Faith Formation classes on Wednesday evenings from 6:00-7:15! Director of Children’s Faith Formation
December 19th – Join us for our Christmas program and
Treats! 6:00-7:00
December 19th
Cookies, cocoa
and carols! Families are invited to join
us tonight! Bring cookies to share
and come enjoy a great perfor-
mance of The Nativity by our chil-
dren. Relax and enjoy the evening
with your children!
6:00 to 7:00 pm
December 26 and January 2nd – No Children’s Faith
Formation Classes
Week 3, Joy
Dear Jesus, help us focus on you during this busy season.
May we stay aware of the joy you
bring into our lives. We want to
find you in the everyday moments
and come with hearts of gratitude
to your manger on Christmas.
Amen.
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