Roman Catholic Church

300 East 16th Avenue, Apache Junction, AZ 85119-6403 480-982-2929 Fax: 480-982-0036

E-mail: office@stgeorgeaj.com Website: www.stgeorgeaj.com

Summer Office Hours: M-F 8 a.m.-12 noon and 1:00—3:00 p.m. Adoration Chapel remains closed

PASTORAL STAFF

Reverend Monsignor Domenico Pinti, Pastor Father Stanley Nadolny, Parochial Vicar Caroline Hodges, Bookkeeper Ext. 103 Grace Vozel, Parish Secretary Ext. 101 Christine Ollive, Coordinator of Religious Ed Ext. 102 Debbie Wohlforth, Receptionist Ext. 100 Denis McDonald, Maintenance

WINTER & ASSISTING PRIESTS

Fr. Vince Lieser Fr. Eamonn Boland Fr. Rodney Farke Fr. Charlie Flynn

PARISH DEACONS Deacon Bill Jones Finance Council Susan Insalaco Caroline Hodges Will Bublitz Arlene Showers Ray Kimble

COMMUNION TO THE SICK If you or someone you know is sick or homebound, please call for the assistance of a Minister of Care. Ministers of Care bring communion to those who cannot come to Mass. Please call the office at 480-982-2929 for more information.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR EMERGENCY If you or someone you know is in critical condition or near death call 480-982-2929 weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. After hours and on weekends call 480-303-1253. Please do not use this service for any other reason.

INFANT BAPTISM Parents requesting baptism for their children under 7 years old must attend a mandatory preparation class offered every other month. Please call the Parish Office in advance for scheduling or other information. Infant baptisms are the last Sunday of each month.

MARRIAGES/MARRIAGE PREPARATION Couples seeking the sacrament of marriage must be regis-tered parishioners who are actively participating in the life of St. George Roman Catholic Parish. Notification of intent to marry must be provided nine months in advance. For more information on the marriage preparation process, please call the Parish Office.

Masses and Social Gatherings are SUSPENDED

Until further notice Communion: Sunday Morning 8:00-9:00 a.m. in Parking Lot

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 12, 2020 You have crowned the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with a rich harvest. — Psalm 65:12

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Follow Mass You are still encouraged to pray for the end of this illness season, and you can continue to participate in Mass either online or through television. St. George Sunday & Daily Masses www.stgeorgeaj.com OR YouTube directly by typing: St. George Apache Junction Video of Mass on website homepage: www.diocesetucson.org Follow daily Masses: online or cable TV sites: Catholic TV Mass https://www.watchthemass.com/ Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception: https://www.nationalshrine.org/mass/ Catholic Faith Network Masses: A listing of Masses with direct links to sites: https://www.catholicfaithnetwork.org/ Channel 58.1: Sundays at 7:30 a.m. Comcast: Channel 8, 7:30 a.m. EWTN Daily Mass 5:00am Live Replayed at 9:00 a.m. & 4:00 p.m.

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

For those who can not come Sunday Morning for Communion

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all thing, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. AMEN

GOD’S WORDS Each day we are bombarded with thousands of words. From the moment our clock radios click on in the morning, until the last moment of the day when the television is turned off or someone bids us “good-night,” our life is filled with words. Some words that we hear bring news that leaves us feeling low. Some words lift our spirits. Many of the words we hear are trying to get us to buy something. Some words are hurtful. Today the Church focuses our attention on hearing the word of God. Are God’s words just more of the same—part of the endless stream of words that flow into our ears each day? The challenge today is to allow God’s word to inspire us in new ways so that our outlook and attitudes align themselves more close-ly with the heart and mind of Christ Jesus.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — My word will achieve the end for which it was sent (Isaiah 55:10-11). Psalm — The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest (Psalm 65). Second Reading — We, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan within ourselves awaiting the redemption of our bodies (Romans 8:18-23). Gospel — Some seed fell on rich soil and pro-duced fruit (Matthew 13:1-23 [1-9]).

MASS INTENTIONS Monday July 13, 2020 8:00 a.m. +Karen Novak +Rita Weber Tuesday July 14, 2020 8:00 a.m. Joyce Swoboda +Marilyn & Dan Sullivan Wednesday July 15, 2020 8:00 a.m. Ernest Garcia +Cletus Pistulka Thursday July 16, 2020 8:00 a.m. Tony Hauge +Anthony Vuletic Friday July 17, 2020 8:00 a.m. Jeff Jenkins Kevin Ronayne Saturday July 18, 2020 4:00 p.m. +Emory Patterson +Rev. Leopold Sprietsma O.F.M. Sunday July 19, 2020 6:30 a.m. MaryAnn Bove +Doug Stanley 8:15 a.m. Elaine Montgomery & Family +Anita Mary Trione 10:00 a.m. People of the Parish

MASS INTENTIONS Mass Intentions will be said privately by Msgr. Pinti during the suspension of public Masses.

OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR OUR 2020/2021

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION YEAR Open registration has begun for students grades Kindergarten through 12th grade. You must be regis-tered in the parish for your children to attend classes here. There is a fee of $50 per child for grades Kinder-garten through 8th Grade. This fee is due when you register the children. There is no fee for LIFE TEEN.

For more information: Christine Ollive

Coordinator of Religious Education collive@stgeorgeaj.com (480) 982-2929 Ext: 102

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL & THE SCAPULAR

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as the “Patroness of the Carmelite Order”. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits (having a strong Marian devotion) living on Mt. Carmel in the Holy Land. On July 16, 1251, Our Lady appeared to Saint Simon Stock, a Carmelite and made the Scapular the sign of her protection. To learn about the Carmelite Order, the Scapular, and the Novena, there are Free brochures and (Blest) Scapulars available on the table outside the Parish Office during the week.

CELEBRATE THE FEAST!

Participate in a daily Novena (9-days) Began on July 8 and ending on July 16th

St. Benedict Door Hangers Available in the Parish Office for sale

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Henry Tuesday: St. Kateri Tekakwitha Wednesday: St. Bonaventure Thursday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Saturday: St. Camillus de Lellis; Blessed Virgin Mary

LIVE TODAY Live today the way you will wish you had lived when you stand in judgment before God.

HELP FOR THE NEEDY The Help for the Needy is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday only from 9:00-11:00 a.m. We are currently in need of Shampoo, soap, deodorant, boxed potatoes, powder milk, crackers, syrup, and jelly. The Help for the Needy is back at the west side of the church (no longer from the main office). Volunteers will be notified by phone as needed. We have cut the volunteers in the pantry to only 1 or 2 people temporarily due to the virus. Thank you for your cooperation during this transitional time.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 1:10-17; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 10:34 — 11:1 Tuesday: Is 7:1-9; Ps 48:2-8; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Ps 94:5-10, 14- 15; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Ps 102:13-14ab, 15-21; Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Is 38:10- 12abcd, 16; Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Mi 2:1-5; Ps 10:1-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21 Sunday: Wis 12:13, 16-19; Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15 -16; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43 [24-30]

HELP FOR THE NEEDY BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES

We do not know yet if the schools will be going back on time or not, however when they do go back, they will be in need of supplies. So we will be collecting and will hold the supplies until the schools do open. Supplies needed:

Backpacks (boys & girls, all ages) Notebooks & paper

Spiral binders Pencil cases

Packages of pencils Pencil sharpeners

Erasers Pens (black, blue, and red ink)

Boxes of Colored Pencils Boxes of Markers

Bottles of Glue Rulers

Glue Sticks Highlighters

Scissors (for all ages) Pocket Folders

Composition Books You do not need to purchase all the items, whatever you give helps. Thank you for your generosity.

SAINT KATERI TEKAKWITHA (1656-1680) July 14

Though the New York State Thruway runs close by the North American Martyrs’ Shrine, traffic’s roar never pierces the peace envelop-ing Auriesville—Ossernon to Native Ameri-cans—in the lovely Mohawk Valley, where Kateri Tekakwitha was born barely ten years after the martyrdom of Isaac Jogues and his Jesuit and lay companions. Daughter of a Christian Algonquin mother and non-Christian Mohawk chief, Kateri’s parents died in a smallpox epidemic widely blamed on the mis-sionaries. Moreover, many Native Americans had experienced exploitation at the hands of “Christian” traders and trappers, further dis-crediting the faith Kateri embraced in baptism, then pledged to live even more intensely in vowed virginity. Misunderstanding led to har-assment, prompting her move to a Christian village farther north along the Saint Lawrence River. Despite this, Kateri’s faith remained un-daunted, her selfless charity undiminished. Both before and after her death at twenty-four, this young “Lily of the Mohawks” drew countless converts to Christ by the fragrance of her goodness. Through us, does “the aro-ma of Christ” (2 Corinthians 2:15), attract oth-ers to the beauty of his gospel?

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