April 4/5, 2020
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Fax: 303-422-8251 www.spiritofchrist.org Flocknote.com/spiritofchrist Parish Office Hours Monday thru Friday: 8:30 AM to 3 PM Mass Schedule Monday through Friday: sent by 7 AM Sunday: sent by 4:30 PM on Saturday Confessions By appointment only, please call the office A MESSAGE TO ALL I would like to share with you an excerpt from a leer which Archbishop Aquila recently wrote to the priests of the Archdi- ocese. It was wrien at the time of last week's celebration of the Blessed Solemnity of the Annunciation, just as our more restrictive guidelines came into place. The Archbishop writes, "Upon hearing the words of the angel Gabriel, 'For nothing will be impossible for God" Mary made her great fiat and the Word was made flesh. Our salvation, our Lord and Redeemer Jesus entered the world. Emmanuel, "God with us" became reality and truth. These words, 'For nothing will be impossible for God' are words apropos to the times in which we find our- selves. Our Lord has chosen us to be alive in this time of histo- ry serving as his priests.We must put our trust and confidence in the Lord, knowing that he is with us as the evil one will tempt us with discouragement and fear. Each day as I offer Mass I pray for you that the Lord will bless you, strengthen you and protect you as you serve the faithful. Saint Augustine reminds us, "God would never allow any evil whatsoever to exist in his works if he were not so all-powerful as to cause good things to emerge from evil itself." Archbishop Aquila reminds us of several things which are es- sential for our remembrance and use at this trying time. First, we are not alone. These past few weeks not having a congre- gation for Mass has clarified for me the holy communal nature of our faith. But, when that communing is curtailed, it takes a different from. We become a community of prayer and spir- itual support, drawing on that font of grace which comes from fervent prayer. The second point of the Archbishop for us to consider is that temptation (and its accompanying vice, fear) continue to plague us, perhaps more acutely at this time. But, under God's protection we know that this has no power over those who tru- ly place their trust in God. Lastly, in quoting St. Augustine, the Archbishop reminds us that God has a plan. His plan is always glorification of God and eternal joy and happiness for his creation. Out of difficulty and pain come fruits and bless- ings beyond measure. I pray that you are experiencing some of these fruits in your own lives right here and now. I also pray for us all that we will have the wisdom to see the fruits of this experience in the future. God bless you and your families as we go forward with trust. Continue to watch Mass on our website. Our numbers have been terrific. Many are experiencing Daily Mass for the first time! There is a true fruit of the Spirit! Hopefully soon, we will be gathered again in our beautiful church to give thanks and glory to God as is our true call, our spiritual sup- port, and our hope. Fr. Chris’ Catholic Cultural Corner April 4/5, 2020
Transcript of April 4/5, 2020
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A MESSAGE TO ALL
I would like to share with you an excerpt from a leer which Archbishop Aquila recently wrote to the priests of the Archdi-ocese. It was wrien at the time of last week's celebration of the Blessed Solemnity of the Annunciation, just as our more restrictive guidelines came into place. The Archbishop writes, "Upon hearing the words of the angel Gabriel, 'For nothing will be impossible for God" Mary made her great fiat and the Word was made flesh. Our salvation, our Lord and Redeemer Jesus entered the world. Emmanuel, "God with us" became reality and truth. These words, 'For nothing will be impossible for God' are words apropos to the times in which we find our-selves. Our Lord has chosen us to be alive in this time of histo-ry serving as his priests.We must put our trust and confidence in the Lord, knowing that he is with us as the evil one will tempt us with discouragement and fear. Each day as I offer Mass I pray for you that the Lord will bless you, strengthen you and protect you as you serve the faithful. Saint Augustine reminds us, "God would never allow any evil whatsoever to exist in his works if he were not so all-powerful as to cause good things to emerge from evil itself." Archbishop Aquila reminds us of several things which are es-sential for our remembrance and use at this trying time. First, we are not alone. These past few weeks not having a congre-
gation for Mass has clarified for me the holy communal nature of our faith. But, when that communing is curtailed, it takes a different from. We become a community of prayer and spir-itual support, drawing on that font of grace which comes from fervent prayer. The second point of the Archbishop for us to consider is that temptation (and its accompanying vice, fear) continue to plague us, perhaps more acutely at this time. But, under God's protection we know that this has no power over those who tru-ly place their trust in God. Lastly, in quoting St. Augustine, the Archbishop reminds us that God has a plan. His plan is always glorification of God and eternal joy and happiness for his creation. Out of difficulty and pain come fruits and bless-ings beyond measure. I pray that you are experiencing some of these fruits in your own lives right here and now. I also pray for us all that we will have the wisdom to see the fruits of this experience in the future. God bless you and your families as we go forward with trust. Continue to watch Mass on our website. Our numbers have been terrific. Many are experiencing Daily Mass for the first time! There is a true fruit of the Spirit! Hopefully soon, we will be gathered again in our beautiful church to give thanks and glory to God as is our true call, our spiritual sup-port, and our hope.
Fr. Chris’ Catholic Cultural Corner
April 4/5, 2020
Christian Formation
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? (Ps 22)
Baptism prep training or marriage prep Contact [email protected] for more info. Our next Baptism Prep training is Sunday April 19, 2020, 11:45-2:30pm in Spirit Center – East.
Save the Date for kids summer activities!
Music Camp: June 8-13. Vacation Bible School (VBS): June 22-26 Totus Tuus: July 19-24
These activities are currently planning to happen. Please stay tuned.
Please refer to ArchDen.org/Coronavirus for Archdiocese guidelines and resources concerning COVID-19.
The office will remain open with new hours: Mon.-Fri. from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
(these hours will remain until notified) The church is open for private prayer during
office hours.
Please call us for sacramental emergencies or to schedule a confession.
The Community Table food pantry is very low on food and we cancelled our food drive at SOC. If you have purchased food for the food drive, consider drop-ping it off to them directly at 8555 W 57th Ave., Arvada CO, 80002, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. or here at the SOC office during office hours. Please do not leave food outside. Thank you.
Palms will be available for you to take from noon to 6 PM
along the sidewalk on Palm Sunday. They will be in the Gathering Space the rest of
the week during office hours.
Farewell to Larry Davis!
After 20 years of wonderful service, friendly smiles and dedication, Larry
will be retiring. He was on the maintenance staff. Thank you for keeping the floors in the church
beautiful. We will miss you. God Bless you!
Holy Week will be live streamed Thursday, 5:00 PM
Friday, 3:00 PM Sunday, 10:30 AM
(Please note: These are subject to change)
Sunday, April 5 Fran Hoelsken + Jo Ann Beatty + The People of SOC Monday, April 6 9:00 AM Mejia Family (sp. int.) Tuesday 9:00 AM Joseph Giup + Wednesday 9:00 AM Marie Schuch + Mark Lindeman + Thursday 9:00 AM People of SOC Friday GOOD FRIDAY (No Intention) + indicates deceased
Please Pray for Those Who Have Died
Dick Kasper, uncle of Tricia Hardin
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion He must have done a thousand righteous things in his life. He was chosen by Jesus himself to be one of the Twelve. He was trusted to be the treasurer, and to hold the group’s money bag. Yet, his eternal title will be Judas, the Betrayer. We’ll never know why on earth he did it. For thirty pieces of silver? The cynic says, “Of course. People will do anything for money.” But is there any one of us who would hand a loved one over to be tortured and killed because we could make money by doing so? Never. Judas was up to something, and even today scholars can’t quite discern what it was. I’m intrigued by what the author of Mahew’s gospel says: “Then Judas, his Betrayer, seeing that he had been condemned, greatly regreed what he had done.” Did Judas try to step into history and force God’s hand? Did he think that once the sol-diers took hold of Jesus in Gethsemane he would call upon his legion of angels, who would slay anyone laying a hand on God’s Anointed? It followed that Jesus would then gather an army who would roust the Romans from Israel, and the Jews would once again control their homeland. Judas (before he was “the Betrayer”) was no doubt named aer Judas Maccabeus, the great warrior who liberated Jerusalem from the Seleucids. Judas―perhaps thinking of his great ancestor― was willing to temporarily “betray” Jesus in order to finally get him to harness his heavenly powers. But it didn’t happen that way. Jesus was condemned to death. His Betrayer hanged himself. And Jesus set out on the way of the liberation of the Cross. For what betrayals in your own life have you been forgiven and set free to be happy again? To what are you, like Hillel, giving your life? Kathy McGovern ©2020 www.thestoryandyou.com
Palm Sunday - April 5 First Reading: Isaiah 50: 4-7 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 22: 8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 Second Reading: Philippians 2:6-11 Gospel: Mahew 26: 14 – 27: 66 Easter Sunday - April 12 First Reading: Acts 10: 34a, 37-43 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Second Reading: Colossians 3: 1-4 or 1st Cor 5: 6b-8 Gospel: John 20: 1-9
LITURGY
Our Prayer List for the Sick and the Military are both online at www.spiritofchrist.org. under Prayer Inten-tions and on the altar for the priest’s intentions. Contact the office for additions.
Gi Nook, is located in the Gathering Space and open before and aer Sat. 5 PM Mass and Sun. 8:30, 10:30 and 12:15 Masses.
We are looking for another volunteer for the noon Mass, 4th Sunday of each month. Contact Debbie
McCarty 303-929-3908.
Words of Grace Daily Re-flections & Prayers compli-mentary booklets are available for April May June. They are located on the information wall in the Gathering Space or in the office. Please note our new office hours on the previous page.
COMMUNITY Table The “Table” serves northern Jefferson County. Be-yond food, we offer programs to stabilize lives and provide a hand up. Please continue to support our ef-forts by dropping food off in the Gathering Space.
Items Most Needed: Canned fruit (pears, apple sauce, pineapple, fruit cocktail), peanut butter, pinto beans, cold cereal, spaghetti and pasta, baking items (flour, sugar, cake mix), personal care items (soap, body wash, shampoo)
There is a box in the Gathering Space to put items.
OUTREACH - Your Stewardship (time, talent, treasure) In Action
There are many great outreach opportunities. If you would like to see other ministries here at SOC, then look on our website under ministries or call Silvia in the office. hps://spiritofchrist.org/ministries.html
STEWARDSHIP OF YOUR TITHE Your Tithing continues to enable Spirit of Christ to be Stewards by supporting so many and varied ways we can bring the Gospel to our community and the world. The following organization has received grant money from Spirit of Christ. The Action Center theactioncenterco.org 303-237-6002 -The Jeffco Action Center, Inc., dba The Action Center pro-vides an immediate response to basic human needs and promotes pathways to self-sufficiency. Funding will be used to Assist The Action Center in providing a variety of Emergency Services to the poor, the working poor, and the homeless of Jefferson County, as described in the aached proposal. Spirit of Christ funds will be applied to direct costs only- not general operating.
Donate a car - Help a single mother with transporta-tion. Hands of The Carpenter (Hands) is hearing from single mothers who need a reliable car to transport children and get to work. Your older car could make life easier for a woman living on a tight budget. For more information and to start the donation process, go to www.ehands.org. Look for the “Donate a vehicle” but-ton at the top of the homepage. Thank you for your prayerful consideration. [email protected]
Soup Kitchen helpers will not go in March, but may resume in April— 4th and 5th Wednesday of each month. Meet at 9:30 AM to car pool down. Re-turn at noonish. If you can’t join us, but would like to help, then you may bring a dessert to be served that day, please drop them off at the parish office that morning by 9am and we will take them. To help, call Becky at 303/428-2509.
Fair Trade - Are you wondering? "How much of what I'm paying gets back to the producer's pocket? How much did it cost to produce? Is it fair?" Based on international commodity market prices, generally determined by BIG CHAINS, the price paid to farm-ers for green coffee does not cover the cost of pro-duction or support the livelihoods for farmers and their families. On 2/24/20, the market for green cof-fee closed at $1.07/lb. Last May, it dipped to just $.89/lb. These price are not sustainable for farmers to live on. The fair trade minimum is $1.60/lb for conventional coffee and $1.90/lb for organic. Equal Exchange pays their farmer partners an average price of $2.38/lb for green coffee. This means co-ops can pay farmers a sustainable price and the organi-zations can invest back into their operations. Let's not leave the actual farmer producers to the mercy of volatile markets. Please consider supporting Fair Trade at SOC. The next sale will be April 25-26.
Birthright Sewing Thank you for all your donations of new shirts, one-sies and material for us to sew baby and children clothing to donate to needy organizations. We welcome donations of material, notions and yarn throughout the year. Contact Dona at 303-421-9339 or Thelma at 303-422-8873.
40 Days for Life has decided to end the public vigil portion of the spring 40 Days for Life campaign, effective immediately, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. During the remaining days of the campaign, from the safety of our homes, we will unite in prayer, fasting, and spiritu-al union to pray for an end to abortion and this pandemic. If you would like to receive the email updates and the dai-ly meditations, please go to www.40daysforlife.com to sign up. For any questions or assistance, please email [email protected].
Fellowship/Support Ministries
Youth Ministry
Young At Heart Ministries, YAH: (55+) We hope all are well and safe in these new times. The schedule will be posted when things start up again.
Follow us on social media: Facebook: @ spiritofchristyouthministry Instagram: @socyouthgroups Twitter: @SOCYouthGroups
KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS
Congratulations to our: Knight of the Month Bob Schaefer Family of the Month Myles and Liz Ogea Congratulations Myles Ogea and Family, they were named Colorado State Knights of Columbus February Family of the Month Business Meeting 4/16 Cancelled Marion Hour 4/23 Cancelled Please check kofc12979.org for more info and newsleer. If a Knight is not receiving flocknotes with aached newsleer please contact Randy Weinert at [email protected] If you know of a sick or injured Knight please contact Grand Knight Tim Veel at 303-518-7430 or [email protected]
Magnificat Moms is a group of SOC moms with young chil-dren - we meet bi-monthly to hear dynamic speakers and fun activities for both moms and kids! BONUS: Childcare is provided! Stay tuned for our next session. hps://socmagmoms.wixsite.com/socmagnificatmoms, or call Jess at 440-221-1183.
ANAWIM Ministry Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning support min-istry for SOC members, fami-lies and friends. Please con-tact Ralph at [email protected] or 303-425-9995 for any questions.
All meetings have been cancelled until further notice. Please contact the office or your group coordinator if you have
questions.
The theme for the April is: “The inner form of Christian famili-al love is mercy like God the Father who is “rich in mercy” (Eph 2:4).
Sacramental Information Sacrament of Confession: Sat. from 3:30- 4:45 PM, Fri. from 8:15-8:45 AM in the Chapel or by appointment Sacrament of Baptism: Parents wishing to have a child baptized call Deacon A.J. 303-867-9163. Please allow 4-6 months. Sacrament of Matrimony: Please allow 10-12 months for preparation. Call the parish office. Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office if someone is ill or hospitalized and would like to be anointed, or if you would like to make arrangements to come into the office or to a daily Mass to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. For sacramental emergencies outside parish of-fice hours, please call the parish office and follow the message instructions to be forwarded to the appropriate person.
Pastoral Staff / Email / Direct Phone Line Pastor: Very Reverend Christopher Renner: [email protected] Parochial Vicar: Father Adam Bradshaw [email protected] Deacons: Charlie Hahn, Norm Ridder 303-867-9178 A.J. Misiti 303-867-9163. (Retired: Earl Webster) Daytime Receptionists : Pam Ariniello [email protected] Carla, Becky and Mary Lu: 303-422-9173 Evening Receptionists: Darlene Business Administrator: George Ketchel [email protected] 303-867-9167 Facilities Manager: David Dudden [email protected] 303-867-9181 Maintenance Staff: Larry, Tony, Ana, Jose Liturgist: Janette Fayhoe [email protected] Director of Music: Myles Ogea [email protected] Christian Formation Associate: Bev Smith [email protected] 303-867-9172 Pastoral Assistant: A.J. Misiti [email protected] 303-867-9163 Outreach/Stewardship: Silvia Quintana [email protected] 303-867-9164 Youth Minister: Krissy Jensen [email protected] 303-867-9175 Evangelization: Richard Deanda [email protected] 303-867-9171 Children’s RE and Sacramental prep: Jolene Stolz [email protected] 303-867-9166 Small Church Communities and Welcome: Susan Levesque [email protected] 303-867-9165 I.T. Support and Communications: Patti Hayes [email protected] 303-867-9179 Audio Visual Ministry: Greg Splitt [email protected] & Ken Krizman
Bulletin considerations should be sent to [email protected]. Submissions are due Monday at 9 AM with the exception of holidays and then they are due two Fridays before. Thank you! Please let me know any of your bulletin needs.
Daily and Sunday Masses are being video recorded here at Spirit of Christ. The link will be emailed to all people signed up for the “SOC video Mass” group in Flocknote. It will also be on our website or you can sub-scribe to the Spirit of Christ YouTube Channel.. Here are the steps to join a group in Flocknote: 1. Log into your account at spiritofchrist.Flocknote.com. If you have never logged in, then you will need to put your email in and create a password.
2.Click on the 3 dots in the gray square and choose “My Info”.
3.Click on the menu item “Groups”. A list of all the groups at SOC will show. If the email or text icon is blue, then you are signed up to receive that info. If it is gray, then you are not and need to just click on the icon to sign up.
4.Click on info and you can verify your information. It would be great if you could verify address, phone and email for the church database.
5.When you are done making your selections, then click on the x at the top le by your name.
Please email Pai at [email protected] with any questions or for help with Flocknote.
One thing that has not cancelled is the US Census. Please open your mail from them to get the full update. It would be great if you went online and submitted your in-formation. Your response is required by law and you can call 1-844-330-2020 for help.
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