MASS SCHEDULE

Weekends Saturday....5:00 pm; (7:00 pm Spanish) Sunday .....9:00 am, 11:00 am; (1:00 pm Spanish ) Weekdays Monday - Friday 8:00 am; (7:00 pm Spanish) First Saturday ..... 8:00 am Holy Day of Obligation Masses 8:00 am, 6:00 pm, (8:00 pm Spanish) Confession Saturday ............. 3:30 - 4:45 pm Sunday………… ...... 7:30 - 8:30 am Or by appointment Baptism Preparation English: Call 307-256-9814 to register Spanish: 1

st & 2

nd Sat., 2:00 pm (Scanlan)

Baptism English: 4

th Saturday at 9:00 am

Spanish: 3rd Saturday at 9:00 am

Marriage Preparation English: Contact the Parish Office Spanish: Contact a Deacon Anointing of the Sick First Friday during 8:00 am Mass Call Parish Office for home/hospital anointing Eucharistic Adoration Tuesday - Friday......9:00 am - 3:00 pm Last Friday of the month - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, after 7 pm Mass - Saturday 6:00 am Mission Churches Mass Schedule Saint Paul’s - Hurricane (171 S. Main) Sunday Mass—12:30 pm San Pablo Mission - Beryl Junction (721 S. Highway 18) Sunday Mass—9:00 am Saint Christopher’s - Kanab (39 West 200 South) Daily Mass—8:00 am, Sundays— 9:00 am Zion Park - Springdale (Canyon Community Center, 126 Lion Blvd.) SCAP…Sundays at 8:00 am Palm Sunday through December 1

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Church Office 157 North 200 West / PO Box 188 St. George, UT 84771 Ph:435-673-2604 / Fax:435-688-2704 Email: office@sgcatholics.com Office Hours Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Closed from 12 noon-1:00 pm

Saint George

Photo: Bob Parks

259 WEST 200 NORTH, ST. GEORGE, UTAH 84770—WWW.SAINTGEORGECATHOLICS.COM

July 5 / 14th Sunday In Ordinary Time

CATHOLIC CHURCH Very Rev. David Bittmenn, Pastor

Rev. Sébastien Sasa Nganomo Babisayone, Parochial Vicar

O God our Creator, from your provident hand we have received our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You have called us as your people and given us the right and the duty to worship you, the only true God, and your Son, Jesus Christ. Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world, bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel to every corner of society.

We ask you to bless us in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty. Give us the strength of mind and heart to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened; give us courage in making our voices heard on behalf of the rights of your Church and the freedom of conscience of all people of faith. Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father, a clear and united voice to all your sons and daughters gathered in your Church in this decisive hour in the history of our nation, so that, with every trial withstood and every danger overcome—for the sake of our children, our

grandchildren, and all who come after us—this great land will always be “one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Catholic Digest – Source: USCCB.org

ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, 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.

Photo by Reid Callister

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Gratitude in Action: Our Way of Life / Gratitud en Acción: Nuestra forma de Vida

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves, for my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” (Matthew 11:28-30) Stewards are ‘committed’ to Christ, the fifth of the 6 Characteristics of an Everyday Steward. Being committed as a Steward means persevering daily in a way of life acknowledging everything belongs to God. Every breath we take, our family, work and play, our money, our entire life belongs to God; He is the author of that life. He freely gives us life and asks only that we love Him in return and share our life with others. We share our valuable time, perhaps with someone who is lonely, feeling isolated. We share our talent, our giftedness, in the unique manner by which we know how to give back to God by giving to others. We share our treasure as many of you have so generously done during this time of illness and uncertainty. The Sacrament of Marriage is filled with many commitments. Embarking upon the journey of wedded bliss, when the two become one, we can develop doubts. Labors and burdens may have been encountered when we felt the yoke was anything but easy or the burden light. We may have prayed continually at times wondering if God was truly hearing our words, and even more, if He would see fit to answer our prayers. Gloria Vanacore, author of How Could I Not Believe? The Spiritual Journey of a True American Family, says from her wedding day forward, she experienced disappointments, troublesome years and desperate hours. She recounts may strange experiences also took place. One of those first strange experiences was probably the day of her wedding, September 28, 1947. She and her husband were driving from Brooklyn, New York to Washington, D.C. for their honeymoon. She remembers feeling “chic” in her going away outfit – blue suit and matching pillbox hat. As they were crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, he said to her, “I don’t like that hat.” With that, he opened the car window, pulled the hat off her head and threw it into the Hudson River! Gloria describes this as the first disaster. They enjoyed six children, and their marriage endured from 1947-2002. “Jesus is the answer to all our questions, no matter what our age or state of life. … truth to young people … searching for deeper meaning and security. He restores the dignity and moral center of those who are looking for life and see only death.”1 He IS the Way! 1Healing Promises: The Essential Guide to the Sacred Heart by Anne Costa

⁓Carole Drake Pastoral Assistant and Community Outreach

“Vengan a mí, todos ustedes que trabajan y están agobiados, y les daré descanso. Toma mi yugo sobre ti y aprende de mí, porque soy manso y humilde de corazón; y encontrarán descanso para ustedes mismos, porque mi yugo es fácil y mi carga ligera ". (Mateo 11: 28-30) Los corresponsables están "comprometidos" con Cristo, el quinto de las 6 características de un corresponsable cotidiano. Estar comprometido como corresponsable significa perseverar diariamente en una forma de vida reconociendo que todo le pertenece a Dios. Cada respiro que tomamos, nuestra familia, el trabajo y el juego, nuestro dinero, toda nuestra vida pertenece a Dios; Él es el autor de esa vida. Él nos da vida libremente y solo pide que lo amemos a cambio y que compartamos nuestra vida con los demás. Compartimos nuestro valioso tiempo, tal vez con alguien que está solo, sintiéndose aislado. Compartimos nuestro talento, nuestro regalo, de la manera única mediante la cual sabemos cómo devolver a Dios al dar a los demás. Compartimos nuestro tesoro como muchos de ustedes han hecho tan generosamente durante este tiempo de enfermedad e incertidumbre. El sacramento del matrimonio está lleno de muchos compromisos. Al embarcarnos en el viaje de la felicidad matrimonial, cuando los dos se vuelven uno, podemos desarrollar dudas. Es posible que se hayan encontrado trabajos y cargas cuando sentimos que el yugo no era fácil o que la carga era ligera. Es posible que hayamos orado continuamente, a veces preguntándonos si Dios realmente estaba escuchando nuestras palabras, y aún más, si Él considerara apropiado responder nuestras oraciones. Gloria Vanacore, autora de ¿Cómo Podría no Creer? El viaje espiritual de una verdadera familia estadounidense dice que, desde el día de su boda en adelante, experimentó decepciones, años problemáticos y horas desesperadas. Ella relata que también tuvieron lugar experiencias extrañas. Probablemente una de esas primeras experiencias extrañas fue el día de su boda, el 28 de septiembre de 1947. Ella y su esposo iban de Brooklyn, Nueva York a Washington, D.C. para su luna de miel. Ella recuerda haberse sentido "elegante" con su atuendo de despedida: traje azul y sombrero que hacía juego con su ropa. Mientras cruzaban el puente de Brooklyn, él le dijo: "No me gusta ese sombrero". Al decirlo, abrió la ventanilla del automóvil, le quitó el sombrero de la cabeza y lo arrojó al río Hudson. Gloria describe esto como el primer desastre. Disfrutaron de seis hijos, y su matrimonio duró desde 1947 hasta el 2002.

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Pastor’s Message / Mensaje del padre: Father David Bittmenn

Back in the days when most people thought the world was flat and the stars were small lights fixed in the sky, the proof of such things was obvious: to the eye the world looked flat and to the eye the stars are small. Seeing is believing. It wasn’t until we were

able to look at the world with something more than human eyes that we began to suspect that the world wasn’t flat and that there was more to stars than a glance suggested. When some people see the words of this weekend’s second reading, it seems obvious that spirit is good and flesh is bad. That’s what the words say. Seeing is believing. But the words also say something else, and that something calls into question what a first glance confirmed. The middle of the second reading says: “If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also, through his Spirit that dwells in you.” Why would the good spirit go out of its way to give us again our mortal bodies of flesh if they are in fact bad? The second reading comes from Paul’s letter to the Romans and Paul knew the customs of the Jews well from the days Paul was a Pharisee. Jews who studied Scriptures knew these Scriptures inside and out. They would not have missed the words at the end of Genesis 1 where “God looked at everything he made, and he found it very good.” That includes our bodies of flesh. As far as we can tell, the whole idea that the body is bad and the spirit is good is not a Hebrew idea at all; it comes from Greek thought and it was not well accepted in the Early Church. To summarize, God “from the beginning of time made at once out of nothing both orders of creatures, the spiritual and the corporeal, that is, the angelic and the earthly, and then the human creature, who as it were shares both orders, being composed of spirit and body (CCC #327).” But “flesh” is still something to avoid in the second reading. That’s because “flesh” in this context means a human life lived primarily materially and ignoring the spiritual. This is not good for humanity. “Spirit” means that neither the spiritual nor the material is ignored and that the spirit created the material in the beginning. “Spirit” is good for body and soul.

En los días en que la mayoría de la gente pensaba que el mundo era plano y las estrellas eran pequeñas luces fijas en el cielo, la prueba de tales cosas era obvia: a simple vista el mundo parecía plano y a la vista las estrellas son pequeñas. Ver es creer. No fue hasta que pudimos mirar al mundo con algo más que ojos humanos que comenzamos a sospechar que el mundo no era plano y que había más en las estrellas de lo que sugería una mirada. Cuando algunas personas ven las palabras de la segunda lectura de este fin de semana, parece obvio que el espíritu es bueno y la carne es mala. Eso es lo que dicen las palabras. Ver es creer. Pero las palabras también dicen algo más, y ese algo pone en duda lo que se confirmó a primera vista. La mitad de la segunda lectura dice: “Si el Espíritu del que levantó a Jesús de entre los muertos mora en ti, el que resucitó a Jesús de los muertos también dará vida a tus cuerpos mortales, a través de su Espíritu que mora en ti. " ¿Por qué el buen espíritu saldría de su camino para darnos nuevamente nuestros cuerpos mortales de carne si de hecho son malos? La segunda lectura proviene de la carta de Pablo a los romanos y Pablo conocía bien las costumbres de los judíos desde los días en que Pablo era fariseo. Los judíos que estudiaron las Escrituras sabían estas Escrituras por dentro y por fuera. No se habrían perdido las palabras al final de Génesis 1 donde "Dios miró todo lo que hizo, y lo encontró muy bueno". Eso incluye nuestros cuerpos de carne. Hasta donde podemos ver, la idea de que el cuerpo es malo y el espíritu es bueno no es una idea hebrea en absoluto; proviene del pensamiento griego y no fue bien aceptado en la Iglesia Primitiva. Para resumir, Dios "desde el principio de los tiempos hizo de la nada ambas órdenes de criaturas, la espiritual y la corpórea, es decir, la angelical y la terrenal, y luego la criatura humana, que, por así decirlo, comparte ambas órdenes. , estando compuesto de espíritu y cuerpo (CCC # 327) ". Pero "carne" todavía es algo para evitar en la segunda lectura. Eso es porque "carne" en este contexto significa una vida humana vivida principalmente materialmente e ignorando lo espiritual. Esto no es bueno para la humanidad. "Espíritu" significa que ni lo espiritual ni lo material son ignorados y que el espíritu creó el material al principio. El "espíritu" es bueno para el cuerpo y el alma.

EVENTS and MASS INTENTIONS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at sgcc.bulletin@gmail.com for questions or submissions.

PARISH EVENTS Monday 10:00 am Everyday God (every other week) Scanlan, FL2 7:00 pm RCIA Scanlan, FL2 3:30 pm Holy Rosary—please join us Hurricane

Tuesday 9:00 am Marian Hour - Our Lady of Peace Church 12-4 pm Bridge Group-Room at the Square St. George

6:00 pm CCD Scanlan

First Tuesday 6:00 pm Knights of Columbus (Library) St. George

Second Tuesday 1:00 pm Women’s Group Lunch at Harmons Santa Clara

Wednesday

12:00 pm Bulletin Deadline (11 days prior to publication date) 6:30 pm Holy Spirit Prayer Group Scanlan, FL2 7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Scanlan, FL2 7:00 pm Clases Biblicas CERS Scanlan, FL2

Third Wednesday

6:30 pm 4th Degree K of C Scanlan, FL3

Thursday 9:00 am Prayers for the Unborn Church 6:00 pm CCD Scanlan

Second Thursday 1:30 pm Mass at Sterling Court, St. George 324N 1680E

Friday First Friday 8:00 am Anointing of the Sick at Mass Church 6:30 pm Women’s Group (Sept-June) Scanlan, FL2

Last Friday 7:00 pm Nocturnal Adoration Church

Saturday 7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Scanlan, FL2

First Saturday 8:00 am Mass in Honor of Our Lady Church 9: 30 am Walk for Life Bluff & 600S

After Last Friday 6:00 am Nocturnal Adoration ends with Mass Church

First Weekend At all Masses - Renovation Fund Collection

Third Weekend At all Masses - K of C Food Drive Last Weekend - At all Masses - DDD Collection

Sunday 9:00 am CCD Scanlan 11:00 am CCD Scanlan 5:00 pm Rosary Church

First Weekend At all Masses - Renovation Fund Collection

Third Weekend At all Masses - K of C Food Drive

Last Weekend - At all Masses - DDD Collection

Our Lady of Grace Candle

burns this week in memory of

Ivan Escobosa

MASS INTENTIONS

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesday - Friday

9 am - 3 pm

Stephen Ministry

Christ caring for People through People Walking with Others during Troubled Times

Saint George Catholic Church

Saturday, 7/4

5:00 pm U Alfred Jankus

U David Zudis by John

U Phyllis Swift

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Sunday, 7/5

9:00 am U Bob Kowalski by Karen Kowalski

U Mary Asch

11:00 am U John & Philothea Gent

by Josephine Tapp

U Thomas Tapp Spradlin

by Josephine Tapp

1:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Monday, 7/6

8:00 am U Kathryn Trainer by Patty Gaffney

7:00 pm U Mario Villacana

Tuesday, 7/7

8:00 am U Tom Madden

U Phyllis Swift

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Wednesday, 7/8

8:00 am Deacon Rob Goodman

Eric Jones

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Thursday, 7/9

8:00 am U Bob Goggins by Family

U Phyllis Swift

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Friday, 7/10

8:00 am U Wilma Fisher

U Phyllis Swift

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

We are one community nourished and transformed by the Eucharist. As the body of Christ, we are led by the Holy Spirit to know, love and serve God and one another.

Somos una comunidad alimentada y transformada por la Eucaristía. Como cuerpo de Cristo, somos guiados por el Espíritu Santo para conocer, amar y servir a Dios y unos a otros.

Rectory…………..673-7354

Pastor ....................... Very Rev. David Bittmenn Parochial Vicar ......... Rev. Sébastien Sasa Nganomo Babisayone Retired……………… Rev. Glenn Dare

Office……….……..673-2604

Business Manager .... Don Drake (ddrake@sgcatholics.com)

Bookkeeper ................. Kelli Callister (kcallister@sgcatholics.com)

Receptionist………...Nora Escatel (office@sgcatholics.com)

Deacons Rigoberto Aguirre ...................... 628-9107 Rogaciano Tellez........................ 652-9219 Baptismal Preparation Registration (English)

Kathy Snyder…………………....307-256-9814—call to register

Pastoral Assistant and Community Outreach Carole Drake………435-673-2604 or 435-668-9202

(cdrake@sgcatholics.com)

Religious Education Coordinator

Mariana Lawrentz …720-227-8319 or 673-2604 (mlawrentz@sgcatholics.com)

Website……………….…saintgeorgecatholics.com

Online Giving Link …….please visit our website

Bulletin Ministry……….sgcc.bulletin@gmail.com

Thrift Store………673-1029 Gift Shop…………688-1948

Parish Council …… parishcouncil@sgcatholics.com

Newman Catholic Club

Veronica Gonzales, President: veronica.gonzales@dmail.dixie.edu

Maintenance……..Call Office (673-2604)

Weekly Collection Report

Collection (06/21)...…..……..........................$ 8,895

Capital Improvement Project (May) Kuzy Hall Renovation Loan .................. $ 200,369

Renovation Fund Collections …………... $ 4,927

ANNOUNCEMENTS and REPORTS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at sgcc.bulletin@gmail.com for questions or submissions.

LOOKING AHEAD

July 7 Thrift Store open 9:30 am- 4:30 pm

July 8 Stephen Ministry Info Meeting 7-9pm Kuzy Hall

August 1 First Holy Communion Masses 9 am, 11 am & 1 pm

This weekend’s second collection benefits the Saint George Catholic Church

Renovation Projects

If you have Building Fund envelopes, you may use them for this collection. You may also contribute to the Renovation Projects fund through our online giving.

Thank you one and all!!

The Thrift Store needs Volunteers for the receiving area, cashiers and workshop. Spend a few hours each week helping our Community and making new friends. You may even find that treasure you never knew you wanted. Stop into the Thrift Store or call 435-673-1029 and speak with Jackie or Diane

“Jesús es la respuesta a todas nuestras preguntas, sin importar nuestra edad o estado de vida. ... verdad para los jóvenes ... buscando un significado más profundo y seguridad. Él restaura la dignidad y el centro moral de aquellos que buscan la vida y la muerte. ”1 ¡Él ES el Camino! 1Healing Promises: The Essential Guide to the Sacred Heart by Anne Costa

⁓Carole Drake Asistente Pastoral y Alcance Comunitario

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ANNOUNCEMENTS and EVENTS

Scripture Readings for the Week of July 5

Sunday: Zec 9:9-10/Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 [cf. 1]/Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30

Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22/Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [8a]/Mt 9:18-26

Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13/Ps 115:3-4, 5-6, 7ab-8, 9-10 [9a]/Mt 9:32-38

Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12/Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [4b]/Mt 10:1-7

Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8e-9/Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16 [4b]/Mt 10:7-15

Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-13, 14 and 17 [17b]/Mt 10:16-23

Saturday: Is 6:1-8/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Mt 10:24-33

Next Sunday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 [Lk 8:8]/Rom 8:18-23/Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9

La Tienda de Regalos solo estará ABIERTA durante la semana de martes a viernes de 10 a.m. a 2 p.m. para el mes de julio a partir del martes 7 de julio. Comuníquese con Sharon Rawlins al 435-688-1948. Esto les dará tiempo a los padres, abuelos o amigos para comprar un regalo para ese niño especial que recibirá su Primera Comunión el 1 de agosto. RECUERDO: Máscaras son requeridas para entrar, de 2-3 personas son permitidas al mismo tiempo para mantener 6 pies de distancia social. NO niños menores de 6 años, ellos no van a entender el no tocar. (Los artículos de la tienda no se pueden desinfectar con cloro.) Tenemos guantes disponibles por si quiere revisar el artículo. Gracias por su comprensión. Favor de revisar el calendario en la puerta de la Tienda de Regalos por en caso de cambios.

The Gift Shop will only be OPEN during the week Tuesday - Friday 10am till 2pm for the month of July starting Tuesday, July 7. Contact Sharon Rawlins 435-688-1948. This will give Parents, grandparents or friends time to purchase a gift for that special child who will be receiving their First Holy Communion on August 1. REMINDER: Face Masks are required to be worn, 2-3 people in the store at one time to keep the 6 feet of social distancing, NO Children under the age of 6-they do not understand not to touch everything. (Items in the gift shop can not be cleaned with bleach to disinfect.) There are gloves available so you can still pickup items. Thank you for your understanding. Please check the calendar on the door of the Gift Shop for any changes.

Oh Dios, nuestro Creador, de tu mano providente hemos recibido nuestro derecho a la vida, la libertad y la búsqueda de la felicidad. Nos has llamado como tu pueblo y nos has dado el derecho y el deber de adorarte, el único Dios verdadero, y a tu Hijo, Jesucristo. A través del poder y la obra de su Espíritu Santo, nos llama a vivir nuestra fe en medio del mundo,

llevando la luz y la verdad salvadora del Evangelio a todos los rincones de la sociedad. Te pedimos que nos bendigas en nuestra vigilancia por el don de la libertad religiosa. Danos la fuerza de la mente y el corazón para defender fácilmente nuestras libertades cuando están amenazadas; Danos valor para hacer oír nuestras voces en nombre de los derechos de tu Iglesia y la libertad de conciencia de todas las personas de fe. Concede, oramos, Padre celestial, una voz clara y unida a todos tus hijos e hijas reunidos en tu Iglesia en esta hora decisiva en la historia de nuestra nación, para que, con cada prueba soportada y cada peligro superado, por el bien de nuestros hijos, nuestros nietos y todos los que vienen después de nosotros, esta gran tierra siempre será "una nación, bajo Dios, indivisible, con libertad y justicia para todos".

Te lo pedimos por Cristo nuestro Señor.

Catholic Digest - Fuente: USCCB

Photo by Reid Callister