SAINT MARY MAGDALENE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2654 E. Williams Field Road, Gilbert, AZ 85295 | Phone (480) 279-6737 | Fax: (480) 279-6786 www.smarymag.org

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Vidi Dominum . . January 31, 2021 • Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Missa Magdalena: A Gift for the Lord and for You by Claire Halbur

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - Noon 2nd Sunday of the Month after the Morning Masses for 20 minutes.

SUNDAY MASSES TIMES Saturday (Vigil) 4:30 pm Sunday 7:00 am 9:00 am 11:30 am 4:30 pm

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE Monday - Saturday 8:00 am

COMMUNAL PRAYER (in the Church) Rosary & Divine Mercy, prayed after 8:00am daily Mass

PERPETUAL ADORATION The Blessed Sacrament is exposed 9:00am-9:00pm, 7 days a week. Efforts are underway to create 24/7 Adoration. For access after office hours, call the office for a code. Join us in the chapel for: Holy Hour for Life: Thursdays at 5:30pm Holy Hour for Priests: 1st Sunday of each month at 3:00pm

CONFESSIONS Monday-Friday, 8:45am-9:15am & Saturday, 8:45am-11:15am CLERGY Fr. Chris Axline, Pastor: pastor@smarymag.org Fr Sylvester Modebei, Temporary Parochial Vicar Deacons Craig Hintze, Kevin Knapp, Rick Nevins, Jerry O’Toole, and Larry St. Onge (winter visitor): Call Parish Office

FROM YOUR FINANCE COUNSEL Collections/Faith Direct Totals Jan 18 Collection (cash & checks) $ 9,698.45 Jan 18 Capital (cash & checks) $ 317.00

STAFF DIRECTORY

Claire Halbur, Director of Sacred Music claire@smarymag.org, ext. 209 Lita Martinez, Director of Parish Evangelization lita@smarymag.org, ext. 210

Lauren McParlane, Director of Youth Evangelization edge@smarymag.org, ext. 214

Roger Molieri, Coordinator of Sacred Liturgy & Pastoral Care liturgy@smarymag.org, ext. 205 Mary Molina, Assistant to Director of Family Catechesis mary@smarymag.org, ext. 211

Jake Stanley, Director of Family Catechesis jake@smarymag.org, ext. 203 Shari Stenborg, Director of Finance shari@smarymag.org, ext. 206 Jackie Sullivan, Administrative Assistant admin@smarymag.org, ext. 217

Need Help? New to St. Mary Magdalene? We are looking forward to meeting you! Please visit the Parish Office or smarymag.org/about-parishregistration to formally register as a parishioner.

Emergency Anointing of the Sick: Only for emergencies, call 480-678-3353.

Catholic Counseling: Call the Parish Office for recommen-dations of counselors that can offer guidance and therapy from a Catholic perspective.

Annulments: Contact John Lowery: nullity@smarymag.org

Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Saint Mary Magdalene Conference Serving the needy of our community. Call 480-209-9483 for assistance. A Donation Box is located in the west wall of the narthex.

Letter Requests: Please submit requests for letters of permission for Baptism or Confirmation sponsors or copies of replacement Sacrament Certificates to the Parish Office. Please allow for a turn-around of 5 business days.

Offering Masses: If you’d like to offer a Special Intention Mass (for a living person) or In Remembrance Mass (for a deceased person), please come by the Parish Office. There is a stipend of $10. We are currently scheduling Masses for January 2022.

St. Mary Magdalene is a Roman Catholic Parish that witnesses the love of Jesus Christ through evangelization, catechesis and the celebration of the Sacraments.

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Family Record Updates: If you have a change of address, phone, email, addition of children or if you are moving out of the parish please call the parish office or contact admin@smarymag.org to have your records updated.

Pastoral Care to the Sick: Our Pastoral Care Ministry vol-unteers visit and bring Holy Communion to those who are sick, hospitalized or homebound. Please call the parish of-fice or email pastoralcare@smarymag.org to arrange a visit.

Adoration The following hours are in need of Weekly Adorers*: Various slots are open; please visit the website *Efforts are underway to create Adoration 24 hours/7 days/wk. There are currently other hours with only one scheduled adorer. Ideally, we would have at least 3-4 people committed to pray in our Adoration Chapel for every hour of the week. Visit smm.weadorehim.com to sign up or login. Contact Roger at Lit-urgy@smarymag.org with questions.

Readings for the Week Monday: Heb 11:32-40; Ps 31:20-24; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32] Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Ps 48:2-4, 9-11; Mk 6:7-13 Friday: Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147:1-6; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-3

This Week’s Saints, Special Observances & Mass Intentions Saturday - 8:00 SI Lucille Jacobelly; 4:30 pm +Father Evan Har-kins. Sunday - Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Catholic Schools Week; 7:00 Pro Populo; 9:00 + John Stanley Jr.; 11:30 + Bryan Mitchell; 4:30 + Henry Garcia Monday - 8:00 + Shirley Ratler Tuesday - The Presentation of the Lord; Blessing of Candles; Groundhog Day -8:00 +Fr. Evan Harkins Wednesday - St. Blaise; St. Ansgar; Blessing of Throats; 8:00 SI Deacon Kevin Knapp Thursday - 8:00 + Simeon Bosco Marsee Friday— St. Agatha; First Friday; 8:00 + Rich Mizenko Saturday - St. Paul Miki and companions; First Saturday 8:00 SI Mary Ann Mizenko

4. Missa Magdalena Claire Halbur introduces a new setting of Mass parts that will help us to renew our attentive and intentional participation in the Mass.

5. Order of Worship: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8. Parish Programs / Parish Life Communities

9. Upcoming Events

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Parish Website: www.smarymag.org Live-Stream Mass Participate in the 9:00am Sunday Mass, and the 8:00am daily Mass from home via Youtube, Facebook, or our parish website. Visit www,smarymag.org for the links to watch.

TV Mass All those who are sick or homebound, and unable to attend Mass, can watch a live broadcast of the Mass at 9:00am, Sunday morn-ings from Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral on KAZT-TV (AZ-TV7, Cable 13) Followed by the show “Catholics Matter.”

Catholic Radio: 1310 AM Tune in to Relevant Radio from your car or computer, or download the app to listen with your smart phone! Visit relevan-tradio.com for the schedule of shows, including The Patrick Ma-drid Show and an interactive Family Rosary. Visit dphx.org/catholic-media for local shows like The Bishop’s Hour; Saturdays at 9:00am.

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including the Augustine Institute, Ignatius Press, Catholic An-swers, EWTN, St. Paul Center, and many more. To log in, visit formed.org, click sign up or sign in, select our parish, enter your email address, check that email account for the link to enter, and you're in! No password required. Login is now through email. You can also download the app on your smart phone.

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Missa Magdalena: A gift for the Lord and for you by Claire Halbur, Director of Sacred Music

As Catholics, we possess a heritage of prayers that pass our lips thousands—even tens of thousands—of times in our lives. The Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be probably come to mind. So should the basic prayers of our Liturgy…

Each Holy Mass starts by calling to mind our shortcomings and failures in order to humbly ask for forgiveness: “Lord, Have Mercy”.

On holy days and most Sundays of the Church year, this moment is then followed by the “Glory to God” with a focus on adoring and praising God for his greatness and proclaiming who He is.

A little while later is a prayer called the Preface Acclamation, beginning with the words “Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts…”

After the Consecration, we proclaim the Mystery of Faith in one of three acclamations (for example, “We proclaim your death, O Lord”).

Just before Communion is the Fraction Rite, during which priest breaks the newly-consecrated host while the people pray, “Lamb of God…”

Let’s be real: because we pray the words of these prayers so often, it is easy to do so on auto-pilot. Focusing mind,

heart, and body on being fully present in the Mass tends to be an ongoing challenge for each of us (no matter how young or old). One way to experience afresh the words of these prayers is by learning a new melody (aka “tune”) by which to sing them. Last year, I was praying privately with the words of the Gloria and found myself singing a simple chant melody which I was moved to jot down. The inspiration didn’t stop, and a few hours later, I had written the mel-ody for a complete Mass Ordinary (the basic prayers listed above).

Thus the Missa Magdalena was conceived and born, for the glory of God and as a gift to you, the faithful of Saint Mary Magdalene parish. Our intention is not to discard the English Heritage Mass or the English/Latin Roman Missal Chants that we have prayed with the last several years. Rather, expanding our repertoire to a few different melodies for these prayers will eventually give us flexibility to rotate Mass settings with different seasons of the Liturgical year.

While there are probably thousands of different musical settings for the Ordinary of the Mass — in many lan-guages and styles — few English versions exist that are chant-based and simple yet noble. My hope is that you will find this vernacular version to be both, and that praying with and learning it over the coming months will be an invitation to renewed intentionality and engagement with these rich and powerful prayers.

Let’s talk for a moment about learning new things. Long before psychologists were identifying “growth mindset” versus “fixed mindset”, Scripture brims with exhortations for us to never stop growing in wisdom and knowledge (ex: Proverbs 9:9). But expansion of mind and heart is also challenging. It takes far less effort to be in comfy auto-pilot mode, after all! Practically speaking, I realize that new melodies can initially feel overwhelming if you don’t consider yourself a musician or never had the opportunity to learn how to sing. We want to set you up for success in learning these new melodies. The past few weeks before and after Mass, recordings of the Missa Magdalena have been playing when you enter and exit. This weekend (Jan 31) and next (Feb 7) we will have a brief opportunity before the sung Masses to practice together. Starting in February, we will begin using just two of the melodies during Mass (Holy, Holy and Lamb of God —see top of next page). Reference recordings of the full Mass setting are available at www.smarymag.org/liturgy-music, in the event you find it helpful to see the music and listen at home.

Recently, a parishioner approached me asking if she could “join the choir, not to sing for Mass, but just to learn how to sing because I’ve never had the chance”. Is this you, too? Shoot me an email (claire@smarymag.org) to let me know if you’d be interested in periodic small group vocal workshops to help you feel more confident in understanding your singing voice (if you can talk you have one) and how to pray from the pew the basic chants and hymns of the Mass!

As part of our effort to rediscover the foundational prayers of our Catholic worship, in next week’s bulletin, we’ll dive into the texts of the Holy, Holy and Lamb of God.

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Order of Worship: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Sung Masses: Vigil, 7am, 9am, and 11:30am

ENTRANCE CHANT PS 106 (105): 47

KYRIE

PENITENTIAL ACT I confess to almighty God...

FIRST READING Dt 18: 15-20 Moses spoke to all the people, saying: “A prophet like me will the LORD, your God, raise up for you from among your own kin; to him you shall listen. This is exactly what you requested of the LORD, your God, at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let us not again hear the voice of the LORD, our God, nor see this great fire any more, lest we die.’ And the LORD said to me, ‘This was well said. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their kin, and will put my words into his mouth; he shall tell them all that I command him. Whoever will not listen to my words which he speaks in my name, I myself will make him answer for it. But if a prophet presumes to speak in my name an oracle that I have not commanded him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, he shall die.’”

Cantor, then all:

Cantor, then all:

Cantor only:

All:

Full prayer by cantor/Schola: Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name and make it our glory to praise you.

Response by all:

GLORIA Roman Missal Chant Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Preview: Sanctus (Holy, Holy) from Missa Magdalena

Preview: Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) from Missa Magdalena

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HOMILY

GOSPEL Mk 1: 21-28 Then they came to Capernaum, and on the sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes. In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” Jesus rebuked him and said, “Quiet Come out of him!” The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him. All were amazed and asked one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.” His fame spread everywhere throughout

OFFERTORY HYMN Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life

SECOND READING 1 Cor 7: 32-35 Brothers and sisters: I should like you to be free of anxie-ties. An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. But a married man is anxious about the things of the world, how he may please his wife, and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is anxious about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in both body and spirit. A married woman, on the other hand, is anxious about the things of the world, how she may please her husband. I am telling you this for your own benefit, not to impose a restraint upon you, but for the sake of propriety and ad-herence to the Lord without distraction.

PREFACE ACCLAMATION Heritage Mass

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION Roman Missal When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come again.

LAMB OF GOD Heritage Mass

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 95 (94): 8

Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD; let us acclaim the Rock of our salvation. Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us joyfully sing psalms to him. [R] Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the LORD who made us. For he is our God, and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides. [R] Oh, that today you would hear his voice: “Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the desert, where your fathers tempted me; they tested me though they had seen my works.” [R]

OFFERTORY ANTIPHON 11:30 (chanted by Schola) Bonum est It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, Most High.

—Text: Psalm 92:2 Music: mode VIII, Gregorian Missal

PROFESSION OF FAITH I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and [bow] by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and be-came man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the liv-ing and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Fa-ther and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, Catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.

PREFACE ACCLAMATION Heritage Mass

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CLOSING All Creatures of our God and King

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION PRAYER 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 sepa-rated from You. Amen.

SMM BUILDING PRAYER All-powerful and all-merciful Father, You have created all things through Your Son, and have made Him the unshakable foundation of Your Kingdom. Through the gift of Your eternal wisdom, grant that our effort to build the parish of Saint Mary Magdalene, for Your glory and our own well-being, may progress day by day to its successful completion. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

HYMN Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

PRAYER AFTER MASS Lord, let your Eucharistic presence fortify me against all evil, visible and invisible, putting to rest every distur-bance of flesh and spirit, binding me firmly to you, the one true God, and bringing me peacefully to my last breath. May I await with joyful hope that eternal banquet, wonderful past all telling, where you, with your Son and the Holy Spirit, feast your saints with the vision of your-self, who are true light, the fulfillment of all desires, the joy that knows no ending, gladness unspeakable, and perfect beatitude: through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

COMMUNION MEDITATION 11:30 (sung by Schola) O Sacrum Convivium Translation: O sacred banquet! in which Christ is received, the memory of his Passion is renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory to us is given. Alleluia.

—Text attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas Music: Roberto Remondi (1850-1928)

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps 31

Parish Ministries

Parish Life Communities

LITURGY Altar Servers, Lectors, Ushers, Greeters, Altar flowers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Adoration volunteers: this is a great way to serve the Lord in the most important functions of the Church. Contact: liturgy@smarymag.org.

PORTA FIDEI Adult Faith Formation opportunities such as Parish Missions, Speakers, & Bible/Book Studies. Learn more

about your faith & grow in understanding of the Catholic Church & its teachings. Contact: lita@smarymag.org.

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH EVANGELIZATION & Sacrament Prep. Meets Sun nights + activities throughout the year. Text GS24 to the number 84576 for text updates! Check out our YouTube channel at “SMM YM”. Contact: edge@smarymag.org.

JUNIOR HIGH (6TH-8TH GRADE) EVANGELIZATION and Sacrament Prep. Meets Thurs nights + activities throughout the year. Contact: edge@smarymag.org.

PASTORAL CARE This Ministry coordinates Anointing of the Sick, Volunteers bringing Holy Communion to the sick and homebound, and other end of life needs. Contact: pastoralcare@smarymag.org.

For Funeral Planning Contact: admin@smarymag.org

MARRIAGE & FAMILY LIFE Coordinates ministries involving Engaged and Married Couples, Parents with Young Children and Weddings. Contact: lita@smarymag.org.

FAMILY CATECHESIS Religious Education and Sacrament Preparation for grades K-5. At-home curriculum for 2020-21. Contact: familyformation@smarymag.org.

INFANT BAPTISM Must be registered with the parish for three months prior to baptism. Please visit our website for more information and to register for baptismal preparation. Contact: admin@smarymag.org.

NULLITY Guidance and assistance for those seeking Annulments. Contact: nullity@smarymag.org.

SAFE ENVIRONMENT Questions or info about required Diocesan training/records for all volunteers. Contact: shari@smarymag.org. SACRED MUSIC Liturgical choirs for adults and youth, beginners

to professionals, enriching the beauty of the liturgy according to the rich tradition of sacred music from by the heart of the Church.

Contact: claire@smarymag.org.

Men’s Fellowship: Fraternity & prayer. David Hillier: SMM.MensFellowship@gmail.com or 480-331-4133 .

Knights of Columbus: Fraternity, service & outreach . Carl Nink: gkcarlnink@gmail.com. Website: kofc13779.org/ www.facebook.com/KofC-Council-13779-344800209045211/

St. Vincent de Paul: Service & outreach to the poor. smmsvdpmembers@gmail.com.

Magis Women A Women’s Fellowship group guided by Scripture. Kathy Lucas: 480-241-3986; nofish49@yahoo.com | magiswomen.com.

Veterans Outreach: Fellowship, prayer & support. Mike Brown, Knights of Columbus, mjbzo6vet@yahoo.com

Parents With Young Children (PWYC): Community & prayer. pwyc.smm@gmail.com.

Adopt a Seminarian: Service & support for priestly voca-tions. SmmAdoptASeminarian@gmail.com

Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts: Vincent Andreshak: Troop522GilbertAz@gmail.com.

Benedictine Oblates: Spirituality. Frank Young: 480-219-1505.

World Wide Marriage Encounter: Gene & Maggie Tokraks: tokraks@cox.net

Prayer & Witness for Life: Debra Abel: respectlifesmarymag@gmail.com.

RCIA & ADULT CONFIRMATION Formation for adults interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, preparation for adults interested in becom-ing Catholic and/or Catholic adults desiring Confirmation and/or First Communion. Contact: lita@smarymag.org.

Text smarymag to 84576 OR visit flocknote.com/smarymag for text and/or e-mail updates from the parish, and any ministries or groups with a below!

Financial Peace University: Total Money Makeover. Juan Paredes: juan.paredes7508@gmail.com.

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Teams of Our Lady: International Catholic Lay movement for married couples/Marriage Enrich-ment. Chris and Jen Bradley: 480-776-4591; teamsarizona@gmail.com

Roasted Cinnamon Almonds - Feb 13/14 The Knights of Columbus will be offering almonds once again and Tootsie Rolls for donations for Intellectually Disabled.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISERS Link your Fry’s Card to St. Mary Magdalene

Go to Frysfood.com, log into your account, navigate to your account summary and find the section for Community Rewards. Click

‘add’ if this is your first time using Community Rewards (or edit to change your selection). In the search box, enter St. Mary Mag and click Search. Our Organization’s number is QK226 (the old number was 29655 and still works – you just can’t search for it). Select and click Enroll. Then use your Fry’s Card when you shop and a 1% of all purchases will be donated to St. Mary Magdalene!

Amazon Smile for St. Mary Magdalene Go to smile.amazon.com. On your first visit; you will be prompted to choose an organization. Choose St. Mary Magda-

lene Roman Catholic Parish Gilbert. Always log on to Ama-zon using smile.amazon.com before purchasing (this is key). Amazon will donate .5% of all purchases to St. Mary Mag-dalene every time you shop!

PARISH LIFE COMMUNITIES Widows Prayer & Share Group Are you up for this Christ-mas Season? Perhaps you live alone or are a recent widow or widower and you are looking for friendship. Please join our Widows Share and Prayer Group. Share our stories and our faith. For more information on time and place, Contact: Margaret Birchem at birchemanne77@gmail.com.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter—“Brothers and sisters: I should like you to be free of anxieties.” There are many things to be anxious about in these days. Let us learn to calm our anxieties in our life by learning how to communi-cate better. The next WWME virtual experience is on March 20-21. Early registration is recommended. For more information visit: wwmearizona.com. Teams of Our Lady is an international Catholic movement for married couples. A team consists of 5-7 married couples who meet monthly to share a meal, pray, and study and dis-cuss topics related to marriage. A new team is forming now. Please reach out to parishioners Chris and Jen Bradley for more

information: teamsarizona@gmail.com or 480-776-4591. Also see the national website www.teamsofourlady.org Respect Life Initiatives Holy Hour for Life is sponsored by Respect Life Initiatives this Thursday. Meditation and Rosary for the unborn is every Thursday from 5:30 - 6:30pm in the St. Michael Adoration Chapel. Prayers are led by Parish Life Communi-ties and Ministries. Community prayer begins at 6:00pm. All are welcome! Life Runners is the world’s largest Pro-Life running/walking team with chapters all over the world, including one here in Gilbert, AZ. Our mission is to pray, fundraise, and run/walk as a Team until we Cross the finish line that ends abortion… All in Christ for Pro-Life! Visit liferunners.org for more information.

Around the Diocese Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service—a nation-wide effort of the Bishops Conference; more information is avail-able at https://dphx.org/gospeloflife/

Christ the King Catholic School - OPEN HOUSE. Pre K through 8th grade; Sunday, January 31, 10 am - 1 pm Monday, February 1, 9 am – noon. Visit www.CTK-CatholicSchool.org or call (480) 844-4480 for additional information.

St. Mary-Basha Catholic School; Enroll Now. For a tour or information call 480-963-4951 or visit www.stmarybashacatholic.org

St Joseph’s Youth Camp is available to various youth groups starting June 13. 6 days/6 nights; Horseback Riding, Kayaking, Archery, Hiking, and lots of outdoor fun. Registration is opening soon www.SJYCAZ.com. Send inquiries to admin@SJYCAZ.com

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Exhibition - Special Enter-tainment Events, Inc. (SEE™) has announced details for a three-month run of its renowned Exhibition starting No-vember 20, 2020. The immersive art exhibit features 10,000 square feet of the artist’s frescoes that adorn the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. The event will be at the Croft Downtown (22 E Buchanan St Phoenix, AZ 85004), located in the historic Warehouse District. More Info at chapelsistine.com/event/michelangelos-sistine-chapel-phoenix/edate/2021-02-14/

Tax Credit - The Arizona Private Education Tax Credit is a Dollar for Dollar Tax Credit, NOT a deduction or donation. It’s this simple, whatever a taxpayer owes the state of Arizona can be directed

Upcoming Events

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to a Catholic School within the Diocese of Phoenix! Please go to www.CEAz.org or call 602-218-6542. Pilgrimage to Poland with Bishop Olmsted Join the friends of the Cathedral on an incredible 8-night tour of Poland with Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and Rev. John Lan-keit. The trip is planned for June 20—30, 2021 For more information go to https://www.ctscentral.net/trips/pilgrimages/

Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Single plot. One of the very few left in Plot 38. Currently valued at $5200. https://www.qohcfh.org/locations/queen-of-heaven-catholic-cemetery-and-funeral-home.

For more information, and for other events happening around the Diocese, visit: dphx.org/events/

Called to Serve? EVANGELIZATION TEAM Help welcome aspiring Catholics to our parish and help them to get accustomed to the Catholic way of life. For more information, contact Lita@smarymag.org.

SPECIAL NEEDS MINISTRY We are looking for people willing to accompany people of all ages with special needs as they seek to be fully initiated into the Catholic Church. The commitment would be on an as-needed basis and on a schedule that works best for them and for you. If you are interested in becoming a part of this on-call team, please contact Lita@smarymag.org.

BECOME A CORE MEMBER The GS24 High School Group needs more Core Members to walk with our teens. Please Contact Lauren edge@smarymag.org.

BECOME A CATECHIST Family Catechesis needs your talents to accompany families this year. Please Contact Jake jake@smarymag.org or Mary mary@smarymag.org with questions and for more information. BECOME A KNIGHT Become an Online Member of the Knights at www.kofc.org/joinus for FREE using code McGivney2020. SMM Council 13779 invites you to take a bold step! The Knights give you a way to put your Faith Into Action. We are Catholic men who lead, serve, protect and defend. We share a desire to be better husbands, fathers, sons, neighbors and role models. We also focus on charity and community. VOLUNTEER AT THE WASTE MANAGEMENT OPEN (FEB 3-7) with members of the Knights of Council 13779.

Interested, email Carl Nink at gkcarlnink@gmail.com

HELP BY GREETING OR PERFORMING USHER DUTIES Contact Roger at Liturgy@smarymag.org with questions. Please Pray for those who are Sick; including John Greksa, Bev Gumz, Pat Irving, Jenny Lopez and all of those in our parish book of intentions.

We extend Our Prayers and Sympathy to family and friends of Artemia Bauernhuber, Margot Corrigan, Fr. Evan Harkins, Joseph Louissaint, and all deceased parishioners, all those lost through abortion, the Holy Souls in Purgatory, all those who have died during this pandemic, and all those who have recently passed away. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

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