january 24, 2021 / 3 saint george

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 - 4:30 pm Scanlan Office Building or by appointment Baptism Preparation English: Call the Parish Office 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—4:00 pm 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: [email protected] 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

January 24, 2021 / 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. David Bittmenn, Pastor

Rev. Kelechi Alozie, Parochial Vicar

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.

STEWARDSHIP / CORRESPONSABILIDAD

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

Repent and believe in the gospel. These words we have heard on Ash Wednesday when we were signed with a cross of ashes on our forehead. It is a powerful symbol of our Catholic faith and beliefs. Repenting, sincerely expressing regret or remorse about our wrongdoings or sins, is a very freeing experience, one that allows us to reconnect with God in a much more intimate and profound manner. We may even find ourselves overwhelmed emotionally. Having been cleansed of our sin and washed of our guilt, we may find ourselves in tears. “Maybe someone among us here is thinking: my sin is so great, I am as far from God as the younger son in the parable, my unbelief is like that of Thomas; I don’t have the courage to go back, to believe that God can welcome me and that he is waiting for me, of all people. But God is indeed waiting for you; he asks of you only the courage to go to him.”1 Believing is something we all embrace and with which, we all sometimes struggle. What do we believe? Now as adults or teenagers, we remember once believing in Santa Claus and the excitement of Christmas Day, when we discovered Santa really did know what we wanted so much to find under our Christmas tree! The Easter Bunny also was right there with delicious surprises on Easter Sunday. AND, don’t forget the tooth fairy and the money under our pillow for a tooth that had fallen out! Now that we are older, more mature, yet still a ‘kid’ at heart, what do we believe? Do we believe in God, through childlike eyes? Can we find ourselves in awe of this great God who created us and cares about our every move? Do we trust He is with us at all times, both good times and those more difficult and threatening to our well-being? Do we trust only Him, without anxiety, worry or fear? Or do we still rely solely on our own strength, which in reality, we do not possess without Him? “As disciples of Christ, those wishing to follow after him, we are left with a critical question: Do we actually believe that God is truly driving history, that God is completely in control of the coming of the kingdom and all that is good? If so, and since we clearly don’t have the vision ourselves, then it might be time for us to let go of our impatience and needless worries. Being a disciple of Christ does not mean that we get to make the decisions or have power over our situations; it means that we trust that God does and are completely content to let go of all that brings us anxiety.”2 1A Year of Mercy: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis by Diane M. Houdek 2Let Go: Seven Stumbling Blocks to Christian Discipleship by Casey Cole, OFM

⁓Carole Drake Pastoral Assistant and Community Outreach

Arrepiéntete y cree en el evangelio. Estas palabras las escuchamos el Miércoles de Ceniza cuando nos marcan con una cruz de cenizas en la frente. Es un símbolo poderoso de nuestra fe y creencias católicas. Arrepintiéndonos, expresando sinceramente arrepentimiento o remordimiento por nuestras malas acciones o pecados, es una experiencia muy liberadora, una que nos permite reconectarnos con Dios de una manera mucho más íntima y profunda. Incluso podemos encontrarnos abrumados emocionalmente. Habiendo sido limpiados de nuestro pecado y lavados de nuestra culpa, es posible que nos encontremos en lágrimas. “Quizás alguien entre nosotros aquí esté pensando: mi pecado es tan grande, estoy tan lejos de Dios como el hijo menor de la parábola, mi incredulidad es como la de Tomás; No tengo el valor de volver atrás, de creer que Dios me puede acoger y que me está esperando, entre todas las personas. Pero Dios te está esperando; sólo te pide el coraje para acudir a Él ”1. Creer es algo que todos aceptamos y con lo que, a veces, todos luchamos. ¿Qué creemos? Ahora, como adultos o adolescentes, recordamos haber creído en Santa Claus y la emoción del día de Navidad, cuando descubrimos que Santa realmente sabía lo que tanto queríamos encontrar debajo de nuestro árbol de Navidad. El Conejito de Pascua también estuvo ahí con deliciosas sorpresas el Domingo de Pascua. ¡Y no te olvides del hada de los dientes y el dinero debajo de nuestra almohada por un diente que se había caído! Ahora que somos mayores, más maduros, pero todavía somos un "niño" de corazón, ¿en qué creemos? ¿Creemos en Dios con ojos de niños? ¿Podemos asombrarnos de este gran Dios que nos creó y se preocupa por cada uno de nuestros movimientos? ¿Confiamos en que Él está con nosotros en todo momento, tanto en los buenos momentos como en los más difíciles y amenazantes para nuestro bienestar? ¿Confiamos solo en Él, sin ansiedad, preocupación o miedo? ¿O seguimos confiando únicamente en nuestra propia fuerza, que en realidad no tenemos sin Él? “Como discípulos de Cristo, aquellos que desean seguirlo, nos quedamos con una pregunta crítica: ¿Creemos realmente que Dios está realmente impulsando la historia, que Dios está completamente en control de la venida del reino y todo lo que es bueno? Si es así, y dado que claramente no tenemos la visión nosotros mismos, entonces podría ser el momento de que dejemos de lado nuestra impaciencia y preocupaciones innecesarias. Ser discípulos de Cristo no significa que podamos tomar decisiones o tener poder sobre nuestras situaciones; significa que confiamos en que Dios lo hace y estamos completamente contentos de dejar ir todo lo que nos trae ansiedad ”2.

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

Some days it’s hard enough understanding people who speak the same language much less people who speak a different one. So it can take a little more attention to catch the nuances of the Scriptures, originally written in Hebrew, Koine Greek, and Aramaic.

Scriptural Greek has two words for time, chronos and kairos. Chronos deals with an amount of time like a minute or an hour while kairos expresses an opportune moment or a particular season like harvest season. Kairos may also refer to the importance of a moment or draw attention to the fact that something is around for a limited period of time. In this weekend’s second reading, we are told that “time is running out” and that “the world in its present form is passing away.” Time is kairos. A month ago Advent was giving way to Christmas. Applying Advent themes to the second reading, particularly those of preparation and watchfulness, it’s clear that the reading is telling us to be ready. The present form or essence of the world is passing away. It is not the time for the routine as important as it might be. The second reading tells those buying to act as they don’t own things. Husbands should look beyond their marriages and even their wives. It is an opportune time for something new and beyond. As seamlessly as Advent leads into Christmas, so too do Christmas themes pick up from those of Advent. Something new and beyond upturns what we know and so it upturns us. We don’t know quite what to expect and so we are on edge. Mary and Joseph were on edge when they journeyed from Nazareth to Bethlehem while Mary was very pregnant. Mary and Joseph were on edge when the inn was full and their only shelter was a barn. These real concerns gave way to the light of compassion and truth. There was no room to live in fear when Mary and Joseph gazed upon the child’s face or when they both heard the joy of the shepherds. Saints throughout the ages have repeated the experience of Mary and Joseph. Those who are working at becoming saints also share this same experience. From time to time it is possible for them to catch a glimpse of what is new and beyond. They don’t know how to maintain the power and insight of this glimpse. They don’t know how to apply this glimpse practically in daily life. They don’t know if the glimpse will survive the onslaught of trial and suffering. But they do know peace. They do know it is not time to fear. They have made the best of kairos.

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.

Hay veces es bastante difícil entender a las personas que hablan el mismo idioma y mucho menos a las personas que hablan uno diferente. Por lo tanto, puede tomar un poco más de atención captar los matices de las Escrituras, originalmente escritas en hebreo, griego koiné y arameo. El griego bíblico tiene dos palabras para tiempo, chronos y kairos. Chronos se ocupa de una cantidad de tiempo como un minuto o una hora, mientras que kairos expresa un momento oportuno o una temporada en particular como la temporada de cosecha. Kairos también puede referirse a la importancia de un momento o llamar la atención sobre el hecho de que algo está presente durante un período de tiempo limitado. En la segunda lectura de este fin de semana, se nos dice que "el tiempo se acaba" y que "el mundo en su forma actual está pasando". El tiempo es kairos. Hace un mes, el Adviento estaba dando paso a la Navidad. Aplicando los temas de Adviento a la segunda lectura, particularmente los de preparación y vigilancia, está claro que la lectura nos dice que estemos listos. La forma o esencia actual del mundo está desapareciendo. No es el momento de la rutina por importante que pueda ser. La segunda lectura les dice a los que compran que actúen como si no fueran dueños de cosas. Los maridos deben mirar más allá de sus matrimonios e incluso de sus esposas. Es un momento oportuno para algo nuevo y más allá. Tan fluidamente como el Adviento lleva a la Navidad, también los temas navideños retoman los de Adviento. Algo nuevo y más allá cambia lo que sabemos y, por lo tanto, nos vuelve a nosotros. No sabemos muy bien qué esperar y por eso estamos nerviosos. María y José estaban nerviosos cuando viajaron de Nazaret a Belén mientras María estaba muy embarazada. María y José estaban nerviosos cuando la posada estaba llena y su único refugio era un establo. Estas preocupaciones reales dieron paso a la luz de la compasión y la verdad. No había lugar para vivir con miedo cuando María y José miraban el rostro del niño o cuando ambos escuchaban la alegría de los pastores. Los santos a lo largo de los siglos han repetido la experiencia de María y José. Aquellos que están trabajando para convertirse en santos también comparten esta misma experiencia. De vez en cuando es posible que vislumbren lo que es nuevo y más allá. No saben cómo mantener el poder y la perspicacia de este vistazo. No saben cómo aplicar este vistazo en la práctica a la vida diaria. No saben si el atisbo sobrevivirá al embate de la prueba y el sufrimiento. Pero conocen la paz. Saben que no es momento de temer. Han hecho lo mejor de kairos.

EVENTS and MASS INTENTIONS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at [email protected] for questions or submissions.

Our Lady of Grace Candle

burns this week in memory of

Coach Ray Odette

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

Parish Events Monday 10:00 am Everyday God (every other week) Kuzy Hall - Rm 3 7:00 pm RCIA Scanlan - Fl 2 3:30 pm Holy Rosary Hurricane Tuesday 9:00 am Marian Hour - Our Lady of Peace Church 6:00 pm CCD Scanlan 7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Kuzy Hall - Rm 3 First Tuesday 6:30 pm Knights of Columbus Kuzy Hall - Rm 1 6:30 pm Women’s Group Kuzy Hall - Rm 3 Second Tuesday 1:00 pm Women’s Group Lunch at Harmons Wednesday 12:00 pm Bulletin Deadline (11 days prior to publication date) 6:00 pm Holy Spirit Prayer Group Kuzy Hall - Rm 3 7:00 pm Clases Biblicas CERS Scanlan - Fl 2 Third Wednesday 6:30 pm 4th Degree K of C Kuzy Hall - Rm 1 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 324 N 1680 E Friday First Friday 8:00 am Anointing of the Sick at Mass Church Last Friday 7:00 pm Nocturnal Adoration Church Saturday 7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Kuzy Hall - Rm 3 First Saturday 8:00 am Mass in Honor of Our Lady Church 9:30 am Pro - Life Presence Bluff & 600 S After Last Friday 6:00 am Nocturnal Adoration ends - Mass Church First Weekend All Masses Renovation Fund Collection Third Weekend All Masses K of C Food Drive Last Weekend All Masses DDD Collection Sunday 9:00 am CCD Scanlan 11:00 am CCD Scanlan 5:00 pm Rosary Church First Weekend All Masses Renovation Fund Collection Third Weekend All Masses K of C Food Drive Last Weekend All Masses DDD Collection

Saturday, 1/23

5:00 pm U Alfred Jankus

U Robert Kowalski

Claudia Penate & Family

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Sunday, 1/24

9:00 am U David Zudis

Soldiers in Afghanistan

11:00 am U Deacon Willie Folkes


Monday, 1/25

8:00 am U Lou Holdener

U Louie Tan


Tuesday, 1/26

8:00 am Soldiers in Afghanistan by Felipa


Wednesday, 1/27

8:00 am U Janice Daley Brent


Thursday, 1/28

8:00 am Eric Jones

Cecilia Cardwell


Friday, 1/29

8:00 am Ken & Betty Becker

U Gustavo A. Leon


Rectory…………..673-7354

Pastor........................ Rev. David Bittmenn Parochial Vicar……..Rev. Kelechi Alozie Retired……………… Rev. Glenn Dare

Office……….……..673-2604

Business Manager ..... Don Drake ([email protected])

Bookkeeper ................. Kelli Callister ([email protected])

Receptionist………...Nora Escatel ([email protected])

Maintenance……… Call Office

Deacons Rigoberto Aguirre ...................... 628-9107 Rogaciano Tellez ........................ 652-9219 Jesse Robles ([email protected])…909-953-0240 Baptismal Preparation Registration (English)

Deacon Jesse Robles……Call the Office to register

Pastoral Assistant and Community Outreach Carole Drake………435-673-2604 Ext 104 or 435-668-9202

([email protected])

Religious Education Coordinator

Mariana Lawrentz …720-227-8319 or 673-2604 ([email protected])

Newman Catholic Club Veronica Gonzales, President: [email protected] Online Giving Link …….please visit our website

Bulletin Ministry………[email protected]

Thrift Store (Jackie Rickman)………673-1029

Gift Shop (Sharon Rawlins)………688-1948

Parish Council …… [email protected] Safe Environment…Carole Drake, Local DSE

435-673-2604 or [email protected]

ANNOUNCEMENTS and REPORTS Please visit our website for more announcements or email us at [email protected] for questions or submissions.

LOOKING AHEAD

January 25 Everyday God Retreat 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Kuzy Hall 2nd Floor

January 25 Stephen Ministry Training

6:00-8:30 pm Kuzy Hall

January 27 Stephen Ministry Training


January 29 Thrift Store sidewalk jewelry sale 9 am-3 pm

January 30 Pro-Life March for Life Car Parade

10:30 am 200 W. Tabernacle

February 3 Stephen Ministry Training


February 6 Pro-Life Presence Bluff & 600 S

Weekly Collection Report

Collection (01/10)...…..…….......................$ 14,257

Capital Improvement Project (December) Building Fund……………...………...… $ 4,129

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Last Friday (January 29) 9am-3pm, after 7pm Mass-Saturday 6am - Mass will Follow

Adoración del Sagrado Sacramento

El viernes pasado (29 januaro) de 9 a.m. a 3 p.m., después de las

7 p.m.Misa-Sábado 6am - Misa seguirá

St. Therese Gift Shop

You are cordially invited to stop by the gift shop and look over our extensive collection of religious articles.

Hours: Tuesday through Friday: 10 am—2 pm

Contact Sharon Rawlins at 435-688-1948 during business hours, if you have any questions.

Next weekend’s second collection benefits the Diocesan Development Drive (DDD)

If you have DDD envelopes, you may use them for this collection. You may also contribute to DDD through our Parish online giving.

This weekend’s second collection

benefits the Church in Latin America.

Thank you for your generosity.

Segunda colección de este fin de semana

beneficia a la Iglesia en América Latina.

gracias por tu generosidad.

Knights Prepare a Super Bowl Meal

Why cook on Super Bowl Sunday? Our Knights will be selling a take-home meal with a brat, bun and sauerkraut or chili and a tortilla. You'll have a great meal and you won't miss any of the game. Knights will be taking orders after weekend Masses on January 23-24 and January 30-31.

The meals can be picked up on February 7 - Super Bowl Sunday - between 2:30 and 4:30. No virus worries - you

will pick up your meals at the entrance to Kuzy Hall and enjoy them at home.

The cost is only $4 per meal.

ANNOUNCEMENTS and EVENTS

Scripture Readings for the Week of January 24th

Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [4a]/1 Cor 7:29-31/Mk 1:14-20

Monday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Mk 16:15-18

Tuesday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 [3]/Mk 3:31-35

Wednesday: Heb 10:11-18/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 4:1-20

Thursday: Heb 10:19-25/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 6]/Mk 4:21-25

Friday: Heb 10:32-39/Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 23-24, 39-40 [39a]/Mk 4:26-34

Saturday: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19/Ps/Lk 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75 [cf. 68]/Mk 4:35-41

Next Sunday: Dt 18:15-20/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9 [8]/1 Cor 7:32-35/Mk 1:21-28

The Thrift Store needs Volunteers. 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.

Community Soup Kitchen One of the important activities of our Knights of Columbus Council is the coordination of our parish’s service at the Community Soup Kitchen. The Soup Kitchen serves a noon meal every weekday. Once a month on the first Friday, six parishioners prepare and serve about 100 meals at SwitchPoint. Volunteers arrive at 9:30 am and finish about 1:30 pm. For more information about the soup kitchen, visit their website at https://switchpointcrc.org/community-soup-kitchen/ The Soup Kitchen is a division of Switchpoint. Before serving a meal, an email is sent to all interested parishioners asking for volunteers. Being on the email list does not mean you are making a commitment to serve; only that you may be interested if the timing is right. If you would like more information or to be included in the email list of volunteers, email Tom Witt at [email protected]. This is a parish activity. You do not have to be a Knight to participate.

Serving the hungry with love, dignity, and respect.

The Thrift Store is asking all who wish to donate to give them a call before you donate. Please call the Store at (435) 673-1029. We do not want you to drive to the store if we are not able to accept your donations. We want to thank you for your support.

The Hope Pregnancy Center has a part-time opening for an Events Coordinator. We are seeking a service-minded person with strong interpersonal, networking, and organizational skills, administrative skills and event planning capabilities. Wage is $12-$18/hour - 18-20/hours a week. If interested call Tami at 435-656-5331 or email her at [email protected]. Deadline is 4 pm Tuesday, January 26th

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