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

February 18, 2018 | First Sunday of Lent

Saint George Saint George CATHOLIC CHURCH

Rev. Oscar Martin Picos, Pastor

Rev. Arokia Dass David, Parochial Vicar

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 Thursday ............ 7:00 pm (Spanish) First Saturday .... 8:00 am Holy Days of Obligation 8:00 am, 6:00 pm, 8:00 pm (Spanish) Confessions Saturday ............ 3:30 - 4:45 pm Sunday……………7:30 - 8:30 am or by appointment Baptism Preparation English: Call Parish office Spanish: 1st & 2nd Sat., 2:00 pm (Scanlan) Baptism English: Call Parish office Spanish: 3rd Saturday at 9:00 am

Marriage Preparation Contact one of Deacons to schedule Anointing of the Sick First Friday during 8:00 am Mass

Call Parish Office for home/hospital

anointing Eucharistic Adoration Tuesday - Friday......8:30 am - 7:00 pm

Last Friday of the Month, 8:30 am to

Saturday 6:00 am Mission Schedule Saint Paul’s - Hurricane (171 S. Main) Mass.......Every Sunday at 12:30 pm San Pablo Mission, Beryl Junction (721 S. Highway 18) Mass........Every Saturday at 6:00 pm Saint Christopher’s - Kanab 39 West 200 South Mass...............Sunday at 9:00 am

Church Office

157 North 200 West P.O. Box 188, St. George, UT 84771 Phone: 435-673-2604 Fax: 435-688-2704 saintgeorgecatholic@hotmail.com

Office Hours Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Closed from Noon - 1:00 pm daily

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the official international humanitarian

agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS is motivated by

the example of Jesus Christ to assist poor and suffering people in more than

100 countries on the basis of need, without regard to race, religion or nationality.

In its first 40 years, more than $250 million has been given through CRS Rice

Bowl to support programs that prevent hunger and poverty around the world.

Of that, $62.5 million went to programs in the U.S. through local dioceses (25

percent of gifts given directly to CRS will be returned to the local diocese

where they originated) and $187.5 million went to CRS programs overseas to

assist those in need, such as Majd and his family.

Encounter Majd—1st CRS Lenten Encounter

Eight-year-old Majd thought his family was going on

a picnic. His mother, Lamya, said they would be back

home in a week. But when ISIS attacked their home

in northern Iraq, the family fled for good.

“What worried me the most were the kids,” Lamya

says.“Our life was stable and we were doing well; we had a very big house.

Our children had everything they needed. But when we fled, I was not able to

bring anything for them—not even food.”

Fortunately, the family found an apartment to rent with other displaced

families. It is much smaller than the home they had, but it’s safer. The children

enrolled in a CRS-sponsored school, where the routine provides hope, stability

and a sense of belonging. “Education is very important,” says Lamya. This is

especially true in Iraqi culture.”

Lamya received training from CRS and became a teacher at the school. Now

she has hope for the future. “I really love children, so when I go to class I feel

like I am with my family,” she says.

Her son, Majd, also loves going to school. “Majd is so motivated to go to

school. He just wants it to be morning so he can go,” Lamya says. “He is

relaxed, having fun and more confident.” For Majd, school means a normal

life—now and in the future.

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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT—Weekly Prayer Intention

For Majd and his family, who we encounter through CRS Rice Bowl, and all

refugees fleeing violence and hardship in search of safety and security. We

pray to the Lord …

For those worldwide who are forced to flee their homes for safety or better

opportunities. We pray to the Lord …

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.

STEWARDSHIP / CORRESPONSABILIDAD

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

The glossary of the CATECHISM of the CATHOLIC

CHURCH, Second Edition, defines sin, in part, as: “An

offense against God as well as a fault against reason,

truth, and right conscience. Sin is a deliberate thought,

word, deed, or omission contrary to the eternal law of

God.”

Killing someone or intentionally causing harm to another

is sinful, seriously sinful. But what about those situations

in which many find themselves behaving in a manner that

may not be grievously sinful, but is not free of sin either?

“I speak of the faults that Christians who live in half-

heartedness are accustomed to commit deliberately and

of which they make for themselves habits that they hardly

bother to correct. . . . minor angers . . . words of

contempt, the slight gossip, the mockery, the lies, the

irreverence and the voluntary distractions in prayer; the

desire to please people, the humorous talk that can

produce nasty thoughts, the curious looks . . . minor

overindulgence in drinking and in eating . . . when the

issue is slight or there is more lack of consideration than

malice. . . . these faults, above all when they are actual –

when one often falls back into them, when one neglects to

mend one’s ways from them, when one counts them for

nothing – I say that these are the greatest evils.”1

None of us is exempt from the temptations of sin or

without fault. Bishop Robert Barron said in one of his

recent Daily Gospel Reflections:“We are all capable of

dark and evil acts. I’m not okay and neither are

you.” Satan is forever on the prowl, waiting for that weak

moment when we will succumb to a temptation that

seems so trifle. Where can it lead? Where does it

end? We must be ever aware of our words, thoughts,

deeds and actions. Would Jesus approve?

1Magnificat Meditation, Evils from Within by Saint Claude La

Colombière, February 7, 2018

Carole Drake, Director

Stewardship and Engagement

El glosario del CATECISMO de la IGLESIA CATÓLICA,

segunda edición, define el pecado, en parte, como: "Una

ofensa contra Dios así como una falta contra la razón, la

verdad y la conciencia correcta. El pecado es un pensamiento

deliberado, palabra, acción u omisión contraria a la ley

eterna de Dios”.

Matar a alguien o causar daño intencionalmente a otro es

pecaminoso, seriamente pecaminoso. Pero, ¿qué pasa con

aquellas situaciones en las que muchos se encuentran

comportándose de una manera que puede no ser gravemente

pecaminosa, pero que tampoco está libre de pecado?

"Hablo de las faltas que los cristianos que viven a medias

están acostumbrados a cometer deliberadamente y de los

cuales se hacen hábitos que apenas se molestan en

corregir... enojos menores. . . palabras de desprecio, los

pequeños chismes, las burlas, las mentiras, la irreverencia

y las distracciones voluntarias en la oración; el deseo de

complacer a la gente, la conversación humorística que

puede producir pensamientos desagradables, las miradas

curiosas. . . exceso de indulgencia en beber y comer. . .

cuando el problema es leve o hay más falta de consideración

que malicia. . . . Estas fallas, sobre todo cuando son reales

-cuando uno cae a menudo en ellas, cuando uno se olvida

de repararlas, cuando uno las cuenta por nada-digo que

estos son los males más grandes”. 1

Ninguno de nosotros está exento de las tentaciones del

pecado o sin culpa. El Obispo Robert Barron dijo en una de

sus recientes Reflexiones del Evangelio Diario: "Todos

somos capaces de actos oscuros y malvados. No estoy bien

ni tú tampoco.” Satanás está siempre al acecho, esperando

ese momento débil en el que sucumbiremos a una tentación

que parece tan insignificante. ¿A dónde puede conducir?

¿Dónde termina? Debemos ser conscientes de nuestras

palabras, pensamientos, hechos y acciones. ¿Lo aprobaría

Jesús?

Pastor’s Message by Father Oscar Martin Picos

First Sunday of Lent I Primer Domingo de Cuaresma Empezamos la cuaresma y la Palabra nos propone para

la reflexión, la presencia de las tentaciones en la vida de

Jesús y en nuestro caminar diario. Tentación no es lo

mismo que pecado. La tentación es una invitación a caer

en el pecado. Jesús tuvo tentaciones y en cambio no tuvo

pecados. Uno de los dramas de los seres humanos es que

ante la tentación somos excesivamente débiles cuando

no tenemos presente a Dios.

Nuestro texto de hoy viene cargado de simbolismos:

· El número cuarenta representa un tiempo

considerable.

· Satanás significa "adversario" .

Podemos decir que cada cristiano se encuentra casi toda

la vida con las tentaciones rondándole, y el adversario

buscará las formas de hacerle tropezar. Siguiendo el

ejemplo de Jesús podemos salir victoriosos de la prueba

con Él.

El anuncio del reino de Dios aparece en este evangelio

muy cerca de las tentaciones. Primero son las

invitaciones a pecar por parte del maligno y luego la

gran proclamación de aceptar el evangelio por parte de

Jesús. La vida del cristiano siempre estará en estas dos

invitaciones, cada uno deberá elegir con cuál se queda.

¿Tenemos fe? Claro que tenemos fe, pero nunca

debemos olvidarnos que nuestra fe está llena de

tentaciones y que si nos descuidamos podemos sucumbir

ante ellas. La permanente ayuda de Dios no nos

abandona ni en los peores momentos.

Rectory…………..673-7354

Pastor ........................ Rev. Oscar Martin Picos

Parochial Vicar ......... Rev. Arokia Dass David

Office……………..673-2604 (saintgeorgecatholic@hotmail.com)

Business Manager ..... Don Drake

Secretary ................... Sandra Tellez

Bookkeeper…………Barbara Harrison

Deacons

Rigoberto Aguirre ...................... 628-9107

Rogaciano Tellez ........................ 652-9219 Neuman Club (President Nick Nootaar)

(Vice President) Josh Rock…..…..Joshua.Rock@dmail.dixie.edu

Director of Stewardship and Engagement Carole Drake…………caroledrake49@gmail.com

Religious Education/Youth Group...673-2604

Jill Luttrell ..................children.rus@hotmail.com

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

Website Email……....sgcc.web@fastmail.fm

Online Giving……saintgeorgecatholics.com (online giving link)

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

Thrift Store………673-1029

Maintenance……..Call Office (673-2604)

Servicios de Penitencia

19 de Febrero, 2:30 pm

(tendremos varios sacerdotes)

13 de Marzo, 6:30 pm

(tendremos varios sacerdotes)

Penance Services

February 19, 2:30 pm

(we will have several priests)

March 13, 6:30 pm

(we will have several priests)

As we begin Lent, the Word offers us for

reflection the presence of temptations in the

life of Jesus and in our own lives.

Temptation is not the same as sin.

Temptation is an invitation to fall into sin. Jesus had

temptations, but He committed no sin.

Our text today is loaded with symbolism:

· The number forty represents a considerable time.

· Satan represents our "adversary".

One of the dramas of human existence is that we are

extremely weak in the face of temptation if God is not

present in our lives. Every Christian is surrounded with

temptations. The adversary conjures endless ways to make

us stumble, but we can emerge victorious from these trials

if we follow the example of Jesus.

After resisting three invitations to sin, Jesus proclaimed the

key to entering the kingdom of God: “The Lord, your God,

shall you worship and Him alone shall you serve.” This

profession of faith dispelled the adversary and evoked the

ministry of angels.

Every Christian must face the same choice that Jesus faced.

Do we have faith? Of course, we have faith, but as humans

we are beset with temptations. If we neglect our faith and

do not follow the word of God, we can easily succumb to

those temptations. Even in our worst moments, God will

not leave us if we maintain our faith and follow the

example of Jesus.

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

NORRIS & MARY PIPPY

Our Sanctuary Candle

burns this week in memory of

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday 2/17

5:00 pm Alfred Jankus by Barbara Kent

Coach Ray Odette by Family

Ken Odette by Family All military service personnel, living and deceased

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Sunday 2/18

9:00 am Sal Dano

Ron Derouin by Family

11:00 am Deacon Mark Bourget by Family

1:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Monday 2/19

8:00 am Paul Bargeman

Joe Mezzelo

Cecilia Imrick

Tuesday 2/20

8:00 am Donald Rulli

Timothy Thalhamer by Family

Wednesday 2/21

8:00 am Mary and John Durica

Thursday 2/22

8:00 am Jane and Don Hnath

7:00 pm (Spanish) Pro Populo

Friday 2/23

8:00 am Michelle & Family by Mother

Helen Hnath

PARISH EVENTS Monday 7:00 pm RCIA (English) Scanlan, FL2

7:00 pm Holy Hour Hurricane

10:30 am Everyday God Scanlan, FL2

Tuesday 9:00 am Marian Hour

12-4 pm Bridge Group Kuzy

7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Kuzy

7:00 pm CCD 3rd Grade, 1st & 2nd yr. Scanlan FL2

Confirmation

First Tuesday

6:30 pm Women’s Group Kuzy

6:30 pm Knights of Columbus Kuzy, FL2

Second Tuesday

1:30 pm Mass at Veterans Home, Ivins 160N 200E

Wednesday

10:30 am Weekly Bible Study Scanlan, FL3

12:00 pm Bulletin Deadline (11 days prior to publication)

6:30 pm Holy Spirit Prayer Group Kuzy, FL2

7:00 pm Clases Bíblicas Scanlan, FL3

7:00 pm Holy Hour & Benediction

Thursday 9:00 am Way of the Cross of the Unborn

7:00 pm Youth Group Kuzy, FL2

Second Thursday

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

Friday 7:00 pm Holy Hour, Spanish

First Friday 8:00 am Anointing of the Sick at Mass

Last Friday

8:30 am Eucharistic Adoration begins

Saturday 7:00 pm Neo Catechumenal Way Kuzy, FL2

First Saturday

8:00 am Mass in Honor of Our Lady

10:00 am Walk for Life Bluff & 600S

After last Friday 6:00 am Eucharistic Adoration ends with Mass

First Weekend

At all Masses - Renovation Fund Collection

Third Weekend

At all Masses - K of C Food Drive

Sunday 9:00 am CCD Scanlan, FL2

11:00 am CCD Scanlan, FL2

5:00 pm Rosary

First Weekend

At all Masses - Renovation Fund Collection

Third Weekend

At all Masses - K of C Food Drive

Coffee and donuts after the 9 and 11 am

Masses

Weekly Collection Report

Collection (2/4)………………. .................... $ 12,125

Capital Improvement Project (December)

Renovation and Improvement Fund ....... $185,585

Renovation Fund Collections …………..$ 16, 604

LOOKING AHEAD

Feb 19 Presidents’ Day—parish office closed

Feb 19 “Everyday God” Retreat

Feb 19 Penance Services 2:30 pm

Feb 20 “Lenten Tuesdays” begins

Mar 5 “Everyday God” Retreat

Mar 13 Penance Services 6:30 pm

Apr 1 Easter Sunday

Apr 9 Parish Blood Drive

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

Sunday: Gn 9:8-15/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [cf. 10]/1 Pt 3:18-22/Mk 1:12-15

Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [Jn 6:63b]/Mt 25:31-46

Tuesday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19 [18b]/Mt 6:7-15

Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 [19b]/Lk 11:29-32

Thursday: 1 Pt 5:1-4/Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 16:13-19

Friday: Ez 18:21-28/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8 [3]/Mt 5:20-26

Saturday: Dt 26:16-19/Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8 [1b]/Mt 5:43-48

Next Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19 [9]/Rom 8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10

Scripture Readings Week of February 18

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40 Cans for 40 Days

Please drop off your donations of canned food in the box

at the Church foyer or at the Parish Office.

Lenten Tuesdays

A Journey in Catholicism with Bishop Robert Barron

February 20 – 10:00 – 11:30 am

Scanlan, FL2

Week 1: Amazed and Afraid: The Revelation of God

Become Man

Churches and Shrines of the Holy Land

Focus/Discussion: Catholic Conviction: Jesus is the

Promised Messiah and revelation of God become man in

Christ

Facilitators: Billie Richardson, Carole Drake

If you have any questions, or plan to attend, please call

Billie at 801-971-5478.

Nominations for 2018 Parish Woman of the Year

Saint George Catholic Women’s Group will

distribute nomination forms for our parish Woman of

the Year after all Masses on February 17, 18, 24, and

25. Ballots and voting boxes will be available at the

front and the foyer entrances to the church.

Please nominate a woman you know who gives

generously of her time and talents for the benefit of

our parish. Your candidate could be a woman who is

no longer able to contribute, but should be honored

for her many years of past service.

Women not eligible are those paid by the church.

Ballots will be counted and selection made in early

March and an announcement will be made at the

Masses the weekend of March 24. The Woman of the

Year will be honored at the annual convention of the

Diocese of Salt Lake City Council of Catholic

Women on April 28. Last year the parish honored

Trish Christensen as Woman of the Year.

Black and Indian Mission (U.S.) Collection

February 24-25

Recognizing a need to support missionary work among

African American and Native American Catholics, the

U.S. Catholic bishops established this Catholic Church

charity for the Catholic Missions in 1884 to administer

a national collection—the first of its kind in the United

States. Thank you for your generosity next weekend.

Saint Therese Gift Shop

Come in for that special gift. Items for Lent, RCIA,

Easter, First Communion and Confirmation are available.

We have a variety of rosaries, Lenten books, Last Supper

plaques, statues, children's books, veils, gloves, ties,

crosses, crucifixes, holy cards and much more. If you

need a special item, come in early to get it ordered.

Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10am - 2pm and after weekend

Masses. Contact: Sharon 435-688-1948. The Gift Shop is

located in the southwest corner of the Church.

The Gift Shop will be CLOSED—Thursday, March 29

through Sunday, April 1.

Si tienes algun evento religioso para publicar por favor envianos un email a sgcc.bulletin@gmail.com

Tienda De Regalos Santa Teresita

Venga por ese regalo especial. Artículos para Cuaresma,

RCIA, Pascua, Primera Comunión y Confirmación

están disponibles. Tenemos una variedad de rosarios,

libros de Cuaresma, placas de Última Cena, estatuas,

libros para niños, velos, guantes, corbatas, cruces,

crucifijos, tarjetas sagradas y mucho más. Si necesita

un artículo especial, venga temprano para ordenarlo

Horario: martes a viernes de 10 am a 2 pm y después

de las misas de fin de semana. Póngase en contacto con

Sharon 435-688-1948. La Tienda de Regalos está

ubicada en la esquina suroeste de la iglesia.

La tienda de regalos estará CERRADA desde el jueves

29 de marzo hasta el domingo 1 de abril.

Nominaciones para la Mujer del Año de la

Parroquia 2018

El Grupo de Mujeres Católicas de Saint George

distribuirá los formularios de nominación para nuestra

Mujer del Año parroquial después de todas las Misas

en febrero: 17 18, 24, 25. Las boletas y casillas de

votación estarán disponibles en el frente y las entradas

al vestíbulo de la iglesia.

Por favor, nomina a una mujer que conozcas que da

generosamente su tiempo y talentos para el beneficio de

nuestra parroquia. Tu candidato podría ser una mujer

que ya no puede contribuir, pero que debe ser honrada

por sus muchos años de servicio pasado.

Las mujeres no elegibles son aquellas pagadas por la

iglesia. Las boletas se contarán y la selección se

realizará a principios de marzo y se hará un anuncio en

las Misas el fin de semana del 24 de marzo. La Mujer

del Año será honrada en la convención anual del

Consejo de Mujeres Católicas de la Diócesis de Salt

Lake en abril 28. El año pasado la parroquia honró a

Trish Christensen como Mujer del Año.

De Colores

Our Southern Utah Cursillistas wish to extend an invitation to

our Catholic brothers and sisters to share our friendship

with and love for the Lord.

Faith grows when it’s lived as an experience of love

received and when it is communicated as an experience of

grace and joy. We invite you to share your faith experience

with us.

This is a joyful celebration of prayer and sharing of Piety

(loving God), Study (knowing God), and Action (serving God).

All are welcome, so please join us!

Saturday, February 24 at 10 am

Scanlan FL2—Conference Room

Snacks will be served.

Any questions, please call Brenda at 435-632-8826.

Colecta (EE. UU.)Para la Misión Negra e Indios

24-25 de febrero

Reconociendo la necesidad de apoyar el trabajo misionero

entre los afroamericanos y los nativos americanos

católicos, los obispos católicos de los Estados Unidos

establecieron esta organización benéfica de la Iglesia

Católica para las Misiones Católicas en 1884 para

administrar una colecta nacional, la primera de este tipo

en los Estados Unidos. Gracias por su anticipada

generosidad del próximo fin de semana.

2018 Diocesan Development Drive

The 2018 Diocesan Development Drive (DDD) kicked off

the weekend of January 27-28. During that weekend and

the weekend of February 3-4, we heard Father Martin and

Father Dass share how the funds of DDD assisted them

during their formation and studies. We are very blessed to

have fine priests to serve the needs of our parish and

mission communities.

I was in Salt Lake City recently for a Diocesan Stewardship

Council meeting where the relationship between

Stewardship and DDD was discussed. Bishop Oscar shared

with the Council what was shared with you the weekend of

February 3-4: Stewardship is about relationship –

relationship with God and neighbor.

We are called to share our time and talents, together with

the monetary gifts God so generously gives us. Key is to

share these gifts with a generous heart. We offer to others,

ungrudgingly, what God has already given us. The best

manner we can give to those who need our help is with a

spirit of sacrifice. Those instances find great favor with

God who very often gives us even more in return.

Since kick-off, we have contributed $11,576 in both cash

and pledges to the DDD. Let’s keep the momentum going

with 100% participation from our 2,000 registered parish

families.

“Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you

deserve; to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed

the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to

ask for reward.” - Prayer of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Carole Drake, Director

Stewardship and Engagement