Schedule Sunday Masses 7:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 6:00 PM Saturday Vigil Mass 6:00 PM Weekday (Mon-Fri) 8:00 AM Confessions Saturday 4:30 PM —5:30 PM

Welcome to Our Roman Catholic Family

311 S. Central Avenue Safford, AZ 85546

928.428.4920 FAX 928.428.4922

StRoseLima@gmail.com

Saint Rose of Lima Parish Pastor: Rev. Robert A. Rodriguez

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Vincent Ahar Deacon: Carl Vessels

EAC Newman Center

3592 W. 4th Street Thatcher, AZ 85552

928.348.7539

St. Martin de Porres Mission

50 S. Main Pima, AZ 85543

Schedule Tuesday Mass 11:00 AM (When the college is in session during Fall & Spring semesters.)

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish

Schedule Sunday Mass 8:30 AM Weekday Mass ( Monday thru Friday) 9:00 AM Confessions Friday 9:30 AM —10:00 AM

2257 S. 1st Avenue Solomon, AZ 85551

928.428.0149 OLGSolomon@gmail.com

San Jose Mission

1670 Church Street San Jose, AZ

Other Services at St. Rose of Lima Parish

Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction Friday 8:30 AM—1:00 PM Baptisms Every 1st & 3rd Saturday 10 AM Baptismal class 2nd Saturday 10 AM—Noon Call for registration Weddings Minimum of 4 months advance. Call for further information. Office Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Website: www.SaintRoseLima-Safford.com

The Most Holy Body And Blood Of Christ (Corpus Christi)

June 7, 2015

Schedule First Sunday of the month Mass 4:00 PM

Services Baptisms & Marriages available upon request.

Other Services at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish

Baptisms Every 2nd & 4th Saturday 10 AM

Office Hours: 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM

Baptisms The parents of the child to be baptized must submit a copy of the baby's birth certificate. Parents and godparents need

to attend the parish baptismal class. Classes are given on the second Saturday of the month from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Please call

the office to sign up for the next scheduled class. All requirements for the Diocese of Tucson and Saint Rose of Lima will be given

to the parents at this time. Baptisms are performed the first and third Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. Our office staff is limited, therefore,

sponsors and godparents proof of sacraments, documents and payment must be submitted at least one month before the

baptism. When choosing godparents, if they are married, they must be married through the Catholic church, if single you

must not be living with a partner. Donation is $20.00.

Quinceañera The candidate and her parents must contact the office at least one (1) year or more before the date requested.

Quinceañera are not performed during Holy Days. Requirements: active within the parish, youth group, Religious Education, Mass

attendance, etc. or Six(6) sets of meetings and volunteer ministries given by Fr. Robert. Cost is $200.00. There is a non-refundable

deposit of $100.00 to hold the date. Balance to the church must be received in the office one week before the ceremony.

Weddings The couple must contact office at least 6 months prior to the desired wedding date. An appointment will be made for

the couple. At that time it will be determined if the date desired is available, and all requirements for the Diocese of Tucson and

Saint Rose of Lima will be given to the couple. Donation is $150.00.There is a non-refundable deposit of $50.00 to hold the date.

Balance to the church must be received in the office one week before the ceremony.

St. Jude Prayer Group The group is open to all, if you are a friend, family

member or are struggling yourself with

addiction please feel free to join, we will

meet Friday’s @ 2:30pm in the St. Rose

of Lima Garden.

Pre-Cana News: St. Rose of Lima Parish is happy to announce that we will

be having a Pre-Cana Saturday, June 20, 2015. Come to

the St. Rose of Lima Parish Office to register. The fee

is $50.00 and the last day to register is June 17th.

Remember, to get married through the church, you must

complete this class. Our Pre-Cana is open to all

surrounding parishes as well.

Vacation Bible School

June 15th-19th

Time: 8:30-11:30

Ages: K-5 (All 6th grade and

above are encouraged to attend as helpers.)

Registration takes place after each Sunday mass until June 7th. You can also register on the first day of VBS.

Below is a list of supplies that are needed for VBS. Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated. Thank

you very much for your help, support and prayers.

9 oz. clear plastic cups Containers of wet wipes Dried chunk pineapple

Paper plates Paper bowls Plastic forks, spoons

Rolls of paper towels Bottled water Paper napkins

raisins shelled sunflower seeds banana chips

Small paper cups clear tape mini chocolate chips Paper grocery bags large bubble solution strawberry yogurt Boxes of gallon size resealable bags yarn granola without nuts

Boxes of sandwich size resealable bags boxes of fine tip markers bananas

Strawberries containers of white frosting English muffins

Graham crackers pizza sauce shredded cheddar cheese

Angel food cake cool whip

(All perishable food can be dropped off the week of June 8th.)

Please drop items off at the church office by Friday, June 12th. Thank you!

Life Teen Ice Cream Social Fundraiser

The Life Teen will be having an Ice Cream Social

Fundraiser this weekend June 6/7 after all Masses!

Stop by and cool down!!!

Serena Mains, Selena Torrio, Alec Avalos,

Jacob Hernandez and Benjamin Perez will be at-

tending a Catholic summer camp June 14-20 in

Tiger, GA. Please keep them in your prayers. To

follow their daily activities log on

to www.catholicyouthministry.com/

camps then Covecrest week#3

Upon returning and to hear of their faith journey

and experience join them in their presentation

on Sunday, June 28 in the Volunteer Hall after

the 11:30am MASS. ALL parishioners are

welcomed.

The Most Holy Body

and Blood of Christ

June 7, 2015 The cup of salvation I will take up,

and I will call upon

the name of the LORD.

— Psalm 116:13

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — This is the blood of the covenant that

the Lord has made with you (Exodus 24:3-8).

Psalm — I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the

name of the Lord (Psalm 116).

Second Reading — Christ is the mediator of a new

covenant (Hebrews 9:11-15).

Gospel — This is my body. This is my blood

(Mark 14:12-16, 22-26).

THANKSGIVING

The word “thanksgiving” most often calls to our

mind the holiday in November. But as early as the mid-

dle of the second century Justin Martyr referred to the

blessed bread and wine of the Lord’s Supper as “food

we call ‘thanksgiving’ ” (in Greek eucharistia). The

Thanksgiving we celebrate in the autumn is at times

marked by a sort of proud societal self‑congratulation

and the consumption of food until we sink into an inert

stupor. The “thanksgiving” that we call our Eucharist is

just the opposite: we are led to it by an acknowledgment

of our own failings; we remember our humble place in

the scheme of things by giving praise to God alone.

While the food of Christ’s body and blood fills our

spiritual hungers, it also creates in us a greater hunger.

We are not sent to our spiritual sofas to let the Lord’s

Supper settle; we are sent to be living signs of that

thanksgiving for the world by looking out for the poor

and powerless, feeding the hungry, caring for the sick,

speaking out against the self‑righteous. In short, the

hunger created by our doing in remembrance of Christ

must lead us to living in remembrance of him.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Monday: Tenth Week in Ordinary Time

Tuesday: St. Ephrem

Thursday: St. Barnabas

Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Saturday: Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin

Mary;

St. Anthony of Padua; Blessed Virgin

Mary

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Cor 1:1-7; Ps 34:2-9; Mt 5:1-12

Tuesday: 2 Cor 1:18-22; Ps 119:129-133, 135;

Mt 5:13-16

Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11; Ps 99:5-9; Mt 5:17-19

Thursday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14;

Mt 5:20-26

Friday: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9; Is 12:2-6;

Eph 3:8-12, 14-19; Jn 19:31-37

Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Mt 5:33-

37

or, for the Memorial of the Immaculate

Heart,

Is 61:9-11; 1 Sam 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 2:41-51

Sunday: Ez 17:22-24; Ps 92:2-3, 13-16;

2 Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-34

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION It has been said that the Church breathes with two lungs,

East and West. Some of our family treasures are in the

East, and it is interesting to consider how liturgical

families developed around differing customs. Centuries

before Christ, after the young girl was given to her

husband by her father, the spouses were crowned.

Christians retained that custom, keeping the wedding in

the home, and sometimes inviting a visiting priest or

bishop to put the crowns on their heads. By the fourth

century, the crowns were seen not as royal crowns, but

as the crowns of victory worn by martyrs. The crowns

have nothing to do with being “king and queen for a

day,” but rather speak of the sacrifice of love poured out

fully. There are no vows exchanged at all, but the

crowning is followed by a joyful dance by the priest and

couple around the Gospel book. Unlike Roman law,

which saw the wedding rites as optional, Eastern

practice did not recognize a marriage that had not been

blessed.

STARTING It’s the start that stops most people

OUR SACRIFICE

Let us offer Christ the great universal sacrifice of

our love. For he offered his cross to God as sacrifice in

order to make us all rich.

THE RIGHT PURCHASE

Don’t buy the house, buy the neighborhood.

Mass Intentions for June 7-14 ST. ROSE OF LIMA NOTICES

Second collections

June 20/21: St. Vincent de Paul

June 27/28: Holy Father (Peters Pence)

Life Teen Youth Choir Practice

Meets on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the church.

Messengers of Mary

Join us in praying the Holy Rosary Monday – Friday

mornings at 7:30 before Mass. We will pray the rosary

on Thursdays in the CHURCH (instead of the Chapel),

at 11:00 a.m. Remember to pray the rosary daily. Call

428.0573 for prayers & Consecration to Jesus

through Mary.

Spanish Bible Study

Spanish bible study meets every 2nd and 4th Friday

of the month. Bible Study will be in the St. Matthew

Class room led by Nemecio Ramos. All are welcomed!

Spanish Choir Practice

Meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the church.

Sun 7am St. Rose of Lima

Parishioners

10am Health & Well Being of the

Mary K. Howell Family

11:30am Health & Well Being of

Martin Maxon

6pm ✞ Roberta Urquidez

Mon 8am ✞ Maya & Michael Luna

Tues 8am ✞ Vita Ruiz

Wed 8am ✞ Victoria Salazar

Thurs 8am Safe Travels for Chelsea

Winsor

Fri 8am For All Living & Deceased

Family of Conrad & Rosalia

Chavez

Sat 6pm ✞ Antonio & Josefina Merino

and Family

Sun 7am ✞ Angela Merino

10am Tray, Josie , Gilbert &

Steven

11:30am St. Rose of Lima

Parishioners

6pm Spiritual well Being of

Michael Walden

Open to all High Schoolers

Join us for Mass every Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

Then, meet in “The Cave” from 12:30 p.m.—2:00

p.m..

Ice Cream Social Fundraiser Today June 7.

Contact Jolene Hernandez –Rodriguez at

(480) 456-9780

Weekend Collections: May 30/31, 2015 Offertory $ 4,474.50

St. Vincent de Paul $ 40.00 The school hot lunches will now be

served here at St. Rose of Lima! We will

have them in the St. Matthews Classroom

from 11:30am-12:30pm. Children under

18 eat free and for adults it will be only

$2.00.

“Lay me not with sweet spices,

For this honor avails me not,

Nor yet use incense and perfumes,

For the honor befits me not.

Burn yet the incense in the holy place;

As for me, escort me only with your

prayers,

Give ye your incense to God,

And over me send up hymns.

Instead of perfumes and spices,

Be mindful of me in your intercessions.”

(From The Testament of St. Ephrem)

St. Rose

of Lima

RE Office Hours

9am-12pm

(928)348-4785

Parents Please don't forget to Still

Practice your child's prayers will them

over the summer break!

July 25/26 will be R.E. registration

with Family Day after the 11:30a.m.

Mass. You wont want to miss out on

this fun event so keep watch for

further information as the date

draws near! Religious Education will

resume on the 24th of August. Enjoy

your summer break!!

Please consider sharing your time as a

religious education volunteer we are in

need of teachers, teacher aids and

office aids. Please contact the RE Office

or contact Suzi Ortega at

(928)651-5438.

Dear Parishioners,

Many wonderful people have been asking me how

they may contribute their time to St. Rose of Lima and Our

Lady of Guadalupe. Yes! We need your help. I formed a list

of needs that you may be interested in. Remember that we ask

all volunteers to be in compliance. Its an easy process that

Mary Ann Barriga will guide you through. Just call Our Lady

of Guadalupe Office (928)428-0149.

Parish Environment coordinator-changing colors in

the sanctuary to match the liturgical year. Setting up

Christmas Nativity, Easter cross, flowers, clean up of

Sanctuary, ect. Sharon Vecellio will be moving at the end of

May.

Grounds/building –Assisting Louie Barbosa one day

out of the week for large projects. Moving tables, chairs,

shelves, painting projects ect. Heavy lifting involved.

Religious Education/main office-coming in once a

week to help with large projects.

Religious Education Teachers K-8th—there is

training / formation class provided.

Life Teen Ministry's– Training/formation class

provided.

Home Bound Volunteers-Bringing Holy

Communion to the homebound. Pat Rodriguez will assist in

training.

Alter Server Coodinator-Fr. Robert is the trainer. I

have someone who washes the vestments. I need someone to

schedule servers and make calls.

Parish Council members– Advisors to the pastor.

Married couples– to assist in the Pre-Cana Retreat.

There is training, please call the St. Rose of Lima Office.

(RR Lectors)-Readers at all Mass times are

needed.

Lector coordinator-needed for Weekend Masses

scheduling and calling. Sharon Vecellio will be leaving at

the end of May.

RCIA core-group member– helping to teach and

guide new members of our parish. Former RCIA

members are ideal.

Fr. Robert is now the Director and in need of

assistance.

Money Counters-Monday mornings at 8:45am

Southern Arizona

Memory Disease

Support

Services

For family, loved ones or friends who have memory

difficulties that affect daily living, there is help!

For emergency help, call the Alzheimer’s 24/7

Helpline

1-800-272-3900. For local help you can call either:

Frank at 928-651-7451 or Stephanie at 928-428-

3229.

There is a Caregiver Support group that meets at the

Seacus Bldg. at 624 W. Main Street in Safford on the

2nd Thursday of each month at 1:30pm to provide

support and information to caregivers.

There is a Memory Café that meets at the Main Street

Café in Safford each 3rd Thursday of the month at

1:30pm for both Caregivers and their loved ones.

Come enjoy some social activity with others in a

friendly atmosphere. Free snacks and beverages are

furnished. Persons seeking confidential help, are

encouraged to come.

~Compliance~ All compliance application must be turned in. If you have

any questions about compliance please call Our Lady of Gua-

dalupe Office at

(928)428-0149.

Mass Intentions for June 7-14

Sun 8:30am ✞ Alfred Vietre

Mon 9:00am Birthday Blessing for

Gina Maslanka

Wed 9:00am Birthday Blessing for

Nemecio Ramos Jr.

Fri 9:00am Our Lady of Guadalupe

Parishioners

Sun 8:30am ✞ Pete Maldonado

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

Second collections

Sunday, June 7: Our Lady of Guadalupe

Building Fund

Sunday, June 21: St. Vincent de Paul

Sunday, June 28: Holy Father (Peters Pence)

CCD Class information: CCD will resume in

August. See further bulletins for more

information.

Rosary

The Rosary is recited daily at 8:30 a.m. before the 9:00

a.m. Mass.

Eucharistic Adoration is on Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to

10:30 a.m.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Gift Shop is open weekdays

9:30 a.m.—3:00 p.m. and Sundays after 8:30 a.m.

IMPORTANT

Employees and Volunteers of all ministries at St. Rose

of Lima and Our Lady of Guadalupe must fill out an

annual affirmation form. Forms available in both parish

offices and St Rose of Lima RE office.

~Compliance~ All compliance application must be turned in. If you

have any questions about compliance please call Our

Lady of Guadalupe Office at

(928)428-0149.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Weekend Collections: May 31, 2015 Offertory $ 985.75

Building Fund $ 5.00

Children’s Choir Practice Anyone interested in registering their children k-8, please

call Our Lady of Guadalupe Office and let us know what

day and time would be convenient for you.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Fraternity will meet at Our Lady of

Guadalupe Parish Hall, on Saturday, June 13, at noon. Come

and see!

On Thursdays from 1:00- 2:30 pm., a

compliance representative will be at St.

Rose to accept application, take

fingerprints, and show Safe Environment

Video. Compliance is a three part process

necessary for clearance to be able volunteer

at St. Rose of Lima Parish and Our Lady of

Guadalupe Parish. If you have questions,

please call Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at

428-0149.

Anyone interested in Volunteering as a CCD

teacher or aide, please call the Our Lady of

Guadalupe Office at (928) 428-0149.

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Lord Jesus Christ, we worship you living among us

in the sacrament of your body and blood. May we

offer to our Father in heaven a solemn pledge of

undivided love. May we offer to our brothers and

sisters a life poured out in loving service of the

kingdom where you live with the Father and the

Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen

ORTEGA’S SHOES Mt. Graham Shopping

Center

Richard & Theresa Ortega

Elodia—Valarie—Sami

928.428.0636

VALLEY FURNITURE

350 E. Armory Road

Safford, AZ

928.348.9340

St. Rose of Lima

Gift Shop In the Parish Office

Open Monday—Friday

8:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m.

Kachina Hot Springs

Mineral Spa 1155 W Cactus Rd

Safford, AZ

928.428.7212 Kachinamineralsprings.com

KNIGHTS OF

COLUMBUS Joe Figueroa,

Grand Knight

928.965.5662 Meets 1st Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Walneck’s Safford Sewing Center

Jeff & Virginia Walneck Parishioners

Hwy 70 & 3rd Ave

928.428.0494

CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS

OF THE AMERICAS Court St. Rose of Lima #2398

Kittie Avalos, Regent

928.651.3257 Meets 3rd Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

At St. Rose of Lima

In St. Matthew’s room

SECULAR FRANCISCAN St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Fraternity

Meets 1st Sundays 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

At Our Lady of Guadalupe Church

David Esquivel, Minister

928.865.2887

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Gift Shop 2257 S. 1st Ave,

Solomon, AZ

Open Monday—Friday

9:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

And Sundays after Mass

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928.428.6652

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LEADERSHIP

For more information, contact

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928.428.4920

707 S. 6th Ave

Safford, AZ

928.428.1033

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