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

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 Epiphany of the Lord

January 4, 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. Donation is $20.00. If

you schedule a baptism for a date or time that is other than the normal schedule of the 1st or 3rd Saturday at 10 a.m., then the

donation is $50.00.

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.

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION

FOR 2015

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops decrees that the Holy Days of Obligation

to be observed in the United States for 2015 are as follows:

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Thursday, January 1, 2015)

Solemnity of the Epiphany (Sunday, January 4, 2015)

Solemnity of the Ascension (Transferred to Sunday, May 17, 2015)

Solemnity of Corpus Christi (Sunday, June 7, 2015)

Solemnity of the Assumption (Saturday, August 15, 2015) NOT a holy day of obligation in

2015 (abrogated)

Solemnity of All Saints (Sunday, November 1, 2015)

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)

Solemnity of The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) (Friday, December 25, 2015)

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! The

Lord shines upon you and the glory of the Lord appears

over you (Isaiah 60:1-6).

Psalm — Lord, every nation on earth will adore you

(Psalm 72).

Second Reading — The Gentiles are coheirs,

copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the

gospel (Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6).

Gospel — Magi from the east arrived, looking for the

newborn king of the Jews (Matthew 2:1-12). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy

THE CHRISTMAS SEASON

The liturgical season of Christmas begins with the vigil

Masses on Christmas Eve and concludes on the Feast of the

Baptism of the Lord (Sunday, January 11, 2015). During this

season, we celebrate the birth of Christ into our world and

into our hearts, and reflect on the gift of salvation that is born

with him…including the fact that he was born to die for us.

Christmas is one of the most important days of the Church

year, second only to Easter itself. It is the feast of the

incarnation, the feast of God becoming flesh (the Latin "in

carne" means "enfleshment"). It is a uniquely Christian

teaching, the Divine choosing to become one of us. Because

of this belief,God is not only Transcendent, but also wholly

Immanent, Emmanuel (God-with-us). While remaining

Transcendent (meaning we must rise above our present

condition to reach Him), He is at the same time Immanent

(meaning He is with us as we rise toward Him). Every

Eucharist is like Christmas where the bread and wine are

transformed into His flesh, His Body and Blood, and, in a

sense, He is born anew on the altar.

From: http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/christmas/

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 — 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a;

Mt 4:12-17, 23-25

Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44

Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13;

Mk 6:45-52

Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 — 5:4; Ps 72: 1-2, 14, 15bc, 17;

Lk 4:14-22a

Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16

Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30

Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 55:1-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-

10

or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Acts 10:34-38 or

1 Jn 5:1-9; Mk 1:7-11

The Epiphany of the Lord

January 4, 2015 All kings shall pay him homage,

all nations shall serve him.

— Psalm 72:11

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: The Epiphany of the Lord;

National Migration Week

Monday: St. John Neumann

Tuesday: St. André Bessette

Wednesday: St. Raymond of Penyafort;

Julian Calendar Christmas

PARTNERS IN THE PROMISE As a society, during these days we can be in some-

thing of a “postpartum” depression. Our celebrations of

Christmas and the New Year are over, and after today

many of us will put away the decorations and the last

visible remnants of the celebrations of the past weeks.

The apostle Paul today uses the expression “partners in

the promise.” This is an uplifting phrase for us to reflect

upon, and to think of as our own calling in these days

following the birth of the Lord. What is this promise?

We can find it in the gifts the magi bring: it is a promise

of being a royal priesthood (gold), a holy nation

(frankincense), a people set apart for self-giving

(myrrh). We find more of the promise in Isaiah—a light

shines upon us! In the psalm we know a promise of a

world of flowering justice, profound peace, the poor

rescued, pity for the lowly and the poor. This is the

promise; and one of the best ways for us to lift ourselves

out of any possible low spirits we may be suffering is to

live out our partnership in this promise each and every

day. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Mass Intentions for Jan. 4—Jan. 11

ST. ROSE OF LIMA NOTICES

Second collections

January 17/18: St. Vincent de Paul

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 ✞ Connie Bailon

10am Health & Well Being of Mary

K Howell Family

11:30am ✞ Roberta Urquidez

6pm Health & Well Being of Lori

Milligan & Family

Mon 8am ✞ Vivi Gallegos & Petra

Gallegos

Tues 8am ✞ Bootsie Trujillo

Wed 8am ✞ Nellie Placensio

Thurs *8am ✞ Nestor Garzon

Fri 8am ✞ Helen Craig

Sat 6pm ✞ Guillermo “Memo” Nabor

Sun 7am ✞ Sylvester O’Rourke

10am ✞ Roberta Urquidez

11:30am ✞ Frank Rodriguez

6pm ✞ Guadalupe “Bootsie” Trujillo

Weekend Collections: Dec 27-28, 2014 Offertory $ 4,585.00

Christmas $ 4,557.00

St. Vincent de Paul $ 312.00

Building Fund $ 25.00

Flowers $ 105.00

Newman Center

at

Eastern Arizona College

**Note Date Change: Newman Masses resume

next week, Tuesday, January 20, 2015. See you

Life Teen & Jr. High Life Teen and Jr. High groups

resume TODAY,

Sunday January 4, 2015.

St. Rose

of

Lima

RE/CCD classes resume this week, January 4.

No RE/CCD classes on January 20 due to

Martin Luther King Day.

Sacrament Make-up Classes (for children

who are lacking Sacraments of Baptism,

Penance and/or First Holy Communion):

Attend ALL 3 sessions on Saturday,

January 17, 24 and 31 from 10AM-

Noon in St. Rose of Lima Volunteer

Hall. For more information, call the RE

Office at 348.4785.

RE Committee Meeting this week on

Wednesday, January 7 from 5:30 p.m.—6:30

p.m. in St. Mark room. Father Robert has

requested ALL Religious Education Teachers

and Aides attend.

THE HOLY STAR

O Father, may that holy star

Grow every year more bright

And send its glorious beams afar

To fill the world with light. —William Cullen Bryant

NEW ADDRESS

Msgr. Mike Ekpenyong is being transferred to go to St.

Pius X Parish in Tucson. His last day at St. Rose of Lima/Our

Lady of Guadalupe was on December 31, 2014. His official

start date at St. Pius X, will be January 10, 2015.

If you want to mail him a letter or card, his address is:

St. Pius X Catholic Church Attention: Msgr. Ekpenyong 1800 North Camino Pio Decimo Tucson, AZ 85715

COLLECTION ENVELOPES

The boxes of 2015 collection

envelopes for St. Rose of Lima

church are now ready to be picked

up. They will be available after

mass in the entrance to the church in

the old Gift Shop room.

SUPPORT OUR LIFE TEEN GROUP

Coffee & Cinnamon Roll Sale

$3.00

Sunday, January 18,

after all

Morning Masses

St. Rose of Lima church

Beginning January 1, 2015, the candles in the

Gift Shop will be sold for $3.00/each.

All Christmas items Are 20% During the Month of January

as well as the Jerusalem Hand Carved items. Come in and

get it while supplies last! God Bless You.

** LAST WEEK TO BRING GIFTS ** Home Bound Christmas Tree There is a tree in the back of St. Rose of Lima

Church with names of the Home Bound and their

Eucharist Ministers (EM’s) who will deliver the

gifts to them when they take them Holy

Communion. Please pick a name then take your

gift to the office between December 22– January

7. They will be picked up by the EM’s to take to

them. Besides a gift a Mass would also be

appreciated by the Home Bound. Any questions

please call Pat Rodriguez @ (928) 235-0676 or

Cody Villalba @ (928) 428-7044.

Lillie Saenz and Chelsea Winsor would

like to thank all the children for the

cards they made in appreciation for

being shown how to pray the Holy

Rosary. Remember, every Hail Mary is

a rose to our Blessed Virgin Mary. Pray

often and together. God bless you!

ST. ROSE OF LIMA

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

This Tuesday, January 6

At 6 p.m.

Meet in the Rectory

ALTAR SERVER MEETING Saturday, January 10

10:30 a.m.—NOON

St. Rose of Lima Church

This is open to BOTH existing

altar servers and those interested

in becoming altar servers. You

need to have completed your 1st

Holy Communion.

ST. ROSE OF LIMA

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

COMMITTEE MEETING

This week on Wednesday, January 7 from 5:30

p.m.—6:30 p.m. in St. Mark room.

Father Robert has requested ALL Religious

Education Teachers and Aides attend.

Automatic Withdrawal

Would you like to be able to make your weekly offerings without the need of writing a checking or carrying cash? St. Rose of Lima now has the option for you to have your church offerings automatically withdrawn from you debit card or credit card. You can choose to have a set amount withdrawn weekly or monthly. To get setup, come to the St. Rose of Lima Parish Office to fill out an authorization form.

Mass Intentions for Jan. 4—Jan. 11

Sun 8:30am ✞ Tomas Rios

Sun 8:30am ✞ Pete Maldonado

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Weekend Collections: December 28, 2014 Offertory $ 494.00

Christmas $ 331.00

St. Vincent de Paul $ 100.00

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

Second collections

Today, Sunday, January 4: OLG Building Fund

Sunday, January 18 : St. Vincent de Paul

CCD Class information

CCD classes will resume Sunday, January 25.

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.

Mass.

*A Special Thank You* Thank you, Monsignor Mike, for all you have done

for us at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. We are

grateful for the times you spent with us during our

celebrations, for the inspiration your homilies have

given to us, the care you have shown to

the homebound and especially your beautiful Mass

Services.

Host Family Needed Family Day meal is planned for Sunday, January 11.

A family is needed to host this meal. The menu is menudo.

Donations Needed A yard sale, burrito sale, and an income tax raffle bag is

planned for January 23. Donations are needed to buy the

groceries to prepare burros.

Beginning January 1, 2015, the candles in the Gift

Shop will be sold for $3.00/each.

Secular Franciscan meeting Secular Franciscan members will meet today, Sunday,

January 4, at 11:00 a.m. at the Parish Hall at Our Lady

of Guadalupe Church. Come join us!

**NOTE: 2nd and 4th prize has not been

picked up yet. Pick them up at the OLG office.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta

Raffle Winners

1st Raffle

1st Prize - Nora Othon

2nd Prize –Irma Hernandez

3rd Prize - Jenny Haase

4th Prize - Miguel A. Hernandez

RETROUVAILLE IN TUCSON Retrouvaille provides marriage help! Retrouvaille is a

Catholic organization to help struggling couples rediscover

hope and purpose in their marriages. The next Weekend in

Tucson is January 23-25.

For information, call Art and Valerie at 520-216-0360 or

visit www.HelpOurMarriage.com

NEW ADDRESS Msgr. Mike Ekpenyong is being transferred to go

to St. Pius X Parish in Tucson. His last day at St.

Rose of Lima/Our Lady of Guadalupe was on

December 31, 2014. His official start date at St.

Pius X, will be January 10, 2015.

If you want to mail him a letter or card, his

address is: St. Pius X Catholic Church Attention: Msgr. Ekpenyong 1800 North Camino Pio Decimo Tucson, AZ 85715

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Gift Shop In the Parish Office

Open Monday—Friday

8:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m.

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928.651.3257 Meets 3rd Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

At St. Rose of Lima

In St. Matthew’s room

MESSENGERS OF MARY Intercessory Prayer

Consecration to Jesus through Mary

St. Rose of Lima Church

Thursdays at 11 a.m.

Lillie Saenz, sfo 428.0573

All are welcome!

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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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