Visit Our Website @ www.sgphx.org 3424 N 18th Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85015 Masses Tuesday ‐ Friday: 8:00 am (English) Saturday: 5:00 pm (English) Sunday: 8:00 am (English) 10:00 am (English) 12:00 pm (Español) Confessions Saturday: 3:30 pm ‐ 4:30pm Office Hours Monday – Thursday 9:00 am ‐ 4:00 pm Friday 9:00 am ‐ 1:00 pm Saturday and Sunday Closed TEL: 602 264 4488 / FAX: 602 266 5210 E‐Mail: parishemail@stgphx.com Parish Staff Fr. Andres Arango, Pastor ………....602‐264‐4488 Lupe Ornelas, RE Director/ Hispanic Ministry / Marriage Prep………….602‐266‐7118 Maureen DeGrose, School Principal………...602‐266‐9527 Brian Moore, Director of Music………..602‐266‐7118 Deacon Angel Torres, Ministry of Outreach / Funerals ……..……..602‐266‐7118
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A Word of Jesus: seed of life!
"One that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake People stood on the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables." MT, 13.
Today, Jesus told us a similar story. The story of the sower. The story of a seed. Who is the sower? Jesus.
What is the seed sown? God's Word. What is the land sown? The heart.
Jesus spent his whole life planting the love of God, the seed of the kingdom, peace and forgiveness. He sowed all hearts. Today he continues to sow our hearts with His Word through the Holy Spirit and the Church. In this world full of words and commercials, everyone wants to sell something. We must rejoice because Jesus, the sower, does not come to sell anything, do product announcements or offer a fantastic vacation. He comes to plant the seed of love in our hearts. And we rejoice because this seed has given and continues to give fruits of salvation. The Word of Jesus is not a word like yours or mine, it is an effective word of love, a word silence on the cross and showers us with blood. And since then, not everything is bad in the world, there is no absolute dominion of idols.
The fable tells that at a certain city, a shop under the following label said:
"We sell happiness." Customers discovered with amazement that the business owner was an angel. "I seek," said one visitor, "money, love, serenity, health, happiness, and prosperity".
"Excuse me, my friend," answered the angel. "We do not sell processed products here, only seeds."
And it is true: the house of the gospel, the Word, the field that receives the seed is not the head, it is the heart.
We have come not to hear a word, we have come to welcome the Word, to give him lodging in our hearts; We have come to water the dry and hard land of our lives. Here we come Sunday to thank Jesus for the seed planted years ago in our lives.
We come to ask the sower to help us give the good fruits of the responsibility of parents, the fidelity of spouses, the concern of the children, of work well done, love of the church, a faith increasingly more alive and shared.
Greeting and blessings to you from the Holy Land, I have you all in my prayers!
Fr. Andrés Arango
Pastor
Tuesday, July 18
8:00am For the Parish
Wednesday, July 19
8:00am For the Parish Thursday, July 20
8:00am For the Parish
Friday, July 21
8:00am For the Parish Saturday, July 22
5:00pm Eugene and Ella Backes † Sunday, July 23
8:00am For the Parish 10:00am Pete Garcia †
12:00pm For the Parish
Readings for the Week of July 16, 2017 Sunday: Is 55:10‐11/Ps 65:10‐14/Rom 8:18‐23/Mt 13:1‐23 Monday: Ex 1:8‐14, 22/Ps 124:1b‐8/Mt 10:34‐‐11:1 Tuesday: Ex 2:1‐15a/Ps 69:3, 14, 30‐31, 33‐34/Mt 11:20‐24 Wednesday: Ex 3:1‐6, 9‐12/Ps 103:1b‐4, 6‐7/Mt 11:25‐27 Thursday: Ex 3:13‐20/Ps 105:1, 5, 8‐9, 24‐27/Mt 11:28‐30 Friday: Ex 11:10‐‐12:14/Ps 116:12‐13, 15, 16bc‐18/Mt 12:1‐8 Saturday: Sg 3:1‐4b or 2 Cor 5:14‐17/Ps 63:2‐6, 8‐9/ Jn 20:1‐2, 11‐18
St. Gregory’s Loan and Debt Report
5th Payment April 2017 ‐ $ 30, 000
Thanks to your generosity and help St. Gregory working together Regular Collection……...$ 6,772.31 ‘Dollar’ Collection’……. $ 754.41 Debt reduction Goal $13, 000 Please keep in mind our special collec ons dates 3rd weekend of the Month building fund (out of the budget for repairs special projects) 5th weekend of the Month SVdP (Assistance to the poor)
Plate Collection
July 2015 $ 330,000 Our goal by July 2017 $ 50,000St. Gregory School
Scholarship
If your child is going into
K, 1st, 6th or 9th grade,
they may be able to receive a new scholarship
to a end our school.
Families interested in Catholic Educa on
,please contact the School
or Parish Office for more informa on
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St. Vincent de Paul Society
For food or other types of assistance, please call 602‐266‐4884 You can call, Monday ‐ Saturday from 9:00 am ‐ 10:00 amRe‐pain ng Church white walls Glass door for mul purpose room 5 LED Lamps Prayer Garden Repair, Replace and up‐date Church ceiling lamps New Statue of Fa ma Sta ons of the Cross Labels
New Screen North side Wall
Pain ng and Repairs North & South entrances
Pain ng and Repairs Holy Family Chapel 2 Sanctuary ceiling lights……….….………..$ 500 6 Outside Church LED lights….…...……….$ 500 7 Solar light for parking lot………...….…$ 250 7 New small fountains for Holy water...$ 250 Priest’s Sacristy restroom…………...…….$ 500 Repairing Sanctuary ceiling ………..$1 000 God Bless your generosity!!
We need your help
We encourage
parents and families to become
CATECHISTS and CHATECHIST'S AIDES
We can work together teaching our children to grow in a community based on faith and love. Training is provided from the parish and diocese this summer and through the year. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN GREAT NEED OF ENGLISH TEACHERS WE NEED YOU!!! Without enough teachers we can’t serve all families in need.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT LUPE ORNELAS (602) 266‐7118 ex. 2 – lornelas@stgphx.com
¡Blessings!
Please help us welcome
Br. Alex Juguilon, OSC
of Crosier Fathers and Brothers. We are blessed to have him at St. Gregory for a few months in transi on period of learning during his Deaconate journey. May the Holy Spirit enlighten you in you con nued service to God’s people.To Register online, go to Eventbrite.com and Search for “ Magnificat Ladies Luncheon.” call Holly for more informa on 602‐551‐0228 Deadline for Registra on September 4, 2017 St. Elizabeth Seton 9728 W Palmeras Dr. Sun City, AZ 85373 September 9, 2017 11:15 ‐ 2:30 Celebra ng Our Virgin Mother’s Birth $15.00 Registra on
Felicia A. Agbobli
Marshall Baron
Maryanne Bren Rick Bren
Margaret Butterly
Antoinette Marie Dorego Alice Fellenz Shirley Giuliano Anne Linter If you have any request for prayers, please call the Parish Office Eva Lacey Narci Martinez Sister Una Murphy Nazita Naseh Jason Riney Viola Sandoval Steve Sanchez Sally Schneider Beda A. Valencia Mary Wilson
Whatever God Wants
A Catholic Retreat for Couples
Saturday, September 9
11 am - 4pm
St. Anne’s Parish, Gilbert
with Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted celebrating a Vigil Mass at 4:30 PM.
This event is designed for all couples! those who are recently married, those who’ve been
married for decades, and everything in between. $50 per couple and $30 per individual,
with lunch available for purchase. Limited childcare is provided, so sign up fast! Register at http://stanneaz.org/marriage-retreat Saturday, September 30, with Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral Mass begins at 10 am luncheon follows in the parish hall.
Those celebra ng 25th, 40th, and 50th + jubilarian anniversaries receive a special blessing, group photo with Bishop Olmsted, and frame‐worthy cer ficate when pre‐registered.
$55 per couple for luncheon. $30 for individuals wishing to a end.
Registra on required. For registra on informa on, call Clarissa Quiring at 602.354.2132. Or register online at www.OurCovenantofLovePHX.org.
Sea ng for luncheon and speakers limited. Couples of all ages welcome, as well as family members.
Celebrate Marriage
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Una Palabra de Jesús: semilla de vida!
“Aquel día salió Jesús de casa y se sentó junto al lago. La gente se quedó de pie en la orilla. Y les habló mucho rato en parábolas”. Mateo,13.
Hoy, Jesús nos ha contado una historia parecida. La historia del sembrador. La historia de una semilla. ¿Quién es el sembrador? Jesús.
¿Cuál es la semilla sembrada? La Palabra de Dios. ¿Cuál es la tierra sembrada? El corazón.
Jesús se pasó la vida sembrando incansablemente el amor de Dios, la semilla del Reino, de la paz y del perdón. Y sembró todos los corazones. Hoy sigue sembrando nuestros corazones con su Palabra a través del Espíritu Santo y de la Iglesia. En este mundo lleno de palabras y anuncios comerciales, todos quieren vendernos algo. Tenemos que alegrarnos porque Jesús, el sembrador, no viene a vendernos nada, no viene a hacer anuncios de productos o a ofrecernos unas fantásticas vacaciones. Viene a plantar la semilla del amor en el corazón. Y nos alegramos porque esta semilla ha dado y sigue dando frutos de salvación. La Palabra de Jesús no es una palabra como la suya o la mía, es una palabra eficaz, de amor, una palabra que se hace silencio en la cruz y nos riega con sangre. Y desde entonces no todo es malo en el mundo, no hay dominio absoluto de los ídolos.
Cuenta la fabula que una cierta ciudad remota, se miraba una tienda bajo el siguiente rótulo:
“Vendemos felicidad”. Los clientes descubrían con asombro que quien atendía el negocio era un ángel. -Busco, le dijo un visitante, dinero, amor, serenidad, salud, alegría, prosperidad.
- Perdone, amigo, respondió el ángel. Aquí no expendemos productos procesados. Solamente semillas. Y es verdad: la casa del evangelio, de la Palabra, el terreno para acoger la semilla no es la cabeza, es el corazón.
Hemos venido, no a escuchar una palabra, hemos venido a acoger la Palabra, a darle hospedaje en nuestros corazones, hemos venido a regar la tierra seca y dura de nuestra vida. Aquí venimos nosotros los domingos a darle gracias a Jesús por la semilla que hace años plantó en nuestra vida.
Venimos a pedirle al sembrador que nos ayude a dar los frutos buenos de la responsabilidad de padres, de la fidelidad de esposos, de la preocupación de los hijos, del trabajo bien hecho, del amor a la Iglesia, de una fe cada día más viva y compartida.
Saludos y bendiciones para todos desde tierra Santa, los tengo en mis oraciones!
Fr. Andrés Arango
Párroco
Lecturas de la semana del 16 de Julio de 2017 Domingo: Is 55, 10‐11/Sal 65, 10‐14/Rom 8, 18‐23/Mt 13, 1‐23 Lunes: Ex 1, 8‐14. 22/Sal 124, 1‐8/Mt 10, 34‐‐11, 1 Martes: Ex 2, 1‐15/Sal 69, 3. 14. 30‐31. 33‐34/Mt 11, 20‐24 Miércoles: Ex 3, 1‐6. 9‐12/Sal 103, 1‐4. 6‐7/Mt 11, 25‐27 Jueves: Ex 3, 13‐20/Sal 105, 1. 5. 8‐9. 24‐27/Mt 11, 28‐30 Viernes: Ex 11, 10‐‐12, 14/Sal 116, 12‐13. 15. 16‐18/Mt 12, 1‐8 Sábado: Cant 3, 1‐4 o 2 Cor 5, 14‐17/Sal 63, 2‐6. 8‐9/Jn 20, 1‐2. 11‐18
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CATECISMO PARA NIÑOS y JÓVENES:
REGISTRACION PARA EL AÑO ESCOLAR 2017‐2018Para estudiantes que continúan y para nuevos que comienzan Programa de Catecismo:
Pueden Recoger paquetes de inscripción en la oficina
Por favor de completar antes del día/s de registración. (fechas en paquete de registro)
Traer una copia del Cer ficado de Bau smo y su pago cuando se registren.
Al menos la mitad
del pago se requiere al momento de registrar y el balance se requiere antes del 30 de Octubre, 2017.
Invitamos a los estudiantes que ya recibieron sus Sacramentos que con núen creciendo en su fe.
Con núen asis endo a formación. ¡Acompáñenos a seguir conociendo el Amor de Dios! ¡Vivan sus Sacramentos! ¡Vengan a servir a Dios y su comunidad! ¡Vivan con Cristo!
Peregrinación a Tierra Santa
Oremos por los 41 parroquianos de San Gregorio que tienen la bendición deestar en Tierra Santa junto con el Padre Andres,.
Que este peregrinaje sea una experiencia de crecimiento espiritual, que les llene de amor y
servicio para seguir construyendo el reino de Dios aquí en la tierra.
Revisión ru naria GRATUITA para Mujeres! Para información y saber si es elegible llame por favor al 602 406 6570