Holiday Schedule

The Parish Office will be closed from Thursday afternoon 4:00 p.m., August 28 until Tuesday morning, 9:00 a.m. September 2 in order that parish employees may enjoy the long Labor Day Weekend. No Masses will be celebrated on Friday, August 30 or Monday, September 1.

Gift Shop

New, Larger Gift Shop is in desperate need of volunteers. Would you like to spend your voluntary time working in a roomy, air conditioned shop with fun, dedicated staff and help develop the new shop into the next level? Contact Ida Griffin at the Gift Shop or Sandy in the church office. “My goal is to be open every day for a time to provide a Spiritual haven with products to be utilized in your personal Journey with Our Lord. There will be space to Meditate and share a Cappuccino with others in a very rewarding part of this Community Ministry.” There is a new line of glass crafts available at the Gift Shop called Griffin Glassworks, with things ranging from wall crosses to necklaces. “A purveyor of glass art, attempting to extract all the spirit, beauty and maybe a footprint, from the sand cultivated from God’s beach.”

Envelopes

Please call the parish office if you receive offertory envelopes but do not use them, so that we may cancel your order. Favor de llamar a la oficina parroquial si recibe sobres para las ofrendas y no los usa para cancelar su orden.

Religious Education Classes

RE Classes Begin

Attention Parents/Guardians, Religious Education classes for Registered Students who have signed up for; Wednesday Evening classes, Grades 1st to 6th will begin on September 3rd.and Thursday Evening Classes for Registered Students ,Grades 1st to 6th will begin on September 4th. Both groups will begin at 6:00P.M. in the Church. Room assignments will also be given at this meeting. For this first meeting, a parent/guardian must be in attendance.

Coupon Clippers

A big THANK YOU to everyone who has donated, clipped and traded coupons for the Parish coupon box. For those of you who haven’t tried it, I invite you to take a look and see how many ways there are to save on your grocery, retail and restaurant bills. The coupons donated have already blessed so many others including military families overseas and the St. Vincent de Paul Ministry. So please continue to donate your Sunday coupon inserts or any coupons you don’t want and pick up some that you do. Please place any unclipped coupon donations under the coupon box and they will be clipped and added to the box. If you have any questions or suggestions please email me at KathyChurch@YourSensibleSpending.com or call me at 623-878-4708.

English Choir

The English Choir has grouping and recruiting! Anyone who would like to join us is welcomed to come to practice. Practice will be every Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. in the Jerusalem Room. We will be using the Adoremus Hymnal as our source of music. We will be singing at the 10:00 a.m. Mass every Sunday.

Jr & Sr High

Junior and Senior High Students Classes for Registered Senior High School Students will begin On Monday, September 8th. and Classes for Registered Junior High School Students will begin on Tuesday, September 9th. Both groups will begin in Reid Hall at 7:00 P.M. A parent/ guardian must be attendance for this first meeting. Please note, no Unregistered students will be admitted to classes. Schedules for the School Year will be handed out to parents on the first meeting Day. If you have any questions/concerns, please call Deacon Joe at the Parish Office.

English Baptisms

English Baptism We are currently in need of adults to join of our Parish Baptism Core Team. Presently we meet with Parents and God-parents about once a month to teach about the sacrament and its significance in their lives and that of the church. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Deacon Joe at the Parish Office.

Pastor’s Prose

From last week’s homily:

The Universal manner of receiving Holy Communion is on the tongue. It is only by special permission that we are allowed to receive in the hand. The Holy See may revoke this privilege at any time. Since the desecration of the Blessed Sacrament by a university professor in Minnesota several weeks ago, Catholics are finally understanding the danger of Communion handed out so freely.

If you chose to receive in your hand, you may kneel or remain standing. The Sacred Body must be consumed immediately. Do not return to your seat with the Host in hand. Also, you are not allowed to dip the Sacred Host into the Precious Blood. The regulations of the Church are very clear in this regard.

Return to your seat and, on your knees, pray in thanksgiving. Do not remain standing after Communion. Kneeling until I sit is not appropriate either. We are not here to honor one another. It is Jesus Christ alone whom we honor.

Please sit when I close the tabernacle door and I proceed to the credence table to purify the sacred vessels.

This Week @ SCB

Monday, September 1

Labor Day – Office Closed

No Masses

Tuesday, September 2

8:00 a.m. Traditional Latin Mass

9:00 a.m. Holy Mass English

7:00 p.m. RCIA Jerusalem

7:00 p.m. RICA Rm7

Wednesday, September 3

8:00 a.m. Traditional Latin Mass

9:00 a.m. Holy Mass English

6:00 p.m. Spanish Choir Jerusalem

6:00 p.m. Religious Ed

7:00 p.m. Social Committee CR

Thursday, September 4

8:00 a.m. Traditional Latin Mass

9:00 a.m. Holy Mass English

6:00 p.m. English Choir Jerusalem

6:00 p.m. Religious Ed

6:30 p.m. SVDP

7:00 p.m. Encuentro Matrimonial R7

Friday, September 5

8:00 a.m. Traditional Latin Mass

9:00 a.m. Holy Mass English

6:30 p.m. Rosary Rm 3

7:00 p.m. Clases de Biblia “Elias” R 4

Saturday, September 6

9:00 a.m. Spanish Baptisms

5:00 p.m. Holy Mass English

Knights of Columbus Recruitment

Sunday, September 7

8:00 a.m. Holy Mass Spanish

10:00 a.m. Holy Mass English

Knights of Columbus Recruitment