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A gain this Lent we are nailing our besetting sins to the crosses located upstairs in the Church, using the nails
and black papers provided. If you are struggling with a particular sin that you can’t seem to rise above, nail it to the cross and give it to Jesus. All the besetting sin papers will be burned in the Easter fire on the Easter Vigil symbolizing Jesus’ triumph over sin and death, and our rising with Him to new and everlasting life.
The Pietà
BECOMING A PARISH OF MISSIONARY DISCIPLES with guest speaker Ennie
Hickman
7pm March 30 & 31 Childcare available
One of the most respected and sought after missionaries in America will help us better understand the two-fold life of a Christian, following Jesus as a disciple and bearing witness to the Good News of the Gospel in the world. More as the date approaches. Ennie Hickman is a full-time domestic missionary, who has shared Jesus with the churched and unchurched across the United States and abroad for almost two decades. Using his raw and vulnerable approach to ministry, Ennie has aided God in transforming tens of thousands of lives. He and his wife, Cana, a convert to the Catholic Church, serve with Adore Ministries, a community of missionaries, whose aim is to expand the new evangelization to the most vulnerable, marginalized families and young adults throughout the country, starting with their own neighborhoods. Ennie & Cana serve with their seven children in Texas.
Be sure to pick up a Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl at Church entrances. Join with our Catholic brothers and sisters in this Lenten experience of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
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Please note: “DAP” is the Daycare and Preschool, located at 2045 South Pennington. “CC” is the Christy Center, east of the Church. UCR is the Upper Conference Room. CGS Center is the building just south of the main Church. Some events are ongoing and may require
pre-registration. For details, call (480) 775-5200. Calendar and Mass celebrants (in parentheses) may vary with last-minute changes.
Want to pray in the
Blessed Sacrament
Chapel? Access code is 7822# from 6:30am-9pm.
15 SUNDAY Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2,6-9; Rom 5:1-2,5-8; Jn 4:5-42 8am MASS: Soul of Olga Carreno (Fr. Dave) 10am MASS: Soul of David Appleton (Fr. Dave) 12pm MASS: Souls of Gloria & Fredrick Marine (Fr. John) 1:30pm Baptisms, Church 5pm MASS: The People of St. Timothy (Fr. John) 16 MONDAY 2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Pss 42:2-3, 43:3-4; Lk 4:24-30 8am Morning Prayer, Church 8:30am MASS: Intention of Balzer & Blondina Scherr 6:30pm Adult Confirmation, Spirituality Center 6:30pm 33 Days to Morning Glory, UCR 6:30pm EDGE Night, Hall 6:30pm Stewardship Committee, Loft 7pm Lord Teach Me to Pray (Women), DAP 7pm Lord Teach Me to Pray (Men), St. Joseph Room, DAP 17 TUESDAY Dn 3:25,34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab,6-7bc,8-9; Mt 18:21-35 8am Morning Prayer, Church 8:30am MASS: Soul of Meg Turecek 6pm Baptismal Preparation, Room 3 6:30pm RCIA, Spirituality Center/ Family RCIA , Hall 6:30pm GriefShare, Room 9 6:30pm Adult Bible Study, New Testament, St. Joseph Room, DAP 6:30-7:30pm Reconciliation, Downstairs Confessionals 7pm Compass Ministry Bible Study, Room 1 18 WEDNESDAY Dt 4:1,5-9; Ps 147:12-13,15-16,19-20; Mt 5:17-19 8am Morning Prayer, Spirituality Center 8:30am MASS: Soul of Alianna Trujillo 10am Adult Bible Study, New Testament, Spirituality Center 5:30-6:15pm Reconciliation, Downstairs Confessions 6pm K of C Council Officers, Spirituality Center 6:30pm MASS: Souls of Aristeo & Manuel Salcedo 7pm Charismatic Healing Service, Church 7pm K of C Assembly, Spirituality Center 7pm Women’s Mini-Series, La Famiglia, SE corner Dobson & Guadalupe 7:15pm Divorce Support Group, Room 3 19 THURSDAY 2 Sm 7:4-5a,12-14a,16; Ps 89:2-5,27,29; Rom 4:13,16-18,22; Mt 1:16,18-21,24a or Lk 2:41-51a 8am Morning Prayer, Church 8:30am MASS: Soul of Carmen Co Taeler 9:15am Women’s Fellowship, Spirituality Center 4pm Youth Choir Rehearsal, Church 4pm American Heritage Girls, Hall 6pm ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics), Room 9 6:30pm Magis Women Bible Study, Hall 7pm Instrumental Ensemble Rehearsal, Hall 7pm Vietnamese Prayer Group, Church 20 FRIDAY Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11b,14,17; Mk 12:28-34 8am Morning Prayer, Church 8:30am MASS: Souls of Gerardo & Asuncion Sabal 3:30pm Life Teen Retreat Check-In, Church entrance 5:30pm Food Truck Friday & Car Show, Parking Lot 7pm Stations of the Cross, Church 21 SATURDAY Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4,18-21b; Lk 18:9-14 7:30am Disciples of Jesus & Mary Retreat, Spirituality Center 8am Morning Prayer, Church 8:30am MASS: Soul of Barbara Stonebraker 9-10am Reconciliation, Downstairs Confessionals 9:30am Family RCIA Retreat, Hall 11am Dominican Laity, Room 9 5pm MASS: The People of St. Timothy (Fr. Dave) 22 SUNDAY 1 Sm 16:1b,6-7,10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41 8am MASS: Soul of Abe Chavez (Fr. Shea) 10am MASS: Soul of David Appleton (Fr. John) 12pm MASS: Soul of Myrtle Woodier (Fr. Shea) 1:30pm Baptisms, Church 5pm MASS: Soul of Joseph Franklin Robinson (Fr. John) 6:15pm Life Night, Hall
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CONTACT JOE AT (480) 775-5260 or [email protected].
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LENTEN COMMUNAL RECONCILIATION
Repent, and believe in the Gospel. (Note: No Reconciliation at St. Timothy when our priests are helping
with Communal Reconciliation at other East Valley Parishes.)
March 24 at 7pm, Holy Cross March 31 at 7pm, Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
My prayer is that your Lenten journey is both fruitful and prayerful this year. We have many opportunities for prayer, fasting and almsgiving during this holy season. If you haven’t yet participated in the 40 Days for Life prayer campaign, I invite you to join us some Saturday morning in front of Planned Parenthood in Tempe. (Details are on page 9 throughout the Lenten Season.) If you can’t join us in Tempe, please offer daily prayers for an end to abortion. Since 2007, this world-wide effort has saved more than 16,000 lives. If you check 40daysforlife.com, you’ll see daily updates. Since February 26 this year, 137 babies have been saved. You can sign up for updates, if interested. Our own Parish website features Bishop Barron’s daily Lent reflections. If you’ve missed them so far, previous meditations are listed under each day’s reflection. Another excellent Lenten prayer opportunity is participating in Stations of the Cross at 7pm each Friday. Most Fridays the Knights of Columbus serve soup at 5:30pm in the Hall. This week we have Food Truck Friday in the parking lot from 5:30 to 8pm.
Also be sure to pick up a Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl that provides the entire family an opportunity to join with other Catholics to put faith into action as we serve those in need. Recipes, reflections and stories of hope are part of the Rice Bowl experience. Please return your Rice Bowl (with check or change) Palm Sunday weekend, April 4 & 5. The week before that, we’ve invited an amazing speaker to join us here at St. Timothy. March 30 & 31 will be a homecoming of sorts for Ennie Hickman, who was a Youth Minister here at St. Timothy a few years back. A full-time domestic missionary, Ennie will bring us practical and useful ways to better understand our call to follow Jesus as a disciple , as well as to bear witness to the Gospel in our everyday lives. He will help us hear Christ’s invitation and answer His call; and show us how having a fruitful relationship with God will bear fruit that yields amazing and lasting results. I don’t need to tell you that following Jesus in modern times can be a challenge; but Ennie will help us better understand what this looks like today and how we can evangelize in subtle and ordinary ways.
Of course, food is part of every great gathering, so we’ve planned a dessert potluck after Monday’s 7pm talk and an appetizer potluck at 6:15pm before Tuesday’s 7pm talk. Additional details will be in next week’s bulletin. Ennie, his wife Cana, and their seven children are pictured at left. Their goal is to “follow Jesus’s commands to love God and neighbor, and accompany people in this beautiful, messy, life of joy.” Be sure to mark your calendars. You won’t want to miss it.
In Christ who reigns forevermore,
Fr. John
New Evangelization
M I D D L E S C H O O L
Miguel Nuñez, (480) 775-5234 or [email protected].
Youth Ministry Director: Meagan Martinez, (480) 775-5234 or [email protected].
Life Night 6:15-8pm next Sunday…
Signs and Wonders Part 1:
A N T I C I P A T E
NO LT this weekend, 3/15!
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) (480) 345-0542
“The atrium may be compared to a retreat house; as such it should be a place that facilitates recollection and silence, even in its external aspects of wall decorations and other furnishings. It is desirable that the atrium be “Mass-centered,” that is, a place where special prominence is awarded to the material relative to the Mass; a place where the baptismal font stands out in the area assigned to Baptism. The Gospel should have a position of honor and be located alongside the parable materials and materials relating to the historical life of Christ.” -– Religious Potential of the Child by Sofia Cavalletti, p 56
New Evangelization
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Bring the entire family to Stations of the
Cross at 7pm Fridays during Lent . Except
for this Friday, the Knights of Columbus
serve a simple meal of bread and soup in the Hall at 5:30pm before Stations begin in the
Church. Bring the entire family to
participate in praying the Stations.
Now through March 19 in honor of
St. Joseph’s Feast Day we are offering all St. Joseph items at 15% off. Thank
you for your continued support.
Be sure to
check the
Parish
website for
details
about next
month’s
Men’s ACTS
Retreat.
Online
registration
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To help fit your schedule, we’re offering both morning and evening Bible Study classes beginning the week of March 16. Evening classes are from 6:30-8:30pm Tuesdays and morning classes are from 10am-12pm Wednesdays, running for seven weeks. See the “Register & Forms” tab of the Parish website
for details and to sign up.
EASTER YOUTH CHOIR We invite all children and youth (Grades 2-8) to join in our Easter Youth Choir for the 12:30 pm Easter Sunday Mass. Rehearsals will be at 4pm Thursdays in the top level of the Church beginning March 19. To sign up, simply attend the first rehearsal and fill out a sign up sheet.
EASTER INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
All adults and teens (ninth grade and up) who play a wood-wind, string, or brass instrument are invited to audition for our Easter Instrumental Ensemble by contacting David Mares (contact info below). The Instrumental Ensemble will play for 10am Mass Easter Sunday. Rehearsals will be Thursday evenings beginning March 19.
Visit sttimothymesa.org/music for a schedule of rehearsal times for the Youth Choir & Instrumental Ensemble. Questions: Please contact David Mares, Director of
Music, at (480) 775-5272 or [email protected].
Encountering Christ
▪ SUBMIT PRAYER requests to [email protected] or call Carla at (480) 775-5200. Note: Prayer requests for others need their prior permission.
▪ MORNING PRAYER: 8am Monday through Saturday in the Church (Wednesdays during the school year in the Spirituality Center).
▪ DAILY ROSARY in the Chapel at 7:40am M-F. If questions, please leave a message at front desk for Frank. All are welcome to join in prayer.
▪ 24-HOUR ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: In the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Code 7822# 6:30am-9pm or stop by the Gift Shop
to purchase ($5 deposit) a night-time entry card. (The Chapel is cleaned daily after 9pm) This is a silent Adoration Chapel.
▪ RELIQUARIUM: Open for Veneration of Relics from 6am-9pm Monday-Friday and 6am-7pm Saturday & Sunday.
▪ PRAYER ROOM: Most second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 7:30-9pm in the Christy Center. Call Gail for more information at (480) 272-2183.
▪ CHARISMATIC HEALING SERVICE: Third Wednesdays after 6:30pm Mass in the Church. All are welcome to bring their needs before the Lord!
▪ ROSARY & DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET: Prayed at 5pm Wednesdays (except third Wednesdays and holidays/holy days) upstairs near the image of the
Divine Mercy. Please join us! Information: Tess Emiliusen at (480) 703-5180. ▪ VIETNAMESE PRAYER GROUP meets in the Church at 7pm most Thursdays.
▪ PRAYING PARENTS: We gather to pray the Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy in front of the image of Divine Mercy following 8:30am Mass every Friday.
We intercede for our children who have wandered from the Church, that they will return to their Faith. ▪ PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: Please contact Jean Brown at (480) 273-3874 or [email protected] for information about this ministry.
W e would like to thank everyone who has participated in this year’s Charity &
Development Appeal (CDA). Your stewardship truly makes a difference in our community. Our Parish is making steady progress towards our CDA goal of $280,000 and 100% participation. Thanks to all who have made a gift! To date, 31% of our Parish goal, or $86,751 has been raised. It’s not too late to make a gift. Every gift, no matter the size, will make a difference in our community. Please make your gift today! Information about the CDA can be found at dphx.org/CDA. Gifts can be made online or by completing a pledge card (available at Church entrances). Thank you for your support.
Let us pray: May we be part of the Love that Gives Hope to others
through the Charity & Development Appeal and recognize the opportunities to express our thankfulness to God for
His goodness in our lives. TICKET SALES START 3/2 AT THE PARISH WEBSITE
Encountering Christ LET US CONTINUE TO PRAY with the Holy Father for an end to abortion, contraception, euthanasia, child abuse and capital punishment, and that all world leaders will come to recognize the personhood of every human being, both born and unborn.
From 7am to noon every Saturday, you have an opportunity to spend time in ADORATION at the Aid to Women Center Chapel, 1849 E. Baseline Rd. in Tempe. Join us in praying for life and for an end to abortion. Info: Susan, (480) 491-8232.
Our Parish has been participating in 40 DAYS FOR LIFE prayer vigils for more than 10 years now. The unborn children and our culture need prayers more than ever. Though abortion rates are falling, we are, as a nation, still killing more than a million of our own children every year! As Catholics we are called to stand beside each other, with friends and family to pray on the sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood and the Aid To Women Center at 1837 E. Baseline in Tempe (south side, just east of McClintock) during the 40 Days For Life prayer campaign. Pray with us now until Palm Sunday, April 5. Although you are welcome to pray there anytime, our designated prayer time is 9:30am Saturdays. (That’s the time most of us go.) Remember not to park in the lots adjacent to PPH or ATWC, as those parking areas are owned by surrounding businesses and they do not permit us to park there. Please park in the shopping center to the west, near McClintock, or on the side streets off Baseline, and walk back to our prayer zone. Prayer is powerful Let’s all do what we can. Abortion is now the leading cause of death worldwide. Questions or needs, please call Ken Maxwell, program director, Culture of Life, at (602) 295-4771.
The following words, written by a young woman who had an abortion, illustrate a common theme that is frequently encountered by those who have abortions. It clearly illustrates the need for the pro-life movement efforts to counsel those who feel pressured to abort, and to give them alternatives. She writes: “The counseling was only pro-abortion. No information was given to me about pro-life choices or agencies at the abortion clinic. They also told me it wouldn’t hurt. It was extremely painful. I was not told anything about how this would affect me for the rest of my life.” Your help at the Aid to Women Center and your prayers are greatly needed. What can YOU DO? Don’t allow the 40 Days for Life Campaign to pass by without getting involved. See the article above and pray! —God bless, Dcn. Dick, (480) 775-5271
Encountering ChristCatholics living in the area and regularly participating in the liturgy are encouraged to register as members of St. Timothy. As registered members, you will receive The Catholic Sun and Parish mailings, as well as year-end donation e-mails. Registration is easy: Go to www.sttimothymesa.org. Under the “Forms/Register” tab you will find the Parishioner Registration form. Complete and submit. (Once a young adult is 18, remember to register under your own name, even if living at home.) “Active membership” is determined by: — Being properly registered in the Parish for a minimum of three months before enrolling in sacrament preparation or serving as a sponsor/godparent; and one year to receive reduced-rate tuition at Catholic schools in the Diocese; — Faithful attendance at Mass every Sunday and all Holy Days of Obligation; — Regular support of the Parish through tithing via our secure website or giving envelopes (if unable to tithe, please submit empty envelope with name & address); — Being active in at least one Parish ministry.
— Thank you for helping us maintain prayerful reverence during Holy Mass. Using the restrooms during Mass is sometimes necessary. When you need to get up during Mass, please try your best to be aware of appropriate times to leave your seat (for example, when the congregation stands for the Alleluia or sits after the intercessions; and especially not during the Consecration.) To assure safety, when children under age 10 use the restroom, they must be accompanied by an adult. — To honor our worship space, food & drink are not permitted in the Church, except small water bottles when needed for health reasons.
LENTEN MUSIC CONCERT 7-8pm Thursday, March 19
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
You are invited to an evening of musical reflections on Lent and preparations for Easter with Fr. Cyprian Consiglio. Free Will Offering.
Can you deliver a simple meal for
our Priests? Click the “Register & Forms” tab at the
Parish website and scroll to “Meals for Priests.” You’ll find complete details on how to
schedule a much-appreciated meal between now and June 30. Thank you!
1:30-2:30pm
EASTER FLOWERS Please see the “Register & Forms” tab of the Parish website or stop by the Gift Shop to purchase purchase Easter flowers in honor of a loved one. Thank you for helping beautify our Church during the Easter season!
