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4980 Heege Road Affton, MO 63123 www.saintgeorgeaffton.com
LITURGICAL SERVICES
MARIAN DEVOTIONS After all Tuesday Liturgies
ROSARY following the Thursday & Saturday 8:00am Mass at
St. Dominic Savio
HANDICAPPED SEATING The front pews - Holy Communion
will be distributed at the pew.
LITURGICAL SERVICES MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 4:00pm
Sunday: 7:00am, 9:00am,11:00am
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE 6:30am Monday—Friday
(8:00am Monday—Saturday at SDS)
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:00-3:45pm
The Parable of the Talents ~Matthew 25
St. George Parish Directory
Fr. Paul Rothschild, Pastor 314-353-7629, ext. 16 ~ [email protected]
Fr. Thomas Robertson, Senior Associate 314-352-3544, ext. 1
Deacon John Beckmann 314-353-7629, ext. 30 ~ [email protected]
Deacon Leonard Sisul ~ 314-724-1793
Mrs. Robin Lukasek, Bulletin Editor 314-353-7629, ext. 12 ~ [email protected]
Mrs. Michelle Rusch, Parish Secretary 314-352-3544, ext. 3 ~ [email protected]
Mrs. Monica Johnson, PSR Coordinator 314-352-3544 ext. 97
Mr. Stephen E. Jones, Coordinator of Music 314-894-4986 ~ [email protected]
Mrs. Patricia Adolph, Parish Hall Coordinator 314-353-7629 ~ [email protected]
Parish Office
Office hours: Monday - Thursday ~ 8:30am - 11:30am
Priest House Phone ~ 314-352-3544 Priest House Fax ~ 832-6916 Parish e-mail ~ [email protected] St. Vincent de Paul Help Line ~ 314-352-3544, ext. 6 Affton Christian Food Pantry ~ 314-580-3138 Adoration Chapel ~ 314-352-3544, ext. 7 Marriage Information ~ 314-353-7629, ext. 16
Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 Even in a world full of prophets, God remains the ultimate Shepherd of the sheep.
Psalm 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6 Those who follow God will know goodness and kindness now and in the life to come.
1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28 History itself will one day be submitted to Christ and he to God as all in all.
Matthew 25:31-46 Salvation is not rocket science. Any kindergartener might learn the way.
33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. George, Pray
for Us!
Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Matthew 25:14-30
Three servants are entrusted with their master’s “talents”; the one who fearfully buries his is reprimanded while those who grow theirs earn the “master’s happiness” and trust. Today we take the hint. We try to share the gifts God gives us. But earliest versions of the parable repeat the phrase “to hand over,” meaning the transmission of religious tradition. And so perhaps it’s time to review our portfolio. Is our Catholic heritage a buried treasure, or do we pull it from our pocket regularly? Has our participation in the Eucharist collected dust, like a keepsake of First Communion, or has it grown into a larger way of life? ~Prepare the Word
Dust off the tradition Next Sunday’s Readings
November 25-26
“Master, you have handed over to me five talents; see, I have made five more.”
Ministers of the Liturgy November 25-26
Presider Fr. Rothschild Lector Sister Carolyn Greeter Mary Ann Speno Servers Aaron Sitner
Sunday, 7:00am
Presider Fr. Robertson Lector Greeter Carol Blessing Server John Scherr
Sunday, 9:00am
Presider Fr. Lydon Lector Dan Lewandowski Greeter Nance Acheson Server Raphael Tomas
Presider Fr. Rothschild Lector Tim Howard Greeter Cathy Byer Servers Cora Venverloh Mackenzie Rice
Sunday, 11:00am
Rachel sitner
NOVEMBER 19TH, 2017
MASS INTENTIONS/LITURGY SCHEDULE
Monday, November 20~Weekday
6:30am Peggy Greeley Madden Tuesday, Nov. 21~Presentation of BVM
6:30am Thomas Osterholt
Wednesday, November 22 ~ St. Cecilia 6:30am Purgatorial Society Thursday, November 23 ~ Weekday
9:00am William Kuturovac Friday, Nov. 24~ St. Andrew Dung & Companions
6:30am Milford Lorson Saturday, November 25~Weekday
4:00pm VonderHaar & Winkelman Families
Sunday, Nov. 26~Christ the King
7:00am Jim Forgash
9:00am Wanda Goedeker
11:00am Leon Hoernschemeyer
Fr. Edwin Albers Thomas George Jennifer Murphy Dolores Bazzetta Bob Giegling Ethel Niggermann Bill Bevans Josh Gorman Teri Novotny Joe Birsinger Patricia Gorman Emma O’Brien Katie Bloss Donna Gratza Thao Nguyen John Bohac Larry Griffin Sr. Gordan Oppelt Mary Ellen Bown Jane Grote Sophia Piotrowski Ruth Brown Janette Haller Kathleen Politte Joan Buchmann James Harris Eli Pollite Pam Bundren Jesse Harris Tom Pollard Sr. Cathy Byer Mary Haynes Agnes Pratt Colin Byington John Hivner Lawrence Puffer Donovan Byington Peggy Holden Andre Riehl Laura Camp Arline Hollenbaugh Shirley Rosso Mary Jo Castellano Rose Hook Helen Rueffer Bonnie Chapman Toni Horst Georgia Saffa Ed Cody Loretta Inserra Rosemary Schelbrink Dottie Coleman Julie Isaak Polly Schrader Jerome Coleman Barbara Jeglijewski Mary Ann Schuette John Coleman Judy Jeglijewski Fred Smith Delores Crawford Kathleen Johnson Shannon Steinbrugge Joseph Curran Lester Johnson Virginia Sweeney
Julie Devlin Theresa Kuturovac Joan Torretta
John Dirkers Pat Lake Ken Torretta Jim Doerr Art Lampe Ann Vigil Lilia Doerr Teresa Lawrence Joaquin Vigil Mary Dougherty Sandy Lebbing Marie Wallace Helen Eiserle Al Leifeld Larisa Wasson Mary Agnes Eckert Eileen Leifeld Evelyn Weilbaecher Suzanne Elder Betty LeMatty Richard Weilbaecher Mary Beth Ericson Eileen Linder Chorlisha West Juanita Fernandez Joe Lonero Mary Ann Wheatley Paula Fischer Ron Macke Betty Wild Myra Foerstel Rose Macher Pam Williams Ann M. Forthaus Marie Ann Mayer Janet Wilson Ray Forthaus Anne McGowan Theresa Winkeler Kathy Gallagher Shirley Melber John Wonsewitz Caroline Garcia Barbara Mena Alan Young Robert Gebken Marie Merlotti Bradley Young
Please Consider Our Parish In Your Estate Planning, Thank you.
Bulletin Submissions
MUST be received by noon on the Monday prior to publication. Electronic submissions are acceptable to [email protected]
Or call 314-353-7629 . Thanks!
Our Lady of Fatima
If you would like the statue of Our Lady of Fatima in your home for (4) days, please contact Mary Jane
Deiter at 314-481-2316
Help with New Missals and Hymnals
If anyone is able to come and help swap out old missals and hymnals for the new editions, we will be doing that on Friday, December 1, starting at around 8:30 or 8:45. Many hands make light work. Your help is greatly appreciated! Questions? Call Joan Wickman at 544-3907.
CATHOLIC RADIO COVENANT NETWORK
AM 1080 OR AM 1460
Attention all Highschoolers!
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be NO LIFE TEEN THIS WEEK! Enjoy your turkey & pie and we will see you back next week!
Schedule of Events Monday, November 20
Mass 6:30am Church
Food Pantry Noon Tuesday, November 21
Mass 6:30am Church Bible Study 8:45am PHMR
Food Pantry 4-6:00pm Wednesday, November 22
Mass 6:30am Church
Happy Turkey Day, November 23 Mass 9:00am Church
Friday, November 24
Mass 6:30am Church
Church Cleaning 8:30am Church
Blue Army 7:00pm Church Saturday, November 25
Food Pantry 9:30am Reconciliation 3:00pm Church Mass 4:00pm Church
Sunday, November 26
Mass 7:00am Church Mass 9:00am Church Mass 11:00am Church
33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Stewardship of God’s Gifts NOVEMBER 11-12
Envelopes $ 3,396.00 Loose $ 759.30 Maintenance $ 177.00
TOTAL OFFERTORY $4,332.30
Thank you to all of our parishioners who support the parish community through
their stewardship of treasure.
Stewardship Reflection ~ November 19 “Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful in small matters, I will give
you great responsibilities.”- MATTHEW 25:21
God expects us to nurture and develop the gifts He has given us and then generously return a portion with increase. He doesn’t want us to waste or hoard the gifts He has given us; He expects us to grow our gifts, use them wisely and be generous with them. Unfortunately, many of us are not generous in proportion to all that God has given us.
The Adoration Chapel of St. George needs more committed adorers. There are currently 4 open hours
that must be filled. We could always use more adorers at all times.
Wednesday: 1:00am Thursday: 10:00am
Saturday: 2:00am, 5:00pm
Call Olga Leonard at 351-3853 or Kay Brillhart 631-3679, if you can commit to
these or any other hour. Thank you!
The Parish Office will be closed on Thursday, November 23rd and will reopen on Monday,
November 27th at 8:30am.
SVDP Giving Tree Program It is that time of year when we give Thanks for all that God has given us and places in our hearts the desire to give back. The St Vincent DePaul Giving Tree Program is beginning with 28+ families in need this Christmas. The tree will be up on Saturday 11-18. Please return your wrapped gift with Ornament attached on the outside of the gift no later than Sunday 12-10. If you have any questions Please leave a message on our hotline at 314-352-3544 x6 Or contact Cathy Byer at 314-270-9234. The SVDP families are deeply grateful for your generosity.
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Sts. Anne & Joachim, pray
for our families.
November 21
NOVEMBER 19TH, 2017
THE INNER WORD
What’s in your heart? Trusting God comes easy for those who do it often and prepares them for the most difficult times. • How able am I to trust God and follow the divine
commands set before me? • What are the outcomes when I try to control or
manipulate a situation? What can I do to be more trusting that all shall be well without my interference?
• What are my greatest fears? Do I have the courage or desire to let God help me through them?
ADULT EDUCATION Our sessions are on Thursday mornings at 9:00am in the Michler Room of the Huhn Center. All are welcome For more information call Deacon Jim Murphy at 752-5358.
Birthright Christmas Cards
Cards will be sold at all Masses November 19th & 26th.
A huge Thank You from the Prolife Committee for your donations to the
baby shower event for birthright.
MISSOURI CHOOSES LIFE PILGRIMAGE ~ January 17-21, 2018
Wednesday, January 17 at 7 PM the bus will leave from St. Mary Magdalen Church in south city and arrive in the afternoon, Thursday, January 18 in Washington DC. That evening the pilgrims will attend the vigil mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Friday, January 19 is the March for Life. Saturday, January 20 pilgrims will board bus for Emmitsburg, Maryland to attend mass at the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and also to see the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes before boarding the bus for returning to St. Louis. The bus should arrive in St. Louis on Sunday, January 21 around noon. If you are interested in going on this pilgrimage, please contact Marisol 792 7451 or leave a message at 277 5057 by November 20th.
33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
From Fr. Rothschild:
“When you sit down to eat, pray. When you eat bread, do so thanking Him for being so generous to you. If you drink wine, be mindful of Him who has given it to you for your pleasure and as a relief in sickness. When you dress, thank Him for His kindness in providing you with clothes. When you look at the sky and the beauty of the stars, throw yourself at God’s feet and adore Him who in His wisdom has arranged things in this way. Similarly, when the sun goes down and when it rises, when you are asleep or awake, give thanks to God, who created and arranged all things for your benefit, to have you know, love and praise their Creator.” + St. Basil the Great, from Homily V. In martyrem Julittam
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, I want to encourage everyone to join us that day for the 9AM Mass. Bring some canned goods and any monetary offerings to Mass at St. George for use by the St. Vincent de Paul Association. The SVdP society do a tremendous job of caring for the poor and needy in our area.
When Jesus healed ten lepers only one returned to say, “Thank you.” He was a Samaritan. One, out of ten who received a whole new lease on life, said thanks. But if we only go that far in understanding the teaching of Jesus on thanksgiving we miss His larger point. I am to be grateful for all of life, not just the parts that are pleasing to me. That takes real courage, and deep faith. Thankful for all of life? The good and the bad, the sweet and the sour, the delightful and the depressing, when I get what I prayed for and when I don’t get what I prayed for, when someone is recognized and I am forgotten, when I get what I want and when I don’t get what I want? Yes. Thankful for all of life.
“Kindle your gratitude,” writes St. Francis de Sales in his famous manual on the spiritual life, Introduction to the Devout Life. St. Francis says, “First, reflect on all the gifts we have received, but then to go even further by meditating on the fact that all the circumstances of life provide us with the opportunities we need for spiritual progress,” the good and the bad. Paradoxically, I have grown more spiritually as a result of the things I have suffered in life than from the blessings.
St. Basil the Great and St. Francis de Sales have a lot to teach us as we go through a season of discernment and transition. If you are in sadness, God is in your sadness. If you are anxious, God is in your anxiety. If you are angry, God is in your anger. If you are afflicted or lost, God is in your affliction and bewilderment. You are not alone. God is not apart from you. He is at work in you, wherever you are at. What does God want from us spiritually is the question? He wants what He has wanted from every age? Faith, Surrender, Hope, Trust, Humility, Charity, Sacrifice, Obedience, Unity.
God is up to something. It tastes sour right now, but He is asking the people of St. George and St. Dominic to let go and trust what He is up to. It feels like crucifixion, because we are so out of control, but it will lead to Life, not because the plan is any good, but because God is asking His people to let go and trust in Him during a time of uncertainty. If you do, your faith will grow exponentially. Take matters into your own hands and …. At Mass, place your fears, your sadness, your grief, your doubts, your need to control, your self-will on the paten and into the chalice and Jesus will consecrated and transformed it with the bread and wine and you will enter the dying and rising of Jesus.
Know that you are appreciated, loved, and prayed for daily,
NOVEMBER 19TH, 2017
VISIONING TEAM UPDATE: The following are summaries of the information provided by the 6 parish planning committees during the two meetings on Nov. 11th and Nov. 14th. For more detailed information, please visit the parish vision updates section accessible from both parish websites.
Facilities The committee is still looking into all the available space between the two campuses but was able to provide the following updates: • Based on a recent traffic study, St. Louis County does not seem willing to close Heege Rd.
• The committee suggested enhancing the accessibility to St. George church by adding a ramp along Heege Rd. instead of Gravois. It would cost $50-$70k, but there are still additional issues to resolve.
• Updating the sound system inside St. George will cost $60k to upgrade.
• The St. George Fields are currently under contract by a developer who hopes to build a retirement facility there. It is cost prohibitive for the parish to try to purchase the land.
• The Affton Christian Food Pantry will be requesting more space in the near future.
• The Head Start program lease ($112k revenue per year) expires in July of 2018 and Fr. Rothschild is discussing renewing the lease with them.
• The agreement for leasing the convent ($72k revenue per year) expires in 2020.
Finance The finance subcommittee members have been working with the accountant for the parish from the Archdiocese of St. Louis and developed a “trial budget” for the combined parish. The assumptions behind the budget are conservative with regard to revenues and liberal with regard to expenses. There is no way to calculate the number of parishioners who might migrate to another parish nor is there a way to estimate the number of people we might attract. We continue the budget analysis and are fine-tuning what a budget for both parishes might look like realistically.
Community Life / Welcoming / Hospitality The committee thinks that we have two vibrant parishes with a lot going on so instead of creating something completely new they are recommending that we support the current upcoming events for the next 4 months. They propose creating a monthly potluck dinner in the spring, as well as a Parish Ministries Fair. Some ideas put forth for Hospitality include: phone calls to invite new parishioners to events, everyone wearing name tags, welcoming new people in the pews, and possibly praying the Rosary before Mass.
Worship The committee hopes to create Easter-quality liturgy throughout the entire year. The four aspects of worship that they feel will be key to vibrant liturgy are: engaging and inspirational music at all Masses, effective hospitality, preaching that feeds and forms, and intentional launch into deeper community. Proposed Mass schedules are currently: 4:30 PM (Sat.), 7AM, 9AM, 11AM (Sun.), though they are considering the possibility of eliminating one of the Sunday Masses. They also suggest having one of the Masses be oriented towards Youth/Young Adults musically and have them participate in the ministries.
Service to the Poor / Outreach The committee is proposing that outreach activities that involve grade school children remain at the SDS campus and occasional transportation to STG for other service opportunities. Make use of the facilities that best fit the corresponding activity instead of moving everything over to STG. The committee has created an inventory of combined outreach activities in both parishes and moving forward will determine how to reach the different groups needing help, who is being served, and service opportunities.
Life-Long Faith Formation The committee recognizes that our young people are the future of our Church and the ideal faith formation programs will help make the Church the main priority in family life. The committee will ensure that programs are available on both campuses. They propose first focusing on enriching current parishioners before proactively reaching out. All topics will be organized within three areas: Knowing the Faith, Living the Faith, or Building Faith Community. The committee will discuss what schedules work best to reach the most people, how to handle the space needed for programs connected to Sunday Masses at St. George, and whether members of SDS and STG will be willing to attend programs at both campuses and what confusion this may cause.
MORE INFORMATION TO COME NEXT BULLETIN
