PASTOR

Rev. Erik Vigil Reyes

PAROCHIAL VICAR

Rev. Francis Saleth, HGN

DEACON

Rich Wilson

CONTACT INFORMATION

Address 917 West 7

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Avenue

Fort Morgan, CO 80701

Phone 970-867-2885

Fax 970-867-5883

Email info@sthelenachurch.org

Web Site www.sthelenachurch.org

Sacramental Emergency: 970-210-2050

OFFICE HOURS

Monday—Office Closed

Tuesday & Wednesday—9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Thursday & Friday—1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Mass Schedule

Weekdays 8:00 am St. Helena

Saturday 5:00 pm St. Helena

7:00 pm St. Helena (Sp.)

Wednesday 7:00 pm St. Helena (Sp.)

Sunday 7:00 am St. Francis of Assisi

9:00 am St. Helena

9:00 am Our Lady of Lourdes

11:00 am St. Helena (Sp.)

1:00 pm St. Helena (Sp.)

1st Saturdays 8:00 am Anointing of the Sick after Mass

CONFESSIONS — ST. HELENA

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 7:00 am - 7:45 am

Saturdays, 3:30 - 4:45 pm, or by appointment

St. Helena

Welcome to the Catholic communities of

St. Francis & Our Lady of Lourdes

DECEMEBER 29, 2019 � HOLY FAMILY

DAY INTENTION

Saturday

Dec. 28

5:00 pm SH

7:00 pm SH Sp.

Brian Crabill (Connie Crabill)

+Luis Becerra (Bienavides Family)

Sunday

Dec. 29

7:00 am SFA

9:00 am SH

9:00 am OLOL

11:00 am SH Sp

1:00 pm SH Sp.

+Patty Wickstrom

Joe & Donna Blossom (Mike & Joan

Blossom)

People of the Parish

+Pedro Mejia

+Margarito & Julia Garcia Lopez (Rojos

Fam)

Monday

Dec. 30

8:00 am

Tuesday

Dec. 31

5:30 pm SH Eng.

7:30 pm SH Sp.

Rojas De Leon Family

Wednesday

Jan. 1

10:00 am Eng.

12:00 pm Sp.

Mike & Joan Blossom

+Kevin Chuc De Leon (Emilie De Leon

Thursday

Jan. 2

8:00 am

Friday

Jan. 3

8:00 am

Saturday

Jan. 4

8:00 am SH

5:00 pm SH

7:00 pm SH Sp.

+Deceased members of Joe Blossom Family

+Petolina Rodriguez (Alex &Maria

Rodriquez)

+Josefina Medina Duran (Benevides Fam)

Sunday

Jan. 5

7:00 am SFA

9:00 am SH

9:00 am OLOL

11:00 am SH Sp.

1:00 pm SH Sp.

+Jack Westhoff

+Martin Reyes Garcia (Margaret Vasquez)

+Dorothy & Francis Kopetzky

+Blanca Ramirez

+Alicia & Ramiro Celiz (Alicia Celiz)

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OUR OFFERING TO THE PARISH

St. Helena: $ 7,553.85

St. Francis of Assisi: $ 347.00

Our Lady of Lourdes: $ 2,281.79

MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS

MY BELOVED FLOCK

“‘Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to

Egypt, and stay there until I tell you.’” 725

kilometers. That’s the distance on

modern roads from Bethlehem to

Cairo. Assuming one covered 40km

a day on foot — ambitious for two

young parents and their infant son

— the journey would take well over two weeks. Of

course, the Holy Family didn’t have modern roads.

They would travel through wilderness, fear bandits,

run low on water, and cross the vast Sinai Peninsula

in a reverse of their forefathers in Exodus. Here, in

struggle and sacrifice, are the beginnings of the forg-

ing of the Holy Family.

“Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and de-

parted for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod.”

Large Jewish communities existed in most major cit-

ies of the ancient Mediterranean world, after the col-

lapse of their kingdoms chronicled in the Old Testa-

ment, and Joseph could likely find work as a carpen-

ter. All the same, today’s Gospel reminds us that the

first formational years of Jesus as a babe-in-arms were

spent in a strange land. The members of the Holy

Family were foreigners, outsiders, immigrants.

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. God

took on our humanity. He is in solidarity with our

own trials and difficulties. On the feast of the Holy

Family, we honor the special place of the family with-

in society. We are invited, too, to recall those families

who share in the struggles of the Holy Family in a par-

ticular way. We pray for immigrants, asylum seekers,

and refugees. We pray for all parents who sacrifice

their own well-being and comfort so their children

may have a better life.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

�� Please contact the Parish Office for information on

Baptisms, Confirmation, and First Eucharist.

�� Sacrament of Matrimony

Please contact the Parish Office one year prior to the

anticipated marriage date.

Couples preparing for Marriage within the Archdiocese

of Denver must take Natural Family Planning (NFP)

Call Lance & Carolyn Hochanadel @970,380.3742

Please be aware that if you need an annulment for any

previous marriage(s), you must begin the annulment

procedure before any marriage preparation can

proceed. Annulments usually take up to a year to be

finalized by the Archdiocese Metropolitan Tribunal.

PARISH MINISTRIES

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MINISTRY COORDINATOR PHONE

English Beth Boettcher 970.380.6935

Spanish Flor Silva 970.867.6141

MASS READINGS

LIFE OF THE PARISH

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Please contact the Parish Office at the onset of illness or

as soon as your loved one is placed in Hospice if you

would like them to receive the Sacrament of the Anoint-

ing of the Sick or Last Rites.

HOLY COMMUNION FOR THE HOMEBOUND

If you know of any parishioner that would like to receive

Holy Communion, please call the Parish Office to set up

an appointment.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

Please contact Cassie Groves at 720-606-9848 or e-mail

ReligiousEd.classes@gmail.com to register your child for

the religious education program.

THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS

(RCIA)

Your personal encounter with the Risen Christ through

the sacramental life of the Church begins with RCIA!

Who should inquire about RCIA?

�� Anyone not yet baptized

�� Anyone interested in becoming a Catholic Christian

�� Any Catholic who has not received any of the Sacra-

ments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Holy

Communion)

�� Anyone interested in learning about the Catholic Faith

Classes begin September

For more information or to register for classes, please con-

tact

Deb Sagel @ 970.867.9309

QUIÑCEAÑERAS

Quiñceañeras are celebrated on the last Saturday of each

month, May through August, at 10:00 am at St. Helena

Church. Please contact the Parish Office for more infor-

mation.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Silent Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament begins Thursday

after the 8:00 am Mass until Friday before the 8:00 am

Mass. Come and adore the Lord in Sacred Silence.

YOUTH GROUP

Youth Group meets Wednesday nights from 7:00 pm to

8:30 pm in the Msgr. Dinan Hall. Please contact Lance

& Carolyn Hochanadel @ 970.380.3742

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Meetings are held every third Thursday of the Month

from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Rosary begins at 6:30 pm.

SPANISH PRAYER GROUP

The group gathers every Sunday at 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm

in the Msgr. Dinan Hall.

NOCTURNAL ADORATION (SPANISH)

The group gathers every Second Saturday at 7:00 pm

through 7:00 am Sunday in the Church.

PREVENCION Y RESCATE (SPANISH)

This drug awareness group gathers every Monday even-

ing in the conference room from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

CENACULO DE LA MISERICORDIA

This group gathers every Friday at 6:00 pm in the Hurley

Conference Room.

BAPTISM TIMES

All baptisms will be taking place on the fourth weekend

of the Month, English and Spanish.

Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/ Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 /Col 3:12-21

Monday: 1 Jn 2:12-17/Ps 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10 /Lk 2:36-40

Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:18-21/Ps 96:1-2, 11-12, 13 /Jn 1:1-18

Wednesday: Nm 6:22-27/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 /Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21

Thursday: 1 Jn 2:22-28/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 /Jn 1:19-28

Friday: 1 Jn 2:29—3:6/Ps 98:1, 3cd-4, 5-6 /Jn 1:29-34

Saturday: 1 Jn 3:7-10/Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9 /Jn 1:35-42

Next Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 /Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12

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DOMINGO 29 DE DICIEMBRE 2019

LA SAGRADA FAMILIA

Seguimos en Navidad y hoy la Liturgia

hace hincapié en la importancia de la fa-

milia. La familia siempre ha sido vivero de

esperanza y alegría por el amor de los es-

posos y el cuidado que deben brindar a

sus hijos. La familia, es una pequeña co-

munidad que inicia en la oración y voca-

ción cristiana. Es desde ahí que la semilla

nace para el sacerdocio, la vida religiosa,

matrimonio y los hombres y mujeres laicos comprometi-

dos que sirven a la Iglesia y en la sociedad. Los consejos

que se dan en las lecturas de hoy son luz que debe ilumi-

nar el hogar y debemos practicarlos durante el año. El

libro de Sirácide dice así: “El Señor honra al padre en los

hijos y respalda la autoridad de la madre sobre la prole.”

San Pablo lo resume de la siguiente manera: “Que en sus

corazones reine la paz de Cristo, esa paz a la que han

sido llamados, como miembros de un solo cuerpo.” En el

Evangelio se ve el cómo actúa José y María para proteger

a su hijo: “‘Levántate, toma al niño y a su madre, y huye a

Egipto.’”

Consejos del Papa Francisco para la familia: "A los recién

casados les doy siempre este consejo: 'Reñid lo que que-

ráis. Si vuelan los platos, dejadlos. Pero nunca acabéis el

día sin hacer las paces. ¡Nunca!'” "Para hacer las paces no

hace falta llamar a Naciones Unidas, que venga a casa a

hacer la paz. Basta un gesto pequeño, una caricia: 'Bueno,

adiós, hasta mañana'. Y mañana se comienza de nuevo”.

¿Qué te anima de estos consejos? ¿Qué harás por tu fami-

lia actualmente?

RIFA DE AÑO NUEVO

Ya compro su boleto? $5 dolares por boleto o 5 por

$20 dolares. Primer Premio es de $1500, Segundo

Premio es de $1000.00, y Tercer Premio es de $500.00.

Puede comprar su boleto despues de Misa.

Festival del Año Nuevo

31 de Diciembre 2019 —-11:00 am—3:00pm

Venga despedir el año Viejo con su familia. Habra

Karaoke, juegos, y comida!

Entrada—Adultos $1.00 —Niños $0.50

No se lo pierda!

SOLEMNIDAD DE LA VIRGEN MARIA

31 de Diciembre 2019 —7:30pm

1ro de Enero 2020 —12:00pm

ALWAYS IN OUR PRAYERS

Our Priests: Fr Erik—Fr. Francis

Deacon Rich

Seminarian Abelardo Marrufo

Postulant Jay Armstrong

Fr. Frank and Fr. Miguel

PLEASE PRAY THE ROSARY

Our Lady of Fatima has asked that we pray the Ro-

sary daily with our family.

WEEKLY CALENDAR

Monday ....................................................... Office Closed

Tuesday ....................................................... Office Closed

Wednesday .......................................... New Year’s Day

ANNOUNCEMENTS

�� Welcome to all those visiting and praying with

us this weekend.

�� New Parishioner Registration—Welcome! We invite

you to register in the Church Office and join our Par-

ish.

�� Remember the cry room is available for anyone

deeming it necessary with little children to use

during Mass.

�� There will be no special collection envelopes in

your 2020 mailings. You may add your dona-

tion to the regular donation.

�� There will be an envelope for church mainte-

nance at the end of each month.

�� Next KoC Breakfast is Sunday Dec. 5th 2020!

CHILDREN”S CORNER

NEW YEAR’S EVE FESTIVAL

Come say farewell to 2019 and welcome 2020 with

family and frieds of the parish. The festivities will be

in Msgr. Dinan Hall from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and

will culminate with the raffle, all on December 31,

2019.

Admission will be $1 for adults and 0.50 for children.

With your admission you will receive a ticket to use

toward food and other goodies. Additional tickets

can be purchased for 0.50 each,

First Prize: $1500

Second Prize $1000

Third Prize $500

Come and enjoy games, music and fun with your fe-

llow parishioners and welcome in the New Year.

HOLIDAY MASS SCHEDULE

December 31, 2019—New Years Eve—5:30 pm (SH Eng)

7:30 pm (SH Sp)

January 1, 2020—Solemnity of Mary—10:00 am (SH Eng)

12:00 pm (SH Sp)

SCRIPTURE