Third Sunday of Lent March 20, 2022 Tri-Parish Bulletin

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Third Sunday of Lent March 20, 2022 Tri-Parish Bulletin
Third Sunday of Lent • March 20, 2022 • Tri-Parish Bulletin
Jesus said to them in reply, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than
      all other Galileans? By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!” - Lk 13:2-3

                                                                 I pray that grace has found them, and strengthened them
                                                                 throughout their lives.
                  Third Sunday of Lent
                                                                 That barren fig tree got a second chance, because the kind
Second chances. What a gift they are. I’m thinking of that       Gardener resolved to give it extra attention, extra effort. Do
kind teacher who said, halfway through the quarter on            you have some fig trees hanging around in your life,
Algebra II so many years ago, “You know, Kathy, your             maybe some bad habits that could be transformed with
talents could be used elsewhere. Let’s transfer you out of       some discipline and pruning? Are you spinning your
this class before too much times goes by.”                       wheels on the same old vices, recognizing that they do not
                                                                 satisfy, but too invested in them to step away?
Ha! From this long distance I can still hear her voice, but of
course today I can hear what she was really saying: “You         Let this be the Lent you submit to the grace of second
are NEVER going to get this! You are EXASPERATING                chances. Let the Gardener show you the dead branches in
your teacher and everyone else in the class. We’re               your life, the secrets that aren’t keeping you safe, the fruit
transferring you out before EVERYONE DESPAIRS.”                  that’s been waiting to grow from your freshly repaired life.

Even now I remember the relief of that undeserved
kindness, that grace. That moment became a turning point                  ~Kathy McGovern © The Story and You 2022
in my life. Those of us who had kind parents can trace
grace in a thousand ways. I pray for those who did not
receive that grace, who have had to find kindness from
other sources than their families of origin.

                              The Northwest Colorado Tri-Parish Staff Welcomes You
     •Pastor- Fr. Gerardo Puga: father.puga@archden.org   •Vicar Fr. John Croghan: father.croghan@archden.org
                                •Business Admin- Diane King: nwtriparish@gmail.com
Third Sunday of Lent March 20, 2022 Tri-Parish Bulletin
March 13, 2021 Offertory                        A CRS Rice Bowl is one way to enhance Lenten fasting
    Offertory report will be in next weekends bulletin.         practice by giving up meals and donating the cost of those
Donations can be made online at www.nwtriparish.com or          meals to Catholic Relief Services in order to help those who
mailed to: Your Parish, 678 School St. Craig, CO 81625          do not have enough to eat. You can pick up your rice bowl
                                                                at the back of the church.
Divine Chaplet
At all our Tri-parishes, 5 minutes before                       Lenten Penance Services
every weekend Mass we will be praying the                       @ Holy Name in Steamboat: Monday, March 28 at 5:30 pm
Divine Chaplet during Lent. Please come a                       @ St. Michael: Wednesday, April 6 at 6:00 pm
little early and join us.                                       @ Holy Family and St. Ignatius: Fr. Gerardo and/or Fr. John
                                                                are available before every Mass and by appointment.
The Surrender Novena
                                                                Stations of the Cross
Archbishop Aquila is inviting all of the faithful to together
                                                                @ St. Michael: Every Friday during Lent starting with
pray the Surrender Novena. Physical copies of the novena
                                                                Adoration at 5:00 pm, Misa en Espanol at 6:00 pm followed
are available at the entrance!
                                                                by the Stations at 6:30 pm (Bilingual)
                                                                @ Holy Family: Every Thursday during Lent at 6:00 pm
Help Wanted at St. Michael
                                                                @ St. Ignatius: Every Wednesday at 6:00 pm followed by a
St. Michael Parish is looking for a part time
                                                                soup/bread meal.
Maintenance/handyman. This position offers a flexible
schedule, will be for an average of no more than 10 hours       Adoration
per week and will pay $15 / hour. If you are interested         During Lent, consider spending some time with Jesus.
please contact either Fr. Gerardo, Fr. John, or Diane for an    @ St. Michael: Tues, Thurs, Fri at 5:00 pm & Wed at 6:00 pm
application.                                                    @ Holy Family: During Lent we will have adoration on the
                                                                first and third Sundays of the Month at 12:00 pm (March 6,
New Office Hours at St. Michael                                 March 20, and April 3).
Starting the week of March 21 our new office hours are          @ St. Ignatius: The first Sundays of the month at 9:00 am
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:00 am to 3:00          (March 6 and April 3).
pm or by scheduled appointment. Welcome Gina
Cartwright who will be helping out in the office!               Fish Fry’s:
                                                                At St. Michael: The KofC,
Community Food Bank in Meeker                                   the youth group, and
If you are need of assistance, need hours of operation or       Fr. John will host another fish fry April 1st in the church
would like to volunteer, you can contact the food bank by       hall. We plan to invite the whole community, and it should
calling 970-878-5904. Please leave a voicemail for callback.    be a lot of fun!
                                                                Proceeds will help the youth group's Steubenville of the
                                                                Rockies trip this summer, and fund other KofC initiatives.
           St. Michael Community Kitchen                        At St. Ignatius: We are planning a Friday Fish Fry on
                                                                March 25th. Proceeds will go towards the cost of the Youth
Coordinator: Robin Schiffbauer (970-826-2895)                   Steubenville conference.
When: Tues 11:00 am—1:00 pm; Thurs 4-6:00 pm
                                                                Attention all High School Seniors
Where: 678 School St. in St. Michael Parish Hall                Remember the Altar & Rosary / Knights of Columbus
What: Cook and prepare meals for our Craig community.           Scholarship application may be picked up at the high
Needed: Call Robin if you are interested in helping.            school from Paula Duzik. Applications due by April 1,
                                                                2022. Don’t forget to apply.
Appreciated Donations: Canned goods: Vegetables,
fruits, chili beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, etc. (#10 cans
                                                                Lenten Catechism for Adults at St. Michael
preferable). Coffee, Lemonade, Ice-tea, paper products,
                                                                On Tuesdays during Lent at 6:40 pm we will be
sugar.
                                                                studying the YouCat. Susan Domer will lead an
How Many Served: Month of February ≈ 2,573 meals                adult catechism class once a week. All are
Contact: Please call the Kitchen (826-2895) if you have         invited!!
any questions or wish to volunteer your time.
109 S. Stanolind Ave.                                       678 School St.
                                 Rangely, CO 81648                                         Craig, CO 81625
                                                                                 Office 970-824-5330 • Fax 970-824-7870
                               Office & Fax 970-824-5330                            Office Hours Mon-Fri 10am-3pm
                                nwtriparish@gmail.com                                  Credit Union 970-824-2668
                                www.nwtriparish.com                                      nwtriparish@gmail.com
                                                                                         www.nwtriparish.com
St. Ignatius Schedule
Sun     3/20    7:30 am Confessions                         St. Michael Schedule
                8:00 am Mass                                Sun     3/20    8:30 am Pray the Rosary
                                                                            9:00 am Mass (Youth Mass)
Wed     3/23    6:00 pm Stations of the Cross
                                                                            10:30 am Misa
Fri     3/25    6:00 pm Fish Fry                                            2:00 pm Youth Group Meeting
Sat     3/26    5:00 pm Mass                                Mon     3/21    8:30 am Mass
Sun     3/27    7:30 am Confessions                                         6:00 pm Religious Ed Parent/Student Mtg
                8:00 am Mass                                Tues    3/22    8:30 am Mass
                                                                            5-6:00 pm Adoration and Confession
St. Ignatius Prayer Requests
                                                                            6:00 pm Misa en Espanol
Isabella Cox, Phyllis Smith, Stella Smith, Tom Donovan,
                                                                            6:40 pm YouCat Adult Catechism Class
Mark & Blake Smith, Carl Fronapfel, Stacey Zadra–Martin,
Ellis Thompson.       We ask God’s daily blessings and Wed          3/23    7:45 am Misa
protection for all our servicemen and women.                                8:30 am Mass
                                                                            9:00 am Wellness Wednesday Program
                               889 Park Ave. (Church)                       6:00 pm Adoration
                                 Meeker, CO 81641
                                 P.O. Box 866 (Mailing)     Thurs 3/24      8:30 am Mass
                                   Office 970-878-3300                      5:00 pm Adoration and Confession
                                   Main: 970-824-5330
                                                                            6:00 pm Misa
                                nwtriparish@gmail.com
                                www.nwtriparish.com                         7:00 pm Prayer Group Meeting
Holy Family Schedule                                        Fri     3/25    8:30 am Mass
Sun     3/20    11:00 am Mass                                               5:00 pm Adoration and Confession
                12:00 pm Adoration                                          6:00 pm Misa
                1:00 pm Misa                                                6:30 pm Stations of the Cross
Mon     3/21    7:00 am Mass                                Sat     3/26    5:30 pm Mass
Tues    3/22    7:00 am Mass                                                7:15 pm Misa

Thurs 3/24      6:00 pm Stations of the Cross               Sun     3/27    8:00 am Prayer Group selling Food
                                                                            8:30 am Pray the Rosary
Sun     3/27    11:00 am Mass
                                                                            9:00 am Mass
                Intention: Hazel Georgiou-Gonzales (d)
                                                                            9:00 am Paul Gowdy (d) by Martha M.
                By Judy Eskelson
                                                                            10:30 am Misa
                1:00 pm Misa
                                                                            1:00 pm Hall in use
Seder Meal
All parishioners are invited to celebrate a Seder Meal at St. Michael Prayer Requests
4:30 pm on Sunday, April 10 (Palm Sunday).                   Joe Tonso, Greg Knez, Jacinta Flowers, Aldene Hanson,
                                                             Lawrence Lux, Sanchez Family, Richard Ridnour, Maria del
Community Food Bank
                                                             Carmen Herrera, Kraig Copeland, Anthony Tremaine, Tina
If you are need of assistance, need hours of operation or
                                                             Velasco, Owen Grant, Mary Bade, Emma Mascarenas,
would like to volunteer, you can contact the food bank by
                                                             Phyllis Bingham, Bonnie Primavara, Jim Martin, Janice
calling 970-878-5904. Please leave a voicemail for callback.
                                                             Nicoletto, Jessie Z., Jeff Stroble, The Cruz Family, Margie
Holy Family Prayer Requests:                                 Hibbard, Phyllis Loyola
Marcie Kerby, Connie (Debbie Frazier’s Stepmom), Kris
                                                             Prayer Group Fundraiser
Casey, Joe Fennessey, Mary Baylie, for the protection of all
                                                             Next weekend (March 27) Our prayer group will be selling
in Military Service, and for all people suffering mentally,
                                                             food before/after Mass.
physically and spiritually during these uncertain times.
Confesiones:
                                                               30 minutos antes de las Misas Dominicales y en el mismo
                                                               horario de la Exposición al Santísimo, o haciendo una cita
                                                               directamente con los sacerdotes.
                                                               P. Gerardo: 970 326 8294 P. John: 970 326 8295

                                                               Reunión de papás. Catequesis. Miércoles 23 de marzo
                                                               a las 7:00 pm

                                                               Clase de RCIA.          Catequesis para mayores de 15
                                                               años.
                                                               Martes 22 de Marzo a las 6:40 pm.

                                                               Catequesis para adultos. Católico conoce tu fe.
                                                               Todos los viernes a las 7:00pm. Despues del Viacrucis.

  Tercer Domingo de Cuaresma. Lucas 13, 1-9                    Viacrucis.
 “No la cortes, déjala todavía, para que de frutos”            Todos los viernes de cuaresma a las 6:30pm.
                                                               Terminando la Misa de español.
Puedes hacer       tu    aportación     económica     a   tu
parroquia:                                                                   Pláticas pre-bautismales para papás y
                  Donaciones                                                 padrinos que quieran bautizar: Miércoles 30 de
                                                                             Marzo a las 7:00 pm
Donaciones del Domingo 13 de marzo
ver la próxima semana

Coronilla de la Divina misericordia.                           SAGRADA FAMILIA - Meeker
5 minutos antes de la Misa Dominical.
                                                               MISAS:
Novena de la entrega (consagración) a Jesús.
                                                               Domingo , Misa en español a la 1:00 pm.
Del 17 al 25 de Marzo.
                                                               Lunes y martes a las 7:00 am. En Inglés.

                                                               Adoración al Santísimo Sacramento
SAN MIGUEL- Craig                                             Domingo primero de mes de 12 a 1 pm. Domingo 6 de
Horario de MISAS.                                             marzo. Y también el Domingo 20 de marzo. El Señor Jesús te
 Misas en español entresemana: miércoles a las 7:45 am y espera.
Martes jueves y viernes a las 6 pm. las Misas del lunes a
las 8:30 am. son bilingües. En Inglés a las 8:30 am. De lunes Confesiones
a viernes .                                                   30 minutos antes de la Misa. Si necesitas atención en otro
                                                              horario, ponte en contacto con los sacerdotes.
Misa Dominical:                                               Normalmente el sacerdote estará en Meeker el domingo y
Sábado 7:15 pm en español y Domingo a las 10:30 am en lunes. Si necesitas atención en otro momento, llama al
español.                                                      celular de los sacerdotes. P. Gerardo: 970 326 8294 P. John:
                                                              970 326 8295.
Adoración al Santísimo Sacramento y Confesiones.
Martes, jueves y viernes, de 5 a 6 pm. Y los miércoles de 6    Reunión de papás de la catequesis.
a 7 pm. Sábado y Domingo 30 minutos antes de la Misa.            Domingo 20 de marzo después de Misa. Traer el
Adoración Nocturna: tercer sábado de mes: 19 de marzo              Youcat.

Grupo de Oración.
                                                               Viacrucis
Todos los jueves a las 7:00pm Y el grupo de intercesión,
todos los martes a las 7:00pm. Te esperamos.                   Todos los jueves de cuaresma
                                                               a las 6pm.
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