Our Lady of the Desert Church

7101 West Picture Rocks Road, Tucson, AZ 85743

Phone: 520-744-3400 Email: office@desertrenewal.org

Website: www.desertrenewal.org

May 20, 2018

Pentecost Rector

Rev. Paul Coury, C.Ss.R.

Associates

Rev. Charles Wehrley, C.Ss.R.

Rev. Greg Wiest, C.Ss.R.

Rev. Peter Connolly, C.Ss.R.

Deacon

Rev. Mr. Ken McNealy

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Redemptorist Community

Rev. Larry Sanders, C.Ss.R.

Choir

Hope Sullivan, Music Director

Marlo Nottingham-Smith, Pianist

Liturgical Ministers/

Compliance Officer

Kelly Mooney

Bulletin Editor

Alexis Murrieta

Knights of Columbus

George Rigney & George Horton

Weekend Sacristans

Mike & Annette Thompson

Bud & Mary Carter

Octavio & Ivette Babuca

Bob & Christine Francis

Dave & Hedy Miller

Jack & Diane Lehmkul

Welcome: The Redemptorist Community and Pastoral

Staff of the Redemptorist Renewal Center extends a

warm and loving welcome to all who come here to pray

and worship in our church. We are a community that

welcomes all people as brothers and sisters in Jesus

Christ. Together we are the body of Christ, living and

active today.

Fr. Paul’s Ponderings…..

May 20, 2018

PENTECOST SUNDAY

So many of you who are married have experienced the great transition in life from being single to being a couple, and then having your first child. The first child marks that passage into the beginning of “family life”. From that point on, you are building a family, a future, and most of you would protect that family, even with your life! This feast of Pentecost marks a similar moment. It is the moment when “the family of the Church” is born. The disciples now form a family whose task it is to work together to build the future. The Spirit forces them out of their fear, aloneness, and tepidness and thrust them into the crowded world. From that point on, they boldly proclaim the message of Jesus, no matter what the consequences. Of course, the consequence for most of them was martyrdom. The results have been stunning, and today there are hundreds of millions of Christians in every corner of our world.

This Sunday we open our hearts and invite this same Spirit of fire and courage to enter us once again. If your faith has become a bit solitary, tepid, or even fear-filled, then invite that Spirit to enter you during this Sunday’s liturgy. Hopefully you will leave church, like the first disciples, a changed and renewed person and a vibrant member of the “family of God”…..maybe even “on fire” for the Lord!

Fr. Paul Coury

Party by the Pool….Thank you Knights of Columbus - Thank you all who participated and even brought a “pot luck” dish to our Party by the Pool last Saturday night. It was great to see everyone. We give the Knights a big “Thank You” for organizing the party in celebration of their five year anniversary at Our Lady of the Desert!

Building Our Faith – Building Our Church - The construction crew moved the cactus this week from the front of the church! They will put the new safety door into the south side of the church. Your generosity is making all this possible and much much more. Thank You!

The fundraising for the matching $100,000 grant will continue throughout the construction period. So you have time if you need to rearrange some of your funds. So far your generosity has been overwhelming. It looks like we will match that grant in the weeks ahead!

If you did not receive the Pledge Drive Card in the mail, then please stop by the front office and pick one up. The design for the expansion is in the office area, right behind the door. Come and take a look. The Knights have finished selling raffle tickets. Soon the prizes will be picked, and hopefully some of you will win. Our Church wins, in that we receive half the money of all tickets sold. That money will go directly into our building fund. Thank You All!!

Daily Mass this Week -We will continue to have daily mass in the church until June 4.

Catholic Tuition Tax Credit - Jason and Mar lo's son, Michael Smith, will be attending Salpointe next year . If you are interested in making a tax credit donation to help reduce the cost of his tuition, please visit www.ctso-tucson.org and click the "Make a tax credit donation now" tab. Please designate the funds go to Salpointe High School, referral number RP1647. This will send your donation to Michael Smith's tuition account. You can also make a tax credit donation over the phone at 520.838.2558. Thank you for directing your tax dollars to Catholic education!.

Sunday Flowers - Please help us decorate the altar with beautiful flowers in the name of someone you love. Stop by the office and offer a donation. We will include their name in the bulletin for that chosen Sunday.

OUR SICK

“The desert will lead you to your heart where I will speak.”

Hosea 2:16

OUR DECEASED Karen Zinchuk who passed away on Monday, May 14, 2018 .

Jeanette D. Caneschi, who passed away on April 16, 2018.

Please remember in your prayers: (Month/Year)

Barbara Bartels (8/17) Jeanette D. Caneschi (4/18)

Sergio Castro (10/17) Ann Fallon (7/17)

Virginia Flanigan (10/17) David Hill (9/17)

Raymond J. Lewandowski (3/18) Nancy Long (5/17)

Bob Medina (5/17) Eric Milton (3/18)

Manny Murrieta (2/18) Carmela Oliver (10/17)

Anne Ramsey (9/17)

Jessica Sayles (1/18)

Ed Snyder (9/17)

Patricia Svoboda (3/18)

Barbara Thaman (12/17)

Gladys Pope (12/17) George Parada (12/17)

Fr. Pat O'Brien, C.Ss.R. (10/17)

Karen Zinchuk (5/18)

Please pray for Virginia Lee. Please pray for Jim and Kathy O’Toole. Kathy has been diagnosed with Stomach Cancer. Pray for Rosa Dalton who is in rehabilitation from a broken leg. Hold in your prayers David Forgue who is now home recovering at this time. Mark Taube is battling cancer. Please keep him in your prayers.

Loretta Korpics niece of Marilyn & Marty Rice is battling cancer. Please keep her in your prayer’s. Pat Yerkes needs prayer for healing.

Please pray for others in our community who are struggling with various illnesses.

Edward Altamirano Virginia Brown Kurt Cummings Pat Daley Rosa Dalton Sister Pat Duffy David Forgue Clay Granacki Dominic Gugliotti Carolyn Hasenoehrl Kim Judkins Suzanne Kraft

Chris & Terri Kanitt

Loretta Korpics

Virginia Lee

Virginia Lester

Joseph M. LaCava

Billie Marshall

Dave Miller

Charles Mitchell

MaryAnn Monte

Richard Nast

Virginia Lowman

Philip Oberstar

Jim Oliver

Kathy O’Toole

Mark Paris

Pat Pion

Alice Rigney

Pedro Rosales

Gerardo Rosales

Brian Russell

Aidan Martel Santoyo

Mark Taube

Pat Yerkes

Our mission is to be a

place where the

contemplative spirit of

the human person may

be discovered, fed and

nourished. It is a place,

an oasis in the Sonoran

Desert, where

Individuals encounter

God and “feel the burn” of the Holy Spirit.

SUNDAY COLLECTION BUILDING FUND

$4,998.00 May 12-13, 2018 $235,515.00

You may request additional envelopes on the table in the rear of the Church; the envelopes will

be available the following weekend in the box on the table at the rear of the Church.

CONSIDER SETTING UP A REOCCURING WEEKLY OR MONTHLY

DIRECT DRAFT WITH YOUR BANK.

JUST SEND IT TO OUR LADY OF THE DESERT CHURCH

7101 W. PICTURE ROCKS RD, TUCSON, ARIZONA 85743

SoulShine is a 12 Step group designed to meet the needs of recovering addicts. The primary focus is on codependency, but we are open to all persons suffering from any type of addictive behavior. Our meeting format follows that of A.A. and includes recovery readings. Come learn to love yourself better, free yourself from addictive thinking and allow your soul to shine! Every WEDNESDAY, 7:00- 8:30 pm in the RRC Office Conference Room. All are welcomed! This group is facilitated by Fr. Charlie Wehrley.

Saturday, May 19

4:00 Mass - Fr. Charlie Wehrley **George Parada (d)

Sunday, May 20

7:30 Mass- Fr. Charlie Wehrley

**Lola & Richard Burr

10:00 Mass - Fr. Charlie Wehrley **Tom & Kathi McNamara–

Thanksgiving for Friendship & Love

Monday, May 21

7:30 Mass - Fr. Paul Coury

**Mary D. Scarbrough (d)

Tuesday, May 22 7:30 Mass - Fr. Peter Connolly

**Redemptorist Community

Wednesday, May 23

7:30 Mass - Fr. Charlie Wehrley

**Christopher Patrick Mattis & all who battle depression and mental illness.

Thursday, May 24 7:30 Mass - Fr. Greg Wiest

**Sandra Vogel (d)

Friday , May 25 7:30 Mass –Fr. Greg Wiest/Fr. Peter Connolly

**Jim Hoffmann Special Intention

Saturday, May 26

7:30 Mass– Fr. Peter Connolly

**Celebrate Life

4:00 Mass– Fr. Peter Connolly

**Chuck Silvios (d)

Sunday, May 27

7:30 Mass- Fr. Peter Connolly

**Edward & Louise Thom (d)

10:00 Mass - Fr. Peter Connolly

**Andrew & Alexa Stead– In gratitude

for love & support

UPCOMING EVENTS ** Mass Intention Monday - Friday

6:45 AM - Silent Contemplative Prayer 7:15 AM - Morning Prayer

Saturday 7:30 AM—Eucharist with devotional prayers of

Our Mother of Perpetual Help

The Gospel According to Disney - A retreat led by Fr. Charlie Wehrley, June 8-9. This retreat will explore some of life-giving messages that are hidden below the entertainment surface of Disney Films like Frozen, Aladdin and Zootopia. This retreat begins with dinner on Friday evening and ends Saturday evening with dinner. You can come as a commuter for $100, or you can stay in a single room for $150, or in a double room for $250. For more information please call the front desk 520.744.3400.

Rock Me Amadeus-A retreat led by Fr. Charlie Wehrley, June 16. In this retreat, we will study the film Amadeus and the difference between living by the Spirit Law and living by the Letter of the Law. This retreat begins at 9 am and ends at 3 pm. The cost of the retreat is $35, with lunch included.

SEEDS OF THE WORD BOOK CLUB – All are welcome Wednesday, May 30, from 2-3 pm in the Ironwood Room (across from the pool). We’ll be exploring Thomas Merton’s classic work, New Seeds of Contemplation. For Merton, “contemplation is not trance or ecstasy,” rather it is “the response to a call: a call from Him Who has no voice, and Who speaks in everything that is … in the depths of our own being.” Peggy Hazard will moderate the discussion. Copies of the book are available in the bookstore. Please join us, even if you have not read the book! For any questions please contact John Davenport via email at john@davenport.net or call 440.478.1203.

Grief Group Continues to meet-On Thursday, May 24th , we will have Pot Luck and last meeting of the support group this session. Our topic will center on :” Moving forward in your grief..” All members and past members are invited. 6-8 sharing and Pot Luck sup-per. For questions please call: June or Stan, 219.2919.

Sacristan Servers for 7:30 am weekday morning Mass are needed-Sacristans prepare, clear sacred vessels at the altar or serve at the altar. If you have any interest contact Lidia Allen at lidiahallen@comcast.net or 520.579.8323.

Prayer of the Open Heart Series, In Search of Belief. We will meet again in mid-August. If you have any questions, please call Camille Sensale 579.7529 or Jenny Martin 461.9001.