Dear Friends of St. Andrew's,
From the founding of our Parish in 1958, we have grown and developed with Sierra Vista - as partners in building up this great community we call home.
Over the decades, we sought to be active participants in every aspect of community life. We believe that serving the common good and making this city a place where people come first, where the least and most easily-overlooked are served and cared for, and where the quality of life is enhanced for all our fellow citizens, is an essential witness to our faith.
We hope our parish church is a place where all experience the Presence of God and the welcome of God's People. We pray that its beauty will speak a wordless invitation to those who are seeking, those who are wearied by life's burdens and those who are drawn to lift their hearts in prayer.
We thank God for giving us this opportunity to extend His blessings and to share our church and campus facilities with the Sierra Vista community.
The pulse of St. Andrew's is reflected through our ministries and individual parishoner efforts. I hope to highlight these achievements and bring focus to upcoming events in the article following this message.
Yours because His,
Fr. Greg Adolf Pastor
Bienvenido
Estimados amigos de San Andrés,
Desde la fundación de nuestra Parroquia en 1958, hemos crecido y nos hemos desarrollado junto con Sierra Vista construyendo esta gran comunidad la cual llamamos nuestra casa.
A través de las décadas hemos tratado de participar activamente en todos los aspectos, dentro de nuestra comunidad. Creemos que un testigo esencial de nuestra fe es el servir al bien común y el hacer de esta ciudad un lugar para quienes lo más importante es su gente, donde los más necesitados y los más olvidados son servidos y cuidados, y donde la calidad de vida es mejorada para todos nuestros ciudadanos.
Deseamos que nuestra parroquia sea un lugar donde todos puedan sentir la Presencia de Dios y se sientan bienvenidos como hijos de Él. Rogamos que su belleza les haga una invitación silenciosa a aquellos quienes están en busca de Dios, a aquellos quienes se encuentran abrumados por los problemas de la vida, y a aquellos quienes han sido llamados a levantar sus almas en oración.
Agradecemos a Dios por darnos esta oportunidad de extender sus bendiciones y de compartir nuestra iglesia y nuestras facilidades con la comunidad de Sierra Vista.
El servicio de San Andrés está reflejado en nuestros ministerios y los esfuerzos individuales de nuestros parroquianos. Espero que podamos realzar estos logros y llevar enfoque a futuros eventos los cuales mencionamos en el artículo debajo de este mensaje.
Suyo en Cristo,
Padre Greg Adolf
Pastor
Our Organ Committee has scheduled concerts throughout the year, most of which feature the 1949 Moller pipe organ, and bring artists from around the area to perform in our sanctuary. This Sunday we well be treated to a very special Concert at 2:00 PM, featuring exquisite sacred music, including original compositions and arrangements by our Diocesan Master Musician, Carlos Zapien and the St. Augustine Cathedral Schola from Tucson! Three years ago, Mr. Zapien was commissioned by the Kino Heritage Society of the Diocese to compose three pieces of music – ‘O Lux Beata’, ‘Magnificat’, and ‘Litany of Loreto’ -- to be featured in Vespers in honor of Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino, “the Apostle of Arizona”, who died on 15 March 1711. Through a special grant by the Chouinard Family Trust in memory of Patricia Chouinard, these pieces were performed and videoed in historic San Xavier del Bac Mission and are accessible on YouTube! These very beautiful, ethereal pieces will be featured in Sunday’s program, along with other compositions and unique arrangements of traditional pieces of sacred music! Carlos Zapien studied at the Conservatorio de Las Rosas in Morelia, Mexico and earned advanced degrees from the University of Oregon and Staatliche Hohschule fur Musik in Stuttgart, Germany. A concert and recording artist, as well as a composer, his works have been performed in the United States, Canada, Austria, Germany, Argentina, Australia, France, Italy, and Mexico! The St. Augustine Cathedral Schola is an exceptional group of singers who perform concerts and provide special music for liturgical celebrations in the Cathedral, under the direction of Mr. Zapien. As we begin the days of Passiontide leading up to Holy Week, this Concert can be a wonderful spiritual experience leading to a deeper appreciation of this sacred season! This is a gift not to be missed!
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We recently took new clergy photos. We are so blessed with our priests and deacons!
A wonderful Handel's Messiah Sunday December 17th!
"This is where we're led....this is where we're fed."
Mass Times
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
12:00 Noon (Spanish)
5:00 PM
9:00 AM
12:05 PM
5:00 PM (Vigil)
6:30 PM at Good Shepherd Mission (Whetstone)
Masses on Holy Days of Obligation are usually 9 AM, 12 Noon, and 7 PM (bilingual)
Weekdays: 8:30-8:55 AM – before the Mass Saturdays: 8:30-8:55 AM and 3:30-4:55 PM Sundays: 7:30 – 7:55 AM and 4:30-4:45 PM
Anytime by appointment
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“Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”
/ / / St. Augustine (354-430)
This week’s Question: “Why is Holy Thursday called ‘Maundy Thursday’?”
The Answer to Last Week’s Question: “Why are the statues and crucifix veiled the last two weeks of Lent?” The custom of veiling the crucifix and the statues from two Sundays before Easter until Good Friday, comes from the Gospel – which in the old days was always from JOHN 8:59: “They picked up stones to throw at Him, but He hid himself and went out of the Temple.” The ‘Lenten Veil” also expresses the deep sorrow of the Church at the approach of the Savior’s Passion and Death. (While not required, the Roman Missal allows for this ancient practice, which we observe in our Parish.)
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