Pentecost Vigil Mass
Tomorrow / Sat. May 27th, 4:30pm
Happy Easter everyone, Christ is truly risen! Yes, it is still Easter, but only until Sunday.
I wish to directly invite you all to our Pentecost Vigil mass, tomorrow at 4:30pm. This mass, celebrating the second most important day of the Liturgical Calendar has a special places here at the parish as it is also the feast day of the parish, when we celebrate who the Holy Spirit is and His descent to earth to dwell with us. A feast day for a parish is similar to a birthday celebration, and recognizes the namesake of the parish.
It is all the more important this year, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the parish.
This mass will be a candle-lit mass, meaning the primary sources of light in the church will be the flames of over 100 candles burning, reminding us of the flame of God's love, the Holy Spirit, being present in our midst. What a perfect way to conclude the Easter season!
I hope through this mass, you can experience the transcendent nature of the mass, where heaven kisses earth, renewing God's love for us, and our love for Him. Afterwards, we will have cake and ice cream to celebrate. I hope to see you there!
Joe Malzone
Director of Sacred Liturgy
Holy Spirit Catholic Church
This vigil mass contains chants, additional biblical texts, and prayers, which all combine to beautifully forecast a new and great outpouring of God, the Holy Spirit, with the Church’s celebration of Pentecost, the birth of the Church. The liturgical content of the Vigil vividly declares that this is the moment of urgent prayer as the Church watches and waits with Mary and the Apostles for “the Spirit promised by the Lord.” Please expect this mass to last longer than other masses: roughly 90 minutes or so.
Flames range from $75 to $300 per flame
Call 480-838-7474 if you would like to purchase one, or email parish@holyspirit-tempe-az.org.
to request information.
Many requests are coming in,
get yours in today!
ONE ADDITIONAL SETTING ADDED
FOR CHURCH DIRECTORY PHOTOS
HANLEY HALL this Sunday May 28th from 4-7pm
(best time to pop-in is between 5:30-6:30pm)
Memorial Day Schedule
Monday, May 29th
Mass 8:00am
No confessions
No adoration
Office & campus closed
No events
The Knights of Columbus baby bottle fundraising drive for Aid to Women Center is winding down.
Aid to Women Center is a Catholic, Pro-Life Pregnancy Center that provides compassionate medical care, counseling, education, resources, and material assistance to women in need.
Please take and return a baby bottle filled with cash, check or change on or before the weekend Masses of June 3rd or 4th. Checks to be made out to Aid to Women Center
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CALENDAR AT A GLANCE
Weekend Mass - Saturday Vigil: 4:30 PM Sunday 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM
Daily Mass - Mon. thru Sat. 8:00 AM
Confession - Mon. thru Fri. 8:45 AM, Saturday 3:00 PM - Church - NONE MON. 5/29 MEMORIAL DAY
Adoration - Mon., Wed., Fri. 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM - Adoration Chapel - NONE MON. 5/29 MEMORIAL DAY
After Mass Activities Saturday and Sunday
- June 17th Floriani Hors d'oeuvres Meet & Greet Reception Ticket Table - credit cards accepted (Garden)
- Aid to Women Center/ KOC Baby Bottle Drive/ bottle distribution
ADDITIONAL PHOTO OP ADDED FOR PARISH DIRECTORY PHOTOS 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sunday, May 28th
Saturday, May 27, 2023 (TOMORROW) we will celebrate the Pentecost Extended Vigil Mass
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 PM (with cake and ice cream following for our feast day)
Please expect this mass to last longer than other masses: roughly 90 minutes or so.
Sunday, May 28, 2023 PENTECOST - Cake in Social Hall following each Mass
CLOW dismissal from 9am & 11am Mass Room 10
LAST OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE RECEPTION TICKETS for June 17th
ADDITIONAL PHOTO OPPORUNITY ADDED 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Hanley Hall
Monday, May 29, 2023 CAMPUS CLOSED in honor of Memorial Day
Daily Mass 8:00 Church
No Adoration | No Confession | No events
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Al-Anon (12:00 PM - 1:15 PM) Room 7
Funeral Vigil: Fr. Joseph Wambach (4:00 PM - 7:00 PM) Church
COSA Women Only Meeting (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM) Rooms 4-6
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Funeral Fr. Joseph Wambach (11:00 AM - 12:30 PM) Church
AA (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) Room 12
Funeral Reception: Fr. Joseph Wambach (12:00 PM - 5:00 PM) Hanley Hall
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Al-Anon (12:00 PM - 1:15 PM) Room 7
AA (5:30 PM - 6:30 PM) Social Hall
KOC Officers Mtg (7:00 PM - 8:00 PM) Social Hall
Friday, June 2, 2023
Shawl Ministry (9:30 AM - 11:30 AM) Social Hall
Catholic Charities Counseling (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM) Atrium
AA (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) Room 12
Saturday, June 3, 2023
KOC Baby Bottle Drive Collection Return Weekend (4:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
Catholic Cemeteries Info Table (4:30 PM - 6:00 PM) Narthex
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Catholic Cemeteries Info Table All Masses Narthex
KOC Baby Bottle Drive Return Weekend (7:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
Holy Spirit Rosary Makers
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE JUNE 10TH AT 10:00AM IN ROOM 10. Supplies and tools will be available to make rosaries for hospitals, senior homes & hospice residences.
Rosary Makers will break for summer during June and July, then return in September.
Fr. Joseph Wambach helped out by celebrating Mass and the Sacraments at Holy Spirit Parish in Tempe, at St. Andrew’s Parish in Chandler, and at St. Steven’s Parish in Sun Lakes. He also made pastoral visits to homebound people, to patients in local hospitals, and to residents in nursing homes.
Eternal rest
grant unto them,
O Lord,
and let
perpetual light
shine upon them.
May they
rest in peace.
Amen.
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Franciscan Media - Saint of the Day
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/calendar/
Did You Know: Jenna Guizar, founder of Blessed Is She, is who facilitates Holy Spirit Catholic Church Facebook and Instagram accounts?
Igbo Catholic Community of Arizona will join us on Father's Day, June 18th, at the 11:00am Mass.
ICCA is an organization of all Igbo speaking Catholics in the Diocese of Phoenix. Igbo language is one of the major languages in Nigeria and it is mostly spoken in the South East of the country.
Fr. Mike Ashibuogwu is the Spiritual Director of the ICCA.
On June 11th, the Church will celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi!
The Church in its devotion since the 14th century has handed down as a distinctive feature of the celebration of this solemnity a procession in which the Most Holy Eucharist, Jesus truly present with us, is carried solemnly and joyfully through the streets, and the Christian people give public witness to their belief in the sacrament of the Eucharist and to their devotion.
Pope Benedict XVI spoke eloquently about the meaning of the Corpus Christi procession for contemporary Catholics in his homilies for the feast. The procession is a profession of faith: the Solemnity of Corpus Christi developed at a time when Catholics were both affirming and defining their faith “in Jesus Christ, alive and truly present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist,” and the procession is a public statement of that belief. The sacrament of the Lord’s Body and Blood always “goes above and beyond the walls of our churches.” The procession blurs the separation between what we do inside the church, and what we do outside: we immerse Christ, so to speak, “in the daily routine of our lives, so that he may walk where we walk and live where we live.” Pope Benedict declared, “The procession represents an immense and public blessing for our city.”
We invite you to join in these most sacred festivities following the Vietnamese mass, held at 5:30pm on Sunday the 11th. A period of Adoration will begin immediately following the mass, with the procession forming and leaving the church at 7:15pm, traveling through the surrounding neighborhood, and concluding in our new Garden, where candlelit adoration will take place for all to visit and pray before our Eucharistic Lord from 8pm until Midnight.
OUR 2023
CDA PROGRESS
Where it started:
"in January"
How it's going:
"in May"
Our 2023 diocesan goal is $80,000
We are currently at $69,000.
It’s not too late to pledge and help out the many catholic organizations the CDA supports. We are asking for you prayerful consideration in helping us reach our goal.
Be sure to select:
CDA-Holy Spirit Parish, Tempe
LEARN MORE HERE
STAFF INFORMATION
Parish Clergy
Parochial Administrator: Rev. John Clote
Parochial Vicar & OCIA: Rev. Michael Ashibuogwu
Marriage and Annulment: Deacon Gary Johnson p19768@yahoo.com
Director of Parish Operations
Bill Price | ext. 120 | bprice@holyspirit-tempe-az.org
Administration and Project Assistant
Ched Mendoza | ext. 115 | cmendoza@holyspirit-tempe-az.org
Finance Administrator
Mollie Malovoz | ext. 107 | mmalovoz@holyspirit-tempe-az.org
Director of Religious Education
Grace Rivera 480-838-3479 x113 | grivera@holyspirit-tempe-az.org
Baptism Preparation
Director of Sacred Liturgy
Joe Malzone | ext. 130 | jmalzone@holyspirit-tempe-az.org
Director of Sacred Music
Bernadette Smith | ext. 125 | bsmith@holyspirit-tempe-az.org
Coordinator of Parish Office, Baptism, SET
Cynthia Sycamore | ext. 101 | csycamore@holyspirit-tempe-az.org
Cynthia Sycamore | ext. 101 | csycamore@holyspirit-tempe-az.org
Scheduling Database, Bulletin, Flocknote
Carol Campbell | Ext. 104 | ccampbell@holyspirit-tempe-az.org
Maintenance Supervisor
Ernie Teran | ext. 109 | eteran@holyspirit-tempe-az.org
Maintenance Support Staff
Elizabeth Ramirez
Jamie Teran
Flames for the Spirit Wall are arriving soon
Flames range from $75 to $300 per flame.
Call 480-838-7474 if you would like to purchase one,
or email parish@holyspirit-tempe-az.org to request information.
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- email: parish@holyspirit-tempe-az.org
Parish Social Media/ Communications
Happy Easter everyone, Christ is truly risen! Yes, it is still Easter, but only until Sunday.
I wish to directly invite you all to our Pentecost Vigil mass, tomorrow at 4:30pm. This mass, celebrating the second most important day of the Liturgical Calendar has a special places here at the parish as it is also the feast day of the parish, when we celebrate who the Holy Spirit is and His descent to earth to dwell with us. A feast day for a parish is similar to a birthday celebration, and recognizes the namesake of the parish. It is all the more important this year, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the parish.