Week of Oct. 17-21
There will be no daily mass or confession.
Our priests will be on retreat. Please keep them in your prayers.
There will be adoration and the office will be open.
Options for daily mass:
Our Lady of Guadalupe: 8 am mass
St. Anne: 7 am & Noon mass
Please check their websites for confession times.
This Week's Mass Intentions:
7:00 Pro Populo
9:00 +Margaret Garcia
11:30 +Isabel Schmidt
4:30 +Edie Soto
- Monday: Priest Retreat
- Tuesday: Priest Retreat
- Wednesday:Pray for Priests
- Thursday: Pray for Seminarians
- Friday: Priest Retreat
- Saturday:
- 8:00 am: Maricel, Jorge & Nunez Family
- 4:30 pm: Tammy Lynn Kupferer
Please pray for those who are sick;
Doug Ferdig, Caitlyn Strain, Fr. Scott Sperry, Amalia Molina, Michael Levinsky, Diane Ericcson, Randy Aden, Jairo Ramirez, and all of those in our parish book of intentions.
Pray for the repose of the souls of those who have died; Bonnie Grabinski, Caryn Haggerty, Jill Mott, and The Holy Souls in Purgatory.
PERPETUAL ADORATION
Adorers Needed:
Noncommitted Hours for September:
- Sunday: 2am, 5am, 9am, 1pm, 2pm, 10pm, 11pm,
- Monday: 12am, 2am, 3am, 6pm,
- Tuesday: 1am, 2am, 6am, 11am,
- Wednesday: 1am, 11pm,
- Thursday: 12am,
- Friday: 4pm, 6pm,
- Saturday: 12am, am, 2pm.
Click for Sub Requests
Questions: Ask Roger
HOLY HOUR FOR LIFE Meditation and Rosary for the unborn is every Thursday from 5:30 - 6:30 pm in the St. Michael Adoration Chapel. Community prayer begins at 6:00 pm. All are welcome.
Share Your Prayer Intentions
Our clergy and staff continue to pray together for the needs and intentions of our parish at noon on Mondays.
Please reply to add your intentions.
Catholic Daughters of America
will be meeting this Saturday at 10 AM
in the Frasatti Room.
Come and enjoy fellowship,
sisterhood and
spiritual growth together.
Friends,
The NovFest committee is looking for items from our parish history as we celebrate our 20th anniversary.
If you have...-photos from the parish history (from before we were in the current building, but also any sacraments, events, celebrations that are part of SMM)
-flyers or bulletins from big events in the past
-other printed items connected to the story of our parish
Please bring them into the front office between now and Oct. 27!
The NovFest committee is looking for items from our parish history as we celebrate our 20th anniversary.
If you have...-photos from the parish history (from before we were in the current building, but also any sacraments, events, celebrations that are part of SMM)
-flyers or bulletins from big events in the past
-other printed items connected to the story of our parish
Please bring them into the front office between now and Oct. 27!
Important: so that you can keep your original, ask the receptionist to make a copy while you wait.
Also, if you have any non-paper memorabilia items that you are willing to donate for a time capsule, you can bring those to the front office. Please attach a brief description of the story behind the item.
Also, if you have any non-paper memorabilia items that you are willing to donate for a time capsule, you can bring those to the front office. Please attach a brief description of the story behind the item.
Let's Celebrate!
Trunk or Treat: Decorate your trunk 10/28
Sign up to decorate your trunk and share candy/treats on Friday October 28th 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at SMM parking lot
Join the staff of SMM at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Mesa on November 2 @ Noon
to pray for the souls of our friends and relatives.
If you would like us to pray for your loved one at Queen of Heaven please click below:
Pastoral Council Applications
The Pastoral Council is an advisory council of parishioners who meet to support Father Chris in assessing parish needs, establishing priorities,
and making decisions.
If you are interested in joining the council, applications are being received through November 6th.
Emmanuel Homeless Outreach
Emmanuel is a new Parish Life Community at St. Mary Magdalene that helps feed homeless people on the street every Friday.
There are many ways to get involved.
The month of October is Respect Life Month.
Let's help support Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers and provide ultrasounds, counseling, classes & needed baby supplies to help moms choose life!
Please pick up a baby bottle and fill it with coins, cash, or checks made out to St. Mary Magdalene with the memo "Respect Life".
Bottles will be collected at the end of the month.
Sign-up to participate in 40 Days for Life in the courtyard after all Masses on Sept. 24th & 25th! 40D4L runs from Sept. 28th through November 6th! Join other Christians for 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. Peaceful prayer will take place in the public right-of-way outside the Planned Parenthood in Tempe. SMM will strive to fill all Friday afternoon hours from 12:00-7:00pm. This is a great way to pray and be a witness for life with your family or friends. You may save a life!
For more information and to sign-up visit: https://www.40daysforlife.com/tempe OR email respectlifesmarymag@gmail.com.
For more information and to sign-up visit: https://www.40daysforlife.com/tempe OR email respectlifesmarymag@gmail.com.
Annulment Information Seminar
November 12 from 10am-Noon
"It is better to keep quiet about our beliefs, and live them out, than to talk eloquently about what we believe, but fail to live by it."
