Welcome to Our Lady of Grace Parish Website!
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church is a parish of the Diocese of Tucson, Arizona. Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas established the parish on January 13, 2007. We are dedicated to proclaiming and living our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ! We seek to preach and teach the fullness of the Gospel in accord with the teachings of the holy Roman Catholic Church by loving God and neighbor.
Ash Wednesday - February 22, 2012
Mass Schedule
- 8:00 a.m.
- 12:10 p.m.
- 5:00 p.m.
- 6:30 p.m. - Bi-Lingual Mass
Imposition of Ashes will take place at all the Masses on Ash Wednesday.
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of Fast and Abstinence. Fast from food is required for all Catholics and Catechumens from ages 18 to 59. Fasting is defined as one full meal for the day and if necessary two smaller meals that together are not more than the main meal. Abstinence means no meat (or chicken) on days of Fast. Abstinence is required for all from the age of 14 and up. All Fridays during Lent are days of Abstinence.
Search Retreat for High School Juniors and Seniors
Join us for a Search for Christian Maturity Retreat hosted by the Diocese of Tucson on March 2-4, 2012. Come and learn more about yourself and deepen your faith while meeting other young people and having fun. Hosted at St. Odilia’s, the cost is $40.00 (scholarships available). For more information, contact Bridgette Gomez-Muñoz 520-795-2977 mbmunoz4@cox.net or Julie Machen 520-250-1299 machenja@cox.net.
The "Best Fish Fry Dinner in Maricopa®" is Back!
Friday - February 24, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The Best Fish Fry in Maricopa® is just around the corner, starting on Friday, February 24, 2012. Every Our Lady of Grace Parishioner can play a very important part in this fundraiser's success. Come join us for a great tasting dinner and bring your friends, neighbors and relatives every Friday night from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. during Lent. Each Friday we will need desserts. Please drop off your desserts on Friday after 1:00 p.m. in the church office. All desserts will be plated for individual servings, please label any plates or cake pans with your name and number and remember we need dessert every Friday during Lent. We have plenty of water but we could use donations of popular brand sodas which may be dropped off at the storage area near the north entrance to the church.
Operation Rice Bowl
As we begin our Lenten journey, you are invited to participate in Catholic Relief Services’ Operation Rice Bowl. Throughout Lent, we will pray, fast, learn and give as a way to reach out in solidarity with our brothers and sisters around the world. The HOPE Middle School Youth Group will be distributing Rice Bowl packets after each mass in the weeks to come. Please be sure to take one home and follow this simple yet powerful Lenten practice.
Stations of the Cross
Fridays during Lent - 5:45 p.m.
The Stations of the Cross will be prayed every Friday during Lent beginning on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 5:45 p.m. in the Church. This traditional Lenten devotional practice is a devotion in which we accompany, in spirit, our Blessed Lord in His sorrowful journey to Calvary, and devoutly meditate on His sufferings and death.
Scout Sunday 2012
Congratulations to Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troop 983, Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troop 997 and Girl Scout Troop 719 who participated in the Sunday Mass on February 4, 2012. May the Lord continue to bless these boys and girls.
5th Annual Parish Festival and Carnival
Thank you Lord! Thanks to all!
We give thanks to Almighty God for a great three day Festival and Carnival! Thanks to all who organized and volunteered, the Festival Committee and the men who set-up the grounds. Thank you to Sun Valley Rides who ran the Carnival and worked with the parish for a fun, great and safe event. Thank you to the Maricopa Police and Fire Departments and Southwest Ambulance for their presence at the Festival. Thanks to all the bands and performers who provided great entertainment. As a parish community of faith we gathered to thank God for all He has done for us as a parish of faith and love. The Festival was also an opportunity to gather with fellow citizens of the city of Maricopa. Everyone enjoyed the celebration and the festivities!
Click here for a link to Photos of the Festival by Dan Miller.
Grand Raffle Winners
| First Prize | $2,500 | Crystal Galvan |
| Second Prize | $1,000 | Tara Thompson |
| Third Prize | $500 | Connie Medina |
| Fourth Prize | $300 | Raquel Saspe |
| Fifth Prize | $200 | Marie Gonzales |
| Sixth Prize | $100 | Vince Crary |
Click here for an entire list of Basket Raffle Winners, Quilt Winner and Silent Auction Winners.
Wish You Knew the Bible Better?
Genesis to Jesus looks at the whole story of Biblical history as the series of covenants that God has made with His people from creation through the present. Over the course of seven weeks, you will learn how all of the various covenants that God made with His people in the Old Testament are fulfilled in Christ and the Church.
This is precisely the way that the Church reads the Sacred Scriptures in the Liturgy; we see the promises proclaimed in the Old Testament fulfilled in the New. This study is a great introduction to the Bible with something for everyone, from beginners to more advanced students of Scripture.
Classes start Tuesday, January 31st for 7 weeks and each class will be offered three times each week:
| Day | Time | Place |
| Tuesday | 1:00 p.m. | Church |
| Thursday | 7:00 p.m. | Sacristy (12 people only) |
| Sunday | 6:30 p.m. | Church |
The cost for the entire course is $15.00 to cover participant workbooks and expenses.
We need to know if you plan to attend so that we may order enough workbooks. Since the Sacristy is small, we must limit the Thursday evening number of participants to 12. You may fill out the registration form below, or call the parish office at 520-568-4605.
Note: This course is one of four courses developed by the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology headed by Dr. Scott Hahn. We also hope to offer the other three courses in the future, The Bible and the Mass, The Bible and the Virgin Mary, and The Bible and the Sacraments.
The Cursillo
THE CURSILLO MOVEMENT: WHAT IS IT?
- Next Cursillo in English:
- Men: June 2-5, 2012 - Stanfield, Arizona
- Women: June 9-12, 2012 - Stanfield, Arizona
- Men: June 21-24, 2012 - Yuma, Arizona
- Women: June 28-July 1, 2012 - Yuma, Arizona
- For more information call Rubén Ontivarios: Tel. 520-568-2379 or Cell 520-705-5462.
Cursillos in Christianity is a movement that, through a method of its own tries to, and through God's grace manages to; enable the essential realities of the Christian to come to life in the uniqueness, originality, and creativity of each person. In becoming aware of their potential and while accepting their limitations they exercise their freedom by their conviction, strengthen their will with their decision, to propitiate friendship in virtue of their constancy in both their personal and community life.
The Cursillo Movement consists of proclaiming the best news of the best reality: that God, in Christ, loves us. Communicated by the best means, which is friendship towards the best of each one, which is his being person and his capacity of Conviction, Decision, and Constancy.
And what needs to be emphasized today, now, and immediately in order to be on the cutting edge of today's debate is to facilitate and make possible for every person to encounter oneself always and absolutely essential in order to be able to encounter God and others.
If you wish to learn more about the Cursillo® Movement, please order "Cursillo - What is it?" (publication 719) from the on-line Cursillo® Bookstore or contact your Diocesan Cursillo® Movement Secretariat.
El Cursillo
¿QUE ES EL CURSILLO?
- Próximo Cursillo en Español:
- Hombres: 7-10 de junio de 2012 - Yuma, Arizona
- Mujeres: 14-17 de junio de 2012 - Yuma, Arizona
- Para más información llame a Rubén Ontivarios: Tel. 520-568-2379 o Cel. 520-705-5462.
Los Cursillos de Cristiandad son un Movimiento que mediante un método propio, intentan (y con la gracia de Dios consigue) desde la Iglesia, que las realidades de lo cristiano se hagan vida en la singularidad, en la originalidad y en la creatividad de cada persona, para que, descubriendo sus potencialidades y aceptando sus limitaciones, conduzca su libertad desde su convicción, refuerce su voluntad con su decisión y propicie la amistad en virtud de su constancia en su cotidiano vivir individual y comunitario.
El Movimiento de Cursillos, consiste en proclamar la mejor noticia de la mejor realidad: que Dios en Cristo nos ama. Comunicada por el mejor medio que es la amistad, hacia lo mejor de cada uno, que es su ser de persona, su capacidad de Convicción, de Decisión y de Constancia.
Y lo que hay que enfatizar hoy, ahora y desde ya, para estar al filo de lo que hoy se debate es el posibilitar y facilitar a cada persona un encuentro consigo mismo siempre absolutamente imprescindible para poderse encontrar con Dios y con los hermanos.
Si desea conocer más sobre el Movimiento de Cursillos, por favor solicite "Cursillo, ¿Que es?" (publicación 642) a la Tienda de Literatura de Cursillo on-line ( en-linea) o contacte a su Secretariado Diocesano del Movimiento de Cursillos.
Children & Worship Sunday Pre-school Program
This program is designed as a support for parents in educating their three and four year old children about the Catholic faith and values, the Mass and God’s love for them.
Classes began on Sunday, October 16h and will meet on designated Sundays through April 29, 2012. The registration fee is $30.00 per student.
We are still accepting registrations for the 11:00 a.m. session at the reduced fee of $15.00 in January 2012.
Children & Worship Information
If you have questions or would like to volunteer to assist the teacher in the class, please contact Patti in the church office at 520-568-4605 or email to pcoutre@maricopacatholic.org.
New Church Design - Updated!
Click on the image or here for the updated designs and master plans for our future parish site.
Please continue to pray for success in our building endeavor. May the Lord grant us strength and grace to persevere in this good work and may our Lady intercede on our behalf. Our Lady of Grace, pray for us!
Help Our Lady of Grace Parish!
Link up your Fry’s V.I.P. card with Our Lady of Grace Cool Cash code and help raise money for Our Lady of Grace! It’s simple to do. Just present the bar code with your V.I.P. card to the cashier and they will link your card with our code. You will only need to do this once and it is good through April 21, 2012.
Do You Know Someone Who Wants to be Catholic?
Next Meeting:
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
This week's topics:
The Anointing of the Sick
The Christian Meaning of Suffering
Viaticum
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) at Our Lady of Grace Parish began on Thursday, September 8th at 7:00 p.m. in Room 1 of the Parish Office.
Hope Group
Middle School Youth Group
Our Lady of Grace "Hope" meets on Sunday, March 4, 2012 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the parish office. We meet on the first and third Sundays of the month from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. All middle school youth from 6th through 8th grade are invited to come and join the most "spectacu-LORD" group in Maricopa.
Catholic to the Core!
Maricopa Catholics for Life
Please join us for a monthly "Holy Hour for Life" at 5:00 p.m. on the third Friday in the Church. Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction, prayers and intercession for the unborn, mothers and fathers and all working in the Pro-Life Movement are offered to the Lord.
Also join us on the last Friday of the month on the northwest corner of Cobblestone Farm entrance and the Hwy 347 (north of Chase Bank), for a peaceful hour of prayer and petition in support of the Pro-Life Movement.
Thank you for supporting the Arizona's Catholic Tuition Support Organization (CTSO). Your participation has helped Catholic education by providing scholarships to deserving students in our Catholic schools.
Our Catholic schools in the Diocese of Tucson continue to face many challenges due to the struggling economy. Your support has helped them continue to provide a quality education to students who want the opportunity of a Catholic education. On behalf of our schools, faculty, and students we thank you.
Please follow the link to our website http://www.ctso-tucson.org/downloads/CTSO-Annual-Report2011.pdf to view the 2010/2011 Annual Report that illustrates the good work being done with your contribution.
The Arizona Tuition Tax Credit Program allows you to use the money you would have to pay in taxes anyway to provide tuition support for students is still available for the 2011 tax year. Contribute to CTSO in any amount - $100, $200, $500…up to $1000 for a couple filing jointly and $500 for an individual. We ask for your continued support.