ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET CHURCH
PO Box 565 614 5th St, Ouray, CO 81427
Email: sdouray@gmail.com
Website: stdanielouray.org
(970) 325 4373
ST. PATRICK CHURCH- SILVERTON
1005 Reese, Silverton, CO. 81433

Fr. Nathanael Foshage
December 21, 2025
Fourth Sunday of Advent

OURAY

Sunday (Dec 21)                                          9:00 am                              + Virginia Ast by John Ast
Monday                                                                                                      Fr. Nat’s day off
Tuesday                                                         5:00 pm                             + Thomas Hinds by Fredericksen Family
Wednesday                                                                                               NO Bible Study
Wednesday                                                   6:00 pm                            + Larry Fredericksen     Christmas Eve
Thursday                                                        9:00 am                             Parish Family                 Christmas
Friday                                                              7:30 am                              + Gilbert Martinez by Rosalie Lynn
Saturday                                                         9:00 am                              Confessions
Sunday (Dec 28)                                       9:00 am                          + Ginny Bird by Sherry Lynn Nicolas

SILVERTON

Saturday (Dec 20)                                  4:00 pm                     For Parish
Wednesday(Dec 24)                              4:00 pm                     Parish Family
Saturday (Dec 27)                                   4:00 pm                    + Carolyn & Robert Cassell by Biolchini Family

Minister Schedule:                                                                                      Dec 28                                           
Lector:                                                                                                            Mary Ann Guilinger

Collection: St. Daniel               12/14/2025                      $ 3329.40
St. Patrick                                  11/29 /2025                          $ 116.00

Boxes of offertory envelopes for 2026 are at the back of the church. If you don’t see one with your name and you want one, please tell Lynne.

St. John XXIII’s Christmas Prayer
O sweet Child of Bethlehem,
grant that we may share with all our hearts
In this profound mystery of Christmas.
Put into the hearts of men and women this peace
For which they sometimes seek so desperately
And which you alone can give them.
Help them to know one another better,
And to live as brothers and sisters,
Children of the same Father.
Reveal to them also your beauty, holiness and purity.
Awaken in their hearts
Love and gratitude for your infinite goodness.
Join them all together in your love.
And give us your heavenly peace. Amen

This Profound Mystery

“O sweet Child”. For those who have had the privilege of holding a newborn baby, there’s nothing more precious or vulnerable than a newborn child. Consider how carefully and gently one must support a newborn infant’s head while cradling him or her in the fold of one’s arm. At Christmas, we celebrate that God, the Creator of the universe, allowed himself to be held in such a manner. The “profound mystery of Christmas” is that the all-powerful One makes himself vulnerable out of love. In a world where humans desperately seek to assert power or gain peace by economic or military force, St. John XXIII invites us to ponder and imitate God who, out of love, makes himself small and vulnerable. It is in embracing Christ’s humility that we will find the peace God alone can offer.

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ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET CHURCH
PO Box 565 614 5th St, Ouray, CO 81427
Email: sdouray@gmail.com
Website: stdanielouray.org
(970) 325 4373
ST. PATRICK CHURCH- SILVERTON
1005 Reese, Silverton, CO. 81433

Fr. Nathanael Foshage
December 14, 2025
3rd Sunday of Advent

Sunday (Dec 14)                                                   9:00 am                      + Gilbert Martinez by Louise Ficco
Monday Father Nat- Day off
Tuesday                                                                       5:00 pm                         + Traci Imhoff by Rick & Patty Blackford
Wednesday                                                                7:30 am                          + Fred & Margaret Pearce by Bernie
Wednesday                                                                                                         Bible Study
Thursday                                                                     5:00 pm                         +Phil Blackford by Rick & Patty Blackford
Friday                                                                           7:30 am                         + Dolores Mundt by Jane Haefner
Friday                                                                           5:00 pm                         Penance Service
Saturday                                                                      9:00 am                         Confession
Sunday (Dec 21)                                                   9:00 am                       + Virginia Ast by John Ast

SILVERTON
Saturday (Dec13) 4:00 pm + Rev. John Raab by Larry & Rose Raab

Saturday (Dec 20) 4:00 pm For Parish

Minister Schedule:                                                   December 21                                               
Lector: Nancy Nixon

Collection: St. Daniel           12/7/2025           $ 2050.00
St. Patrick         11/22/2025              $410.00

There will be a communal Penance Service this Friday at 5:00. This is a wonderful opportunity during the Advent Season. All are welcome the come.

Listening Through Advent

One irony of contemporary life is that just as the Advent readings encourage us to still ourselves to better hear God’s voice, the “Christmas Industrial Complex” becomes increasingly loud. Even before the bags of Halloween candy disappear from stores, we hear “Silent Night” followed by “Frosty the Snowman” as we shop.

Developing the ability to listen, a key Benedictine value, is difficult at any time, but becomes both more difficult and more important during Advent. I’m grateful for the reminders provided by the Scriptures during this season, exhorting us to tamp down our impatience and be willing to wait, which is an essential part of listening.

Waiting means recognizing that we don’t yet have the full story and listening for what God wishes to reveal. Going to church to hear the Word of God spoken, chanted, and sung helps us to still the world’s clamor and our own inner cacophony. Listening helps us recognize how tired we are, how much we need God to heal us and our weary world.

No small part of listening is being willing to let go of our tidy schemes and allow God to surprise us. One year I had to go to a mall one week before Christmas. I wasn’t heeding the siren call of just a few shopping days left, but family members had been slow to tell me what they wanted. For my mother, then in her 80s, it was a new compact, which was easy to find. But a niece told me her youngest daughter wanted something I could find only at the Disney store. That was the last place I wanted to go, but I went, made my way past huge displays of plastic and glitter, and found the desired item.

I was waiting in line to purchase it when suddenly a tall teenager elbowed past me and approached the clerk. She held a stuffed animal and, weeping, told the clerk that it no longer played the song she liked. My annoyance abated when I recognized that this was a person with special needs. I spotted her father standing nearby and told him that my late sister was much like his daughter, and I was glad to see the clerk treating her so kindly. She had immediately taken the broken toy, told the girl not to worry, and handed her a new one. When the girl, now smiling broadly, approached her father and me, she asked if she could hug me. Of course, I said.

An errand I had resented had just become an Advent blessing, reminding me that the divine presence is indeed everywhere – even in a Disney store crowded with Christmas shoppers. God had asked me to pay attention and listen, and in return had given me a blessing I never could have expected or imagined.                                                                                                      –Kathleen Norris

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ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET CHURCH
PO Box 565 614 5th St, Ouray, CO 81427
Email: sdouray@gmail.com
Website: stdanielouray.org
(970) 325 4373
ST. PATRICK CHURCH- SILVERTON
1005 Reese, Silverton, CO. 81433

Fr. Nathanael Foshage
December 7, 2025
2nd Sunday of Advent

OURAY
Sunday (Dec 7)                          9:00 am                          +Sheila Clark by Tom & Kathy Heffernan
Monday                                     5:00 pm                          Immaculate Conception/For Parish
Tuesday                                        5:00 pm                             +Mike Corley by Hospitality Committee
Wednesday                                 7:30 am                             +Sheila Clark by Tom & Kathy Heffernan
Wednesday                                                                             Bible Study
Thursday                                      5:00 pm                            +Gilbert Martinez by Hospitality Committee
Friday                                            7:30 am                             +Carl, Ed, Sheri, Mickey Boyer & Wayne by Laura
Saturday                                       9:00 am                             Confession
Sunday(Dec 14)                       9:00 am                          +Gilbert Martinez by Louise Ficco

SILVERTON
Saturday (Dec 6)                   4:00 pm                            For the Parish
Saturday (Dec 13)                  4:00 pm                            For the Parish

Minister Schedule:                                                           Dec 14                                                
Lector:                                                                                       Jeff Keller

COLLECTION:  St. Daniel   11/30/2025   $ 1846.00
St. Patrick                              11/22/2025     $ 410.00

Today is Food Bank Sunday. Non-perishable food items as well as monetary donations may be left on the altar.

A Special Pastoral Message from the USCCB
As pastors, we the bishops of the US are bound to our people by ties of communion and compassion in Our Lord. We are disturbed when we see among a climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling and immigration enforcement. We are saddened by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants. We are concerned about the conditions in detention centers and the lack of access to pastoral care. We lament that some immigrants in the US have arbitrarily lost their legal status. We are troubled by threats against the sanctity of houses of worship and the special nature of hospitals and schools. We are grieved when we meet parents who fear being detained when taking their children to school and when we try to console family members who have already been separated from their loved ones.

Generations of immigrants have made enormous contributions to the well-being of our nation. We as Catholic bishops love our country and pray for its peace and prosperity. For this very reason, we feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given dignity.

Catholic teaching exhorts nations to recognize the fundamental dignity of all persons. We bishops advocate for a meaningful reform of our nation’s immigration laws and procedures. Human dignity and national security are not in conflict. Both are possible if people of good will work together. We recognize that nations have a responsibility to regulate their borders and establish a just and orderly immigration system for the sake of the common good. Without such processes, immigrants face the risk of trafficking and other forms of exploitation. Safe and legal pathways serve as an antidote to such risks.

The Church’s teaching rests on concern for the human person, as created in the image and likeness of God (Gn. 1:27). As pastors, we look to Sacred Scripture and the example of the Lord himself, where we find the wisdom of God’s compassion. The priority of Our Lord is for those who are most vulnerable: the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the stranger (Zc 7:10). In Our Lord, we see the One who became poor for our sake (2Co 8:9), and we see the One who is found in the least of these (Mt 25). The Church’s concern for neighbor and our concern here for immigrants is a response to the Lord’s command to love as He has loved (Jn 13:34). To our immigrant brothers and sisters, we stand with you in your suffering, since, when one member suffers, all suffer (1Co 12:26). You are not alone!

We note with gratitude that so many of our clergy, religious, and lay faithful already assist immigrants in meeting their basic human needs. We urge all people of good will to continue and expand such efforts. We oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people. We pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement. We pray that the Lord may guide the leaders of our nation. In our dialogue with the leaders of our nation, we will continue to advocate for meaningful immigration reform. As disciples of the Lord, we remain people of hope, and hope does not disappoint. May Our Lady of Guadalupe enfold us all in her loving care and draw us ever closer to the heart of Christ. –USCCB Plenary Meeting, Nov 12, 2025

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ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET CHURCH

PO Box 565 614 5^th St, Ouray, CO  81427
Email: sdouray@gmail.com
Website: stdanielouray.org
(970) 325 4373

ST. PATRICK CHURCH- SILVERTON

1005 Reese, Silverton, CO. 81433

Fr. Nathanael Foshage

November 30, 2025

First Sunday of Advent

OURAY

 

Sunday (Nov 30)      9:00 am      + Jerry Godby by Christopher Godby

Monday                                             Fr. Nat’s day off

Tuesday                     5:00 pm       +Bill Hopkins by Louise Ficco

Wednesday                7:30 am      +Sheila Clark by Tom & Kathy Heffernan

Wednesday                                      Bible Study

Thursday                   5:00 pm       +Claire Heidi Ficco by Louise

Friday                        7:30 am         + Alvin Ficco by Louise

Saturday                    9:00 am        Confessions   

Sunday (Dec 7)        9:00 am     + Sheila Clark by Tom & Kathy Heffernan

 

 

SILVERTON

 

Saturday (Nov 29)  4:00 pm       For Parish Family     

Saturday (Dec 6)    4:00 pm       For Parish Family

 

 

Minister Schedule:                       Dec 7                                                           

Lector:                                        Julie Furstenfeld

Collection:   St. Daniel    11/23/2025     $ 1825.00

St. Patrick      11/15 /2025     $ 145.00

This Friday is First Friday. There will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Benediction and recitation of the Rosary after the 7:30 am Mass, all for the intention of more vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

Next Sunday is Food Bank Sunday. Non-perishable food items as well as monetary donations may be left on the altar.

Did You Know

The origins of Advent can be traced back to the church in France.

In the 4th century, the church in France used the period before Epiphany as a time of preparation for Baptism. It was called “St. Martin’s Lent” for the 40 days that started on November 11th, feast of St. Martin of Tours.

Advent, as we know it today, was developed in Rome.

Pope Gregory I in the late 6th/early 7th century composed many of the prayers, antiphons, and psalm responses. Many themes and ideas we now know can be traced to the Roman Advent Season.

Prayer for Generosity

Lord, teach me to be generous,
to serve you as you deserve,
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wounds,
to toil and not to seek for rest,
to labor and not to look for any reward,
save that of knowing that I do your holy will.

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ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET CHURCH

PO Box 565 614 5th St, Ouray, CO 81427
Email: sdouray@gmail.com
Website: stdanielouray.org
(970) 325 4373

ST. PATRICK CHURCH- SILVERTON

1005 Reese, Silverton, CO. 81433
Fr. Nathanael Foshage

November 23, 2025

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Sunday (Nov 23) 9:00 am + Paul Joswik by Stoviceks
Monday Father Nat- Day off
Tuesday 5:00 pm H&W Angie & Lukas Glodkowski
Wednesday 7:30 am + H&W Bruno Kowalkowski
Wednesday Bible Study
Thursday 9:00 am In Thanks for Parish Families
Friday 7:30 am + Gene Signori by Stoviceks
Saturday 9:00 am Confession
Sunday (Nov 30) 9:00 am + Jerry Godby by Christopher Godby

SILVERTON

Saturday (Nov 22) 4:00 pm + Faithful Departed

Saturday (Nov 29) 4:00 pm For Parish Family

Minister Schedule: November 30

• Lector: Mark Stovicek
• Collection:
  • St. Daniel 11/16/2025 $ 1922.00
  • St. Patrick 11/8/2025 $ 147.00

A message from Life Choices– For several years generous donors have blessed Life Choices with gift cards for groceries and gas during the holiday season. This tradition has brought much joy and relief to the people we serve. This Christmas we would deeply appreciate gift cards in increments of $10-$20. They may be dropped at our office, 155 Merchant Dr., no later than December 9th. Every card makes a meaningful difference and continues a tradition of compassion and support.

There will be a Thanksgiving Day dinner this Thursday in the Church Hall. The dinner will be served at 2:00 pm. Come any time after 1:00 pm to enjoy some fellowship and a good meal. You may bring your favorite Thanksgiving side dish, or a pie, or just come. Please see Lynne if you have any questions.

Would you like to spend some time praying intentionally around Advent scriptures? Are you looking for a way to pray that engages your imagination and all your senses, without leaving the comfort of your home? Please join in this retreat in daily life, as we invite you to pray with scripture passages and meditations that open our hearts to Christ’s presence in the Advent Season. The retreat begins Sunday Nov 30th. For more information please talk with Chad Roeber, one of the trained spiritual directors leading the retreat. Or go to https://trp.retreatportal.com/calendar/event?programid=1993 .

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