Dec 7th 2025 – Bulletin
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