January 10, 2016 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

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THE BAPTISM OF
THE LORD
January 10, 2016
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We are reminded that Jesus’ ministry began like ours: by his
baptism. When he came up out of the water, he was identified as
God’s own Son and filled with the Holy Spirit. That baptism
unleashed great power in his life that enabled him to fulfill his
messianic calling at great cost. Jesus’ relationship to God was
unique, but by our own baptism, we too are claimed as God’s own
and filled with the Spirit to accomplish whatever is asked of us.
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Is 42:1-4, 6-7 The servant will bring forth justice.
Psalm 29 The Lord will bless his people with peace.
Acts 10:34-38 The word of God is fulfilled in Jesus.
Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well
pleased.”
“Heaven was opened and
the Holy Spirit descended
upon him in bodily form like
a dove.” Luke 3:21
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CHURCH Report
Church in US
Migration Week
Marks
National
US — National Migration Week 2016 was observed in the
United States last week with the theme, "A Stranger and You
Welcomed Me." The annual celebration provides an
opportunity to raise awareness about the hardships faced by
migrants, including children, refugees, and victims of human
trafficking.
The call to welcome the stranger plays an important role in the
lives of faithful Christians and has a particularly central place
in the Year of Mercy. "People often forget that the Holy
Family themselves were refugees fleeing into Egypt," said
Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, auxiliary bishop of Seattle and
chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Migration. "Likewise,
refugees around the world, all of whom are extremely
vulnerable, are fleeing for their lives. As Catholics, we are
called to welcome and support these families who also need
our help."
As part of the 2016 National Migration Week celebration, the
USCCB established a small grant program that will provide
New lighting makes St. James Cathedral a
beacon in Seattle skyline
LOCAL — On the first evening of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the exterior
of St. James Cathedral was bathed in new lighting.
“What better day, what better night, to tell the world that St. James
Cathedral is a place of mercy, a place where what Pope Francis calls a
‘revolution of tenderness’ is an ongoing, everyday thing,” Father Michael
G. Ryan, pastor of St. James, said in an email.
The lighting was officially unveiled Dec. 8 and the cathedral will be
illuminated from sunset to midnight each day, according to the St. James
website. The lights make St. James more visible in the Seattle skyline,
where it loomed over downtown a century ago, but over the years became
dwarfed by surrounding high-rise development.
“This project was more than about just showing off a beautiful building,”
Father Ryan said in an email. “It’s really more a statement of faith. I want
people to think of St. James Cathedral as a beacon of light in this
community: a place where people come to pray, to celebrate, to weep, to
rejoice, to serve,” he wrote.
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Administration
Our Mission and Vision Statements
FAITH FORMATION OFFICE
Roberto Saldivar, M.Sp.S., Pastor
Mario Rodriguez, M.Sp.S., Vicar
Jorge Gomez del Valle, M.Sp.S., Vicar
Santos Mendoza, M.Sp.S., Brother
Craig Lundberg, Deacon
Shannon Everist,
Pastoral Asst. for Administration
Lori Lowery, Secretary
Mission: We are St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish,
a diverse Roman Catholic community guided by
the Holy Spirit. We are transformed by grace
through sacraments, prayer, compassion, and
evangelization.
We are disciples of Jesus Christ.
Phone: 425-481-9358
Office Hours:
Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 4:30 pm
(Closed 12:30-1:30pm)
Mass Times:
Mon.-Sat. 9 am / Saturday vigil - 5:00 pm
Sunday: 9 am, 11 am,
1 pm (Spanish) & 5 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday - 3:30 - 4:45 pm
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
Mon — Fri, 10 am — 9 pm
How to reach us:
Phone: (425) 481-0303
Fax: (425) 485-8510
2316 180th St S.E., Bothell, WA 98012
P.O.Box 12429, Mill Creek, WA 98082
Web Site: www.easbothell.org
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Email: [email protected]
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Vision: We will be a parish unified by our
baptismal call, appreciative of our diversity and
enriched by our ethnicities and cultures. We will
be renewed by sacred liturgy, enlightened by
faith formation, and compelled to serve with the
compassion of Jesus.
We will be the body of Christ.
Monday & Friday: 10am - 5pm
Tuesday & Thursday: 10am – 6pm
Wednesday: 11:30am-8:30pm
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Administrative Assistant
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Stephanie Moran, Early Childhood/
Elementary
Stephen Kramp, Life Teen
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The Pastoral Council
Gerry Apin, Jenifer Arulnathan,
Eduardo Cardona, Jean Dellino,
Paul Gallagher, Bob Kennedy,
Alice Paine, Karyn Sullivan
The Leadership Team
Jonald Alejandro, Ana May Apin, Rolfson
Augustine, Shannon Everist, Marcia Gimenez,
Heidi Gogal, Dc. Craig Lundberg,
Steve Robinson
The Finance Council
Richard Carlson,
Bill Dunnigan, Shannon Everist
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Deacon Craig Lundberg, executive vice president
Calendar of Events
Church Report
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Faith Formation
From Fr. Mario
Missionaries of the Holy Spirit
Pastor’s Corner
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Year of Mercy
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n this Jubilee Year of
Mercy the liturgy today
invites each one of us to
renew ourselves as the
beloved sons and daughters of
God through the experience
of Jesus being baptized in the
Jordan and the Holy Spirit
descending upon Him.
In the voice that came down
from
heaven
Jesus
is
confirmed in His vocation,
His own baptism gave him
the certitude that He is the
“Beloved Son of God.” This
became the impetus for his
ministry and the source of all
His strength. His trust,
abandonment, obedience and
total commitment flows from
this understanding.
I am convinced that this is
also the wellspring for our
vocation, the passion and joy
we have in witnessing our
faith has to come from this
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same conviction of being, like
Jesus, loved by God. We, who
are baptized, receive this
precious gift: we are sons and
daughters of God. The joy of
knowing that we are beloved
by God should accompany
each and every one of our
actions.
Today is the last Sunday of
the Christmas Season, what
better way to conclude and
begin “Ordinary Time,” than
by renewing our strength in
our Lord. This will be the
secret of the days ahead of us:
God is with us and we are His
beloved.
Today the Holy Spirit is also
mentioned “descending upon
Jesus in bodily form like a
dove.” In the Old Testament
the dove is a symbol of new
beginnings (see. Gen. 1: 2 and
8: 8-12). There is an
interesting text from the
Talmud commenting about
creation in Genesis 1:2: “And
the spirit of God hovered over
giving me the tools I
need. Once again I
thank you and I ask
for your prayers so
that all that I learned
Thank you for can become fruitful in my
your response last Sunday to ministry at our Parish.
my invitation to help with my
Today we celebrate the
tuition for the Good Leaders,
anniversary of the death of
Good Shepherds training. On
Father Felix de Jesus Rougier.
the first Chrism Mass Pope
For those who do not know
Francis celebrated (March 28,
who he is let me share briefly:
2013) he challenged the 1,600
priest gathered with him to Fr Felix had been a committed
bring the healing power of Marist Priest for 16 years when
God’s grace to everyone in he met Concepcion Cabrera
need, to stay close to the de Armida (Conchita) on
marginalized
and
to
be February 4, 1904. She told him
“shepherds living with the of a new mission for his
smell of the sheep.” He further ministry, as revealed to her by
said that priests “who do not Our Lord Jesus, Fr Felix was
go out of themselves” by being to be the founder of a new
mediators between God and congregation of Religious Men.
men can “gradually become Ten years later, and after
intermediaries,
managers.” many
obstacles
were
Good
Leaders,
Good surpassed, Fr Felix founded
Shepherds is helping me the Missionaries of the Holy
become a better mediator, by Spirit on December 25, 1914
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the face of the waters like a
dove which hovers over her
young
without
touching
them” (Talmud - Mas.
Chagigah 15a).
The Holy Spirit in the form of
a dove descends (hovers) on
Jesus
with
love,
thus
establishing a new beginning.
The Catechism of the
Catholic Church explains it
with these terms: “The
Father’s voice responds to the
Son’s
acceptance,
proclaiming his entire delight
in his Son. The Spirit whom
Jesus possessed in fullness
from his conception comes to
‘rest on him.’ Jesus will be
the source of the Spirit for all
mankind. At his baptism ‘the
heavens were opened’ the
heavens that Adam’s sin had
closed and the waters were
sanctified by the descent of
Jesus and the Spirit, a prelude
to the new creation” (#536).
With this perspective, today’s
feast of the Baptism of the
Lord wants to recreate in us
that which makes our faith
unshakable: we are a new
creation and we are no longer
sojourners but beloved sons
and daughters with a mission
to accomplish.
In this year of mercy Pope
Francis suggests that we
should live our lives with the
attitudes of Jesus. Jesus who
is loved by His Father sees
Himself as being one with
God. Jesus thus calls us to be
like our Heavenly Father, too.
We cannot do it on our own;
only with Jesus will it be
possible. The water with
which we have been purified,
the baptism of salvation,
requires us to hold very
tightly to our faith… our
intimate friendship with the
Lord must constantly make us
feel beloved by Him. We
want to respond to that love
first and foremost, so we can
be merciful like the Father.
on top of Tepeyac Hill in time.
Mexico City. Fr Felix died
After this experience the Lord
January 10 1938.
would inspire Conchita to
We also commemorate this found the Apostleship of the
week the Birth of the Works of Cross, the Sisters of the
the Cross. On Thursday, Cross, the Covenant of Love,
January 14th, we will be the Fraternity of Christ Priest
celebrating a special mass at 7 and the Missionaries of the
pm to recall Conchita’s initial Holy Spirit. Please, join us this
inspiration, the moment she Thursday at 7 pm.
first felt the call to be leaven in
Sincerely,
the Church. In the course of 19
Fr. Roberto Saldivar, M.Sp.S.
years she would found, or
inspire, the two religious
orders and three movements
we call “The Works of the
Cross.” Once again for those
new to the history let me share
briefly:
On January 14, 1894, as a
result of a profound experience
of God, Conchita received the
inspiration to found the Works
of the Cross. This is the same
day she said the prayer Jesus,
Savior of all people, save
them, save them! for the first
LIVEINLOVINGATTENTIONOFGOD!
Jesus and the Holy Spirit over us!
The look of Jesus, and His loving Heart!
The wings of the Holy Spirit, that is, his love as a fire,
enveloping us, protecting us and defending us…
Jesus our Way… our Light… our Love!
The Holy Spirit, the divine connection that joins us to Jesus,
and through Jesus to the Father…
And we owe all this to our most loving Father! … That Father
we will never love on this earth as He deserves; that Father to
whom we owe everything: we owe Him Jesus, the Holy Spirit,
Fr. Felix de Jesus was a man wholly of God, and wholly for Mary… our vocation to the Cross and ON THE CROSS so
humankind. His life was a constant mission, a constant many graces!...
proclaiming of the presence of God in his life. He wanted every
Missionary of the Holy Spirit to have a very close relationship I see these writings as an invitation to live a personal
with God. I feel we are all called to have this close relationship relationship with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; and
with God, with each one of the Divine Persons. If we believe in also with Mary Most Holy. I dream of the day when we all take
our call to holiness, we need to believe that we can and need to our process of sanctification seriously. To be a priestly people
be in constant union with God. We have the ability to really is to live in God’s holiness, that is to say, in His constant and
daily presence. It means to live our relationship with God in
live in and for God.
loving attention.
Fr Felix wrote the following, I like it very much and I want to
Sincerely,
share it with you:
Fr. Mario Rodriguez, MSpS
F A I T H Formation
Edge: Monday January 11th
- Join other Middle School
youth for our session; Team
Rome as we look at what it
means
to proclaim the
Church as Catholic.
Open
youth room begins at 6:45- sessions at
7pm .
• Our
two-night
Confirmation
retreat is coming up on Feb.5-7 for
teens who will be confirmed on
May 4, 2016.
• Help Support our Pilgrims going to World Youth Day- purchase coffee from
them. Contact Susie King at 425-481-9358 for details.
Disciples of Jesus
Faith Formation Day
Saturday, January 30th 9am to 2pm
You are invited to come and
learn more about your faith and
how to be Disciples of Jesus.
Look for flyers with workshop
information soon.
Call the Faith Formation office
with questions.
This is a required event for Parents
of Children receiving
First Communion in April 2016
It’s time to start casting for the 2016 Passion of Christ Play
performed here at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish. If you are
interested in playing a part in this powerful production,
casting call interviews will be held in Station 4 on Friday
1/15 from 7-9pm and Saturday 1/16 from 12 to 2pm.
St. MaƩhew School Open House
You are invited to visit St. MaƩhew School
during our upcoming open house on Sunday,
January 24 from 10:30 am to noon. St.
MaƩhew School is located in north SeaƩle at
1230 NE 127th St., with easy access to I-5 and
Bothell Way. Contact 206.362-2785, ext. 103
or spreƫ@stmaƩschool.org for informaƟon
or to schedule a visit. IN PARISH TUITION is
available to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton families.
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“This retreat was beyond what I expected. I thought I would
mainly be here to support my wife. Instead, I uncovered some
wounds in my soul, and the healing was started as a result of
this retreat.”
- From a Rachel Retreatant
March 4-6, 2016 Seabeck and April 15-17, 2016 Stanwood
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A WAITING HARVEST
Vocation Awareness
“Ordination is a
day but Priesthood
is Forever”
The last year of formation includes
Mass and Penance Practicums, to
practice celebrating these sacraments.
The soon to be ordained priest has
already spent time in parishes as a
In Pre-Cana courses, it is stressed to Deacon, baptizing, preaching the
a young couple preparing for homily and witnessing marriages.
marriage: “The wedding is a day; the
marriage is a lifetime.” It is an The Deacon must petition his bishop
expression to remind the couple that in writing to be ordained a priest.
they should carefully prepare to live And last, but not least, he must go on
the sacrament of marriage and not a canonical retreat just before
spend all of their time preparing for receiving the sacrament of Holy
the one-hour wedding ceremony. The Orders. All this to prepare for a
same is true for those to be ordained lifetime of ministry in the Priesthood.
priests. The ordination is a day, but
priesthood
is
forever.
Both
From the Book
preparations must be made, but the
“To Save a Thousand Souls”
Fr. Brett Brannen
second is much more important and
extensive.
DID YOU KNOW…
… that just because a young man goes to the
Seminary doesn’t automatically mean he will
become a priest? Those young men are
discerning whether they are indeed called into
that particular kind of service to our LORD. They
would appreciate your prayers for them!
And from what you read in the article to the left, it is
very important that we continue to pray for
seminarians, especially as they approach ordination.
And then beyond that, our priests need our prayers
as well, all priests do. Even Pope Francis asks
everybody he meets “Please pray for me”. Have you
prayed for priests today? Make it a habit to include
them in your daily prayers.
For information on becoming a Religious Priest
Missionary of the Holy Spirit or a Diocesan
Priest contact one of the following people:
Serra Club: Arthur Adams
Youth Minister: Stephen Kramp
Priest: Fr. Roberto Saldivar, M.Sp.S.
Fr. Mario Rodriguez, M.Sp.S.
SNAPSHOTS FOR THE FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Monday January 11
Pastoral Council
6:45pm
Office
Edge
7pm
Hall
Clase de Biblia Español
7pm
St. 4
Women’s Fellowship
10am
Hall
Rosary for Life
12noon
Church
Faith Formation Elementary
4:30pm
All Rooms
Adult Faith Formation
7pm
Hall
Praise and Bible Study
7pm
Chapel/St. 3
12pm
Hall
Tuesday January 12
Wednesday January 13
Nimble Fingers
Financial Council
6:45pm
Office
7pm
All Rooms
Apostleship of the Cross
7pm
Seton House
Thursday January 14—Anniv. Works of the Cross Mass at 7pm
4:30pm
All Rooms
AA
6:30pm
St. 1
St. Vincent de Paul
6:30pm
St. 7
Catholic Daughters
7pm
Hall
SacraMentors
7pm
St. 2
VinE Moms’ group
7pm
St. 3
Liturgical Planning Meeting
6:45pm
St. 7
Grupo de Jóvenes
7pm
Youth Room
Friday January 15
Sunday January 17
Knights Pancake Breakfast
After 9 and 11 am Mass
Daily Spiritual Nourishment
Mon., Jan. 11: 1 Sam 1:1-8; Mark 1:14-20
Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. The call to
discipleship. The call to serve. The call to ministry. It comes in
many different ways.
Tues., Jan. 12: 1 Sam 1:9-20; Mark 1:21-28
Jesus rebuked him and said, Quiet! Come out of him!” Jesus is at
the synagogue in Capernaum, and the people are astonished at his
teaching.
Wed., Jan. 13: 1 Sam 3:1-10, 19-20; Mark 1:29-39
Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” Samuel
had lived in the temple since he was a young boy because his
mother, Hannah, promised that should she be blessed with a son, he
would be dedicated to God’s service.
Thurs., Jan. 14: 1 Sam 4:1-11; Mark 1:40-45
A leper came to Jesus and said, “If you wish, you can make me
clean.” In Jesus’ day, leprosy was seen as a highly contagious
disease.
Fri., Jan. 15: 1 Sam 8:4-7, 10-22a; Mark 2:1-12
Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the
roof above him... They let down the mat on which the paralytic was
lying. To what lengths are you willing to go to bring a friend to
Christ’s salvation?
Sat., Jan. 16: 1 Sam 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1; Mark 2:13-17
As Jesus passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the
customs post. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” But Levi was a tax
collector and therefore unsuitable. He was guilty by association with
the hated Roman government. Jesus called Levi not because Levi
deserved it, but because Jesus was offering God’s extravagant grace.
E L I Z A B E T H Ann Seton
From her own writings...
circumcised
to
sanctify
the
past descends on Jesus’ sacred head, and in a
Receiving Christ in our
dispensation, and baptized to consecrate form emblematical of Peace and
hearts… through His baptism the future that so under both testaments, innocence and purity, rests upon him.
John was the voice of one crying in the
wilderness - Christ was the Word of God
himself. the voice of the messenger
justly preceded the word of the Father.
"Repent ye for the Kingdom of Heaven
is at hand. A new and a heavenly
Kingdom is about to be set up amongst
you, under a heavenly King the
promised Messiah and none but men of
tempers and dispositions corresponding
to it can possible become its subjects"-
he might open a way into Heaven for us
being made the righteousness of God in
him - that his baptism might give
efficacy to ours.
Jesus came from Galilee to Jordan unto
John, to be baptized of him—Not that
water might sanctify Him, but that he
might sanctify water to that mystical
washing away of sin.
When Jesus came to be baptized John
had no knowledge of his person.
The way must be made for Christ in Immediate revelation from God points
every heart—never will he enter that out to John the Baptist that the Lord’s
Soul where the herald of repentance hath anointed is before him.
not been before him.
And so the Eternal Spirit of God
He who knew no sin would both be
Long had this event been foretold by
your Evangelical Prophet speaking in
his own person. "The Spirit of the Lord
God is upon me - because the Lord has
appointed me to preach good tidings to
the meek - he has sent me to bind up the
broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives, and the opening of the Prison
to them that are bound to comfort them
that mourn. This day was the Oracle of
Yahweh fulfilled to the ears of the
people- for, lo- a voice from Heaven
“This is my beloved Son in whom I am
well pleased.”
From the book
“Collected Writings of
Elizabeth Ann Seton, Vol 3a”
M I S S I O N A R I E S
of The Holy Spirit
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish is staffed by the Religious
Congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit
In this Section you will find interesting articles about the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit, the Spirituality
of the Cross and the life of their founding parents: Concepcion Cabrera de Armida (Conchita)
and Fr. Felix de Jesus Rougier.
Fr Felix and
the Holy Spirit
Fr. Felix taught that the action of the
Holy Spirit in us is indispensable to
follow Jesus as Son of the Father, as
Priest-Victim, and as the Anointed by
the Spirit of God.
Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a the Holy Spirit, anointed by the Holy
Spirit, moved by the Holy Spirit, and
blameless sacrifice" (Heb. 9:14).
destined to "baptize us with the Holy
Scripture shows us that Jesus was
Spirit," that is to say, to share His
always moved by the Holy Spirit, and
ANOINTING with us all. Even the
we heard that today at the beginning of
names we give Him remind us of this
His mission.
fundamental and often forgotten fact:
And so we too, only under the impulse CHRIST means "The Anointed". And
of the Holy Spirit will have the love and when we say: JESUS CHRIST, we are
the light necessary to live as offerings of saying, JESUS THE ANOINTED. And
holocaust in union with Jesus, Priest and Jesus received from His Father no other
Victim.
anointing but that of the Holy Spirit.
Father Félix often explained why the
symbol of the Holy Spirit (the dove) is
over the cross and over the heart of
Christ in the symbol of the Works of the
Cross, and when he explained it, he When we hear these texts we have a
always referred to the text of the Letter clear vision that Jesus was a man full of
to the Hebrews: "Through the Holy
From the book
“Risking the Future”
JUBILEE OF MERCY
MERCIFUL LIKE THE FATHER
God’s Love and
mercy are acts of
His holy will; under
the name of mercy
come all those
manifestations of
love which tend to
remove any wants,
needs,
pain,
sufferings, in a word, any deficiencies.
It follows, therefore, that in the broad sense
all exterior Works of God, that is, the whole
of the created world, is a result of divine
mercy or, in other words, that divine mercy
is at the very foundation of creation.
Indeed, the greatest possible want is the
want of being, or the want of existence;
therefore, the act of creation, meaning the wants; heals their wounds, and supplies
act of calling something into being out of new strength.
non-being, is the first and most
Servant of God Father Hyacinth Woroniecki, OP
fundamental act of God’s mercy upon
Year of Mercy Companion
which all his other acts are based. Even
divine justice, which rules over the created
Jesus affirms that mercy is not only an
world, has God’s mercy for its starting
action
of the Father, it becomes a criterion
point, for the world owes its existence to
for ascertaining who his true children are. In
mercy.
Mercy is not limited to the very first act of
calling the world into being. Since creatures
have no reason for their being in
themselves and are finite and limited in
their perfections, they carry a germ of nonbeing in themselves from which their wants
and needs arise. Therefore, divine mercy
exercises a constant vigil over creatures;
preserves their being; makes up for their
short, we are called to show mercy because
mercy has first been shown to us.
Pardoning offences becomes the clearest
expression of merciful love, and for us
Christians it is an imperative from which we
cannot excuse ourselves. At times how
hard it seems to forgive! And yet pardon is
the instrument placed into our fragile hands
to attain serenity of heart.
Pope Francis, MV 9
Y o u t h Section Typology
We continue the article we started last week
with real ways to practice the Corporal
Works of Mercy. This article is from Marisa
Helms at lifeteen.com.
Creative Ways to Show Mercy
This Year
by MARISA HELMS from lifeteen.com
Clothe the Naked
This one is a more interesting kind of a
challenge. But hey, I love a good challenge.
• Donate old or unused clothes to Goodwill,
a thrift store, or a homeless shelter.
• Start a jacket drive at your local parish or
with youth group.
• Pray for the virtue of modesty in your dress
and your actions, so you might reflect
Christ and give him glory in everything
you do.
• Go through your closet and simplify your
wardrobe (this one is especially tough just
because I’m a clothes addict).
• Offer to mend clothing for a local homeless
shelter.
• Go to your local GoodWill and buy clothes
off the rack and donate them to a homeless
shelter or give them to a person
experiencing homelessness on the street.
• This one is my favorite: go to local garage
sales, buy some clothes, and send all the
clothing to a foreign mission site.
Shelter the Homeless
We’ve all seen it, some of us maybe more
than others. I hope that seeing homelessness
affects all of us deeply — to see a fellow
human with no place to rest their head. Here
are some tips that can help you make a
difference in your city:
• Sign up with your local habitat for
humanity and dedicate one Saturday of the
month to help build houses for the less
privileged. I’ve gone out a couple
Saturdays and it’s super rewarding. Learn
time reading or playing games with the
more here: http://www.habitat.org/getinv/
kids and their families.
volunteer_programs.aspx
• Volunteer to do manual labor to help in the • Another great volunteering opportunity is
to visit the elderly at a nursing home. The
upkeep of a homeless shelter.
elderly are so lonely and are very needy for
• Become pen pals with a child from an
human interaction.
orphanage.
•
Send flowers or a card to someone you
• With your youth group or college start a
know in the hospital.
fundraiser to help raise money for families
that are looking to adopt. Every little bit • If you have a family member or a friend
who’s sick at home: shoot them a text and
helps and goes a long way.
ask if you can bring over some soup, ice
• Go to GoodWill or garage sales and find
cream, or go visit them and give them
old umbrellas and pass them out to the
company.
homeless.
• Whenever you’re in a group of your peers,
Visit the Sick
look for someone who may be struggling
As Christians we’re called to get out of our
internally, who may be afflicted on the
comfort zone and get comfortable with being
inside, and go over and talk to them and let
uncomfortable. Sometimes that means risking
them know you care about them.
our own comfort to serve Jesus in the sick
Will continue next week
and dying.
• Volunteer your time at your local
children’s hospital and spend some quality
Sección en Español
Mensaje del Párroco
Navidad, qué mejor manera de concluirlo y
comenzar el “Tiempo Ordinario” que
renovando nuestra fuerza en nuestro
Señor. Éste será el secreto de los días
que se avecinan: Dios está con nosotros y
nos ama.
En este año Jubilar de la Misericordia, la
liturgia de hoy nos invita a cada uno de
nosotros a renovarnos como amados hijos
e hijas de Dios a través de la experiencia
del bautismo de Jesús en el Jordán, y del
Espíritu Santo que desciende sobre Él.
Hoy también se menciona al Espíritu
Santo “que bajó sobre Él en forma
En la voz que llega del cielo Jesús es
sensible, como de una paloma”. En el
confirmado en Su vocación, Su mismo
Antiguo Testamento la paloma es símbolo
bautismo le da la certeza de que es “Hijo
de nuevos comienzos (ver Gén. 1,2 y 8,8Predilecto de Dios”. Esto se convirtió en el
12). Hay un texto muy interesante del
impulso de su ministerio y la fuente de
Talmud donde se comenta sobre el pasaje
toda Su fuerza. Su confianza, abandono,
de la creación en Gen 1,2: “y el Espíritu de
obediencia y total compromiso emanan de
Dios aleteaba sobre las aguas como
este conocimiento.
paloma que aletea sobre sus pichones sin
Estoy convencido de que ésta es también tocarlos”.
la fuente de nuestra vocación, la pasión y
El Espíritu Santo en forma de Paloma
alegría que nos da ser testigos de nuestra
desciende
(aletea)
sobre
Jesús,
fe debe emanar de esta misma convicción,
estableciendo un nuevo comienzo. El
la de ser, igual que Jesús, amados por
Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica lo explica
Dios. Nosotros, los bautizados, recibimos
de la siguiente manera:
este don valioso: somos hijos e hijas de
“A esta aceptación responde la voz del
Dios. La alegría de sabernos amados por
Padre que pone toda su complacencia en
Dios debería acompañar todos y cada uno
su Hijo. El Espíritu que Jesús posee en
de nuestros actos.
plenitud desde su concepción viene a
Hoy es el último domingo del Tiempo de "posarse" sobre él. De él manará este
LO QUE OCURRE EN...
Gracias por su respuesta el
domingo pasado a mi invitación
para ayudarme a pagar la
colegiatura
del
programa
“Buenos
líderes,
buenos
pastores” en el que estoy
participando. En la primera Misa
Crismal que celebró el Papa
Francisco (28 de Marzo del
2013), desafió a los 1.600
sacerdotes presentes a acercar
el poder sanador de la gracia de
Dios a todas las personas
necesitadas, a estar cerca de
los marginados, y a ser
“pastores con olor a oveja”.
También les dijo que los
sacerdotes “que salen poco de
sí” porque se niegan a ser
mediadores entre Dios y los
hombres “se van convirtiendo,
poco a poco en intermediarios,
en gestores”. El programa de
“Buenos
líderes,
buenos
pastores” me está ayudando a
ser un mejor mediador, al darme
las herramientas que necesito.
Una vez más les agradezco y
les pido sus oraciones para que
todo lo que he aprendido dé
frutos en mi ministerio en
nuestra Parroquia.
Espíritu para toda la
humanidad. En su bautismo, "se abrieron
los cielos" que el pecado de Adán había
cerrado; y las aguas fueron santificadas
por el descenso de Jesús y del Espíritu
como preludio de la nueva creación”.
(#536) Con esta perspectiva, esta fiesta
del Bautismo del Señor quiere recrear en
nosotros eso que hace que nuestra fe sea
inamovible: somos una nueva creación, no
más pueblo errante, sino hijos e hijas
predilectos con una misión que cumplir.
En este año de la Misericordia el Papa
Francisco sugiere que vivamos nuestras
vidas con las actitudes de Jesús. Jesús, el
amado de Su Padre se siente uno con
Dios. Jesús entonces nos invita a ser
como nuestro Padre Celestial, también.
No podemos hacerlo solos; sólo con Jesús
es posible. El agua que nos ha purificado,
el bautismo de salvación, exige que nos
aferremos fuertemente a nuestra fe…
nuestra amistad íntima con el Señor debe
constantemente hacernos sentir amados
por Él. Queremos responder a ese amor
primero y primordialmente, para poder ser
misericordiosos como el Padre.
la Capilla de las Rosas, en el
Tepeyac. Fr. Félix murió el 10
de Enero de 1938.
Esta
semana
también
recordamos el nacimiento de las
Obras de la Cruz. El jueves 14
de Enero tendremos una misa
Hoy celebramos el aniversario especial a las 7pm para
de la muerte del Padre Félix de rememorar la inspiración inicial
Jesús Rougier. Para quienes no de Conchita, el momento
saben quién es, déjenme cuando se sintió llamada por
primera vez a ser levadura en la
contarles brevemente:
Iglesia. A lo largo de 19 años
El Padre Félix había sido un fundaría, o inspiraría, dos
devoto Padre marista por 16 órdenes
religiosas
y
tres
años
cuando
conoció
a movimientos, en su conjunto se
Concepción Cabrera de Armida llaman las “Obras de la Cruz”.
(Conchita) el 4 de Febrero de Nuevamente, para quienes no
1904. Ella le dijo de una nueva conocen
la
historia,
les
misión para su ministerio, según comparto brevemente:
se lo había revelado Nuestro
Señor Jesús: sería él el El 14 de Enero de 1894, como
fundador
de
una
nueva resultado de una profunda
congregación
de
hombres experiencia de Dios, Conchita
religiosos. Diez años más tarde, recibió la inspiración de fundar
y luego de superar muchos las Obras de la Cruz. También
obstáculos, el Padre Félix fundó este día ella proclamó por
los Misioneros del Espíritu Santo primera vez:
el 25 de Diciembre de 1914 en
JESUS, SALVADOR DE LOS
HOMBRES, SALVALOS,
SALVALOS!
Luego de esta experiencia el
Señor le inspiraría la fundación
del Apostolado de la Cruz, de
las Religiosas de la Cruz, de la
Alianza de Amor, de la
Fraternidad de Cristo Sacerdote
y de los Misioneros del Espíritu
Santo. Te esperamos este
jueves a las 7pm.
Tu hermano en Cristo,
P. Roberto Saldívar, M.Sp.S.
¡Jesús y el Espíritu Santo sobre nosotros!
¡La mirada de Jesús, y su amante Corazón!
Las alas del Espíritu Santo, es decir su amor de fuego, que
nos envuelve, nos protege y nos defiende...
¡Jesús, nuestro Camino... nuestra Luz... nuestro Amor!
El Espíritu Santo el Lazo Divino que nos une con Jesús, y por
Jesús al Padre...
¡Y todo lo debemos al amadísimo Padre!... De Ese Padre que
nunca amaremos en este mundo como debemos; de ese
¡VIVEENATENCIONAMOROSAADIOS!
Padre a quien todo le debemos: ¡Jesús, el Espíritu Santo,
El P. Félix de Jesús fue un hombre todo de Dios y todo para María... nuestra vocación a la Cruz y EN ELLA tantos
los hombres. Su vida fue una misión constante, un anuncio favores!...
constante de la presencia de Dios en su vida. Él quería que
cada Misionero del Espíritu Santo tuviera una relación muy Es una invitación a vivir una relación personal con el Padre, el
íntima con Dios. Yo creo que todos estamos llamados a vivir Hijo y el Espíritu Santo; al igual que la relación con María.
esta relación íntima con Dios, con cada una de las divinas Sueño en que cada uno de nosotros tomemos en serio nuestro
personas. Creer en el llamado que tenemos a la santidad es proceso de santidad. Ser pueblo sacerdotal es vivir en la
creer que podemos y necesitamos estar en comunión con santidad de Dios, es decir, en su presencia cotidiana y
Dios. Tenemos la capacidad de realmente vivir en Dios y para contante. Vivir la relación con Dios en atención amorosa.
Dios.
En Cristo,
P. Mario Rodriguez, MSpS
El escribió algo que me gustó mucho:
38th Annual Washington State March for Life,
January 19, 2016, at the state capital in Olympia
You can continue a celebration of life joining the 38th annual Washington
State March for Life. We march at Noon on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at the
state capitol in Olympia.
Every elected state official is invited to attend, and we encourage legislators who
stand with us for Life to speak to the crowd. Will you, your friends (or busload of
friends) be there for the noon hour to hear their hopeful messages for Life?
As you know, the fight for a voice for the vulnerable and the unborn is hard but
important work. This year the national March for Life theme is “Pro-Life and ProWoman Go Hand in Hand.” We are a people of hope. We want to bring about a
world where all people are seen for their infinite value and endless
possibilities.
Christmas Food Baskets
The Society of St. Vincent de
Paul would like to thank all who
donated food and money for the
Christmas baskets. Our parish did a fantastic
job of ensuring that the needy within our
community had wonderful Christmas dinners.
This year we were able to provide dinners for
43 families. Thank you to all who helped pack
and deliver the several boxes of food. Special
thanks to those who made the last-minute
donations as time was running out (you know
who you are). We couldn’t have done it without
your help!
On January 22, 2016, our nation will mark the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the
Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal throughout the U.S. Since that tragic
decision, more than 57 million children's lives have been lost to abortion, and many
suffer that loss -- often in silence. Join the U.S. bishops and thousands of Catholics
across the country in prayer with the annual novena 9 Days for Life from Saturday,
January 16, 2016 to Sunday, January 24, 2016. Pray for the respect and protection of all
human life with new intentions, brief reflections, and more each day. Download the
novena online, or participate through Facebook, email, text message or an app. Join at
www.9daysforlife.com!
Be looking forward to your favorite home baked
goodies provided by the Catholic Daughters at their
Bake Sale next weekend, January 16-17. Stop by
after Mass to fill your sweet tooth. Thank you for
continuing to support us. CDA
Receptionist - Administrative Assistant
Blessed Teresa Parish in Woodinville WA, seeks a 32-40 hour a week,
Receptionist/ Admin Assistant. The successful candidate will have excellent
organizational and communication skills; 3 years successful secretarial/office
management skills; proficient at Microsoft Word and Outlook. The successful
candidate will have knowledge and commitment to the mission of the parish
and Catholic Church in Washington. Salary DOE and excellent benefits.
Submit application and cover letter to: Blessed Teresa Parish, Janet O’Neil,
17856 NE Woodinville Duvall RD, Woodinville, WA 98077.
A Beacon in the Seattle Skyline
cabling in the 160-foot-tall cathedral
Besides
the
exterior lighting towers that allows digital control of
designed locally by Linet Henry, the the lighting settings.
$1 million Place of Light, Place of
Welcome
project
includes When the cabling project cost
improvements to welcome all $175,000 more than expected,
visitors: new signs around the parishioners were asked in August to
campus and automatic door openers dig into their pockets again. “Donors
for the cathedral’s accessible were extraordinarily generous and
we were able to cover the cost
entrances.
overruns,” Laughlin said.
Larger signs at the corner of Marion
Street and Terry Avenue and at the In the coming months, the parish will
west entrance to St. James “will install a new wheelchair lift, lighted
notify visitors and passersby that this handrails, up lighting for the
is the Catholic cathedral of the building’s facade and illumination
Archdiocese of Seattle,” said Maria for the bronze doors. Over the next
Laughlin, the parish’s stewardship two to three years, the cathedral’s
interior lighting will be converted to
and development director.
energy-efficient LED technology.
The cathedral’s new exterior LED
lighting includes state-of-the-art
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Catholic parishes, schools and other organizations funding to help them
better integrate the Church's teaching on migration into new or existing
programs, materials, events and other activities. Grant recipients will be
announced during National Migration Week.
The observance of National Migration Week began over 25 years ago by the
U.S. bishops to give Catholics an opportunity to take stock of the wide
diversity of peoples in the Church and the ministries serving them. The
week serves as both a time for prayer and action to try and ease the
struggles of immigrants, migrants and vulnerable populations coming to the
United States.
Dioceses across the country including Chicago, Illinois; Portland, Oregon;
Jackson, Mississippi; and Metuchen, New Jersey; have planned special
events and Masses throughout the week.
A Call to Share...
December 12/13
Total Offering
$30,571
December 19/20
Total Offering
$26,690
Christmas Masses
Total Offering
$28,389.24
December 26/27
Total Offering
$18,353.75
Last Weekend - Jan 2/3
$3,007.00
$4,090.00
$4,552.00
$2,107.00
$3,651.00
Are you frustrated or angry with
your spouse? Is it impossible to talk
about difficult topics without
arguing? Do you feel alone in your
marriage? Are you losing hope?
There is hope -- it's called
Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vī).
Retrouvaille has helped tens of
thousands of couples and can help
you too, no matter the source of
conflict in your marriage. For
confidential information about, or to register for our
upcoming program beginning Jan 22-24, 2016 call
360-671-6479 or visit our website at
www.HelpOurMarriage.com.
Safe Environment “Protecting God’s Children”
training will be January 19th at 6:30pm, Station 7.
If you work with children or adults at risk, you
need to take this training.
Register on line at virtus online or call the Faith
Formation Office for assistance.
Migration Week...
(Vigil) 5 pm
9 am
11 am
1 pm
5 pm
Heal your Marriage
Children’s Envelopes
$92.00
EFT Contributions
$6,904.75
Total Offering
$24,403.75
Thank you...
Stephanie Matheny, 425-481-9358
Women’s Fellowship:
On Tuesday January 12th
we will meet at 10am in the Fellowship Hall to study the
Cathechism of the Catholic Church, #1949-2051: Moral
Law and Grace. Babysitting will be available, all
women of the Parish are welcome.
Please come pray the Rosary for Life for victims of
abortion Tuesdays at noon. Everybody is welcome to
join us in the Rosary.
Next Tuesday Jan 19th is the March for Life in
Olympia. If you can’t go, maybe you can make a
special effort to join us to pray the Rosary for Life at
noon that day.
Contact Mary Christie: 425-776-3967
Or Rachel Castro: 425-486-9232 if you have questions.
Please join hundreds going to
Catholic Advocacy Day,
Monday, February 8th, 2016
in Olympia. To register, go
to: www.ipjc.org and give
voice to Justice and life. The
day will include briefings on
legislative issues, Mass and
appointments with legislators.
Sponsored by: Washington State
Catholic
Conference,
Catholic
Community/Housing
Services,
Archdiocese of Seattle, Pierce County
Deanery, St. Vincent de Paul Society
and Intercommunity Peace & Justice
Center.
Adult Faith Formation
Bible Study of The Acts of the Apostles – An impressive,
commercial city, Ephesus was a center of magical arts, a Greek
goddess’ cult, and a Jewish community. St. Paul was here in The
Acts of the Apostles to proclaim Jesus the Christ. What a
challenge! All adults are welcome to join in a discussion and view a
DVD lecture on Chapter 19 (Session 16), Tuesday, Jan. 12, 7-9 pm
in the Fellowship Hall. For more information call 425-481-9358.
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES
Counseling 425-257-2111 or 888-240-8572
MINISTRIES & GROUPS
Altar Servers, Jane Baer and Veronica Cardona
Apostleship of the Cross, Vicki Leone
Coffee & Donuts, Kelly Cooley
EMEs Ana May Apin and Amelia Carver
Environment Team, Claudia Galindo
Funeral Committee, Pat Maurer
Guadalupe Committee, Claudia Galindo
Homebound Ministers, Marianne Iwamoto
Home Visitation/Peer Counseling, Joan Kluck
Lectors, Nicolette Gagner and Elvira Hernandez
Linens, Linda Brownfield
Min. of Hospitality, Doug Portello and Graciela Chagoya
Music Coordinator, Kathy Egashira
Pastoral Council, Paul Gallagher/Gerry Apin
Pro-Life Ministry, Karen Salvati
Sacramentors, Scott Occhiuto
Simbang Gabi, Gerry Apin
Vine Moms group, Erin Robinson
Women’s Fellowship, Mary Christie
Young Adult Group, Roberto Martinez
COLLABORATORS IN MINISTRY
Cascade Serra Club, Pat Sweeney
Catholic Daughters, Kathy Taylor
Knights of Columbus, Chris Harvill
St. Vincent de Paul
425-355-3504
Law Office of Shara Svendsen
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Please consider using our advertisers’ services and tell them
you saw their ad in our bulletin.
We join in prayer with the families of
Carmen Ordoñez and Edward Cifra, who
recently returned to their heavenly home.
May the Holy Spirit give comfort and peace
to their loved ones.
May perpetual light shine upon them!
Amen
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Gomez, Fr. Jorge
King, Susie
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Please keep the sick among us in your prayers, especially:
Mina Amlag
Roberta Autron
Jane Bentley
Shawna Boger
Eulalia Castillo
Ruth Carpizo
Billie Dougherty
Anna Epps
Marjorie Frye
Vanessa Griffith
Fred Hundertmark
Helen Johnston
Karen Jolokai
Patricia Kramer
Doris Lundgren
Patti Means
Shirley Muntz
Yolanda Noblezada
Teresa Paris
Ritzy Rafer
Floyd Roderick
Lily Ann Roderick
Joyce Rosas
Florentine Ruhland
Benita Schumacher
Jim Schumacher
Fran Sphung
Francis Sullivan
Remy Tolentino
Richard Totorica
Tami Wyatt
May God the Father bless you, God the Son heal you and
God the Holy Spirit enlighten you. Amen.

January 10, 2016 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

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