January 10, 2016 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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January 10, 2016 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD January 10, 2016 Year C 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. SCRIPTURE READINGS TODAY: 2316 180th Street SE Bothell, Washington 98012 www.easbothell.org 425-481-0303 425-485-8510 fax 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 Our Star of Faith Giving Light to All The SETON Sunday News Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - A Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Community A Concert with Donna Cori Gibson on the Stations of the Cross St Elizabeth Ann Seton Second Friday of Lent February 19th 7pm Church “The passion and joy we have in witnessing our faith has to come from the conviction of being, like Jesus, loved by God.” Pastor’s Message, page 3 2 | The SETON Sunday News | The Baptism of the Lord, 01/10/16 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. (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 10) 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 Facebook web link: http://www.facebook.com/eas.bothell Email: [email protected] myParish app, St Elizabeth Ann Seton 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 TEAM Stephanie Matheny, Administrative Assistant Rosamaría García, Bilingual Assistant Stephanie Moran, Early Childhood/ Elementary Stephen Kramp, Life Teen Susie King, The Edge Index Officers and Councils 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 The Seton Sunday News Bulletin Fr. Roberto Saldivar, MSpS, publisher Marcia Gimenez, associate publisher Deacon Craig Lundberg, executive vice president Calendar of Events Church Report Directory Faith Formation From Fr. Mario Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Pastor’s Corner Spanish / Sección en Español St Elizabeth Ann Seton Vocational Awareness Year of Mercy Youth, Typology SCAN ME FOR MORE INFORMATION 5 2 11 4 4 6 3 8 6 5 7 7 P A S T O R ’ S Corner I 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 LIFE AT... 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 The Baptism of the Lord, 01/10/16 | The SETON Sunday News | 3 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 4 | The SETON Sunday News | The Baptism of the Lord, 01/10/16 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. Rachel’s Corner Hope and Healing After Abortion “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 Call Valerie: 1-800-822-HOPE (4673) Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Services. The Baptism of the Lord, 01/10/16 | The SETON Sunday News | 5 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 Faith Formation Elementary 7pm All Rooms Apostleship of the Cross 7pm Seton House Thursday January 14—Anniv. Works of the Cross Mass at 7pm Faith Formation Elementary 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. 6 | The SETON Sunday News | The Baptism of the Lord, 01/10/16 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” The Baptism of the Lord, 01/10/16 | The SETON Sunday News | 7 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 8 | The SETON Sunday News | The Baptism of the Lord, 01/10/16 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. The Baptism of the Lord, 01/10/16 | The SETON Sunday News | 9 ¡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. 10 | The SETON Sunday News | The Baptism of the Lord, 01/10/16 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 (Continued from page 2) (Continued from page 2) 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. The Baptism of the Lord, 01/10/16 | The SETON Sunday News | 11 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 Parishioner Our bulletin is published at no cost to the parish as it is supported by the ads on the back. 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 PHONE/EMAIL DIRECTORY Staff and Clergy Everist, Shannon Garcia, Rosamaria Gomez, Fr. Jorge King, Susie Kramp, Stephen Lowery, Lori Lundberg, Dn. Craig Matheny, Stephanie Mendoza, Br. Santos Moran, Stephanie Rodriguez, Fr. Mario Saldivar, Fr. 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Amen.