September 11, 2016 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

September 11, 2016 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

XXIV Sunday in
Ordinary Time
September 11, 2016
Year
C
Volume 2
Number 41
The
SETON Sunday News
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - A Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Community
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24TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
The Readings this week:
Sun., Sep 11: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14; 1 Tm 1:12-17;
Lk 15: 1-32
Mon., Sep. 12: 1 Cor 11:17-26,33; Lk 7:1-10
Tue., Sep. 13: St. John Chrysostom
1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a; Lk 7: 11-17
Wed., Sep 14: Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Nm 21:4b-9; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17
Thu., Sep 15: Our Lady of Sorrows
1 Cor 15:1-11; Lk 2:33-35
Fri., Sep 16: Sts.Cornelius and Cyprian
1 Cor 15:12-20; Lk 8:1-3
Sat., Sep 17: 1 Cor 15:35-37,42-49; Lk 8:4-15
Sun., Sep 18: Am 8:4-7; 1 Tm 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13
Online: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings
Administration
Gerardo Alberto, M.Sp.S., Pastor
Mario Rodriguez, M.Sp.S., Vicar
Jose Ugalde, M.Sp.S., Vicar
Armando Hernandez, M.Sp.S., Vicar
Craig Lundberg, Deacon
Shannon Everist,
Pastoral Asst. for Administration
Lori Lowery, Secretary
Office Hours:
Mon. - Thu. 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.or g
Facebook web link:
http://www.facebook.com/eas.bothell
Email: [email protected] g
myParish app, St Elizabeth Ann Seton
Monday September 12
Home Visitation
Evening Prayer
Estudio Biblia Español
Liturgical Planning
Tuesday September 13
Women’s Fellowship
Rosary for Life
Altar Server Training
Adoration/Bible Study
Wednesday September 14
Funeral Committee
Nimble Fingers
Evening Prayer
Alpha
Feast of the Holy Cross
Thursday September 15
Cascade Serra Club Mass
Evening Prayer
SacraMentors
Luz y Vida—Gpo de Oración
Friday September 16
Grupo de Jóvenes
5:30pm
6pm
7pm
7pm
St. 4
Chapel
Casa Seton
Seton House
10am
12noon
7pm
7pm
Hall
Church
Church
Chapel
10am
12pm
6pm
6:30pm
7pm Mass
Hall
Hall
Chapel
Hall
5:30pm
6pm
7pm
7pm
Church
Chapel
St. 2
Seton House
7pm
Youth Room
FAITH FORMATION OFFICE
Our Shared Vision
Phone: 425-481-9358
Enliven Faith
Embrace our Ethnicities
Enhance Spirituality
Monday thru Friday:
10am - 5pm
TEAM
Stephanie Moran,
Faith Formation Director
Rosamaría García, Bilingual PA for
Faith Formation/Administration
Susie King, PA for Youth Ministry
Officers and Councils
The Pastoral Council
Gerry Apin, Eduardo Cardona,
Jean Dellino, Paul Gallagher,
Bob Kennedy, Jim Krieger, Alice Paine
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. Gerardo Alberto, MSpS, publisher
Marcia Gimenez, associate publisher
Dc Craig Lundberg, executive vice president
Index
Amazing Parish
Calendar of Events
Daily Readings
Directory
Faith Formation
From Fr. Mario
Happening…
M.Sp.S
Pastor’s Reflection
Sección en Español
Vocation Awareness
Typology
Year of Mercy
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PASTOR’S Reflection
My
dear brothers and sisters,
during the Liturgical year
C we hear the parable of the Prodigal
Son twice. The Fourth Sunday of Lent,
and together with the other Parables of
Mercy, this XXIV Sunday in Ordinary
Time. But it is not a repetition, the
different First and Second Reading give
the Parable a different tone. During
Lent, the other readings stressed the
need for man to repent, the call to
reconcile himself to God. Now, on the
other hand, the emphasis is in God’s
attitude toward sinners; we could say
God’s repentance is stressed. This
should call us to reflect about the image
we have of God. Not about our
“theoretical concept” of God, for God
does not fit any concept and, moreover,
he overflows all of them. The question
is more practical, we are talking about
God’s attitude toward us; and then we
find out that he surpasses and surprises
us. A God who repents.
Many accuse God of being
indifferent in light of evil in the world.
Others, however, think that God reacts
by punishing sinners for their
transgressions. The Word gives as
background three especially grave sins.
The first reading mentions idolatry, that
is, undue divinization of natural
realities. In the Letter to Timothy, Paul
accuses himself of having persecuted
Christ; he didn’t quite adore a false
God, he went against the true God. We
human beings have the duty not only to
act according to what is good and true,
we must also honestly seek what is
good and rue. The Gospel presents the
prodigal son as the sin of denial of the
father and the derailment of a selfish
and dissipated life.
The first reading seems to give God
the desire to punish idolaters by wiping
them from the face of the earth. It is
only through Moses opposition and
intercession that God “repents” from
his decision and calms his anger. Paul
confirms in his letter to Timothy the
same thing, there’s hardly room for any
more words, better to read the letter
again to feel the power of those words
full of strength and trust in the
outpouring of graces, love, compassion
and patience God is always bestowing
on us.
In case there are still doubts, the
parables of mercy should be the final
argument, God not only forgives, saves
and creates anew, he also “goes to find
us” when we lose ourselves, he seeks us
faithfully and dutifully, to all costs.
Christ himself has shown this to us, in
order to find and save sinners he’s gone
even to death, and death on the Cross.
sustenance
and that of
our family.
But Jesus
goes
deeper in
his
teaching
about mercy; we are more than a sheep
known by name; to God, we are like the
only son, loved with an exclusive love,
the kind of love good fathers, and
especially good mothers, feel for their
children, no matter how many they’ve
born.
An
exclusive
love
is
unconditional love, a love that goes out
to find the lost son “when he was still a
long way off”, a love which neither
chastises nor punishes, rather it hugs,
creates anew and celebrates the return
home. God has an active attitude
toward sin and evil, but it is also
respectful of human freedom. God’s
forgiveness is unconditional, but we
can only receive it if we open ourselves
to him. Therefore, the need for
repentance.
The idea of divine punishment for sin
is more of a projection of ours that
clamors for revenge and is closed to
mercy. It is precisely a kind of sin that
does not appear in the previous list, the
sin of the older brother, of those who
think themselves just and deny their
forgiveness to those who return to the
house of the Father, and rather clamor
for a just punishment. This is the sin the
Pharisees commit, to whom these
parables are addressed as Jesus is using
them to cleanse our image of God by
revealing Him as a Father full of love.
Christ has taken upon himself the sins
of the world and taken them to the
Cross, so he can transform death into
life and sin into grace.
Shepherds are said to
know their sheep
individually, not as a
“flock”. This is the
way God knows us
and searched for us.
We
are
more
valuable to him than
the coin the woman
had lost in the second
parable; she couldn’t
have lost more than a
few cents. We can
understand the loss Fr. Jose Gerardo Alberto, MSpS
of the sense of
security for our own
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JUBILEE OF MERCY
Merciful like the Father
We will be hosting the Relics of St
John Paul II and St Faustina as they
journey through the Archdiocese of
Seattle.
Sep 20, 21 and 22.
Misa en Español 9/21,
Mass in English 9/20 and 22
St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton
September 29th
Praise Music
begins at 6:45
Celebrant: Fr John Baptist Bashobora
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.
hours. Neither discrimination
torture infuriates us.
Light
Light meals are popular these
days. They keep some of the original
flavor but have fewer nutrients,
however, lightness not only applies to
meals; it is also manifested in many
areas of our personality.
nor
Our
ties
are
disposable.
Relationships, even within the family
nucleus, are superficial. We are
terrified to connect with a person or an
institution for life.
Our commitments and decisions
are fragile. In the past, a person’s
word was enough. Now only a paper
signed in front of a notary public and
with witnesses has value. Half of all
marriages end in divorce before the
Our thinking is weak. We do not
fifth year.
seek truth. We are content with
hypothesis. Our capacity to reflect has
Seriousness is lacking in our
been diminished. Soundness is lacking actions. We do things haphazardly.
in our arguments.
We neither put our heart into our
actions nor do we concentrate on the
Our feelings are superficial. We
task at hand. We do things poorly or at
measure our affection. Nothing excites
best with mediocrity, without allowing
us. Our happiness vanishes in a few
enough time.
Our virtue is only a varnish. Our
self-control lasts only a week. We
pray only when we feel like it. The
giving of ourselves is determined by
circumstances.
Our
service
is
motivated by pride, a desire to appear
virtuous, and a search for gratitude.
Our values are extremely
shallow. People no longer dream of
justice, freedom, love or sanctity. Now
we are content, perhaps, with not
stealing or killing.
We cannot continue like this.
What are we going to do to give
consistency to our life?
From “ Seeds of Hope”
Fernando Torre, MSpS
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Takemewithyou
—————Fr. Mario Rodriguez, MSpS—————
Fr. Felix wrote this phrase that impacted my soul this week: “Above all else, because it’s fair, let us talk about
God some!”
What a beautiful invitation for all of us: to talk about God. I think we Catholics are very shy when it comes to
talking about God in our daily life. We tend to enclose God at Church, and we even trap him in the tabernacle and
we don’t allow Him to come out. God does not want to be enclosed; he wants to go out to where the people are.
Simply remember the way Jesus acted: he was always where people were, at celebrations, dinners, fields… Jesus
always went out to others. He did not sit to wait for others to come to Him.
This is why I think that Fr. Felix’ invitation is very current. We need to talk more about God. Take Him
everywhere you go, and no matter where you are, there should God be as well. It is QUITE FAIR FOR YOU TO
TALK ABOUT GOD. I invite you to not be afraid to talk about God and the things He does in your life. Give
witness of His great love for you an all of humankind. Don’t just share this with those who believe, share it
especially with those who don’t believe. Make them aware of Jesus in your life.
Don’t be shy and be more open. Believe in
the action and guide of the holy Spirit. Fear
not, Jesus goes with you and he will give you
the words you need. I pray you take courage
and next time I see you, you can tell me: I did
do it.
Llévamecontigo
El P. Félix escribió esta frase que esta
semana impactó mi corazón: “¡Ante todo,
como es justo, hablemos algo de Dios!”
Qué bonita invitación para todos nosotros: hablar de Dios. Creo que nosotros los católicos somos muy tímidos
para hablar de Dios en nuestra vida ordinaria. Tendemos a encerrar a Dios en la Iglesia, y muchas veces lo
encarcelamos en el sagrario y no lo dejamos salir de él. Y Dios no quiere estar encerrado; él quiere salir a donde
está la gente. Simplemente recuerda como era Jesús; él estaba siempre en donde la gente estaba, en las fiestas,
comidas, en las plazas, en los campos… Jesús siempre salía al encuentro de los demás. No se quedaba esperando
a que todos vinieran a él.
Por eso creo que la invitación del P. Félix es muy actual. Tenemos que hablar más de Dios. Llévalo a todas
las partes que vayas y no importa el espacio donde estés ahí tiene que estar Dios. Es muy JUSTO QUE HABLES
DE DIOS. Te invito a no tener miedo a hablar de Dios y de lo que él hace en tu vida. Da testimonio de su gran
amor para contigo y para con toda la humanidad. No sólo lo compartas con los que creen, sino también con los
que no creen. Haz que se enteren de Jesús en tu vida.
No seas tímido y sé más abierto. Cree en la acción y la guía del Espíritu Santo. No temas, Jesús te acompaña
y pondrá las palabras que necesitas en tu boca. Espero te animes y que la próxima vez que me veas me digas y
compartas que sí lo hiciste.
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SECCION en Español
M
is estimados
hermanos
y
hermanas,
durante el año litúrgico C
leemos dos veces la parábola
del Hijo pródigo, en el
domingo cuarto de Cuaresma
y, junto con las otras parábolas
de la misericordia, en este
domingo 24 del Tiempo
Ordinario. Pero no se trata de
una repetición, el diferente
acento lo marcan la primera y
segunda lectura. En Cuaresma se insistía en el
arrepentimiento del hombre, llamado a reconciliarse con
Dios. Ahora, en cambio, se mira sobre todo a la actitud de
Dios ante el pecador; se puede decir que se subraya el
arrepentimiento de Dios. Esto nos invita a reflexionar
sobre la imagen que tenemos de Dios. No se trata de
nuestro “concepto teórico” de Dios, pues Dios no cabe en
ningún concepto y los desborda a todos. La cuestión es
práctica, pues trata de su actitud ante nosotros; es ahí
donde descubrimos que Dios nos supera y sorprende. Un
Dios que se arrepiente.
Son muchos los que acusan a Dios de permanecer
indiferente ante el mal del mundo. Otros, en cambio,
piensan que Dios reacciona ante el pecado humano
castigando a los pecadores. La Palabra propone como
trasfondo de la actitud de Dios hacia el hombre tres
pecados de especial gravedad. En la primera lectura se
habla de idolatría, esto es, de la divinización indebida de
realidades naturales. En la carta a Timoteo Pablo se acusa
a sí mismo con dureza de haber perseguido a Cristo; no es
que haya adorado a un falso dios, sino que se ha opuesto al
verdadero. El ser humano no tiene sólo el deber de actuar
de acuerdo a lo que le parece bueno y verdadero, sino
también el de buscar con sinceridad lo que lo es realmente.
Por fin, el evangelio personifica en el hijo pródigo el
pecado de negación del padre y la depravación de una vida
desenfrenada y egoísta.
La primera lectura parece atribuirle a Dios el propósito
de castigar a los idólatras borrándolos de la faz de la tierra.
Sólo ante la oposición e intercesión de Moisés, Dios “se
arrepiente” de su propósito y aplaca su ira. Pablo confirma
en la carta a Timoteo lo que acabamos de decir con tanta
claridad, que apenas cabe más comentario que releer esas
palabras llenas de fuerza y confianza sobre el derroche de
gracia, de amor, de compasión y de paciencia que Dios se
gasta con nosotros.
Por si quedaban dudas, las parábolas de la misericordia
deberían ser el argumento definitivo. Dios no sólo
perdona, salva y crea de nuevo, sino que, cuando el
hombre “se pierde”, sale a su encuentro, lo busca con
empeño y esmero, sin ahorrar esfuerzos. Así lo ha
manifestado en Cristo, que para encontrar y salvar al
pecador ha ido hasta el extremo de la muerte.
Se dice que los pastores conocen a sus ovejas una por
una y no en “rebaño”. Así nos conoce y nos busca Dios.
Somos para él más valiosos que la moneda perdida de la
mujer de la segunda parábola, que seguro que no había
perdido más que unos céntimos. Cualquiera entiende qué
supone perder la garantía del sustento propio y de los
suyos. Pero Jesús ahonda aún más su enseñanza sobre la
misericordia; somos más que una oveja conocida por
nombre; para Dios, somos como el hijo único, amado con
un amor exclusivo, que es como los buenos padres y, sobre
todo, las buenas madres quieren a cada uno de sus hijos,
por muchos que tengan. Un amor exclusivo es un amor
incondicional, que sale al encuentro del hijo perdido
“cuando estaba todavía lejos”, un amor que no reprocha ni
castiga, sino que abraza, crea nuevamente y festeja la
vuelta a casa. Dios tiene una actitud activa ante el pecado y
el mal, pero también respetuosa hacia la libertad humana.
Y es que el perdón de Dios es incondicional, pero nosotros
podemos recibirlo sólo si nos abrimos a él. De ahí la
necesidad del arrepentimiento.
La idea del castigo divino por el pecado se parece más
a una proyección nuestra que clama venganza y se cierra a
la misericordia. Es precisamente un género de pecado que
no aparecía en el listado anterior, el pecado del hijo mayor,
de los que se pretenden justos y niegan el perdón de los
que vuelven a casa, y exigen para ellos los castigos
apropiados. Es el pecado de los fariseos, a quienes se está
dirigiendo Jesús con estas parábolas y con las que quiere
purificar nuestra imagen de Dios al revelarlo como un
Padre lleno de amor. Cristo ha tomado sobre sí el pecado
del mundo hasta el extremo de la cruz, para convertir la
muerte en vida y el pecado en gracia.
P. José Gerardo Alberto, MSpS
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of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
As part of our Pastoral Plan and the
“Many Cultures – One Faith”
program
to
celebrate
cultural
diversity, the SIMBANG GABI
MINISTRY of St. Elizabeth Ann
Seton Parish invites everyone to
celebrate the lives and faith of our two
Filipino saints, San Lorenzo Ruiz and
San Pedro Calungsod, on a special
5pm mass on Saturday October
1st. After mass, tr aditional Filipino
dishes will be offered in the Parish
Hall.
Did you know we offer email reminders to
intentionally pray for our parish, our priests, and
special events in our parish? The Catechism of the
Catholic Church says in 2697, “We cannot pray “at
all times” if we do not pray at specific times,
consciously willing it. If you have not registered yet
please commit to praying one day a week for our
parish to become an Amazing Parish.
http://prayerteamseasbothell.org/
Bible Study coming soon!
Bible Study begins Tuesday, Sept. 20. Curious or afraid
of the last book of the Bible? Why does it have 2
names: Revelation and Apocalypse? Come and unveil
what God wants you to know. Read, discuss, and view a
DVD lecture by Jeff Cavins, a Catholic Bible expert.
Fellowship Hall, 7-9:00 PM.
See BibleStudyForCatholics.com
Come for
Fellowship, Fun,
Faith, and Friends!
Dinner on us.
Childcare available!
FELLOWSHIP BEGINS September 14th at 6:30pm
Alpha is an opportunity to explore life and the Chris an faith
For informa on contact: Steve Robinson:
[email protected] (425) 422-8860
“In the Eucharist we find all the
good of the Church. In it we have
the certainty that God is faithful to
His promise and stays with us until
the end of time. In our visits and
adoration
of
the
Blessed
Sacrament, we experience the
closeness of the good Shepherd,
the tenderness of His love, the
presence of a faithful friend. We all experience this large
support in our lives provided by faith and our personal and
intimate dialogue with the Lord in the Eucharist."
Come Adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament Monday
through Friday from 10am to 9pm.
TALLER PARA PADRES—Crecimiento Familiar
Becoming Catholic
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MA MFT
Fecha: 8 de Octubre 2016
Hora: 8:00 AM a 4:00 PM
Lugar: Iglesia Santa Elizabeth Ann Seton
2316 180th St SE, Bothell WA 98012
Costo: $ 20.00 por persona ( cupo limitado)
Informes: Caro Esparza 425-273-5999
Oscar Esparza 425-273-5258
No Habrá cuidado de Niños!
Have you ever thought about becoming Catholic
Have
you ever wondered about what Catholics
believe?
Have
you ever wanted a better understanding of
Mass or the Sacraments?
If you have thought, wondered or wanted, then
maybe it’s time to check out how one can become
Catholic. Please feel free to drop by Station 4 (lower
level of the church building) this Sunday, September
11, 10:15am to 10:45am and ask about becoming
Catholic. No sign-up, no obligation, just a chance to
find out what we have for you.
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Y o u t h Section
Typology
St Teresa of Calcutta
Vatican City (CNN)Mother Teresa,
a Catholic nun who devoted her life to
helping India's poor, has been declared
a saint in a canonization Mass held by
Pope Francis in the Vatican.
Pope Francis delivered the formula
for the canonization of the Albanianborn nun -- known as the "saint of the
gutters" -- before huge crowds of
pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square
in Vatican City on Sunday morning.
Applause broke out before he
completed
the
formula
of
canonization, in which he declared
"Blessed Teresa of Calcutta to be a
saint."
India renamed the city of Calcutta
to Kolkata in 2001 to match the
Bengali pronunciation. But the church
F A I T H
uses the spelling of Calcutta
in its references to Mother
Teresa.
Francis: 'May she be your
model of holiness'
Pope Francis then delivered a
homily, in which he praised
Mother Teresa -- "this
emblematic
figure
of
womanhood
and
of
consecrated life" -- for
her charitable work.
"Mother Teresa, in all
aspects of her life, was a
generous dispenser of
divine mercy, making
herself available for
everyone through her
welcome and defense of
human life, those unborn
and those abandoned and
discarded," he said.
"She bowed down before
those who were spent, left
to die on the side of the
road, seeing in them their
God-given dignity. She
made her voice heard
before the powers of this
world, so that they might
recognize their guilt for
the crime of poverty they
created."
'Saint of the gutters'
Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910,
Mother Teresa set up her Missionaries
of Charity in the slums of Kolkata in
1950 and made her headquarters in the
Indian city for nearly half a century.
Her small figure, often in a white-andblue sari and sandals, became familiar
around the world. She died in Kolkata
in 1997 at age 87.
Formation
Life Teen/Confirmation/On Fire and Edge: Save the
date September 25th for our Kickoff to the new
year. Make sure you are registered. !!!
Edge: Par ent/New Student Infor mational night Sept
19th at 7pm. Come and check out what EDGE is all
about.
Save the date Septmember 26th for our Edge Kickoff
Mass and Ice Cream Social!!
Dont forget to register....
Registration is now open for all Faith For mation
Programs. Registration is required for all children and
Youth seeking a Sacrament, even if this is their Second
year of Formation.
Registration Forms can be found in the Vestibule, the
Faith Formation Office and online.
Ya estamos recibiendo inscripciones par a clases de
Catecismo en todos los niveles. Llene la forma que se
encuentra en el Vestíbulo y entréguela en la Oficina de
Formación en la Fe. Todos deben llenar una nueva forma,
aunque sea el segundo año que asistan a clases.
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A WAITING HARVEST
Vocation Awareness
How Will I Know?
Most of us who have ever wondered if the vocation to religious life was
for us must have asked the question, "how will I know?" It comes in many
forms. "What is God's will in my life?" "How do I find happiness and
fulfillment in my life?" "What is the ultimate purpose of my existence?"
"How will I know that God is calling me to live the religious life as a
priest, brother, or sister?"
"How will I know that God is calling me to live the religious life as a
priest, brother, or sister?"
An inherent part of life is the responsibility to make difficult,
challenging, and sometimes even painful decisions. To make important
decisions often requires time, prayer, and discernment. Perhaps today more
than ever, we face a greater multiplicity and complexity of decisions in
ordinary day-to-day living. In the discernment process, we consider the
options, balance the advantages with disadvantages, and carefully examine
the consequences. "How will I know . . . what is good, right, or best? How
will I know what God is calling me to?"
WHAT KINDS
become
PEOPLE
OF
priests,
sisters or brothers?
Are they people who don’t relate
well with other people? No. They
are people who love others —
people who find real satisfaction
chatting
with
a
93-year-old
parishioner, holding the hand of a
cancer patient, listening to the
troubles of a streetwise teen.
They are people with the courage
to touch lives, hearts and souls in a
high-tech, unchurched world.
Are you that kind of person?
Before the rainbow shown in the sky, perhaps Noah wondered, "How
will I know?" Before John the Baptist sent his disciples from his prison
cell to find Jesus he must have asked, "How will I know?" When Thomas
heard from the disciples that Jesus rose from the dead, he must have
struggled with the question, "How will I know?" As Mary Magdalene
gazed into the empty tomb that first Easter morning, she must have
pondered, "How will I know?"
Today, as in Jesus’ own time, God continues to give signs to help us to
decide, to discern and to know what the Lord is asking us.
O Jesus,
Our Eternal Pastor,
Deign to look with merciful eyes
Upon this part of your loving flock.
Lord, we need a lar ge number of
priests,
and men and women consecrated to the
religious life.
Multiply vocactions,
And sanctify more and more our priests,
And those consecrated in the religious life.
We ask you all this through the Immaculate
Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, your sweet and holy
Mother.
Jesus give us pr iests accor ding to your hear t.
Jesus, savior of all people, save them, save them!
This week please pray for
Jonathan Cheever, from
Mountlake Terrace. Last June
he finished Theology II,
Has your
family prayed
for vocations
today?
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
Priests: Fr. Gerardo Alberto, M.Sp.S.
Fr. Jose Ugalde, M.Sp.S.
Fr. Armando Hernandez, M.Sp.S.
10 | The SETON Sunday News | Twenty-fourth Sunday, 09/11/16
HAPPENING Here and elsewhere
Our spiritual adoption baby shower
will be Saturday, October 15 after
the 5 PM Mass. Now is the time to
start procuring items for the shower.
A Prepares crib will be available
after all Masses on October 8-9 and
October 15-16 for you to donate
items if you cannot attend our baby
shower. All are welcome!
Please see our website for a list of suggested donations for
the baby Shower.
Come pray the Rosary for Life with fellow
parishioners every Tuesday at noon. All are welcome.
We meet by the Immaculate Conception.
SHARE THE WARMTH!
Bring your gently-used COATS, TENTS, and SLEEPING
BAGS for the Homeless in our Community
Sep 18th / Parish Hall
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus
A New Beginning for Your Marriage
Are you going through a difficult
time in your marriage? Do you wish
you could take back unkind words
and actions? It is possible to move
past
the
hurt.
Retrouvaille
(pronounced
retro-vī)
helps
struggling couples rediscover each
other and take positive steps to begin
a new life of healing, commitment
and
love.
For
confidential
information about, or to register for
our upcoming program beginning
Sept 23-25, 2016 call
360-671-6479 or visit our website at
www.HelpOurMarriage.com.
Planning to get married? Marriage
Prep Retreats are coming up in English
and Spanish.
English: Oct. 21 and 22
Spanish: Nov 12 and 19
Email [email protected] for
info in English
[email protected] para información en
español
Retiros Pre-matrimoniales
Dos sábados: 12 y 19 de Noviembre
OKTOBERFEST TO BENEFIT
THE MISSIONARIES OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT
Join the MSpS and 120 guests in a
celebration of the harvest Bavarian
style with authentic German dinner
and music, beer, wine, and dancing.
The event will be held on September 25th, 2016 from 49pm in a pr ivate r esidence in Hillsbor o, OR. Pr oceeds
will benefit the retired and infirm MSpS. Tickets are $100
a person and a portion of the value of your ticket is a
charitable donation and tax-deductible as allowed by law.
To RSVP or for more information, contact Pierre Van Der
Sluys at (503) 706-7465, [email protected]
Bloodworks NW and the Mill Creek Lions Club are
sponsoring a
BLOOD DRIVE
On Thursday, September 29 from 1-7pm
(Closed from 3 to 3:45)
In the Fellowship Hall of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
For questions, call Marilyn or Roy de Soto
(360) 668-5447
Women’s Fellowship begins Tuesday September 13th
at 10am in the Fellowship Hall. All women of the Parish
are invited and Child Care will be available. Come and
get to know us—Introduction on Tuesday.
Home Visita on/Grief Ministry
Your parish has trained ministers to visit you or your family
members who are going through difficult transi ons and
in¿lnesses in their lives, When you have handicapping illnesses
or lose a loved one, it helps to talk and to grieve the loss.
Please call on us and allow us to live the Gospel values by
serving you. We spend an hour each week listening to your
story and your pain; we pray with you; we connect you with
community resources and with your parish. There is no cost to
you…
More informa on in the narthex.
Joan Kluck & Coordinator
([email protected]) / coordinator
Visitas en su hogar/Ministerio de Consejería
Su parroquia enes ministros entrenados para visitarlo a Ud. O
su familia cuando están enfrentando transiciones dificultosas o
enfermedades. Cuando se ene enfermedades discapacitantes
o se pierde un ser querido, ayuda hablar sobre el dolor de esa
pérdida. POr favor, llámenos y permítanos vivir las enseñanzas
del Evangelio al ayudarlos. Dedicamos una hora por sema
escuchando su dolor; oramos con usted; lo conectamos con
recursos en la comunidad y con su parroquia. Las visitas no
enen ningún costo. En el ves bulo encontrará más
información.
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES
Counseling 425-257-2111 or 888-240-8572
MINISTRIES & GROUPS
Alpha, Steve Robinson
Altar Servers, Jane Baer and Veronica Cardona
Apostleship of the Cross, Vicki Leone
Coffee & Donuts, Kelly Cooley
EMEs Ana May Apin and Amelia Carver
Encuentro Matrimonial, Lupe & Alfonso Bustos
Environment Team, Claudia Galindo
Eucharistic Adoration, Kimie Mori
Funeral Committee, Pat Maurer
Guadalupe Committee, Claudia Galindo
Homebound Ministers, Marianne Iwamoto
Home Visitation/Peer Counseling, Joan Kluck
Lectors, Niki Gagner and Elvira Hernandez
Linens, Linda Brownfield
Matrimonios para Cristo, Estela y Cesar Verduzco
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
Stavros, Jim Krieger
Vine Moms group, Erin Robinson
Women’s Fellowship, Mary Christie
Young Adult in Spanish, Juan de Dios Cruz
COLLABORATORS IN MINISTRY
Cascade Serra Club, Ken Christie
Catholic Daughters, Lois Raske
Knights of Columbus, Chris Harvill
St. Vincent de Paul
425-355-3504
Connect to St Elizabeth
Ann Seton Church
through myParish App
(for I-Phone and
Android)
Homilies, Messages and
Upcoming events
featured.
Please keep the sick among us in your prayers, especially:
Mina Amlag
Salvador Andrada
Roberta Autron
Michelle Barthole
Tom Bender
Jane Bentley
Shawna Boger
Eulalia Castillo
Ruth Carpizo
Ed Crull
Billie Dougherty
Anna Epps
Fran Fielden
Marjorie Frye
Dee HolidayJoyce Rosas
Osborne
Florentine Ruhland
Rosemary Jesmer
Fran Shephard
Helen Johnston
Benita Schumacher
Patricia Kramer
Jim Schumacher
Christopher Leon
Leticia Solorzano
Jennie Leyva
Fran Sphung
Patti Means
Adrienne Steuer
Marie Milne
Harry St Nicholas
Shirley Muntz
Francis Sullivan
Yolanda Noblezada Richard Totorica
Teresa Paris
Barb West
Ritzy Rafer
Tami Wyatt
Floyd Roderick
Beatrice Zorzi
May God the Father bless you, God the Son heal you and
God the Holy Spirit comfort you. Amen.
Twenty-fourth Sunday, 09/11/16 | The SETON Sunday News | 11
PHONE/EMAIL DIRECTORY
Staff and Clergy
Alberto, Fr. Gerardo [email protected]
425-481-0303 x39
Everist, Shannon
[email protected]
425-481-0303 x24
Garcia, Rosamaria
[email protected]
425-481-9358 x31
Hernandez, Fr. Armando [email protected] 425-481-0303 x 26
King, Susie
[email protected]
425-481-9358 x34
Lowery, Lori
[email protected]
425-481-0303 x21
Lundberg, Dn. Craig [email protected] 425-481-0303 x25
Moran, Stephanie
[email protected] 425-481-9358 x28
Rodriguez, Fr. Mario [email protected]
425-481-0303 x23
Ugalde, Fr. Jose
[email protected]
425-481-0303 x22
Ministries and groups
Adams, Arthur
[email protected]
425-948-7635
Alejandro, Jon
[email protected]
425-487-3432
Apin, Ana May
[email protected]
425-741-2007
Apin, Gerry
[email protected]
425-741-2007
Augustine, Rolfson
[email protected]
425-420-4406
Auroux, Jacqueline [email protected]
425-585-0303
Baer, Jane
[email protected]
425-357-1037
Brownfield, Linda
[email protected]
360-863-3750
Bustos, Lupe & Alfonso [email protected]
Cardona, Eduardo
[email protected]
425-212-8053
Cardona, Veronica
[email protected]
425-212-7864
Carver, Amelia
[email protected]
425-745-1436
Chagoya, Graciela
[email protected] 425-770-0680
Christie, Ken
[email protected]
425-776-3967
Christie, Mary
[email protected]
425-776-3967
Cooley, Kelly
[email protected]
425-239-5665
Cruz, Juan de Dios
[email protected]
425-321-8740
Dellino, Jean
[email protected]
425-337-3182
Egashira, Kathy
[email protected]
206-214-5884
Galindo, Claudia
[email protected]
425-315-5151
Gagner, Nicolette
[email protected]
425-481-7022
Gallagher, Paul
[email protected]
425-338-1268
Gimenez, Marcia
[email protected]
425-481-0303x42
Gogal, Heidi
[email protected]
425-337-1028
Harvill, Chris
[email protected]
360-348-0793
Hernandez, Elvira
[email protected]
425-876-9986
Iwamoto, Marianne
[email protected]
425-385-8694
Kennedy, Robert
[email protected]
425-418-1636
Kluck, Joan
[email protected]
425-337-9928
Krieger, Jim
[email protected]
425-770-0361
Leone, Vicki
[email protected]
425-870-0940
Maurer, Pat
[email protected]
425-931-9330
Mori, Kimie
[email protected]
425-418-4783
Occhiuto, Scott
[email protected]
425-308-0888
Paine, Alice
[email protected]
425-418-4925
Portello, Doug
[email protected]
425-530-1846
Raske, Lois
[email protected]
206-999-8176
Robinson, Erin
[email protected]
425-422-9881
Robinson, Steve
[email protected]
425-422-8860
Salvati, Karen
[email protected]
425-327-8700
Verduzco, Cesar
[email protected]
425-301-9473
A Call to Share…
Sat. 5pm
9 am
11 am
1 pm
5 pm
$4,914.00
$5,284.00
$3,130.00
$2,352.00
$3,449.00
Children’s Envelopes
$92.00
EFT Contributions
$6,904.75
Mid Week
$2,263.25
Total Offering
28,389.00
Thank you...
Law Offices of Shara Svendsen
Parishioner
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