Special Events this week at Holy Family Sunday, October 19 • Coffee Hour hosted by Knights of Columbus 9:30AM HFS Scrip Store Open 10:30AM RE - Pre-school 5:45PM Marian Movement Monday, October 20 6:30PM HS YouthLife Meeting 7:00PM Knights of Columbus—Social Meeting Stewardship of Finance Thank you for your financial gifts for the support of our parish and all our ministries. “Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.” Weekly Report Financial Offerings for the Weekend of 10/11 - 10/12: Actual $12,872.97 Tuesday, October 21 7:00PM Catholic Scripture Study 7:00PM Schola Cantorum Rehearsal This Week’s Collection: Wednesday, October 22 9:30AM Catholic Scripture Study 6:30PM RE K - 6 Grade Classes 6:30PM JH YouthLife Meeting 7:00PM Grief & Loss Class Total Sunday Collection = $13,722.73 Thursday, October 23 7:00PM Young Adult Connection 7:00PM RCIA Meeting 7:00PM Schola Cantorum Rehearsal Debt Reduction Collection: $137.00 Friday, October 24 5:00PM Harmonic Youth Rehearsal Sunday, October 26 9:30AM HFS Scrip Store Open 10:30AM RE - Pre-school 5:45PM Marian Movement Altar Flowers The flowers on the Altar this weekend were donated by Terry and Martha Tibeau in loving memory of Henry & Josephine Ruzicka. Weekend Mass Intentions Saturday, 10/18 5:00PM Henry & Josephine Ruzicka+ Sunday, 10/19 8:30AM Holy Family Parishioners+ 10:30AM Pasquale Masuccio+ Weekday Mass Intentions 10/21 Ricardo Delacruz+ 10/22 Victor Ricci, Jr.+ 10/23 Ernie Londino+ 10/24 John McMahon+ Budgeted $11,000.00 Vietnamese Sunday Collection: $849.76 Percentage of Total Collections using EFT: 31% (Electronic Fund Transfer) Maintenance Fund Collection: $130.00 Any money in excess of budgeted requirements will be held for future Parish contingencies. World Mission Sunday Today is World Mission Sunday! We are invited today to reach out and help build the Church in Mongolia, the world’s youngest Catholic Church, as well as local churches throughout the Missions, in the most remote areas across our world. Your prayers and generous gift to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in the collection today help the work of priests, religious and lay leaders in Mongolia and throughout the Missions who offer the poor practical help and the experience of God’s love and mercy, His hope and peace. Please keep the Missions in your daily prayers. Please be as generous as you can in today’s collection. For more information, please visit www.IAmAMissionary.org. Flower Donations If you would like to make a donation towards flowers for the Altar in memory of a loved one, please mail or place in the collection basket an envelope with the following information. The arrangements will be purchased and the weekly bulletin will list the names of the donors and their loves ones. The cost for 2 arrangements: one in front of the Altar and another in front of the Ambo will be $50.00 Name of Donor: _______________________________ Remember In Your Prayers Those who are ill: Dale Lufkin Val Legaspi Cullen Steele Leyton Jolly Those who have died: Antonio Bautista Debra Hoptowit - Coffman Latoya Midderhoff Butch Larson Donna Saiki Phone Number: _______________________________ Name of who the flowers will be in memory of: ________________________________________________________________ “If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.” ― Mother Teresa Pg. 2 October 19, 2014 “Give the Lord glory and honor.” Pastoral Care Grief and Loss Series Dear Holy Family Parish, This year we have added “Hands-On Science Labs” to our schedule. Every class has a dedicated time in the 8th Grade portable that has been semi-converted for this purpose. This past month the 7th Grade has been working with microscopes (as you see in the pictures), and Mrs. Piper comes up with interesting learning activities for all the grades. The students also have been enjoying the beautiful weather of this last month on our beautiful play area. There are some future Seahawk stars and soccer champs, I believe, in our ranks! Do you have unresolved feelings of grief following a death, divorce, illness, job loss, or life style change? Evening classes began Wed., October 15th from 7:00-9:00PM in the Parish Office It is not too late to join the class. If you have any questions or concerns please call the Pastoral Care Office at 253-8335130 Ext 209. 40 Days for Life Make a difference in your community today!! Join the 40 days for Life Campaign and pray with other Christians/ Catholics on Mondays in front of the Planned Parenthood in Federal Way through Nov. 1st. and help us Pray to End Abortion. To date 9,001 lives have been saved as a direct result of these prayer vigils. Over 650,000 people have stood in prayer in over 300 cities across the United States and 7 Countries. How do you do this?? 1 - 2 hour time slots are available in Federal Way by going to http://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/federalway/. Contact Lisa Tinsley @ [email protected] for more information and supplies. Families As Gift Bearers Our role in bringing up the gifts is an acceptance of Christ’s blessings for ourselves and our parish community. In thanksgiving for our own blessings, we accept the honor of being the bearers of gifts for the whole community. If you wish to be part of this Ministry, please sign up by filling out a form found in the vestibule and place it in the drop box or the collection basket or contact the Youth Office at 253-833-5130. God Bless, Miss Feeney RCIA Formation Do you know of anyone who wishes to be a Catholic? Do you have loved ones who have been away from the church and want to return and re-learn more about the Catholic faith? Do YOU need to spark your spiritual life and want to have more understanding of this Catholic faith that we have? As a Baptized Catholic adult, have you received the Sacrament of Confirmation? What about the Sacrament of the Eucharist? If you desire to complete your Sacrament of Initiation: (Baptism, Confirmation & Eucharist). If you are planning to get married in the Catholic Church and are missing the Sacrament of Confirmation, we can help you complete this process in your life journey. Our meetings will be on Thursdays, from 7-9 PM in the parish center. Please call the Parish Office, 253-833-5130 ext 205, for an opportunity to ask questions and to come and see how you can grow in your own faith journey. Little Angels Nursery The church nursery is now open Sundays during the 10:30 Mass. Just a reminder: Please do not bring your children to the nursery if they appear to have any symptoms of illness including runny nose, cough, fever, or tummy troubles. We do not want to spread germs to our other little ones in attendance. Thank you! If your child is currently attending the Nursery weekly and is ages 3-5 please consider signing them up for our Preschool Parish School of Religion classes. Please see Lindsay Carter for more information. If you are interested in providing your time during Mass in the Nursery please contact Lindsay at 253-833-5130 ext. 219; [email protected] Pg. 3 October 19, 2014 YOUTHLIFE NEWS Meetings Oct. 20, Monday, 6:30 – 8:00 PM for High School Oct. 22, Wednesday, 6:30 – 7:45 PM for Junior High “Pray always without becoming weary” says the Lord. We are called to be persistent in our prayers. Last week we had a much deeper appreciation for praying the rosary as we all learned how to make our own rosary. We are thankful to Linda, Annabelle Fryer's daughter, for joining our Youthlife meeting to teach us rosary-making. May we all learn to pray the rosary more often and make it a part of our family life. “For great is the Lord and highly to be praised.” Parish School of Religion Upcoming Schedule Wed. - 6:30-7:45pm: October 22; November 5, 12, 19 Sun. - 10:30-11:30am: October 19, 26; November 2, 9, 16 Special Event: October 29th there will be no regularly scheduled Parish School of Religion classes as we host the Halloween Event in conjunction with Holy Family School at 6:30pm. Please plan to join us for a fun evening. DONATION NEED: We are in need of donations for game prizes for the Halloween event. If you have any small trinkets or appropriate prize items that you are able to donate to the Children’s Ministry it would be much appreciated. You can drop them by the Parish Office for Lindsay or bring them on Wednesday evening to the Parish Center. Thank you! Have you paid your Parish School of Religion Fees? If you have not yet paid your Parish School of Religion fee for the year it is $40 per student and due as soon as possible. The fees help pay for program materials and are essential to providing the catechists with the supplies they need to create interesting and engaging lessons. Thank you to all the families that have already paid for the year. Parish Halloween Reminder Our Parish Halloween party will be next Wednesday, Oct. 29th, from 6:30-8:00PM in the hall. Please bring a bag of candy to our Youthlife meetings next week for prize giveaways. Our High School and Junior High youth will be running the games in the parish hall for all the children. The annual Trick or Trunk will be sponsored by the Holy Family School (PTO). We need your help to make this a successful event. Important Dates to Remember Oct. 29 - Parish Halloween party/ Trick or Trunk 6:30-8PM Nov. 1&2 - HS Catholic Youth Convention, Bellevue College Young Adult Connection Young adults meet every Thursday from 7-9 PM in the Parish Center library to continue learning about our Catholic Faith and for fellowship. All young adults including those who have received the Sacrament of Confirmation are invited to come and join. Please do not miss out on this opportunity! Harmonic Youth Schedule We are scheduled to sing on Sunday , Nov. 16th, at the 8:30 & 10:30 AM Masses. New members are always welcome to join us. Please come to our next practice: Friday, Oct. 24th from 5-7 PM in the parish center. Thank you for sharing your talents with the parish community! YOUTH OFFICE: Jocelyn Arida (253) 833-5130 ext. 205 [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” ― Mother Teresa Weekly Updates from the Parish School of Religion Sunday October 5th The 3 year old class had lots of fun interacting with the story of Jesus feeding the crowd. After listening to the story of how Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish the children shared a snack of bread and goldfish crackers before completing a craft where they glued five loaves and two fish onto their paper to help them remember the story. They then had the opportunity to pretend to have a picnic just like the boy who had brought his lunch and shared with everyone. The children also splashed around in a water sensory bucket full of rocks, plastic fish, and lots of tools to scoop water and catch fish. The 4/5 year old class this week planted seeds and is currently observing their growth. They also made a seed collage, and had fun working on a project with paper petals to make a flower, as well as started a small handmade book. Wednesday October 8th Each week I try to highlight some of the lessons and activities happening in our program. This week I will focus on grades K-2. The Kindergarteners each left class this week with some special clay creations that they made. Their lesson focused on how God created people to be like Him and people are God’s greatest creation. The children were all so excited to tell their families about their creations as they left class. In first grade this week the students learned how each person is made in the image and likeness of God. They searched through magazines to make a collage of people to help them celebrate the uniqueness of each individual. The second grade class focused on how all People of God are part of the Church, and that the Church is the Body of Christ and Communion of Saints. They each left class with a rosary to help them remember the devotion to Mary. “ The Lord is king, he governs the peoples with equity.” Pg. 4 October 19, 2014 Gospel Reflection Catholic Cemeteries Matthew 22:15-21 Gospel Summary The chief priests and Pharisees tried to trap Jesus into making a political error or renouncing God’s authority. They asked whether or not it was lawful to pay taxes to the emperor. Pointing out that is was Caesar’s head on the coin, Jesus told them to give to the emperor what was due the emperor, but to pay more attention to what belonged to God. Reflections for Families Sometimes we can get into debates with our children similar to the one Jesus had with the chief priests and Pharisees. Children often wear us down with their relentless arguing. We would do well as parents to imitate Jesus’ simple and straightforward response. @faithfirst.com Associated Catholic Cemeteries honors All Souls Day with a special Mass that is celebrated at each of the Catholic cemeteries. Below is the information for Mass times for Saturday, November 1st, all are invited to attend: God’s Words For This Week Sun., Oct. 19 Is 45:1,4-6 1 Thes. 1:1-5 Matt 22:15-21 Mon., Oct. 20 Eph. 2:1-10 Luke 12:13-21 Tue., Oct. 21 Eph. 2:12-22 Luke 12:35-38 Wed., Oct. 22 Eph. 3:2-12 Luke 12:39-48 Thur., Oct. 23 Eph 3:14-21 Luke 12:49-53 Fri., Oct. 24 Eph 4:1-6 Luke 12:54-59 Sat., Oct. 25 Eph. 4:7-16 Luke 13:1-9 Gethsemane Cemetery: English - 10:30 AM Archbishop Sartain presiding with a blessing of the new shrine honoring St. Katherine Drexel. Vietnamese - 1:00 PM Korean - 2:30 PM Calvary Cemetery: English - 10:30 AM Holylrood Cemetery: North American Martyrs - Latin Mass - 8:00 AM English - 10:30 AM Korean - 12:30 PM Vietnamese - 2:30 PM For additional information please call Faye McClain, 253838-2240 or [email protected] Cornerstone Conference The Bishops of Washington State are sponsoring this conference covering life, Justice and peace, Oct. 24-25 at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. Be inspired by gospel call to care for all who are unborn, poor or dying! Please register online by October 20th to assure lunch availability, www.cornerstonecatholic.com Rachel’s Corner Hope and Healing After Abortion In a survey conducted by the Elliot Institute (www.afterabortion.org), almost three of every five women who have had an abortion have suffered from suicidal thoughts. **Save the Date** Plan on joining your fellow parishioners at our next Parish Gathering which will take place on the weekend of November 8 & 9 together with a Ministry Fair. St. Vincent de Paul Society We would like to thank all the generous volunteers who give of their time and prayers to help the needy in Auburn, Algona and Pacific: Diana Casad, Mary Dorn, Margaret Hogan-Young, Gary Klontz, Don Kurle, Karol Kusunose, Ron Kusunose, Brooks Farr, Jourard Daep, Bernie Lamberty, Joe Fioretti, Florence Mires, Dave Patnode, Dennis Sheehan, Rick McFarlane, Dona Weber, Lionel Barthelemy, Larry Proud, Pat Braaten, Stacy Nguyen, Maury Bregel, Kathy Vogel, and Pat Hawley. Thank You! Thank You! Come with us on a Rachel’s Vineyard™ Retreat. We will help you face that pain, opening yourself to God for Him to heal you. November 7-9, 2014 Call Valerie: 1-800-822-HOPE (4673) You are loved with an everlasting Love! Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Services. Knights of Columbus The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Coffee Hour after Sunday Masses this weekend. Any Catholic gentleman, 18 years and older interested in joining our fraternal order, please contact Don Hall at 253740-2894. Cullen Steele To follow Cullen’s progress please visit the Caring Bridge website for updates and the history of Cullen’s story: Caringbridge.com/visit/cullensteele
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