Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
November 9, 2014
WELCOME TO BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH
PASTOR
Fr. John Marie Bingham, OP, 206-547-3020
[email protected]
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Fr. Francis Hung-Le, OP, 206-547-3020
[email protected]
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Fr. Marcin Szymanski, OP, 206-547-3020
[email protected]
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
Debbie Gonzalez 206-732-7340, [email protected]
OFFICE ASSISTANT
Patricia Denend 206-732-7355, [email protected]
DIRECTOR, LITURGY
Jesson Mata 206-732-7343, [email protected]
DIRECTOR, FAITH FORMATION AND EVANGELIZATION
Walt Sears 206-732-7345, [email protected]
We strive to live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ through our
life of prayer centered on the Eucharist and through the
formation of our members for evangelization and loving
service to others.
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH
5050 8th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98105 (Office)
Phone: 206-547-3020 Fax: 206-547-6371
Website: blessed-sacrament.org - Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM -12:00 Noon, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The church is open daily from 6:00 AM until 7:00 PM
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:00 Noon, 5:45 PM
Monday
5:30 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM
Weds - Friday 8:00 AM, 5:30 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM, 5:00 PM (Sunday Vigil)
Holy Days 5:30 PM (Vigil), 8:00 AM, 12:00 Noon, 5:30 PM, 7:00 PM
NEWMAN CENTER at the University of Washington
DIRECTOR, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Marilyn Thornton 206-355-6540, [email protected]
4502 - 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98015
Phone: 206-527-5072
Website: www.uwnewman.org
DIRECTOR, OUTREACH
Nina Butorac 206-732-7351, [email protected]
MASS SCHEDULE
DIRECTOR, FACILITIES
Gary McDonald 206-732-7366, [email protected]
Weekdays 12:35 PM (excluding Wednesdays)
Wednesday 9:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM, 5:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:00 PM
FACILITIES ASSISTANT
Aaron O’Bryan-Herriott 206-547-3020
ORGANIST
Laura Ouimette 206-659-9251
[email protected]
St. Vincent de Paul
SHOE DRIVE!
November 2014
PRAYER TREE AND PRAYER REQUESTS
Call 206-732-7350, or email [email protected]
LITURGY OF THE HOURS AND THE ROSARY
Morning and Evening Prayer: 7:25 AM and 5:10 PM
Rosary: following morning and Monday evening Masses
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Tuesday-Saturday 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM
Every Friday from 8:00 PM to Saturday 8:00 AM
Door combination required from 8:00PM TO 6:00AM
Contact Jesson Mata 206-732-7343, [email protected]
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Monthly communal Baptisms during Mass or by
appointment. Call the Parish Office at 206-547-3020.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confession)
Thursdays after the 8:00 AM Mass; Saturdays from
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM; or by appointment.
Confessions at the Newman Center:
Sunday 4:00 - 4:45 PM, 6:15 - 6:45 PM
Wednesday 8:00 - 9:00 PM
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Contact Marilyn Thornton [email protected]
SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
After Sunday Mass or by appointment.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Contact the Parish Office for more information.
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
Contact Marilyn Thornton [email protected]
DOMINICAN FRIARS IN RESIDENCE
Fr. Jordan Bradshaw, OP [email protected]
Director, Newman Center
Prior Superior of Dominican Community
Fr. Lukasz Misko, OP [email protected]
Assistant Director, Newman Center
Please search your closets for those extra,
decent quality shoes for the St. Vincent de
Paul Shoe Drive. We need sturdy, wearable
shoes for our guests at the Sunday Dinner
and Friday Food Bank.
Bins are currently set up at the entrances to the Church. We
ask that you please bring in your donations with the laces
tied (or taped) so that they do not get separated. Shoes will
be distributed to guests at the end of November.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
OF BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH
Emergency Assistance: Call 206-930-6439. Please leave your name,
phone number, and the details of your situation and request. Response
usually occurs within 24 hours.
Sunday Dinner and Food Bank: Dinner is served Sundays 12:00 noon 2:00 PM. Food Bank is open Fridays 10:30 AM - 12:00 noon. For further
information about the dinner or food bank, or to make a donation or
volunteer, email John Morford at [email protected] or visit the
Parish website at
www.blessed-sacrament.org/svdp.html
All Souls Remembrance
Each day in November a Mass will be
offered for the dead. These Masses are not
offered for any particular individual, but
rather for all of the deceased. If you would
like to commemorate a loved one, please
sign up by using the envelopes that are available in the
bulletin racks at entrances to the Church.
Mass intentions
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9
7:30 AM Jim Wellnitz (Sara Wellnitz)
9:00 AM † All Souls Intentions
10:30 AM Parishioners of Blessed Sacrament
12:00 Noon † Phillip Coles (Harry Coles)
5:45 PM † Ramon DeGuzman (The Bermudez Family)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10
5:30 PM † All Souls Intentions
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
8:00 AM † Virginia Wachsmith (Carolyn Plant)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
8:00 AM † All Souls Intentions
5:30 PM † Carole Campbell (Carolyn Plant)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
8:00 AM Private intention (Bernadette Bermudez)
5:30 PM † All Souls Intentions
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
8:00 AM Thanksgiving
(Theresa Blahato and Tereza Benevides)
5:30 PM † All Souls Intentions
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
8:00 AM † Louis & Dorothy Hon (P. Hon)
5:30 PM † All Souls Intentions
MASS READINGS FOR THE WEEK
For the week of November 9 - 16
SUNDAY
Ez 47:1-2,8-9,12; 1Cor 3:9c-11,16-17;
Jn 2:13-22
MONDAY
Ti 1:1-9; Lk 17:1-6
TUESDAY
Ti 2:1-8,11-14; Lk 17:7-10
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Ti 3:1-7; Lk 17:11-19
Phlm 7-20; Lk 17:20-25
2Jn 4-9; Lk 17:26-37
Sir 6:18-21,33-37; Ps 119; Mt 25:14-23
Prv 31:10-13,19-20,30-31; 1Thes 5:1-6;
Mt 25:14-30
Calendar of parish events
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9
10:00 AM Coffee Hour - Aquinas Library, Parish Hall.
10:30 AM Children’s Sunday School - UCDS.
10:30 AM Sunday Forum: Meet Our New Pastor, with Fr.
John Marie Bingham, O.P. - TEC,UCDS.
10:30 AM Knights of Columbus Meeting - St. Pius V,
Priory.
4:00 PM RCIA - Margaret of Savoy, Priory.
8:15 PM Byrd Ensemble Compline Service - Church.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10
7:00 PM Communion and Liberation - Margaret of
Savoy, Priory.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
5:30 PM Prayer Liturgy for Life - Church.
7:00 PM Spirit and Truth - Church/Aquinas Library,
Parish Hall.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
8:30 AM Wednesday Morning Bible Study - Aquinas
Library, Parish Hall.
10:00 AM Mom’s Prayer and Support Group - Parish Hall.
7:00 PM St. Dominic Rosary Makers - St. Pius V, Priory.
7:00 PM Youth for Life Meeting - Parish Hall.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
7:00 PM Latin Class - Holy Family, Sacristy.
7:30 PM Veritas Study Group - Aquinas Library, Parish
Hall.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
10:30 AM Friday Food Bank - Parish Hall.
7:00 PM Calix Meeting - Margaret of Savoy, Priory.
8:00 PM Young Adult Holy Hour and Adoration Church.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
8:45 AM Legion of Mary - Holy Family, Sacristy.
7:00 PM Young Adult Saturday Night Alive - Church and
Parish Hall.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
10:00 AM Coffee Hour - Aquinas Library, Parish Hall.
10:30 AM Children’s Sunday School - UCDS.
10:30 AM Sunday Forum, Catholic Housing Services of
Western Washington, with Gloria Burton,
Director of Farm Worker Housing Initiative TEC, UCDS.
4:00 PM RCIA - Margaret of Savoy, Priory.
7:00 PM Healing Prayer Team - Church.
8:15 PM Byrd Ensemble Compline Service - Newman
Center.
COLLECTION FOR OCT 30 - NOV 5: $ 49,695
ALL SAINTS: $ 1,430
ALL SOULS: $ 1,667
The collection helps to support the work and ministry of
Blessed Sacrament Church. Thank you for your continued
generosity!
Parish events
Parish events
Advent Matters:
Grieving Through the Holidays
Making the Most of the Season
November 18-December 16
Tuesday Evenings, 7:00 - 8:30 PM - Parish Hall
Facilitator: Jon Talbot
Each Advent the Church invites
us to embrace again the coming
of Christ at his birth, his final
coming at the end of time, and
his continual coming and
presence in our lives. One of
our holy Fathers defines Advent
as “the presence begun - the
presence of God himself.” That
truth beckons us in this first
season of the liturgical year to renew Christ’s presence in
our lives by joyful, holy remembering, wide-eyed
expectation, and good preparation.
Yet it is far too easy to have a ho-hum attitude toward
Advent. It is far too easy to have it come and go so quickly,
without treasuring its gifts. It is far too easy to allow
holiday details and events to distract and consume our time
and energy. So what is a Catholic to do? Well, unless you
have secured a hermitage, please do join us on these five
Tuesday evenings, to make the most of Advent by more
fully welcoming Christ into our lives. We will explore the
lectionary texts and other classic Advent writings. Our
format includes a presentation, discussion, and quiet
reflection. No required texts, but please bring your Bible.
For more information, contact Walt Sears
at 206-732-7345 or [email protected].
Peace and Justice Committee Meeting
Friday Evening, November 21, at 6:30 PM
Blessed Sacrament’s Peace and Justice
Committee meets every other month in the
Margaret of Savoy Conference Room of the
Priory. We are committed to education,
charitable works, and advocacy for peace and
social justice. Our work includes the Pro-life
Ministry, Pan de Vida’s mission to Mexico, prison
ministry, the promotion of fair trade, immigration reform,
and environmental stewardship. We advocate for those
who are marginalized by poverty and homelessness. We
are also the ones behind the seasonal formation film series.
If you would like to join us, please contact Nina Butorac at
206-732-7351 or [email protected].
Wednesday, November 19
7:00 PM - Margaret of Savoy, Priory
When you are grieving the loss of a loved
one, the holidays can be especially
difficult. It does not matter how many
months or years have passed, their absence
is still deeply felt at family gatherings. We
invite you to join Sandi Tennyson and Nina
Butorac for a conversation about grief and
how to make the coming holidays a time of
remembrance, and an opportunity for grace. Contact Nina
Butorac at 206-732-7351, or [email protected].
Calix Society at Blessed Sacrament
Friday, November 14, 7:00 PM
Are you active in a Twelve-Step Fellowship
and yearning for a deeper connection with
your Catholic faith? We invite you to join
our next Calix meeting on November 14, at
7:00 PM, in the Margaret of Savoy Room in
the Priory. The Calix Society is an
organization for Catholics in recovery, as
well as their families and friends. We meet every second
Friday of the month. Questions should be directed to Nina
Butorac at 206-732-7351 or [email protected].
Healing Prayer
November 16, 7:00 PM
If you are concerned about finances,
family, or relationships, or if you need
spiritual, emotional, or physical healing, please join us for
healing prayer after the 5:45 PM Mass, every third Sunday
of the month. Meet with the prayer teams in the north
transept of the church, by the statue of St. Joseph.
For more information, please contact Jesson Mata at
206-732-7343 or [email protected].
El Dia de los Muertos
Remember to bring your photo
or remembrance for our
Day of the Dead altar!
Each parish family is invited to bring a framed picture of
loved ones who have died, and place it at the shrine in a
spirit of memory and communion with our beloved
departed. Be sure to include your name and phone number
on the back of the frame, and place only framed
photocopies of cherished, one-of-a-kind pictures. The
altar will remain in place through November 16.
Parish events
Compline at Blessed Sacrament
with The Byrd Ensemble
Alternating Sunday Evenings at 8:15 PM
Join the Byrd Ensemble for Compline
Services every Sunday until January 4,
alternating between Blessed Sacrament
and the Newman Center. Compline
lasts about a half hour. The schedule can be viewed in the
Calendar of Parish Events, on the second page of this
bulletin.
SUNDAY FORUM, and
COFFEE & CONVERSATION
The Sunday Forum and Coffee and Conversation
sessions meet in the Teacher Education Center
(TEC) at UCDS School from 10:30 - 11:45 AM.
Contact Marilyn Thornton at: [email protected]
Nov 9
Meet Our New Pastor
Nov 16
Catholic Housing Services of Western Washington
Presenter: Gloria Burton, Director, Farm Worker
Presenter: Fr. John Marie Bingham, OP
Housing Initiative
Nov 23
A Mother’s Story of Raising a Child with
Intellectual Disabilities
Presenter: Cheryl Felak, RN BSN
Nov 30
Advent Workshop (Thanksgiving weekend)
No Sunday School or Forum classes
Dec 7
Coffee & Conversation
Hosted by the Peace and Justice Committee
Dec 14
Catholic Christmas Traditions Worth
Preserving Presenter: Syd C’deBaca
Dec 21
Dec 28
CHRISTMAS/ NEW YEAR BREAK
CHRISTMAS/ NEW YEAR BREAK
Young Adult events
VERITAS BOOK CLUB
Thursday Evenings
7:30 PM - Margaret of Savoy, Priory
(We will meet in the Aquinas Library on November 13!)
For years, our Veritas group has sought the truth in nonfiction through spirited discussion. Now we are excited to
pursue the same truth in fiction! This month we will be
reading Mikail Bulgakov's classic, The Master and
Margarita, and exploring the author's perspective on prayer
and conversion. Please plan to read about seventy pages
each week to keep up with the conversation. All adults 18
to 40 are invited to attend. For more details, please
contact David at [email protected].
local events
Peace Days for Women
“Pray Always - Pray All Ways”
Led by Sisters Carmel Little, CSJP,
Kathleen Pruitt, CSJP,
and Jo-Anne Miller, CSJP
Wednesday, November 19, 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
St. Mary-on-the-Lake Peace and Spirituality Center
1663 Killarney Way
Bellevue, WA 98004
Free-will offering. Bring a sack lunch, coffee and tea
provided. We encourage you to carpool.
To register or for more information contact Diane Figaro
at 425-635-3603 or e-mail [email protected].
Mother & Daughter Advent Retreat
Led by: Sr. Miriam James Heidland, S.O.L.T.
Begins Friday, December 12 until Sunday, December 14
Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center at the Palisades
Advent is a special time when we journey
with Mary as she prepares to give birth to
the Light and Hope of the world. Many
times as women we feel tired and anxious
about life. We struggle with past wounds
and present difficulties. This retreat will
bring mothers and daughters on a deeper
journey of healing and freedom within their own hearts
and with one another. For mothers and adult or teenage
daughters aged thirteen and older. Scholarships are
available. To register, visit www.seattlearchdiocese.org/
palsiades or call 206-748-7991
St. Catherine’s Holiday Bazaar
St. Catherine’s Holiday Bazaar will take
place on Saturday, November 15, from
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and on November
16, from 9:00 AM until noon. Join us in
St. Catherine’s parish hall, located at
814 - NE 85th Street in north Seattle.
Proceeds from all of our vendors will support a variety of
non-profit organizations. There will be amazing Indonesian
food for sale for lunch on Saturday. There will be frozen
pies for purchase from our St. C’s pie bakers, crafts and
baked goods made by St. Catherine parishioners, Mexican
chocolate sold to support Esperanza, candles on sale from
the L’Arche community, homemade cards sold to support
Elizabeth Gregory Home, and fair trade crafts created by
artisans from around the world, plus much, much more!
Local Events
Volunteer Opportunities
School of the Americas Watch Send Off
Thanksgiving Day Blessings and Food Drive
You are invited to the annual send-off
ceremony for those going to the
annual vigil at Fort Benning, Georgia,
where they will call for the closing of
the School of the Americas. The send
-off will be held on Monday evening,
November 17, from 7:00-8:30 PM at
Saint Patrick's Catholic Church,
located in at 2702 Broadway East, in
the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle.
Thousands are expected to gather at the gates of Fort
Benning, Georgia, to promote peace. This year, the vigil
remembers the 25th anniversary of the Jesuit martyrs,
cries out for the children crossing our borders, and honors
communities in resistance. Come for music, speakers, and
an offering of roses. Everyone is invited. A reception will
follow the send-off.
On Thanksgiving Day, November 27,
we invite you to join us for Mass at
10:00 AM. We also encourage you to
bring a food item to be blessed for your
own family table, as well as nonperishable food items for those who
come to our St. Vincent de Paul Friday Food Bank.
For more information about the send-off and SOA-W
Puget Sound, call 206-633-6667 or by email at
[email protected].
Sponsored by SOA Watch Puget Sound,
St. Patrick's Social Justice Committee, Veterans for Peace,
Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture, and Western
Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation.
“Wake up the world!
Be witnesses of a different
way of doing things, of
acting, of living! ”
- Pope Francis
A REFLECTION DAY on CONSECRATED LIFE
Saturday, December 6, 2014
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
At the University of Washington Newman Center
4502 20th Ave. NE, in Seattle’s University District
Coffee and donuts when you arrive,
and LUNCH PROVIDED
Includes prayer, quiet time, media info on religious life,
time to meet with religious Sisters, Brothers and Priests.
Hosted by the Religious Communities of
Women and Men serving in the Archdiocese of Seattle
Please sign up by December 1.
Email Sister Jo-Anne Miller, CSJP
at [email protected],
or call 206-920-8560
The collection for Thanksgiving Day will be given to Street
Youth Ministry, designated to assist those homeless
families who are living on the streets, within our Parish
boundaries. Thank you for caring and sharing!
Operation Nightwatch - Sock Drive
Operation Nightwatch invites
you to Sock it to Homelessness,
their Open House Sock Drive
Kick-Off happening on Sunday,
November 16, 1:30 - 3:00 PM.
Offering a new pair of socks to a homeless person can
make a huge difference in their lives!
Operation Nightwatch is located at 302 - 14th Avenue
South, in Seattle. We invite you to stop by, drop off
socks for distribution through Operation Nightwatch's
late-night homeless program, and take an informal tour
of the facility. Contact information: 206-323-4359 or
[email protected].
Street Ministry Volunteers
Do you have a ministry background? Do you have a
passion for helping the homeless? Operation
Nightwatch is currently recruiting volunteers to join
their Street Ministry program. We are looking for
committed people who would be willing to go out on
the street once a week, in the evening, to be present and
develop relationships with homeless people. Serious
inquiries only, please. For an application, contact Ben
Curtis at [email protected].
Thanksgiving Dinner for Seafarers
Thanksgiving Day from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Catholic Seafarers' Center
2330 First Ave, Seattle
Volunteers are needed!
Please call 206-441-4773 to volunteer or join us.
announcements
Knights of Columbus Christmas Card Sale
Keep Christ in Christmas! Purchase religious
themed Christmas cards and ornaments after
all Masses on the weekends of Nov 9, 16, 23,
and 30. See the Knights in the vestibule of
the Church beginning this weekend.
The Knights Thank You!
On behalf of the Blessed Sacrament Council
of the Knights of Columbus, we want to
thank the parishioners for another successful
Oktoberfest. Your gracious generosity
helped us raise $1,700 for our Dominican
Seminarians. Great work!
Advent Workshop - Volunteers Needed
Women, men and teens are needed on
Sunday, November 30, to teach and supervise
the making of Advent wreaths and other crafts
at our Advent Workshop. Please contact
Marilyn Thornton, at 206-355-6540 or by
email at [email protected].
Photos Wanted!
If you have photographs from events that have
taken place here at Blessed Sacrament, and
you are willing to share, we could always use
them! Photos must be non-copyrighted,
which means we cannot use any pictures from
professional photographers. But if you have your own
digital images that you would allow us to use, please email
them to [email protected]. Thank you!
“Ninth Means North!”
Arrive Northbound, Park Northbound,
Exit Northbound
We are requesting that all those attending
Mass on Sundays, and who use 9th Avenue
(for street parking or who park in the Priory
Lot, to try and arrive, park and exit traveling
NORTH on 9th Avenue. It will greatly reduce the
congestion on that street, especially as there are often
people arriving for the next Mass, and we
have all seen the gridlock! Thank you for
your patience and for your cooperation.
Let’s try to make this plan work!
The submission deadline for the Blessed Sacrament Bulletin is at
the end of day on Friday, nine days prior to the publication
weekend. Please submit articles and suggestions to
[email protected].
Welcome!
We welcome you to our Liturgy today and
hope that you find Blessed Sacrament
Church to be a warm and welcoming
community. If you would like to become a
member of the parish, please fill out a
registration pamphlet located in the Church
vestibules. You may also register on-line from our
website, at www.blessed-sacrament.org.
Giving Tree
Gift Giving Tree
You are invited to share a gift this Christmas!
Blessed Sacrament parishioners are invited to participate in
the Giving Tree Project again this year, sponsored by St.
Vincent de Paul and Pan de Vida. Beginning November 29,
a tree will be set up in the back of the church, decorated
with gift request cards of two kinds:
1. Pan de Vida Envelopes requesting $15 to buy
clothing for the children at Rancho Nazareth and Casa
Salvatierra, two Mexican orphanages that are sponsored
by Blessed Sacrament’s Pan de Vida ministry.
2. Angel, Caroler, Tree, or Star tags requesting gifts
for children within our Parish, children at St. Francis
House in the Central Area, needy families in our Parish
and at St. Edward Parish in the Rainier Valley, and
homeless adults and teens in our area.
Pan de Vida Directions: Take an envelope from the tree and
place $15 (cash or check) inside. Checks should be payable
to Blessed Sacrament/Pan de Vida. Return envelopes to a
volunteer, or in the regular collection basket at Mass.
Angel Directions: Remove a two-part angel tag from the
tree and complete the information requested. Leave the
bottom copy with the Giving Tree volunteer and return
the top copy with the gift requested. Please do not wrap
gifts. However, a gift of wrapping paper would be
appreciated, so parents may wrap gifts for their children.
Caroler/Tree/Star Directions: Remove tag from tree and
return your gift with the tag attached. Please do not
wrap presents.
Please return all gifts and donations to the Giving Tree
volunteers at Mass on December 6/7 and 13/14.
ALL GIFTS MUST BE RETURNED BY DECEMBER 14,
SO THEY MAY BE DELIVERED BY CHRISTMAS.
If you would like to volunteer for the Giving Tree, please
contact Joan Kirkland, at 206-542-9157, or Barbara Coté,
at 206-789-5822.