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Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
November 23, 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]
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
Thanksgiving Day Mass
Thursday, November 27 - 10:00 AM
Bring a food item to be blessed for your table, and
an item to share for the Friday Food Bank. The
collection from the Thanksgiving Mass will be given
to the Street Youth Ministry, for those struggling
with homelessness here in the University District.
There will be no other
Masses celebrated on
November 27, and no
confessions.
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.
congratulations
We welcome into our community those recently
November 16, 2014 James Emmanuel Jens Ocoma, son of Albert and Susan Ocoma
Mass intentions
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23
7:30 AM Parishioners of Blessed Sacrament
9:00 AM Nancy Temkin (Sara Wellnitz)
10:30 AM All Souls Intentions
12:00 Noon Emmaline Louise O’Gorman (Louise
O’Gorman Soltow)
5:45 PM Terrence Gleason M.D. (The Klekotka
Family)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24
5:30 PM All Souls Intentions
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
8:00 AM All Souls Intentions
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
8:00 AM Fr Urey Patrick Mark SVD (Jarrett Datcher)
5:30 PM All Souls Intentions
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 THANKSGIVING DAY
10:00 AM All Souls Intentions
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28
8:00 AM Private intention (Bernadette Bermudez)
5:30 PM All Souls Intentions
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29
8:00 AM Louis & Dorothy Hon (P. Hon)
5:30 PM All Souls Intentions
MASS READINGS FOR THE WEEK
For the week of November 23 - 30
SUNDAY
Ez 34:11-12,15-17; 1Cor 15:20-26,28;
Mt 25:31-46
MONDAY
Rv 14:1-3,4b-5; Lk 21:1-4
TUESDAY
Rv 14:14-19; Lk 21:5-11
WEDNESDAY
Rv 15:1-4; Lk 21:12-19
THURSDAY
Rv 18:1-2,21-23,19:1-3,9a; Lk 21:20-28
FRIDAY
Rv 20:1-4,11-21:2; Lk 21:29-33
SATURDAY
Rv 22:1-7; Lk 21:34-36
SUNDAY
Is 63:16b-17,19b,64:2-7; 1Cor 1:3-9;
Mk 13:33-37
Calendar of parish events
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23
10:00 AM Coffee Hour - Aquinas Library, Parish Hall.
10:30 AM Children’s Sunday School - UCDS.
10:30 AM Sunday Forum, A Mother’s Story of Raising a
Child with Intellectual Challenges, with Cheryl
Felak, RN BSN - TEC,UCDS.
4:00 PM
8:15 PM
RCIA - Margaret of Savoy, Priory.
Byrd Ensemble Compline Service - Newman
Center.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24
7:00 PM Communion and Liberation - Margaret of
Savoy, Priory.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
8:30 AM - All Day Adoration and Prayer for Life,
5:30 PM Marriage and Religious Freedom - Church.
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Prayer Liturgy for Life - Church.
Advent Bible Study with Jon Talbot - Parish
Hall.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
8:30 AM Wednesday Morning Bible Study - Aquinas
Library, Parish Hall.
10:00 AM
7:00 PM
Mom’s Prayer and Support Group - Parish
Hall.
St. Dominic Rosary Makers - St. Pius V,
Priory.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Thanksgiving/Office Closed
10:00 AM Mass - Church.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Office Closed
10:30 AM Friday Food Bank - Parish Hall.
5:30 PM Dominican Youth Group - Church/Parish Hall.
8:00 PM Friday Adoration - Church.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 St.Vincent de Paul Collection
8:45 AM Legion of Mary - Holy Family, Sacristy.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 St.Vincent de Paul Collection
10:00 AM Advent Workshop - UCDS.
8:15 PM Byrd Ensemble Compline Service - Newman
Center.
COLLECTION FOR NOVEMBER 13 - 19: $ 11,341
The collection helps to support the work and ministry of
Blessed Sacrament Church. Thank you for your continued
generosity!
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].
Parish events
Parish events
Advent Matters:
Thanksgiving Day Blessings and Food Drive
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. During this first
season of the liturgical year, we are
called to renew Christ’s presence in
our lives by joyful, holy remembering, wide-eyed
expectation, and good preparation. We invite you to
make the most of the Advent Season by joining us on these
five Tuesday evenings. 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].
A Time For God
For Life, Marriage, and Religious Freedom
Tuesday, November 25
The US Bishops are urging prayer, especially
Eucharistic Holy Hour and daily rosary, for
the protection of life, marriage, and religious
freedom in our nation.
In response, on every last Tuesday of the
month we will expose the Blessed Sacrament for
Adoration, beginning after the 8:00 AM Mass, and
continuing throughout the day, including the 5:30 PM
Prayer Liturgy for Life. Everyone is invited to join us in
prayer on Tuesday, November 25, in the church. Come
when you are able and stay for as long as you like.
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.
Nov 23
A Mother’s Story of Raising a Child with
Intellectual Challenges
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
On Thanksgiving Day, November 27, we
invite you to join us for Mass at 10:00 AM.
Please bring a food item from your family table
to be blessed at Mass. We also invite you to
bring some non-perishable food items for those who attend
our St. Vincent de Paul Friday Food Bank.
The collection for Thanksgiving Day will be given to Street
Youth Ministry, and designated to assist those homeless
families who are living on the streets here in the University
District, and within our Parish boundaries. Thank you for
caring and sharing!
Let's Go Caroling!
The season of Christmas is rapidly
approaching and it's time to spread some
Christmas cheer! We will gather on
Thursday, December 11, at 6:15 PM, in the
Margaret of Savoy Room of the Priory (5041
- 9th Ave NE) to enjoy some hot drinks and
treats, then we will go caroling in the neighborhood
around the church. We expect to finish by about 7:45 PM.
Please dress warmly and bring a flash light.
Caroling door-to-door requires a degree of mobility, so
this activity might not be well suited for very young
children and those with limited mobility.
Contact Walt Sears for questions or to register at
[email protected] or 206-732-7345.
ADVENT CONCERT
The Tallis Scholars
Thursday, December 4, 7:30 PM
in the Church.
The world-renowned, London-based Tallis Scholars
return to Seattle with an Advent-themed program of
Renaissance vocal works by William Byrd, Josquin
Desprez and Edmund Turges. Join director Peter Phillips
and his ten singers for what will surely be an incredible
performance.
Tickets available at www.tudorchoir.org.
The Tallis Scholars are co-presented by the Tudor Choir
and Blessed Sacrament Church.
Parish events
Advent Workshop
Sunday, November 30
Please join us in the making of Advent
wreaths and other crafts at our Advent
Workshop, in the Interconnections room
at UCDS, from 10:00 AM until 12:00
noon, next Sunday, November 30. Bring
the kids, everyone is encouraged to attend!
Advent Sale of Nativity Sets
Sunday, November 30
Come and see these unique sets of nativity
sets, crafted by artisans from around the
world, and presented by Ten Thousand
Villages, a Fair Trade participant and non
-profit retailer. The sets will be displayed
at our Advent Workshop this coming weekend. Join us!
Contact Marilyn Thornton, at 206-355-6540 at
[email protected] for details.
Legion of Mary Bake Sale - “Taste and See”
December 7 at Coffee and Conversation
Help support the Legion of Mary by visiting
their “Taste and See” Advent Bake Sale,
which will be held at our Coffee and
Conversation gathering on December 7, from
10:00 AM until 12:00 Noon, and after all Sunday morning
Masses in the north and south exit landings of the Church.
The Legion of Mary is raising funds to purchase Lighthouse
Media CDs and DVDs, as well as a distribution kiosk for
the parish’s evangelization efforts. You can be a part of this
important ministry, and bring home some goodies for your
family! Please join us. The CDs and DVDs will make
wonderful holiday gifts for family and friends, and are
great evangelization tools.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Spanish Mass and Potluck
Friday, December 12
Join Fr. Francis Le, OP, and Pan de Vida
for a celebration in honor of Our Lady of
Guadalupe. The 5:30 PM Mass will be
celebrated in Spanish (the Ordinary,
only), followed by a Potluck Dinner in the
Parish Hall at 6:30 PM, with music, a piñata for the kids,
and perhaps a little dancing. Everyone is invited!
We ask that you please bring a dish to share with others, if
you are able. For more information, contact Nina Butorac
at 206-732-7351 or [email protected]. We can always
use help setting up and decorating the hall.
local events
In the Steps of Ignatius:
Ignatian Spirituality for Men
Simply waiting: The Utter Simplicity of Advent
Thursday, December 4, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
St. Joseph Parish Center
The beauty and power of Advent is its utter simplicity,
bare-bone stillness and waiting. That simplicity is also
endangered, nearly overwhelmed with the din of a coming
holiday season blaring weeks before its arrival. The Utter
Simplicity of Advent will offer time to gather in early Advent
to relish some quiet, some prayer, and reflection on the
“Close-come Mystery” that approaches us. During this
Advent liturgy, there will be time for a reflection by Peter
Byrne SJ, quiet time of personal prayer, and reflection
together on our hopes for ourselves, our loved ones and
our waiting world.
Please RSVP. Contact Andrea Fontana, at
[email protected] or 206-329-4824.
AN ADVENT EVENING OF PRAYER
"The Word Dwells Within Us"
Tuesday, December 9, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
St. Joseph Church
Enter into the Advent Season by joining us for a quiet
contemplative experience of prayer using all of the
senses. Be transported into the story of the Annunciation
through light, darkness, Word, silence, music, art, poetry
and contemporary storytelling. Contemplate in the
Advent story your own story of wonder, fear, questioning,
acceptance, and trust in the One who becomes flesh and
dwells within us!
Artists, musicians and storytellers include: Jennifer Kelly,
Tad Monroe, Maria Ochoa, Carla Orlando, and Trung
Pham, S.J.
Admission by free will offering. Seating is first-come, first
-served. An RSVP is helpful, but not necessary. For more
information, visit www.ignatiancenter.org and click on
"Advent Evening of Prayer."
To RSVP or if you have questions, please contact Andrea
Fontana at [email protected] or 206-329-4824.
Sponsored by
The Ignatian Spirituality Center,
www.ignatiancenter.org
St. Joseph Church
732 18th Ave East
Seattle’s Capitol Hill
Local Events
Thanksgiving Dinner for Seafarers
Thanksgiving Day - November 27
From 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Catholic Seafarers' Center
2330 First Avenue
Seattle’s waterfront
Volunteers are always needed!
Please call 206-441-4773 to volunteer or to join us.
Announcements
St.Vincent de Paul
Fifth Sunday Collection
Next weekend, November 29 and 30, we will
be taking up our Fifth Sunday Collection for
the Blessed Sacrament Chapter of St. Vincent de Paul, to
help support their work with financial assistance, the
Friday Food Bank, and the Sunday Dinner programs. As is
our custom, there will be only one passing of the basket.
An Advent Pilgrimage
The booklet, An Advent Pilgrimage:
Preparing Our Hearts for Jesus, by
Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, is available free
to our parishioners. Copies may be found in
the bulletin racks at each church entrance.
Advent Devotional Booklets
Peace Days for Women, "Waiting in Hope”
With Sister Alexandra Kovats, CSJP
Wednesday, December 10
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
St. Mary-on-the-Lake Peace and Spirituality Center
1663 Killarney Way, Bellevue, WA 98004
Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace
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]
Days of Contemplative Prayer
For Women and Men
With Kathleen Pruitt, CSJP
Kwan Wong, Oblate OSB Cam.
Saturday, December 13
9:00 AM - 12:00 noon
St. Mary-on-the-Lake Chapel
1663 Killarney Way, Bellevue, WA 98004
Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace
Free-will offering.
If you are coming for the first time to Contemplative
Prayer, please arrive at 8:30 AM for an introduction.
To register or for more information, contact Diane Figaro
at 425-635-3603 or e-mail [email protected]
Please see Walt Sears in the back of the Church
after Mass this weekend, and select an Advent
Devotional booklet for you and your family.
Knights of Columbus Christmas Card Sale
Keep Christ in Christmas! Purchase religious
themed Christmas cards and ornaments after
all Masses, on every weekend in November.
Please visit with the volunteer Knights after
Mass today. You will find them in the
vestibule of the Church.
Compline with The Byrd Ensemble
Alternating Sunday Evenings at 8:15 PM
Join the Byrd Ensemble for Compline Services every
Sunday, alternating between Blessed Sacrament and the
Newman Center. The schedule is listed in the Calendar of
Parish Events, on the second page of this bulletin.
“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!
Pastor’s Corner
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Book of Revelation opens a
window into heaven. In the vision
recorded there we see four living
creatures surrounding the throne of
God singing, “Holy, holy, holy is the
Lord God almighty, who was and who
is, and who is to come” (Revelation 4: 8; cf. Isaiah 6:3).
They are ultimately joined by the entirety of creation in
proclaiming God’s praise (cf. Revelation 5:13). Such
scenes may seem disconnected from our daily experience.
However, this worship is not meant for ethereal beings
who have no relation to our lives; from all eternity God’s
has designated us as participants in the joyful prayer of all
the heavenly hosts. For this reason the king in today’s
gospel indicates that the kingdom has been prepared for
the righteous “from the foundation of the world.”
In order to fulfill God’s design, though, we are called even
now to join in this song of praise. As we begin the
Eucharistic prayer each week, we enter into the heavenly
adoration of the angels and saints exclaiming, “Holy, Holy,
Holy Lord God of hosts.” This makes spiritual sense given
our appointed destiny; as Tertullian (c. A.D. 155-225)
notes, “Therefore, we, too – future comrades of the
angels, if we earn this reward – become familiar even
while here on this earth with that heavenly cry of praise to
God and the duty of our future glory” (On Prayer). In our
Mass, we are already anticipating and participating in the
heavenly liturgy worshiping Christ our King!
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.
The Eucharistic liturgy is, however, not the only time that
we harmonize with the blessed in heaven; we echo our
grateful hymn of praise every time we humbly serve our
neighbors. As St. Andrew of Crete (c. A.D. 650-712)
reminds us, we “show God honor, not with olive branches
but with the splendor of merciful deeds to one
another” (Oratio in ramos palmarum). The gospel reinforces
this truth by revealing to us that the least deeds done in
service of our neighbors are actions done to Christ. This
week of Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to express our
praise and show our gratitude to God by recommitting
ourselves to singing “Holy, Holy, Holy” not just with our
voices but with our lives.
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.
Fr John Marie, OP
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.
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.