Holy Family Cathedral Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska The Most Reverend Roger L. Schwietz, O.M.I. • Archbishop of Anchorage The Most Reverend Francis T. Hurley • Archbishop Emeritus Staffed by the Dominican Fathers and Brothers Parish Dominicans Father Anthony-M. Patalano, O.P. Father Augustine Hilander, O.P. Father Mark Francis Manzano, O.P. Brother Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P. Pastor Parochial Vicar Parochial Vicar Student Brother Third Sunday of Lent March 8, 2015 Parish Staff Yuri Beans Toni Berkenbush Bookkeeper Catechetical Programs Director and Office Manager Maintenance Director of Music Ministry Receptionist Dan Concepcion Gavin Duncan Teri Perez Sunday Masses Saturday Vigil Sunday 5:30 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Español 4:00 p.m. Dominican Rite (Latin) 6:00 p.m. Daily Masses Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. Rosary begins 20 minutes prior to daily Mass. Holy Family Cathedral, 1968 Sacramental Information Prayer Lauds (Morning) 7:30 a.m. (Monday - Friday) Confession Monday - Friday Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. or call the Parish Office for an appointment. Church Hours Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday 6:00 - 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Holy Days of Obligation See bulletin for detailed schedule when applicable Civic Holidays Morning Mass10:00 a.m. No 7:00 a.m. or 12:10 p.m. Masses. No Confessions Sacrament of Baptism for Infants: Baptisms are scheduled after meeting with a priest. Parents or guardians and sponsors are required to attend a baptism class prior to the baptism. Baptisms are at 11:00 a.m. in English on the 3rd Saturday of the month and in Spanish on the 2nd Saturday. Sacrament of Matrimony: Weddings are scheduled by meeting with a priest at least six months prior to the wedding. Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick: Call the Parish Office. A minister is also available for pastoral visits and to bring Holy Communion to our parish sick and homebound. Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): Adults seeking to complete initiation or inquiring about becoming a Catholic may call the Parish Office for more information. Parish Registration New Parishioners: Welcome to our parish! Contact the Parish Office or use the forms found in each pew to register. Change of Address: Contact the Parish Office or use the registration forms found in the pews to update your information. Holy Family Cathedral, 811 West Sixth Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Cathedral Office Phone (907) 276-3455 • Fax (907) 258-9785 Website: www.holyfamilycathedral.org • Email: [email protected] Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. (closed 12:00- 1:00 p.m.) From the Pastor’s Desk... On this Third Sunday of Lent, we enter into a reflection on what God’s commands mean to us. Are they a list of does and don’ts? Or are they something that we take to heart and allow to consume us with zeal for the work that God has set before us? Let us pray today for the wisdom to know how God truly wants us to live. Today, Year B’s Lenten invitation to covenant-love features the Ten Commandments, whose twofold call to love of God and neighbor takes flesh in the Person of Jesus. In Jesus’ example of unconditional love, this invitation becomes an enduring model for the baptismal commitment of Jesus’ disciples. Our culture assesses worth and assigns status on the basis of where and how one lives, what someone owns and wears, how much a person has and spends. Choosing instead to lay down one’s life for one’s friends, while forgiving one’s executioners, must surely seem foolishness and weakness. Yet, as Saint Paul reminds us, Christ crucified chose precisely this foolishness. Christian faith proclaims Jesus to be the power of God and the wisdom of God. By baptism, or baptismal renewal, at the forthcoming Easter Vigil, we will profess our faith that the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger that human strength. Further, we will commit ourselves to act on the covenant revealed in Sinai’s Ten Commandments and made flesh in Jesus’ self-sacrificing love. Therefore, we should welcome Lent’s spring-cleaning, Jesus’ cleansing of the temple of our lives, that we may become living temples from which God’s praise ascends and in which God’s weary children can find refreshment. Knowing just how much cleansing must take place for that to happen, how comforting today’s Gospel reminder that Jesus, Who invites us to discipleship, does not need anyone to testify about human nature, that Jesus understood it well and loves us unconditionally. Glance at the Coming Week • Sunday, March 8 • Daylight Savings Time begins • No CCD (Religious Education) • 9:30 a.m. First Scrutiny for Elect • 10:30 a.m. Coffee and Donuts - Parish Hall • Monday, March 9 • 7:00 p.m. Lenten Scripture Study - Holy Family Center • Tuesday, March 10 • 1:00 p.m. Legion of Mary - Holy Family Center • 7:00 p.m. Llamas del Espiritu - Holy Family Center • 7:00 p.m. RCIA - Holy Family Center • Wednesday, March 11 • St. Joseph Novena begins • 7:00 p.m. Young Adults - Cathedral • 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus - Holy Family Center • Thursday, March 12 • 7:00 p.m. Adult Confirmation - Holy Family Center • Friday, March 13 • 11:15 a.m. Stations of the Cross - Cathedral • 6:00 p.m. Soup Supper - Parish Hall • 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross - Cathedral • Saturday, March 14 • 10:00 a.m. Jr. Legion of Mary - Holy Family Center • 11:00 a.m. Baptisms (Español) - Cathedral • 3:00 p.m. El Shaddai - Holy Family Center • Sunday, March 15 • CCD (Religious Education) • Knights of Columbus Membership Drive • 9:30 a.m. Second Scrutiny for Elect • 10:30 a.m. Pancake Breakfast - Parish Hall • 1:00 p.m. Pancake Breakfast - Parish Hall Liturgical Schedule and Mass Readings Sunday - March 8 Third Sunday of Lent Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 Monday St. Frances of Rome - March 9 2 Kings 5:1-15; Luke 4:24-30 Tuesday Feria, Third Week of Lent - March 10 Daniel 3:25, 34-43; Matthew 18:21-35 Wednesday Feria, Third Week of Lent - March 11 Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9; Matthew 5:17-19 Thursday Feria, Third Week of Lent - March 12 Jeremiah 7:23-28; Luke 11:14-23 Friday Feria, Third Week of Lent - March 13 Hosea 14:2-10; Mark 12:28-34 Saturday Feria, Third Week of Lent - March 14 Hosea 6:1-6; Luke 18:9-14 Sunday Fourth Sunday of Lent - March 15 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13; Psalm 23:1-6; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Mass Intentions Saturday - March 7 Sunday - March 8 9:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Monday - March 9 Tuesday - March 10 Wednesday - March 11 Thursday - March 12 Friday - March 13 Saturday - March 14 Sunday - March 15 7:00 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. + Diana Kramer-Crapps,Cindy,Alex Myra D’Amboise + Edwin Butler Crittenden + John Fetters People of Holy Family Cathedral + Macaria Ramos Holy Souls in Purgatory Deceased Brothers and Sisters of Dominican Laity of the Province Holy Souls in Purgatory Martin Family Holy Souls in Purgatory Gabler Family + Josephine Keenan Allen Family + Loretta Syndy Donald Mildred D’Amboise Various Intentions Fr. Mark Francis Manzano, O.P. Holy Souls in Purgatory Marie Wyman + Robert Green Ed and Celestine Kuchar + Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mills People of Holy Family Cathedral + Lilian Bathan Holy Souls in Purgatory Scholarship from Catholic Daughters The Court St. Pius X #1866 of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas is pleased to announce their annual $500 scholarship competition for students in 8th grade in public or private schools. This year’s essays, titled “Just Be a Blessing”, should discuss the virtues and qualities needed during high school to be a blessing to others. Application forms must be submitted with essays. To receive an application or request more information, contact the CDA Scholarship Committee at [email protected] or 230-4726. Applications and essays must be postmarked by April 15, 2015 and sent to CDA Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 243953, Anchorage, Alaska 99524-3953. The winning essay will be submitted to the National Catholic Daughters of the Americas for another possible $500 award. Incomplete and/or late applications will not be considered. Cathedral Events and Notices Mark Your Calendars • Thurs, March 26, 7:00 p.m. • Sat, April 18, 7:30 p.m. Theology and Literature - Long Loneliness (D.Day) Performance: St. Catherine Stations of the Cross and Soup Suppers On Fridays during Lent, the Stations of the Cross are said at 11:15 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Prior to the evening Stations, soup suppers are held in the Parish Hall at 6:00 p.m. Groups scheduled to host soup suppers: • March 13 Liturgical & Social Ministries • March 20 Confirmation classes and Young Adults • March 27 Hispanic Ministry Please bring meatless soups to the Parish Hall by 6:00 p.m. Centennial Photo Directory: Online Sign-Ups Sign up for free individual or family portraits by Lifetouch after any Sunday Mass or online at www.holyfamilycathedral.org (select the Lifetouch link. Not available Sat- Mon due to Mass sign-ups). This free photo directory will include historic photos commemorating the 100th anniversary of Holy Family Cathedral. It is sure to be a valuable keepsake. Look for information in future bulletins about how to sign up online. Portrait dates include (Mark your calendars!): - Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13 from 2:00–9:00 p.m. Saturday, March 14 from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Saturday, March 21 from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Friday, March 27 from 2:00–9:00 p.m. Saturday, March 28 from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10 from 2:00–9:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast The Knights of Columbus will be serving a pancake breakfast next Sunday, March 15 after the 9:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Masses. Along with the pancakes they will also be serving scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash brown potatoes, orange juice, and coffee. The price is $6.00 per person or $30.00 for 5 or more immediate family members. So come on down to the Parish Hall for a delicious meal and fellowship with your friends. The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemn High Mass Celebrate the Annunciation of the Lord with a Dominican Rite Solemn High Mass at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25. Living Stations of the Cross Living Stations of the Cross from our Spanish community will take place on Friday, March 27 at 7:00 p.m., following the weekly soup supper. There will be translations in English. Centennial Celebration in March March 19 is the Solemnity of St. Joseph, the man God called to be the head of the Holy Family, and the protector of the Catholic Church. So we have chosen to pray a Novena to St. Joseph in the month of March. The novena will be March 11-19, during all of the Masses. “Feeding the Hungry” is this month’s theme. It fits well with the tradition of the preparation of food altars in honor of St. Joseph. During the month of March, in addition to hosting a food altar for the Solemnity of St. Joseph, we are coordinating volunteers to serve dinner at the Brother Francis shelter each night (except Fridays). More information is available at the Parish Office. Please consider partaking in this service as part of your Lenten journey. Notice that for the month of March the Holy Family statue will be receiving your food donations for the food pantry. St. Joseph’s Table will be set up on the weekend of March 21-22 for the food for St. Francis House. Catechetical Corner Notices for CCD parents: • NO CCD today. Share God’s blessings with your families during this Spring Break! • 1st Holy Communion Retreat – Saturday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m. Children who have passed their interview will make their 1st Reconciliation at 1:00 p.m. Information about adult classes: • The Scrutinies begin this weekend for our RCIA Elect. Please continue to keep them in your prayers as they enter the final period of discernment and purification. • Confirmation classes (high school and adults) – get your best meatless soups ready for Soup & Stations on March 20! Stewardship: Responding “Here I am, Lord.” Stewardship of Treasure FY2015 Budgeted offertory through March 1: FY2015 Actual offertory through March 1: (95%) $456,015 $431,838 Weekly Budgeted offertory: March 1 offertory: Yes! Up to budget! Cash and checks: $12,485 Online electronic giving: $ 756 $ 13,029 $ 13,241 Special Collection This Week: Parish Life Today’s collection for Parish Life helps offset costs of parish events, such as our Thanksgiving dinner, Sunday coffee and donuts, and ministry and volunteer receptions and dinners. Please consider supporting these events. Food Donations for the St. Francis House The St. Francis House provides approximately 115 families with emergency food supplies each day. The greatest needs at this time are: canned corn, carrots, mixed vegetables, peaches, pears, mixed fruit, and pineapple, along with white and brown rice, dry pinto beans, and oatmeal. Non-perishable food donations may be placed in the baskets by the statue of the Holy Family or brought to the Parish Office. Respect for Life Brittany Maynard's decision to end her life by selfinflicted means reminds us of the tragic reality of suicide and the injustice of laws encouraging physicianassisted suicide. Such laws facilitate the making of unreasonable decisions among those feeling weak and vulnerable as they face a serious disease or old age. Such laws encourage us to abandon the vulnerable to a hastened death, rather than building up the needed human solidarity and mutual support critical to journeying through such important personal moments of crisis. Such laws undermine the noble profession of medicine, redirecting health care workers away from their core mission of healing and toward the works of death and killing. What Brittany chose to do was motivated by fear. She feared suffering. She feared pain. She feared losing control. In a culture that labels assisted suicide as a compassionate choice, she was made to feel that by attacking her own life, she was gaining control over her life, but this was entirely false. When society fosters such fears so that we believe our best option is to kill ourselves, this is not true compassion. It is a false compassion that does not accompany the sufferer, but relegates him or her to a life without hope. It is, in fact, a form of abandonment by the medical community. It is not a “death with dignity” but the frightening indignity of verbal engineering pretending that violence is not really violence. Her death represents a tragedy that tears at our shared humanity, and a failure on the part of all of us in allowing unjust laws like the one in Oregon through which such violent and hurtful actions are granted legal status and the veneer of social acceptability. - Excerpted from The National Catholic Bioethics Center Around the Archdiocese Mark Your Calendars • • • • • March 12 March 26 April 22 May 1 June 15-18 Faith Walk Button Contest Deadline (297-7711) Chrism Mass- 7:00 p.m., Our Lady of Guadalupe Holy Rosary Academy Open House (276-5822) Ordination of Deacons (Our Lady of Guadalupe) Alaska Catholic Youth Conference - contact: [email protected] 40 Days for Life The 40 Days for Life campaign is underway. Please consider prayer, fasting, and peaceful prayer vigil outside our local abortion facility, Planned Parenthood (4001 Lake Otis). For more information or to sign up, visit www.40daysforlife.com/ anchorage or contact Jon at 830-5304. Morning of Reflection for Women Women are invited to a Morning of Reflection on Saturday, March 14, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Parish. The morning includes the Rosary, Mass, Confession, a meditation, and a light lunch. Father Donatian Kaigoma, Chaplain at Providence Hospital, will be the March celebrant. RSVP to Genny at 947-5359 La Bella Brigata Dinner St. Catherine of Siena CUF Chapter invites you to “An Evening with Sheen” (a live reenactment of a classic Archbishop Fulton Sheen television show, performed by Mario Bird). Join us for this fundraiser to get Anchorage’s new Catholic radio station, 94.1 FM, on the air! This dinner is Thursday, March 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Coast International Inn. $75 per person. Contact [email protected] or 330-9827 for reservations. Pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi Fr. Leo, pastor of St. Benedict Parish, and Bob McMorrow, Lumen Christi’s Church History teacher, will be leading a pilgrimage to Rome leaving on May 19 and you are invited. Fr. Leo lived in Rome for 5 years and has more than a few insights into must see pilgrimage spot. Bob has taught the history of the Catholic Church for a dozen years and has many stories to share about Rome and the Saints. For more information, visit www.stbenedictsak.com or contact Bob McMorrow at [email protected] or 273-1552. Liturgical Ministers - March 14 and 15 5:30 vigil 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:30 vigil 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Lectors Rowena Carrillo, Camille Friend Letha Flint, Bob Flint Franciose Gianoutsos, Ted Gianoutsos Kristy Crosby, Karen Quirk Erka, Gris Aaron Bender, Toni Berkenbush Altar Servers Aimee Chico, Dane Enriquez Declan, Isaac, Alexander Dammeyer Alex Oria, Joshua Oria, Rex Hepner Amiel Pineda, Miya Richtarcsik, Reymer Jarin Alondrita Ortega, Pablo Ortega, Alohi Morales Dominic Zipay, Declan Dammeyer, Thomas Balaban, Xander Dammeyer Max Duruin, Marcus Duruin Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 5:30 vigil Peter Frost 12:00 p.m. Dona Boschee 7:30 a.m. B. Maitlen 2:00 p.m. Joel 9:30 a.m. Jean Bennett 6:00 p.m. Toni Berkenbush Bulletin Submissions Deadline: 12:00 p.m. Wednesdays. Contact: [email protected] Parish Ministries Altar Servers Dave Van Tuyl 561-3520 Spanish Dulce Martinez 339-7118 Dominican Rite Jason Fouch 903-7965 Coffee & Donuts Bill and Kim Fasser 903-3145 Earth Angels Letha Flint 345-6358 Extraordinary Ministers Bonnie Maffei 277-4017 Spanish Lupe Ortega 350-2667 Finance Council Joe Babka 276-3455 Hispanic Ministry Fr. Mark Francis Manzano, OP Homebound Ministry Paul Lariviere 276-3074 Knights of Columbus Bradley Porter 351-3043 Lectors Marianne Berus 248-4707 Spanish Lupe Ortega 350-2667 Legion of Mary (inc. Junior) Therese Syren 887-1121 Liturgical Art & Environment Florence Ward 243-3091 Music Ministry Gavin Duncan 276-3455 Spanish Juan Ortega 250-2027 Natural Family Planning Parish Office 276-3455 Parish Nurses Pam Kyzer 360-9432 Pastoral Council Dave Van Tuyl 561-3520 Pioneer Home Sheila Barrett 334-9503 Prayer Groups Centering Prayer Kess Frey 338-2894 El Shaddai Rowena Carrillo 250-0823 Llamas del Espiritu Griselda Martinez 339-7118 Prayer Line Parish Office 276-3455 Prison Ministry Parish Office 276-3455 Religious Education Fr. Augustine Hilander, OP Program Director Toni Berkenbush 646-3025 Respect Life Pam Albrecht 333-8843 Sacristans 7:00 a.m. weekdays + Sat. Dona Boschee 646-4626 12:10 p.m. weekdays Ken Wichorek 243-8408 St. Vincent de Paul Ed Cabarles 330-9637 St. Paul’s Corner (books & gifts) 646-3070 Stewardship Council Fr. Augustine Hilander, OP Trail Life USA Chris Kinney 350-2307 Usher Parish Office 276-3455 Website [email protected] Women of Holy Family Florence Ward 243-3091 Jackie Frenzel 345-1472 Young Adults Parish Office 276-3455 Support The Merchants Who Support Our Parish St. Paul’s Corner- Catholic Book and Gift Store The bookstore is located at the corner of 5th Avenue & I Street, in the Holy Family Center. Store phone: 646-3070 Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. E & M Enterprises Apartments To Rent Phone 561-5911 3108 Dawson Street Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Celebrate Holy Family Cathedral Centennial Saturday, April 18, 2015 Reception: 6:30 pm in Parish Hall Play begins at 7:30 pm in the Church Advance Tickets: $20 Adults; $15 Students & Seniors At the Door: $25 Adults; $20 Students & Seniors Tickets available at HFC Parish Office and St. Paul’s Corner Adrian Dominican Nancy Murray, OP Performs as St. Catherine of Siena A one-woman Performance inspiring people of all ages. Catherine of Siena, a one-woman performance Contact information: Holy Family Cathedral Office 276-3455, Bookstore 646-3070 Knights of Columbus Monthly Breakfast will be served Sunday, March 15th after 0930 and 12 noon Masses Cost is $6.00 per person or $30.00 for immediate family of 5 or more. Menu: Pancakes Scrambled eggs Hash Browns Bacon or Sausage Coffee Juice Milk Seasonal fresh fruit The Knights will speak at all of the Masses to see if you would care to join.
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