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THE MESSAGE
From Fr. John Madigan
BELONGING OR ATTENDING?
When you are learning to take on your own faith, apart from family traditions and routines, it
can feel like taking on religion for the first time. In my growing up years this decision occurred at
the time of moving away to begin college. The decision was whether to continue going to Mass
or not? To continue the practice of periodic Confession or just forget about it?
As we all know there were many more reasons to need to consider going to Confession once we
were in college and a good distance from home! Let me add that I was definitely NOT thinking of
Seminary in those days; however, choices and actions were much more innocent those days than they are now! The
warnings issued about expected behavior were adhered to with greater care than to warnings given now.
The decision to consistently go to an early morning Mass for Lent was one those choices that I chose. Choosing that
practice felt truly sacrificial when stepping out into inclement weather to walk or bicycle after too few hours of sleep. It
meant that I had to come to understand I wasn’t just attending something, either to fulfill some obligation, or just to
feel good. I slowly came to the notion of belonging. I belong to something bigger than myself that is lived out in a
church faith community.
If you are looking for a new Lenten practice this year to grow your faith, consider the practice of belonging to your
church community. Not only for yourself, but for the person who may walk into the church with the need of being
greeted and welcomed to a caring community. For the person who needs to be reminded that the church is not the
hierarchy that may have turned them off or even hurt them, but is the people of God who, day in and day out, struggle
in our brokenness and rejoice in our blessedness. The church is the people of God who belong to one another.
If you were to choose to belong to the church community, what would that call for in attitude or practice in you? What
would you need to do in prayer and action to truly belong, rather than just attend?
Why not choose it this Lent?
Fr John.
FEATURED STORY
Sir Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953 he scaled
the highest mountain then known to man-29,000 feet straight up. He was knighted for his
efforts.
He even made American Express card commercials because of it! However, until we read
his book, High Adventure, we don’t understand that Hillary had to grow into this success.
You see, in 1952 he attempted to climb Mount Everest, but failed. A few weeks later a
group in England asked him to address its members.
Hillary walked on stage to a thunderous applause. The audience was recognizing an
attempt at greatness, but Edmund Hillary saw himself as a failure. He moved away from the
microphone and walked to the edge of the platform.
He made a fist and pointed at a picture of the mountain. He said in a loud voice, “Mount
Everest, you beat me the first time, but I’ll beat you the next time because you’ve grown all you are going to grow… but
I’m still growing!”
A God wink is something taken as evidence that a higher power is at work; a coincidence with divine alignment.
They happen to everyone. Share your story by sending a brief description to
news@holyrosaryseattle.org and we’ll help you write it. 1
FEATURED MINISTRY
Praying for our Elect During Lent
This last Thursday, March 6th, four Holy Rosary students, Eric C., Emmy L., Gabriel K.
and Olivia P. who are becoming Catholic, were at St. James Cathedral for the Rite of
Election. There they signed their names in the Book of Elect. At the end of the Rite,
the Catechumens are now referred to as the Elect or the “the illuminandi” which
means those who will be enlightened. They begin their final preparation for the
Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist) and will receive
these three Sacraments at our upcoming Easter Vigil. Throughout Lent please pray
for our Elect with this special prayer:
A Prayer for the Elect: Eric, Emmy, Gabriel and Olivia
Lord and God,
You know the secrets of our hearts and reward us for the good we do.
Look kindly on the efforts and progress of your servants.
Strengthen them on their way, increase their faith and accept their repentance.
Open to them to your goodness and justice
And lead them to share in your Sacraments on earth,
Until they finally enjoy your presence in heaven.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE
Help Wanted - Videographer
Assistant Funeral Reception Coordinator We would like to begin taping one Mass per weekend to
Serve as back-up for Cindy Bohorfoush--a very part-time post to our website. If you would like to use your creative
job with modest pay, but a very rewarding ministry. skills to put this video together, contact Patrick or Sherry.
Contact the funeral family to discuss options and No experience needed. All equipment and training will
expectations for the funeral reception, schedule the be.
volunteers who serve, and serve as host/hostess for the
reception. For more detailed information, check the
parish website or call Melissa Tuthill or Mary Simpson.
Coffee and Donuts
It takes a cadre of parish families and ministries to keep
Help Wanted - Coffee and Donuts alive 52 Sundays a year. When you
are biting into a fresh tasty donut, consider that you, too,
Volunteer Recording Secretary can host C&D for one (1) Sunday a year. It’s a fun and
Join the Parish Finance Council for meetings the fourth
easy activity - just show up, keep the coffee urns full,
Monday of the month, 6:30-8pm, as recording secretary.
serve donuts, greet people and enjoy the morning. It's
The council is the consultative body that advises the
Pastor regarding parish financial issues: coordinating the good for service hours, too!
Budget Process, monitoring actual financial results,
developing financial alternatives for new programs, etc.
Financial/Accounting expertise not required of the
secretary. Contact Mary Simpson for more info.
2 Post service opportunities by sending 50 words or less to news@holyrosaryseattle.org.
PARISH NEWS
Living Life as Sacred Story: Rice Bowl
If you are looking for a follow up to your Sacred Story We are participating in Catholic Relief Services' Rice Bowl
journey, this book is for you. If you are new to this program, as a way to encounter Jesus through others,
process, this book is also for you and it is not too late to
especially through the most vulnerable in our world. Rice
begin. You may purchase Forty Weeks, An Ignatian Path
to Christ with Sacred Story Prayer at the Information Bowls are now available. Please be sure to take home a
Cart in the back of the church. For those of you who are Rice Bowl and use this fun and easy resource to deepen
new to Sacred Story, you may contact JoAnn or Jeanne your Lenten experience and make a difference in the
O’Dea at 932-5671 and we can help you get started. lives of the poor.
Celebrate Irish Week! Good News People’s Virtue of the
Join the Irish Community in prayer for peace in the
Week: HOSPITALITY
world. The St. Patrick’s Day Mass for Peace this year will
Hospitality is accepting and welcoming others as they
be at St. Patrick Church, 2702 Broadway E., Seattle on
come into our lives, expectedly or unexpectedly. It is
Friday, March 14 at 10am. Archbishop J. Peter Sartain
prioritizing their needs and making them feel honored
will preside joined by priests of the Archdiocese. For
and loved. It is treating them as our most important
more information please call 425-290-7839.
concern. Hospitality is a quality of presence flowing from
an open heart.
Safe Environment Training
Wednesday, March 19 in the School Hall from 7-9pm.
Register at www.seattle.setanet.org.
Fasting and Abstinence
Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2014, and Good Friday, April
From Darkness Comes Light 18, 2014, are days of fast and abstinence. Fridays of
Saturday evening, March 29th at 7:30 pm. This musical Lent are also days of abstinence.
work is based on The Dark Night of the Soul, a work by
Fasting, almsgiving, and prayer are the three
St. John of the Cross, a 16th century Carmelite Spanish
traditional disciplines of Lent. The faithful and
mystic. Starting at 6:30 in the Reception Room of the
catechumens should undertake these practices
Parish Center, JoAnn Tobin will be giving some seriously in a spirit of penance and of preparation for
background on The Dark Night of the Soul, the work that Baptism or of renewal of Baptism at Easter.
influences the music, that will, hopefully, give you a
better understanding of the music. Fasting is to be observed by all eighteen years of age
and older, who have not yet celebrated their sixtieth
birthday. On a fast day one full meal is allowed. Two
Holy Rosary Lenten Parish Mission other meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be
April 5-10, 2014 taken according to each one's needs, but together they
Led by Redemptorist priest. Fr. Don Kirchner from should not equal another full meal. Eating between
Omaha, Nebraska. Fr. Don spent 39 years in the meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and
juices, are allowed.
Redemptorist foreign mission along the Amazon River in
Brazil. He's been a pastor, preached retreats, taught, Abstinence is observed by all fourteen years of age and
authored books and articles, spiritually advised many lay older. On days of abstinence no meat is allowed. Note
groups, aided seminarians, and held administration that when health or ability to work would be seriously
positions. He is happy being able to now tell stories and affected, the law does not oblige. When in doubt
jokes in English instead of Portuguese! concerning fast and abstinence, the parish priest
should be consulted.
Post news by sending 50 words or less to news@holyrosaryseattle.org.or on our website. Click on Bulletin. 3
PARISH CALENDAR
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Coffee & donuts after morning Mass, today in the School Hall
ME25 Survey
Esoterics Concert at 2pm in the Church
Confirmation Class at 3pm in the Parish Center
First Communion Parent Class at 3pm in the School Hall
Monday, March 10 Tuesday, March 11 Wednesday, March 12
7:45 AM Daily Mass | C 7:45 AM Word & Communion | C 7:45 AM Daily Mass | C
8:30 AM Good News People | RR 8:30 AM Good News People | RB 8:30 AM Scripture Study | RR
6:30 PM Holy Rosary Cenacle | RR 3:00 PM Children's Choir | CH 6:00 PM RCIA for Children | MR
7:00 PM Bible Study | SL 7:00 PM 1st Comm Parent Class | SH 6:15 PM Women's Spirituality Grp | RB
7:00 PM Den Meeting | SH 6:30 PM Voices for Life | RB 7:00 PM Paul's Choir Practice | C
7:00 PM Education Committee | 7A 7:00 PM AdCom | 203 7:00 PM Pastoral Council | PO
7:00 PM Bob's Choir Practice | C 7:00 PM Adult Confirmation | RR
Thursday, March 13 7:00 PM Girl Scout Leaders | RR 7:00 PM Boy Scout Leaders | 203
7:45 AM Daily Mass | C 7:00 PM Rosary | CH
9:00 AM Soup Kitchen | L 7:00 PM Communications Comm | 7B Saturday, March 15
10:30 AM Bauman Funeral | C 7:00 AM Men's Group | RR
3:00 PM Orion Center | L Friday, March 14
8:00 AM Word & Communion | C
6:00 PM Private Party | C 7:45 AM Daily Mass | C
9:00 AM 1st Comm Parent Class |SH
7:00 PM Al Anon | 203 9:00 AM MOMS in Christ |RR
9:30 AM Grief Ministry |203
7:00 PM RCIA | RR 11:00 AM Deanery Meeting |RR
11:00 AM Charismatic Prayer Group | CH
7:00 PM Den Meeting | SH 6:00 PM Reconciliation | C
5:00 PM Vigil Mass | C
7:30 PM Parish Vision Group | RB 7:00 PM Friday Night Men's AA | RR
8:00 PM NW Symphony Concert | C
7:00 PM Stations of the Cross | C
Sunday, March 16 Location Key Reminders
7:30 AM Coffee & Donuts | SH C | Church
8:00 AM Sunday Mass | C CH | Chapel Penance available by appointment.
9:30 AM Sunday Mass | C L | Lanigan Gym Gluten-free hosts available. Please see the
11:30 AM Sunday Mass | C SH | School Hall priest to request before mass.
RB | Rectory Basement
9:30 AM CLOW | PC
PO | Parish Office Infant & toddler nursery during 9:30am Mass
10:00 AM Religious Education | PC in the Parish Center. Ring doorbell.
RR | Parish Center Reception Rm
12:30 PM Secular Order of Carmel | RR 203 | Parish Center Room 203
2:00 PM Private Party | SH Information on groups listed above can be
SL | School Library
found at www.holyrosaryseattle.org.
5:00 PM Sunday Mass | C MR | Parish Center Music Room
4 Post your event by sending the details to news@holyrosaryseattle.org.
PARISH CALENDAR
Up Next
This week’s Coffee and Donuts Schedule for Lent & Holy Week
will be hosted by Christina & Chad Toledo and
Danielle & Tim Broxholm. Next week’s Coffee and Donuts Reconciliation Friday nights at 6pm in the Church
will be hosted by the Chan Family. Stations of the Cross Friday nights at 7pm in the
Church
Voices for Life Palm Sunday, April 13:
Tuesday, March 11 at 6:30pm in the Rectory Basement Sunday Masses at 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am & 5pm
Wednesday, April 16:
Stations of the Cross presented by St. Stephen the
Grief Ministry Martyr Youth Group. Time TBD
Saturday, March 15 at 9:30am in the Rectory Basement Holy Thursday, April 17:
Mass at 7pm
NW Symphony Concert at Holy Rosary Good Friday, April 18:
Saturday, March 15 at 8pm in the Church. Stations of the Cross at 11am and 3pm.
www.northwestsymphonyorchestra.com. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 7pm
Easter Saturday, April 19:
Musica Sacra Vigil Mass at 9pm
Easter Sunday, April 20
Chamber Chorale Concerts Masses at 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am
Friday, March 28 at 7:30 pm:
University Christian Church (4731 15th Ave NE) The Parish Offices will be closed on Good Friday (April 18)
Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 pm (prequel at 6:30pm) and Easter Monday (April 21)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Tickets: www.musicasacrachamberchorale.com
Parish Mission with Fr. Don Kirchner
April 5-10 Donations were made to the
Fr. Mallahan Endowment Fund in
May memory of Austin Aide, Albert Bajocich,
May 4: 11:30am School Centennial Mass Joseph Hengtgen, Sr., John & Ernestine Lambert,
with Archbishop Sartain Martino Picini, Giovanni Tarabochia
May 11: Confirmation at the 11:30am Mass.
May 17: Solemn First Communion
May 26: Memorial Day (Parish Offices will be closed) Mass Intentions for Next Week:
March 10: Marty Bajocich, Jr., RIP
March 12: Carol Hayes, RIP
June March 13: Katie Hawkins, RIP
June 13: Last day of school March 14: Carole A Ritz, RIP
Post events by sending event, date, time, location and description in 25 words or less to news@holyrosaryseattle.org. 5
PARISH DIRECTORY Holy Rosary Parish | 4139 42nd Ave. SW | Seattle, WA 98116 | 206-937-1488 | www.holyrosaryseattle.org Baptism: Contact Deyette Swegle six weeks in advance Marriage: Contact Sherry Smith six months in advance Funerals: Contact Virginia Radel Becoming Catholic: Contact JoAnn Tobin PASTOR: Fr. John Madigan (atsean@holyrosaryseattle.org), ext. 205 WEEKEND ASSISTANT: Fr. Mike Raschko PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Patrick Barredo (pbarredo@holyrosaryseattle.org), ext. 204 ADMINISTRATION: Mary Simpson (msimpson@holyrosaryseattle.org), ext. 213 ADULT FAITH FORMATION: JoAnn Tobin (jtobin@holyrosaryseattle.org), ext. 203 CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES: Jennifer Wong (jwong@holyrosaryseattle.org), ext. 214 CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES ASSISTANT: Deyette Swegle (dswegle@holyrosaryseattle.org), ext. 251 LITURGY & MUSIC COORDINATOR: Paul Dolejsi (pdolejsi@holyrosaryseattle.org), (935-8353) MARRIAGE & TRIBUNAL ADVOCACY: Sherry Smith (sherry@holyrosaryseattle.org), ext. 210 PARISH & SCHOOL BOOKKEEPER: Rufina Miller (rmiller@holyrosaryseattle.org), ext. 211 ADMIN ASSISTANT & PRIVATE EVENTS: Melissa Tuthill (mtuthill@holyrosaryseattle.org), ext. 200 HOMEBOUND & BEREAVEMENT: Virginia Radel (vradel@holyrosaryseattle.org), ext. 209 PLANT MANAGER: Scott Stoefen (sstoefen@holyrosaryws.org), ext. 215 SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: George Hofbauer (ghofbauer@holyrosaryws.org), ext. 218 TECHNOLOGY, BULLETIN & PARISH WEB SITE: Sherry Smith (sherry@holyrosaryseattle.org), ext. 210 11:30 CHOIR DIRECTOR: Bob Ingalls (bingalls@holyrosaryseattle.org) ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: ext. 300 6
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