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SETON Sunday News - A Third Sunday of Easter - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Third Sunday
                                                                       of Easter
                                                                      Apr. 26, 2020
                                                                         Year
                                                                           A
                                                                       Volume 6
                                                                       Number 22

SETON Sunday News
 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - A Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Community
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                                                                                    Dear Brothers and Sisters,
                                                                                    In very fluid and changing circumstances, we urge
             Office Hours & Contact Information                                     you to check the following resources for the most
                                                                                    current situation:
     “STAY HOME, STAY HEALTHY” mandate                                              our website
 All staff working remotely, please contact us via
 email only. We are still working to help and serve                                 Easbothell.org
 you. Updates will be posted online and in the App                                  myParish app
                                                                                    Facebook page
Clergy
                                                                                    https://www.facebook.com/easbothell/
Priest Administrator .............. Fr.Ugalde@easbothell.org
Fr. Jose Ugalde, MSpS .................................... ext. 304                 Instagram @easbothell
Parochial Vicar ......................... Fr.Jesus@easbothell.org                   Be assured of our prayers, remember to keep us in
Fr. Jesús Sanchez, MSpS .................................. ext 305                  your prayers. If you need to reach a priest, use
                                                                                    their email addresses shown on the left.
Administration
Administrator........................... Shannon@easbothell.org                                               Fr Jose, Fr Jesus, and Staff
Shannon Everist................................................. ext 303
Secretary .............................. VeronicaM@easbothell.org                                 THIRD WEEK OF EASTER
Veronica Mendez ............................................... ext 301
Facilities ....................................... Oscar@easbothell.org            The Readings this week:
Oscar Mejia ....................................................................
                                                                                   Sun., Apr 26: Acts 2: 14, 22-33; 1 Pt 1: 17-21;
                                                                                                 Lk 24: 13-25
Faith Formation
Director............................ StephanieHM@easbothell.org                    Mon., Apr 27: Acts 6: 8-15; Jn 6: 22-29
Stephanie Moran .............................................. ext 311
Interim Youth Minister .......br.jorgeharo@easbothell.org                          Tue., Apr 28: Acts 7: 51—8:1A; Jn 6: 35AB
Br. Jorge Haro, MSpS ....................................... ext 313               Wed., Apr 29: Acts 8: 1B-8; Jn 6: 35-40
Bilingual Assistant ................... Eduardo@easbothell.org
                                                                                   Thu., Apr 30: Acts 8: 26-40; Jn 6: 44-51
Eduardo Cardona .............................................. ext 314
                                                                                   Fri., May 1: Acts 9: 1-20; Jn 6: 52-59
Liturgy                                                                            Sat., May 2:    St. Athanasius
Music Coordinator ....................... Kathy@easbothell.org                                     Acts 9: 31-42; Jn 6: 60-69
Kathy Egashira ........................................ 206-214-5884
Liturgy Coordinator .................... Marcia@easbothell.org                     Sun., May 3: Acts 2: 14A, 36-41; 1 Pt 2: 20B-25;
                                                                                                Jn 10: 1-10
Marcia Gimenez ................................................ ext 308
                                                                                           Online at www.usccb.org/bible/readings
                                                                                    Index
                                                                                    Amazing Parish                                     5
                        Officers and Councils                                       Daily Readings                                     2
                    The Pastoral Council                                            Directory                                          2
  Gerry Apin, Rolfson Augustine, Paul Gallagher, Francis                            From Fr Jose’s Desk                                3
  Irudayaraj, Laura Keegan, Jim Krieger, Marco Olivares,
                        Amy Walsh                                                   Important Updates on Faith Formation               4
                                                                                    Ministries                                         9
                    The Finance Council
     Fr. Jose Ugalde, Shannon Everist, Richard Carlson, Bill                        Sección en Español                               6y7
           Dunnigan, Patty McGoorty, Jon Alejandro                                  Vocation Awareness                                 8
                Seton Sunday News Bulletin
     Fr. Jose Ugalde, Marcia Gimenez, Eduardo Cardona

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                      From Fr. Jose’s desk
Meditation: “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life”                  important to attend a Bible Study, or talk to people that know
                                                                    about scriptures to explain what they don’t understand. Jesus
     On this Third Sunday of Easter the readings invite us to
                                                                    Himself “interprets” Scripture to these disciples so they can
reflect about the effects of Jesus’ resurrection. The encounter
the disciples had with the Risen Jesus transformed their life. It   understand it better and bring its teachings to life. This is how
                                                                    faith in Jesus Christ is strengthened. “Ignorance of Scripture
was an experience of new life, different than the life they had
                                                                    is ignorance of Christ,” says St Jerome.
shared with Him before His death and resurrection. Their
hope in the Messiah had died with Jesus’ crucifixion. Now               This whole first part of the catechesis about the Eucharist
with the apparition of the Risen Jesus that hope receives a         is called the Liturgy of the Word. Jesus explains the
breath of new life and their budding faith receives new             Scriptures giving us the message of the resurrection. It’s the
strength.                                                           experience we should be having right now during the Easter
     The gospel today shows us the scene of two disciples           Season.
who are walking back to the village of Emmaus, their home.               The next part of the catechesis is the Liturgy of the
Jesus draws near and walks with them and listens to them            Eucharist. Jesus and the disciples continue their journey and
talking about the things that had occurred in Jerusalem. He         come close to Emmaus. Jesus gives the impression that he is
asks them: “What are you discussing as you walk along?              going farther, but they urge Him to stay with them because it
They stopped, looking downcast.” We can’t blame them for            was almost evening. Like good hosts, they offered Him food.
feeling downcast, oppressed by sadness. Their leader was not        “while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the
with them any longer. They had imagined that He was going           blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes
to free them from the yoke of the Roman Empire. But they            were opened, and they recognized him, but he vanished from
receive a pleasant surprise when their leader joins them as         their sight.” This should fill our hearts. It is easy to imagine
they were talking, though they did not recognize him at first.      how excited they were to recognize Him after their terrible
In our daily life we come upon circumstances that sadden us,        sadness. After they ate with Him (they partook of the
like the death of a loved one, or some other event. The Lord        Eucharist), they are filled with joy in seeing their teacher
comes to meet us through a relative or friend that brings us        alive. The current situation in our lives has meant that we are
comfort. At that moment we don’t realize that it is the Lord        not allowed to go to Mass or receive Holy Communion, and
who walks with us, and we don’t recognize Him.                      that is causing a lot of sadness. But this current experience
                                                                    should help us better appreciate and value the Eucharist. I
     The text that follows is a catechesis about the Eucharist.
Jesus joins the disciples and listens to their conversation.        pray when you come back to Mass, and receive Jesus in the
                                                                    Eucharist you are able to recognize the Risen Lord opening
They tell him that their teacher, Jesus the Nazarene, was a
                                                                    the eyes of our hearts and our faith to help us believe in Him
prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the
                                                                    and proclaim Him God and Master of our Life. The Eucharist
people, how our chief priests and rulers both handed him
over to a sentence of death and crucified him. They also tell       is the new presence of the Risen Jesus.
Him about some women who went to the tomb and heard                      After partaking of the Eucharist, the disciples said to each
from an angel that Jesus was alive, but the disciples didn’t        other: “Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke
believe the women. Jesus speaks sternly to them: “Oh, how           to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” I know
foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the          many of us can say those same words. My heart burns within
prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should         me when the priest speaks and interprets scriptures for us.
suffer these things and enter into his glory?” Jesus then           Obviously, our hearts burn because we are hearing Jesus, not
interprets to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures,      because of the priest, it’s Jesus-Word who speaks to us with
from Moses to the last prophet.                                     power and fire. The Word and the Eucharist strengthened the
                                                                    faith of thae disciples and transformed their lives forever.
     What can we learn from these words? Firstly, that Jesus is
                                                                    They became witnesses of the Resurrection, and preachers of
the Way. The disciples were on their way home. This journey
                                                                    the Gospel for many people. You and I are called to share the
symbolizes the pilgrimage of the Church towards heaven.
                                                                    experience of the Resurrection in our lives to the people
Jesus is the Way that leads us to the Father. This is why He
                                                                    around us. How do we do that? The first step is to read the
came to the world, in order to teach us the true way that
facilitates an encounter with the God of Life. Secondly, Jesus      Word and discover the way we experience the grace of Jesus’
                                                                    resurrection in our personal life. For the second step we may
is the Word of God made flesh. “The Word became flesh and
                                                                    ask ourselves, how do I share this with others, especially
dwelt among us” says St John (1:14). Jesus fulfills everything
in Scripture. God’s plan was for Jesus to die and rise again in     members of my own family? You can do it after praying to
                                                                    the Holy Spirit, He gives us His Light and Wisdom so we can
order to reconcile humankind to himself and save them from
                                                                    be true witnesses of the Resurrection in our family and the
sin. Thirdly, the disciples are a symbol of each one of us
when we feel confused as we walk through life. It happens to        world around us. Remember, Jesus is the Way, the Truth and
                                                                    the Life. Blessings.
us as well that we don’t understand scripture. Sometimes
people tell me I don’t read the Bible because I don’t                    Fr Jose Ugalde, MSpS
understand its meaning. If you know somebody like this, it’s
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      FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CELEBRATIONS

It is with great sadness and with much prayer, that the decision          FAITH FORMATION FOR YEAR
to postpone our celebrations of First Holy Communion has been                      2020-2021
made:
1. The First Holy Communions that were scheduled for April               We are working on what our year of faith
   25 and May 2 have been cancelled.                                     formation is going to look like. We have to
2. The rehearsals/parent meeting set for April 21 and April 28           assess all aspects from the current events and
   have been cancelled as well.                                          also if we get to start a normal Faith Formation
At this time, new dates have NOT been set for the celebrations,          program in the fall. At this time, dates to begin
but we are looking at dates later in the summer. Once we do set          enrollment have NOT been set. Once we do set
the dates, you will receive a letter from the parish letting you         the date we will make them public. Watch the
know the day and time of the new rehearsal and the new                   bulletin for updates.
celebration.
If you are planning to move out of the area before August 1,
please let me know and I can create a letter for you to give to
your new parish so that your child may make their First Holy
Communion there.
Please know we are looking at dates and as soon as possible we                        INFANT BAPTISMS
will let you know.
Thank you for understanding and I share in your                          Baptisms have been postponed for the time being.
disappointment.                                                          As soon as the new dates are set, we will post them
For questions in English:                                                in all our information venues. If you have any
Stephanie at stephaniehm@easbothell.org                                  questions, please contact us at:
For questions in Spanish: Eduardo at eduardo@easbothell.org              eduardo@easbothell.org

                                                                           CATECISMO PARA EL AÑO 2020-2021

                   PRIMERAS COMUNIONES                                    Estamos trabajando en el formato del
                                                                          programa de clases de catecismo para el año
Es con gran tristeza y con mucha oración, que se tomó la decisión de      próximo. Necesitamos evaluar todos los
posponer nuestras celebraciones de las Primeras Comuniones:
                                                                          aspectos a la luz de los acontecimientos
1. Las Primeras Comuniones que estaban programadas para el 25 De          actuales. Tenemos que ver si podremos
   abril y el 2 de mayo han sido canceladas.                              comenzar normalmente en el otoño. Hasta este
2. Los ensayos/reuniones de padres fijados para el 21 de abril y el 28    momento no tenemos fecha para comenzar las
   de abril también han sido cancelados.
                                                                          inscripciones para el catecismo. Una vez que
En este momento, NO se han fijado nuevas fechas para las                  se haya decidido lo publicaremos por medio
celebraciones, pero estamos viendo fechas más tarde en el verano.         del boletín.
Una vez que fijemos las fechas, recibirán un aviso de parte la
parroquia informándoles el día y la hora del nuevo ensayo y la nueva
celebración.                                                                         BAUTISMOS de NIÑOS
Si usted está planeando mudarse de la zona antes del 1 de agosto, por
favor hágamelo saber y puedo crear una carta para que usted entregue
a su nueva parroquia para que su hijo pueda hacer su Primera               Los Bautismos de niños se posponen por el
Comunión allí.                                                             momento. En cuanto se fijen las nuevas
Por favor, sepa que estamos viendo las fechas y tan pronto como sea        fechas recibirán un aviso por parte de la
posible se lo haremos saber.                                               parroquia informándoles. Si tienen alguna
Gracias por entender y comparto su sentimiento de decepción.               pregunta contáctenos a:
                                                                           eduardo@easbothell.org
Para preguntas en inglés: Stephanie en stephaniehm@easbothell.org
Para preguntas en español: Eduardo en eduardo@easbothell.org
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  an                                                               With the Heart of Jesus

Archbishop Etienne invites us to seek the intercession of Our Lady of Seattle :

                                                             H         oly Mary, we come before you as
                                                                       spiritual children in great need, seeking
                                                             your intercession, and asking that your mantle of
                                                             love surround us to console, protect, and lead us to
                                                             your son Jesus.
                                                             We entrust all of God’s family, especially the
                                                             church in Western Washington, into your
                                                             immaculate hands. With your son Jesus’ gentle
                                                             power you can undo any knot in our church, and in
                                                             the lives of believers who entrust themselves to
                                                             your care.
                                                             Today I especially entrust to you [mention
                                                             request / Coronavirus here], and I ask that—
                                                             through your intercession, and that of St. James,
                                                             our guardian angels, and the faithful in our
                                                             archdiocese—we may be free from every spiritual
                                                             and temporal ill, and be safely led to encounter
                                                             your son’s merciful, sacred heart.
                                                             Our Lady of Seattle, Undoer of Knots, pray for us!

                                                                For the time being, the Chapel will be open for private
                                                                prayer only during Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday -
                                                                Friday 10:30am-12:30pm.
                                                                Daily Mass at 9am, Monday, Wednesday - Friday and
                                                                Sundays at 9am on Facebook Live only
 Thank you for continuing to support the Society                Please continue to practice the recommendations of the
             of St Vincent de Paul                              CDC for when you have to leave home for essential
                                                                business only:
                The Society of St Vincent de Paul at            Stay home if you’re sick or at risk
                SEAS is still serving the needy during          Wash hands or use sanitizer upon entering the Church
                this very challenging time and our help is      Practice social distancing
                needed now more than ever.            We
                                                                Cover your cough or sneeze
                appreciate your continued prayers and
                donations. Monetary donations can be
 done at the Online Giving section at the SEAS Parish                        MASS INTENTIONS
 website: https://easbothell.org/ (Be sure to check the
 SVDP box ) or you can mail in your SVDP envelope to            You can request Mass intentions!
 the parish. Food donation can be dropped off at the            Just send them to the parish secretary by email.
 SVDP food bins during parish hours.                            veronicam@easbothell.org
  May God bless you and your family abundantly!
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                                                             S        anta María, venimos a ti como hijos
                                                                      espirituales en gran necesidad buscando
                                                             tu intercesion. Cubrenos con tu manto de amor
                                                             para que encontremos consuelo, proteccion y nos
                                                             guíe a tu hijo Jesus.
                                                             Encomendamos toda la familia de Dios a tus
                                                             inmaculadas manos, especialmente la iglesia del
                                                             Oeste de Washington. Con el suave poder de tu
                                                             hijo Jesus, puedes desatar cualquier nudo en
                                                             nuestra iglesia y en la vida de los creyentes que se
                                                             encomiendan a tu cuidado.
                                                             Hoy especialmente pongo en tus manos mi pedido
                                                             por [mencionar intención / Coronavirus] , y te pido
                                                             que por tu intercesion, la de Santiago, la de
                                                             nuestro angel de la guarda, y de los fieles de la
                                                             arquidiocesis nos liberes de toda afeccion
                                                             espiritual y temporal, y nos guíes al encuentro del
                                                             misericordioso y sagrado corazon de tu hijo.
                                                             Nuestra Senora de Seattle, Desata Nudos, ¡ruega
                                                             por nosotros!

                                                                 Por ahora, la Capilla estará abierta para la oración
                                                                 personal solamente los: lunes, miércoles a viernes de
                                                                 10am a 12:30pm.
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                                                                        INTENCIONES PARA MISA
 Acuérdense de orar por nosotros, ya que ustedes
 están en nuestras oraciones.                                    ¡Solicite sus intenciones para Misa! Solamente
                                                                 mande un correo electrónico a la secretaria de
                                                                 la parroquia. veronicam@easbothell.org
 Padre José, Padre Jesús, y personal parroquial
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                  Del escritorio del P. José
     Meditación: “Yo Soy el Camino, la Verdad y la Vida”           algún curso bíblico o pedir a alguien que conoce la Escritura
      En este Tercer Domingo de Pascua, las lecturas nos           y les explique su mensaje. Jesús mismo explica la Escritura a
invitan a meditar sobre los efectos de la Resurrección de          los discípulos con el fin de ayudarles a entenderla y llevar a la
Jesús. El encuentro de los discípulos con Jesús Resucitado         vida lo explicado. Así es como surge la fe en Cristo Jesús.
transformó su vida. Fue una experiencia de nueva vida,             “Ignorancia de la Escritura es ignorancia de Cristo”, decía
diferente a la que vivían con Jesús antes de su Muerte y           San Jerónimo.
Resurrección. Su esperanza en el Mesías había muerto en el               A toda esta primera parte de catequesis de la Eucaristía
momento de la crucifixión. Ahora con la aparición de Jesús         le llamamos liturgia de la Palabra. Jesús explica la Escritura,
Resucitado esa esperanza recobra nueva vida y se fortalece su      dejándonos el mensaje de la Resurrección. Es lo que estamos
fe naciente.                                                       viviendo en esta temporada de Pascua.
      El evangelio de hoy nos presenta la escena de dos                 La siguiente parte de la catequesis es la liturgia de la
discípulos que van de regreso a su pueblo, llamado Emaús.          Eucaristía. Jesús y los discípulos van de camino, se acercan al
Jesús sale a su encuentro y se une a ellos conforme iban           pueblo de Emaús. Jesús hace como que va más lejos; los
hablando de lo sucedido en Jerusalén. Les pregunta, “¿De           discípulos lo invitan a quedarse con ellos porque ya es tarde y
qué cosas vienen hablando, tan llenos de tristeza?” No es          pronto va a oscurecer. Como buenos discípulos, le ofrecen de
para menos que la tristeza los agobiara. Ya no tenían a su         comer. “Cuando estaban a la mesa, tomó un pan, pronunció
líder con ellos. Se habían hecho la ilusión de que Él los          la bendición, lo partió y se lo dio. Entonces, se les abrieron
libraría del yugo de los romanos. Sin embargo, se llevan una       los ojos y lo reconocieron, pero Él se les desapareció”. Esto
gran sorpresa, su líder se une con ellos mientras conversaban,     debe causarnos gran emoción. Es fácil imaginar con qué
pero no lo reconocieron de momento. En nuestra vida diaria         emoción reaccionaron estos discípulos tristes, y cómo,
nos encontramos con situaciones que nos causan tristeza            después de recibir la Eucaristía, se llenaron de alegría por ver
como puede ser la muerte de un ser querido o alguna otra           a su líder vivo. La situación que estamos viviendo ha hecho
circunstancia. El Señor viene a nuestro encuentro a través de      que no puedan asistir a la Iglesia y mucho menos recibir la
algún familiar o amistad para darnos su consuelo. En el            Eucaristía y eso ha causado mucha tristeza. Sin embargo, esta
momento no nos damos cuenta de que es el Señor quien nos           experiencia debe ayudarles a valorar la Eucaristía. Que
acompaña y no lo reconocemos.                                      cuando regresen y reciban la Eucaristía puedan reconocer a
     Lo que sigue es una catequesis sobre la Eucaristía. Jesús     Jesús Resucitado, que nos abre los ojos del corazón y de la fe
se une a los discípulos y escucha lo que vienen hablando. Le       para creer en Él y proclamarlo Dios de nuestra Vida. La
describen que su líder, Jesús de Nazareth, era un profeta          Eucaristía es la nueva forma de presencia de Jesús
poderoso en obras y palabras ante Dios y ante el pueblo, y         Resucitado.
cómo los sacerdotes y sus jefes lo entregaron para que lo               Después de recibir la Eucaristía, los discípulos se decían
condenaran a muerte y lo crucificaran. Le comentaron               el uno al otro: “¡Con razón nuestro corazón ardía, mientras
también sobre el testimonio de las mujeres que habían ido al       nos hablaba por el camino y nos explicaba las Escrituras!”
sepulcro y que un ángel les dijo que Jesús estaba vivo, pero       Cuántos de nosotros podemos decir los mismo. Me arde mi
ellos no creyeron. Jesús les habla fuerte, “¡Qué insensatos        corazón cuando el sacerdote nos habla y nos explica las
son ustedes y qué duros de corazón para creer todo lo              Escrituras. Obviamente, quien nos hace arder el corazón no es
anunciado por los profetas! ¿Acaso no era necesario que el         el sacerdote, sino Jesús-Palabra que nos habla con poder y
Mesías padeciera todo esto y así entrara en su gloria?” Jesús      fuego. La Palabra y la Eucaristía fortalecieron la fe de los
entonces les explica los pasajes de la Escritura que se referían   discípulos y transformaron su vida para siempre. Los
a Él desde Moisés hasta el último profeta.                         convirtió en proclamadores de la Resurrección de Jesús y en
      ¿Qué nos enseñan estas palabras? Primero que Jesús es        evangelizadores de muchos pueblos. Tú y yo estamos
el Camino. Los discípulos iban de camino a su pueblo. Este         llamados a compartir la experiencia de la Resurrección en
caminar simboliza el peregrinar de la Iglesia hacia el cielo.      nuestra vida con nuestros semejantes. ¿Cómo hacerlo?
Jesús es el Camino que nos guía para llegar al Padre. Para eso     Primero descubrir a través de la lectura de la Palabra cómo
vino al mundo, para enseñarnos el verdadero camino que nos         experimento la gracia de la Resurrección de Jesús en mi vida
lleva a encontrarnos con el Dios de la Vida. Segundo, Jesús        personal. Segundo, ¿Cómo puedo compartir esta experiencia
es la Palabra de Dios hecha carne. “El Verbo se hizo carne y       con mis semejantes, sobre todo con miembros de mi familia?
habitó entre nosotros” nos dice san Juan (1,14). Jesús da          Lo puedes hacer después de orar al Espíritu Santo, quien nos
cumplimiento a todo lo referente a Él en la Escritura. El plan     da su Luz y Sabiduría para ser testigos auténticos de la
de Dios era que Jesús muriera y resucitara para reconciliar y      Resurrección de Jesús en nuestra familia y en mundo de hoy.
salvar a la humanidad del pecado. Tercero, los discípulos          Recuerda, Jesús es nuestro Camino, Verdad y Vida.
simbolizan cada uno de nosotros que nos sentimos                   Bendiciones.
desorientados por el camino de la vida. Nos sucede también
que no entendemos la Escritura. En ocasiones, escucho a
personas que me dicen, Padre, no leo la Biblia porque no                P. José Ugalde, MSpS
entiendo lo que dice. En este caso es importante asistir a
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                   A WAITING HARVEST
                                    Vocation Awareness
     Signs of a Vocation to Priesthood
     and Characteristics of a Good Candidate
  10. A good candidate for diocesan priesthood                    that his IQ was very low. His parents had never pushed him
  should have above-average intelligence. Part II                 to do anything about it. He was now working at a hardware
                                                                  store. I did spend time with him, and we enlisted the help of
  If a man is academically weak and has to work very hard         some specialists to evaluate his educational capacity. It was
  just to get average grades, he still can become a priest,       heartbreaking to see every test come back worse than the
  though seminary will be a challenge for him. Today              last. All the educational experts told us the he might be able
  seminaries have many structures in place to help average        to get his high school diploma with a lot of work, but he
  students succeed. Some of the best priests the Church has       would never be able to do college level work, much less
  ever known were not the best students. St. John Vianney,        master’s level theology. This man told me, “Father, I know
  the patron of priests is just one example of many.              that Jesus is calling me to be a priest. I feel it in my heart.”
  I remember a young man who came to me with all the signs        And I had to say to him, “No, he is not. I’m sorry. God
  and qualities of a good candidate. He made a wonderful          never calls us to a vocation without giving us the
  first impression. He was extremely likeable and friendly        wherewithal to live out that vocation. And he has not given
  and was a wonderful conversationalist. He was generous in
  serving others.                                                 you the minimal academic abilities to learn what a priest
  He loved the Lord and the Church, and he was extremely          has to know.” I was able to work with this young man to
  prayerful. He was psychologically and emotionally stable.       help him find some wonderful religious communities, as he
  When he told me he was certain that God was calling him         had the qualities to become a saintly religious brother or
  to become a priest, I was thrilled. The diocese needs priests   monk. But he was not called to be a priest.
  like this man! But I noticed that he rarely ever spoke about                                                    From the Book
  school, even though he was college aged. I had to press him                                     “To Save a Thousand Souls”
  to discover that he was not in college at present and that he                                             Fr. Brett A. Brannen
  had not graduated from high school. He had dropped out in
  his senior year, knowing that he was going to fail. He told
  me finally that he had a very severe learning disability and

  O Jesus,
  Our Eternal Pastor,
  Deign to look with merciful eyes
  Upon this part of your loving flock.
  Lord, we need a large number of priests,
  and men and women consecrated to the
  religious life.                                                                                 This week please pray for
  Multiply vocations,                                                                                    Alex Nelson.
  And sanctify more and more our priests,                                                        He is a seminarian with the
  And those consecrated in the religious life.                                                    Archdiocese of Seattle.
                                                                                                 He is in his Pastoral Year at
  We ask you all this through the Immaculate                                                     St. Luke in Shoreline, WA
  Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, your sweet and holy
  Mother.
  Jesus give us priests according to your heart.
  Jesus, savior of all people,
  save them, save them!
 For information on becoming a Religious Priest Missionary of the Holy Spirit or
 a Diocesan Priest contact one of the following people: Serra Club: Arthur Adams
                                               Priests:        Fr. Jose Ugalde, M.Sp.S.
                                                             Fr. Jesus Sanchez, M.Sp.S.
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               MINISTRIES & GROUPS                          Please keep the sick among us in your prayers, especially:
           Alpha, Roger Ditto and Lisa Nelson
  Altar Servers, Jane McKenzie and Veronica Cardona        Dorathy Ambrozic      Tom Gresczyk            Herb Schafer
        Apostleship of the Cross, Marcia Gimenez           Salvador Andrada      Richard Gross          Gladdis Schafer
            Bible Study in English, Julie Jones               Rudy Aviles      Virginia Guzman          Sharon Schafer
         Bible Study in Spanish, Marcia Gimenez
                                                              Tom Bender          Dee Holiday-             Jim Sloane
Catholic Social Teachings Min, Jane Smoke/Karyn Sullivan
      Coffee & Donuts, Roger Ditto and Lisa Nelson             Don Bender           Osborne               Judy Sloane
       EMEs, Ana May Apin and Cuquita Cardona                 Jane Bentley    Louise Hundertmark          John Sloane
    Encuentro Matrimonial, Raquel y Antonio Ramírez         Janet Paul- Boers    David Hurtado         Leticia Solorzano
            Eucharistic Adoration, Kimie Mori                Shawna Boger         Steve Jasmer           Fran Sphung
         Funeral Committee, Marianne Iwamoto                  Tyler Brown      Rosemary Jesmer         Harry St Nicholas
              Good Samaritans, in transition
                                                             Sharyl Buehler      Steven Jesmer          Adrienne Steuer
         Guadalupe Committee, Carmen Ramos
        Homebound Ministers, Marianne Iwamoto                 Cindy Burby       Helen Johnston          Francis Sullivan
             Hospitality Team, Tony Fletcher                   Rick Burns       Alfredo Lazaga          James Sullivan
       Lectors, Niki Gagner and Elvira Hernandez               Tom Burns         Arcely Lazaga         Michael Trupiano
                 Linens, Marcia Gimenez                        Ian Bridges     Christopher Leon          Peter Valdez
 “Luz y Vida” Prayer Group, Jose & Angelica Velazquez         Ruth Carpizo        Jennie Leyva          Alexa Vazquez
            Music Coordinator, Kathy Egashira
                                                              Claire Carter     David McDaniel         Neveha Velazquez
       Pastoral Council, Paul Gallagher/Gerry Apin
            Prayer Shawl Ministry, Joan Kluck                Eulalia Castillo   Elisa Mogollan         Evelio Villalobos
               Prayer Team, Rolf Augustine                 Jason Consolacion       Jim Moran            Vladimir Vozar
              Pro-Life Ministry, Karen Salvati              Magaly Cristerna     Maria Muniz-          Rosemary Wentz
                 Rise, Kianna Garmanian                          Ed Crull          Valdovinez              Barb West
              Sacramentors, Scott Occhiuto                    Gary Darnell    Yolanda Noblezada           Tami Wyatt
                Simbang Gabi, Gerry Apin
                                                              Sharyl Davis     Selena Oceguedal-         Jorge Zepeda
        Stavros, Jim Krieger and Marcia Gimenez
         Symbolon, Roger Ditto and Lisa Nelson                Mary Deering         Hernandez             Beatrice Zorzi
Velankanni Community, Johnson Andrews & Benson Babu        Alex De Leon Diaz      Teresa Paris
           Women’s Fellowship, Mary Christie                    Saul Diaz        Elamar Perez
                                                            Billie Dougherty    Margarita Perez
          COLLABORATORS IN MINISTRY
                                                               Anna Epps       Margaret Quigley
           Cascade Serra Club, Ken Christie                Devlynn Ferguson     Michael Quigley
           Catholic Daughters, Kathy Taylor                   Fran Fielden         Ritzy Rafer
           Knights of Columbus, Frank Celli
                                                              Jason Gagner      Teresita Ramos
         St. Vincent de Paul     425-355-3504                Ricardo Garcia      Arnold Rivera
                                                              Annie Gillen        Joyce Rosas
                                                               Rebecca Go     Florentine Ruhland
  Contact for all ministries info@easbothell.org            Lupita Gonzalez    Jesus Sanchez Sr.
     Mention the ministry in the subject line.
                                                                 May the Father bless you, the Son heal you and
                                                                       the Holy Spirit comfort you. Amen.
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