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Fifth Sunday
of Lent
Mar. 29, 2020
Year
A
Volume 6
Number 18
SETON Sunday News
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - A Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Community
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
At this time when we are suspending Masses and
Office Hours & Contact Information Parish activities, it is very important that we stay
connected. We will be updating information as we
Mon, Wed-Fri ...................................... 8:30am—5:30pm have it available on several channels:
Tuesday ................................................... 9am—5pm our website
Main Phone number .................................. 425-481-0303 Easbothell.org
Faith Formation ......................................... 425-481-9358
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Fr. Jose Ugalde, MSpS .................................... ext. 304
Instagram @easbothell
Parochial Vicar ......................... Fr.Jesus@easbothell.org
Fr. Jesús Sanchez, MSpS .................................. ext 305 Be assured of our prayers, remember to keep us in
your prayers.
Administration Fr Jose, Fr Jesus, and Staff
Administrator........................... Shannon@easbothell.org
Shannon Everist................................................. ext 303
Secretary .............................. VeronicaM@easbothell.org
Veronica Mendez ............................................... ext 301 FIFTH WEEK OF LENT
Facilities ....................................... Oscar@easbothell.org
Oscar Mejia .................................................................... The Readings this week:
Faith Formation Sun., Mar 29: Ez 37: 12-14; Rom 5: 8-11; Jn 11: 1-45
Director............................ StephanieHM@easbothell.org
Mon., Mar 30: Dn 13: 1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62;
Stephanie Moran .............................................. ext 311 Jn 8: 1-11
Interim Youth Minister .......br.jorgeharo@easbothell.org
Br. Jorge Haro, MSpS ....................................... ext 313 Tue., Mar 31: Nm 21: 4-9; Jn 8: 21-30
Bilingual Assistant ................... Eduardo@easbothell.org Wed., Apr 1: Dn 3: 14-20, 91-92, 95; Lk 8: 31-42
Eduardo Cardona .............................................. ext 314 Thu., Apr 2: Gn 17: 3-9; Jn 8: 51-59
Liturgy Fri., Apr 3: Jer 20: 10-13; Jn 10: 31-42
Music Coordinator ....................... Kathy@easbothell.org Sat., Apr 4: Ez 37: 32-28; Jn 11: 45-56
Kathy Egashira ........................................ 206-214-5884
Sun., Apr 5: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Liturgy Coordinator .................... Marcia@easbothell.org Is 50: 4-7; Phil 2: 6-11;
Marcia Gimenez ................................................ ext 308 Mt 26: 14-27:66
Online at www.usccb.org/bible/readings
Officers and Councils Index
The Pastoral Council Amazing Parish 4
Gerry Apin, Rolfson Augustine, Paul Gallagher, Francis
Irudayaraj, Laura Keegan, Jim Krieger, Marco Olivares,
Marriage and Family Life 5
Amy Walsh Daily Readings 2
The Finance Council Directory 2
Fr. Jose Ugalde, Shannon Everist, Richard Carlson, Bill Ministries 9
Dunnigan, Patty McGoorty, Jon Alejandro From Fr Jose’s Desk 3
Seton Sunday News Bulletin Sección en Español 6y7
Fr. Jose Ugalde, Marcia Gimenez, Eduardo Cardona Vocation Awareness 8
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From Fr. Jose’s desk
Meditation: "I Am the Resurrection and the Life" forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the
world to come." Like Martha, we too believe and confess
that Jesus is the Resurrection, "the Son of God, the one
We are reaching the end of our Lenten journey, which who is coming into the world". Our Lenten reflection helps
will end in the celebration of the Lord's Resurrection. Next us to look deeply into this reality of our Christian faith.
Sunday will already be Palm Sunday and with this, we will God has given us the grace of faith that enables us to
start Holy Week. We will stand at the foot of the Cross, believe in and live according to his teaching and promise
accompanying Jesus, at the mountain of Calvary, to rise of the Resurrection. God promises us the resurrection of
together with Him. Resurrection and Life is the central our bodies on the last day, so we live accordingly, looking
theme of today’s readings, revealing that God is a God of forward to that day to come. We know that God has
Life, through Jesus who is the Resurrection and the Life. created us to live for all eternity. He is Eternal Life and
invites us to live this grace here on earth and not to wait
The gospel presents to us the story of the resurrection until we die. Therefore, we must not fear death. To die is
of Lazarus. It's a story that invites us to prepare ourselves to be born into the reality of eternal life.
to enter the experience of encounter with Jesus as Martha
and Mary did. We know that Jesus had a very close St Paul in the second reading exhorts us to discover the
friendship with this family. Friendship in itself is a beauty of living in the Spirit of God, that is, to live our
profound dimension of life. The close relationship of a daily life in the light of His wisdom. "Those who are in the
friendship empowers us to get to know our friend’s life flesh cannot please god. But you are not in the flesh; on the
deeply. Jesus knew his friend Lazarus very well. This must contrary, you are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of God
also be our relationship of friendship with God. This kind dwells in you." Jesus has come into the world to teach us
of friendship generates deep trust and drives mutual how to live our lives according to His Spirit who guides us
dialogue, for instance in daily prayer. Prayer is simply a to choose all that is good and to hate all that is evil. His
conversation with Jesus. One talks with him as talking with whole life is an example of what it means to live the Spirit
a friend. You can say to Jesus: my friend, in you I trust. of God. You and I are called to be examples of Christian
life because the Spirit of God dwells in our hearts since our
Lazarus dies and with this, the scene of dialogue baptism. To live the Spirit of God is to live here on earth as
between Jesus, Martha, and Mary begins. "Lord, if you had children of God raised from the dead, choosing to live
been here, my brother would not have died," Martha says eternal life. When we make the decision to live in God's
to Jesus. It seems to be a complaint, but instead, it is a grace, it means to come out from the tomb of sin, which is
prayer full of confidence, and at the same time, a prayer of death. When Lazarus came out, Jesus said, "Untie him, and
pain for the death of her brother, Lazarus. Who wants to let him go". These are similar words of absolution. When
lose a loved one? Nobody. However, death is a law of you confess your sins, the priest says, "I absolve you from
human nature. We all may have gone through such an your sins, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy
experience of pain and we said: Lord, if you'd been here, Spirit. You may go in peace". How beautiful it is to feel
my mom, my dad, my son... wouldn't have died. Jesus as a free from the tomb of sin and to feel alive again. This is
human being sympathizes with our pain. He not only what God's Love and Mercy do. God sets us free from all
comforts Martha and Mary, he also mourns because he is our iniquities and give us life in abundance, Jesus says.
in pain for the death of his friend, Lazarus. Jesus also
sympathizes with us when we experience the death of a On this last Sunday of Lent, let us ask the Lord that we
loved one. "Your brother will rise" Jesus tells this to may experience the grace of His Resurrection through
Martha and to us when we lose a loved one. This means forgiveness of our sins, through daily prayer, and the
that death is not the end of life. "Indeed for your faithful, practice of charity. That life eternal here on earth may
Lord, life is changed not ended" (Preface I for the Dead). inspire us to bear witness that Jesus truly lives in our heart,
What ends with death is our mission here on earth, not life; that we love him and give thanks for offering his Life in
our body is put in a place of rest and there awaits the ransom for our sins. May the Lord bless us with His peace
resurrection when Jesus comes at his second coming. This and strength during the uncertain time we live in today and
is the way we should live our Christian faith in the hope of let us pray that the coronavirus pandemic may end soon.
the resurrection; on that day our body will be glorified by Amen.
the grace of the Resurrection. "I am the Resurrection and
the Life. Whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Fr Jose Ugalde, MSpS
Do you believe this?" Jesus asks us the same question: do
you believe this? He was saying, do you believe in the Priest Administrator
Resurrection? If we say, yes; then we are proud in
professing our Christian faith every Sunday: "I look
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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-Friday 10am-
5pm.
Please continue to practice the recommendations of the
CDC:
Stay home if you’re sick or at risk
Wash hands or use sanitizer upon entering the Church
ARCHDIOCESE OF SEATTLE
Practice social distancing
At Home with Faith Cover your cough or sneeze
The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is disrupting our lives
in many ways. Even in these challenging times, God Do this in Memory of Me
provides opportunities to grow in our faith. For parents and As we enter Holy Week, we celebrate the gift of the
families at home, we recommend the following resources to Eucharist as our heavenly food. We continue to
grow closer to God. reflect on the challenge of global hunger. How does
Ask God for help Join Archbishop Etienne in seeking the our faith inspire us to share the gifts that God has
intercession of Our Lady of Seattle with this prayer: http:// bestowed on us?
www.seattlearchdiocese.org/Assets/General/Electronic-
PrayerCard2-030520.pdf
Visit crsricebowl.org for more information.
Pope Francis’ Five Finger Prayer Method - great to teach to
children!
https://www.getfed.com/pope-francis-praying-with-5-fingers
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Marriage and Family Life
Love and Marriage in the Kingdom of Amor y matrimonio en el Reino de Dios
God
Si ves a una pareja que se ama felizmente y parecen vivir
If you see a couple who love each other happily and seem en armonía, no digas: ¡qué afortunados! ¡No los envidies! En
to live in harmony, don’t say how lucky they are! Don’t envy las relaciones matrimoniales, no existe la suerte. Será un buen
them! In marital relations, there is no such thing as luck. matrimonio, pero no un matrimonio afortunado. Las parejas
There is a good marriage, but not a lucky marriage. Couples hacen que su matrimonio sea bueno por las muchas
make their marriage good by the many concessions they concesiones que hacen el uno por el otro, por los sacrificios
make to each other, by the sacrifices they make for each
que hacen el uno por el otro, por el bien de mantenerse juntos,
other, for the sake of keeping together, solid enough in their
faith to travel the journey of life together despite all the lo suficientemente sólidos según su fe para recorrer el camino
difficulties and obstacles that challenge their road towards the de la vida juntos a pesar de todas las dificultades y obstáculos
destination. que desafían su camino hacia su destino.
Look at your fingers, they are all different despite being Mira tus dedos, todos son diferentes a pesar de ser partes de
parts of the same hand. So, what to expect when a man and a la misma mano. Entonces, ¿qué esperar cuando un hombre y
woman meet, fall in love, and decide to continue their lives una mujer se encuentran, se enamoran y deciden continuar
together? They might come from different backgrounds: sus vidas juntos? Pueden provenir de diferentes orígenes
social, cultural, religious, with different opinions, attitudes, sociales, culturales, religiosos, con diferentes opiniones,
and perceptions of the world, but they can still make it actitudes y percepciones del mundo, pero aún pueden salir
through if they let God be in their midst. Marriage, therefore, adelante si dejan que Dios esté en medio de ellos. El
as Bishop Fulton Sheen describes it, happens between three, matrimonio, por lo tanto, como lo describe el obispo Fulton
and not only two. It is the bride, the groom, and God. And
Sheen, ocurre entre tres y no sólo dos: la novia, el novio y
when God is in the middle, God is the eternal link between
husband and wife. And nothing shall break this link, until Dios. Y cuando Dios está en medio, Dios es el vínculo eterno
death separates them. But even then, they are going to be entre el esposo y la esposa. Y nada romperá este vínculo hasta
united with Him in heaven giving that they lived their life que la muerte los separe. Pero aun así, estarán juntos con
together in faith, love, respect, and forgiveness. Dios en el cielo por el hecho de que vivieron juntos su vida
de fe, amor, respeto y perdón.
At no time have we been promised a happy, perfect life;
the road is full of thorns, but thorns can become roses with En ningún momento se nos ha prometido una vida feliz y
mutual love. Love is primarily mutual giving, patience, perfecta; el camino está lleno de espinas, pero las espinas
mercy, and compassion for each other. Love is generosity; it pueden convertirse en rosas con amor mutuo. El amor es
is about sharing concerns and worries, and shared dreams and principalmente entrega mutua, paciencia, misericordia y
aspirations. Love is not selfish, it is not “me first”, it is “our compasión del uno por el otro. El amor es generosidad; se
marriage first”. It is less about complaining and blaming in trata de compartir preocupaciones, de compartir sueños y
the time of trouble and more about enduring and carrying the
cross together. aspiraciones. El amor no es egoísta, no es "yo primero", es
"nuestro matrimonio primero". Se trata de quejarse y culparse
In the Eastern churches, the bride and the groom are menos durante el tiempo de los problemas y sobrellevar más
crowned in the marriage ceremony, and their crowns have a la cruz juntos.
cross on top. The priest puts the crowns on their heads,
declaring their entrance together into the kingdom of God, En las iglesias orientales, la novia y el novio son coronados
and sharing with Jesus the carrying of the cross. The bride en la ceremonia de matrimonio, y sus coronas tienen una cruz
and the groom promise to carry their cross together in their en la parte superior. El sacerdote pone las coronas sobre sus
journey of marriage. The bride and the groom are the children cabezas, declarando su entrada juntos en el reino de Dios, y
of God, princess and prince who are entering the kingdom of compartiendo con Jesús el camino de la cruz. La novia y el
their Father, God the king, and come into union with Him. novio prometen llevar su cruz juntos en su viaje de
They are honored through this union, and their relationship matrimonio. La novia y el novio son los hijos de Dios,
becomes holy by the sacrament of marriage. Marriage,
princesa y príncipe que están entrando en el reino de su
therefore, is a sacred bond, and what is sacred shall not be
desecrated. Padre, Dios-Rey, y entran en unión con él. Son honrados a
través de esta unión, y su relación se vuelve santa por el
Salma Arraf-Baker, PhD sacramento del matrimonio. El matrimonio, por lo tanto, es
un vínculo sagrado, y lo que es sagrado no debe ser
profanado.
Salma Arraf-Baker, PhD
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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 durante las horas de oficina:
Estimados Hermanos y Hermanas, lunes, miércoles a viernes de 10am a 5pm.
En estos tiempos cuando se han suspendido las Continúe por favor usando las prácticas
Misas y las actividades parroquiales, es recomendadas por las autoridades de Salud:
importante mantenernos en comunicación. Quédese en casa si se siente enfermo o es de alto
Vamos a actualizar la información por medio riesgo
de varios canales sociales: Lávese las manos o use el desinfectante al llegar a la
Iglesia
Nuestra página web Mantenga la distancia social
Easbothell.org Cúbrase al toser o estornudar
La aplicación de myParish
La cual la pueden encontrar en App store, IOS y
Android
HAZ ESTO EN CONMEMORACIÓN MIA
Página de Facebook A medida que entramos en la Semana Santa, celebramos
https://www.facebook.com/easbothell/ el don de la Eucaristía como nuestro alimento celestial.
Continuamos reflexionando sobre el desafío del hambre
Instagram @easbothell mundial. ¿Cómo nos inspira nuestra fe a compartir los
dones que Dios nos ha otorgado?
Acuérdense de orar por nosotros, ya que ustedes Visita crsplatodearroz.org para más información.
están en nuestras oraciones.
Padre José, Padre Jesús, y personal parroquial
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Del escritorio del P. José
Meditación: “Yo soy la Resurrección y la Vida” domingo cuando recitamos el Credo, “Espero la
resurrección de los muertos y la vida del mundo futuro”.
Estamos llegando al final de nuestro recorrido Al igual que Marta, nosotros también creemos y
cuaresmal, que culmina con la celebración de la confesamos que Jesús es la Resurrección, “el Mesías, el
Hijo de Dios, el que tenía que venir al mundo”. La
Resurrección del Señor. El próximo domingo es ya
Domingo de Ramos e iniciamos la Semana Santa. Nos reflexión cuaresmal nos ayuda a interiorizar en esta
colocamos a los pies de la Cruz, acompañando a Jesús, en realidad de nuestra fe cristiana. Dios nos regala la gracia
el monte del calvario, para resucitar junto con Él. La de la fe que nos capacita para creer y vivir lo que nos
Resurrección y la Vida es el tema central de las lecturas de enseña y promete. Dios nos promete la resurrección de
este Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma, revelando al Dios de nuestro cuerpo en el último día. Dios nos ha creado para
la Vida, a través de Jesús que es la Resurrección y la Vida. vivir eternamente. Dios es Vida Eterna y nos invita a
vivirnos aquí en la tierra con esta gracia. Por tanto, no
El evangelio nos presenta la historia de la resurrección debemos temer a la muerte. Morir es nacer a la vida eterna.
de Lázaro. Es una historia que nos invita a prepararnos a
vivir esta experiencia de encuentro con Jesús como lo San Pablo en la segunda lectura nos exhorta a descubrir
hicieron Marta y María. Sabemos que Jesús tenía una la belleza de vivirnos en el
amistad muy cercana con esta familia. La amistad es en sí Espíritu de Dios, es decir, vivir nuestra vida diaria a la
una dimensión profunda de vida. La relación de amistad luz de la sabiduría de Dios. “Los que se viven en forma
nos capacita para conocer y profundidad la vida del amigo- desordenada y egoísta no pueden agradar a Dios. Pero
a. Jesús conocía muy bien a su amigo Lázaro. Así debe ser ustedes no llevan esa clase de vida, sino una vida conforme
también nuestra relación de amistad con Dios; es una al Espíritu, puesto que el Espíritu de Dios habita
amistad que genera una profunda confianza e impulsa el verdaderamente en ustedes”. Jesús ha venido al mundo
diálogo mutuo; esto es la oración diaria. La oración es para enseñarnos a vivir nuestra vida conforme a su Espíritu
sencillamente platicar con Jesús como se platica con un que nos guía a elegir todo lo bueno y aborrecer todo lo
amigo-a. Puedes decirle: Jesús, amigo mío, en ti confío. malo. Toda su Vida es un ejemplo de lo que es vivir el
Lázaro muere y con esto se abre la escena de diálogo Espíritu de Dios. Tú y yo estamos llamados a dar ejemplo
entre Jesús, Marta y María. “Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, de vida cristiana porque el Espíritu de Dios habita en
no hubiera muerto mi hermano” dice Marta a Jesús. nuestro corazón desde nuestro bautismo. Vivir el Espíritu
Pareciera que fuera un reclamo, pero es una oración llena de Dios es vivir ya aquí en la tierra la Resurrección y la
de confianza, y a la vez de dolor por la muerte de su Vida Eterna. Cuando hacemos la decisión de vivirnos en
hermano, Lázaro. ¿Quién quiere perder a un ser querido? gracia de Dios, es salir de la tumba del pecado que es
Nadie. Sin embargo, es la ley de la naturaleza humana, muerte. Cuando Lázaro volvió a la vida, Jesús dijo,
morir. Todos hemos pasado por una experiencia semejante “Desátenlo, para que pueda andar”. Estas son palabras
de dolor y hemos dicho, Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, no similares a las palabras de absolución. Cuando confiesas
hubiera muerto mi mamá, mi papá, mi hijo-a… Empero, tus pecados, el sacerdote dice, “yo te absuelvo de tus
Jesús como humano se solidariza con nuestro dolor. Jesús pecados, en el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu
no sólo consuela a Marta y a María, llora también porque Santo”. Que bonito es sentirse liberado de la tumba del
le duele la muerte de su amigo, Lázaro, y la de nuestros pecado y volver a la vida. Así es el Amor y la Misericordia
semejantes. “Tu hermano resucitará” Jesús dice a Marta y de Dios. Dios está siempre dispuesto para amarnos y
a nosotros cuando perdemos a un ser querido. Esto quiere darnos vida y vida en abundancia, dice Jesús.
decir que la muerte no es el fin de la vida. “Pues, para En este último domingo de cuaresma, pidámosle al
quienes creemos en ti, Padre, la vida se transforma, no se Señor que nos conceda experimentar la gracia de la
acaba” (Prefacio I de Difuntos). Con la muerte termina Resurrección a través del perdón de nuestros pecados, la
nuestra misión aquí en la tierra, no la vida; nuestro cuerpo oración diaria y la práctica de la caridad, y así dar
se pone en un lugar de descanso y ahí espera la testimonio de que Jesús vive verdaderamente en nuestro
resurrección cuando venga Jesús por segunda vez. Así es corazón, que lo amamos y le damos gracias por haber
como vivimos nuestra fe con la esperanza de la ofrecido su Vida en rescate por la deuda que teníamos con
resurrección; ese día nuestro cuerpo será glorificado por la nuestro Padre celestial. Que el Señor nos conceda mucha
gracia de la Resurrección. “Yo soy la Resurrección y la paz y fortaleza durante este tiempo que vivimos de
Vida. El que cree en mí, aunque haya muerto, vivirá; y incertidumbre; que pronto desaparezca el coronavirus.
todo el que está vivo y cree en mí, no morirá para siempre. Amén.
¿Crees tú esto?” Jesús nos hace la misma pregunta, ¿Crees
tú esto? Es decir, ¿crees en la Resurrección? Esta es P. Jose Ugalde, MSpS
nuestra fe cristiana que nos gloriamos de profesar cada Priest Administrator
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A WAITING HARVEST
Vocation Awareness
Signs of a Vocation to Priesthood
and Characteristics of a Good Candidate
8. A good candidate for diocesan priesthood is circumstances, he was required in justice to attend Mass
striving to live a life of virtue. Part I every Sunday and it would be mortally sinful if he did not.
That man whistled out loud and said in front of the whole
group, “Father, can I go to Confession?”
A virtuous life should spring naturally from a life of
prayer and intimacy with Jesus. A man should be conscious Now the fact that young man did not have enough
of his sins and bothered by them. He should be trying very knowledge-one of the three required conditions for a mortal
hard to live out the supernatural virtues infused at his sin—saved him from committing a mortal sin by missing
Baptism: faith, hope, and charity; and to develop the Mass on Sunday. When I told him this he was relieved, but
intellectual virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, and then I added, “Now you know. Knowledge is power!” Like
fortitude. He should be a man who is completely honest, this man, many men admit that they have not had enough
truthful, has self-control, and tries to practice chastity moral instruction, illustrating why proper catechesis in the
within his current state in life. He is courteous, responsible
church is so important. I am not saying that a man must be
and dependable. The primary vocation of “Christ-likeness”
must lived before determining one’s secondary vocation. a living saint before he can become a priest or even go to
the seminary. Our quest for holiness is a life-long process.
I remember hosting a vocation discernment group in my But a man must be able to show that he is sequela Christi,
diocese one evening and we began to talk about the reality following Christ. He must be striving to live a life of virtue
of sin in our lives. We were discussing mortal and venial and he must show some success in this endeavor over an
sins, and someone mentioned that missing Mass on Sunday extended period.
is a serious sin. One sincere young man raised his hand and
asked incredulously, “You mean it is a mortal sin to miss From the Book
Mass on just one Sunday?” I assured him that it was a grave “To Save a Thousand Souls”
obligation and, barring sickness or other extenuating
Fr. Brett A. Brannen
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.
Multiply vocations,
And sanctify more and more our priests, This week please pray for
And those consecrated in the religious life. Sylvester Chanda.
Sylvester is a Seminarian with
We ask you all this through the Immaculate the Archdiocese of Seattle and
Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, your sweet and holy just finished Theology II
Mother. classes at Mt. Angel Seminary.
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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