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September 16, 2018
Ministries to the Poor
Phone: (253) 474-0835
Sandwich Ministry
M,W,F 10am - Noon
Food Bank
T & Thurs 10am - Noon
Serving the 98409 zip code only
St. Vincent DePaul—Vouchers
T & Thurs 10am—Noon
(By appointment only with
proof of residence required)
Serving the 98409 zip code only
Parish Staff
Pastoral Coordinator - Deacon Jim Fish
Parish Priest - Father Martin Bourke
Brian Grossman: PA Administration [email protected]
Deacon Mike Teskey: Marriage Prep/Pastoral Support
Kristen Abbananto: PA Faith Formation kristen@visitationchurch,org
Francine Poe: Front Office Coordinator [email protected]
Open Position: Music Director [email protected]
Jeannine Wargo: Back Office Coordinator [email protected]
Kathy McSperitt: Bulletin Editor/Ministries Coordinator
VISITATION CATHOLIC STEM ACADEMY
Phone (253) 474-6424 Fax (253) 474-671
www.VisitationStemAcademy.org
Marc Nuno: Principal [email protected]
Margie Mykland: Admin. Assist.
Monday 9am-12:30pm
Tuesday 4pm-7pm
Saturday 8-8:45am
Adoration
Thursday &
Saturday 8am
Confessions
Weekend
Sunday 8am & 10am
Rosary: Following the
8am Mass
Weekdays
Thursday 9am
STEM Academy
Saturday 9am
Rosary only:
Monday thru Saturday
8:25am
Holy Mass
For Emergencies call (253) 473-4960
For additional information on: Sacramental Preparation
requirements, registration forms, Bulletins and more
information about us please visit our website:
www.VisitationChurch.org
Parish
Phone (253) 473-4960
Fax (253) 473-8378
www.VisitationChurch.org
3314 So 58th Street
Tacoma, WA 98409
Office Hours
Mondays: All Offices CLOSED
Tues thru Fri: 10am-4pm
Closed for Lunch: 12:30pm—1:30pm
“Dear Jesus,
Help me to spread Thy fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with Thy spirit and love. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of Thine. Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Thy presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus. Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others. Amen.” -Saint Teresa of Calcutta
We are SO VERY grateful to all who volunteer their Time and Talents!
Without YOU, we could not do all that God is asking of us. Being HIS
hands and feet daily is a HUGE job! YOU can make it happen.
Thank you for sharing your faith journey with all of us and being an
example that everyone (Single, Married, Family, Teen, Adult, Senior,
EVERYONE) possesses something to offer!
Please prayerfully consider your God-given talents and place your name to
one of the many pieces needed to complete God’s picture for Visitation
Parish, our Faith Community, our many ministries, programs and all those
we serve. Contact the Parish Office for questions and to join the fellowship.
Your talent is the
unique gift God
gives you.
What you do with it
is your unique gift
back to God.
Pope Francis has used the word “encounter” in different contexts to shape the way we see our faith and to shape the
goals of our faith in the modern world. Visitation Catholic STEM Academy brings this encounter to the young
people of south Tacoma, and in a special way to the people of Visitation parish.
As a Catholic STEM Academy, we shape the way our future leaders in science, engineering, math, and technology will
encounter the world around them, through a lens of faith, of justice, and of a love for others.
Enrollment is still open for the 2018-2019 school year.
Call our school to make an appointment for a tour today.
September 16, 2018
MONDAY, September 17
St, Bellarmine
1 Cor 11:17-26,33 Lk 7:1-10
TUESDAY, September 18
1 Cor 12:12-14,27-31a Lk 7:11-17
WEDNESDAY, September 19
St, Januarius
1 Cor 12:31-13:13 Lk 7:31-35
THURSDAY, September 20
Sts. Andrew, Kim &
Chong
1 Cor 15:1-11 Lk 7:36-50
Mass Intention: +Maria Elizaga
FRIDAY, September 21
St. Matthew
Eph 4:1-7,11-13 Mt 9:9-13
SATURDAY, September 22
1 Cor 15:35-37,42-49 Lk 8:4-15
Mass Intention: +Ty Tran
Sept 17: No Adoration or Rosary
Sept 20: Catholic Book Club HR
6:30pm Convent Meeting Center
Sept 23: Confirmation Classes
begin 6-8pm @ Holy Rosary
Sept 23: Religious Classes
Resume 9-9:50am in the School
Sept 26: Adult Confirmation
Classes begin. 20 required classes
Sept 29: Walk/Run for the Poor
Titlow Park 9am. 5K
Sept 29: 1st Communion Retreat
#1 of 3 10am-1:30pm HR
Oct 15: Giving Tree Project begins
Oct 19-20: Marriage Prep Class
Contact Deacon Mike for questions
Oct 21; 8am & 10am, Masses
Bishop Mueggenborg
Oct 21: Boy Scout Pancake
Breakfast LH
Oct 27 & 28: STEM Academy
Book Fair CC
Oct 28: Oktoberfest 2-6pm
Nov 01: All Saints Mass 7pm
September 09, 2018 8am Mass $ 2,200.50 10am Mass $ 1,262.00 Loose cash $ 739.00 On-line $ 638.00
Coffee Social Sponsors: Please come join the fellowship
and thank the following sponsors:
Sept 16 Faith Formation
Sept 23 Ministries of the Poor
Oct 07 Ushers
Oct 14 Pastoral Council
Oct 21 Cub Scouts
Pancake Breakfast
For those wishing to
simplify their giving,
On-Line giving is a
great alternative. No
check writing or remembering
envelopes. See the Parish
Website to sign-up.
Fr. Michael Wagner,
Fr. Dave Gese,
Mick Flynn, Peter
Pagano, Rose Ann
Berntsen, Bob
Hermsen, Gene Hall,
Marsha Grimwood,
Joe & Helen Matteo, Jennie Bradley,
Norma Marchesini, Dolores Federighi,
Nicki & Howard Russell, Stephanie
White, Steven Metcalf, Maxine Camp-
bell, Brad Bowles, MaryJane Calhoun,
The Kirtley Family, Caesar Gatbunton,
Rick Schubert, Don Matthews, Aggie
Woolery, Kathy McSperitt, Robert
Bridges, Jonathon & Marian Bronson,
Mike Hazen, Patty Yokes, Marion Smart,
Ron & Carol Amos, Cindy Fish,
Matthew Hughes
Pray for those whose suffering
is known only to God.
Almighty Lord,
You reach into the darkness with
hope, truth and light. Stretch out your
strong hand to hold and rescue those
who have suffered. Let your almighty
love move mountains, cross seas and
breathe life and light into the darkest
places. We ask this through your
beloved Son, Jesus Christ.
AMEN
Help is needed for Oktoberfest.
Please call the Parish Office. Helping
hands and raffle items needed.
This is the Parishes largest fund
raiser.
Respect Life
Pro-life Mass and Blessing:
September 23, 2018, 7 pm St. Patrick's Church 1001 N J St, Tacoma, WA 98403 DID YOU KNOW?
Almost 1 in 5 pregnancies in Pierce County ends in abortion.
There are 2 abortion facilities within 3 blocks of each other in Tacoma.
Abortion causes the death of a child, and a life of r egret and wounds for the mother.
Need some work or services?
Check out the back page of the
Bulletin. All the advertisers through
their ads, pave the way for
Visitation to receive the Bulletin
printing free of charge.
Let’s support them!
A reminder
to check your
vehicle to ensure
that no valuables
are left and to make sure that it is
locked. There have been reports of
cars being broke into during
Masses and Church events.
A Letter from Our Pastoral Coordinator
September 16, 2018
May Christ’s peace, joy and hope be with you all! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ – The Nicene Creed, that as a community we profess virtually every Sunday, includes the statement: “We believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.” These four words are deemed the four marks of the Church. That means that these qualities al-ways call us followers of Christ to remember that we are part of the Body of Christ. As St. Paul reminds us, the body has many members yet is one (Romans 12:4) in our Catholic faith. All Christians belong to the Church of Christ Jesus yet sadly we find ourselves separated from other Chris-tians who the Catholic Church considers brothers and sisters. We find in the Catholic Catechism: “From the beginning, this one Church has been marked by a great diversity which comes from both the variety of God's gifts and the diversity of those who receive them. Within the unity of the People of God, a multiplicity of peo-ples and cultures is gathered together… The great richness of such diversity is not opposed to the Church's unity. Yet sin and the burden of its consequences constantly threaten the gift of unity,” (CCC §814). Without question, the “oneness” of Christ’s body is essential to being Church, and that oneness begins and ends in Christ. He is the head of the Body. In June 2013 in one of his Wednesday audiences, Pope Francis noted, “… we are all in a relation to each other and we all come together to form one living body, deeply con-nected to Christ. Let us remember this well: being part of the Church means being united to Christ and re-ceiving from Him the divine life that makes us live as Christians… [it] means overcoming personal interests and divisions, in order to understand each other better, to harmonize the variety and richness of each mem-ber; in a word, to love God and the people who are next to us more. There’s no doubt that this tendency toward individuality has at times surfaced in our Church, influenced our ecclesial perspectives, and diminished our unity in Christ. This lack of unity is often seen in the way we un-derstand our relationship with the Church, our conflicts with one another, and even with those in authority within the Church. Pope Francis addressed this when he went on to say, “In order to live a Body and its limbs must be united! Unity is beyond all conflict. Always! Conflicts, when they don't end well, separate us from each other, they separate us from God. Conflict can help us to grow but can also divide us. We must not travel the path of di-vision, of conflict among us, no we must all be united – with our differences – but united because that is the path of Jesus! Unity is beyond all conflict. Unity is a grace that we must ask of the Lord so he may save us from the temptations of the division, from internal struggles and selfishness, from gossip. How much damage gossip does! How much damage! Never gossip about others, never! How much damage divisions among Christians, being partisan, narrow interests, causes to the Church!” In these times when we face direct challenges in the US Catholic Church to our understanding of unity as a Body of Christ – especially in our leadership – let’s focus more directly on the marks of the Church when we recite the Nicene Creed. Let’s pray for a greater sense of oneness and at the same time a much deeper per-sonal commitment to Christ. Let’s pray for the grace to refrain from harsh judgments of each other. Let’s pray for the grace to “not so much seek to be understood as to understand” others, certainly in their anger and pain, but also in the joy of following Christ. Together we are better! In God’s great love, hope and mercy,
Deacon Jim Fish, Pastoral Coordinator
Holy Rosary and Visitation parishes
Archdiocese of Seattle
