Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Bellingham, WA Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Only with prayer—prayer that storms the heavens for justice and mercy, prayer that cleanses our hearts and souls, will the culture of death that surrounds us today be replaced with a culture of life. —Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life

Please remember in your prayers those who have died, especially:

John Manning, Betty Manning, Warren R. Hopkins, Gisele Dunn, Merolin

Costello, George Manchester, Jose Figueroa, Jean Dunnigan-Gill

Memorial Candle burning for: George Manchester, June 28-July 4

Herb Abell, July 5-11th

Please remember in your prayers those serving in the

military, especially: HM1 Benjamin Chapin, USN LT COL Gregory DeMarco CAPT Tyler Ripley CMC Paul McFadden, USN MT6 David Varner SGT Luke Bradshaw US Army CAPT Jason Taylor SGT MAJ Bob Potter LT Casey Oswald, USN LT COL Michael Rasbach LCPL Mark Larson, USMC TSGT John Coder, USAG AT2 John Silver USN CAPT Jonathan Brent PFC Zachary Buechele, USMC LCPL Davis Glass, USMC Jared Santos James Robinson MAJ Kiel Gilliland USAFR MAJ Sharon Gilliland USAG LT Andrew Remien USN

Brothers and Sisters, it is good to be back. As you all know, two weeks ago I was down in California on vacation with my brother. It was great! We woke up late everyday, had a leisurely morning, ate ice cream for breakfast (kids, that may sound awesome, but I can assure you if you do it more than two days in a row it’s not so awesome anymore), and played golf all day. We played two rounds of golf every day except one. My brother made the travel arrangements and had a special surprise waiting for us on our arrival—a convertible Camaro. The thing seriously looked like the Batmobile! Having the top down was a new experience full of surprises, including a slight burn on the top of my head the first day because I forgot to wear my hat on the ten minute drive to the course.

I had it all planned out in my mind that I would be prepped and ready after all this golf to win the Priest golf tournament this week at Ocean Shores, but the Lord had other plans. In His infinite wisdom He saw fit to have my clubs get lost on my return flight from California. No worries, I thought, I’ve been playing enough that I should be fine using my backup set. In my rush out the door I forgot them, which meant I had to use some third-string clubs borrowed from my father. They were a great set, but so different from mine that I spent too much time making up for little mistakes. Even so, I am proud to say I still won both of the long drive events, and with a borrowed driver no less.

Lots of changes coming upon us this week. As we all know, it is with a sad heart we say goodbye to our beloved Ruth Miller as she makes the move to St. Mary Parish in Anacortes. She will be sorely missed, but I have come to see the hand of God behind it all. I have decided to take my time and really pray about the best option going forward in filling Ruth’s position. For the interim, I have asked Melissa to step up a bit to take care of financial stuff and Rick to handle facilities, with the intent to have everything in place by September 1

st. We also welcome our new PA for Evangelization this week,

Andi Wells, who will be joining us from Oak Harbor area. She is about as kind as they come and I think she will shine in the position.

As stated earlier, with Newman out for the summer, we will have daily mass on Wednesday at 9am starting this week and continuing through the middle of September. With all the changeover adjustments will have to be made, but I am confident our parish will be in a great place moving forward. In my short time here I have realized one of Sacred Heart’s greatest attributes is the willingness of our parishioners to add their gifts to the mix. With all of us working together I’m sure we will be running strong in no time.

Prayers Always, Fr. Joseph Altenhofen

I will praise you, Lord,

for you have rescued me.

Psalm 30:2a

Prayer Shawl Meeting: While the Agape project is in session for the summer, the Prayer Shawl group will be meeting on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. in the Stafford Room at Assumption. The group will return to Shaughnessy Hall on August 11th.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Fortnight for Freedom: Freedom to Bear Witness will take place from June 21 to July 4, 2015, The theme of this year's Fortnight will focus on the freedom to bear witness to the truth of the Gospel. Mary Immaculate prayer cards printed with the Prayer for Protection of Religious Liberty are available at the church entrance. Visit www.usccb.org for more details.

Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats, 2015: Do you suffer from feelings of guilt, grief, anger, or depression from a past abortion experience? Do you feel alienated from your faith or wonder if God’s love and forgiveness can really be for you? Join us on a journey of emotional and spiritual healing from abortion on July 31—Aug 2 and November 13—15. Contact Valerie at 1-800-822-HOPE (4673). Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Services.

The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions June 2015

Universal: That immigrants and refugees may find welcome and respect in the countries to which they come.

Evangelization: That the personal encounter with Jesus may arouse in many young people the desire to offer their own lives in priesthood or consecrated life.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bellingham, WA ~ June 28, 2015

Edge and Teen Cross weekly meetings are taking a break for the summer. Watch the bulletin for special events!

Leadership Camps: This summer, the Archdiocese of Seattle is offering two leadership camps, middle school is Camp 4:12, and high school is ASCEND. We would love to send as many of our Sacred Heart students as possible. Please see the website for more details. For more information about youth events, see the website at www.sacredheartbellingham.org/youthevents

Contact April Waldrop for more information: april.waldrop@shbham.org or 360-734-2850, ext. 305

Join us after the 11:00 Mass Today To Offer our Best Wishes to Ruth Miller!

Ruth Miller, Sacred Heart’s long-time Pastoral Assistant for Administration, is leaving us at the end of this month to take up a new post at St. Mary Parish in Anacortes. We congratulate her on her new position and wish her well, but we’re sorry to see her go. Join us in a celebration of her many wonderful years of committed service and fellowship today after the 11:00 a.m. Mass.

Agape Service Project The Agape Food Bank serves the Migrant community in Whatcom County eight weeks during the summer. We would like to invite you to bring in donations of food, personal hygiene, clothing and toys. Last year we provided assistance to 840 families

which totals to 4,220 people in need. Your donations will help us to be able to provide food especially for the first weeks of the food bank where we tend to have a lot of people coming. If you have any questions please call the Parish Office for the Agape contact information.

Here is a list of needed food items: Baking supplies Pasta Dry pinto beans Pasta Sauce Canned fruit, meat, vegetables White rice Dry cereal, oatmeal Soup Coffee Snacks (granola bars) Condiments Sugar Flour Canned Beans (no pork Juice and beans, please) Oil (canola, vegetable) Top Ramen

Other needed items: Baby food Diapers Baby wipes Shoes Clothes, Shoes Toys Hygiene supplies (shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste, floss) You may bring your donations to Mass or drop them off at the Parish Office.

ST. MARY ANACORTES LITURGY POSITION

St. Mary in Anacortes, WA is seeking a Pastoral Assistant for Liturgy. Applicants will have a BA in Theology or a certification from an accredited Catholic Sacramental/Liturgical facility, or equivalent experience, and 3-5 years’ experience in collaborative music leadership. Must be an active member of a Catholic faith community and willing to work evenings and weekends.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with archdiocesan guidelines. Email saintmaryanacortes@gmail.com to obtain the job description and application packet.

Peter’s Pence Collection Thank you for your generous support of Pope Francis’ work through the Peter’s Pence Collection, which will take place next weekend. Through this gift, you join in solidarity with him as a witness of charity. To learn more about the Peter’s Pence Collection, please visit www.vatican.va and search “Peter’s Pence.” You will find donation envelopes in your envelope packet, or at the church entrance.

Annual Catholic Appeal Goal $47,978.14 Pledges and donations to date: $74,338.59 Potential Rebate: $26,360.44 Budgeted Rebate: $32,000.00

Thank you for your generous contributions to the 2015-2016 Annual Catholic Appeal. If you have not already

done so, there is still time to send in your pledge.

If you have family members or friends serving in the military that we may honor

in our thoughts and prayers, please call Melissa in the Parish Office at 734-2850 and

we’ll add their names to the list.

Online Giving

An online giving account allows for a deduction directly from your checking or savings account or from your debit or credit card. It provides a secure way to make your donation directly from your account to ours, and it saves money

and time for you and for the parish.

In addition to your stewardship gift, you may also make your donation to St. Vincent de Paul or Newman Center through the online giving account. For more information, contact Ruth Miller at the Parish Office, 360-734-2850.

Visit our website and click on the “Donate” button. Go to www.sacredheartbellingham.org

PRAYER INTENTIONS: If you would like Fr. Joseph to include your intention in his prayers,

you may submit it online at www.shbham.org

Go to the drop down menu under About Us then click on Fr. Joseph.

Contact Update Card

Please fill out the card in the pews to provide us with your current contact information. This card will go directly to the Parish Office so your file can be updated, if necessary. This update will enable us to let you know about Sacred Heart events and faith and fellowship opportunities. You can put the card in the collection basket or return it to the Parish Office. Thank you!

Habitat for Humanity--Building on Faith Campaign

This year Sacred Heart will be participating in the Whatcom County Chapter of Habitat for Humanity's Building on Faith campaign. Building on Faith is a coalition of ten local churches that raise funds, provide volunteers, and give in-kind donations that enable a local family achieve the dream of home ownership. This year, the various Building on Faith churches will be working on Habitat's newest build on Haxton Way to provide a home for Dan and Mary VanDyken and their son Cody. Sacred Heart will be participating in 2 days of volunteer work this summer, Saturday, July 18th and Saturday, August 29th. Doug Burghart, a Sacred Heart parishioner, will be Sacred Heart's volunteer coordinator and main contact for the project. For each day of work, our church will need to provide 8-15 volunteers for that day. If there are more than 15 volunteers, the day can be divided into two 4-hour shifts. Habitat for Humanity will be providing an on-site construction supervisor that will direct the work, so no prior construction experience is necessary. All volunteers, however, will need to fill out waiver forms and watch a safety video. If parishioners are physically unable to do the work but are wanting to participate somehow, there will be other opportunities to provide food and beverages to the volunteers during Sacred Heart's build days, and/ or donate a monetary gift to help reach Sacred Heart's financial goal of raising $5,000 for the project. In the coming weeks, there will be an announcement in the bulletin on how you can participate in this great ecumenical opportunity to help the larger community by working side by side with your fellow parishioners. Thank you in advance for your support of this project!

Social Justice Corner Contributed by the Social Justice Committee

CAST- Serving the Homeless in Bellingham

Sacred Heart relieves the Newman Center students of the CAST ministry until students return in September. Sign up on the notebook at the entry of the church. Contact Maureen Dunaway mboncheff@gmail.com for information.

Interfaith Coalition Opportunities

Interfaith Coalition has opportunities for you to make a difference in the lives of people in Whatcom County. This summer we are doing exterior maintenance and repairs on several of our houses and would welcome a hand if you could offer a couple of hours on things like: painting, tree/brush trimming, general carpentry, miscellaneous jobs, etc. Skilled or not skilled – you can help maintain our houses for homeless families! It’s not too early to plan for winter either: knitters can begin crafting warm hats and scarves for Project Warm Up to distribute this fall and winter. Call Interfaith at 734-3983 for more information to volunteer or find out more about these opportunities.

Serra Club A new Serra Club is forming in the northern Deanery of the Archdiocese. The next meeting is scheduled at

Sacred Heart on August 1st at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Contact Sacred Heart at 360-734-2850 for information.

June 28, 2015

Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment released June 18 is titled LAUDATO SII (“Praised be”-a key phrase from St. Francis’ Canticle of the Creatures) and the subtitle SULLA CURA DELLA CASA COMUNE (“On the care of the common home”).

This widely anticipated papal document is an enormous opportunity for the entire Catholic community and the world. The Holy Father asks you to join with him to pray that all people see the importance of this moment and this encyclical to a world under threat by our own hand.

The Seattle Archdiocese has materials available for parishioners to study on the Missions Office webpage:

http://www.seattlearchdiocese.org/Missions/News.aspx

http://www.seattlearchdiocese.org/Missions/EducationResources/Default.aspx

Sacred Heart’s Stewardship of Treasure Report June 20th & June 21st

Ordinary Income

Envelopes (109) $ 4,720.00 Loose $ 765.82 Total $ 5,485.82

St. Vincent de Paul $ 160.00 Building and Grounds $ 12.00 Assumption School $ 20.00

Stewardship Reflections: In today’s Second Reading, St. Paul quotes Exodus 16:18: “Whoever had much did not have more, and whoever had little did not have less.” On the surface this may seem confusing, but it bears a strong stewardship message for us.

One of the challenges of our society is the tendency to gather and to keep and to measure our success by possessions. Jesus told us over and over in a variety of ways that “possessions” are a major stumbling block in our journey toward holiness. Stewardship was once defined by a bishop as:

Following faithfully

Living responsibly

Sharing gratefully

Possessing loosely

This, in a nutshell, is what it means to be a good steward.

That is the message from St. Paul, as well. As difficult as it may be for us, we need to focus on others in service more than we should try to glorify ourselves through what we may seem to have. In particular we need to focus on the “possess loosely” aspect. That is more than material items, of course. We have a tendency to “hang on” to traditions, people, and other things that we view as “ours.” Pope Francis cautions us, “A heart occupied with the desire to possess is a heart full of this desire, but without God.”

Sunday, June 28th

8:00 a.m. Cantor and Organ Practice Church 8:30 a.m. Mass Church No Coffee Hour 11:00 a.m. Mass Church 11:45 a.m. Farewell Celebration for Ruth Miller Hall

Monday, June 29th

Tuesday, June 30th

1:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl Stafford Room 5:00 p.m. Reconciliation, Adoration Church 5:30 p.m. Rosary Church 6:00 p.m. Mass Church

Wednesday, July 1st

9:00 a.m. Mass Church

Thursday, July 2nd

5:00 p.m. Reconciliation, Adoration Church 6:00 p.m. Mass Church Friday, July 3rd—Parish Office Closed

9:00 a.m. Mass Church 9:45 a.m. St. Michael Prayer Church 10:00 a.m. Adoration through 8:50 a.m. Saturday Chapel

Saturday, July 4th—Independence Day

8:30 a.m. Rosary Chapel 8:50 a,m. Benediction Chapel 9:00 a.m. Mass Church 3:30 p.m. Reconciliation Church 5:00 p.m. Mass Church 6:15 p.m. 8:30 a.m. Choir Practice Church

Sunday, July 5th

8:00 a.m. Cantor and Organ Practice Church 8:30 a.m. Mass Church No Coffee Hour 11:00 a.m. Mass Church

Mass Intentions

June 30 David Carlson (+) July 2 Ray Shanahan