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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - A Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Community
SETON Sunday News
The Most Holy Trinity
Jun 07 2020 Year
A Volume 6
Number 28
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Index
Amazing Parish 5
Annual Catholic Appeal 9
Daily Readings 2
Directory 2
From Fr Jose’s Desk 3
Important Updates on Faith Formation 4
Ministries 10
Sección en Español 6 y 7
Vocation Awareness 8
TENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
MyParish app @easbothell
The Readings this week:
Sun, Jun 7: The Most Holy Trinity Ex 34: 4B, 8-9; 2 Cor 13: 11-13; Jn 3: 16-18
Mon., Jun 8: 1 Kgs 17: 1-6; Mt 5: 1-12
Tue., Jun 9: 1 Kgs 17: 7-16; Mt 5: 13-16
Wed., Jun 10: 1 Kgs 18: 20-39; Mt 5: 17-19
Thu., Jun 11: St. Barnabas Acts 11: 21B-26; 12: 1-3 Mt 5: 20-26
Fri., Jun 12: 1 Kgs 19: 9A, 11-16; Mt 5: 27-32
Sat., Jun 13: St. Anthony of Padua 1 Kgs 19: 19-21; Mt 5: 33-37\
Sun., Jun 14: Corpus Christi Dt 8: 2-3, 14B-16A; 1 Cor 10: 16-17; Jn 6: 51-58 Online at www.usccb.org/bible/readings
Officers and Councils
The Pastoral Council Gerry Apin, Rolfson Augustine, Paul Gallagher, Francis Irudayaraj, Laura Keegan, Jim Krieger, Marco Olivares,
Amy Walsh
The Finance Council Fr. Jose Ugalde, Shannon Everist, Richard Carlson, Bill
Dunnigan, Patty McGoorty, Jon Alejandro
Seton Sunday News Bulletin Fr. Jose Ugalde, Marcia Gimenez, Eduardo Cardona
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In very fluid and changing circumstances, we urge you to check the following resources for the most current situation:
our website Easbothell.org
myParish app
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/easbothell/
Instagram @easbothell
Be assured of our prayers, remember to keep us in your prayers. If you need to reach a priest, use their email addresses shown on the left.
Fr Jose, Fr Jesus, and Staff
Office Hours & Contact Information
Clergy
Priest Administrator .............. [email protected]
Fr. Jose Ugalde, MSpS .................................... ext. 304
Parochial Vicar ......................... [email protected]
Fr. Jesús Sanchez, MSpS .................................. ext 305
Administration
Administrator........................... [email protected]
Shannon Everist ................................................. ext 303
Secretary .............................. [email protected]
Veronica Mendez ............................................... ext 301
Facilities ....................................... [email protected]
Oscar Mejia ....................................................................
Faith Formation
Director ............................ [email protected]
Stephanie Moran .............................................. ext 311
Interim Youth Minister ....... [email protected]
Br. Jorge Haro, MSpS ....................................... ext 313
Bilingual Assistant ................... [email protected]
Eduardo Cardona .............................................. ext 314
Liturgy
Music Coordinator ....................... [email protected]
Kathy Egashira ........................................ 206-214-5884
Liturgy Coordinator .................... [email protected]
Marcia Gimenez ................................................ ext 308
Keep in touch Easbothell.org
“STAY HOME, STAY HEALTHY” mandate
All staff working remotely, please contact us via email only. We are still working to help and serve you. Updates will be posted online and in the App
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F r o m F r . J o s e ’ s d e s k
Meditation: Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
We celebrate Today the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Today we receive an invitation to reflect upon the mystery of a Triune God who reveals Himself to humanity in three persons, but is only one God. The Catholic Church teaches that “The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. It is the mystery of God in himself. It is therefore the source of all the other mysteries of faith, the light that enlightens them. It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the "hierarchy of the truths of faith". The whole history of salvation is identical with the history of the way and the means by which the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, reveals himself to men "and reconciles and unites with himself those who turn away from sin” (CCC, 234).
Our Christian faith is Trinitarian and this is based on the Bible and Church teachings. The book of Genesis speaks about the creation of man. God said: “Let us make human beings in our image, after our likeness” (Gen 1:26). God speaks in plural, two words show this “let us” and “our”. This indicates a plurality of persons in God himself, that is to say, more than one person takes part in the creation of human beings. This Passage from Genesis and many others help us see a vision about the mystery of the Trinity in the Bible. The word “Trinity” is not found in the Bible, but we do find in it the essential content of the Triune God that acts as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In short, we see God acting as Creator (Father) in the Old Testament, acting as Savior (Jesus) and Sanctifying (Holy Spirit). Thanks to Jesus we know the presence of God made manifest in a relationship of three persons but one solo Dios. In his gospel, John (14:15-31) talks about this Trinitarian unity. I invite you to read this passage and meditate on this teaching of Jesus to his disciples, this teaching is now for you.
The revelation of the Triune God begins with the mystery of the Incarnation; He wanted to become man so we could know his divine nature and his closeness to man in a new way. “No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him” (Mt 11, 27). Jesus, the Master reveals to us who the Father is because He knows Him and He comes from Him. “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father” (Jn 14,9). You and I have been called to get to know the Triune God who reveals himself in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, but in only one God. There are times in our journey of faith and spiritual life when we identify with the three persons, or with just one, depending of our faith experience and our prayer life. There are times when we identify more with God the Father because we long for His tenderness, his fatherly love. Other times, we identify more with Jesus because we long for salvation and forgiveness.
However, there are other times when we identify ourselves more with God-Holy Spirit because we want to become holy through his direction, light and wisdom. Of course, prayer made to one of the persons is heard by all three, because God is one. God is not divided. “The divine persons do not share the one divinity among themselves but each of them is God whole and entire: "The Father is that which the Son is, the Son that which the Father is, the Father and the Son that which the Holy Spirit is, i.e. by nature one God. Each of the persons is that supreme reality, viz., the divine substance, essence or nature” (CCC 253).
Our relationship with the Triune God begins with the Sacrament of Baptism. We are baptized in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. This is why we say that our Christian faith is Trinitarian and we show this every time we begin a prayer making the sign of the cross. We do the same thing when we begin the Eucharist and the priest greets us saying, “the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of the Father and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” St Paul used these words and we find them in today’s second reading and we use them in the Opening Rites of the mass. The celebration of the Eucharist is trinitarian; the prayers are directed at God the Father through Christ our Lord in the unity of the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen, that is, let it be so. The creed we pray every Sunday during mass is a summary of all the truths of the Catholic Faith. We say: “I believe in one God…, I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ… I believe in the Holy Spirit,… catholic church”. They show us that we have a treasure in our Christian and trinitarian faith, and that we’ll never be able to understand it in its totality; nevertheless, it is the nourishment for our faith life, our prayer and our relationship with the triune God.
This Sunday’s readings describe the nature of the triune God. God is love and He loves the world because it is His creation and he wishes for everyone to be saved from sin, from darkness, and he wants us to live in the light of Truth. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that anyone who believes in Him might not perish, but might have eternal life.” We can joyfully say “how wonderful is our God!” his only concern is for the well-being of all of us, his sons and daughters because he loves us and desires that we each love Him with all our being, all our mind and all our heart. He wants us lo be like Him. He proclaims to Moses I am “The LORD, the LORD, a God gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love and fidelity.” Practicing our Christian Trinitarian faith should lead us to discover that we hold all of these attributes inside of us, they have been given to us so we can live our life in God’s image and likeness. How awesome!
Finish this meditation receiving the blessing of Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and may he remain your heart forever. Amen.
Fr Jose Ugalde, MSpS
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INFANT BAPTISMS
Baptisms have been postponed for the time being. As soon as the new dates are set, we will post them in all our information venues. If you have any questions, please contact us at: [email protected]
FAITH FORMATION FOR YEAR 2020-2021
Faith Formation registration will begin on the first of July. (Online and paper form). If this is the first year in Faith Formation you will need to submit the student’s Baptismal Certificate. For more information contact: [email protected]
Parents! It has been over a months since we have been able to come together for the celebration of the Mass and even longer since the children met in their Faith Formation groups! Are you worried your child may be losing their connection to the Church? Well, we now have an online Formation Opportunity for Elementary age children. Don’t worry. You and your child work on it together! You don’t need to be a teacher or a theologian. You watch a video, talk about it and do an optional worksheet. Each session is fun and short. You can do it in less than 10 minutes. Go to our website, www.easbothell.org and click on the Faith Formation box. Then click on the Online Formation link. It is just that easy. Check it out! Stay connected!
¡Padres de familia! ¡Hace más de un mes que no hemos podido reunirnos para la celebración de la Misa y aún más desde que los niños se reunieron en sus grupos de Catecismo! ¿Le preocupa que su hijo esté perdiendo su conexión con la Iglesia? Bueno, ahora tenemos una oportunidad de formación en línea para niños en edad primaria. No se preocupe. ¡Usted y su hijo/a trabajarán juntos! No necesita ser profesor o teólogo. Miren un video, platiquen sobre él y completen una hoja de trabajo opcional. Cada sesión es divertida y corta. Pueden hacerlo en menos de 10 minutos. Vaya a nuestro sitio web, www.easbothell.org y haga clic en el cuadro “Faith Formation” A continuación, haga clic en el enlace “Online Formation” Es así de fácil. Miren de que se trata. ¡Manténganse conectados!
INSCRIPCIONES PARA CLASES DE CATECISMO AÑO 2020/2021
Las inscripciones para las clases de catecismo comenzarán el primero de Julio 2020. (En línea o por formulario) si es primer año de catecismo se
necesitará un copia de la fe de Bautismo. Para más información; [email protected]
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION LETTER
Parents of First Holy Communion Candidates: You should have received a letter from the Office during last week of may. If you did not receive a letter, we need an updated address for you. Please email your current mailing address to: [email protected]
FORMED St. Elizabeth Ann Seton now has a parish subscription to the online Faith Formation site called FORMED. Here is how you can register to the program. Go to formed.org/signup Select your parish by entering name, city and/or zip code Register with your name and email address Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED. We’ve created a series of videos to guide you parishioners through logging in, signing up, and using the platform. Watch them here. Directions to Register in Spanish are here. Please Contact the Faith Formation Office if you have any questions at: [email protected]
CARTA DE LA PRIMERA COMUNIÓN Padres de los candidatos a la primera comunión: !Ustedes debieron recibir una carta de parte de la oficina durante la ultima semana de mayo. Si no recibió la carta talvez no tengamos su dirección actualizada. Por favor mande un correo electrónico con su dirección actual a: [email protected]
FORMED Sta. Elizabeth Ann Seton ya cuenta con una subscripción al programa de formación FORMED. Estos son los detalles como puede tener acceso a este programa: Vaya a formed.org/signup Seleccione su parroquia entrando el nombre y código postal Registre su nombre y correo electrónico. Chequear su correo por un enlace para comenzar a usar FORMED. Hemos creado una serie de videos en Español para guiarlos; Ir a este enlace en español aquí Por favor de contactar a la oficina de Formación en la Fe para mas información o preguntas: [email protected]
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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
Please continue to practice the recommendations of the CDC for when you have to leave home for essential business only:
Stay home if you’re sick or at risk
Wash hands or use sanitizer upon entering the Church
Practice social distancing
Cover your cough or sneeze
With the Heart of Jesus an
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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!
Thank you for continuing to support the Society
of St Vincent de Paul
The St. Vincent de Paul Ministry is
grateful for the generosity of the
parishioners of St Elizabeth Ann
Seton Parish. Thank you so much for
The food and monetary donations you
have given to help those who are
struggling due to the recent
COVID19 pandemic. Please join us in praying that
all of our neighbors who are suffering and in need
will experience trust in God and that God will
increase in all of us Faith, Hope and Charity during
this very challenging time.
Due to the Covid-19 crisis, Two Hearts/Pregnancy Aid in Everett is running really low on new or gently used children's clothes, sizes infant thru size 5, diapers, formula, etc. They are open for donation drops just by making an appointment. Someone will come out to your car and get your donations. Please call for a drop off appointment at (425) 252-6444. The Moms and little ones of Snohomish county will be so grateful for your help.
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S anta Marí a, venimos a ti como hijos espirituales en gran necesidad buscando
tu intercesio n. Cu brenos con tu manto de amor para que encontremos consuelo, proteccio n y nos guí e a tu hijo Jesu s.
Encomendamos toda la familia de Dios a tus inmaculadas manos, especialmente la iglesia del Oeste de Washington. Con el suave poder de tu hijo Jesu s, 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 intercesio n, la de Santiago, la de nuestro a ngel de la guarda, y de los fieles de la arquidio cesis nos liberes de toda afeccio n espiritual y temporal, y nos guí es al encuentro del misericordioso y sagrado corazo n de tu hijo.
Nuestra Sen ora 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.
Misa en Español del día a las 5pm lunes, miércoles a viernes. El domingo a las 10:30am en vivo por Facebook solamente
Continúe por favor usando las prácticas recomendadas por las autoridades de Salud cuando tenga que salir por necesidades esenciales:
Quédese en casa si se siente enfermo o es de alto riesgo
Lávese las manos o use el desinfectante al llegar a la Iglesia
Mantenga la distancia social
Cúbrase al toser o estornudar
INTENCIONES PARA MISA
¡Solicite sus intenciones para Misa! Solamente mande un correo electrónico a la secretaria de la parroquia. [email protected]
Gracias por su continua ayuda a la
Sociedad de San Vincent de Paúl
El ministerio de San Vincent de Paúl está
agradecido por la generosidad de los
feligreses de la Parroquia de Sta. Elizabeth
Ann Seton. Gracias a sus donaciones de
comida y de dinero, ustedes han ayudado
a muchas familias de la comunidad en
tiempos difíciles debido a los recientes eventos de la
pandemia del COVID-19. Por favor únase en oración
para que todos nuestros vecinos que están sufriendo y
tienen necesidad tengan una experiencia de confianza en
Dios y que Dios incremente su fe, su esperanza y caridad
durante estos tiempos difíciles.
Aproveche la oportunidad
Transferencia de Fondos Electrónicos (EFT) para
sus ofrendas automáticas para la parroquia de Sta. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Sus ofrendas son usadas por nuestra parroquia para proyectos y mantenimiento de las instalaciones. Usted
puede hacer una cuenta de EFT contactando a la oficina parroquial o por medio de nuestra página web.
(www.easbothell.org/online-giving)
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D e l e s c r i t o r i o d e l P . J o s é
Meditación:
Gloria al Padre, al Hijo y al Espíritu Santo
Hoy celebramos la Solemnidad de la Santísima Trinidad. Es una invitación a reflexionar en el misterio de Dios Trino que se revela a la humanidad en tres personas, pero es un solo Dios. La Iglesia Católica enseña que “El misterio de la Santísima Trinidad es el misterio central de la fe y de la vida cristiana. Es el misterio de Dios en sí mismo. Es, pues, la fuente de todos los otros misterios de la fe; es la luz que los ilumina. Es la enseñanza más fundamental y esencial en la ‘jerarquía de las verdades de fe’. Toda la historia de la salvación no es otra cosa que la historia del camino y los medios por los cuales el Dios verdadero y único, Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo, se revela a los hombres, los aparta del pecado y los reconcilia y une consigo” (CIC, 234).
Nuestra fe cristiana es trinitaria y se fundamenta en la Biblia y enseñanzas de la Iglesia. El libro del Génesis habla sobre la creación del hombre. Dice Dios, “hagamos al ser humano a nuestra imagen y semejanza” (Gen 1, 26). Encontramos en esta frase un lenguaje plural, dos palabras –‘hagamos’ y ‘nuestra’. Esto indica una pluralidad de personas en Dios mismo, es decir, hay una intervención de más de una persona en la creación del ser humano. Este pasaje del Génesis y muchos más nos ayudan a tener una visión sobre el misterio de la Trinidad en la Biblia. La palabra ‘Trinidad’ no se encuentra en la Biblia, pero encontramos en ella el contenido esencial de Dios Trino que actúa como Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo. A manera de resumen, vemos a Dios en el Antiguo Testamento actuando como Creador (Padre), en el Nuevo Testamento, actuando como Salvador (Jesús) y Santificador (Espíritu Santo). Gracias a Jesús conocemos la presencia de Dios que se manifiesta en una relación de tres personas, pero es un solo Dios. El evangelio de Juan, capitulo 14, 15-31 habla de esta unidad trinitaria. Te invito a leer este pasaje y a meditar esta enseñanza de Jesús a sus discípulos, que es ahora también para ti.
Con el misterio de la Encarnación inicia la revelación de Dios Trino; quiso hacerse hombre para dar a conocer su naturaleza divina y su cercanía con el hombre de una manera nueva. “Nadie conoce al Hijo sino el Padre, ni al Padre le conoce nadie sino el Hijo, y aquel a quien el Hijo se lo quiera revelar” (Mt 11, 27). Jesús, el Maestro, nos revela quien es el Padre porque lo conoce y viene de Él. “El que me ve a mí, ve al Padre” (Jn 14, 9). Tú y yo estamos llamados a conocer a Dios Trino que se nos revela en tres personas: Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo, pero es un solo Dios. En nuestro caminar de fe y vida espiritual, hay momentos en los cuales nos identificamos con las tres personas o con una, dependiendo de nuestra experiencia de fe y vida de oración. Hay momentos que uno se identifica más con Dios Padre porque deseamos su ternura, su amor de Padre. En otros momentos, uno se identifica más con Jesús porque deseamos ser salvados y perdonados. Sin embargo, hay otros momentos en los cuales uno se identifica más con Dios-Espíritu Santo porque
deseamos ser santos bajo su dirección, luz y sabiduría. Claro, cuando la oración se hace con una de las tres personas, las tres escuchan la oración porque Dios es Uno. Dios no está dividido. “Las tres personas divinas no se reparten la única divinidad, sino que cada una de ellas es enteramente Dios: ‘El Padre es lo mismo que es el Hijo, el Hijo lo mismo que es el Padre, el Padre y el Hijo lo mismo que el Espíritu Santo, es decir, un solo Dios por naturaleza’. Cada una de las tres personas es esta realidad, es decir, la substancia, la esencia o la naturaleza divina” (CIC 253).
Nuestra relación con Dios Trino inicia con el Sacramento del Bautismo. Somos bautizados: en el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo. Por eso decimos que nuestra fe cristiana es Trinitaria y la manifestamos cada vez que iniciamos alguna oración, haciendo la señal de la cruz. Lo mismo hacemos cuando iniciamos la Eucaristía y el sacerdote nos saluda diciendo, “La gracia de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, el amor del Padre y la comunión del Espíritu Santo estén con todos ustedes”. Son palabras de san Pablo que encontramos en la segunda lectura de hoy y que se usan en los Ritos Iniciales de la Misa. La celebración de la Eucaristía es Trinitaria; las oraciones se dirigen a Dios Padre por Cristo nuestro Señor en la unidad del Espíritu Santo por los siglos de los siglos. Amén, es decir, así es. El credo que rezamos todos los domingos durante la Misa es un resumen de todas las verdades de la fe católica. Decimos, “Creo en su solo Dios…, en un solo Señor, Jesucristo… y en el Espíritu Santo…, en la Iglesia…” Todo esto nos enseña que nuestra fe cristiana y trinitaria es un tesoro, que nunca lo podremos comprender en su totalidad; sin embargo, es el alimento de nuestra vida de fe, oración y relación con Dios Trino.
Las lecturas de este domingo nos describen la naturaleza de Dios Trino. Dios es Amor y ama al mundo porque es creación del Él y desea que sea salvo del pecado, de la oscuridad y quiere que viva en la luz de la Verdad. “Tanto amó Dios al mundo, que le entregó a su Hijo único, para que todo el que crea en Él no perezca, sino que tenga vida eterna”. Podemos decir con mucha alegría: ¡qué maravilloso es nuestro Dios! piensa sólo en el bienestar de todos nosotros, sus hijos e hijas porque nos ama y desea que cada uno de nosotros lo amemos también a Él con todo nuestro ser, con toda nuestra mente y corazón. Quiere que seamos como Él. Le dice a Moisés, “Yo soy el Señor, el Señor Dios, compasivo y clemente, paciente, misericordioso y fiel”. La práctica de nuestra fe cristiana y trinitaria nos lleva a descubrir que dentro de nosotros llevamos todos estos atributos; se nos han dado para que vivamos nuestra vida como Dios a su imagen y semejanza. ¡Qué maravilla!
Termina esta meditación recibiendo la bendición de Dios Todopoderoso, Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo y permanezca para siempre en tu corazón. Amén.
P. José Ugalde, MSpS
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A WAITING HARVEST Vocation Awareness
Signs of a Vocation to Priesthood
and Characteristics of a Good Candidate
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
your priests, And those consecrated in the religious life. We ask you all this through the Immaculate 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.
14. A good candidate for diocesan priesthood has self-possession and self-mastery. Part I
Most priests in parish ministry would recognize familiar elements in this story.
I had finished a wedding Mass in the afternoon and stopped by the parish hall to make a brief appearance at the reception. Everyone seemed to be having a wonderful time. I happened to engage a man in conversation who had been celebrating with more than a few drinks. He had become quite talkative, and slurred his words a bit when he told me, “Father, I used to be Catholic, but thirty-five years ago, when my mother was dying of cancer, I called a priest to come give her the Last Rites. That priest yelled at me because I called him at home after nine o’clock. I have never been back to Mass in these thirty-five years and neither has my family.
Now, I do not know the specifics of this situation. I have no idea who that priest was or what was going on in his life thirty-five years ago. I do not know what else had happened between this priest and this particular family. Perhaps the man standing before me was unreasonable. I don’t know any of these things. But I do know that this man’s faith was obviously very weak at the time, hanging by a thread, and that the priest’s unkindness and lack of self-mastery damaged the Church.
Because a priest is an alter Christus, people expect more from him. They expect him to be like Christ, and they have a right to that expectation. That is why Jesus calls and equips us to become priests in the first place. As a retreat master said in one of our annual seminary retreats, “The three most important qualities in the life of a priest are: Be kind. Be kind. Be kind.” People are always going to be in very different places spiritually. Some have a very strong faith, and a curt, unkind word from their pastor after Mass will be easily shrugged off and forgiven: “Father must be having a bad day. Jesus please be with him today.” But the same word to people of weaker faith will send them off angry and bitter. They will tell at least ten others the story of the priest’s rudeness, and you can bet they won’t be at Mass the next Sunday.
Self-mastery means that a priest has good impulse control and he is able to control his anger and all of his emotions. He is in control of what he says and how he says it, conscious that people are very sensitive. He understands the proverb, “A word is a bird. Once it flies away, it cannot be recaptured.”
From the Book
“To Save a Thousand Souls” Fr. Brett A. Brannen
This week please pray for Jeffery “JJ” Kalsbeek.
He is originally from Bellingham and is a seminarian with the Archdiocese of Seattle. He is
taking College I classes at Bishop White Seminary
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As we all know, the “social distancing” practices and suspension of gathering for Mass have created unique challenges to the way we practice our faith.
Nothing is more important than all of us taking the necessary steps to protect and ensure the health and well-being of our families, friends, neighbors, as well as our parish.
Although we are physically separated from the Eucharist---our church is alive and still on mission.
This year our parish share of the Appeal is $151,672. If we exceed this goal, all excess payments received will come back to us and we will put that towards recovery of lost offertory donations.
In addition, this year 10% of all the funds collected through the ACA (excluding our rebate) will be placed into a special Parish Solidarity Fund at the Archdiocese.
In this way, your donations will help us, but will also help other parishes recover.
The reality is that many of your fellow parishioners may not be able to participate this year, so your support is more important than ever.
Be assured of my gratitude for your gift –whatever the amount— and of my continuing prayers for you and your loved ones!
Fr. Jose Ugalde MSpS
The 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal is underway, and we are
seeking everyone’s participation this year so that we reach
our goal of $151,672.
All contributions received in excess of this Archdiocesan
goal will come directly back to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as a
rebate.
Our 2020 ACA rebate goal will be used for lost offertory
donations.
If you gave to the Appeal last year, I ask you to consider
increasing your gift by 5% this year. If you are not sure
what to give, would you consider a gift of $365 ($1 per
day) ?
Because of the current situation, we have three simple
ways to for you to donate:
Mail the enclosed pledge card
Go online to http://www.seattlearchdiocese.org/donate to make a secure pledge or
http://www.osvonlinegiving.com/2930
Call us at 1-800-809-4921
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Osborne
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Hernandez
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MINISTRIES & GROUPS
Alpha, Roger Ditto and Lisa Nelson
Altar Servers, Jane McKenzie and Veronica Cardona Apostleship of the Cross, Marcia Gimenez
Bible Study in English, Julie Jones
Bible Study in Spanish, Marcia Gimenez Catholic Social Teachings Min, Jane Smoke/Karyn Sullivan
Coffee & Donuts, Roger Ditto and Lisa Nelson EMEs, Ana May Apin and Cuquita Cardona
Encuentro Matrimonial, Raquel y Antonio Ramírez Eucharistic Adoration, Kimie Mori
Funeral Committee, Marianne Iwamoto Good Samaritans, in transition
Guadalupe Committee, Carmen Ramos Homebound Ministers, Marianne Iwamoto
Hospitality Team, Tony Fletcher Lectors, Niki Gagner and Elvira Hernandez
Linens, Marcia Gimenez “Luz y Vida” Prayer Group, Jose & Angelica Velazquez
Music Coordinator, Kathy Egashira Pastoral Council, Paul Gallagher/Gerry Apin
Prayer Shawl Ministry, Joan Kluck Prayer Team, Rolf Augustine
Pro-Life Ministry, Karen Salvati Rise, Kianna Garmanian
Sacramentors, Scott Occhiuto Simbang Gabi, Gerry Apin
Stavros, Jim Krieger and Marcia Gimenez
Symbolon, Roger Ditto and Lisa Nelson Velankanni Community, Johnson Andrews & Benson Babu
Women’s Fellowship, Mary Christie
COLLABORATORS IN MINISTRY
Cascade Serra Club, Ken Christie
Catholic Daughters, Kathy Taylor
Knights of Columbus, Frank Celli
St. Vincent de Paul 425-355-3504
May the Father bless you, the Son heal you and the Holy Spirit comfort you. Amen.
Please keep the sick among us in your prayers, especially:
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES
Counseling 425-257-2111 or 888-240-8572
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