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May 18, 2014 Fifth Sunday of Easter
SAINT MICHAEL PARISH Olympia, WA
2014
MASS TIMES: Daily - Monday through Thursday: Noon Friday: 9AM WESTSIDE: 1st & 3rd Thursday: 6:30AM WEEKENDS: Saturday: 9AM; Saturday Vigil: 5PM, Sunday: Downtown: 7:30AM, 9:30AM, 11:30AM, 5PM
WESTSIDE CHAPEL: 8:30AM, 10:30AM
RECONCILIATION TIMES: Thursday: 11:00AM Saturday: 10AM, 3PM
OUR MISSION AND VALUES Place God First in All Things
Proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Grow in Holiness through Prayer, Sacraments and Service.
DOWNTOWN: 1208 11th Ave. SE, Olympia, WA 98501 | WESTSIDE: 1835 Overhulse Rd. NW, Olympia, WA 98502
E-MAIL: [email protected] | WEBSITE: saintmichaelparish.org | FACEBOOK: facebook.com/saintmichaelparish
PHONE: 360.754.4667 | OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 9AM– 5PM
PASTOR: Fr. Jim Lee | PAROCHIAL VICAR: Fr. Michael Wagner
DEACONS: Dean Mbuzi, Rob Rensel, Ronnie San Nicolas and John Bergford
SCRIPTURE READINGS For the complete readings, visit the USCCB website at:
www.usccb.org
05.18 Sunday
7:30 AM - James E. Connally
8:30 AM - James Spencer (WS)
9:30 AM - Jim & Mary McKinley
10:30 AM - Giuseppe Prano (WS)
11:30 AM - Patty Ruth
5:00 PM - People of St. Michael
05.19 Monday
Noon - Bill Feist
05.20 Tuesday
Noon - Word & Communion
05.21 Wednesday
Noon - Word & Communion
05.22 Thursday
Noon - Word & Communion
05.23 Friday
9:00 AM - Paul Donohue
1:30 AM - Mass at St. Francis House
05.24 Saturday
9:00 AM - Red & Ana Lasher
5:00 PM - Patrick Walsh
05.25 Sunday
7:30 AM - Jay & Cathy Duchemin
8:30 AM - Steve Swift (WS)
9:30 AM - Andy & Jean Lechner
10:30 AM - Jennifer Bremmer (WS)
11:30 AM - Thau Family
5:00 PM - People of St. Michael
(WS) - Westside Chapel
PLEASE PRAY FOR... Trudy Garland Bryan Johnson Dixie Maske Virginia Stone Alice Baldo Laura Woodfin Jackie Brinkley The Cosgrove Family Samantha Rowell Lisa Riley & Family Kathy Pool Mary Anderson Lane Dorcy Madelyn Gault Chinwe Nwankwo Ed Roque Janice Schmidt JoAnn Brown Warren & Rosalie Ballew Eileen Kapust Ingeborg Hamblen Mary Goldenberger Loop Doug Ragan Steve Ragan Theresa Ragan River Pawlak Hilary Borngesser Tom Ragan Norma Ordiz Russell Hendrick Jerry Hendrick Yvette Villarubia Aubrey Gardner Frank Majeski Margaret Lensegrav Kathleen Wycisk Donna Benak Pat O’Neil Terezia Marlowe The LaBouf Family Adam LaBouff Rosanne Burns Dottie LaGant Charlie Kidwell Jim McKinley
Betty Kostecka Dewayne Bullis & Family Kristine Mahood Fr.Michael Tucker Riese Baker Lou Jessen Jay Brewer Christie Kurczak & baby Sam Himes Rachel Kathryn Ward Mary Williams Charlie Holland June Cliffton Nida Martin Charles Bojarski Theresa Jess Kathy Sivey Virginia Cunningham Gayle Lyons Gabriel San Nicholas Rosie Scott Emylou Winterbottom Jeff Foster Christie Kurczak Mary Louise Kurczak Kathleen Donning John McKillip Ginny O’Neil Theresa Ellis Karen Rotter Chuck Huhta Lee Doyle Tony Beck Chi Nguyen Ngoc-Lan Thi Ngyuen Fr. Ryan Michael Mallinger Bill Stockman Don Shawver David Clifton Patricia Alder Roy Proctor Norma Bolton Rhonda Eckroth
If you or someone you know is
homebound and wishes to
receive Holy Communion at
home please call Bene at the
Parish Office at (360) 292-7143
Next Sunday
May 25 6th Sunday of Easter
Gospel:
John 14:15-21
This Sunday
May 18 5th Sunday of Easter
Gospel:
John 14:1-12
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS
PASTOR’S NOTEBOOK – May 18, 2014 – Fifth Sunday of Easter
The month of May for us as Catholics is a special time to reflect upon the role of Mary in the life of the Church and in our own spiritual lives. I am especially grateful this May of how
blessed we were to have our brother Dean ordained to the transitional diaconate on May 4th and to entrust him and his priesthood to the loving care of Mary. May she be his companion leading him to greater and greater service to Jesus her Son in the Church.
May is always a poignant month for me personally. May 16th was the 45th anniversary of my mother Ruth’s death. It is hard for me to fathom this reality. I have been thinking of her and praying for her these past days of May. Being without family close by, my relationship with you
as your pastor and shepherd is integral to who I am as a person and as a priest. I am grateful to those of you who have reached out to me in friendship, care, love and concern over these past years. You are a gift to me and I am most grateful.
Then, on May 17th, I celebrated my 39th anniversary of ordination, a reality that is much more evident to me. I give thanks to God for this incredible gift of priesthood and the opportuni-ty to serve his Church and all of you. What a blessing. I want to thank you for your prayerful
support these past years as your pastor. You have helped shape my soul and the heart of my priesthood. You are all a very special part of who I am. I am most grateful.
In light of these personal reflections, I have an important request. Next Sunday, May
25th , we will have an opportunity to offer “names for leadership” for our councils and commis-sions, as well as for the CORE Teams of our Edge and LifeTeen programs. Leadership in the Church is a Marian virtue. It is a willingness to be open to the call of God to serve, to give of
oneself on behalf of others so as to allow the life and will of God to unfold in our midst. As lead-ers, we collaborate in helping to bring about God’s plan and vision for St. Michael Parish in very
real and life-giving ways for one another.
I ask two things of you this coming week. One, please pray the following prayer each day.
You may wish to do so individually or with your spouse or family. Secondly, as you pray, ask the Lord if you and/or someone in the Parish is being called to leadership. Let us work with the Lord in raising up men and women of service. Let us also pray that like Mary, they will say “yes” to
the Lord’s call.
Prayer for Leadership Discernment
Gracious and ever faithful God,
we give You thanks for Your loving guidance and
care for us here at Saint Michael Parish.
Thank you for all the ways that You have nourished our faith,
given us strength, and cared for us each day.
We pray that You will raise up men and women from among us
to lead and guide Your Parish family as You would want.
May each of us be open to Your will in our lives
and accept the challenge of giving of ourselves in loving service
as did Mary, Your Son’s Mother.
May our lives be a “Yes” to You and Your will.
We earnestly make our prayer in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL 2014 RESULTS
Please return your pledge envelope so we can meet our Parish goal!
It is our hope that ALL our Parish families will participate by completing an envelope.
Our Annual Catholic Appeal goal: $284,050
% of goal reached so far: 68%
Participation goal—households: 1,250
Pledge Envelopes returned: 508
% of participating households goal: 41%
Remember, our Parish goal is $50,000 over and above the Archdiocesan goal shown above. And,
every dollar in excess of the Archdiocesan goal comes back to us! We can do this! We can reach
the Appeal goal AND fund our parish projects of completing the outdoor play area for the school and
entire parish to use, plus provide support for the St. Vincent de Paul Society and youth ministries
such as the Youth Migrant Project. These ministries do such good work in helping our community,
as well as forming our young people in the faith and making the values of Catholic Social Teaching
real in their lives. But we need YOU! Every Parish in the Archdiocese is part of the wider Church
and comes together every year to support over 60 crucial ministries. We’ll be sending
another mailing out next week, so please return your envelope and save us a stamp! If you’ve
already returned your envelope or made your pledge online, thank you very much.
Pledge online today! www.seattlearchdiocese.org/donate
STEWARDSHIP
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
Pastoral Year 2013-2014 Donations Received as of May 11, 2014
Donations Received May 11, 2014 Year to Date Sunday Envelopes $47,323 $1,672,559 Online Giving 15,770 689,931 Sunday Loose Collections 1,678 74,857 Holy Days 205 69,508 Children/Little House 88 4,899 Total Stewardship of Treasure Donations: $63,181 $2,511,754 Parish Goal through May 4: $2,685,383 Amount Over (Under) Goal: (173,629) Debt Reduction Collection (Pink Envelope) $468 $70,928
Are You Seeing Red? You may have noticed our upper parking lot is receiv-ing some much needed attention! Our facilities staff is busy repairing and painting curbs in the fire lanes in an effort to highlight the need to keep these lanes open for emergency vehicles. When responding to medical and other life-threatening emergencies, every second counts. There is no time to try and locate individuals who have parked in the emergency lanes to have them move their vehicles. Please consider using our lower parking lot if the des-ignated parking stalls in the upper lot are full. By park-ing in the fire lanes in the upper parking lot you could be placing all building occupants in danger. Please remember to use the designated “Enter” and “Exit” driveways (hint: the “exit” driveway is closest to 11th Avenue). Doing so really helps with traffic man-agement—especially between Masses!
PARISH HAPPENINGS
HOLY HOUR IN ADORATION
At Gethsemane, while suffering in his Hour of Agony,
Jesus prayed for strength To fulfill the will of His Father
Jesus was comforted by an Angel from heaven.
Similarily, Jesus desires to share His love and compassion with us during Adoration.
He offers us comfort and deeper understanding
of His great love. He soothes wounds, and helps to heal our pain.
He brings us His joy.
He listens to our heart in quiet prayer.
We ask you to give Jesus your time as an Adorer.
Please offer Him an hour of your week, any day, any time. For more details, contact Roger Theine 357-6246, [email protected]
There will be a CPR/First Aid class on Saturday, May 24th, from 9:30 am-3:30 pm in
Room 2 of the Gathering Space. These are separate classes so you can sign up for
one or both. CPR starts at 9:30 and First Aid starts at 12:30. Class size is limited so
please register ASAP. Teens are welcome.
There will be a meeting of the Parish Nurse Ministry, Tuesday,
May 27th in Room 6 of the Parish Center, 6:30-8:00 PM. Anyone
interested in joining in this ministry is welcome to come.
For more information or to register for the CPR/First Aid Class, e-mail Kathy
Rayburn at [email protected] or call her at (360) 556-7514 or
(360) 292-7104 and leave a message.
IN CONCERT—JUNE 24, 7PM
Tickets available online at
http://parish.stcharlesb.org/jmt
or call (253) 564-5185
7112 S. 12th Street, Tacoma
Tickets: $35 for Stage Seating
$20 General Admission
PARISH HAPPENINGS
ATTENTION ALL FPU GRADUATES!
Remember to turn in a final Group Snapshot card by
May 25th - we’d love to hear about your progress in becoming debt-free! Can’t find your card? Just clip this one & drop it in the Offertory next weekend!
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL—June 23-27, 2014
"Jesus is My Friend" is our theme for VBS 2014. Registration forms are available on the Parish website, the Good News Stands both Downtown and Westside, and at the Parish Office.
Children age 4 through 6th grade as of Sept. 1, 2014 are invited to register.
NOTE: Registration closes in two weeks and the T-shirt order deadline is June 4th
Volunteers are still very much needed! Please contact Anne Kunkle as soon as possible!
|[email protected] or (360) 754-4667
It takes over 50 volunteers to guide the children and run the activity stations!
CYO WOMEN’S CAMP
Take a real vacation!
June 19-22, 2014 at Camp Don Bosco in Carnation, WA.
For information, send an e-mail to: [email protected]
Or call Flora Pallechio at (360) 951-3334
Sponsored by St. Charles Borromeo, Tacoma
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL POSITION
ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Attention all Catholic Women! ACCW, Southern Deanery will meet at
St. Michael on Thursday, May 22! Registration, coffee & some breakfast bites will start at 9:30 AM in the Gathering Space—Call To Order at 10 AM. We will attend Mass together at noon; lunch following. Adjournment by 2
PM. Suggested donation for registration and lunch is $5.00.
St. Joseph School
in Chehalis, WA is
currently seeking
a Principal. If you
are interested or
know someone
who would be,
please contact St.
Joseph Parish at
o f f i ce@wlpcatho l i c .org or ca l l
(360) 748-4953; or contact the
Catholic School Department in Seattle at
(206) 382-4861.
PARISH HAPPENINGS
WEEK 4: THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH. In the gospel reading,
Jesus promises, “I will give you another advocate.” In his
reflection, Fr. Jim asks us, “How has the Holy Spirit been your
advocate?” Have you encountered the Spirit of Truth?
“My small faith sharing group provides me with a special
network into our big church. We share about Jesus and we
know through Him that we care about each other and we pray
for those in need as well. My group helps to keep me grounded
in my faith all week long.” - Debbie
http://www.saintmichaelparish.org/learn/small-groups
The Visitation, Sisters in the Lord Come away; be renewed by God’s love through prayer, scripture, silence, and
sharing with the women of the parish in the serenity of the Westside Chapel.
Friday, May 30, 7-9 PM: Dessert and wine social with evening prayer
Saturday, May 31, 9AM—3:30PM: Day of prayer. Continental breakfast & lunch provided.
Mary and Elizabeth experienced pure joy in God’s love. Come share this joy as sisters in the Lord!
Register online at www.SaintMichaelParish.org or by calling the parish office at 360-754-4667.
WESTSIDE CHAPEL VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
Saturday, June 14, 9AM—Noon
We will plant flowers, rake leaves, and clean up
storm debris from the winter. This is a great chance
to meet some new people and help beautify the
grounds at the Westside Chapel. We will provide
the refreshments, please bring gloves and rakes if
you have them. See you there rain or shine!
Any questions? Call John Grausam at (360) 292-7107.
CALLED TO PROTECT FOR VIETNAMESE—MAY 18, 1:30 PM
Parents in our Vietnamese community who work closely with the TNTT
ministry will attend "Called to Protect for Ministry" this Sunday. We thank
them for their caring hearts and dedication to the children of God.
Please keep them in your prayers!
"If you want peace, work for justice." -- Pope Paul VI
Dear Parishioners,
As we approach the end of the school year, I would like to provide a brief update about my work
with the Archdiocese of Seattle over the course of this year. As an Archdiocesan school, we are
part of an amazing network of 75 Catholic schools in the Western Washington area. Representing
St. Michael and our South Sound region, I have attended a variety of Archdiocesan principals’
meetings this year. I have benefited from informative meetings and trainings as part of the new
principals’ group. I have also enjoyed serving in a leadership capacity as the executive principal
from the South Sound region on the Executive Principals’ Committee. It has been a joy to collabo-
rate with both our local Catholic school principals and those from throughout the archdiocese.
Through all of these experiences this year, I have been struck by the clarity of vision for the future
of Catholic schools in our archdiocese. I am enthusiastic about our new strategic plan: From
Strength to Strength, A Plan for 21st Century Schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle. After many
years of research and development, our new strategic plan will be implemented next year to shep-
herd the growth of our schools. The plan focuses on four areas: Strengthening Catholic identity;
excellent curricula, teachers, and school leaders; an accessible and welcoming community; and
wise stewardship through planning, governance, funding and marketing. I am thrilled for the guid-
ance and wisdom contained in this plan and am confident that it will help to make St. Michael Parish
School even stronger, along with strengthening our entire Catholic school system! More infor-
mation about the strategic plan can be found at http://www.ocsww.org
You may have noticed that our school’s front office underwent a “makeover” last week. The Pham
family generously donated beautiful chairs, tables and desks for the school offices and faculty
lunchroom. Thank you Thien and Xuan Pham for your generosity!
If you are interested in learning how your child will benefit from the gift of a Catholic education
here at your Parish school, please contact the school office for a tour today!
Blessings,
Connor Geraghty, Principal
LOVE IN THE LITTLE THINGS
Words of gratitude to the many parishioners who are actively
involved in Social Ministry here at St. Michael: Your commitment
and generosity largely happen quietly and bear fruit behind the
scenes. Here is a perfect example: Last weekend, Paul, Gary and
Doug helped to deliver donated bunk beds to two elementary school
boys who came here alone from El Salvador to join their parents,
who had come ahead of them seeking work and a better life. They
now all live in a one room apartment in Olympia. The parents had
given their only bed to the boys and had been sleeping on the floor
since they arrived. This was their first real bed….and a fortress to
play in! Wow, what a difference this “little” gesture made! The
father, in tears expressed his appreciation on behalf of his entire
family. "Thanks, all of you, a thousand times and forever!"
ST. MICHAEL PARISH SCHOOL
Rachel Yabut
Steward for EDGE & Campus Ministry
Summer Kick Off
Mark your calendars for
Sunday, June 1st. 5th graders
Open Mic Night TONIGHT!
Third annual Open Mic Night at Edge.
God has blessed our middle school
youth with talents! So, we’ll have a
night of sharing our gifts.
Youth can sing, dance, play an
instrument, start a band, tell jokes,
do a skit...the opportunities are
endless!
Sunday, May 18 after 5pm Mass
Ready for Summer? So are we!
Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean we
stop growing and learning about faith.
Stay involved this summer!!
Some of our Summer Events:
Movie Monday
Hiking
Skating @ Skateland
Frozen Yogurt/Ice Cream Social
Service Projects
Full Summer Calendar online!
Chris Peterson
Steward for Life Teen
Climbing the Mountains Life Night on Overcoming Difficulties
Sunday, May 18
Life has a way of producing all sorts of
challenges and difficulties. At times some seem
too difficult and overwhelming for us. Join us
for the next Life Night as we discuss these
mountains and ways of overcoming them. Life
Night begins at 6:30pm in the Gathering
Space. Don’t forget to go to Mass!
Don’t forget to go to Mass!
Bible Study & Adoration
Friday, May 23rd in the Parish Center
Bible Study 6:30-8pm & Adoration 8-9pm
Looking for a way to grow in your love for God and your Catholic faith? Join us for
bible study on Friday nights, followed by a Holy Hour before our Lord in the
Blessed Sacrament.
Join Us This Week
Jamie & Jessi Oakland
(360) 352-3321
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Meet Samantha Ordos Ministries:
Eucharistic Adoration
Young Adult Ministry Planning Team
Discernment for Vocations Leader
1. Strategic
2. Connectedness
3. Empathy
4. Input
5. Developer
“I am really enjoying my developer theme.
By finding little ways to encourage
other people's growth, I can sometimes
see them ‘light up’ with a new purposeful
fire. I love seeing my strengths in action.
I also feel more confident in my skills and
strengths knowing that I have these
talents from God to rely on.”
Thank you, Samantha for sharing your
incredible talents with us!
Samantha’s Top 5 Signature Themes
of Talent
Share your story! Contact Kathy Steinbrecher
Or call (360) 292-7127
