Holy Rosary Seattle, Washington

MASS SCHEDULE CHURCH HOURS Registration Recommended 12-2pm Saturdays March 13 – 5:00 pm 2-4pm Mondays March 14- 8:30 am, 10:30 am 12pm-2pm Wednesdays 2pm-4pm Fridays (Lent Only) Click here to register or call 206-937-1488 ext. 200. Masks mandatory, no exceptions. Visitors must answer Please arrive 15-20 minutes early. Walk-ups welcome ‘no’ to all health screening questions. Max. of 10 people. as space allows. 5 minutes before Mass we seat everyone first come, first served, and Stations of the Cross reservations are no longer held. 7:00 PM on Fridays No Daily Mass this week as In-Person or via livestream at Fr. Oakland is away on Retreat. www.vimeo.com/holyrosary No Confessions Tuesday or Friday night. There will still be Stations of the Cross Printable Stations of the Cross booklet HERE. Friday night. RECONCILIATION

Mass Livestreams on Facebook & Vimeo 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Saturdays Most Masses (some not staffed) 5:30 - 5:50 pm Tuesdays Watch posted videos at anytime. 6:30-6:55 pm Fridays *No Confessions on 3/16 or 3/19* March 14, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Lent 1

The Journey of Faith with Lucas Oakland (Fr. Oakland’s youngest nephew)

n Friday my youngest nephew turns 3 years My brother has long O old. I have shared his story with you, and I said that their know that many of you continue to pray for him and ultimate hope was our family and ask about him. So, an update/ that he know joy review. and that he is loved—and for over Lucas was born with 6 heart defects and a few other a year we haven't problems as well, including no spleen and therefore doubted that. That no immune system. Our greatest hope and prayer said, he cant walk or was of course an outright miracle—a perfect heart at talk, but is getting birth. Our second hope was getting to delay the better about holding immediate surgery a week. Lucas had his first up his head. He is surgery on March 29, 2019 at Seattle Children’s, 53+ mostly blind, and weeks after he was born. His various defects offset needs to be held 16-20 hours a day. Thankfully they one another to allow for low but sufficient heart have the help of some great nurses and respite care, functioning. His heart was perfectly broken! “One though the state is currently reducing it much to our in a billion” the doctors said—aka a miracle. dismay. Progress was usually slow, with lots of setbacks including several emergency surgeries. May brought The cardiac wing at Seattle Children’s is a place of quick progress, and he came home in June. A few broken hearts. It would be easy for the staff to have weeks later, he was in for a 48 hour stay to see how hardened hearts—seeing so many triumphs, but he responded to a new medicine. After getting losses as well. The same is true for the families on home, things were off and my sister in law brought the long journey. The patients are there because their him back up to the hospital from Lacey in the middle hearts are broken. Others there, though, choose to of the night. While in the ER, he went into cardiac allow their hearts to be broken—in love. arrest and had CPR for an hour before they were able to get the team in to get him onto a heart bypass Calvary has a duality about it—a place of incredible machine. Slow progress, more setbacks, several evil, but also of incredible love, as well. That has more urgent/emergency surgeries. been one of the lessons that we have learned with Lucas—the depths of love that can only come with He came home in November of 2019. As he sacrifice, as our hearts, too, are broken. We have celebrates his third birthday, his daily medical needs seen it in so many of the doctors, nurses, specialists are few. He has a feeding tube. His heart still has and others who have labored and cried and rejoiced some issues, but actually registered “good” function with us. We have seen it, too, with so many who which is incredible, and there are still the other issues have shared this journey with Lucas, including you. which will require at least one surgery to fix what can be fixed. They have successfully weaned him off two He has come a long way, and still has a long way to -thirds of the medicines he came home with (21!). go. We are hopeful that God (and time) will He used to be more dazed, and writhing in continue to heal the wounds from the cardiac arrest. discomfort or pain, but things started to really change Faith has been a consolation and a strength when we in January 2020. He spends most of the day smiling, have been so weak. The gift of one another has also and laughing at the sounds of his parents and siblings given us strength. It’s hard not to have all the and others, or when you snuggle or tickle him or answers. But as my brother and his wife say, “The whisper sweet nothings to him. If you say “kisses, answer is in a story, and the story is still being told.” kisses,” he will turn toward you and purse and move Thank you for praying for Lucas and his family, and his lips together. sharing in that story with us.

For more of the story (and pictures), visit https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/lucasoakland

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Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist

Episode 3: Bread for the Journey Journeys can be short or long, but they all require sustenance. On our journey in life, our soul needs sustenance too. Just as God provided manna for the people in the desert on their way to the Promised Land, so too God gives us the Eucharist, an even greater gift, to nourish and strengthen us on the way to Heaven. In and through the Holy https://watch.formed.org/presence Sacrifice of the Mass, God comes to us and feeds us. Delve into the mystery of the Mass and the is a time to draw near to Christ in the Eucharist, and drink fully of the Lord’s goodness. Lent desert, to encounter Him more fully in our lives. During Lent, in this Year of the 1. Was there anything new in the video that you Eucharist in the Archdiocese of Seattle, we are hadn't heard before? What stood out to you? inviting parishioners to join together in reflecting 2. Have you ever been really hungry because of a upon the Eucharist, this great mystery of our faith, using a series of 4 videos on Formed, an online long trip or the circumstances of life? What platform which is free to all of our members was that experience, that feeling like? through our parish subscription. 3. What is your favorite part of the Mass and Each week, we will include in the bulletin, as well why? as the Domestic Church email, information about 4. How do you participate in the sacrifice of Jesus the video of the week, a brief overview, and some Christ in the Eucharist? What does this questions for reflection. An online study guide is available as well for those interested. We would actually look like? encourage you to talk about these as a family, or 5. What are the obstacles you experience to with a small faith sharing group you are already in entering into the Mass in prayer? What can or one you form with a few friends for this season you do to enter more fully into the Sacrifice of as you grow in faith together. our Lord Jesus Christ?

6. What do you view as your mission? What is

the mission given to us by Jesus at the end of Follow these steps to join Formed for free with Mass? How do these two compare, and what Holy Rosary! can you do to more fully live out the identity 1.Visit www.formed.org/signup and calling given to us in Christ? 2.Under “Create An Account”, search “98116” or O how wonderful the love of God, manifested “Holy Rosary Seattle”, then select our parish. throughout history, then in Jesus Christ made 3.Enter your name and email address in the flesh, through His Passion, Death and boxes; click the “Sign Up” button. Resurrection, His glorious Ascension, and the 4.Check your email at the address you gave; you enduring gift of the Most Holy Eucharist which should have a message from FORMED with a link to confirm your registration; click the link. comes to us through the Holy Mass! 5.This will bring you to the home page of How will what you have heard and reflected FORMED. In the future, visit FORMED.org and on change how you next approach click on the “Sign In” link for instant access. the altar of the Lord?

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OUR PARISH COMMUNITY

HOLY ROSARY ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Report for February 2021 INCOME______Parish Donations …………………….. $1743.00 Member donations ………………….... 700.00 TOTAL INCOME $2443.00 ASSISTANCE GIVEN______Utilities ……………………..………… $681.00 Holy Rosary and Our March 20 Rent …………………………...…….. 4500.00 Lady of Guadalupe are excited to Welcome Table Furniture/Clothing ……………………. 1105.00 collaborate and offer Service Project Food/Gas cards ………………….… 250.00 faith events, service See pg. 5 for info Bus Tickets ………………………… 27.50 opportunities, and April 18 Twinning ………………………..…... 650.00 bonding experiences Earth Day TOTAL EXPENDITURE $7213.50 for our middle school Environmental and high school Justice Discussion IN-KIND ASSISTANCE______students and their Food ……………………….…………… 480.00 families during (6:30 Zoom) TOTAL IN-KIND ASSISTANCE $480.00 Winter of 2021! Join April 24 us and meet other Home Visits ………………………………… 13 Day of Service Total People Helped …………..……..…… 45 Catholic teens in the West Seattle area! (In-person) Total Volunteer Hours ………..…….….…. 96 Thank you to our benefactors of Holy Click here to sign-up for any and all Rosary Parish for your generosity in events! making it possible to serve the poor within our conference boundaries. We are so grateful for all those who are remember- ing SVdP and supporting this ministry during this challenging time.

If you or someone you know might need the services of SVDP, please call and leave a message at 206-937-1488 ext. 300. All calls are confidential. Congratulations to Young Adult Trivia Night Ava Burke Blanchette Calling all Young Adults (ages 18-39)! Join us for baptized on March 6, 2021! our first official YA event at Our Lady of Guadalupe. The event is a virtual Trivia Night on We welcome you to a life Thursday, March 25 at 7pm. We’ll play four with Christ. rounds and award prizes for the winning team.

You can sign up on your own or with others if you If you are interested in having your child baptized have a team. Come have a little fun and meet and they are under age 7, please email Deyette at others in the West Seattle area. RSVP to Gina [email protected]. You may also ([email protected]) by Monday, March 22 complete our Baptism Registration form by using this to be added to a team and receive the link with link: https://holyrosaryseattle.org/infant- baptismregistration. instructions.

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Love Thy Neighbor Archdiocese of Seattle Statement St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry Requests on COVID-19 Vaccines SVdP is currently in need of the following In accordance with the instruction of the Holy See and the Conference of Catholic Bishops, the use items. If donating, of all current COVID-19 vaccines during this pandemic is please remember that morally acceptable. It is not only important for one’s all foods must be non- SHOPPING LIST personal health, but it is also our responsibility to care for perishable, shelf- Peanut Butter the common good of the broader community, and getting • stable, in original (16 oz.) a vaccine is one way to do so. Whenever you are allowed packaging (no bulk • Canned Chicken to get the vaccine, please do so knowing that it is morally foods), and not acceptable to receive whichever vaccine is being offered. • Canned Tuna expired. No restaurant • Tomato/Spaghetti -sized canned fruits/ Sauce CDC Vaccination Updates sauces/juices/etc. • Hearty Soups please. For the purposes of this guidance, people are considered • Canned Vegetables fully vaccinated for COVID-19 2 weeks after they have received the second dose in a 2-dose series (Pfizer- • Rice-a-Roni St. Vincent de Paul • Canned Fruit BioNTech or Moderna), or 2 weeks after they have continues to be received a single-dose vaccine (Johnson and Johnson • Knorr Rice or grateful for the [J&J]/Janssen ).† Pasta Sides wonderful support of • Canned Pasta with The following recommendations apply to non-healthcare our parish family. settings. Meat Fully vaccinated people can: • Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors ALL 7TH– 12TH GRADE FAMILIES without wearing masks or physical distancing ARE WELCOME! • Visit with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk for severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing • Refrain from quarantine and testing following a known exposure if asymptomatic. Saturday, March 20, 2021 Fully vaccinated people should continue to: 11:00-11:30 am • Take precautions in public like wearing a well-fitted Body of Christ Church in White Center mask and physical distancing • Wear masks, practice physical distancing, and adhere If you have a 7th-12th grader, consider signing to other prevention measures when visiting with up! Families can prepare and drop off a meal or unvaccinated people who are at increased risk for help serve the meal outside (wearing masks). severe COVID-19 disease or who have an Click here to sign up to volunteer. unvaccinated household member who is at increased If you have any questions, email Bridget Bicek risk for severe COVID-19 disease • Wear masks, maintain physical distance, and practice other prevention measures when visiting with unvaccinated people from multiple households • Avoid medium & large-sized in-person gatherings • Get tested if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms • Follow guidance issued by individual employers • Follow CDC and health department travel requirements and recommendations

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Additional Resources for Prayer and Growth

“I was nothing; now I am a Catholic.” James Online Resources for Prayer & Augustine Healy, America’s first Black bishop Reflection At Home with Faith James Augustine Healy was the first Each week the Archdiocese of Seattle born of ten children to Michael and publishes a new guide for ways to Mary Eliza Healy on April 6, 1830 on a grow in faith at home and as a family. cotton plantation in . Michael Thy Kingdom Come Healy was a former Irish soldier who This book contains an large collection immigrated to America. He became a of prayers rooted in our Catholic faith planter after the war of 1812. In 1829 he tradition. fell in love with Mary Eliza, a mixed- Magnificat and MagnifiKid! race domestic slave, whom he Magnificat is offering its website with purchased from her former owner. At excellent daily readings, prayers, and that time Georgia law prohibited interracial marriage, but both decided that they would base their marriage on love and not the law, reflections free of charge. to create a family of their own. The Word Among Us Another prayer resource being offered free of charge, similar to Magnificat. However, James and his siblings were still considered illegitimate and slaves at birth under Georgia law. These laws banned them from Sacred Heart Radio Pray the Rosary attending school within the state, so to receive an education James’s parents sent their children to Quaker schools in the north in the 1840s. General Resources Find resources about prayer, mental In 1844, James Healy was sent to grammar, secondary and collegiate health, and more from the schools at the new Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA. James Archdiocese of Seattle. graduated as valedictorian in the first graduating class of 1849. Two St. Vincent de Paul is available help years later he earned a master’s degree. It was at Holy Cross where with food, rent, bills and other James decided to enter the priesthood. He enrolled in the Sulpician immediate needs. 206-937-1488 ext. Seminary in , France and in 1854 was ordained at Notre Dame 300. Cathedral in Paris, thus becoming the first African American to be Crisis Lines ordained a Roman Catholic priest. On his return to the United States, National Domestic Violence Hotline James began his ministry as assistant priest with the diocese of 1-800-799-7233 where he served for the next 21 years. Teen Line: 1-888-375-8336 Text : 273TALK to 839863 In 1875, Pope Pius IX named James Bishop of Portland, . In the Mental Health Hotline (for ages 18+) following 25 years, under his administration, 60 churches, 18 schools (800) 710-7083 and numerous convents and welfare institutions were established. National Suicide Hotlines Membership in the Catholic Church in his jurisdiction doubled to 800-273-TALK/800-273-8255 about 100,000. James Healy would also manage the diocese of Maine 800-SUICIDE/800-784-2433 and New Hampshire. Crisis Clinic 24-Hour Crisis Line 866-427-4747 Bishop Healy took a leadership role in the American Catholic Nat’l Runaway Switchboard hierarchy. He proposed three major pieces of church legislation that 800-RUNAWAY/800-786-2929 passed the Third Council of Baltimore. Bishop Healy also served on National Child Abuse Hotline the commission that established the Catholic University of America 800-422-4453 in Washington, D.C., and he was a member of the Council’s commission for Negro and Indian mission. Despite his church Stress, Anxiety, & Depression responsibilities Bishop Healy also found time to lobby on social issues Understanding Children and Teens such as Indian rights and child labor laws. with Anxiety and Depression – Depression Association of America On April 5, 1900, Bishop James A. Healy died of a heart attack in Methods for Discerning Anxiety and Portland, Maine. Bishop Healy, as he wished, was buried in a simple Depression in Teens & Anxiety and graveyard rather than in the Portland, Maine Cathedral’s vault. Holy Depression Articles from Life Teen Cross College, where his calling for priesthood was rooted, named a building in his honor.

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James Healy: America's First Black Bishop - The Arlington Catholic Herald

Holy Rosary Parish Staff

Main Line: 206-937-1488, enter extension listed below

Online Giving : Fr. Matthew Oakland Thank you to those who already give online. If you ([email protected]), ext. 205 wish to support our ongoing labors, please select ADMINISTRATION: Jill Carr the ‘Create an Account’ button at ([email protected]), ext. 213 www.osvonlinegiving.com/4255. ADULT EVANGELIZATION: Fr. Matthew Oakland By Mail ([email protected]), ext. 205 You can use the business envelope included in CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES—Baptism & Young Families: your monthly envelope packets, or mail to Deyette Swegle ([email protected]), ext. 251 Holy Rosary Church CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES—1st Sacraments, Children: 4139 42nd Ave SW Sister Stella ([email protected]), ext. 252 Seattle, WA98116 YOUTH MINISTRY: Bridget Bicek Request: When mailing or dropping off your ([email protected]), ext. 299 parish tithes, you do not need to send in multiple MARRIAGE: Sarah Goins weekly or monthly envelopes with cash or a check ([email protected]), ext. 208 in each. One parish envelope with one check or LITURGY & MUSIC: Paul Dolejsi total cash is sufficient. Please continue to send ([email protected]), ext. 204 separate envelopes/money for SVDP, Shoulder to Shoulder, the Endowment, etc. as separate funds. BOOKKEEPER: Karen Edgin Thank you. ([email protected]), ext. 211

Drop Off ADMIN ASSISTANT & PRIVATE EVENTS: Melissa Tuthill ([email protected]), ext. 200 Please use the south parish door mail slot when dropping off checks and/or envelopes. ADMIN ASSISTANT-Bulletin and Calendaring: Libby Pickthorn ([email protected]), ext. 209 Thank you for continuing to support us in PLANT MANAGER: Scott Stoefen carrying out the mission of Christ. ([email protected]), ext. 215 SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: Anna Horton ([email protected]), ext. 218 Friday, March 19 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: ext. 300 Feast of St. Joseph Fr. Oakland is available for indoor or It is always a Solemnity, and outdoor meetings, homebound visits, and since it falls on a Friday this year, the Sacraments by appointment. Please call it means that there is no Lenten 206-937-1488 ext 200 or email Melissa at [email protected] to schedule. abstinence from meat that day. Let us look to Joseph to lead us and guide us closer to His son.

Due to the current covid restrictions, the parish office is closed to the public until further notice. Staff can be reached via phone at 206-935-8353 or email.

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