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February 28Th 2021 the 2Nd Sunday of Lent FEBRUARY 28TH 2021 THE 2ND SUNDAY OF LENT “From the shining cloud the Father’s voice is heard: This is my beloved Son, listen to him.” -Mt 17:5 The Transfiguration. Raphael. 1516-20. Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City pastor parish staff Rev. W. R. Harris Miss Katie Manion parish secretary [email protected] Mrs. Sandy Campanario pastoral assistant for administration [email protected] Mr. Joshua Gusman pastoral assistant for sacred music [email protected] CHURCH WEEKDAY HOURS Mrs. Katelyn Greenlee Tuesday - Friday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm pastoral assistant for faith formation [email protected] PARISH OFFICE Tuesday - Friday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Mr. Zachary Wagner (Closed during noon Mass, Tue.-Fri.) facilities & grounds maintenance [email protected] MOTHER JOSEPH CEMETERY Mr. Jake Dykgraaf Located at 29th St. & N St. Vancouver, WA cemetery sexton Please call the parish for arrangements [email protected] SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT LOOKING AHEAD MARCH 16: FINANCE COUNCIL 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM: MASS MARCH 22: LENTEN PARISH MISSION 2:30 PM: MASS IN VIETNAMESE MARCH 31: OFFICE OF TENEBRAE Please visit our website to register for a Sunday Mass. APRIL 1: HOLY THURSDAY APRIL 2: GOOD FRIDAY MONDAY, MARCH 1 MONDAY OF THE 2ND WEEK OF LENT STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE TIME | TALENT | TREASURE THE CHURCH AND PARISH OFFICE ARE CLOSED 2021 STEWARDSHIP RENEWAL 7:00 PM: ONLINE CONFIRMATION CLASS As we wrap up the 2021 Stewardship Renewal Campaign, we want to thank all who turned in TUESDAY, MARCH 2 their commitment card making a pledge of TUESDAY OF THE 2ND WEEK OF LENT their Time, Talent and Treasure to the Proto- Cathedral for the coming year!! As of Thursday, February NO CONFESSIONS 25th, we have received 106 commitment cards, representing 12:10 PM MASS: +JOYCE ZIEGLER ~19% of registered households. Next week, we will begin the process of compiling lists of new and interested members for the active ministries at the parish. If you indicated interest or WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 that you are already active in a ministry, the ministry lead ST. KATHERINE DREXEL should be reaching out to you soon! NO CONFESSIONS 12:10 PM MASS: +PETER PAUL TRAN GOOD STEWARDS OF GOD’S GRACE 7:30 PM: RCIA, UPPER HALL Lent is a wonderful time to reflect on and renew our commitment to Christ and His Church. St. Paul gives us one of the best examples of being a Good THURSDAY, MARCH 4 Steward of God’s Grace as he recognized the gift of ST. CASMIR grace given to him for our benefit, for the benefit of building up the body of Christ, the Church. NO CONFESSIONS 12:10 PM MASS: +JEFF GOETZ & MARILYN PARKER God gives each of us gifts to help build up His Church. But it is only when Christ dwells in our hearts that we are truly able to recognize these gifts and how we are called to use them for FRIDAY, MARCH 5 the benefit of the Church. As St. Paul tells us in Ephesians 3:8- FIRST FRIDAY, FRIDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT 10, “To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of NO CONFESSIONS Christ, and to bring to light [for all] what is the plan of the 12:10 PM MASS: +MIKE HICKS mystery hidden from ages past in God who created all 12:45 PM: THE ALLIANCE OF THE TWO HEARTS ADORATION things, so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made 6:15 PM: LENTEN VESPERS 7:00 PM: STATIONS OF THE CROSS known through the Church to the principalities and authorities 9:00 PM: BENEDICTION in the heavens.” PARISH OF PRAYER SATURDAY, MARCH 6 This Lenten Season, use our Parish App to FIRST SATURDAY, SECOND WEEK OF LENT help you grow in your faith and prayer life. The Parish App puts the prayers of the Church in the palm of your hand, making timeless 800 –8:45 AM: CONFESSIONS traditions accessible in a new way. View prayers, 9:00 AM MASS: BRIAN MANION 10:00 AM: CHURCH CLEANING set reminders to keep your prayer life on track, and 3:30-4:30 PM: CONFESSIONS send out prayer requests to your parish community. 5:00 PM: SUNDAY VIGIL MASS You can also read Bishop Mueggenborg’s weekly Sunday re- Please visit our website to register for the Sunday Vigil Mass. flections, as well as special Lenten reflections by popular Catholic writers and priests. To download the App, visit my- parishapp.com, or call the office for help. HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION Mass: 8:00 am, 12:10 pm and 7:00 pm. DEVOTIONS WEEKLY PARISH February 14th, 2021 • Rosary: Tuesday - Friday at 11:35 am. Saturday at 8:20 am. STEWARDSHIP OF Loose: $844 • Mother of Perpetual Help: Currently suspended. TREASURE Envelopes: $6,648 • Alliance of the Two Hearts: Adoration is on the First Friday of the month Online Giving: $4,325 after the 12:10 PM Mass, ending at 9:00 PM. Please sign-up on our website Thank you for your to reserve a Holy Hour. continued support of Total: $11,817 GUIDED TOURS OF OUR HISTORIC PROTO-CATHEDRAL The Proto-Cathedral Weekly Goal: $12,000 Currently suspended. of St. James the Greater! Surplus / Deficit: $183 2 FAITH IN ACTION ALLIANCE OF THE TWO HEARTS Our monthly Alliance of the Two Hearts and the Protect Life Crusaders PRAY – INFORM—ACT Communion of Reparation Eucharistic Adoration 40 DAYS FOR LIFE UPDATE: begins this Friday, March 5th, after the 12:10 Shawn Carney, President/CEO, 40 Days for Life pm Mass, and ends with Benediction at 9:00 pm. Sister Dede Byrne captured the hearts of pro-lifers around the world at last sum- mer's Republican National Convention. In order to have Eucharistic Adoration, at least two "I'm not just pro-life," she proclaimed. Adorers must be present each hour, or we will have "I'm pro-eternal life." The longtime Ar- to cancel. Additional adorers are always welcome! my surgeon turned Catholic religious sister has served the mar- ginalized in impoverished countries around the world. "[But] Click here to sign up for a holy hour. while we tend to think of the marginalized as living beyond our borders, the truth is the largest marginalized group in the world can be found here in the United States," she said. "They are the unborn." On Saturday, Sister Dede headlined a 40 Days for Life rally in frigid Washington, D.C. "She again emphasized the importance of prayer and holiness," said Pro- fessor Michael New, the local campaign leader. Sister Dede's presence was a big draw. Professor New described the event as "the largest 40 Days for Life rally that I have had the privilege to organize." Attendees left fired up for the rest of the Lenten 40 Days for Life campaign. If you would like to participate at the local public prayer vigil, please contact Gerry Par- mantier at 360-831-7542. DID YOU KNOW Catholic Bishops Oppose HELP FEED THE POOR “Equality Act” Because It Would Force Americans to Fund Abortions by Micaiah Bilger, Feb 24, 2021 Catholic bishops are urging Congress to reject the Equality Act because it would force Americans to pay for the killing of un- born babies in abortions and “discriminate against people of faith.” The Catholic News Service reports five leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to federal lawmakers on Tuesday outlining their opposition to the bill. “Rather than affirm human dignity in ways that meaningfully exceed existing practical protections, the Equality Act would discriminate against people of faith,” the bishops said. “It Please take home a Rice Bowl from the would also inflict numerous legal and social harms on Ameri- cans of any faith or none.” The bishops’ opposition and that of offertory basket in the main vestibule of the many other pro-life, conservative and religious leaders comes in reaction to President Joe Biden’s and Democrat leaders’ church. Donations collected in your homes plans to push the pro-abortion bill through Congress. The U.S. will be donated at the end of Lent. House may vote on the bill as soon as this week, according to the report. On the surface, the goal of the Equality Act (House Thank you for your generosity! Resolution 5) supposedly is to protect people from discrimina- tion. It would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to redefine sex discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orien- tation. But leading pro-life and conservative groups warned ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK that the legislation would create a “right to demand an abor- tion.” They said medical workers could be forced to help abort unborn babies and taxpayers could be forced to fund their deaths. National Right to Life, the Family Research Council, the Susan B. Anthony List, March for Life Action and other pro-life groups also are urging lawmakers to reject the bill. Contact U.S. House lawmakers and U.S. Senators to urge strong opposition to the Equality Act. Read the full story at Lifenews.com. GET THE FACTS. GET INVOLVED. BE A CRUSADER! 3 FAITH FORMATION NEWS An announcement from Katelyn Greenlee, Pastoral Assistant for Faith Formation: Our parish has had to make all sorts of changes to “tighten our belts” during the pandemic. One of those changes was that the Faith Formation position went from being full time with benefits to part time without benefits.
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