February 2, 2020

CONTACT INFORMATION

Office Hours: M-F 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. or By Appointment. Please call (206) 322-5970 for: Fr. Maurice Mamba Priest Administrator x604 [email protected] Barbara Connor Pastoral Associate/DRE x607 [email protected] Alice Davis Interim Pastoral Assistant for Admin and Facilities x601 [email protected] Deacon Connor [email protected] THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PASTORAL COUNCIL Chair Lori Chisholm-Cook [email protected], Journey Song Book #937 Vice Chair Denise Pavageau, Maria Batayola, Deacon 5 p.m. Saturday Vigil Presider Fr. Negusse Keleta Joseph Connor, Toni Hall, Beth Miller, Ceaser Patterson, 10 a.m. Sunday Presider Fr. Negusse Keleta Alex Soto, Fred Verzosa, Nate Weston, Sabine Weston Reading 1: 2:3 3:12-13 Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 FINANCE COUNCIL “Blessed are the poor in spirit; Chair Jane Powers [email protected] the kingdom of heaven is theirs!”

STEWARDSHIP COMMISSION Reading 2: 1 Corinthians, 1:26-31 Chair Vera Patterson [email protected] Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12a Submit bulletin items to [email protected]. Other Masses at Immaculate: Submit pulpit announcements to • Weekday Mass 8 a.m. Wed, Thurs & Fri [email protected]. • Eritrean Mass at 2:30 p.m. on the 1st Sunday and 1:00 pm on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays Reporting Abuse • Nigerian Mass 12:30 p.m. on First Sunday Victim Assistance Help-Line 800-446-7762 St. Therese: Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. & Noon [email protected] MASS INTENTIONS protectandheal.seattlearchdiocese.org Report any Please email [email protected] for Prayer Requests suspicion of abuse by any church personnel to the local law and Mass Intentions. enforcement. Call the Helpline if you know of sexual abuse or misconduct by a member of the clergy, an employee, or UPCOMING EVENT volunteer of the Archdiocese of Seattle. The Archdiocese of Seattle has a longstanding commitment to transparency, accountability, and assistance to persons sexually abused by MARDI GRAS DINNER clergy or anyone working on behalf of the church. For children’s safety and victim assistance see FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 2020 https://preventionusccb.org/resources. 6:30 PM TO 11 PM GET YOUR TICKETS !!!

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Growing Our Faith Contact the Parish at least six (6) months before the wedding date. Sacrament of the Sick: In cases of illness, impending surgery, or advanced February Opportunities to age, contact the Priest. Communal celebrations Deepen Your Experience of God are held three times a year. Funerals: Contact the Priest for the Funeral Service prior to contacting the Funeral Director. Catholic Cemeteries serving Immaculate include Calvary (206-522-0996) & Holyrood (206-363-8484) House/Other Blessings & Mass Intentions: Contact the Office. Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace at 1663 Killarney Way, Bellevue, WA 98004. To register Stewardship & Finance contact at 425-635-3603 or e-mail [email protected] http://csjp.org/ministries/peace-and-spirituality-center/ KUDOS TO MLK JR SERVICE PROJECT TEAM CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER Led by Sr. Kathleen Pruitt, To everyone at lmmaculate Parish, THANK YOU CSJP and Kwan Wong, Oblate OSB Cam. for donating items and money for the personal care kits. Thursday Evenings, February 6, 13, 20, and 27 Thank you to all the volunteers, and to the children who 7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Dining Room. filled 178 bags/kits. Thank you to Marya and John who Saturday, February 8 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Chapel helped deliver the kits to the Matt Talbot Center. Sunday, March 1 Silent Retreat, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Please RSVP to [email protected] OPENING FOR FACILITIES & ADMINISTRATION MANAGER FOR PEACE DAYS FOR WOMEN CHURCH & PROPERTIES The Gift of Wisdom, Age and Grace - led by Sr. Carmel The purpose of the job is to: Oversee and direct Little, CSJP. Women of all ages and faiths gather for administrative functions for the parish including education, faith sharing, and fun. Please join us! facilities, finance, personnel, and technology. Assure Wednesday, February 19, 2020 – Coffee & Fellowship compliance with Archdiocesan policies, and local, state 9:30 a.m. Program: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Bring a sack and federal laws/regulations. Oversee activities relating lunch, Free-will Offering to Fund Development and Stewardship. This position requires extensive facilities and administration LENTEN REFLECTION DAY FOR WOMEN AND MEN management experience. 30-hour position M-F. $25-30 Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in St. per hour depending on experience. (The Job Mary's Chapel. Bring a sack lunch or purchase a buffet classification title is Pastoral Assistant for Administration lunch for $13. Free-will Offering and Facilities.) RSVP by March 3, 2020 to [email protected]

How to Access the Sacraments JOB OPENING: PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER St Therese and Immaculate Conception Catholic Parishes & Other Liturgical Celebrations: are seeking a new Bookkeeper to join our team for 16 Baptism: hours a week. Duties include accounts Infant baptisms held in January, April, July, and payable/receivable, bank reconciliation, payroll, October. Register at www.icseattle.org processing giving, and financial reports. Some Reconciliation: experience with QuickBooks, UltiPro, and PDS is Saturdays from 4:00-4:45 p.m. or by appointment. preferred. Please send your resume and cover letter by Marriage: Feb 9 to Diane Figaro at [email protected].

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Saints, Our Role Models: Join Catholic Advocacy Day St. and Companions 1597 Catholics for Common Good Thursday, February 20, 2020

The annual Catholic Advocacy Day is your opportunity to meet with your Washington State legislators and advocate for just policies for the common good. Appointments for district constituents are set up with their representatives. The issues discussed depend on the bills and may include increasing funding for affordable housing, human trafficking, care for creation, and the death penalty. Agenda for the day: 8:45 am Registration in the State Capitol, Olympia 9:00 am Prayer 9:15 am Keynote: WA State’s unfair financial structure 10:30 am Issue briefings on bills and personal testimonies

Three and a half centuries before, 26 of 11:15 to 3:30 Legislative Appointments and Brother Paul Miki were crucified on a hill, *Lunch is on your own. A brown bag is suggested. overlooking . Among them were priests, Chartered buses are provided gratis (free) for brothers, and laymen, , Jesuits, and members registered participants from the following locations: of the ; catechists, doctors, Bellevue, Bellingham, Burlington, Chehalis/Longview, simple artisans, and servants, old men and children. Everett, Kirkland, Renton, Seattle, Tacoma and While hanging upon a cross, Paul Miki preached to the Vancouver. Register at https://ipjc.org/cad before people gathered for the execution: “The sentence of February 7. For more info, call 206.223.1138 or email judgment says these men came to Japan from the at [email protected]. Sponsored by Intercommunity Peace Philippines, but I did not come from any other country. and Justice with CCS and WA State Catholic suppot.

I am a true Japanese. The only reason for my being Salamat Santo Nino Committee killed is that I have taught the doctrine of Christ. After Filipinos brought in Baby Jesus statues to the 1-25-20 Christ’s example I forgive my persecutors. I do not hate Mass for blessing and celebration. Photo by Tessie Era. them. I ask God to have pity on all, and I hope my blood will fall on my fellow men as a fruitful rain.” When returned to Japan in the 1860s, they found that thousands of Christians lived around Nagasaki and that they had secretly preserved the faith. Beatified in 1627, the were finally canonized in 1862. (Excerpt from Franciscan Media Post.)

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