Christi simus, non nostri. + We belong to Christ, not ourselves. November 22, 2020 Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe St. Columban Parish St. Peter Mission 506 First St. S, Yelm, WA 98597 Rosary begins 30 min. 149 Keithahn St. S, Tenino, WA 98589 360-458-3031 before all Masses 360-264-2124 [email protected] ALL PARISH EVENTS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED [email protected] Office: M-Th 9AM-12PM; 12:30-2PM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Office: Monday, Friday 10:30AM – 2PM Sunday Mass: 10:30 AM The church may be opened upon request Sunday Mass: 8:00 AM Saturday: 5 PM during office hours for those wishing to Confession: Sunday 7:30 -7:45AM Wednesday Mass: 9 AM pray inside. Anointing of the Sick: by Appt. Anointing of the Sick: By Appt. St Peter Advisory — www.saintcolumbanyelm.org Confession: Friday 4:00—5:00 PM [email protected] DUE TO COVID19 RESTRICTIONS, ALL MASSES ARE BY RESERVATION ONLY AND WILL BE HELD ON THE ST. COLUMBAN CAMPUS Mission Statement - We are a Catholic faith community that seeks to place God first, to know Him, and to grow in holiness together. We strive to live the Gospel through the Eucharist, in our teaching and way of life. For emergency assistance contact Society of St. Vincent de Paul: 360-458-1904. Please leave your name, number, and details of your need. From a notebook On Prayer by Origen, Priest Your kingdom come The kingdom of God, in the words of our Lord and Savior, does not Welcome! Please contact the come for all to see; nor shall they say: Behold, here it is, or behold, there office to register as a parishioner, for questions about any announcement, it is; but the kingdom of God is within us, for the word of God is very how to prepare for a sacrament, near, in our mouth and in our heart. Thus it is clear that he who prays schedule a funeral or Mass Intention or for the coming of God’s kingdom prays rightly to have it within to update your contact information. himself, that there it might grow and bear fruit and become perfect. For God reigns in each of his holy ones. Anyone who is holy obeys the PARISH OFFICE: (360) 458-3031 spiritual laws of God, who dwells in him as in a well-ordered city. The Fr. Dean Mbuzi, Priest Administrator Ext.6 [email protected] Father is present in the perfect soul, and with him Christ reigns, Patricia Selsor, Bookkeeper according to the words: We shall come to him and make our home with Ext.2 [email protected] him. Katie Hennigan, Faith Formation Ext. 3 [email protected] Thus the kingdom of God within us, as we continue to make progress, Chad Lucero, Youth Ministry & Confirmation will reach its highest point when the Apostle’s words are fulfilled, and Ext.4 [email protected] Christ, having subjected all his enemies to himself, will hand over his Jennifer Langham Liturgy & Admin Support Ext. 5 [email protected] kingdom to God the Father, that God may be all in all. Therefore, let us Chris Bixby, Director of Music pray unceasingly with that disposition of soul which the Word may [email protected] make divine, saying to our Father who is in heaven: Hallowed be your Steven Slater, St. Columban Custodian [email protected] name; your kingdom come. ST. PETER OFFICE: (360) 264-2124 Note this too about the kingdom of God. It is not a sharing of justice Gaby Makinster, St. Peter Admin [email protected] with iniquity, nor a society of light with darkness, nor a meeting of Christ with Belial. The kingdom of God cannot exist alongside the reign of sin. Therefore, if we wish God to reign in us, in no way should sin reign in www.saintcolumbanyelm.org our mortal body; rather we should mortify our members which are upon the earth and bear fruit in the Spirit. There should be in us a Mass Intentions kind of spiritual paradise where God may walk and be our sole ruler Pray for all those affected by Covid-19 and with his Christ. In us the Lord will sit at the right hand of that spiritual for first responders and caregivers. power which we wish to receive. And he will sit there until all his November 25th—Maria Arabella Makinster enemies who are within us become his footstool, and every Jessenia Irene Makinster principality, power and virtue in us is cast out. In Our Prayers All this can happen in each one of us, and the last enemy, death, can be destroyed; then Christ will say in us: O death, where is your sting? O Loving God, we join with others of your people here asking you to hold in Your hell, where is your victory? And so what is corruptible in us must be hands Mona Guffey, Joseph Waters, Oneida clothed with holiness and incorruptibility; and what is mortal must be Blagg, Jess and Jessica Nash, Jodi Smith, clothed, now that death has been conquered, in the Father’s Don Troyer, and Lindy Parse, Ray Wilson, immortality. Then God will reign in us, and we shall enjoy even now Paul Hennigan, Duane Kusler, Gracie the blessings of rebirth and resurrection. Sudano , Frances & Richard Sheriff and all those in harm’s way. Pax et bonum, Rest in Peace: Clint Johnson, Linda Fr. Dean. Azarella, Josh McCormick SAINT COLUMBAN SAINT PETER Financial Stewardship PASTORAL COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMISSION St. Columban St. Peter Judith Cusick (Chairperson), Sherry Bachmann (Chairperson), Sheila Johnson, Marilyn Ritter, Bernie Schwarz, Weekly Goal $5,762 $712 Jerome Didier, Joseph Judge Bob Bacon, Diane Weston, [email protected] Nov. 8th $2,461 $982 [email protected] For daily Mass readings and Event Calendar please see our Monthly Insert, found in the narthex and on our website. Faith Formation All Masses will resume with modifications, see below for details MASS RESERVATIONS Women’s Club In obedience to the COVID Safety Coffee Hour and all other Guidelines from the Archdiocese, events suspended until public Mass at our parish has further notice. resumed with the following safety Knights of Columbus measures in place. November 28 9AM—1PM November 24—Jesus & The Trinity Masks will be required except Coats for Kids Distribution Tuesdays @ 6:30PM in the for those with a medical exemption. Religious Ed Bldg. Rm. 103 Attendance will be limited to The 2020-21 Faith Formation 70 people and reservations year has begun! It is not too must be made in advance. November 23—Blessing of the St. Columban 5:00PM Prayer Garden late to join us for class. To make a reservation, please contact the Parish Office. November 26—Thanksgiving Day Mass Contact Katie Hennigan in the 10:00AM w/Blessing of Bread or Wine Religious Education Office for more 360-458-3031 ext. 5 information. Mon-Thurs from 9AM-2PM* November 28—Cleaning & Decorating the 9:00AM Church for Advent Reservations end every Thursday [email protected] December 8— Immaculate Conception 360-458-3031x3 at 2PM and please note that 9:00AM Mass at St. Peter leaving a voicemail does not 7:00PM Mass at St. Columban confirm your reservation. *If you are unable to call during office hours, please leave your name, phone number, and how many will be in your party and we will call you back to confirm your reservation. Important Things to Remember Only persons who are under the same reservation will be seated together. Please arrive at least 20 3 Year Goal for St. Columban: $307, 368 minutes early for Mass. You will be checked in by a Greeter As of: November 6, 2020 and then seated by an Usher. Total Pledged: $76,284 25% of Goal We recommend you bring Sign up for free! 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Thanks to our advertisers listed on the back of this bulletin! They make this publication available to the Parish at no cost to us. About our patron SAINT COLUMBAN Feast day November 23 A prayer from one of his sermons: “Lord. kindle our lamps that we may always shine in your presence and always receive light from you, the Light Perpetual, so that our own dark- ness may be overcome and the world’s darkness be driven from us.” Quotes: • “Since we are travelers and pilgrims in the world, let us ever ponder on the end of the road, that is of our life, for the end of our road- way is our home.” • “We belong to Christ, not ourselves.” More about St. Columban mandments. The first of them tells us to love the Lord with all our heart, because he loved us first, from the From a General Audience of beginning of time, even before we came into the light of Pope Benedict XVI given on Wednesday, this world" (cf.