1811 Pueblo Vista Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89128 Parish Office 702-228-8311 Fax 702-228-8310 School 702- 804-8328 www.seaslv.org www.edline.net/pages/seaslv CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm Habemus Papam Sunday: 6:30 am, 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 10:00 am Chapel, 12:00 Noon, 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm Mon.-Sat.: 8:00 am SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays: 8:30 AM (or by appointment) PARISH OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri: 8:30 am 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm -5:00 pm Sat: 8:30 am-12:00 pm 1:00 pm-4:00 pm March 17, 2013 5th Sunday of Lent Pope Francis I appears for the first time on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 13. (CNS/Paul Haring) Page 2 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church 702-228-8311 Staff Welcome to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Mass Intentions Pastor Saturday-3/16 Fr. Bede Wevita 228-8311 8:00am †Alice Stockdale [email protected] 4:00pm †Gaylen Schumacher Associate Pastors Fr. Frank Yncierto 804-8303 Sunday-3/17 [email protected] 6:30am †Laura GenƟle Fr. Paul Oye, O.P., 804-8370 8:00am Parishioners of SEAS [email protected] 10:00am Fr. Kevin McAuliffe 10:00am Chapel †Charles Frisa Deacons 12:00pm Parish Book of Deacon Joe Deegan Deacon Frank Pemper 341-8931 Register in the Parish In order that we may better serve you, Remembrance (Red Book) Deacon Steve Doucet 804-8377 please register in the parish. This way you are known to us 4:00pm †Francoise Duclaux when requesting the services of the church. Registration forms 6:00pm †Deceased Members of Administrative Assistant to are available in the gathering space of the church or in the gift the Streck & Njzco Families shop. Fr. Bede Rosie Arellano 804-8312 Monday-3/18 [email protected] Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms for infants and children up to 7 years of age are celebrated on Sundays during Mass or on the 8:00am †Helen Newton School Principal 1st & 3rd Sundays at 1:45pm. Parents should be registered in Dr. Carey Roybal-Benson the parish and should attend the baptism class on the first Tuesday-3/19 804-8328 Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm in Room 2 of the Church. Con- 8:00am †Frances Metz [email protected] tact Mary Kay at 804-8302 or [email protected] for more information. Director of Religious Education Wednesday-3/20 Mary Del Giorno 804-8386 8:00am [email protected] Sacrament of Matrimony At least one party must be a †M/M Edmund Pickering, Jr. registered, participating member of the parish for at least 4 months. A 6 month minimum time period is needed to Director of Youth Ministry, Thursday-3/21 Confirmation, complete the marriage preparation requirements. The first step Meghan Hernandez 804-8313 is for both parties to attend the marriage preparation class on 8:00am †Williams & Louise [email protected] the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in Room 1 of the Newton Church. If either party was married before, he or she is to make Director of Music Ministry an appointment to speak with a priest prior to attending the Friday-3/22 Dee Dee Brunelle 804-8308 class. 8:00am Novena for the [email protected] Deceased Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Call the parish office at any Outreach Coordinator time if you need to receive the anointing of the sick. In case of Saturday-3/23 Jeanne Kilduff 804-8311 hospitalization, let the hospital staff know that you would like [email protected] to have one of the Catholic priest chaplains see you. 8:00am †Mary Wohlford 4:00pm †William Newton, Jr. Receptionist, Gift Store Manager Holy Communion to the Sick If you are at home, please call Mary Kay Bellinger 804-8302 Tom & Patty (285-5573) or Marlene Palmatary (648-5024) and Sunday-3/24 [email protected] an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion will visit you. In 6:00am †Albert Holland case of hospitalization, inform the admissions department that 8:00am Nelisha Silva, In Parish Accountant you are a Catholic and would like to receive Communion. thanksgiving Michelle Sullivan 804-8315 10:00am Parishioners of SEAS [email protected] Mass Intentions Mass requests are scheduled through the par- 10:00am Chapel Parish Book of ish office during office hours. If a specific date is desired, please Remembrance (Red Book) Financial Assistant schedule as far in advance as possible. 12:00pm †AntoineƩe Ardonez Sal Milano 804-8322 [email protected] Funerals In the event of a death of a loved one, please contact 12:00pm Chapel Nursing Class the Funeral Ministry at 403-8416 BEFORE making arrangements 1994 Kitchen Coordinator, 4:00pm †Mr. & Mrs. Wohlford Outreach Assistant with any of the professional services. Pre-planning is available. Maureen Cerza 804-8307 6:00pm †Emily Schumacher [email protected] House Blessings For those who live in our area, house blessings are available by appointment. Please register in the parish be- fore requesting your house to be blessed. Vocations Please consult with one of the priests. March 17 2013 5th Sunday of Lent Page 3 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church 702-228-8311 Pastor’s Note March 10, 2013 Offering Attendance Dear parishioners, 4:00pm Vigil 5,572.50 1015 6:30am 3,008.00 490 Congratulations are due to 8:00am 4,796.00 1065 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton! We have 10:00am 3,455.27 928 made much progress on our parish 10:00am-Chapel 2,437.00 177 our pledges to CSA and are grateful to 12:00pm 4,709.00 * all our parishioners who have pledged 4:00pm 5,113.00 944 and supported us in this wonderful 6:00pm 3,085.18 892 endeavor. Mailed-in 2,183.00 Online 4,245.00 Our church seats 1250 As you know from previous years, the Catholic 38,603.95 Stewardship Appeal (CSA) is the vehicle by which we Catholic Relief Services 9,303.00 support many worthy causes in our diocese. This Catholic Stewardship Appeal program enables us, as a diocese, to feed the poor, 243,028.00 shelter the homeless, care for the unborn, help senior 2013-Assessment 213,239.00 citizens, educate seminarians and priests, train catechists Total Pledged 515 and youth ministers, as well as providing support for Number of Pledges youth programs, campus ministry at UNLV and televised New pledges and donations to our Catholic Stewardship masses. As Christians, we are brought up to believe in Appeal are gratefully accepted at any time. Pledge cards these causes. Through CSA we are given an opportunity are available in the gathering space of the church. to put our beliefs into action. If you are among those who have already pledged to CSA, this letter is not meant for you. But if you haven’t filled out a CSA pledge card yet, please do so as soon as possible. Pope Francis I Habemus Papam We do understand that there are those families in our parish Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, the leader “Through CSA that are truly struggling to of a large urban archdiocese in Latin America, was we are given make ends meet and are un- elected the 266th pope and took the name Francis. He is an opportunity able to give to help support the the first pope in history to come from the Western to put our beliefs into many programs offered by this Hemisphere and the first non-European to be elected in action.” diocese. But if you are able, I almost 1,300 years. The Jesuit was also the first member ask this year that all of our ac- of his order to be elected pope, and the first member of tive families pledge a manage- any religious order to be elected in nearly two centuries. able amount . As of Wednesday, 515 families from our The election March 13 came on the second day of the parish have pledged $213,239 to CSA. It is our hope that conclave, on the conclave's fifth ballot. It was a everyone will participate in whatever way they can. Your surprisingly quick conclusion to a conclave that began pledge can be paid in installments, so it should not be a with many plausible candidates and no clear favorite. huge burden. All the money that is being collected over The new pope was chosen by at least two-thirds of the our $243,000 assessment will come back to us and go 115 cardinals from 48 countries, who cast their ballots in directly to our Church. Thank you for your prayerful secret in the Sistine Chapel. consideration of this important appeal. Since 1998, he has been archbishop of Buenos Aires, Yours in Christ, where his style is low-key and close to the people. He rides the bus, visits the poor, lives in a simple Fr. Bede Wevita apartment and cooks his own meals. To many in Buenos Pastor Aires, he is known simply as "Father Jorge." (over) March 17 2013 5th Sunday of Lent Page 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church 702-228-8311 Pope Francis I—Continued 5th Sunday of Lent The pope has also written books on spirituality and Saints and Special Observances meditation and has been outspoken against abortion and same-sex marriages. Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Lent; Third Scrutiny; St. Patrick’s Day Jorge Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina's Monday: St.