Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Isaiah 49:14-15 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34

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3 March 2, 2014 Month of St. Joseph Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Isaiah 49:14-15 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34 FROM THE PASTOR S DESK MASS INTENTIONS Mass with Distribution of Ashes at 9:00 am & 7:00 pm Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season we call Lent. Lent calls us to repent of all that obscures God s life within us and to believe in the Good News of the Gospel: The Good News of the forgiveness that is offered, the Good News of God s love that is greater than anything we have done or failed to do, the Good News of the eternal life that has already begun for us through the Death and Resurrection of Jesus and in which we share through Baptism. Lent calls us to life: to become more and more in touch with the reality of God s life within us, to awaken to the glorious destiny that is ours and to hasten toward it. In the early Church, when Lent was a time for the reconciliation of public penitents, the penitents would come to the church at the beginning of Lent; that is, on Ash Wednesday. They would wear a penitential garment, suggesting sackcloth, and be sprinkled with ashes. Then they would be ritually expelled from the assembly to do their penance for forty days, returning to the church on Holy Thursday, when they would be readmitted to the sacraments. With time, the expulsion of penitents disappeared, but the ashes remained and became a call to penance of all the faithful. MONDAY, MARCH 3 9:00am WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 9:00am 7:00pm THURSDAY, MARCH 6 9:00am FRIDAY, MARCH 7 9:00am SATURDAY, MARCH 8 9:00am 5:00pm SUNDAY, MARCH 9 8:30am 10:30am Greg Bierle Bill Neri Tom Ahearne Diane Kast John N. Davis Renato Demetillo Steve Swift For our Parishioners John Biedermann PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS You re invited to participate in CRS Rice Bowl! Our parish will be participating in CRS Rice Bowl, Catholic Relief Services Lenten program, as a way to encounter Jesus through others, especially through the most vulnerable in our world. Rice Bowls will be available in this weekend s bulletin. Please be sure to take home a Rice Bowl and use this fun and easy resource to deepen your family s Lenten experience and make a difference in the lives of the poor. Please return your Rice Bowls to the HOLY THURSDAY, 7pm Mass of the Lord s Supper. BLACK AND INDIAN MISSION COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND March 8-9, 2014 Next Sunday, our parish will take up the 128th annual National Black and Indian Mission Collection. Our support of this collection helps build the Church in African American, Native American, and Alaska Native communities from coast to coast. Schools, parish religious education programs, and the diocesan ministries depend on your generosity to help them spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Check out the insert in today s bulletin for more information. FRIDAY NIGHT FAMILY FISH FRY Fridays, March 7, 14, 21, April 4, 11 at 6:15pm in the Parish Center. (Donations welcome!) RSVP to Fatimafishfry@gmail.com or last minute attendees welcome! Followed by Stations of the Cross at 7pm in the Church

4 Page 2 STEWARDSHIP A DISCIPLE S RESPONSE Thank you for all your gifts! Please remember your parish in your will. Last week s gifts $13,004. Budgeted each week $15,885. Budgeted year to date $555,961. Gifts given year to date $562,638. Mature disciples make a conscious, firm decision, carried out in action, to be followers of Jesus Christ no matter the cost to themselves. PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS Daylight Saving begins next Sunday, March 9th remember to Spring Ahead 1 hour First Friday, March 7th Exposition Of The Blessed Sacrament Following the 9:00am Mass until 12 noon I see his face in every flower. The thunder and the singing of the birds are but his voice, and carven by his power rocks are his written words. Joseph Mary Plunkett JUNIOR HIGH MISSION TRIP 2014 Informational Meeting Monday, March 10 at 7pm Current 7th & 8th grade parishioners/students are invited to join the Agape Mission trip this summer! This is an amazing experience for our junior high youth and will take place July Parent drivers & chaperones will be needed (chaperones can stay 1-6 nights) We will have an informational meeting March 10th at 7pm in the School Library for those who are considering this great opportunity. Please contact Jenny Roben (mjroben@comcast.net) or Ali Mullin (amullin@olfatima.org) with questions or for additional information. Schedule for Children s Liturgy of the Word 10:30 Mass March 2, 16, 30, April 27, May 18 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time YOUNG PEOPLE S FAITH FORMATION Registration Continues for Sunday Religious Education When: Scheduled Sundays prior to class at 9:15. Where : The school entrance adjacent to the church parking lot. PLEASE NOTE Sunday Classes for Children 9:30 a.m. 10:20 a.m. Class Schedule: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 April 27 May 4, 18 PARISH NEWS Beginning Monday, March 3, 2014, Parish Office hours will be 9:00AM to 3:00PM, with lunch between Noon and 1:00PM daily. This change is being made to provide the staff with uninterrupted blocks of time at the beginning and end of each workday to deal efficiently with what is not so affectionately referred to as Administrivia such as: data entry (lots of this), filing, sorting, staff meetings, bulk mail preparation, etc.) Both administration and staff will continue to be available by phone and for scheduled meetings between the hours of 3:00 and 5:00PM. Lenten Decoration Request With Lent beginning next week, we were hoping that some of you who are the proud owners of Dogwood or Corkscrew Willow trees might be willing to do a little early pruning. We are in need of some 3 5 foot long branches (1 inch or smaller in diameter) for our Lenten decorations and would appreciate any that you might be able to make available to us before Ash Wednesday (March 5 th THIS WEEK). If you have any to contribute, please just leave them by the Sacristy Entrance Door of the Church. Thank you! FATIMA QUILTERS MARCH 4, 10AM Fatima Quilters will meet on Tuesday, March 4 at 10:00am in the Parish Center. New members always welcome!

5 March 2, 2014 Page 3 OUR LADY OF FATIMA SCHOOL NEWS We had an informative Middle School Information meeting this past Monday. Fatima has a wonderful record of preparing students for high school. If you or anyone you know is interested in learning more about grades 6, 7, or 8 here, please have them contact Michele in the school office ( ). Students have had interesting field trips this week. 7th and 8th graders visited Olympia and our state capitol. 6th graders went to the Pacific Science Center. Our 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders had the opportunity to see a performance at Seattle Children's Theatre. Not to be left out, our 4th and 5th graders have started to read Newberry Award winner Flora & Ulysses and are writing papers arguing both sides of whether or not zoos are beneficial for animals. Everyone is preparing for the beginning of Lent. Our Ash Wednesday all school Mass will be this coming Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. Thank you to everyone responding to our Annual Endowment Fund Appeal! We have heard from about 44 parishioners and alumni, and have been able so far to apply nearly $35,000 to our Endowment Fund. We are very grateful! CYO Spring Track & Field Registra on is Open Boys and Girls grades all parishioners are welcome! $30.00 per par cipant Register by March 7 to receive a $10.00 Early Bird Discount. Please visit the CYO page on the Fa ma school website to find registra on links. h p://web.olfa ma.org/cyo.php Our Lady of Fatima Parish School invites You to the 60th ANNIVERSARY JUBILEE & FUNDRAISER Saturday, March 29, 2014 doors open at 6pm Silent Auction, Gaming Tables, Fabulous Food, Limited Live Auction & Live Music. Please save the date for this important event and share the information with all your OLF friends. Invitations will be available mid-february. If you would like to become involved with this event by giving a donation or as an event sponsor (perfect way to show your support of OLF) Please contact: Jennifer Wathen or jwathen@olfatima.org The 60th Anniversary and Jubilee on March 29th needs High School students who are interested in volunteering. Please contact Jennifer Wathen if you are interested: jwathen@olfatima.org PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK MARCH 2-9 Sun 8:30am, Mass, Church 9:30-10:20am, Children s RE Classes, School 10:30am, Mass,Church CLOW during the 10:30am Mass 1:30-3:30pm, Confirmation Session, PC Mon 9:00am Mass, Church Tues 9:00am Communion Service, Church 10am, Parish Quilting Group, Parish Center Wed 9:00am Ash Wednesday Mass, Church 2:15-3:10pm, Children s Choir rehearsal, Church 7:00pm, Ash Wednesday Mass, Church Thurs 9:00am, Mass, Church 9:30-11am, Magnolia Moms, Parish Center 1-2:30pm,Consort/Women s Choir, Church Fri 9:00am Mass, Church 9:30am-12noon, First Friday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Church 6:15pm, Family Fish Fry, Parish Center 7pm, Stations of the Cross, Church 6-7pm, Confessions, Church Sat 9:00am, Mass, Church 4:00pm-4:30pm, Confessions, Church 3:45pm-5pm, Music Rehearsal, Parish Center 5:00pm, Mass, Church Sun 8:30am, Mass, Church 9:30-10:20am, Children s RE Classes, School 10:30am, Mass,Church 1:30-3:30pm, Confirmation Session, PC MORE PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS The Katherine Meloy Annual Luncheon & Fashion Show The Katherine Meloy Circle is hosting its Annual Luncheon & Fashion Show at the Washington Athletic Club in Seattle on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 11:30am. Cost is $50. Fashions are by CHICOS and WHIE HOUSE/BLACK MARKET. Proceeds from the event fund Catholic Community Services programs to help children and families in need in Western Washington. For reservations call Anne at or Jean at Deadlines for reservations is March 3, The Knights of Columbus Catholic High School Scholarship Two (2) One-Thousand dollar scholarships are available to all eighth grade students in Our Lady of Fatima Parish, who will attend a Catholic high school in the fall. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of personal character, academic merit, and financial need. Applicants can pick-up a requirement form and an application at the parish office or call Jason Leong for more information at DEADLINE for submitting the application is March 7, 2014.

6 MUSIC NEWS CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH! At the request of Archbishop Sartain and the Office of Liturgy, Our Lady of Fatima s Music Director, Matthew Loucks, has been selected to serve on a archdiocesan music committee which will consult Archbishop Sartain and the Liturgy Office during a period of reflection on the past 50 years of liturgical music and how we might enter into dialogue with contemporary culture on the future of Liturgical Music within our Diocese. Mr. Loucks invitation to serve was in response to a questionnaire submitted to the Archdiocese by Antonio Cardianl Canizares Llover, the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacrament AND Guiafranco Cardinal Ravas, the Prefect of the Pontifical Council for Culture. Congratulations again to Our Lady of Fatima Parish for this recognition and honor! THE MASS OF VATICAN II (continued ) Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J. - President of Ignatious Press Nine Proposals of Vatican II #6 (Paragraph 112) the Council speaks specifically of music: "The musical tradition of the Universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art." That is a stupendous and shocking statement; the Council says that the Church's music is a treasure of art greater than any other treasure. Think about that. Think about Chartres Cathedral. Think about the Pieta. Think about Da Vinci's Last Supper. Think of all the crucifixes from Catalonia in Spain and all the Church architecture, art, paintings and sculpture. The Council boldly says that the Church's musical tradition is a treasure of inestimable value greater than any other art. The Council would be remiss in making such a shocking statement without reason: "The main reason for this preeminence is that, as sacred song united to the words, it forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy." PROPERS (PRESCRIBED ANTIPHONS) The Propers are Antiphons from Sacred Scripture that accompany the three processions which occur during Mass: the Entrance Procession (Introit), the Presentation of the Gifts (Offertory) and the Communion Procession ( Communio ). INTROIT: Factus est Dominus The Lord has been my strength, He has led me into freedom. OFFERTORY: Domine convertere COMMUNIO : Primum quarite Turn to me, O Lord, and deliver my soul; save me for the sake of your love. Seek first the kingdom of God and all the rest will be given to you in addition, says the Lord. PSALM 100: Serve the Lord with gladness come before Him with joyful singing! This February, I celebrate my 20 th Anniversary serving the Catholic Church as Director of Music. I feel extremely fortunate to have ministered to Christ s holy people in this capacity and am grateful for the love and support shown to me and my family from the people of Our Lady of Fatima Parish these past years! It is an honor to celebrate Holy Mass with such exceptional people. Please continue to pray for all our Music Ministers as they share their many gifts for the greater glory of God! Matthew Loucks

7 OUR LADY OF FATIMA CHURCH LE TE SPIRITUAL STUDY The very core of the Good ews of Christianity is the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Join us as we look at the similarities and differences in the four Gospel accounts of the Passion and Resurrection arratives of Jesus When: Tuesdays 10am Mar 11-Apr 29 or Thursdays 7pm Mar 13-May 1 Where: Parish Center Cost: $15 for the Study Guides Info: After Mass or Contact the Parish Office

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