NAMES OF THE SICK AND DECEASED PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

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1 On Tuesday, Sept. 3rd, Sacred Heart Students will be in Church at 8:30 AM for Morning Prayer as they begin their first day of school this year. There will be a 9:00 Mass for the parishioners that Tuesday. On some Fridays during the school year the students will join the parishioners to celebrate the 9:00 Mass. The Opening Friday Mass with the students and faculty will be Friday, Sept. 7 at 9:00 AM. WEEKLY CALENDAR Monday, September 3rd, 2012 LABOR DAY ~ ALL OFFICES CLOSED 9:00 AM Word & Communion ~ Church 10:00 AM Carpe Diem Bridge ~ Parish Hall 7:30 PM Rosary ~ Church Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 Opening Day of School 7:00 PM Knights of Columbus Meeting ~ Parish Hall Wednesday, September 5th, :00 PM Grief Ministry Meeting ~ Meeting Room 1 Thursday, September 6th, 2012 Friday, September 7th, 2012 Saturday, September 8th, 2012 Formal Installation of Fr. Steve as new 5:00 PM 3:30 PM Confessions ~ Church 5:00 PM Mass ~ Church Sunday, September 9th, :00 AM & 11:00 AM Mass ~ Church NAMES OF THE SICK AND DECEASED In the future the names of the sick and deceased will be read for three weeks in the Prayers of the Faithful at Mass. They will continue to be prayed for with all who are sick and are deceased during all Masses that are offered. PRAYERS FOR THE SICK For the Sick ~ in particular: Fr. Harold Quigg, Simon Geldenhuys, Diana Klitgaard, Eva McKay, Claire Cotton, Elizabeth Burroughs, mother of David Burroughs; Patricia Cameron, daughter of Bridget Greenberg. For the Deceased ~ in particular: Sr. Yvonne Pometti, RSCJ, Fr. Phil Lucid, SJ, Walter Maccarthy, Kevin Hall, grandson of Damian Bastasini, James Jude McGarvey, Father of Jolinda Linden and Parker and Van Linden's Grandfather and for Rhoady Lee. TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Be Doers of the Word Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8 Psalm 15:2-3,3-4,4-5 James 1:17-18, 21b-22,27 Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 SCRIPTURE REFLECTION We take it for granted that life is governed by laws, but we can t take for granted the rightness of the laws that rule us. Moses reminds the Israelites that the law God gave them stands out from among the laws of the nations. He boasts of the law because he understands its freeing power. Law enables us to live in harmony. It doesn t limit possibilities, it opens them up. When you don t have to worry about someone speeding through an intersection or stealing your wallet, you are free to think about other things that you wouldn t have the luxury to think about in a chaotic world void of laws. But if this is true, why does Jesus box the ears of the Pharisees, calling them hypocrites and ridiculing aspects of the law they hold sacred? This is because Jesus, too, knows the true purpose of law. He respects the law and even says in Matthew 5:18 that no part of the law will pass away. Then what is he doing here? He is delineating the difference between human law and God s law. God s law, being perfectly just, won t pass away, but oppressive laws invented by narrow-minded humans make no real claim on us. Jesus doesn t abide the hypocrisy of the Pharisees who pay God lip service but withhold their hearts. They worry about what people eat and how often they wash their hands saying God requires it but ignore the more urgent matter of keeping their hearts open to God s love. Jesus leaves no room for hypocrisy, and neither should we. SHARING FAITH In what direction does your spirituality lean: personal piety or social action? Do you recognize the need for both in your life? What is your relationship with laws? Do you find yourself resisting and resenting some laws, or do you find them more a source of comfort and security? It s easy to criticize the behavior of others the way they drive or dress, their work habits, parenting skills, faith practices, and so on. How critical are you of others? How hard is it for you to look at yourself honestly? LIVING THE LITURGY Discuss the notion of law with a young person. Ask them what value they find in laws and what constitutes a just law. Brainstorm with family members some of the traditions of the elders observed in your family and see if you can discover the origins and meaning of those traditions. If you have no traditions in your family, start one. Purchase a small sturdy gift bag, or help your family to decorate a small canvas bag. Help your family members write or draw reminders of prayers and loving actions throughout the week, and place these in the gift bag. Any token that represents a spiritual offering may be placed in the bag. Remind your family members to take the bag to Mass as a physical reminder of the connection between how we pray our liturgy and how we live our lives. Permission to publish granted by the Very Reverend John F. Canary, Vicar General, Archdiocese of Chicago, 5/18/11.

2 CARPE DIEM Announcing Carpe Diem s 55 + Potluck & Movie * Night Thursday ~ Sept. 27 th in the Narthex * The Last of the Blonde Bombshells HBO movie (2000) filled with 1940s swing music & starring Judi Dench 5:00 ~ socializing/beverages 5:30 ~ Let s eat! 6:45 ~ Show Time!! Food Assignments A to F dessert to serve 8-10, G to M salad/side to serve 8-10, N to Z main dish to serve 8-10 Coffee/tea, plates/cups provided. BYO other beverages, etc. if you wish! Questions? Contact Mary Dickins, or mdickins@sacredheart.org CARPE DIEM TOUR OF THE BALLARD LOCKS Thursday, October 11th 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Presentation of the History of the Locks & Operation of the Locks. Dear Parishioners of Sacred Heart- It has been my honor and joy to share the office of Sacred Heart Youth Ministry with my father for the last 8 years. I feel that I have been loved and shaped by this parish in many ways since I was a student here in 6 th grade. Many of you know that I spend a lot of time in trees and building things when I m not at Sacred Heart. I was recently offered a job to build tree houses full time with one of the foremost proponents of tree houses in the northwest, Peter Nelson. I have prayed and reflected about this opportunity and I have decided this is the right time for me to branch out on another path that brings me great joy, so I have accepted the position. I am sad to be leaving my position at Sacred Heart, but I hope to continue the great relationships that I made here. Thank you all for making my 8 years here so wonderful. Sincerely, Michael Murphy CONFIRMATION Confirmation It s time to call all juniors in high school and those 16 years of age and older to sign-up for this year s Confirmation class. We encourage any seniors who may have missed last year to also join. Our information meeting will be on Sunday, October 7 th, 6:30-8:30 PM in the Moore Theatre. Right now we need the addresses of the candidates and parents addresses. Please contact Tim Murphy at tmurphy@sacredheart.org. CYO CROSS-COUNTRY Visit the Fish Ladder and the many salmon runs it serves. History and self guided tour of the Botanical Gardens. Observation of the Locks in action. Ending the day with Lunch. We will carpool meeting on the Lower Lot at 9:00 AM RSVP to Mary Dickins: mdickins@sacredheart.org SACRED HEART CYO CROSS-COUNTRY All parish members in grades K-8 are invited to join the Sacred Heart CYO Cross-Country team. All questions should be directed to Anne or jmshomes@msn.com. Please look for more information in the following weeks as well as at the information table at the Parish Festival on September 16th. Moving together, building community. One step at a time.

3 ADULT EDUCATION & SPIRITUALITY DAY OF CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER ~ for Women and Men ~ Led by Kathleen Pruitt, CSJP & Kwan Wong OSB Cam. Saturday ~ September 8th 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon at St. Mary-on-the-Lake Chapel 1663 Killarney Way, Bellevue If you are coming for the first time to Contemplative Prayer please arrive at 8:30 AM for an introduction. Free-will offering To register or for more info: call or Sister Carmel Little, CSJP clittle@csjp-olp.org NEW LIFE THROUGH PERSONAL PRAYER September 21st-23rd How can you deepen your relationship with God through prayer? Jan Alkire and Sr. Joyce Cox have designed a retreat that will help you discover prayer forms that best suit your personality and experience God s presence. During the retreat, you will pray with music, experience two types of scripture meditation and explore prayer forms that may be new to you. Jan is the author of Healing: Stories of Faith, Hope and Love. The retreat will be held at the Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center at the Palisades. Register on line at or call for more information. CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER RETREAT September 28th-30th This retreat is designed for persons practicing contemplative prayer. It will be an opportunity to deepen one s practice of contemplative prayer and one s desire and commitment to live a contemplative life. This weekend, primarily a silent retreat, will focus on reflections from Fr. Thomas Merton and James Finley. The retreat leaders will be Sr. Joyce Cox, Paul Peterhans and Rebecca Cortes. The retreat will be held at the Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center at the Palisades. Register on line at or call for more information. RCIA Announcement THIS MAY BE EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR! Are you looking for a foundation that will help to provide meaning for your life, Are you looking for the opportunity to know Jesus, the Christian community and Catholic way of living, We welcome you and your questions, and hope you will find in our faith community, friends who offer ourselves as companions for the journey. This process is for + Unbaptized persons + A person of another Christian denomination interested in learning more about Catholic ways. + Those baptized as Catholic, but never Confirmed or celebrated First Communion. + Baptized and First Communion, + Any Catholic wishing to learn about their Catholic faith. Our first meeting will be on Monday, September 10th, from 7 8:30 PM in our Parish Hall. Interested persons may call Damian The Catechumenate for Children/Teens, which is an Adaptation of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (R.C.I.A.) is the process by which unbaptized young people of the age of reason come into The Church. (Infant Baptism is only for those children under the age of reason, i.e., those who cannot read.) PARENTS: if you have a child between six & eighteen years old who is: Unbaptized; or Baptized in another Christian tradition and now wants to be a Catholic; or Baptized in the Catholic Church, but has had little or no Religious Education training, catechism classes, etc. and wants to celebrate First Communion; then the Catechumenate for Children/Teens is the place for your young person. Please call Kathryn Ramous in the Faith Formation Office for an interview, appointment or just for a phone visit. The phone number is High school parents may contact Damian Bastasini at for more information.

4 CYO Final chance to register for CYO soccer! Grades 1-8 All students entering grades 1-8 in the Fall at SHS or in the Parish are welcome to join us for the 2012 soccer season. No experience required, only the desire to learn and have fun! For those who missed the normal and late registration periods, there's now the opportunity to register for the following teams (space permitting): 1st coed: 2nd coed; 3rd girls; 4th girls: 5th boys; 5th girls - note: space limited; 6th boys; 6th girls; 7th girls; 3rd boys, 4th boys and 7th boys are full and we are not taking additional players. Please register online at this link: sportspilot.com/register/family/default.asp? ASOID= The late registration fee of $90 + a $50 (per family) administration fee will apply. Families new to the school and/or Parish are not subject to the late fees. Scholarships are available through CYO, contact Katie Frigon, Athletic Director. Any questions please contact: Lisa Ludwig (lisagludwig@hotmail.com)grades 1-3 Kim Schaefer(schaefer_pk@msn.com)Grades 4-8 S H COMMUNITY OF MOTHERS SACRED HEART COMMUNITY OF MOTHERS Mark your calendars for the Sacred Heart Community of Mothers first meeting of the new school year, Wednesday, Sept. 12th from 9:45 AM to 11:15 AM in the Parish Hall. We look forward to welcoming new members and catching up with each other after a fun and busy summer. Hope to see you there! The Sacred Heart Community of Mothers is an open group of mothers with children of all ages, sharing in prayer and enriching discussions in the areas of parenting, personal growth, relationships and faith formation. Complimentary childcare is available in the nursery while we meet. The group generally meets every other Wednesday during the school year. For more information, please contact: Mary Ciaramello (607) or sacredheartmothers@gmail.com. CHOIR NEWS JOIN THE SACRED HEART CHOIR! The Choir will begin singing again in September right after Labor Day. We want to invite everyone to consider joining us in this vital liturgical ministry! All are welcome! We sing at the 9:00 AM Mass on the 1 st, 3 rd, & 5 th Sundays of the month, and the 11:00 AM Mass on the 2 nd & 4 th Sundays of the month. Coming up, we will be singing for Father Steve Sallis Installation Mass on Saturday, September 8th, and we will sing for Christmas Eve, Holy Week, and other special liturgies throughout the year. Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 PM in the church. Please come up and introduce yourself after Mass or contact Choir Director, Dr. Diane Figaro at dfigaro123@comcast. net or to sign-up. We hope you will join us! CHURCH MEINISTRIES COFFEE & DONUTS COORDINATOR & PLANTS IN THE CHURCH As of Sept. 16th, we will need someone to schedule volunteers who serve coffee & donuts each Sunday to make sure we have 7 people to help each week. Please contact Sister Mary Jo at if you are interested or would like more information. Gemma has been more than generous in serving for 4 years and is very willing to work with the new coordinators to help transition them into taking on this task. We now need YOUR help! Also Lilia and Michael McCannel are retiring from watering the plants and arranging flowers in Church. We will probably need a village to do what they did. Would anyone be willing to be part of a team so we can keep the Church beautiful? Please contact Sister Mary Jo if you could help out. Thank you. As of Sept. 16th I will no longer be coordinating the schedule of volunteers who are part of the Sunday hospitality ministry & serve the coffee & donuts. I am completing my 4th year as the coordinator & want to say how grateful I am for the privilege of having been able to serve my fellow parishioners in this way. I have gotten better acquainted with so many wonderful people who give so generously to this & other ministries. Thank you to Sister Mary Jo for all of her support & to those of you who so willingly & faithfully came forth to help each Sunday. Sincerely, Gemma Thielges

5 LITURGY CORNER WORKSHOPS FOR LITURGICAL MINISTERS Thank you to our Liturgical Ministers who have been generously serving this past year. We will begin our new year with workshops and discernment for Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and Procession Coordinators, Altar Servers, Ushers and Greeters. The days will begin with 9:00 Mass, a presentation by Fr. Steve, a review of the procedures for our ministries at Mass by Sr. Mary Jo and time for prayers and discernment about our ministries. If you would like to join a ministry, you are invited to join the current ministers at the workshops. It is expected that Liturgical Ministers participate in Mass at Sacred Heart each week and are on time when they are assigned to minister. To be a Lector or Eucharistic Minister, you must be confirmed and a practicing Catholic. Procession Coordinators organize the volunteers who carry the bread and wine after the Creed. Altar Servers may begin in the 4 th grade and serve until they leave for college or longer. Ushers are always needed to collect our weekly offerings and help the parishioners. Greeters of all ages are welcome. Entire families are encouraged. The Saturday Workshops will be held on Sept. 15th for Readers (Lectors), Sept. 22nd for Eucharistic Ministers and Procession Coordinators; Sept. 29th for Altar Servers and Oct. 6th for Greeters and Ushers. CHILDREN S MINISTRY FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION SUNDAY September 9th We will be having registration for Nursery-5 th grade, middle school and high school as well as Adult Ministries on Sunday, September 9th, 2012 after the 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM Masses. Kathryn Ramous Pastoral Assistant for Children's Ministry SOCIAL CONCERNS BLUE MASS FOR POLICE OFFICERS On Sunday, September 9th, 2012 at 10:30AM, Our Lady of Fatima Parish will host our annual "BLUE MASS" honoring all local Police Officers and Emergency Personnel. Officers and EMP's are invited to attend (in uniform) with their families and be honored by our Parish with a special Mass, blessing and reception celebrated in their honor. Members of the Police force will sing our National Anthem prior to Mass. Expect a performance by the Seattle Police Department's Pipe Band as well (Bagpipes). Our Lady of Fatima's combined choral ensembles will provide Patriotic Hymns and Anthems. We invite our entire community to attend this special liturgical celebration! Invite a Police Officer or EMP to this special celebration and help honor these local heroes! Officers and families are asked to R.S.V.P. to

6 FR. STEVE S INSTALLATION MASS On Saturday, September 8th, Bishop Eusebio Elizondo will install our new pastor, Fr. Steve Sallis, at the 5:00 PM Mass. This is an all parish celebration to which you are invited and encouraged to attend. There will also be 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM Masses on Sunday. There will be a reception in the Narthex after the 5:00 PM Installation Mass and ice cream sundaes for the children on the Plaza. Come and join us to celebrate Fr. Steve s Installation on September 8th. MEET AND GREETS WITH FR. STEVE Welcome and meet our new pastor! Come one, come all! Beginning the weekend of September 1st & 2nd, all parishioners are invited to sign-up for Meet and Greets with Fr. Steve. The Meet and Greets are scheduled for Fridays from the end of September through the middle of November. Some of the meetings with Fr. Steve are scheduled during the day at the Narthex; others have been scheduled for evenings in private homes. Due to time and space restrictions, the Meet and Greets are open to adults only. Fr. Steve will have opportunities to meet the children of the parish at Sacred Heart School events and at the Parish Festival on September 16th. Thank you for your understanding. Members of the Transition Team will be in the Narthex during several weekends in September to answer questions and to assist with sign-ups. You may also contact the Parish Office to sign-up. Please contact Stephanie McIntyre, , or Denise Merle, , for further information.