6th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 15, 2015

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1 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 15, 2015 Mass intentions Sun. Feb. 15 Sunday Mass Mon. Feb. 16 No Mass Tues. Feb. 17 George Bunce+ Wed. Feb. 18 ASH WEDNESDAY MASSES AT 9 AM AND 7 PM Thurs. Feb. 19 Dolores Ridge+ Fri. Feb. 20 Consuelo Frodsham+ Sat. Feb. 21 Agnes & Tom Grigsby Sun. Feb. 22 Sunday Mass Mon. Feb. 23 No Mass Tues. Feb. 24 Mai Nguyen+ Wed. Feb. 25 Bob Amundsen+ Thurs. Feb. 26 Theresa Cecelia Davies+ Fri. Feb. 27 Sandra Dawes Sat. Feb. 28 Mai Nguyen+ HOSPITALITY IN SULLIVAN HALL February 15 In 2005 on this day YouTube was launched. Come take a video as the Knights serve donuts. Who knows, they might go viral. February 22 It must be affirmed that angels and everything existing, except God, were made by God. (Aquinas) And, thank goodness, Donut Angels are serving us this week. FREQUENTLY REQUESTED NUMBERS Boy Scouts: Dennis Halpin (206) Cub Scouts: Sean Monahan (608) Knights of Columbus: Jim O Sullivan (206) St. Vincent de Paul: Mary Kay Snedden (206) Heaven Guild: Barbara Arnesen (206) Ladies Guild: Lynn Waterson (206) Funeral Reception Volunteers: Gini Harmon (206) Marriage Help: Retrouvaille (206) Seniors & Friends: Judy Parsons (206) Holyrood Cemetery: (206) Beck s Funeral Home: (425) Harvey Funeral Home: (206) Weekly Amount Needed $ 15,500 Online Giving STEWARDSHIP The Sunday Collection through 2/8/2015 Last Week's Collection $ 15,521 # Online Givers All Funds: 34 Needed Year to Date $ 496,000 calendar Actual Given Year to Date $ 473,485 Sun. 2/15/15 Auction Committee in Gym, noon Mon. 2/16/15 Cub Scouts, 6 pm, Gym Family Rosary, 6:30 pm, Church Boy Scouts, 7 pm, Cafeteria Light Weigh, 7 pm, Sullivan Hall Tues. 2/17/15 Respect Life, 7 pm, Parish Center Chapel Confirmation 7 pm, Sullivan Hall School Commission, 7 pm, School Wed. 2/18/15 ASH WEDNESDAY MASSES AT 9 AM AND 7 PM Thurs. 2/19/15 Bible Study, 7 pm, Sullivan Hall Boy Scouts, 7 pm, Cafeteria Sat. 2/21/15 Annual Fund Dinner after Mass Sun. 2/22/15 Respect Life Rosary at Affirmation of Life Monument north of church, 10:10 am Mon. 2/23/15 Cub Scouts, 6 pm, Gym Family Rosary, 6:30 pm, Church Boy Scouts, 7 pm, Cafeteria Light Weigh, 7 pm, Sullivan Hall Tues. 2/24/15 KofC Officer Meeting, 7 pm St. Vincent de Paul, 730 pm, Library Wed. 2/25/15 First Communion Meeting, 6:15 pm, School RCIA, 6:30 pm, Sullivan Hall St. Gianna Molla Women s Group, 7 pm, Parish Center Parlor Auction Committee, 7 pm, Cafeteria Thurs. 2/26/15 Bible Study, 7 pm, Sullivan Hall Shortfall Year to Date ($ 22,515) Amount Collected Online: $ 3,511

prescription; please follow it carefully: Take the above words of Pope Francis to heart

2 Pastor s Letter: LENT Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, A priest is a doctor of the soul. So, as we get ready for Lent, I join Pope Francis in writing you this prescription; please follow it carefully: Take the above words of Pope Francis to heart and you will live. Read the Gospel each day during Lent and talk to Jesus. Signed: Fr. David Mulholland

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4 A time to heal physically, emotionally, or spiritually Marylee Schaeffer; Kenneth Vos, brother of Millie Stevens; Judy Arlene Smith, sister of Gayle Hanks; Bernard Koslosky Jerry Ellis, friend of Cathy Henricks; Rosalie Tudor, cousin of Tom Lord; Stephanie Bird, niece of Charlotte Arthur Timothy O Neill, brother of Charlotte Arthur; Dorothy Holm, sister of Veronica Rains; Christine Von Lossow, daughter of Joanne Tall Laurel Quinn, niece of Millie Stevens; Neil Pearson Susan Riley; Joe Kassuba, brother-in-law of Mary Amundsen; Curt Nichols, brother of Penny Harrison Sister Anne Cornelia, sister of Cornelia Miller; Lynn Waterson; Claudia Sargent; Dennis Meehan, brother of Harriet Miller Don Dadula; Angela Zamberlin, niece of Rose Buckley Bob Brancale, son of Anne Brancale; John Schumaker, fried of Janet Abele Patrick Buckley, brother of Bill Buckley; Loraine Hoag, mother of Jay Hoag; Kari Stockholm, friend of Julie Bandoy Bienvenido Mendoza, father of Flordeliza Atieneza Kristin Cornuelle and Leland Stamm, members of the Lombard Family Annette and Rod Fischer; David Dato; Alan Schneider, brother of Bob Schneider Sara Erickson, friend of Janet Abele; Jean Calderon and Carlene Sy, friends of Julie Bandoy; Lori Tamayo, friend of Zeny Manaloto Elenor K. Schoen; Dorothy Munson; Donna Barlett, mother of Sheila King; John Arnesen, son of Barbara Arnesen Jeanne Connell; Elsie Demers Mary Massey, Franky San Nicholas, and Francisco Naputi, niece, nephew, and brother-in-law of Joan Naputi Emilio Gonzalez, grandson of Marsha Gonzalez; Stephanie Hartung; Christopher Lasher, friend of Janina Pacunski Makenzie Garlock, friend of Steve and Janet Abele; Hugo Draye; Scott Halfrich; Mary Schantz Ursula Skinner, friend of Jim and Barbara Doughty Vivian Russ, aunt of Janet Abele; Laura Alamillo; Ernesto Ladrido, friend of Julie Bandoy; Noral Kofer, friend of Janet Abele Audi Edwards; Scott Strandberg, brother of Stephanie Hartung; Frank Martinez, father of Claire Becker Pat Butler, cousin of Vicki Russell; Jeff Cornwell; Marta Cady, sister of Kathy Keck Ann Marie Kurtz, mother of Lisa Haynes; Dolores Strandberg, mother of Stephanie Hartung Willis Parsons, son of Judy and Loren Parsons; Patricia Arntzen; Holly Weller, daughter-in-law of Dennis and Joanne Weller Peter Ansberry, friend of Candyce Ochoa; Maria Shafer; Elvin Dick, father of Sidd Dick;Dan Hine Robert Glancy, Sr.; Todd Munger and Lourdes Martin, friends of Julie Bandoy; Charlene Loback Noah Amundsen, grandson of Mary Amundsen Doris Sykes; Danilo Taliman, Roger Carassco, and Myra Manlangit, friends of Julie Bandoy Greg McBride; David Brancale, son of Ann Brancale; Jennifer Osburn; Rhonda Stegall-Webb, friend of Paul Jensen Vicki Russell; Nicole, Patrick, and Logan Shepard, granddaughter and family of Ted & Harriet Miller Bill Clark, son-in-law of Cornelia Miller; Gloria Abiang, mother of Pauline Cruz Marie Dunlap; Tom Friedel; Cindy Stendera Gould, daughter of Bertha Stendera Sam and Don Glasnovich, nephews of Cherie and Todd Chapman Walker Chapman, nephew of Cherie and Todd Chapman; Marty Liwag, friend of Maria Arntson Isidro Bandoy; Randy Rains, son of Veronica Rains; Ann Gordon Riliegh McConaughy, great granddaughter of Betty Robeson; Rena Britz; Joaquin Naputi Cherie Chapman; Mary Olson; Darlene English A time to remember those who serve our country in the military David Leitzen, SPC, US Army, grand-nephew of Mrs. Elenor Loarie Schoen, and nephew of Teresa and Elenor K. Schoen Darryl W. Bradshaw, US Coast Guard, nephew of Paul and Maryjane Jensen Annika Jensen, USN, daughter of Paul and Maryjane Jensen Taylor Amundsen, USAF, grandson of Mary Amundsen John E. Eaton, S/Sgt USMC, grandson of Evelyn Combe Bryant McDaniel, USAF, nephew of James and Lynn Ronald Michael Angelo Silang, USN Mark Anthony Silang, USMC Matthew Johnson, USAF, grandson of Helen Bradley Christopher Abele, IT1 (SW/IDW) USN, son of Steven and Janet Abele Nathan Keiffer - Airman 1st Class, USAF, son of Nigel and Cheryl Keiffer Zachary Sharp, USAR, grandson of Nigel and Cheryl Keiffer A time to mourn Steve Greenleaf Diane Murphy, dear friend of Diane Bunce May He support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in His mercy may He give us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last." J. H. Cardinal Newman

5 state legislative session Those of you who attended this year's March for Life in Olympia heard about current state bills that will affect life. This year there are several bills that need your attention: Parental Notification: SB 5289 & HB 1493, Telemedicine: SB 5175 & HB 1403, Employer Contraceptive Mandate: SB 5026 & HB 1502, Abortion Insurance Mandate: SB 5574 & HB 1647, WA State Life at Conception Act: HB For more information visit the Family Policy Institute of Washington ( We need to participate in the legislative process and speak up for life! We have received donations to our School Endowment Fund in memory of Steve Greenleaf (6), Rod Belcher, Kenny Jensen, Wanda Jensen, Charles Combe, Margaret Osgood, Robert & Winona Wartinger, Dan & Doris Staber, Rollie Blanchette, Barbara & Ricky Furlong, Maribel Santos, Ann & Richard McKillop (2), and Matt Kure. And in honor of Fr. Harris and the birthdays of Zeny Manaloto and McKenna Niles, and the 50th anniversary of Jim and Nancy Stevenson, and in gratitude for the volunteer efforts of Rebecca Anderson. We want to acknowledge and thank everyone who regularly contributes to the Endowment Fund at St. Mark Parish School. Blood drive There will be a Knights of Columbus Blood Drive on March 9 from 4 pm to 8 pm. Abortion is the only surgery for which the surgeon is not obligated to inform the patient of the possible risks of the procedure, or even the exact nature of the procedure. Indeed, abortion providers are the only medical personnel who have a constitutional right to withhold information, even when directly questioned by the patient. David Reardon, Aborted Women: Silent No More Faith Formation News! Bible Study: Acts of the Apostles Our Bible study class meets each Thursday from 7-9 pm in Sullivan Hall, ending on June 18. If you have questions, contact the class leader: Claude Golden (claude.golden@gmail.com). RCIA for Children Is your child above the age of 7 and not baptized? For information on classes for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Children please contact the Parish Office. Interested in Becoming Catholic? The Rite of Christian Initiation classes are every Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm. Drop in to learn more about what it means to be Catholic or contact the Parish Office for more information. Confirmation-The classes are on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7 pm in Sullivan Hall. First Communion Classes are every Wednesday at 6:15 pm in the school classrooms. St. Gianna Molla Women s Group This is a group for all adult women in love with their faith. Come for discussion, prayer, and study as we walk through a deepening of hearts. Contact the Parish Office for more info. Rachel s Corner: Hope and Healing After Abortion Oh Lord, my God, inspire the hearts of Your people with Your Word and Your teaching. Protect them under the shadow of your wings Pray for the intercession of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the apostles to the Slavs, and ask them to inspire you with courage and faith to find and accept God s great mercy and love. Come to a Rachel s Vineyard Retreat and experience the healing balm of Christ s mercy and forgiveness. The next retreat is March 6-8, For more information call Valerie: HOPE (4673). Remember, you are loved with an everlasting Love! Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Services. 40 Days for Life Spring 2015 Campaign February 18 - March 29 Get ready to participate in the spring campaign. Please take time in prayer to discern what's the most you can do during this campaign to help stop abortion? To sign up for vigil hours at the the Everett Planned Parenthood visit Prayer to End Abortion Lord God, I thank you today for the gift of my life, and for the lives of all my brother and sisters. I know there is noting the destroys more life then abortion, Yet I rejoice that you have conquered death by the Resurrection of your son. I am ready to do my part in ending abortion. Today I commit myself Never to be silent, Never to be passive, Never to be forgetful of the unborn. I commit myself to be active in the Pro-Life movement, And never to stop defending life until all my brothers and sisters are protected, And our nation once again becomes a nation with liberty and justice. Nor just for some, but for all, Through Christ our Lord, Amen!

6 THE GREAT HOLY CARD GIVEAWAY! Come to daily Mass and on selected days of the pastor s choosing, receive a free Holy Card to aid you in your life of prayer. This giveaway is totally free and totally random! You don t know when a Holy Card will be given out at the end of Mass, so attend daily Mass each and every day!!! Don t miss out! Collect them all! (Must be present to win!)

7 Lenten Soup Supper Schedule Lent is right around the corner and our annual tradition of Friday night soup suppers is starting up! It is a special time when our parish comes together to share a simple meal of meatless soup before heading to the Church to pray the Stations of the Cross every Friday night during Lent. Please Donate! Since this is a meal that is provided by the parishioners for our entire Church community, we need volunteers to bring soup! We need YOU to help make Soup Suppers happen here at St. Mark! Each date is sponsored by various parish groups, but some dates are still in need of extra donors. The schedule is shown below - please sign up to bring soup! February 20 Parents Club February 27 Parish & School Staff (Needs extra donations) March 6 Scouts March 13 Knights of Columbus (Needs extra donations) March 20 Parish Committees & Ministries (Needs extra donations) March 27 Filipino Community We need 20 meatless soups brought in a crock pot on each Friday of Lent. Donors are also asked to bring their own labeled soup ladle. The parish provides everything else! Please contact Veronica Olson in the Parish Office (veronicao@saintmarkshoreline.org / ) if you are able to donate and have any questions. Thank you for your generosity!

8 Lent 2015 St. Mark Parish Ash Wednesday Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Masses at 9 am and 7 pm Confession There will be special Confession hours during Thursdays of Lent: 6:00-7:00 pm Regular confession hours are on Saturdays: 8:00-8:45 am & 3:30-4:30 pm Soup Suppers and Stations of the Cross Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence, so please join us for a simple Soup Supper at 6 pm in the Cafeteria, immediately followed by Stations of the Cross in the Church at 7 pm. Holy Week Holy Thursday Mass at 7 pm Good Friday Liturgy at 7 pm Easter Vigil Mass at 7 pm (note time change) Easter Sunday Masses at 7:30, 9 and 11 am Stations at the School On February 20, February 27, March 6, and March 27, the school will present Stations of the Cross at 2 pm. On April 3 the Parish School s 8th Graders will put on their Annual Passion Play at 11 am. Regulations for Fast and Abstinence Ash Wednesday & Good Friday are days of fasting and abstinence. All Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence. Fast: On a day of fasting, one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one s needs, but together they should not equal the other full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk & juices, are permitted. All Catholics who are 18, but not 59 years old are bound by the law of fast. We are also encouraged to keep the ancient Paschal Fast, which includes Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, ending after the Easter Vigil. Abstinence: On days of abstinence no meat is allowed. All Catholics who are 14 and older are bound by the law of abstinence. Note that when health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige.

9 THURSDAY EVENING CONFESSIONS 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. In the Reconciliation Chapel

Celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life: 2015 Surrendering to God s Will Written by a young woman named Helena, just before entering religious life.

10 Celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life: 2015 Surrendering to God s Will Written by a young woman named Helena, just before entering religious life. Entering religious life has held major lessons in trust and surrender for me. I m goal oriented, a planner, a person who likes to know the next step and do it. Over the time of pre-postulancy, I ve been pulled, stretched, and formed in ways I would not have even imagined, and I know this will continue to happen after I enter. It has not been easy; on the contrary, it has been the hardest, most painful, emotional experience of my life. But, at the same time, Christ has been there so beautifully and lovingly, every step of the way. He continues to show me that everything I surrender to Him is taken care of and even returned in ways I could not have planned. When I came to the realization that religious life was a very real possibility for me, I was devastated. (Yes, I know this sounds contradictory to the heavenly chorus one might think accompanies such a decision, but hear me out.) I was devastated at the realization that the plans I had for my life might not be Christ s plans for my life. It didn t make sense. However, over the next few months as I tried to wrap my head around what He was asking of me, I kept returning to

11 the image of the Cross. Christ gave us everything He had. The people around Him did not understand. They mocked, betrayed, even tormented Him. The suffering of the Cross did not make sense to human beings, but the divine joy of the Resurrection and hope of eternal life could not come without the sacrifice of the Cross. In comparison, the sacrifice of my plans, car, career and physical separation from family and friends, while major sacrifices to me, seemed so insignificant in comparison to Christ s sacrifice for us. I was also comforted by Christ s words in Matthew 26:39 during His agony in the garden: Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet, not as I will, but as you will. This became my constant prayer. At first, I identified with what I thought was Christ s doubt and struggle. But during this time, I came across a reflection on the Garden of Gethsemane by Mother Teresa, who beautifully wrote: No. There was no doubt. It was only for a moment that He felt unsure. That was as a human being. That was natural. The moment you accept, the moment you surrender yourself, that s the conviction. But it may mean death to you then there is no doubt. The moment Jesus said Father, I am at your disposal, Thy will be done, He had accepted. That was His agony. He felt all things you and I would feel as human beings. That s why He was like us, unto all things, except sin. God the Father was with Christ as He cooperated with the plan for salvation. I had to trust that He would be with me as well, as I tried to cooperate with His plan for me. The promise was there. The doors were open. What would I do? St. Faustina phrases her acceptance much more eloquently than I, in imitation of our Blessed Mother s fiat: I thank you Jesus, you who first drank the cup of bitterness before You gave it to me, in a much milder form. I put my lips to this cup of Your Holy Will. Let all be done according to Your good pleasure. Regardless of His ultimate plans for me, we are all called to say yes to following Him, every day, in every state or stage of life. (Even if it simply starts with reaching for a prayer book instead of our smartphones when we open our eyes in the morning!) When we surrender our plans for His, even in the little things, the joy and peace that comes from doing His will is indescribable.

Auction News Raffle and Reservations After all Masses, the auction team will be selling raffle tickets and taking reservations for our gala auction on Saturday, April 18.

12 Auction News Raffle and Reservations After all Masses, the auction team will be selling raffle tickets and taking reservations for our gala auction on Saturday, April 18. Raffle The team will be raffling off a Go-Pro (highdefinition personal camera) and a Cash Garden. The drawing will be at the Family Night Auction on April 15. Winner need not be present to win. Golden Tickets For the first time at St. Mark, Golden Tickets will be on sale. The lucky winner will get to pick an item from the live auction on gala night. There will be only 100 tickets sold, some exclusions apply, and, of course, you must be present at the Gala Auction in order to win. How can you help? We are in dire need of some Sounders tickets. Can you donate 2 or more tickets so we can round out an auction item? Annual Fund Dinner February 21, 2015 Dinner and Family Dance Come, dressed in your best 70s attire, enjoy a nice meal with your parish family, and get ready to boogie afterwards to some of the 70s greatest hits! The whole family is welcome. The dinner is FREE because we want to thank everyone for their support of St. Mark Parish School. Dinner includes pasta, salad, garlic bread, fruit, and dessert at our Fondue Bar! 6:00 9:00 PM Gym Please RSVP to the school office!

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 8, 2015

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 8, 2015 Mass intentions Sun. Feb. 8 Sunday Mass Mon. Feb. 9 No Mass Tues. Feb. 10 Rod Belcher+ Wed. Feb. 11 Bob Amundsen+ Thurs. Feb. 12 Mike Binetti+ Fri. Feb. 13