S T MARY C ATHOLIC CHURCH

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1 S T MARY C ATHOLIC CHURCH 207 N Main Street, Coupeville, WA (360) PARISH OFFICE HOURS Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 12 noon, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Parish Information@StAugustineOH.org Visit us on the web at MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm St Augustine Spanish 1st Saturday 7:00 pm St Augustine Sunday 8:00 am St Augustine 9:30 am St Augustine 11:15 am St Mary Latin 2nd & 4th Sunday 11:10 am St Augustine Wed, Fri & 1st Sat 9:00 am St Augustine Thursday 12:10 pm St Mary Latin Friday 12:00 pm St Augustine ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Wednesday 9:30 am St Augustine Thursday 1:00 pm St Mary 7:30 pm St Augustine PARISH MINISTERS Pastor Rev. Paul Pluth, JCL PA for Administration Mary A. Waters Rel. Ed. Coordinator Mary Rose Anderson Receptionist Peggy McCormick

2 St. Mary Catholic Church, Coupeville You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time August 24, 2014 Second Collection Save the Chrisans of Iraq! The whole world has witnessed with incredulity what is now called The Restoration of the Caliphate (Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue). The Christians of Iraq, together with Shi ites and the Yezidi, are being forced to choose death or exile in those areas of Iraq under the control of the jihadist group Islamic State (ISIS). Their places of worship, convents, monasteries and cemeteries are being desecrated and destroyed; men crucified; women and girls abducted as the spoils of war ; priests and religious murdered. 5 Things You Can Do Now! Pray Use and reflect on the prayer provided by the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Iraq. Cards with this prayer are available in Harrington Hall. Fast and Sacrifice Follow the traditional Christian practice modeled by Jesus of joining your prayer with a fast or personal sacrifice. Pope Francis reminds us constantly of the power of prayer to change the world. Learn Keep on top of events through the Vatican news portal the Catholic News Service cns.org, and Catholic Relief Services emergencies.crs.org. Give Catholic Relief Services is working with Caritas Iraq to supply aid now and in the months ahead to the Iraqi refugees. Donate online at emergencies.crs.org. Contact our Polical Leaders Let them know that you want our nation to protect these threatened peoples against the violation of their human rights. The Arabic letter N is posted on the doors of our church to express our solidarity with our sister and brother Christians in Iraq. N, for Nazarene, meaning a Christian, is being painted on the doors of the houses of Christians by the jihadist group Islamic State, indicating that those living there must either convert to Islam, pay a huge fine, or be executed. Connect with Father Paul ppluth@staugustineoh.org Facebook Twitter To submit names of people who are in need of prayers, please contact the parish office at to have the names published in the parish bulletin. For all who are ill, needing surgery, or are recovering from surgery. We thank all who pray for those whose names appear on this list. For the repose of the soul of Phyllis Zibung+ Lord, Hear our Prayer To submit names to the prayer chain please call the parish office at

3 Weekly Parish Expenses: $2,974 Stewardship: August 17 - $2,771 Thank you for all your gifts. Please remember St Mary in your will MASS & CONFESSION CHANGES NEW IN AUGUST The Latin Mass is being celebrated every Friday, 12 noon, at St Augustine, in addition to being celebrated on the Second and Fourth Sundays of every month at 11 am, at St Augustine. The Friday 9 am Mass in English will continue to be celebrated. Confessions are being heard every Friday from 11:30 am to 11:50 am, in addition to being heard every Saturday from 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm at St Augustine and the Third Sunday of the month after Mass at St Mary. BEGINNING AUGUST 28 Weekday Masses will be celebrated at St Augustine on every Thursday and Friday at 9 am, with Latin Mass Friday at 12 noon, and at St Mary every Thursday at 12:10 pm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Spanish Mass is celebrated the First Saturday of every month at 7 pm, at St Augustine. La misa en español se celebra el primer sábado de cada mes a las 7 de la tarde, en la Iglesia de San Agustín. Hymnal Memorials We still have new hymnals available for memorializing. Forms will be available in the vestibules and in Harrington Hall until all hymnals have been memorialized. Please fill out your form(s) and return it with your $20.00 (per book) memorial donation to the office or in the collection basket. This Week at St Mary Sun 8/24-21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:45am - 10:45am - GBTS Service, N, & F (C, Rm 5 & HH) 10:45am Rosary 11:15am Mass RIP Phyllis Zibung+ Second Collection for Christians in Iraq 12:15pm Coffee and donuts 6:30pm Lutheran Service Mon 8/25 Office is closed on Mondays Thu 8/28 11:30am Rosary 12:10pm Mass 12:40pm Adoration until 2:00pm 1:00pm Bible Study (please note time change) Sun 8/31-22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:45am - 10:45am - GBTS Service, N, & F (C, Rm 5 & HH) 10:45am Rosary 11:15am Mass 12:15pm Coffee & donuts 6:30pm Lutheran Service Please visit the St Mary Parish website at staugustineoh.org Rachel s Corner Hope and Healing After Abortion As I came to understand that many women had suffered just like I had, and as I read about how they dealt with the trauma, I could feel healing beginning in my heart. - Real Abortion Stories by Barbara Horak Come experience the healing love and mercy of Jesus Christ on a Rachel s Vineyard Retreat. Call Valerie: HOPE (4673) You are loved with an everlasting Love! Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Services.

4 Bible Study Rick McCormick will lead a nine week Bible Study group on The Gospel of John, beginning Wednesday, September 3rd through Wednesday, October 29th. You may choose to a;end the Wednesday morning study group from 10:30am-12 noon OR the Wednesday evening study group from 7:00 8:30pm. Both study groups will meet in Harrington Hall. We will be guided by the Ligouri Catholic Bible Study text. The fee for each text is $14.00 which includes a shipping fee and taxes. This is the last Sunday to sign up for the class and pay for the text. Meet with Rick today a%er Mass in Harrington Hall. Couples may share a text. Rick will also be available to answer any ques)ons concerning this course of study. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR! St. Mary s Holiday Bazaar is Saturday, December 6 th from 9am-2pm. We look forward to seeing all the handmade items you want to donate. We need new or slightly used treasures for our gi% table and holiday table. We will be se&ng up in the hall the week before the bazaar! Please bring in your dona)ons Tuesday through Friday that week. If you would like to donate sooner, Janet Rojas will come and pick up your dona)ons at your home or will collect a%er Mass. Freshly made, bake sale items will be dropped off no earlier than Friday before the bazaar. If you are interested in volunteering or for further ques)ons please contact: Janet Rojas, or mjrojas@whidbey.net Special points of interest Thursday, September 4 - The Women of St. Mary will meet to discuss upcoming events. St. Mary Digital Photos: If you have any digital photos from events at St. Mary; you are welcome to submit them for possible use on our bulletin cover and our website. You can them to information@staugustineoh.org We are creating a new Church Directory and have selected Lifetouch Photography for these services. Pencil in these dates on your calendar as we re planning on taking pictures on October 28th-31st. Your help will be needed in several different areas before, during and after the photo shoots. Priest Apprecia)on Mass and Dinner - September 19th 5:00pm Mass at St Augus)ne with 6:30pm Dinner at the Knights of Columbus Hall. More informa)on to come! A New Beginning for Your Marriage Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vī) helps distressed couples rediscover each other and take positive steps to begin a new life of healing, commitment and love. For confidential information about, or to register for our upcoming program beginning Sept 5-7, 2014 call or visit:

5 St. Mary Religious Educa)on News Catechists are needed this year again! St. Mary Church certainly has the children to again have a Religious Educa)on program. But we can t make it happen without adults volunteering to be: 1) Catechists, 2) Assistant Catechists or 3) Subs)tute Catechists on a call list. We are required to have two adults in every room where there is a child. Therefore our need for Catechist Assistants is just as cri)cal as for the lead Catechist. Subs)tute Catechists are only called when a teacher or an aid can t make it: we can usually no)fy you several days to a few weeks ahead of )me. If you are on the list and called but you can t do it that specific date, that is okay. I will keep calling other names on the list. I am asking you to prayer about volunteering to work in this important field where you quite literally work as a disciple of Christ, bringing the Good News to our parish s youngsters. If you have already worked as a volunteer Catechist in prior years, I am asking you to seriously consider doing it again this year. For more informa)on, call or text me on my cell phone Thank you! Mary Rose Anderson, Religious Educaon Coordinator ********************************* Registra)on Forms will be available next week in the ves)bule and in Harrington Hall. There will be individual forms for both 1) registering your grade school Children and 2) registering your teens into St. Mary Religious Educa)on program this school year! The earlier you register the be;er idea we have for how many textbooks to order early, so every child will have his or her own textbook at the very start of classes. Note, if you can t pay right away, register now and pay some)me before classes start. There will again be a $5 discount for early bird registrants. Of course, scholarships for families in need will be given, so let Mary Rose know if you are in need of financial assistance. RE classes at St. Mary will start the first week in October, as in prior years. The RE Calendar of Dates for the young children s program classes will be available as soon as all the dates are confirmed. The same applies to the calendar of dates for the Teens program, which is led by Pat Marks and John Hartley.

6 Icon Presentation at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church by Iconographer Jill Reed Sunday, August 24th 2:00 4:00 pm Open to the public! Come and support Jill as she shares these with our Protestant communi es! Oak Harbor Lutheran Church is at 1253 NW 2nd Ave in Oak Harbor (close to Oak Harbor High School) RCIA Journey of Faith for Adults & RCIA-C For Children A Journey of Deeper Faith and Relationship with God Beginning next Thursday, August 28th at 6:30 7:30 pm for adults and September 12th at 3:00 pm for Middle School/High School students in St. Augustine classroom 1 in the Education Wing-north end of the church If you and/or your child is not Catholic and would like to explore the Catholic Faith, or If you are an adult Catholic who has recently come home to the Church, or If you want to receive Confirmation or First Communion, or You just want to take a refresher course or have questions Then consider coming to the RCIA Journey of Faith program You are being called to communion! Call to register

7 Knights of Columbus Annual Parish Picnic The KofC will be sponsoring the Annual Parish Potluck style picnic on Saturday, September 13 th between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Coupeville Park. The KofC will be bar-b-quing ribs, chicken, hotdogs and supplying soda and bo%led water. The Knights request parish parishioners to bring a covered dish for all to share. Parishioners with last names between A thru H bring chips, dips, or salad dishes; those between I thru P bring pasta dishes; and Q thru Z brings desserts. If parishioners have a favorite dish they wish to bring by all means do so!