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1 Saint Michal Parish Olympia, WA Fbruary 15, th Sunday in Ordinary Tim MASS TIMES: Downtown: Monday - Thursday: Noon Friday & Saturday: 9AM Saturday Vigil: 5PM, Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:30AM, 11:30AM, 5PM Wstsid Chapl: 1st & 3rd Thursday: 6:30AM Sunday: 8:30AM, 10:30AM RECONCILIATION TIMES: Thursday: 11:00AM Saturday: 10AM, 3PM PASTOR: Fr. Jim L PAROCHIAL VICAR: Fr. Brian Thompson DEACONS: Rob Rnsl Ronni San Nicolas John Brgford Visit us onlin at

2 prayr list mass schdul & intntions radings Plas Pray for: Matthw Bnoit & Family Frank Ptrino Frd Aub John Ptrson Cindy Pruss Joy Bland Dotti LaGant Marvyl & Family Margart Wach Thrsa Jss Briana Zandr Lisa Mari Zandr Don Jnnr Kathln Downy John McKillip Jant Brown Pat & Ginny O Nil Stphani Smith Gn Putschr Clo Daring Frank Goldsmith Art Mad Matthw Krug Marty & Elain Gidon & Fam Dorothy Wndlr Tara Whtston Jrry Nal Sam Campri Ros Finly Victoria Erskin Tom Ragan Lou Jssn Whitny Johnson Ptr Argris and Family John Kuppr Paul Krch Jams Sharp Todd Sharp Brandon Sharp Miranda Sharp Btty Blu Kathy Isoz Arturo Pachco Jan Putnam Cathy Austin Kathy Pool Mary Wallac Donald Shawvr Jolan Zandr Tom Roth Juli Larsn Dorothy Krumpos Ryan & Harmony Davis Mdard Hoa L Pat & John Turk Judy Sinclair Doris Smith Rita Canova Donald Spils Jun Francis Robrt Hauth Rosann Burns Klln McCauly Linda Milano Sonny Cabotag Sonja Ybarra Shirly Johnson CE Rdfild Robrt Brown Elizabth Mag Carol Robbins Diana Holland Mary Vail Jnni Ronning Margy Hull Fitzpatrick Nancy Lon Sr. Kathrin Gray Tonya Hylton Christl Rpp Thomas & Lillian Gould Patrick Gould Family Michal Gould Family Thomas Ward Family Mghan Strling Family To submit prayr rqusts, call th Parish Offic at (360) or submit your rqust via our wbsit undr th Contact mnu. If you or somon you know is hombound and wishs to rciv Holy Communion, plas call Bndtta Rc at (360) or Dcn. Trry Barbr at Sacrd Hart Parish at (360) Mass Schdul & Intntions (WS - Wst Sid) 2/16 MONDAY 9:00am - Jacinto Nri, Jr. U 2/17 TUESDAY 12Noon - Stv Hovancsk U 2/18 ASH WEDNESDAY 6:30am - Barny A. Grunnfldr U 9:00am - Kati McKay U 12Noon - Francsca Mariano-Parson U 5:30pm - Sam Dlany U 7:30pm - Klln McCauly 2/19 THURSDAY 6:30am - Eric Riply U WS 12Noon - Paul Onstott U 2/20 FRIDAY 9:00am - Napolon Oducado U 10:30am - Mass at Olympic Wst 2/21 SATURDAY 8:00am - Robrt Goodwin U 5:00pm - Brt A. Dck U 2/22 SUNDAY 7:30am - Joy Wohlb U 8:30am - Eric Blombrg U WS 9:30am - Ls Janz U 10:30am - Brnard Grunnfldr U WS 11:30am - Juli Brown U 5:00pm - Popl of St. Michal Parish Radings: Fbruary 15 Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/1 Cor 10:31-11:1/Mk 1:40-45 Fbruary 16 Gn 4:1-15, 25/Mk 8:11-13 Fbruary 17 Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10/ Mk 8:14-21 Fbruary 18 Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20-6:2/ Mt 6:1-6, Fbruary 19 Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25 Fbruary 20 Is 58:1-9A/Mt 9:14-15 Fbruary 21 Is 58:9B-14/Lk 5:27-32 Fbruary 22 Gn 9:8-15/1 Pt 3:18-22/ Mk 1: visit us onlin at

3 pastor s notbook Fbruary 15, th Sunday in Ordinary Tim W knw Him in th Braking of th Brad - What a powrful, amazing, bautiful, prayrful and joyous Eucharistic Congrss on Fbruary 7th. Thank you to vryon who participatd and wr abl to attnd for howvr long you wr abl. I am so gratful to Michll Clinton and Dacon John Brgford, who wr th principl organizrs, along with so many othrs who focusd on th various organizational lmnts that mak up such an ndavor. Thr wr clos to 750 popl from all ags in attndanc. Thr was so much going on I didn t vn gt a chanc to visit th activitis for our childrn and tns in th school. Th culmination of th day was th Vigil Mass with Bishop Elizondo and a vry full church! W sang, prayd and clbratd with grat nthusiasm. Th childrn shard with us two songs that thy had larnd as wll as a papr mosaic thy workd on all day long, which hung bnath th Crucifix. What a wondrful addition to our Eucharistic Prayr. It was a vry long day and, as many xprssd to m that night and on Sunday, I fl filld to ovrflowing! It is my frvnt prayr that this may dpn our lov of th Mass and ovrflow to othrs who ar yarning for a truly satisfying ncountr with th Lord. Ash Wdnsday Fbruary 18th - Plan on bginning your Lntn journy of prayr and rnwal at on of our fiv Masss: 6:30am, 9:00am (with our St. Michal School childrn and staff), Noon, 5:30pm and 7:30pm. If you work at th Capitol, thr is a noon Mass and distribution of ashs as wll. Chck our wbsit for th location. Small Groups Big Chang - Our Lntn Small Groups bgin this wk. If you missd th rgistration yt know somon who is lading a Small Group, I ncourag you to ask thm to join thir group. This is on of th most powrful ways of dpning your faith, ncountring Christ in th Scripturs, and ngaging with othrs who lov th Lord and want to lov him mor. I want to thank all th facilitators who hav rspondd to th call of Jsus to b fishrs of mn and womn. Ric Bowl - I ncourag you onc again this Lnt to join with Catholics throughout th Unitd Stats in th daily prayr and activitis of th Ric Bowl. This is a wondrful tool for ncountring Christ and his univrsal Church through th ministry of Catholic Rlif Srvics. Thr is a spcial app for your phon or tablt. Th vidos, prayrs and rcips can truly assist you in your Lntn journy of prayr, fasting and almsgiving. Pastor Rviw - I want to thank thos of you who hav participatd in my sixth yar rviw as my third trm as pastor. If you havn t filld out th rviw, simply go to our wbsit and on th lft hand sid undr SMP NEWS you ll find th link. Th Vicar for Clrgy will compil a rport that will offr m your insights so that I can bttr srv God and you, th folks of St. Michal Parish and th widr Church of th Archdiocs. Thank you for your tim in doing this. 40th Annivrsary Pilgrimag: Shrins Of Cntral Europ from Vinna, through Poland, to Vilnius Octobr 5-16, I am plasd to announc this spcial pilgrimag to th homland of Saints Pop John Paul II, Sr. Faustina and Fr. Maximillian Kolb. Th all-inclusiv cost is about $3,650 pp/dbl. This includs airfar, transfrs, hotls, brakfast and dinnr. Thr is an informational gathring on Sunday, March 1 at 1pm in th Gathring Spac downtown. Thr is a $100 dposit if you would lik to rsrv a spot. Plas call th parish offic to gt on th list. W hop to hav pilgrims. Gratitud - How is your Gratitud Envlop filling up? How has your startr kit hlpd you focus on God s blssings so far during 2015? If you havn t bgun you 2015 Gratitud Journy, Lnt would b a grat bginning point. Simply stop by th Parish Offic and ask for your Gratitud Startr Kit and th staff will xplain how bst to us it. January 1, 2016 w will rturn thm at Mass to giv thanks to God for In Christ, I lov you, 2 visit us onlin at

4 stwardship In th last vrs from today s Gospl from Mark, this simpl statmnt is mad: popl kpt coming to him from vrywhr. Of cours, Mark is spaking about Jsus, and th Gospl writr is making rfrnc to th dsir of popl to b hald. Today s radings dal in larg part with lprosy and lprs. Thr is a dpr maning, as is oftn th cas, in ths rfrncs. Lprosy is not somthing w know much about bcaus w do not xprinc th disas th sam way popl did in Jsus tim. Th latnt point of th Gospl is that w ar all in nd of haling. W ar awar that w ar sinnrs, and th Church taks grat car to lt us know that pnanc and haling ar a part of our faith. Lnt bgins this wk, and w nd to avail ourslvs of th opportunity for rconciliation. This is somthing w should do rgularly, but crtainly during th holy tim prparing for Eastr. Confssion is a way w can rturn to God, and it is ky that w acknowldg our sins with tru sorrow bfor a prist. Pop Francis has said, I cannot b baptizd multipl tims, but I can go to confssion, and whn I go to confssion, I rnw that grac of baptism. - Rad mor at: trasur Pastoral Yar Donations Rcivd as of Fbruary 8, 2015 Sunday Stwardship $38,737 Onlin Giving $14,903 Sunday Loos Donations $1,406 Holy Days $190 Youth (Littl Hous) $100 Total Offrtory Collction Rcivd $55,336 Yar to Dat Rcivd $1,850,323 Yar to Dat Ndd for Budgt $1,731,598 Amount Ahad of Goal $118,725 Dbt Rduction (Pink Envlops) $801 $46,677 FEBRUARY 18 MASS TIMES 6:30am, 9:00am, Noon 5:30pm, 7:30pm Rmmbr to bring in your old palms and drop thm in th baskt in th Gathring Spac if you d lik thm burnd for Ash Wdnsday ashs! 3 visit us onlin at

5 parish happnings Contmplativ Rtrat Mission trip to Juarz, Mxico April 5-12, 2015 Join Dacon John Brgford and othrs for a on wk mission trip to th Holy Spirit Cntr in Juarz, Mxico. Cost is $675, including airfar. This is a mission trip to on of th poorst aras in Mxico. It is opn to all adults and tns with a hart for srvic. Adult and youth applications availabl at th parish offic. Signup tim is limitd! John Trranova (360) Dcn. John Brgford (360) Saturday, Fbruary 28, :45 AM to 2:30pm Saint Michal Wstsid Chapl Th Contmplativ Community at St. Michal invits thos with an stablishd silnt contmplativ practic of at last 3 months to a silnt, intnsiv, contmplativ rtrat. Th day will b conductd in silnc xcpt for community prayr radings. An optional shard rfrshmnt gathring follows. Rgistration is rquird. Thr is no cost for th rtrat. W look forward to sharing this prcious tim in silnc with you. Chris Marlow marlocjm@q.com Annual Catholic Appal Matching Gifts Thank you to thos who hav alrady fulfilld your Annual Catholic Appal pldg! If you would lik to hlp maximiz our Annual Catholic Appal Rbat this yar, plas chck if your mployr has a Matching Gift program. Onc your gift has bn paid in full, you can apply for th match pr your mployr s instructions. Th Annual Catholic Appal, Archdiocs of Sattl, is a tax-xmpt organization undr Sction 501(c)(3) of th Intrnal Rvnu Cod. Tax ID # Annual Catholic Appal PO Box 14964, Sattl (206) Join th Moms! Moms of Faith is a group of wivs and mothrs who join togthr for support, ncouragmnt, faith building and vn rlaxation! Most of us ar nw moms, with childrn undr 5, but all ar wlcom. W mt on Tusdays from 11:30am-12:30pm in Gathring Spac Room 3, yar-round. Childcar providd. Kimmy Jons (360) kjons@saintmichalparish.org SMART Hlp Ndd! Th S.M.A.R.T (St. Michal, A Rmarkabl Tradition) Auction Committ is currntly looking for Graphic Dsignrs to assist with printd matrials for both th Family Night and Gala. Intrstd? Aura Graghty smartauction2015@gmail.com Childrn s Cornr Th procssional cross is placd in a saf plac out of sight whn th ntranc procssion is finishd. W want to s just on cross at Mass; on of anything maks it stand out mor and w raliz it is important. 4 visit us onlin at

6 parish happnings Small Groups Bgin! W v brokn small group attndanc rcords again for th Lntn sssions! Thank you for making small groups on of th largst and fastst growing ways of making intntional discipls! If you wr unabl to join a group this sssion, you can still follow along with our rflction guids on th wbsit at larn/ small groups. Click on rsourcs at th bottom of th pag. saintmichalparish.org/larn/smallgroups dian stinbrchr smp.smallgroups@gmail.com Trasur Thy Tmpl - Moving Prayr Christian Yoga bgins again Wdnsday Fb. 4 from 6-7pm. in th school music room. This class will continu vry Wdnsday (xcpt Ash Wdnsday). Join othrs for an vning of prayr, mditation and yoga. Plas bring your own yoga mat. Trsa LaBouff (360) Friday Nights 7 8:30pm in th Gathring Spac Ags Goal: Christ Our Lif & Lov Catchsis of th Good Shphrd: A Uniqu Way to Draw Closr to Christ Catchsis of th Good Shphrd is a hands-on, dvlopmntally basd faith formation ministry in which adults listn to God with childrn. Adults and childrn xprinc transformation through this slow, rflctiv work that touchs all of our snss. Could th Good Shphrd b calling your nam? W ar gtting rady to form a nw book group and matrials making sssion. Plas call to larn mor or s our pag on th wbsit. Hlp us to stay in touch with you! Kp up with what s happning in th parish by signing up to rciv occasional mails from us. Plas visit our wbsit at or our Facbook pag at com/saintmichalparish and add your mail addrss to our mailing list. W hat spam, too, and won t abus your trust nor shar your addrss with anyon. Fbruary 20 - Stations of th Cross and soup suppr (5:30pm) Elizabth Lyons (360) lyons@saintmichalparish.org Marry Trottr (360) mtrottr@comcast.nt org/larn/catchsis-of-th-goodshphrd/ El Padr Brian Thompson l párroco asociado d St. Michal clbra la misa d spañol para los d la comunidad hispana. La próxima misa s l 10 d marzo, 2015 durant la cuarsma. Hay Confsions a las 6:30pm y Misa a las 7pm n la Capilla San José. Están cordialmnt invitados a asistir. Jan Villanuva (360) mjvillanuva44l@comcast.nt 5 visit us onlin at

7 parish happnings Find out mor about bcoming Roman Catholic Ar you intrstd in finding out mor about th Catholic Church or bcoming Catholic? Whthr you wr baptizd in anothr Christian tradition or hav nvr bn baptizd and ar xploring Christianity for th first tim, com to our Inquiry Sssions! Inquiry Sssions Wintr 2015 Fb. 25 Sacramnts Mar. 4 Mary, Mothr of God Mar. 11 Rading Scriptur Mar. 18 Discrnmnt-Wstsid Sssions ar hld at 7pm in Gathring Spac room 2. No strings attachd! Find out how w can srv you in your faith journy. Dbs Dugan, Stward for RCIA (360) ddugan@saintmichalparish.org Lt us ask ourslvs: how do I follow Jsus? Jsus spaks in silnc in th Mystry of th Eucharist. H rminds us vry tim that following him mans going out of ourslvs and not making our lif a possssion of our own, but rathr a gift to him and to othrs. - Pop Francis (5/30/13, Corpus Christi Homily) W just compltd wk 5 of FPU whr w larnd how prvasiv markting mssags ar and how it is up to us, th buyrs, to b awar of all ths tactics dsignd to sparat us from our hardarnd cash! W ar proud of how far our studnts hav com and thank vryon for thir continud prayrs. Dav Ramsy quots: Pray lik it all dpnds on God, but work lik it all dpnds on you. W buy things w don t nd with mony w don t hav to imprss popl w don t lik. In what is blivd to b th first tim in at last 30 yars, Fr. Jim on Wdnsday, Fbruary 4, clbratd Mass at th Stat Capitol for any lgislators and staffrs that card to attnd. Around 25 popl attndd th srvic, a numbr that is likly to grow as mor popl larn about th opportunity.. Our prvious Parochial Vicar, Fr. Michal Wagnr, was schduld for Wdnsday, Fbruary 11, and Fr. Brian will clbrat Mass thr on Ash Wdnsday. Fr. Jim is committd to offring Mass at th Capitol vry wk for th duration of th lgislativ sssion. Lt us pray for th many-fold incras of this ministry! Faith-Basd Support Groups W offr support for thos who ar griving and hav a havy hart. Bridg of Hop: Offrd twic pr yar in cycls of ight conscutiv mtings for thos griving and carrying a havy hart. W also offr on to on support for thos unabl to com to group mtings. Addiction: If you or a lovd on suffr from any kind of addiction plas join us. Mtings ar hld th third Tusday of th month, 6:30 to 8:30pm in Gathring Spac Room 3. Miscarriag and loss of infant: Dat and tim to b schduld. Whthr prsnt vnts brought grif to you or you ar carrying th pain of grif from long ago; Whthr faith brings you support whil griving or whthr grif causs your faith to trmbl, plas join us. W gathr to larn about th grif procss, to support on anothr, and to shar our thoughts and flings, sustaind by our faith and nlightnd by Christ. All mtings ar FREE. No nd to b a parishionr to attnd. Bn Rc (360) brc@saintmichalparish.org 6 visit us onlin at

8 community happnings Dr. Tom Curran in Chhalis Thursday, March 19th, 7pm In this ngaging prsntation, Dr. Curran will brak opn th ida of spiritual warfar in a way that is asy to undrstand, applicabl to your daily lif, and basd on scriptur and our Catholic tradition. Com and larn how to idntify tru spiritual warfar in yourslf or a lovd on and rciv tools that will hlp you fight th battls that can kp you from growing, finding joy and xclling in lif. Don t miss this opportunity to rciving frdom and victory in th battls that you fac. For Jsus wants us all to b mor than conqurors bcaus of Him Who has lovd us (Rm 8:37). St. Josph Catholic Church 682 SW Cascad St. Chhalis A fr-will collction will b takn. Childcar is providd. St. Placid Priory Bndictin Vocation Discrnmnt Fbruary 28 - March 1 Saturday 9am - Sunday 12:30pm Com join th Sistrs to listn to your call from Scriptur and har about Bndictin community from th Prologu of th Rul of Bndict. Exprinc bing with th Sistrs for rflction tim, prayr, dialogu, work and lisur. If you ar a Catholic singl woman discrning whthr you hav a vocation to th Bndictin way of lif, this is a wondrful opportunity to shar in community lif with th Sistrs of St. Placid Priory, 500 Collg Strt NE in Lacy. Rgistr by prior Friday; No f. Sistr Lucy Wynkoop lucywynkoop@gmail.com Ar you currntly srving in th U.S. Armd Forcs or an honorably dischargd vtran of th Army, Air Forc, Navy, Marin Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard or th WWII Mrchant Marins? If you ar now srving, ar a vtran or rlatd to a vtran of any ra and ar a baptizd Catholic, you ar invitd to join th Catholic War Vtrans. Th CWVA is a non-profit organization whos mmbrs ddicat thmslvs to nourishing vtrans and thir familis, supporting youth programs, and promoting lov of country and lov of thir Catholic faith. Plas tak an opportunity to rad about CWVA and its mmbrs at org. W d lov to start a post at St. Michal Parish. Intrstd? Bn Rc (360) brc@saintmichalparish.org 7 visit us onlin at

9 youth ministry tim & talnt salut parish happnings This Wk, Fb. 15: Fight! W ll bring to light th ral spiritual battl btwn good and vil our livs. Nxt wk: Th Cross & Altar Chris Ptrson, Stward for LifTn (360) cptrson@saintmichalparish.org This Wk, Fb. 15: Ashs to Ashs Our night will hlp us focus and ntr dpr into Lnt. Nxt wk: Cross & Altar with LifTn. Rachl Yabut, Stward for EDGE & Campus Ministry (360) ryabut@saintmichalparish.org Saturday, March 7 - EDGE Evnt Archdiocs of Sattl Jr. High Rally. Day vnt with othr middl schoolrs in th archdiocs. Grat spakrs and music, plus Mass at St. Jams Cathdral. In gratitud for God s gifts of tim and talnt to all of us, w gratfully acknowldg and salut: Our Eucharistic Congrss Voluntrs So many popl did so many things to bring about th succss of our scond Eucharistic Congrss, w hardly know whr to bgin. From folks hlping with childcar to rgistration to hospitalitity to working with th kids to srving food and drinks to stup and tar down, th combind fforts of so many of you, our dar parishionrs, ld to an vnt that brought hundrds of popl to a dpr rlationship with Christ through His Body and Blood. W ar truly humbld and blssd by your lov, ddication and disciplship. With dp gratitud w thank you all! SATURDAY, JUNE 27, AM - 1:30 PM 8 visit us onlin at

10 Th mission of St. Michal Catholic Community: Plac God First in all things; Proclaim th Gospl of Jsus Christ; and Grow in Holinss through Prayr, Sacramnts, and Srvic. Downtown Church 1055 Boundary St SE Olympia, WA Dar St. Michal Parishionrs, Whil th official Catholic Schools Wk is ovr, th sns of community and prid w hav in our Catholic hritag of faith, knowldg, and srvic is aliv and wll vry wk at St. Mik s! As I walk through our classrooms and obsrv taching and larning on a daily basis, I am blssd to witnss th dpth of our school s commitmnt to ach of ths cor valus of Catholic ducation. As a srvic updat, during Catholic Schools Wk ach grad conductd a srvic projct in th nams of Fr. Jim and Fr. Brian. Th kindrgartn mad blankts for prgnancy aid, th first grad collctd mony and cloths for prgnancy aid, th scond grad mad cookis for th mn s shltr, th third grad contributd to th lunch backpack program for studnts of Mountain Viw Elmntary, th fourth grad mad trail mix as a spcial trat for our custodial staff, and th 5th grad composd lttrs to our parish RCIA candidats. Also, th middl school studnts hlpd to bag lunchs, mak cookis, and cut out art supplis for th Eucharistic Congrss. Our school s commitmnt to faith, knowldg, and srvic guids all that w do as a Catholic school and undrlis our mission statmnt and studnt larning xpctations. With Lnt on th horizon, our school activitis ar dsignd to dpn th faith of our studnts whil nabling thm to grow in knowldg and srvic. Our studnts will liv our Catholic valus through thir participation in Catholic Rlif Srvic s ric bowls (to b distributd on Ash Wdnsday), all-school Mass on ach Friday of Lnt, and Stations of th Cross for ach Monday Morning Opning of Lnt. Plas know that you ar always invitd to join our community of prayr and worship for our school Masss and Stations of th Cross. Blssings, Connor Graghty Principal Saturday Vigil 5pm Sunday Mass 7:30, 9:30, & 11:30am LifTn Mass 5pm Wkday Mass: (S pg. 1 for schdul changs) Monday - Thursday 12noon Fridays & Saturdays 9am Wstsid Chapl 1835 Ovrhuls Rd NW Olympia, WA Sunday Mass 8:30am & 10:30am Vitnams Mass 1:30pm 2nd Sunday of th Month Wkday Mass: 1st & 3rd Thursday 6:30am Saturday Rconciliation (Downtown Only): Following 9am Mass 3-4:45pm Thursday 11-11:45am Th St. Josph Chapl is opn for prayr 24 hours a day. St. Michal Parish Offic (360) St. Michal Calvary (360) xt 138 Catholic Cmtry 3850 Clvland Av. Tumwatr, WA Stv Erickson, Cmtry Dirctor St. Michal School (360) St. Vincnt d Paul Soc. Mon, Wd, Fri 1-3pm (360) Clothing Bank Tus 9-11:30am Thur. 6:30-8pm Sat. 9-11am Prgnancy Aid (360) hr msg M, T, Th, Fri 2-4pm Wd. 9am-Noon St. Mik s Tiks (360) visit us onlin at

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12 Brad for th World is a collctiv Christian voic urging our nation s dcision makrs to nd hungr. W work with both political partis to craft and adopt lgislation that has hlpd millions of popl in th Unitd Stats and abroad lift thmslvs out of povrty and hungr. Our mor than 73,000 mmbrs, including 5,000 local congrgations involving narly a million Christians, nabl us to achiv this ambitious mission. Hr s an asy way to support Brad for th World and mak a diffrnc: Plas join with Byond JustFaith in Brad for th World Offring of Lttrs to our lgislators aftr Masss nxt wknd, Fbruary 21 st and 22 nd. Thr will b a lttr availabl to sign or you ar wlcom to compos your own. In just a fw minuts you can hlp to mak a hug diffrnc for many who hav no voic.