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2 Page 2 January 3, 2016 WEEKLY CALENDAR SUN. JANUARY 3, :00 AM Mass No Hospitality Hour - Happy New Year! 10:00 AM Mass with CLOW 4:00 PM Reconciliation 5:00 PM Mass MON. JANUARY 4, :45 AM Mass 8:30 AM Rosary 9:00 AM SMdP Sandwich Makers Parish Center, St. Teresa of Calcutta Room TUES. JANUARY 5, :45 AM Communion Service 11:30 AM Blood Drive 7:00 PM JustFaith WED. JANUARY 6, :30 PM Mass 7:00 PM Pastoral Council Meeting Parish Center, St. Martha Room THURS. JANUARY 7, :45 AM Mass 9:30 AM Peaceful Crafters Parish Center, St. Teresa of Calcutta Room 7:00 St. Benedict Book Club Parish Center, St. Mary Room 7:00 Choir Rehearsal Benedict House, St. Cecilia Room FRI. JANUARY 8, :45 AM Mass SAT. JANUARY 9, :00 AM Saturday Morning Prayer Group Parish Center, Lower Level SUN. JANUARY 10, :00 AM Mass 9:00 AM - Noon Hospitality Hour 10:00 AM Mass w/clow and Baptism 4:00 PM Reconciliation 5:00 PM Mass LITURGIES SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2016 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2,7-8,10-13 Eph 3:2-3a,5-6 Mt 2:1-12 8:00 AM Mass (INT) The Parishioners of St. Benedict 10:00 AM Mass (INT) Dorothy Schuler by Tom and Jan Barrett 5:00 PM Mass (INT) Higinio Martinez by The Parishioners of St. Benedict MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2016 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious 1 Jn 3:22 4:6 Ps 2:7bc-8,10-12a Mt 4:12-17, :45 AM Mass (RIP) Nancy Hebestreit 8:30 AM Rosary TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016 St John Neumann, Bishop 1 Jn 4:7-10 Ps 72:1-4,7-8 Mk 6: :45 AM Communion Service WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016 St. Andre Bessette, Religious 1 Jn 4:11-18 Ps 72:1-2,10,12-13 Mk 6: :30 PM Mass (INT) Fr. Paul Waldie by Lily Salas THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016 St. Raymond of Peñafort, Priest 1 JN :4 Ps 72:1-2,14,15bc,17 Lk 4:14-22a 8:45 AM Mass (INT) St. Benedict School Students FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, Jn 5:5-13 Ps 147:12-15,19-20 Lk 5: :45 AM Mass (RIP) Nancy Hebestreit SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, Jn 5:14-21 Ps 149:1-6a,9b Jn 3:22-30 SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2016 THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Is 42:1-4,6-7 Ps 29:1-4,9-10 Acts 10:34-38 Lk 3:15-16, :00 AM Mass (RIP) Howard Murray by Bill & Jean Murray 10:00 AM Mass (RIP) Mary Willette by Tom & Jan Barrett 5:00 PM Mass (INT) The Parishioners of St. Benedict PRAY FOR THOSE THAT ARE SICK Arlette Fellores, Victoria Frantz, Chris Durbin, Teresa Townsend, Alex Small, Dan Reilly, Tom Weber, Willie Kleffner, Norm Taylor, Pat Gallagher, Zeny Zimmerman, Michelle Pacheco, Bill Brown, Tony Horner, Carlos Calupas, Higinio Martinez, Rosanne Borden, Robert Barnes, Harvey Bones and Mickey D Almada Remedios

3 Page 3 January 3, 2016 From deacon Roy s desk Dear friends: Welcome to the New Year 2016 and the Feast of the Epiphany! Today we celebrate our Lord s birth as we remember the three astronomers who came to Bethlehem to do the same with their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. As they were thankful for the gift that Jesus birth was to all of humanity, we are thankful for all that we have been given here at St. Benedict Parish by the Lord s continuing presence in our lives. First and foremost, we are so joyful and thankful for the sixty-three new families that have joined the parish this past year! They bring new life, vitality and energy to all that we are trying to do as a community of faith. Their marriages, the baptisms of their children, the new enrollments in the school, their involvement in parish outreach, programs and so many other events are signs to us of how good God is to the parish. We can also celebrate all that God has allowed us to do this year in service to the most needy among us. Our St. Vincent de Paul conference continues to serve the poor in the parish as well as providing extra financial support for other parishes conferences. Our Cabrini Ministers love and care for our members who are sick or confined at home due to infirmity or illness. Our Human Concerns and Social Justice group serves the needy, the homeless, the unemployed, and so many others in need. Our sandwich makers feed the hungry at St. Martin de Porres shelter on the waterfront and our great school kids reach out to the wider community every month. And finally, we collected, through your generosity, more than 10,000 pounds of food for the FamilyWorks foodbank in Wallingford, which is almost 5 times more than we collected in You can all be humbly thankful for our combined efforts. Finally, as we ve discussed in the last few weeks of 2015, we can look forward to two new projects in 2016 as they unfold: As I discussed in my homily last weekend, we will begin to make plans to offer transitional housing to refugee immigrant families from Syria, Mexico or elsewhere in collaboration with the Archdiocese and Catholic Housing Services. We will continue to develop plans for the potential construction of an onsite, multi-purpose facility for parish and school use. These preliminary plans also explore refurbishing several infrastructure components of our aging school (built in 1924) and include seismic work in our church building. It will be an exciting, challenging, and hopeful Many blessings, in the New Year, to all of you! Your servant in Christ, Deacon Roy Harrington Pastoral Coordinator Worship and spiritual life ELIZABETH ANN SETON Born into an Episcopalian family and later in life, Elizabeth joined the Catholic Church. She was married, a mother of five, and a founder of a religious order, the Sisters of Charity. At the invitation of the Archbishop of Baltimore, Elizabeth founded a girl s school which gave rise to the parochial school system in the United States. She was canonized by Paul VI in (2016 Sourcebook pg. 45) ST. JOHN NEUMANN ( ) Coming to the United States from what is now called the Czech Republic with the dream of being a priest and missionary, John was received with open arms by the bishop of New York. He was ordained and immediately asked to help build churches and schools for German immigrants and Native Americans. Needing spiritual support and companionship, he eventually entered a religious order, the Redemptorists, where he was made a novice master and eventually vicar of all the Redemptorists in the United States. The larger Church recognized his holiness and affinity for leadership by appointing him bishop of Philadelphia, the largest diocese at the time. While bishop, he was an avid supporter of the work of religious orders, a proponent of Catholic education, and an advocate for the needs of immigrants. (2016 Sourcebook pg. 46) ST. ANDRÉ BESSETTE ( ) André modeled his life on that of St. Joseph to whom he had a great devotion. As a brother of he Congregation of the Holy Cross in Montreal, he was given the post of doorkeeper at Notre Dame College, a post he kept for forty years. A simple, holy man, André had a special gift of praying over the sick. His prayers were answered, sometimes in miraculous ways, and people began to come to him in large numbers. He gave all the credit to St. Joseph, and he dreamed of a shrine to St. Joseph on Mount Royal. He lived to see the building of the magnificent Oratory of St. Joseph begun. Today the Oratory of St. Joseph at Mount Royal receives two million pilgrims each year. (2016 Sourcebook pg. 46) ST. RAYMOND OF PEÑAFORT Raymond traveled far and wide to convert nonbelievers, change the hearts of heretics, and infuse the great universities of Europe with solid theological instruction, resulting in a presence of the Dominicans at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Recognized as a visionary leader, St. Raymond was elected third master general of the Dominican order, following in the footsteps of Blessed Jordan of Saxony. His spiritual aptitude and theological literacy reached beyond the walls of the Dominicans to other areas: he served as spiritual director to the pope, Archbiship of Tarragona, and compiler and reviser of Church laws (canon law. (2016 Sourcebook pg. 47)

4 Page 4 January 3, 2016 stewardship STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Jesus, whom God called my beloved son, is also the servant of whom Isaiah speaks in the first reading. We who are baptized in Christ must follow His example and use our time and resources in the service of God and neighbor. Parish Stewardship - FY 2016 July 1, June 30, 2016 Total Budget - $385,000 Actual Budget Variance November* $ 40,577 $ 33,897 $ 6,680 YTD $ 162,834 $ 164,635 $ (1,801) ** Amounts include collections from ALL Masses ** * Due to bulletin deadlines, we were unable to publish December information and will have completed information in next weeks bulletin. Thank you! RAISING THE ROOF! - BUY A SHINGLE! Thank you to all that have donated to help us complete the roof project and replenish the church maintenance reserves and general savings account. We continue to accept donations through envelopes in the pews and vestibule, online to the stbens.net website and make your donation today. Thank you! HOSPITALITY HOUR Our Coffee Hour will resume next week and we hope all have had a wonderful family time and can now devote some of your time and talents to this ministry. We can use your help, there is no cost to host other than your time and energy, the parish provides the rest. Sign up in the school cafeteria or call the Parish Office at SCHOOL NEWS ST. BENEDICT SCHOOL TOUR THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 AT 9 AM! We are gearing up for our first School Tour of 2016 to show off our wonderful school by offering one this coming Friday, January 8 at 9AM. This is a way of letting people get a chance to see our great teachers, students and staff in action during the school day. Each scheduled tour begins with a power point presentation by our Principal, Brian Anderson, followed by a walking tour of the school. Other Scheduled Tours Are: Fridays, February 5 and March 11 starting at 9 AM Please come to see who we are and tell your family and friends about us! More information can be found on the School bulletin board in the vestibule of the Church, calling the school at or by contacting our Development Director, Teresa Gillett at t.gillett@stbens.net. Also check out our website at and find us on Facebook: St. Benedict School-Seattle-Alumni and Friends. Human concerns social justice ST. MARTIN de PORRES The SMdP ministry group meets on the first and third Monday mornings of each month to make sandwiches for 225 homeless men, and is seeking volunteers to help with set up and clean up of the sandwich making process. This involves a time commitment of between 2-3 hours each session but it is not necessary to be there every time as there is currently one active person for this. It would be great to have back up for this position in case of sick children or travel, etc. If interested please contact Andrea Vaught at andrea.vaught@gmail.com. Thank you!! PEACEFUL CRAFTERS We meet Thursday morning at 9:30 AM in the Parish Center and would love all of you to join our Ministry. Now that we have completed our 2015 Christmas Project, we continue our knitting for next year and begin work on our WurstFest Quilt and items we sell at the WurstFest as we raise funds for St. Benedict School and Parish. Please join us weekly, once a month or just when you have time. We are always looking for new faces and stories to listen and laugh about. We encourage those that want to learn or have not used their crafting talent in a while and just want to get back into it. All are welcome, even if you just want to spend some time drinking coffee and watching! FIGHTING HUNGER IN WALLINGFORD 2016 We begin again. We have been successful in our goal and now hope that we can continue our mission of continuing to feed the hun- 8,000 10,000 gry in our neighborhood. Thank you all for 6,000 the support you have shown. We will accept 4,000 pledges at Mass and QFC will honor the prices for the food items on their Case Lot Order Form. Feeding those in need is the most important ministry of all and thank you for doing God s work. ST. BENEDICT BOOK CLUB The December book is a book of your choice. And if you did not finish reading a Still and Quiet Conscience: The Archbishop Who Challenged a Pope, a President and a Church by John McCoy, you are in luck since we will continue the discussion we started in November. The book group will meet on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 7:00 PM in the Parish Center, St. Mary s room. Remember to bring your book selections to the next discussion because we will be choosing those to read in For more information contact Brenda Stratton at or bjandmes@msn.com.

5 Page 5 January 3, 2016 Human concerns social justice A BIG THANK YOU FROM THE HCSJ COMMISSION A big THANK YOU goes out to the all the parishioners who participated in the Giving Tree by taking a tag and returning a gift from the Human Concerns and Social Justice Commission. Your generosity is overwhelming and you all are truly a blessing to the parish and that special person in need. We would also like to say thank you to all who helped out in with making the Giving Tree for 2015 a success. Faith formation OUR NEW YEAR GIFT TO YOU! Happy New Year! As we come to the end of 2015, we have some exciting news for the New Year. January 24, 2016 we will be offering our first Sunday School session! We will have two classrooms, one for grades K, 1, and 2, and another for grades 3, 4, and 5. Sessions will be minutes, directly after the 10am Sunday mass. While parents enjoy coffee hour, we will be offering your child faith-based social interaction with their peers from the parish. We are looking for 2 volunteers per classroom to teach and help supervise. Please contact Lucy Gillett at the parish office or at l.gillett@stbens.net for more information about the program or volunteering. What else is happening OUR NEXT BLOOD DRIVE IS TUESDAY! BloodWorks NW will park the Blood Mobile in front of the Parish Center on Tuesday, January 5 th from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM for our first Blood Drive of The signup sheet is in the vestibule for you to make your appointment. The time has been adjusted to allow for the early darkness we experience this time of year. So start your year off by saving a life! THE GIFT OF A LOVING MARRIAGE Have you and your spouse drifted apart over the years? Are you simply going through the motions, but wish your marriage could be much more than that? Do you think it s impossible to have a warm and loving marriage? Think again. Retrouvaille (pronounced retrovī) can help. For confidential information about, or to register for our upcoming program beginning January 22 nd to 24 th visit our website at or call VALUES OF COMPASSION The Church Council of Greater Seattle shares our profound sorrow with the families, loved ones and all impacted by the tragic and horrific murders in places such as Nigeria, Lebanon, and Paris. We condemn the recent hostage-takings and killings by groups promoting terror and cry out in grief over the loss of lives in those countries and around the world. In this climate where many may live in fear, all people need to come together now more than ever to show their faith in God and humankind by emanating hope and affirming life. Refugees who flee persecution and violence deserve welcome and hospitality consistent with their dignity as human beings. Peace with justice is built on the foundation that our security rests in God. Our tradition proclaims in the face of fear a message of peace that can transform situations of violence into ones where truth, accountability and reconciliation are possible. Love is the ground and compass for our actions, a love without exclusions. "The root of war is fear." - Thomas Merton, Trappist Monk Mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life and instills in us the courage to look to the future with hope. - POPE FRANCIS CELEBRATE THE EASTER SEASON IN ITALY Join Fr. Pete Peterson, Senior Priest from the Seattle Archdiocese from April 12 th to 22 nd, 2016 on a 10 day journey including Rome, Vatican City with Papal Audience, Assisi, Padre Pio sites, and stop at the Marian site of the "Holy House of Loreto." To learn more contact Fr. Pete at or come by the Parish Office and pick up some literature regarding the trip. Fr. Pete is hoping you will join him on this incredible trip. A MEANINGFUL GIFT TO GIVE THIS CHRISTMAS "The Surprising Sacrament of Matrimony" Married Couples' Retreat "What difference does a Christian marriage make? Why is it vital to the healthy life of the Church?" Discover surprising and uplifting answers to these questions, and more. Presented by Fr. Tom Vandenberg on Valentine s weekend, February 12th-14th at the Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center, The Palisades. Purchase a gift certificate for your loved online at palisades@seattlearch.org or by calling (206) HOPE AND HEALING AFTER ABORTION To women who have had an abortion: [D]o not give in to discouragement and do not lose hope.... The Father of mercies is ready to give you his forgiveness and his peace. - Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae Begin the New Year with a peace that surpasses all understanding. We can help you on a Rachel s Vineyard retreat. Our next retreats are: March 4 th -6 th in Seabeck, WA and on April 15 th -17 th in Stanwood, WA. Call Valerie at you are loved with an everlasting Love! Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Services.

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