S T A U G U S T INE C AT H O L I C C HUR C H 185 N Oak Harbor Street, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 (360) 675-2303 Rev. Paul Pluth, JCL, Pastor 4th Sun d a y o f A d v e n t, C h r i s t m a s & H o l y Fam i l y 2 3 & 3 0 D e c e m b e r 2018 We wish yo u God s ric h est b l essings at Christmas and peace in the New Ye ar Christmas Monday, December 24 4 pm St Augustine Family 4 pm St Mary Family 7:30 pm St Augustine Choral 10 pm St Augustine Spoken Midnight Tuesday, December 25 9:30 am St Augustine Christmas Morning Father Paul Pluth, Father Jerry Kienzle, Mary Waters, Peggy Smith, Rowena Harless, Ruth Joy Abrea, Joe Blackburn, Jim Kr af t, & Kathleen Dodge-DeHaven Feast of the Holy Family urday December 29 5 pm St Augustine Sunday, December 30 8 am St Augustine 9:30 am St Augustine 11:15 am St Mary New Year s Eve Monday, December 31 5 pm St Augustine Holy Mary, Mother of God Tuesday, January 1 9 am St Mary
Parish Office Tuesday - Friday 9 am - Noon & 1 pm - 4 pm Information@StAugustineOH.org www.staugustineoh.org at St Augustine & St Mary urday Vigil 5:00 pm St Augustine Filipino Music 2nd urday Spanish 1st urday 7:00 pm St Augustine Sunday 8:00 am St Augustine 9:30 am St Augustine 11:15 am St Mary Thurs, Fri, 1st 9:00 am St Augustine Thurs 12:10 pm St Mary Confession at St Augustine & St Mary Friday 8:30 am St Augustine urday 4:00 pm St Augustine 3rd Sunday 12:15 pm St Mary Anointing at St Augustine & St Mary 1st Thursday 12:10 pm St Mary 1st Friday 9:00 am St Augustine Other times by request. Please contact the Parish Office. Holy Communion for Homebound Please contact the Parish Office. Pastor Administration Parish Ministers Rev. Paul R. Pluth, JCL Mary A. Waters Sacramental Prep, Peggy Smith Adult Faith Formation, & Annulments Religious Education & Youth Ministry Director of Music Rowena Harless Kathleen Dodge-DeHaven Administrative Assistant Ruth Joy Abrea Facilities Custodian Joe Blackburn Jim Kraft We ve been alerted by the Archdiocese that there are fraudulent email requests being made for gift cards, online purchases and wire transfers that pretend to come from the parish pastor. These are false. If you receive such an email, it is a fake and is not coming from Father Paul Pluth. St Augustine Baby Boutique* The Pro Life Ministry of St. Augustine invites you to donate baby items to our St. A Baby Boutique. The following items are the ones most requested and most needed by the clients of Pregnancy Care Clinic (PCC): size 5 and 6 diapers, baby wipes, Similac Advance Formula, new baby bottles, Walmart Gift cards (PCC uses these gift cards to buy cribs & car seats). No baby furniture please and no used items. We also accept CASH or CHECK donations (please make checks payable to St Augustine and write Pregnancy Care Clinic on the memo line). Donations accepted January 1-31. Volunteers will be in the Vestibule after every weekend in January. *Benefits the Clients of the Pregnancy Care Clinic BAPTISM SCHEDULE Note: These times are subject to change. Please call Peggy Smith at 360-675-2303 to register before making final plans for your child s baptism JANUARY 2019 Class 1 Tues, Jan. 15, 2019 6:30-8:30 PM Class 2, Jan. 19, 2019 10:00 AM to Noon Baptisms February 16, 2019 morning FORMED.ORG The Catholic Faith On Demand REGISTER USING PARISH CODE G8FJ6Q Connect with Father Paul ppluth@staugustineoh.org Facebook www.facebook.com/fatherpaulpluth Twitter www.twitter.com/@fatherpaulpluth E u ch ar ist t o th e Homeboun d Do you know someone who is unable to come to and would like to receive Holy Communion whether on a temporary or long-term basis? If so, please call the parish office at 360-675-2303 to arrange a visit. Marriage Preparation Are you engaged to be married? Preparations for weddings are a six-month process. Please call 360.675.2303 x5 to begin.
Dec 22 Dec 23 Sun Dec 24 Mon Dec 25 Tue Dec 26 Wed Dec 27 Thu Dec 28 Fri Dec 29 Dec 22-29 3:00 pm Choir Rehearsal, CH 4:00 pm Confessions 5:00 pm Simbang Gabi Vigil (Angela Cueto, INT; Teodora Navarro, RIP; Gloria Robinson, RIP) 6:00 pm Simbang Gabi Reception, PH/K 8:00 am (Our Parishioners, INT) 9:30 am (Theresa Frazer, INT) Christmas Eve - Office Closed 4:00 pm Family (Blessings on Families, INT) 7:30 pm Choral (R.E. Teachers of St Augustine, INT) 10:00 pm Spoken Low Midnight (Members of the Armed Forces away from home, INT) Christmas Day - Office Closed 9:30 am Christmas Day (Our Parishioners, INT) NO RE; 9:00 am 9:30 am Divine Mercy, CH 7:30 pm Adoration, CH 8:30 am Confessions 9:00 am (Jim Susic, INT; James & Julia Waters, INT; Arleen Moyle, INT) 9:45 am Adoration No activity in the morning The Parish Office will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays on December 24 28 and January 1. New Year s Eve Potluck & White Elephant Join us on December 31st from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm in the Parish Hall for a New Year s Eve Potluck. Bring a favorite dish to share for the potluck. We ll eat, and then have a White Elephant gift exchange. Bring a gift that might be better suited to someone else, make sure it s wrapped and join in the fun! One gift per participant. Call the office for more information at 360-675-2303. Hope to see you there! Pancake Breakfast, Sunday, January 6 after the 8 am with blood pressure screenings in classrooms 1/2. Nine-day Novena for the SANTO NIÑO DE CEBU January 10 to 18, 2018 The last day of the novena, January 19, will be held inside St. Augustine Church, followed by a potluck in the Parish Hall. Kindly bring your favorite hot dish to share. For more information, please contact Ms. Bibi Albornoz at 360-679-2102. Dec 29 Dec 30 Sun Dec 31 Mon Jan 1 Tue Jan 2 Wed Jan 3 Thu Jan 4 Fri Jan 5 Dec 29 - Jan 5 3:00 pm Choir Rehearsal 4:00 pm Confessions 5:00 pm Vigil (For peace in the world, INT) 8:00 am (Our Parishioners, INT) 9:30 am (Arleen Moyle, INT) Office Unavailable 5:00 pm New Year s Eve (Theresa Frazer, INT; Doug Meis, RIP) 6:00 pm NY New Year s Eve Potluck, PH/K NEW YEAR S DAY 10:30 am RCIA, PO 4:00 pm Elem RE; ALL 6:30 pm Confirmation Class; PO 6:30 pm MS/HS RE; ALL 9:00 am 9:45 am Divine Mercy, CH 10:00 am Ladies Prayer Group, CR3 10:00 am St. Maria Guild, CR1/2 4:00 pm SS/RCIA-C; PO 6:30 pm RCIA; CR 1/2 6:30 pm Spanish Choir Rehearsal, CR5 7:30 pm Adoration, CH 8:30 am Confessions Cancelled 9:00 am Cancelled 10:00 am Funeral (Margaret Vasquez, RIP) EPIPHANY 9:00 am 1st urday (In reparation for the sins of priests & bishops against minors, INT) 9:30 am Adoration Please Pray for Our Family & Friends John Aguir re, Lynn Brown, Josephine Chittum, Tomasa Dagdagan, Raymond Er nest, Theresa Frazer, Virg inia Gracey, Cassie Head, Tom Kar ney, Rose Kessler, Mor r is Nelson, Kathryn Nienhuis, Ric hard Rezabek, Juanita Robinett, Edith Stoio, Lyla Whitey Permission is required from the individual prior to adding their name to the prayer list. To include a loved one s name, please call the Parish Office at 360-675-2303. Please Note All 2018 contributions to the parish must be received by December 31, 2018 in order to be counted towards your 2018 income tax.
Protecting God s Children for Adults If you will be volunteering with Religious Education, Eucharist to the Homebound or the Sacristan ministry you must attend a Safe Environment Training Training will be held on: Tuesday, January 15 at 5:30 pm in Classroom 1 & 2 at the Parish Hall of St Augustine Church. If you registered for the previous class that was cancelled, please re-register for this class. If you have never signed on to Virtus previously, please go to virtusonline.org Click on the First-Time Registrant tab and start your profile so you can register for the class. Please call the parish office at 360-675-2303 if you need assistance with your registration or have any questions. (This training is for those who haven t already attended or if you d like a refresher).
JANUARY 22, 2017 OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON The March for Life in Olympia will be held on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. We will begin with at 8:00 am at St Mary, Anacortes and the bus departs for Olympia at 8:30 am. The bus fare is $20 for adults and children 12 years of age and over. For children ages 5 to 11 years the fare is $10, and $5 for children under 5 years of age. Signups will begin after es the weekend of January 5-6, and continue on January 12-13. Please note that registration form and payment must be turned in at the same time. All reserved signups must be paid in advance by January 14, after which all unpaid seats will be open to those on a first-come, first-served basis (all signup fares are final). We will provide an onboard breakfast of muffins, coffee, oranges, and juice for the kids. Each person will need to provide their own lunch. Those who would like to help a person or a family who cannot afford the expense can make a donation to St. Augustine designating it for the March for Life. The return trip is scheduled to depart from Olympia at 2:00 pm and to arrive at St. Mary at 5:00 pm. Please make all checks payable to St. Augustine Catholic Church. If you have any questions or special needs with bus fare, call Susan Tibbles in Anacortes (360-293-8598); or Walt Daspit in Oak Harbor (360-678-4535), Co-Chairs for St. Mary Respect Life Committee, or the St. Augustine Parish Office at 360-675-2303.