PASTOR REV. W.R. HARRIS PARISH STAFF MRS. CONNIE SAUERS PARISH SECRETARY OFFICE@PROTOCATHEDRAL.ORG MRS. SANDY CAMPANARIO PASTORAL ASSISTANT FOR ADMINISTRATION ADMIN@PROTOCATHEDRAL.ORG FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY JANUARY 6, 2019 Mass Schedule Tuesday - Friday: 12:10pm Saturday morning: 9am Saturday Vigil Mass: 5pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9am, 11am, and 2:30pm (Vietnamese) Holy Days of Obligation Masses: 8am, 12:10pm and 7pm Sacrament of Penance Tuesday - Friday: 11am - Noon Saturday: 8-8:45am and 3:30-4:30pm Vietnamese Confession - Sunday 2-2:30pm MR. NICK BOTKINS PASTORAL ASSISTANT FOR MUSIC MUSIC@PROTOCATHEDRAL.ORG MR. ALEXANDER HARB PASTORAL ASSISTANT FOR FAITH FORMATION FAITHFORMATION@PROTOCATHEDRAL.ORG MRS. CONNIE JACOX BOOKKEEPER BLBKSOLUTIONS@GMAIL.COM MR. JAMES HOWE PARISH CUSTODIAN MR. JAKE DYKGRAAF CEMETERY SEXTON CEMETERY@PROTOCATHEDRAL.ORG
THIS WEEK LOOKING AHEAD SUNDAY, January 6 The Epiphany of the Lord MONDAY, January 7 MONDAY after epiphany TUESDAY, January 8 Tuesday after epiphany WEDNESDAY, January 9 Wednesday after epiphany Thursday, January 10 Thursday afrer epiphany STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE TIME TALENT TREASURE NEXT STEWARDSHP MEETING: January 14th, 5:30PM, Lower Hall 2019 STEWARDSHP RENEWAL We want to THANK everyone who turned in a Stewardship Renewal Card, committing their TIME, TALENT, and TREAS- URE to help build up God s Kingdom here at The Proto- Cathedral. While only 55% of our parish families participated this year, we pray that through the efforts of these committed families, our parish will grow in holiness and in our ability to serve those in most need in our community! May God bless you abundantly for your Christian Stewardship! As we start the new year, it is important that we begin fulfilling our commitments to the parish this month. If you have not yet connected with the lead for the ministry you selected, please email admin@protocathedral.org and we will help get you connected. THANK YOU GOOD STEWARDS!! We want to THANK all those who helped with our Pier Giorgio Agape ministry this past year. Through your generous gift of TIME, TALENT, and TREASURE, we were able to serve 8,470 meals to the 6,209 guests. This was possible through the help of many volunteers working 3,354 hours, and the financial support and prayers of so many good stewards!! FRIDAY, January 11 Friday after epiphany SATURDAY, January 12 Saturday after epiphany WEEKLY PARISH STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Thank you for your continued support of The Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater. Christmas 2018 Christmas $8,783 Solemnity of Mary $1,414 Total: $10,197 December 23rd 2018 Loose: $3,475 Envelopes: $6,108 Online Giving: $2,792 Total: $12,375 December 30th 2018 Loose: $5,086 Envelopes: $4,137 Online Giving: $3,512 Total: $12,735 2
Baptisms, Marriages, Funerals, Anointings, and Pastoral Care Please call the parish for arrangements. Devotions Rosary: Tuesday - Friday, 11:35am Mother of Perpetual Help: Wednesday, after the 12:10pm Mass Alliance of the Two Hearts: Adoration is on the First Friday of the month after the 12:10 pm Benediction and Mass are on Saturday 9am. Pier Giorgio Agape Ministry Contacts Janet Cleaveland (360) 713-4160 Barbara Stoltenberg (360) 573-4649 Frassati Closet: Tina Barsotti (360) 571-0513 Parish Office Mon. - Fri.: 9am - 4pm (Closed during noon Mass, Tue.-Fri.) Mother Joseph Cemetery Located at 29 th & N St., Vancouver Guided Tours of Our Historic Proto-Cathedral Offered the last Saturday of the Month from 11:00 am to 1:00 PM. Epiphany Home Blessings Using blessed chalk, mark the lintel of your front door (or front porch step) as follows: 20 + C + M + B + 19 while saying: The three Wise Men, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar followed the star of God s Son who became human two thousand and fifteen years ago. May Christ bless our home and remain with us throughout the new year. Amen. Then offer the following prayer: Visit, O blessed Lord, this home with the gladness of your presence. Bless all who live or visit here with the gift of your love; and grant that we may manifest your love to each other and to all whose lives we touch. May we grow in grace and in the knowledge and love of You; guide, comfort, and strengthen us in peace, O Jesus Christ, now and forever. Amen. Chalking the door is a way to celebrate and literally mark the occasion of the Epiphany and God s blessing of our lives and home. With time the chalk will fade. As it does, we let the meaning of the symbols written sink into the depths of our heart and be manifest in our words and actions according to the Latin words, Christus mansionem benedicat, May Christ bless the house. Future Faith Formation Events Frassati Youth Group We will resume on January 6 th. Youth Faith Formation We will resume on January 6 th. Adult Faith Formation We will resume on January 9 th. RCIA We will resume on January 7 th See you in January! ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK MARRIED, DATING, JUST MET SOMEONE? Kurt Truong, D.D.S., M.S.D. Certified American Board of Pediatric Dentistry Pleasantvalleypedsdent.com 14201 NE 20th Ave. #C-102 Vancouver, WA Se Habla Español WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER REGION 13 WINTER DREAMS DANCE on Saturday, January 19th, 2019 at 6pm at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas, Oregon. www.winterdreamsdance.com or call 360-601-7238 3
WASHINGTON STATE MARCH FOR LIFE OLYMPIA, WA (BUSES LEAVE THE PROTO-CATHEDRAL AT 7:30AM) THREE 55-SEAT BUSES HAVE BEEN RESERVED TO TRANSPORT RIDERS TO /FROM THE MARCH FOR LIFE MASS AND RALLY. THE KNIGHTS AND PROTECT LIFE CRUSADERS WILL BE SELLING TICKETS AFTER ALL WEEKEND MASSES DEC 23RD THROUGH JAN 20TH. OR, YOU CAN STOP BY THE OFFICE MON-FRI, BETWEEN 9:00AM-4:00PM. YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT: KOFC15730.COM. TICKET PRICES ADULTS: $10 YOUTH 12 & UNDER: $5 FAMILIES: $25 Ticket prices include a complimentary sack lunch prepared by the Knights! SPONSORED BY THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 4
THE PROTO-CATHEDRAL PROTECT LIFE CRUSADERS & THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PRESENT: GOSNELL: THE TRIAL OF AMERICA S BIGGEST SERIAL KILLER JANUARY 15TH, 7:00PM KIGGINS THEATRE 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660 TICKETS: Adults-$10, Youth 12 and Under-$5, Family-$20 The film is the shocking true story of the investigation and trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell - his 30 year killing spree and the political and media establishment that tried to cover it up. Originally investigated for illegal prescription drug sales, a raid by DEA, FBI & local law enforcement revealed crimes they could not have expected within the clinic. While the movie is not graphic and has a PG-13 rating, it is one of the most important true-crime stories in recent American history. It is, and will continue, to change hearts and minds! The Knights of Columbus and the Protect Life Crusaders will be selling tickets after all Masses at The Proto-Cathedral on Jan 6th and 13th. Call the office at 360-693-3052, or email admin@protocathedral.org, for more information on how/where to purchase tickets. 5
FAITH IN ACTION COFFEE HOUR Protect Life Crusaders PRAY INFORM ACT Next Meeting Jan 29th, 6:00PM, Lower Hall Join the Protect Life Crusaders after Mass this Sunday for Coffee Hour. Meet members of both the adult and youth Crusaders and learn why this ministry is so important! The Crusaders will also be selling tickets for the Gosnell Movie and for the bus ride to the March for Life in Olympia. Come and show your support for building a Culture of Life at The Proto-Cathedral. BIRTHRIGHT DONATIONS Next weekend is the 2nd Sunday of the Month, and the Crusaders will be collecting donations for Birthright. The bassinet will be in the church next to the Sacred Heart of Jesus statue. Please bring new or gently used baby clothes, diapers, wipes, and other baby items and leave them in the bassinet next weekend. To learn more about Birthright, please visit their website at birthright.org/vancouverwa/. DID YOU KNOW By Jim Jones, Parishioner Did you know that science has discovered that the life in the womb is a distinct, unique human being from the moment of conception? The science of genetics examines how the timing of creation works. For example, A zygote [fertilized egg] is the beginning of a new human being. This highly specialized, totipotent cell marks the beginning of each of us as a unique individual. Keith L. Moore s The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (2003). Here s another: "After fertilization has taken place a new human being has come into being...[this] is no longer a matter of taste or opinion, it is not a metaphysical contention, it is plain experimental evidence..." - Dr Jerome LeJeune, Professor of Genetics at the University of Descartes, Paris, discoverer of the chromosome pattern of Down's Syndrome, and Nobel Prize Winner (1981). There are a host of scientific references available but, the Catechism (279.10) puts this truth more succinctly, Therefore, every human being, beginning at the first instant of conception, is a human person, having both a body and a soul. Holy scripture puts it more elegantly, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." (Jerimiah 1:5) Science is valuable in this instance because it affirms that everyone who has been, or will be, born is a unique, distinct human being from the moment of conception. In other words, science is valuable when it reveals God. This is another example of science catching up with Catholic teaching. FORMATION RESOURCES Don t forget about your FREE subscription to Formed.org, where you can stream hundreds of hours of inspiring movies and video series, read Catholic ebooks, and listen to audio presentations from compelling speakers. IF YOU ARE NEW TO FORMED.ORG: 1. Go to formed.org. 2. Click on Register to create your FREE account. 3. Enter our Parish Code: 4CZMDN and your email address. PICK OF THE WEEK GET THE FACTS. GET INVOLVED. BE A CRUSADER! 6
One in a series on information on the statues in the Proto-Cathedral of St. James St. Augustine, of St. James the Greater Proto-Cathedral Aurelius Augustine was born in 354 at Tagaste, Algeria, in North Africa, the son of Patricius, a non-believer, and his devout Catholic wife, Monica. Though he was enrolled as a catechumen by his mother when he was a boy, Augustine's baptism was deferred to a later time in accordance with the prevailing custom. From his earliest years, Augustine possessed an inquisitive mind and an attractive personality and set his sights on a career that would bring him both wealth and fame, goals that were heartily endorsed by his parents, who sought out opportunities to provide their son with the finest education possible. Following studies in Tagaste and later in Carthage, Augustine became a teacher of rhetoric, first in his native town, then in Rome and finally in Milan. His journey from city to city, occasioned by various opportunities and challenges, was suggestive of a more important spiritual journey that he made over a long period of time, in search of inner peace and lasting happiness. The example, prayers, and influence of Monica had no little part to play in the drama of her son s spiritual itinerary, and Augustine ascribes largely to her his conversion to the Catholic faith. He was baptized at the age of 33 by Bishop Ambrose of Milan. Augustine s decision to embrace the Catholic faith was at the same time a commitment to spend the remainder of his life as a "servant of God," that is, in celibacy, even though he had been living for years with a woman whom he deeply loved, and with whom he had fathered a son, to whom he gave the name Adeodatus. Following baptism, which Augustine received together with Adeodatus and with Augustine's own good friend, Alypius, he set out for his native town where he wished to pursue a monastic style of life together with other men who had likewise experienced a radical conversion to the faith. On the journey, at Ostia Antica, just outside of Rome, Monica took sick and died suddenly but happily, having witnessed Augustine s total commitment to Christ and the Church. At Tagaste, Augustine, Adeodatus, and several companions lived an intense life of prayer, work and fellowship, sharing their insights about Scripture and the Christian vocation. After three years, however, while on a visit to the city of Hippo, about fifty miles distant from Tagaste, Augustine was called to become a priest, contrary to his wishes, but disposed, nevertheless, to accept what he believed was God s will for him. In Hippo, too, he established a monastic community, which he directed while assisting the bishop, Valerius. Several years later Augustine succeeded Valerius as head of the diocese, and feeling constrained to move to the bishop s house so as not to disturb the peace of the monastic community, he wrote his Rule for its continued direction, and then established yet a third community for clerics in his new episcopal residence. Thus, from the time of his return to Tagaste until his death, Augustine resolutely opted for a monastic style of life in community. As bishop, Augustine found his desired life of contemplation and separation from worldly concerns necessarily influenced and refashioned by his many obligations as leader of the local Church and as a civil official, which the office of bishop at the time included. In addition to his pastoral duties within Hippo, he traveled to church councils in the region of North Africa forty to fifty times over the course of the 35 years he served as bishop. He made the nine-day journey to Carthage, the metropolitan see, for meetings with other bishops some thirty times. But even these extensive travels, which Augustine always found to be a hardship physically, were modest in comparison with the great output of writings and sermons which he produced: over two hundred books and nearly a thousand sermons, letters and other works. In the year 430 Augustine fell ill and took to his bed. His days and nights were spent praying the penitential psalms, which he asked to have written on the wall of his room. He died on August 28th, as the city of Hippo was being sacked by the Vandals. His body was laid to rest in Hippo, but was later taken to Sardinia for safe keeping, and finally to Pavia in Northern Italy, where it now rests in the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d'oro. ----------------------------------- Taken from The Augustinians Information provided by James Morse, a member of the Proto-Cathedral of St. James Historical Society 7
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