PASTOR REV. W.R. HARRIS PARISH STAFF MRS. CONNIE SAUERS PARISH SECRETARY OFFICE@PROTOCATHEDRAL.ORG BEHOLD, A VIRGIN SHALL CONCIEVE AND BEAR A SON FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 23, 2018 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 MRS. SANDY CAMPANARIO PASTORAL ASSISTANT FOR ADMINISTRATION ADMIN@PROTOCATHEDRAL.ORG 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, December 23 The Fourth Sunday of Advent MONDAY, December 24 MONDAY IN THE 4TH WEEK OF ADVENT TUESDAY, December 25 The nativity of the lord christmas WEDNESDAY, December 26 Feast of saint Stephen, first martyr THURSDAY, December 27 Feast of saint john, Apostle and evangelist FRIDAY, December 28 Feast of the holy innocents, martyrs SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 The fifth day in the octave of christmas STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE TIME TALENT TREASURE NEXT STEWARDSHP MEETING: January 14th, 5:30PM, Lower Hall THANK YOU GOOD STEWARDS!! We want to thank the many good stewards who helped with the deep cleaning of the church last week in preparation for the glorious celebration of the Nativity of our Lord!! We especially want to thank John Trunk and Pat Fleming for cleaning the beautiful reredos (and for stopping to get a photo with the Saints!). We are so blessed to have such dedicated parishioners to help make our church look beautiful this Christmas Season! NEW TO OUR PARISH FAMILY? We would like to welcome all visitors to The Proto- Cathedral of St. James the Greater!! If you would like to become a part of our Catholic community, registration forms are available at the entrances of the church. You can also visit our website for a form (www.protocathedral.org), or call our parish office (360-693-3052). And, of course, you are always welcome to stop by the office during our office hours. The St. Martha s Apostolate also registers new parishioners after every Mass on the first weekend of each month. 2018 YEAR-END GIVING Gifts that were received or postmarked on or before Monday, December 31st, qualify for tax deductibility for 2018. You will receive a statement totaling all your donations for the entire year in late January. Items brought in on January 1st or later, even if dated in 2018, will be posted in 2019. WEEKLY PARISH STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Thank you for your continued support of The Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater. Dec 16th 2018 Loose: $2,836 Envelopes: $5,525 Online Giving: $2,812 Total: $11,173 Budgeted Offertory: $13,226 Difference: -$2,053 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. A Message From your Pastoral Assistant For Faith Formation Dear Parish Family, As we approach Christmas day let s remember what this holiday is all about. In Matthew s Gospel, we read that wise men from the East (probably Persia) came to Bethlehem by following a star. When they found the Christ child they offered Him frankincense, gold, and myrrh. It s important to realize that these gifts were actually the normal goods of trade for the Persians at the time, and by offering them up it meant that these three men were not only giving them as a gifts, but also they were giving up everything they had in life to follow Jesus. Let us learn from the wise men to give everything we have to Jesus as well. In Christ, Alex Harb 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. ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK Geoff Kane Premier Mortgage Resource Office # 360-984-3008 Cell # 360-910-4158 Geoff.Kane@northpointe.com World Wide Marriage Encounter Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight His paths. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is January 25th - 27th in Astoria, Oregon. For more information call 503-853-2758 or apply on-line at www.rediscoverthespark.org. Additional dates and locations are listed on-line. 3
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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 5
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 Knights of Columbus and the Protect Life Crusaders will be selling tickets after all Masses at The Proto-Cathedral on the following dates: December 23rd and 30th, January 6th and 13th. Call the office at 360-693-3052, or email admin@protocathedral.org, for more information on how/where to purchase tickets. 6
FAITH IN ACTION Protect Life Crusaders PRAY INFORM ACT Next Meeting Jan 29th, 6:00PM, Lower Hall Join the Protect Life Crusaders on Jan 6th for Coffee Hour. We will be selling tickets for the bus ride to Olympia and the Gosnell movie. See the insert for details. DID YOU KNOW True charity: Entire building donated to house homeless pregnant women, March 19, 2018, by Elise Stole Why do women choose to have an abortion? According to Guttmacher, the proabortion former research arm of Planned Parenthood, the reasons are largely socioeconomic. Women are scared of being responsible for another human being, they are scared they cannot afford to raise a child, and they are scared that having a baby will interfere with school or work. These fears are not unfounded; many high school and college campuses are not friendly to pregnant and parenting students, for example, and raising a child is, indeed, expensive and time-consuming. But what these women need is help, support and resources so that they don't have to make a choice out of fear and desperation. This is exactly what many prolife organizations are doing, looking to help women experiencing unplanned pregnancies so that they have real options. One amazing example comes from Gene Dub, an Edmonton developer who had an old building on his hands. Originally the Grand Manor Hotel, the building was constructed in 1913 and was purchased by Dub eight years ago. He began renovating, and was renting out the units inside studios and one-bedroom apartments as low-income housing. But when he heard about a need for women who were pregnant and homeless, he decided to donate the entire building to help them. "I just happened to have a building," he said of his decision at the 2018 housing awards. Greg Dewling and Capital Region Housing had been considering buying the building from Dub last year. But Dub had a better idea. "He said, 'do you think you could make it work if I donated the building?'" Dewling remembered. Now, thanks to the donation of the building, women who are pregnant and homeless will be able to have a place to live and that's not all. A program called Pregnancy Pathways will help to get women in crisis pregnancies who are poor, homeless, or addicted, housed in the building. The program will help women get prenatal care, as well as support for after the baby is born. Women battling addiction will also get access to treatment, including opioid replacement therapies.... This is what we should be doing when women are facing crisis pregnancies: finding ways to help them overcome the obstacles. Abortion doesn't help them, it doesn't solve their problems, and it doesn't right the societal wrongs that drive them to thinking they have no other choice but to kill their preborn children. Women deserve better than abortion, and in Edmonton, at least, some women are now getting a better choice. Read the full article at edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/developer-donates-entire-buildingto-house-pregnant-homeless-women 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. GET THE FACTS. GET INVOLVED. BE A CRUSADER! 7
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