St. Vincent de Paul Parish Worship Serve Grow October March 05, 07, 2017 2018 Twenty-seventh Sunday 1st in Sunday Ordinary of Lent Time Thank you to everyone for your filled grocery bags to help support the St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive. 30525 8th Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003 (253) 839-2320 www.stvincentparish.org
Who are we? Mission Inspired by the Holy Spirit and empowered by the Sacraments, our diverse community worships, serves and grows in the love and knowledge of Jesus. Vision We are a growing Catholic community united and passionate in deepening and sharing our relationship with Jesus Christ through justice, love, and compassion. Parish Staff Parish Office Hours: 9 AM TO 3:30 PM Parish Office 253-839-2320 Fax 253-839-1819 After Hours Emergency phone: 1 (855) 314-6913 Priests: Fr. William A. McKee, Pastor, x207 www.frmckee@stvincentparish.org Fr. Thomas Vandenberg, Pastor Emeritus Deacons: Del Hoover Juan Lezcano, OFS Pastoral Assistants: Adult Faith John Simpson x 209 Children's Faith James Nguyen x208 Office Staff: Business Admin Tracey Rockwell x 204 Bookkeeper/ Communications Diana Carasa x206 Facilities: Marty Krause x214 John Rachulap Jose Vaqureo Youth Ministry Brita Jaingue x210 Vanessa Tompkins x218 Lay Ministry Katie Goodson x205 Admin. Asst. Kim Bowman x202 Shirley Hemmer x203 Receptionist Shirley Hemmer x201 Jennifer Tankiewicz x201 Parish School: Wanda Stewart Principal 253-839-3532 x236 New Icon for our Saint of the Month Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon, near the current town of Auriesville, New York. Her mother was a Christian Algonquin, taken captive by the Iroquois and given as wife to the chief of the Mohawk clan. When she was four, Tekakwitha lost her parents and little brother in a smallpox epidemic that left her disfigured and half blind. She was adopted by an uncle, who succeeded her father as chief. He hated the coming of the Blackrobes Jesuit missionaries but could do nothing to them because a peace treaty with the French required their presence in villages with Christian captives. She was moved by the words of three Blackrobes who lodged with her uncle, but fear of him kept her from seeking instruction. Tekakwitha refused to marry, and at age 19 finally got the courage to take the step of converting. She was baptized with the name Kateri Catherine on Easter Sunday. Now she would be treated as a slave. Because she would not work on Sunday, Kateri received no food that day. Her life in grace grew rapidly. She told a missionary that she often meditated on the great dignity of being baptized. She was powerfully moved by God s love for human beings and saw the dignity of each of her people. She was always in danger, for her conversion and holy life created great opposition. On the advice of a priest, Kateri stole away one night and began a 200-mile walking journey to a Christian Indian village at Sault St. Louis, near Montreal. For three years she grew in holiness under the direction of a priest and an older Iroquois woman, giving herself totally to God in long hours of prayer, in charity, and in strenuous penance. At 23, Kateri took a vow of virginity, an unprecedented act for an Indian woman whose future depended on being married. She found a place in the woods where she could pray an hour a day and was accused of meeting a man there! Her dedication to virginity was instinctive: Kateri did not know about religious life for women until she visited Montreal. Inspired by this, she and two friends wanted to start a community, but the local priest dissuaded her. She humbly accepted an ordinary life. She practiced fasting as penance for the conversion of her nation. Kateri Tekakwitha died the afternoon before Holy Thursday. Witnesses said that her emaciated face changed color and became like that of a healthy child. The lines of suffering, even the pockmarks, disappeared and the touch of a smile came upon her lips. St. Kateri Tekakwitha was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 21, 2012. She is the patroness of ecology and the environment, people in exile and Native Americans. Taken form www.franciscanmedia.org Thank you to the Lezcano family for donating this icon. -Fr. Bill M E S S A G E F R O M Y O U R P A S T O R October 07, 2018 Page 1
Parish Gathering for Prayer during the Novena to Mary, Mother of the Church Thursday, October 11 th 7:30 PM in the Church Praying for victims of abuse and healing in the Church Mass Times Sunday 5:00 pm Vigil (Sat) 9:00 am 11:00 am 5:00 pm (LifeTeen) Weekday in the Holy Family Chapel Mon and Fri 9:00 am Tues and Thurs 6:00 pm Weds 12:10 pm First Sat of the month 9:00 am with anointing of the sick Reconciliation Tues 6:45 pm Fri 2:30 pm First Sat of the month 10:00 am or by appointment CHILDCARE IN THE PARISH NURSERY Sunday during 9:00 am, 11:00 am & 5:00 pm Masses for children newborn to Pre-K On Monday, September 24 th, forty-three parishioners completed a three hour training program called Protecting God s Children. This safe environment training helps adults keep children safe from sexual predators. It does this by teaching how to create a safe environment and to identify the warning signs of a sexual predator. To purchase tickets please contact the Parish Office at 253.839.2320 One out of every five adult women and one out of every 10 adult men say they were molested as children. This means that there are an estimated 40 million adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the United States alone. It is time to put a stop to this crime and protect all our children! To effectively prevent child sexual abuse, adults must first learn important facts about abuse and abusers. The parish has trained 414 parishioners of which 228 have kept their training status current with online training courses every three years. You can register for training at http://virtusonline.org October 07, 2018 Page 2
Liturgy & Prayer PARISH For Individual and Family Reflection Next Week's Reading October 14, 2018 First Reading: WIS 7:7-11 Second Reading: HEB 4:12-13 Gospel: MK 10:17-30 Catholic Bible is available at http://usccb.org/bible/ Let us Pray for... the sick in our Community: Chuck Tobin, Jim Talbot and Nan Merlich those in our Community who have died: None StrengthFinders is coming to St. Vincent de Paul Parish in October. This is a great opportunity to spend time discovering who God has created you to be and how he wants to use your gifts and talents. What you learn through StrengthFinders will help you at work, in the Church and in your family. The classes will be taught by Ted Colby Sanchez. Cost: $15 to purchase book & assessment Date: October 9, 16, 23 and 30 Time: 6:30 8 pm Location: Willenborg Center Living room For questions or to register for StrengthFinders please contact Katie Goodson at kgoodson@stvincentparish.org A note from your Pastoral Assistant for Administration Prayer Requests Have a prayer request you would like the parish staff to pray for? Visit our parish website at www.stvincentpartish.org and click on the Can We Pray for You button. To add a name of a sick person to the Prayers of the Faithful at Mass, please call the parish office (253 839-2320). The request must be made by an immediate relative or the sick person themselves. To request a Mass intention at a weekday Mass call the parish office. In our continuing discussion of stewardship and ordinary income, you may be asking, How are my donations used by the parish? Our Sunday collections cover basic expenses that are incurred in running the parish lights, heat, garbage disposal, security monitoring, janitorial, maintenance of all buildings and grounds; as well as providing faith formation for all age groups, subsidizing our parish school and providing care and support of our parish community. Our staff members are grateful to be of service, and are diligent about being good stewards of how our funds are spent on different ministries. Each year our expenses go up, while our Sunday collections have remained flat. With a healthy economy, we rely on our parishioners to keep pace with the cost of running the parish through their Sunday contributions. If it s been a few years since you have increased your Sunday contribution, and you are in a position to do so, please consider upping your pledge when we conduct our parish Stewardship Drive this November. -Tracey Rockwell October 07, 2018 Page 3
NEWS Multi Cultural Celebration October 21, 2018 Volunteers Needed! Carry in the flag of your ancestral homeland Share some of your cultural food Readers of the Prayers of the Faithful in their native tongue Kitchen help To sign up to carry a flag or bring food please visit our website at www.stvincentparish.org and click on Upcoming Events For questions or to volunteer to Lector or help in the kitchen please contact James Nguyen at jnguyen@stvincentparish.org. STEWARDSHIP Sunday September 30, 2018 $28,385.00 Weekly amount needed for balanced budget $24,668.00 Amount Collected last week ($ 3,717.00) Shortfall St. Vincent de Paul Bill of the Week: $2,338.60 Altar Wine Week at a Glance 10/07 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Masses 9:00 & 11:00* am and 5:00 pm LifeTeen 11:00 am RCIC W/C Livingroom 11:00 am Sunday School Classrooms 12:30 pm Multi-Cultural Choir Church 12:30 pm Youth Confirmation Info #2 S. Narthex 6:15 pm Lifeteen S. Narthex *incense may be used at this Mass 10/08 Monday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 9:00 am Mass Chapel 9:45 am Legion of Mary W/C Dining room 7:00 pm Youth Bucket Time Life house 10/09 Tuesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 9:30 am M&O Core Team Meeting W/C Dining room 6:00 pm Mass Chapel 6:45 pm Reconciliation 7:00 pm Strength Finders W/C Living room 10/10 Wednesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 12:10 pm Mass Chapel 6:30 pm Edge Parish Hall 6:30 pm Grapevine Gym 6:30 pm Bible Study S. Narthex 7:00 pm 9am Choir Practice Church 7:00 pm RCIA W/C Livingroom 10/11 Thursday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 9:30 am Mothers and Others W/C Living room 10:00 am Bible Study S. Narthex 6:00 pm Mass Chapel 6:00 pm Children s Choir Practice Church 10/12 Friday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 9:00 am Mass Chapel 2:30 pm Reconciliation 6:30 pm Pacific Islander Choir Church 10/13 Saturday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 5:00 pm Vigil Mass Church 6:00 pm Congolese Choir W/C Livingroom 10/14 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Masses 9:00 & 11:00* am and 5:00 pm LifeTeen 10:30 pm Sacramental Prep Class School Classrooms 11:00 am RCIC W/C Livingroom 11:00 am Sunday School Classrooms 12:30 pm Multi-Cultural Choir Church 6:15 pm Lifeteen S. Narthex *incense may be used at this Mass In God we trust! October 07, 2018 Page 4
Children s Ministry Sunday School (Pre-K & K) Sundays during the 11 am mass Grapevine (Religious Education Grades 1-5) Weds. evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 pm beginning in the gym First Reconciliation & First Communion (Sacramental Prep for Grades 2-12) Classes begin October 14 at 10:30 am in the Social Hall! RCIA for Children Sundays in the W/C Living Room Vacation Bible School (VBS) Summer 2019 Dates TBA James Nguyen Director of Children s Ministry (253) 839-2320 Ext. 208 jnguyen@stvincentparish.org Adult Ministry Infant Baptism Are you expecting or do you have a new infant? Contact John Simpson at jsimpson@stvincentparish.org for more information about getting your Infant Baptized. THANK YOU Knights of Columbus for helping to feed all our Grapevine and EDGE families at the Kick-Off Event! There s still time to register for Sunday School! Sunday School is for Pre-K and K at the 11 am mass! Begins NEXT SUNDAY at 10:30 am in the Social Hall. Deadline for registration is Wednesday, October 10. No late registration will be accepted. FALL BIBLE STUDY PARABLES! Our fall bible study is here. Beginning Thursday morning September 27 th at 10:00 AM and Wednesday evening October 3 rd at 6:45 PM in the South Narthex, participants will explore the left-handed teaching of Jesus parables calling us to faith and obedience. For more information or to register, please contact the parish office at 253.839.2320 or jsimpson@stvincentparish.org. WHO IS RCIA FOR? John Simpson: Pastoral Assistant for Adult Faith 253-839-2320 ext. 209 jsimpson@stvincentparish.org 1. Persons in need of baptism. 2. Persons baptized in another Christian tradition who desire to become Catholic. 3. Persons baptized Catholic in need of First Communion and/or Confirmation. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process which enables the study of the Gospels, Catholic teaching, Christian values, and the development and deepening of a life of prayer and action with the support and involvement of the parish community. You can learn more by contacting John Simpson,253-839-2320, ext. 209 or jsimpson@stvincentparish.org. October 07, 2018 Page 5
First grade students shared information about themselves! Buy your gift cards from the school! First and Third Weekends of the Month after the 9 am Mass. Next Sale Date: October 21, 2018 How does this school fundraiser work? You buy a gift card from the school for a store, company, or restaurant. You get dollar for dollar value for the card. For example, you buy a $25 Amazon gift card from the school and you have a $25 Amazon gift card to use. The company gives the school a percentage of the purchase price of the card. Easy! We call it gift money for the school! All you do is purchase the card from the school instead of a store and the school receives a gift of money. Thanks for supporting our parish school! St. Vincent de Paul Parish School Our Catholic Faith The primary reason for our Parish school is to promote our Catholic faith and traditions. The values that Jesus taught are modeled and expected at St. Vincent s. Within this faith-filled environment, we offer an excellent traditional education program promoting a strong academic curriculum for students from preschool through eighth grade hands-on science opportunities for students in grades prek-6, outdoor school for 6th graders, and lab experiences for junior high students technology to enhance classroom instruction and learning and for on-line learning for students in all grades the arts through our vocal prek-8 music program, select junior high choir, band program, drama troupe, art docent program, and after school art classes Visit our parish school today! Mrs. Wanda Stewart Principal 253-839-3532 www.stvs.org October 07, 2018 Page 6
Youth Ministry Leading Teens Closer to Christ GRADES 6-8 Wednesdays in the parish hall from 6:30-8pm This Week: It just takes a SPARK to start a fire! Igniting our Relationship with God. Next Week: Kindling For more information, please contact our Assistant Youth Minister, Vanessa Tompkins. Who: All 6th-8th Graders When: Wednesday, November 7th Time: 6:30pm-8pm Where: Laser Quest 2210 S. 320th Street Unity A-4, Federal Way Cost: $20 Transportation: Parents will drop off and pick up at Laser Quest Deadline: Wednesday, October 17th N E W N E W N E W N E W N E W South King County High School Big Event GRADES 9-12 Sundays in the S. Narthex from 6:15-8pm THIS WEEK: Welcome to LifeTeen! All high school youth are invited to give Life Teen a try! Consider this night an opportunity to get to know other youth at St. Vincent s, to have fun together, and experience what LifeTeen is about. Friends are always welcome! NEXT WEEK: Issue Night For more information, please contact our Youth Minister, Brita Jaingue. Sunday, October 21st 2:30pm 8:30pm St. Stephen the Martyr Renton, WA Carpooling from St. VdP Food * Mass * Worship Guest Speaker: Sarah Bartel Permission Slips available at LifeTeen Youth Reconciliation Prep Classes are now forming for 6th-12th graders who need to prepare for their First Reconciliation. Please contact Brita by Monday, October 15th for more info. Brita Jaingue, Youth Minister bjaingue@stvincentparish.org 253-839-2320, ext. 210 Vanessa Tompkins, Asst. Youth Minister vtompkins@stvincentparish.org 253-839-2320, ext. 218 CONFIRMATION 2018-2019 TODAY IS THE LAST INFO SESSION FOR YOUTH AND PARENTS! Sunday, Oct. 7th @ 12:30pm in the south narthex October 07, 2018 Page 7
Mothers and Others For all caregivers of children who would like to be enriched socially, spiritually, and engaged in service with fellow parishioners. Lay Ministry October 11 Prayer ~ Love October 18 ~ Secret Service Project October 25 ~ Halloween Party Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do but how much love we put in that action. Mother Teresa We still need help with the cleaning teams. The sign up for a team or if you have questions please contact the parish office. Thanksgiving is coming early for the Vincentians. Our next event is November 6 at noon and we will be having Thanksgiving dinner. The Church will provide the turkey and ham. A-M please bring a side dish and N -Z please bring a dessert. RSVP in the parish office or at the Info desk. Vincentians enjoying lunch while they wait to hear the book on Federal Way History. StrengthFinders is coming to St. Vincent de Paul Parish in October. This is a great opportunity to spend time discovering who God has created you to be and how he wants to use your gifts and Talents. The classes will be taught by Ted Colby Sanchez. It is four classes, that will be October 2, 9, 16, and 23. The classes will be from 6:30pm to 8pm. You can register at the Information Desk or by calling the office, 253-839-2320. Welcome to the newest members of our Parish. Fadul Family Katie Goodson, Lay Minister kgoodson@stvincentparish.org 253-839-2320, ext. 205 October 07, 2018 Page 8
OTHER NEWS Members of our parish campaign team will be available after Mass next weekend to answer any questions or concerns about this archdiocesan capital campaign for the needs of retired priests and sisters. Basketball Registration is NOW OPEN through October 22nd. Current Teams Available for Registration: Girls: 3rd, 7th and 8th Grade (Limited spots for 7th grade girls to play up into 8th) Boys: 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade To register please visit our School website, www.stvs.org, and click on Students, CYO If you are interested in helping mold the minds of our young children by coaching or helping with CYO please contact Barbara Brooks at At their September meeting, the Pastoral Council welcomed new members Joyce Ejiogu and Tom Rossetto. Financial impacts on the balanced parish budget were discussed, including newly announced requirements to pay unemployment insurance premiums for staff, as well as decreased collections coupled with increased registered households. The Council spent the majority of time responding to questions posed by Archbishop Sartain in an effort to gather input from the laity regarding the priest abuse and cover-up crisis. These responses will be shared with the Archdiocesan Presbyteral Council and taken to the USCCB. Save the Date: Emergency Response Training Oct. 22nd, 29th & Nov. 6th from 6:45pm-8pm Attend one evening or all three, each evening focuses on a different topic. These trainings are to equip parishioners to act as leaders in the event of an emergency occurring during our weekend Masses. Everyone is welcome the more parishioners trained, the better. Call the office to register, 253.839.2320. For more information please contact Maureen Larson Bonck at 253.943.5272 or mlarsonassoc@msn.com. Knights of Columbus Council #7528 STUFF A STOCKING FOR A WOUNDED WARRIOR Starting the weekend of October 13, 2018 you can drop off any items listed below in the boxes provided at the back of church in the narthex. #1 DONATE GOODIES & GADGETS TO STUFF A STOCKING FOR A WOUNDED WARRIOR! Suggestions (both men and women) #2 GIFT CARDS FOR GROCERIES October 07, 2018 Page 9
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