THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 31ST, 2019

PASTOR REV. W.R. HARRIS PARISH STAFF MRS. CONNIE SAUERS PARISH SECRETARY OFFICE@PROTOCATHEDRAL.ORG THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 31ST, 2019 MRS. SANDY CAMPANARIO PASTORAL ASSISTANT FOR ADMINISTRATION ADMIN@PROTOCATHEDRAL.ORG 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. BEN ESPANA PASTORAL ASSISTANT FOR MUSIC MUSIC@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, MARCH 31 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT MONDAY, APRIL 1 MONDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT 7:30PM RCIA, UH TUESDAY, APRIL 2 TUESDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE TIME TALENT TREASURE NEXT STEWARDSHP MEETING: May 13th, 5:30PM, Upper Hall THANK YOU GOOD STEWARDS! We want to thank all who helped clean out the storage bunker in preparation for painting and installing new shelves! We also want to thank those who helped, and continue to help, create a new storage area in the hallway! We are so grateful for your generous gift of Talent!! WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 WEDNESDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT THURSDAY, APRIL 4 THURSDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT FRIDAY, APRIL 5 FRIDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT SATURDAY, APRIL 6 SATURDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT GOOD STEWARDS OF GOD S GRACE Lent is a wonderful time to reflect on and renew our commitment to Christ and His Church. St. Paul gives us one of the best examples of being a Good Steward of God s Grace as he recognized the gift of grace given to him for our benefit, for the benefit of building up the body of Christ, the Church. God gives each of us gifts to help build up His Church. But it is only when Christ dwells in our hearts that we are truly able to recognize these gifts and how we are called to use them for the benefit of the Church. As St. Paul tells us in Ephesians 3:8-10, To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of Christ, and to bring to light [for all] what is the plan of the mystery hidden from ages past in God who created all things, so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the Church to the principalities and authorities in the heavens. WEEKLY PARISH STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Thank you for your continued support of The Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater. March 24th, 2019 Loose: $1,981 Envelopes: $4,122 Online Giving: $2,627 Total: $8730 Weekly Goal: $13,226 Surplus/(Deficit): $4,496 2

PARISH INFORMATION PARISH OFFICE Mon. - Fri.: 9am - 4pm (Closed during noon Mass, Tue.-Fri.) MOTHER JOSEPH CEMETERY Located at 29 th & N St., Vancouver BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, FUNERALS, ANOINTINGS, AND PASTORAL CARE Please call the parish for arrangements. DEVOTIONS Rosary: Tuesday - Friday,11:35am, Saturday,8:20am 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 12:10pm Mass, ending with Benediction and Mass on Saturday at 9:00am. GUIDED TOURS OF OUR HISTORIC PROTO-CATHEDRAL Offered the last Saturday of the Month from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Pier Giorgio Agape Ministry Contacts Janet Cleaveland (360) 713-4160 Barbara Stoltenberg (360) 573-4649 Frassati Closet: Tina Barsotti (360) 571-0513 ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK K-12 FAITH FORMATION The K-12 Faith Formation Classes will meet this Sunday as scheduled: K-8: 9:10am-9:50am HS: 12:10pm-1:10pm UPCOMING KEY DATES: April 7th No Class, Spring Break April 13th Confirmation Retreat April 21st No Class, Easter April 27th First Communion Retreat/First Confessions May 4th First Holy Communion Rehearsal May 5th First Holy Communion May 9th Confirmation The full schedule can be found on the parish website under the Faith Formation Menu at protocathedral.org/faithformation/k-12-formation. FRASSATI YOUTH GROUP All high-school youth are welcome to join us Sunday evenings in the parish hall from 6-7:30pm for food, fun, and learning about Catholicism in a friendly environment. For more information, contact Stephen Gahan at sgahan9@hotmail.com. ADULT FAITH FORMATION MATTHEW: THE KING AND HIS KINGDOM BIBLE STUDY Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 3rd, 5:30PM in the Upper Room ALLIANCE OF THE TWO HEARTS AND THE COMMUNION OF REPARATION Our monthly Eucharistic Adoration devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus & to the Immaculate Heart of Mary begins this Fri., April 5th, after the 12:10 pm Mass, and continues until Sat., April 6th, with Benediction at 9:00 am, followed by morning Mass. Additional adorers are always welcome! If you are not able to come for your scheduled hour, PLEASE BE SURE TO FIND A SUBSTITUTE. Please contact Tim Shotwell at 360-356-6970, or email him at tim.l.shotwell@gmail.com to sign up or to make any changes to your current adoration schedule. Come Spend an Hour with Our Lord! 3

FAITH IN ACTION Protect Life Crusaders PRAY INFORM ACT Next Meeting April 30th, 5:00PM, UH YOUTH CRUSADERS PARTICIPATE IN 40 DAYS FOR LIFE! As the season of Lent is a time of prayer and sacrifice, the Youth Crusaders opted to not have a regular meeting this month, but instead went to the Planned Parenthood site in Vancouver to offer prayers for the unborn. Thursdays are the days assigned to The Proto-Cathedral for praying at the vigil site, and we hope that other parishioners will follow the example of our Youth Crusaders this Lenten Season and join the peaceful / prayerful presence at the Planned Parenthood site at 11516 SE Mill Plain Blvd. DID YOU KNOW Ohio defunds Planned Parenthood and abortion industry By Kelli March 22, 2019, 07:21pm, Liveaction.org Earlier this month, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling and upheld a 2016 Ohio law that rerouted approximately $1.3 million in state funding from abortion facilities (like Planned Parenthood) to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). As Live Action News previously reported, Planned Parenthood successfully managed to get an injunction blocking the law, with U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett ruling that stripping the abortion giant of its taxpayer funding would cause irreparable injury.' The Sixth Circuit disagreed, with Judge Jeffrey Sutton writing, Private organizations do not have a constitutional right to obtain governmental funding to support their activities. The state has no obligation to pay for a woman s abortion. Now, Ohio has followed through with its original plan and has defunded Planned Parenthood and other abortion organizations in the state. The Associated Press reports that the Ohio Department of Health notified recipients and contractors Thursday that it will end that funding within a month to comply with the law, unless the court delays the effect of its ruling as Planned Parenthood requested. While Planned Parenthood continues to claim that it is one of the most important healthcare providers for women in the United States, the facts and figures prove otherwise. In truth, its patient load has decreased significantly over the past decade (700,000 patients lost since 2006), and its legitimate health care services (like cancer screenings) continue to plummet. In addition, as abortions nationally continue to drop, Planned Parenthood s abortion numbers have increased year over year it currently holds 35% of the national market share for abortions (it committed more than 330,000, according to the most recent annual report). The abortion corporation has also been caught in numerous overbilling and fraud scandals, has been caught aiding and abetting sex traffickers and abusers, has lied to women about abortion risks and fetal development, and has been secretly videotaped revealing how its employees alter abortion procedures to obtain the most intact organs from aborted children for resale to third parties. Taxpayers overwhelmingly do not support paying for abortions and want more restrictions on abortion. In 2017, President Trump signed a bill allowing states to defund abortion organizations like Planned Parenthood. In addition, a new Title X family planning rule change spells out that there must be a clear financial and physical separation between Title X funded projects and programs or facilities where abortion is a method of family planning, which means that unless Planned Parenthood complies with the changes, it stands to lose $60 million in federal funding. Read the full article at www.liveaction.org/news/ohio-defunds-planned-parenthood-abortion/. GET THE FACTS. GET INVOLVED. BE A CRUSADER! 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 4

LENTEN EVENTS CALENDAR STATIONS OF THE CROSS DAYS: Every Lenten FRIDAY TIME: 7:00PM PLACE: Church SACRAMENT OF PENANCE DAYS: Every Lenten FRIDAY (except March 15 &March 22) TIME: 6:00PM 6:50PM PLACE: Church SOUP SUPPERS DAYS: Every Lenten FRIDAY TIME: 6:00PM 7:00PM PLACE: Upper Hall Each Lenten Friday (except Good Friday), a ministry of The Proto- Cathedral will host and provide the soups and bread for that evening. PARISH LENTEN MISSION DAYS: April 8 April 11, 2019 TIME: Day & Evening Schedule, see the flyer in bulletin. PLACE: Church Fr. Ricardo Pineda, C.P.M., will give our Lenten Mission: If you knew the Gift of God. Please see the flyer in this Bulletin for further details. LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES IN THE SOUTHERN DEANERY In addition to the scheduled Confession times at the Proto-Cathedral, the following parishes will be offering Penance Services during Lent: April 4th St. Rose, Longview, 6:30PM April 10th Sacred Heart, Battle Ground, 6:30PM 5

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Holy week at the Proto-Cathedral Palm Sunday through The Sacred Triduum PALM SUNDAY April 14 th 5:00pm (Vigil), 7:30am, and 9:00am 11:00am Mass with the Procession of palms (we begin in the Upper Hall) Victoria The Passion according to St. Matthew Morley Nolo mortem peccatoris España Judas mercator pessimus Gregorian Chant Proper THE OFFICE OF TENEBRAE Wednesday, April 17 th 7:00pm The Lamentations of Jeremiah by Orlandus Lassus and chanting of the Psalms in the darkness of the church THE MASS OF OUR LORD S SUPPER Holy Thursday, April 18 th 7:00pm Pärt Missa Syllabica Pärt The Woman with the Alabastor Box Tallis A New Commandment Byrd Tristis et anxietas Gregorian Chant Proper Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will take place until midnight at Our Lady s Altar. GOOD FRIDAY April 19 th 10:00-11:45am Final time for Confessions 12:00pm Stations of the Cross 7:00pm The Liturgy of the Passion Victoria The Passion according to St. John & Reproaches Popule Meus Lotti Crucifixus Bruckner Christus Factus Est THE EASTER VIGIL IN THE HOLY NIGHT Saturday, April 20 th 8:30pm Dvořák Mass in D Major Monteverdi Beatus Vir Handel Hallelujah from Messiah Howells Like as the Hart This Mass will be accompanied by the Collegium Musicum Chamber Orchestra. A Champagne reception will follow the Easter Vigil in the Upper Hall. EASTER SUNDAY April 21 st 7:30am Said Mass (No music) 9:00am Sung Mass by Collegium Musicum 11:00am Sung Mass with Collegium and Chamber Orchestra 2:30pm Mass in Vietnamese For More information contact the Parish office or visit the Parish Website 360-693-3052 + www.protocathedral.org 7