JUNE 8, 2014 Month of The Sacred Heart of Jesus FROM THE PASTOR S DESK I and the parish council have formed a task force to evaluate our parish programs to ensure that we are accomplishing our mission and being responsible stewards of our financial gifts. The members of the task force are: Kim Abadir, Angela Bever, Jim Bradley, Matt Campbell, Steven Kern, Marco Magnano (chair), Bob McLaughlin, Jim Sheldrup, and Diane Ulacia. Your input will be key as part of this process. We will be collecting input through the use of a survey within the next couple of weeks. Having accurate email addresses of our registered parishioners will help us to be more effective in distributing this survey. If you do not regularly receive an email of the parish bulletin, then we do not have your email address. If you would like to, please fill out a registration card including your email address. Then give the completed card to Marco Magnano who will be in the parish center following mass this weekend. Or you may drop it by the parish office this week. Thank You. Fr. Phil ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL UPDATE GOAL $114,000 RECEIVED 99,268 % OF GOAL 87% PLEDGES RECEIVED 235 (992 households) STILL NEEDED $14,732. PENTECOST First Reading: Genesis 11:1-9 Second Reading: Romans 8:22-27 Gospel: John 7:37-39 MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY, JUNE 9 9:00am Helen Romeo WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 9:00am Dan Caine SUNDAY, JUNE 15 8:30am Our Parishioners FUNERAL INFORMATION Funeral Mass for Joan Banich will be at 10:00am on Saturday, June 14th at Our Lady of Fatima Church with a reception to follow in the Parish Center. PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS Want a deeper prayer life? WELCOME TO CARMEL A power point presenta on & discussion about the Lay Carmelite Voca on. Sunday, June 8th at 12 noon. (A er the 10:30am Mass) in the social center of Our Lady of Fa ma Parish, 3218 W Barre St, Sea le, 98199 For further informa on please call Mary Cruise at 206-285-8550 The parish sent a follow-up letter last week to all those who have not yet responded to the 2014 Annual Catholic Appeal. If you have not yet made your gift, give online today it s quick and easy! www.seattlearchdiocese.org/donate It is critical that we hear back from everyone to ensure our success of meeting this year s share of our goal. Together with thousands of Catholics in Western Washington, you have the opportunity to give your support to more than 60 ministries and services of the Archdiocese! You can choose to make a one-time gift or spread your payments out you have until April 2015 to fulfill your pledge. Or if you d rather, you can pledge now and pay later. We encourage you to consider a gift of a $1 a day, or $365 or more. Thank you for your support! SUMMER BIBLE STUDY The Acts of the Apostles Thursday, June 12th 7:00pm parish center Registration and/or information is available at the Information Table or call the parish office Our resource is the Ignatius Catholic Bible Study program.
Page 2 STEWARDSHIP A DISCIPLE S RESPONSE Thank you for all your gifts! Please remember your parish in your will. These figures do not reflect a budgeted parish subsidy to the school ministry. Last week s gifts $31,911. Budgeted each week $15,885. Budgeted year to date $778,346. Gifts given year to date $815,926. On this feast of Pentecost, we give thanks for yet another blessing we have received the gift of the Holy Spirit ONLINE GIVING AND ELECTRONIC TRANSFER Online Giving and EFT (Electronic Fund Transfer) are both easy! For ONLINE GIVING, please go to our website, www.olfatima.org and scroll down the page and click on online giving. Using this feature you can contribute once, or set-up recurring donations for Sunday giving. Donations can be made via your checking or savings account. For EFT (Electronic Fund Transfer) Please contact the Parish Office for a EFT contribution form to fill out and return along with a voided check. This is done on the 1 st of each month and can be changed at any time. For more information please contact Lisa in the Parish Office. lsmith@olfatima.org or 206 283-1456. Thank you! FAITH FORMATION FAITH FORMATION NEWS: The Sunday Religious Education classes and Children's Liturgy of the Word are completed for this year. Our team looks forward to continuation in the fall. This year we added The Gospel Weeklies to our curriculum for both programs. We hope your children have enjoyed the reflections and activities the publications include. If being a catechist strikes a beat in your heart, please email me (kcarr@olfatima.org) with your questions. I am always looking for volunteers. We meet about 25 Sundays a year. Prep for the class is about one hour a week. The reward is priceless. MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE Monday, June 16 1pm-7pm in the Fatima Parish Center 3218 W Barrett St. Sponsored by the Our Lady of Fatima Knights of Columbus PENTECOST PARISH NEWS SACRED STEPS Sacramental Celebrations at Our Lady of Fatima Congratulations and God s Blessings to the following children, baptized at Our Lady of Fatima on Sunday, June 1, 2014 Britten Christopher Jensen Madeline Eliane Tracy Luke Joseph Kelchlin Kellen James Tarcha We welcome with joy these newest members of the family of faith. CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES! CONGRATULATIONS OLF SCHOOL 8TH GRADERS! Troy Alan, Anna Arndt, Isabella Bartle, William Beaudoin, Jackson Brown, Ma hew Campbell, Dylan Corbe, Torrance Cummings, Jack Deane, Lukas Delen, William Forster, Parker Jonas, Kole Knutsen, Jasmine Lee, Derek Loen, Alicia Loucks, Sarah Magno, Gianna Marchese, Thomas McAloon, Natalie Medved, Payton Millar, Ma hew Moloney, Olivia Roben, James Rosenberger, Stephen Scheer, Stuart Schultz, Patrick Sco, Ajay Shah, Charles Sheh, Joseph Sheh, Phillip Steinke and Stephanie Waechter CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO ALL PARISH GRADUATING 8TH GRADERS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!
JUNE 8, 2014 OUR LADY OF FATIMA SCHOOL NEWS The colorful bulletin boards in our hallways reflect the warmth of spring that is fully upon us. Visitors to our school library can see the display of saint posters created by the 2nd and 3rd graders, and those walking through the building can see information on the 10 Commandments, Stories of Ancient China, book report "story quilts," La Casa Ideal outside the Spanish room, and wonderful displays of the rain forest, various insects, and final art projects. Our monthly all-school Mass on Wednesday, put together by our 7th graders, was a celebration of our graduating 8th graders and a remembrance of OLF alum Molly Conley. It was a lovely and lively event full of many memories for those attending. Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK JUNE 8-15 Pentecost Sunday 8:30am, Mass, Church 10:30am Mass, Church 12 noon, Lay Carmelites Information Mtg, PC 9:00am Daily Mass, Church 9:00am Communion Service, Church 7:30pm, Knights of Columbus Meeting, RB 9:00am Daily Mass, Church 9:00am School Mass, Church Last day of School for summer at OLF 7-9pm, Summer Bible Study, Parish Center 9:00am, Daily Mass, Church Page 3 10:00am Funeral Mass for Joan Banich, Church With a reception to follow in the Parish Center 5:00pm, Vigil Mass. 8:30am, Mass, Church 10:30am Mass, Church Field trips this week included a trip to the Zoo for our kindergartners and a Ropes Team Building Day for the 8th grade. Fatima's traditional Field Day is Friday, and it looks like we'll be lucky with the weather. One more week to go! GOOD SHEPHERD PRESCHOOL OPENINGS There are a few spots le in Our Lady of Fa ma s Good Shepherd Preschool for the 2014-2015 school year. Our wonderful Montessori classroom welcomes all three to five -year-old children. There are openings in the a ernoon, with flexibility to a end 2, 3 or 4 days a week from 12:15 to 3:15. Good Shepherd Preschool is built around Catechesis of the Good Shepherd--a curriculum rooted in the Bible, the liturgy of the church, and the educa onal principles of Maria Montessori. We have small, peaceful classes; cer fied, devoted teachers and the all the benefits of being part of Our Lady of Fa ma School excellent support, community and a top-notch learning environment. Please contact Gina Sheh at gsheh@olfa ma.org for more informa on, or visit h p:// school.olfa ma.org/preschool.php to download an applica on. PARISH NEWS THE INFORMATION TABLE OPEN THIS WEEKEND Please stop by after all the Masses if you need a mass card, to schedule a mass intention, to register for the parish, or information about sharing your time and talent in the parish. There are also Journey of Faith books available to purchase. ($10 for soft cover & $15 for hard cover). VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Thank you to our volunteers who make it possible. With more volunteers, the information table can be available after all the Masses every week for only 30 minutes! For more information, please contact the Parish Office 206-283-1456 or lsmith@olfatima.org ST. VINCENT DE PAUL NEEDS YOUR HELP Thank you for your contributions to the St. Vincent de Paul truck last Sunday. We are now in need of $ for St. Vincent de Paul in our own parish. We had to turn down two people because of lack of money. 1. One very ill lady, who needs her phone to call for help owes $98. 2. Mother of 4 small children living in a Magnolia Shelter needs food and rent. $200. Just $1 or $2 a week could give help to these and many others. Place your donation in an envelope marked St. Vincent de Paul in the collection. Any questions? Call Maureen Allenbach 206-284-967
COMMUNITY NEWS MAGNOLIA VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2014 God in Our Backyard June 23-26, 9am noon Preschool through 5th grade Magnolia Vacation Bible School is a joint effort of Magnolia Lutheran Church, Ascension Episcopal, Our Lady of Fatima, Magnolia United Methodist, Magnolia Presbyterian and Magnolia United Church of Christ All Christian Denominations Welcome! Teen Volunteer Opportunities! Free nursery onsite for all parent volunteers! Magnolia VBS will be 4 days of singing, creating, playing and learning about how God is part of our life here and now. During small group time, kids will gather by age group to talk about the day s lesson. Cost is $60 per child which includes a t-shirt Registration is open now! Please register early so that we can prepare for a fun-filled week. Cost is $70 after June 7th. Please register online at http://www.magnolialutheranchurch.com/vbs Attention all Catholic young men ages 13-18! Do you know where your life is going? The Lord Jesus has a great plan for you! You are invited to attend Quo Vadis Days camp to spend time with other young men your age looking at the Lord s call in your life while having a great time. QVD is led by priests and seminarians of the Archdiocese. Archbishop Sartain will join us to celebrate Mass with the participants. QVD will be held from June 22nd- June 25th at Camp Don Bosco near Carnation, WA. The cost of the camp is covered by the generosity of the Serra Club. Please check us out at www.qvdays.org if you are interested. All registration is online! Archbishop J. Sartain will honor, recognize & bless Catholics who teach at local public and non-catholic private schools, colleges & universities as Witnesses of the Faith Teachers, staff & their families Are invited to attend the Vigil Mass at 12 noon on August 10, 2014 at St. James Cathedral For more information, contact the Office of Catholic Faith Formation at 206-382-4593 or ocff@seattlearch.org