PASTOR REV. W.R. HARRIS PARISH STAFF MRS. CONNIE SAUERS PARISH SECRETARY OFFICE@PROTOCATHEDRAL.ORG THE EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MARCH 3RD, 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 MRS. SANDY CAMPANARIO PASTORAL ASSISTANT FOR ADMINISTRATION ADMIN@PROTOCATHEDRAL.ORG 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 3 EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MONDAY, MARCH 4 MONDAY OF THE EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30PM RCIA, UH TUESDAY, MARCH 5 TUESDAY OF THE EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 ASH WEDNESDAY THURSDAY, MARCH 7 THURSDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY FRIDAY, MARCH 8 FRIDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY SATURDAY, MARCH 9 SATURDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE TIME TALENT TREASURE NEXT STEWARDSHP MEETING: Mar 11th, 5:30PM, Upper Hall 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. STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITY: The Stewardship Council invites interested parishioners who have passion and zeal for fostering an engaged and vibrant parish at The Proto-Cathedral to join us for our next meeting on Mar 11th. The purpose of the Stewardship Council is to foster discipleship by supporting the pastoral vision and mission of the parish. The team seeks to create opportunities for the parish to increase its ability to recognize and receive God s gifts in their lives; and share their blessings with God and neighbor. If you would like to be a part of the Stewardship Council, please contact Sandy at admin@protocathedral.org. ONLINE GIVING: SIMPLE, SAFE, SECURE! Online Giving makes it easy for you to fulfill your financial commitments to the parish even when you are unable to attend Mass. TO GET STARTED, just click on the Online Giving icon on our parish website to set up your account, or call the office for assistance at 360-693-3052. WEEKLY PARISH STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Thank you for your continued support of The Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater. Feb 24th 2019 Loose: $2,402 Envelopes: $5,183 Online Giving: $3,534 Total: $11,119 Weekly Goal: $13,226 Surplus/(Deficit): $2,107 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 Serving the Catholic Community Of Southwest Washington Since 1905 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 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 Youth in grades 9-12 are invited to join the Frassati Youth Group on Sunday from 6-8pm in the Upper Hall for a faith -filled evening of fun and fellowship. The group will be discussing the Ignite Your Torch Youth Conference which will be on July 18-21 at the University of Portland. ALL ARE INVITED!! For more information, contact Stephen Gahan at sgahan9@hotmail.com. ADULT FAITH FORMATION WOMEN S LENTEN BIBLE STUDY OPPORTUNTY Ascension Press 8-wk Lenten Study: No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk Through Christ's Passion. When: Mondays, 12pm-2:30pm. Study starts once participants receive their pre-ordered materials. Where: 5-minute drive east of I-5, Exit 9 Clark County Fairgrounds exit, home of Shirley Hoehne. To Register, visit ascensionpress.com/studies/36435/ registrations/new. Contact Shirley at 503-744-0214 or email s20040809@gmail.com for the "code" to register, or for more information. MATTHEW: THE KING AND HIS KINGDOM BIBLE STUDY Hamilton-Mylan Funeral Home Inc. 302 W 11th St Vancouver, WA 98660 360-694-2537 www.hamiltonmylan.com NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH 5:30PM IN THE UPPER ROOM If you would like to join this Bible Study group, please email faithformation@protocathedral.org. 3
FAITH IN ACTION Protect Life Crusaders PRAY INFORM ACT Next Meeting March 26th, 5:00PM, UH PICK UP YOUR SPIRITUAL ADOPTION PRAY- ER CARD THIS WEEKEND! What Does It Mean to Spiritually Adopt an Unborn Baby? Spiritual Adoption of an unborn baby is a series of prayers and spiritual acts that you take for the soul of an unborn infant who is in danger of an abortion. Spiritual Adoption prayer cards are available in the pews. Please visit the sign-up table after Mass to learn more and to register your spiritually adopted baby s name with a member of the Youth Crusaders. As faithful Catholics we understand how truly precious the gift of human life is! FORTY DAYS FOR LIFE BEGINS MARCH 6th! Pray, fast and offer life-affirming alternatives to abortion at Vancouver s local PP abortion center (NE 116 th Ave, one block north of Mill Plain). Our peaceful, prayerful and legal presence offers hope and help in a place of despair. Opening rally is on Sat, March 2 nd, from 2-3pm at the vigil site. To sign up for Vigil hours call Gerry Parmantier at 360-831-7542. DID YOU KNOW BILL TO STOP INFANTICIDE OF BORN-ALIVE BABIES FAILS, by Calvin Freiburger, Feb 25, 2019, LifeSiteNews The United States Senate voted 53-44 Monday evening in favor of legislation to guarantee medical care to babies who survive botched abortions, but failed to reach the 60 votes necessary for the bill to overcome the current filibuster rules and pass. Originally introduced in 2015 and proposed in the current session in response to comments by Virginia Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam defending the prospect of letting a disabled or non-viable infant die after a failed abortion attempt, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act would require abortionists to provide medical care for such babies. Under the 2002 Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, babies who survive abortions are recognized as human beings with human rights, but how specifically to handle them isn t defined. Public officials, at all levels and in every party, should be able to condemn infanticide and come to the defense of the weakest members of our society, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), who reintroduced the bill s Senate version, wrote Monday in a Fox News op-ed. Recognizing the equality of every person shouldn t be a cheap campaign line. It is a core American promise. My colleagues know this. They have attested to it eloquently and powerfully in recent weeks. Now is the time to make good on those promises. Read the full article at www.lifesitenews.com/news. Hear from Abortion survivor, Gianna Jessen: Instead of dying, after 18 hours of being burned in my mother s womb, I was delivered alive in an abortion clinic in Los Angeles on April the 6th, 1977. My medical records state: Born alive during saline abortion at 6 am. Thankfully, the abortionist was not at work yet. Had he been there, he would have ended my life with strangulation, suffocation, or leaving me there to die. Instead, a nurse called an ambulance, and I was rushed to a hospital. Doctors did not expect me to live. I did. I was later diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, which was caused by a lack of oxygen to my brain while surviving the abortion. I was never supposed to hold my head up or walk. I do. If abortion is about women s rights, then what were mine? 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 and March 22) TIME: 6:00PM 6:45PM 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 this 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. 5
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STAY CONNECTED!! Stay Connected with the parish this Lenten Season with our Parish App! ASH WEDNESDAY ST. JEAN VIANNEY PILGRIMAGE March 6th, 2019 Masses with the Imposition of Ashes 8:00 AM 12:10 PM 7:00 PM (Principal Sung Mass) Palestrina Missa Brevis Allegri Miserere mei, Deus Byrd Ne irascaris Domine Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence. All Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence. For more information about St. Jean Vianney and the relic tour schedule, please visit www.kofc.org/ vianney. ASH WEDNESDAY PARKING: Please DO NOT park in the lot directly across 12th Street from the Proto-Cathedral during the 8:00AM or 12:10 PM Masses. However, parking there at the 7:00 PM Mass is allowed. 7