February 9, 2014 Month of the Passion of our Lord Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Isaiah 58:7-10 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16 FROM THE PASTOR S DESK MASS INTENTIONS A quick quiz: St. Valentine was: a) a priest in the Roman Empire who helped persecuted Christians during the reign of Claudius II, was thrown in jail, and later beheaded on Feb. 14. b) a Catholic bishop of Terni who was beheaded, also during the reign of Claudius II. c) someone who secretly married couples when marriage was forbidden, or suffered in Africa, or wrote letters to his jailer's daughter, and was probably beheaded. d) all, some, or possibly none of the above. If you guessed d), give yourself a box of chocolates. Although the mid-february holiday celebrating love and lovers remains wildly popular, the confusion over its origins led the Catholic Church, in 1969, to drop St. Valentine's Day from the Roman calendar of official, worldwide Catholic feasts. Following the liturgies this weekend I will offer a special blessing to all married couples. It is fitting for couples to ask for this added strength in their marriages. May God bless all our relationships with love and faithfulness. Peace, Do you suffer from feelings of guilt, grief, anger or depression from a past abortion experience? Do you feel alienated from your faith or wonder if God s love and Forgiveness can really be for you? Does it feel as though no one understands or cares? Join us on a journey of emotional and spiritual healing from abortion. Rachel s Vineyard Retreat 2014 February 28-March 2 March 14-15 15 Contact: Valerie 1-(800) 822-HOPE (4673) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 5:00pm SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 8:30am 10:30am Nelson Maldomado Michael Magnano Doreen Arpacci John Kenneth Thum Joann Crothers Rodolfo B. Torio For our Parishioners Robert Benedicto Puget Sound Blood Center Blood Drive Monday, February 10th 1-7pm in the Parish Center SAVING LIVES EVERY DAY PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS Our Lady of Fatima Parish School invites You to the 60th ANNIVERSARY JUBILEE & FUNDRAISER Saturday, March 29, 2014 doors open at 6pm Silent Auction, Gaming Tables, Fabulous Food Limited Live Auction & Live Music. Please save the date for this important event and share the information with all your OLF friends. Invitations will be available mid-february. If you would like to become involved with this event by giving a donation or as an event sponsor (perfect way to show your support of OLF) Please contact: Jennifer Wathen 206 352-4582 or jwathen@olfatima.org
Page 2 STEWARDSHIP A DISCIPLE S RESPONSE Thank you for all your gifts! Please remember your parish in your will. Last week s gifts $30,174. Budgeted each week $15,885. Budgeted year to date $508,307. Gifts given year to date $526,861. Isaiah reminds us to share our blessings: share your bread, shelter the oppressed and homeless, clothe the naked. PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY: EM: Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion EMs help the priest at mass to distribute the Precious Body & Blood of our Lord during Communion. Those interested in serving as EMs should be confirmed, practicing the faith, and in good standing with the Church. Training and support is provided. Scheduling is flexible. This could also be an opportunity to serve together as a family team. Contact Dianne DuSault at dusaultd1@comcast.net or 206-283-5196 to discuss training and scheduling preferences. Church Information...did you know? Church is a sacred space. It is said of St. Dominic that He spoke to God and of God. He also listened. Silence is an important part of prayer, that we may hear what God has to say to us. Please try to contribute to the silence by putting books back quietly and kneelers down quietly during Liturgy. Please visit with your friends and acquaintances in the parish center to allow others to pray in silence in the church. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT Our Lady of Fatima s Conference of St. Vincent de Paul needs your help! The needs of the poor in our neighborhood is higher than we can afford. Please Place donations in the collection in an envelope marked St. Vincent de Paul. Schedule for Children s Liturgy of the Word 10:30 Mass February 9 March 2, 16, 30, April 27, May 18 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time YOUNG PEOPLE S FAITH FORMATION Registration Continues for Sunday Religious Education When: Scheduled Sundays prior to class at 9:15. Where : The school entrance adjacent to the church parking lot. Sunday Classes for Children 9:30 a.m. 10:20 a.m. Class Schedule: February 9 March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 April 27 May 4, 18 PARISH NEWS LUCIA GUILD MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 AT 11:30AM Lucia Guild 2/12 in the social center. Social hour at 11:30, lunch at noon. Bring a sack lunch; tea, coffee and dessert will be provided by the hostesses. THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CRAB DINNER Saturday evening, February 22nd. The price is only $35 ($15 for children) and includes all the fresh Dungeness crab you can eat, salad, bread, dessert, and beverages. Tickets will be available after Masses, or call Rick Davis at 282-8241. WINTER SHELTER Thank you to all who have been donating supplies for the homeless. At this time we need disposable razors, small deodorants, cough drops and wash cloths. JUNIOR HIGH MISSION TRIP 2014 Current 7th & 8th grade parishioners/ students are invited to join the Agape Mission trip this summer! This is an amazing experience for our junior high youth and will take place July 20-26. Parent drivers & chaperones will be needed (chaperones can stay 1-6 nights) so mark your calendars. We will have an informational meeting in March for those who are considering this great opportunity. Please contact Jenny Roben (mjroben@comcast.net) with questions.
February 9, 2014 OUR LADY OF FATIMA SCHOOL NEWS Thank you to the Marchese Family and all who supported and helped with The Marchese Dinner this past Saturday! We all enjoyed the evening very much. Our school Father-Daughter Dance is coming up this Saturday, always a fun event at our school. We will be having a Middle School Information Night on February 24th, beginning at 7 p.m. in the school library. All parents interested in grades 6-8 at Fatima are welcome to attend. We have had so much fun this Seahawks season with our Blue Fridays and helping cheer the team on. What a wonderful week in our city's history! The Good Shepherd Preschool at Our Lady of Fatima is accepting applications for the 2014-2015 school year. Next year s sessions are filling up but there are some openings in the afternoons from 12:15 to 3:15. Good Shepherd Preschool is centered on Catechesis of the Good Shepherd which is an approach to the religious formation of children. It is rooted in the Bible, the liturgy of the church, and the educational principles of Maria Montessori. Our Montessori classroom welcomes all children between 3 and 5 years old. Please contact Gina Sheh at gsheh@olfatima.org for more information, or visit the school website to download an application http:// school.olfatima.org/preschool.php COMMUNITY NEWS Deadline to sign kids up for Magnolia Little League is Monday February 10 Sign your boys and girls up for baseball and softball through our website at www.magnolialittleleague.com Baseball Camp of the Summer! Please join us this summer (July 22-24, 2014) with 16-year MLB veteran Mike Sweeney (www.mikesweeney.org). The Mike Sweeney Catholic Baseball Camp will be held at Russell Road Sports Complex in Kent, WA. The camp is perfect for all skill levels between ages 8-16. Get more information at www.catholicbaseballcampseattle.com. Registration open on February 15, 2014. The cost is $300 and will be limited to 175 attendees. Join us for Mass, Confession, and baseball skills development. PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK FEB 9-16 Sun 8:30am, Mass, Church 10:30am, Mass, Church 9:30-10:20am Religious Education, School CLOW during 10:30am Mass 1:30pm Confirmation Session, PC Page 3 Mon Mass, Church 1-7pm Puget Sound Blood Center Blood Drive, PC Tues Communion Service, Church 7:30pm, Knights of Columbus Mtg, PC Wed Mass, Church 11:30am. Lucia Guild Meeting, Parish Center 7pm, Choir Rehearsal, Church Thurs, Mass, Church No Classes at OLF School Fri Mass, Church Winter Holiday No School OLF Sat, Mass, Church 4:00pm-4:30pm, Confessions 3:45pm-5pm, Music Rehearsal, Parish Center 5:00pm, Mass, Church Sun 8:30am, Mass, Church 10:30am, Mass with infant Baptism, Church MORE COMMUNITY NEWS SATURDAY MASS SCHEDULE AT THE CEMETERIES Mass is scheduled at 10:30am at each of the cemeteries Holyrood Cemetery Chapel Mausoleum, 205 NE 205th St. Shoreline, 98155 206-363-8404 Calvary Cemetery Chapel Mausoleum, 5041-35th Ave NE, Seattle 98105 206-522-0996 Gethsemane Cemetery Chapel 37600 Pacific Highway S, Federal Way 98003 253-838-2240 Feb 8 Calvary 8 Cemetery Feb 15 Gethsemane Cemetery Mar 1 Holyrood 1 Cemetery Mar 8 Calvary 8 Cemetery Mar 15 Gethsemane Cemetery ST. JAMES FAMILY KITCHEN Continuing Gratitude from St. James Family Kitchen for the many years of collecting food cartons for them. The clients appreciate the opportunity to take any leftovers when the meal is over. However, much of the food is too liquid to carry in containers without snap-on lids. Size is also a priority for the client 8 oz to 24 oz only. Thank you for your diligence.
MUSIC MINISTRY 50th ANNIVERSARY OF VATICAN II THE MASS OF VATICAN II (continued from last week ) Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J. - President of Ignatious Press Nine Proposals of Vatican II Paragraphs 50 to 58 (Vatican II: Sacrosanctum Concilium) contain nine specific changes by the Council: #3 (Paragraph 54) is a key paragraph: "In Masses which are celebrated with the people, a suit able place may be allotted to their mother tongue." This is to apply to the readings and to the Common Prayer. But also as local conditions may warrant, to those parts which pertain to the people. Nevertheless steps should be taken so that the faithful may also be able to say or to sing together in Latin those parts of the Ordinary of the Mass (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei, Lord s Prayer) which pertain to them." So, the Council did not abolish Latin in the liturgy. The Council permitted the vernacular in certain limited ways, but clearly understood that the fixed parts of the Mass would remain in Latin. #4 (Paragraph 55) discusses receiving Communion, if possible, from hosts consecrated at the Mass in which you participate. The Council permits Communion under both species here, but under very limited circumstances. The Council itself did not call for offering both species to all the faithful all the time, but it did grant limited permission for it. #5 (Paragraph 56) says that there are two parts of the Liturgy, the Word and the Eucharist, and that a pastor should insistently teach the faithful to take part in the entire Mass, especially on Sundays and Feasts of Obligation. #6 (Paragraph 112) the Council speaks specifically of music: "The musical tradition of the Universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art." That is a stupendous and shocking statement; the Council actually says that the Church's music is a treasure of art greater than any other treasure of art she has. Think about that. Think about Chartres Cathedral. Think about the Pieta. Think about Da Vinci's Last Supper. Think of all the crucifixes from Catalonia in Spain, and all the Church architecture and art and paintings and sculpture. The Council boldly says that the Church's musical tradition is a treasure of inestimable value greater than any other art. The Council would be remiss in making such a shocking statement without reason: "The main reason for this preeminence is that, as sacred song united to the words, it forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy." What that means is this: it's wonderful to have a beautiful church, stained glass windows, statues, a noble crucifix, prayerful architecture that lift your heart up to God. But those are all surroundings of the Mass. It's the "worship environment," as they would say today. But it's not the Mass itself. (Continued from previous column) The Council says that when the Mass itself is set to music, that's what ennobles music, which, itself, enhances the Mass; and that's what makes the musical tradition the most precious tradition of the Church. Notice, the Council implies what many Church documents have said explicitly - that the most perfect form of music at Mass is not the hymns: most appropriate use of music at Mass, as seen by Church tradition and reaffirmed by the Council, is singing the Mass itself: the Kyrie, the Agnus Dei, the Sanctus, the Acclamations, the Alleluias and so on. Again, this is what the Council actually says. Paragraph 112 adds, "Sacred music is to be considered the more holy in proportion as it is the more closely connected with the liturgical action itself." (The full article is posted on the Music Website. www.olfatima.org/music) PROPERS (PRESCRIBED ANTIPHONS) The Propers are Antiphons from the Roman Missal which accompany the three processions which occur during Mass: the Entrance Procession (Introit), the Presentation of the Gifts (Offertory) and the Communion Procession ( Communio ). The texts are taken directly from sacred scripture; most often from the Book of Psalms. Like the Readings, these Antiphons are assigned to each Liturgical celebration. Our Lady of Fatima Parish was the first Parish in the Seattle Archdiocese (since Vatican II) to sing all the prescribed Antiphons at every liturgical celebration. INTROIT: Venite Adoremus Come, let us worship the Lord. Let us bow down before the Lord in the presence of our Maker For He is the Lord our God! OFFERTORY: Perfice gressues meos Render secure my footsteps in Your paths; so that my feet do not slip; incline Your ear and hear my words. Display Your wonderful mercies, O Lord, Savior of those who place their hope in You. COMMUNIO : Introibo ad altare Dei I will go unto the altar of God, to the God who gives joy to my youth! PSALM 100: Serve the Lord with gladness come before Him with joyful singing! This February, I celebrate my 20 th Anniversary serving the Catholic Church as Director of Music. I feel extremely fortunate to have ministered to Christ s holy people in this capacity and am grateful for the love and support shown to me and my family from the people of Our Lady of Fatima Parish these past years! It is an honor to celebrate Holy Mass with such exceptional people. Please continue to pray for all our Music Ministers as they share their many gifts for the greater glory of God! Matthew Loucks