Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Parishes A Catholic community striving to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to life in the lives of our members and those we serve. Immaculate Conception 2501 Hoyt Avenue Mass Times & Locations Holiday and Holy Day Schedules are published in the bulletin Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday (Vigil) 5:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception Sunday 8:30 a.m. Perpetual Help 10:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception 11:30 a.m. Perpetual Help 1:00 p.m. Immaculate-Spanish 3:00 p.m. Perpetual Help- Vietnamese 6:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays-9:30 a.m. Immaculate 1st, 2nd & 4th Saturdays- 3:00 p.m. Immaculate 3rd Saturday-3:00 p.m. Perpetual Weekday Mass Schedule Monday 9:00 a.m. Perpetual Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Perpetual Wednesday 5:00 p.m. Perpetual Thursday 9:00 a.m. Immaculate Friday 9:00 a.m. Immaculate Saturday 9:00 a.m. Immaculate Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Perpetual Help School 2508 Hoyt School Contact Information 3-year-old Preschool through 8th Grade 2508 Hoyt Avenue Everett, WA 98201 Telephone: 425-349-7777 Fax: 425-349-7048 E-mail: school@ic-olph.org Website: www.icolphschool.org FaceBook: www.facebook.com/icolphschool Our Lady of Perpetual Help 2617 Cedar Street Parish Contact Information Parish Office: 2619 Cedar Street Everett, WA 98201 Telephone: 425-349-7014 Fax: 425-349-7015 Website: www.ic-olph.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/icolph Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mt. Carmel Cemetery: 4105 Fobes Road Snohomish, WA 98290 (360)631-1394 September 2, 2018 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parishes (425)349-7014 Pastor Fr. Joseph F. Altenhofen fathera@ic-olph.org Please call the Parish Office to speak with our Pastor. Parochial Vicar Fr. Francis Hung Q. Le,O.P. Ext. 129 Deacons Dennis Kelly and Matt Zuanich Pastoral Assistant for Administration Pastoral Assistant - Vietnamese Community Sr. Cecilia Nga Vu Ext. 128 Sr.ceciliangavu@ic-olph.org Director of Religious Education Beth Rosales Ext. 131 Rosales@ic-olph.org Director of Youth Ministry David Zamudio Ext. 124 David@ic-olph.org Direct Line: 425-405-2521 Admin. Coordinator - Hispanic Community Rocio Castaneda Lopez Ext. 126 rocio@ic-olph.org Bookkeeper Shellie French Ext. 125 French@ic-olph.org Administrative Assistant/Bulletin Editor Mary Chris Goldstein Goldstein@ic-olph.org Parish Life KEY: IC - ICB - IC Basement MH - Mattie Hall SMH - St. Mary s SJR - St. Joseph s SGM - St. Gianna Molla SDB - St. Don Bosco SPP - St. Padre Pio STA - St. Thomas Aquinas SMT - St. Mother Theresa of Calcutta SGG - St. Galgano Guidotti OLPH - CC - Convent Chapel FF - Faith Formation GR - Green Room HH - Hensen Hall PCC - Petosa Conference Center PO - Parish Offices Weekly Calendar MONDAY, September 3 _tuéü Wtç ctü á{ byy vxá VÄÉáxw 7 pm Rosary (OLPH) TUESDAY, September 4 6:30 pm Hispanic Bible Study (SJR) WEDNESDAY, September 5 11 am Rosary (IC Chapel); 5:30 pm Vietnamese Chaplet of Mercy (OLPH); 7 pm RCIA (FF 105) THURSDAY, September 6 5:30 pm Baptismal Preparation Class (FF104); 7 pm Rosary for Priests (PCC) FRIDAY, September 7 5:30 pm Back-to-School Tailgate (IC Grounds); 6:30 pm Hispanic Prayer Groups (IC, SGM & SJR); 7 pm 24 Hour Adoration begins (OLPH) Immaculate Conception & Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (425)349-7777 School Principal Administrative Assistant Kathy Wartelle Elisa Whitehouse UPCOMING EVENTS IN OUR PARISHES September 3 Labor Day Parish Offices Closed September 4 First Day of School September 4 Parish Office winter hours begin: 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. September 12 Curriculum Night September 28, 29 & 30 - Sausage Fest!!! October 3 Good News People starts October 4 Blessing of the Animals 3:15 Papal Intention for the Month of September Young People in Africa That young people in Africa may have access to education and work in their own countries. SATURDAY, September 8 12 Midnight 24 Hour Adoration continues (OLPH); 3 pm Hispanic Divine Rosary Group (IC Chapel) SUNDAY, September 9 7:40 am Rosary (OLPH);9:30 am Prayer for Healing (OLPH); 10 am Hispanic RCIA (SJR & SMH); 10:30 am Rosary (OLPH); 11 am Prayer for Healing (IC); 12:30 pm Prayer for Healing (OLPH); 1:30 pm Vietnamese Charismatic Prayer (CC) SACRAMENTS and FUNERAL PLANNING Baptism: All families who are registered, active members of either parish are welcome! Contact the Parish Office to register for Baptismal Preparation Class. Classes are held the first Thursday every month at 5:30 p.m. in the Faith Formation Center. At least one Godparent must be a Confirmed, practicing Catholic in good standing. Matrimony: At least one party must be a registered, practicing member of either parish with at least 6 months active attendance at Mass. The Parish Office can provide Marriage Preparation information and paperwork. Ministry to the Sick & Homebound: Contact the Parish Office to arrange for the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick or to receive Holy Communion at home. Funeral Mass/Burial Rites: To arrange for a funeral Mass or memorial service, contact the Parish Office or ask your funeral director to do so.
Worship and Spiritual Life Pastor s Corner I would have put this in last week, but with bulletin deadlines and the way things played out I didn t get a chance to do so. A couple of weekends ago, the Archbishop accepted two of our parishioners, Duane Schireman and Chris Shambro, as Candidates for the Diaconate. As I m sure all of you know, they have been in the Diaconate program for the last couple of years engaged in prayer and study, but up until this point they have been what is known as Aspirants. As Aspirants they have been open to the possibility of becoming Deacons and have been prayerfully working towards that as a general goal, but the step of Candidacy ups the ante, so to speak. In many senses it can be seen as the difference between dating and getting engaged. When a couple is dating, they have a formalized relationship and are taking it seriously but the very act of getting engaged more than formalizes it; it raises it to a whole new level. So it is with our new Deacon candidates here In Everett, and the rest of their Deacon class. As such, congratulations are in order. Unlike engaged couples they don t have a ring to show off, but I expect you might notice a special glow when you see them in person. They still have quite a road in front of them, with two more years of preparation, but they are well on their way. In any case, make sure you congratulate them when you see them around and assure them of your prayers for this last leg of their journey towards ordination. In other news, I have been out on vacation this last week, first playing golf in the heat with my brother and Dad and then off to visit some friends in the Midwest. I ll be out through Tuesday of this week, so I ll miss the first day of school but will be back on Wednesday and hopefully raring to go. It has been a hectic start to my time here in Everett, but I feel that it will be good to be coming home this time, instead of to a new place. As I noted a couple of weeks ago in the bulletin, I am more or less moved in at this point so I will be coming back to a settled residence. I m looking forward to the year to come and all that it might bring. I am a little nervous with the unknown that any future brings, but I guess that s standard and returns us to the call to trust that Christ continually proclaims. Prayers Always, Fr. Joseph This Week s Mass Intentions Please keep these intentions in your prayers each day. Monday, September 3 rd +Souls of relatives and benefactors, that they may be at peace Tuesday, September 4 th +All Souls Wednesday, September 5 th Thanksgiving for the Anniversary of Bảo Thy & Lí Hàm Thursday, September 6 th +Patricia Louise Beck Friday, September 7 th +Leland Slick +Anna Bui +All Souls SATURDAY, September 8 th 9:00 a.m. Special Intention for the Kawamoto family 5:00 p.m. +Patty Lord +Charlene SUNDAY, September 9 th 8:30 a.m. Sherrie Daurie 10:00 a.m. +Fidel Llamas Hernandez +Ubaldo A. Beato, Sr. The People of Immaculate Conception 11:30 a.m. The People of Our Lady of Perpetual Help 6:00 p.m. For the leaders of our government. Prayer Line Ministry Do you have a prayer request? Please place them on our Prayer Line by contacting the Parish Office at (425)349-7014, or any of the following: Joan Henry (425)252-1710, Cindy Thomas (425)334-2280, Bob Sienkiewich (425)337-0410 or icolphprayerrequest@gmail.com. You may also place a written request in one of the boxes provided in the vestibules of the churches. Intentions remain published on the Prayer Line for one month, unless you request otherwise. NEXT WEEK S READINGS for September 9, 2018 23 rd Sunday in Ordinary Isaiah 35:4-7a James 2:1-5 Mark 7:31-37
Stewardship: Time, Talent & Treasure Living a S TEWARDSHIP It is all about your heart... Everything we have is a gift from God that we are to use to help others. _ yx Immaculate Conception Stewardship Week ending 08/19/18 Item Actual Budget $ Diff % Met As of August 19, 2018 $6,703.34 $10,300.00 ($3,596.66) 65% Year to Date $75,306.19 $82,400.00 ($7,093.81) 91% Our Lady of Perpetual Help Stewardship Week ending 08/19/18 Item Actual Budget $ Diff % Met As of August 19, 2018 $8,084.47 $9,500.00 ($1,415.53) 85% Year to Date $64,215.17 $76,000.00 ($11,784.83) 84% I Thirst A Prayer Inspired by Mother Teresa of Calcutta Mother Teresa of Calcutta, on the train to Darjeeling you heard what so many human hearts long to hear: the voice of God. Through the seed of his Word you built a movement the world has rarely seen and so longs for: a movement of mercy, a movement of compassion, a movement of hope shining in the darkest places. In each of your Sisters chapels around the world there hangs a crucifix: the suffering, dying Christ and the words, I thirst. These words: a call to action. We gaze upon your example walking off the safe path to risk all in doing the will of the Lord for the poorest of the poor, and we hear the agonizing cry of the one who called upon you: I thirst. Have we too not heard the voice of God? Mother Teresa, you know our hearts, crying for the one who cries for us. As we respond to this cry in our prayers and in our works, we ask your intercession: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us. Amen. Please join your hosts CLINT HALL & CHERYL GORDON in Mattie Hall following the 10:00 a.m. Mass on September 9 th Coffee & donuts will be served in Hensen Hall after the 8:30 & 11:30 Masses. Care Team Ministry 1 Corinthians 12 - Let us all be concerned for one another. The Care Team s goal is to help support all of you however we can. If anyone you know is experiencing a difficult time in their life, please give us a call at 425-312-3109. Messages will be forwarded to us. If you prefer, you can email us at: ICOLPHCareTeam@gmail.com. You can also place a help request form in the box in the back of the church. We would also like to acknowledge and share in all of your joys: births, baptisms, marriages, milestone birthdays & anniversaries or new jobs! We send cards, make phone calls, visits, bring meals, and offer prayers. We would love to support you! Together we can be a blessing to one another. Join our team on the 4th Monday of the month, at 7:00 pm in St. Mary s Hall! The Altar Society of Our Lady of Perpetual Help will hold its next meeting on Sunday, September 9 th at 9:45 a.m. in the St. Vincent de Paul Room (the Food Bank). Please come. Please don t forget that the Catholic Campaign for Human Development collection will be taken up on September 15 th & 16 th. Our Missions Office sent the following information to us this week: Catholic Campaign for Human Development Collection-September 15-16 This annual collection (September 15/16 in 2018) supports the national and local effort of the U.S. Catholic Bishops. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) serves to combat domestic poverty and to implement the Church's social teachings. The Archdiocesan contribution to this national collection results in many grants supporting efforts in western Washington, including the Catholic Community Services PREPARES programs in many of our parishes, and for education in our parishes and schools on Catholic social teaching. Information on CCHD, this annual Special Collection, as well as the local and national CCHD grantees in this Archdiocese, can be found at our website:www.seattlearchdiocese.org/cchd.
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Religious Education Announcements Catechetical Sunday is September 16, 2018. Please pray for our parish catechists who offer their time, talent and treasure for our parish children and adults. We have many wonderful people that have answered the call to catechize those in our parish that take part in Elementary Faith Formation, RCIA, Journey with Jesus, Marriage Preparation, Vacation Bible Camp, CLOW and Youth Group. Prayer for Catechists O God, our Heavenly Father, you have given us the gift of these catechists to be heralds of the Gospel to our parish family. We lift them up to you in thanksgiving and intercede for them concerning their hopes and needs. May we be attentive to the presence of your Word in them, a Word that lifts up and affirms, calls forth and challenges, is compassionate and consoles. We pray that our parish family will always be blessed with those who have responded to the call to share in Christ s prophetic mission as catechists. May we, too, be open to the universal call to service that Christ addresses to all of his disciples, contributing our gifts to the Communion of Faith, the Church. We ask this in Jesus name. Amen. Journey with Jesus will begin September 12 th! Our new program is called Consoling the Heart of Jesus. Please join us beginning at 6:00 p.m. a new time in Hensen Hall at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Campus. All are welcome to come. Please bring a friend! FORMED.ORG - Want to learn more about the faith? Strengthen your marriage? Teach your children about discipleship and supplement what is happening already? We have purchased, for every parishioner, a subscription to formed.org, a Catholic resource that offers many different self-enrichment programs for home study or group discussion. Many of the topics are covered in Journey with Jesus, but if you want more, simply contact Beth Rosales at the Parish Office for more information. Our parish access code is: 0f16c0 (those are zeroes.) Would you like to access a beautiful library of Catholic resources for free? Join FORMED.ORG. This website is like Netflix for Catholics. Use this link to get registered: https://formed.org/home?code=0f16c0 Saints Days and other Feast Days this Week: September 3rd St. Gregory the Great September 4th St. Rose of Viterbo September 5th St. Teresa of Calcutta September 6th Blessed Claudio Granzotto September 7th Blessed Frederic Ozanam September 8th Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, Mary Parish Community Announcements Society of St. Vincent de Paul to Host 11 th Annual Friends of the Poor Walk/Run The St. Vincent de Paul Conferences from both parishes are participating in the 11 th Annual Friends of the Poor Walk Saturday, September 29, 2018. You can register as a walker by logging in: https://www.fopwalk.org/ The Friends of the Poor Walk/Run is a simple, visible way to help bring attention to the issue and help raise funds to help those in need in our community. Unlike similar events, the Friends of the Poor Walk/Run: Does not charge any administrative fees Every dollar raised will directly benefit the people in the Everett area For more information, email Ed Rhone at egrhone@comcast.net
Parish Community Announcements Associated Catholic Cemeteries is hosting an open house at Holyrood, Cavalry and Gethsemane Catholic cemeteries on Sunday September 16 th from Noon to 4 pm. Stop by to say hello to our staff, ask questions, walk the grounds, visit an ancestor or just enjoy some refreshments. What is in your heart? Share the fullness of your heart with your spouse. Sign up today to attend an upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend at the Sheraton Hotel, Bellevue, on November 16-18, 2018. Apply at www.wwme.org.for more information leave a message at (206)772-2344. Sign up today. The Prayer Shawl Ministry will begin again on Tuesday, September 11 th at 11:45 in the Parish Offices. As always, everyone is welcome to come and bring a friend. We have yarn, fellowship and snacks! The next Knights of Columbus Steak Fry will be September 22nd. Dinner is served at 6:30 pm. It includes Steak, Baked Potato, Vegetable and Salad Bar for only $12.00! There s also a no-host bar. Please make reservations on the prior Thursday before Noon at 425-259-1218. Do you have a rosary that needs to be repaired? Please bring it into the Parish Office. Fede will prayerfully mend and rebuild it for you. Immaculate Conception St. Vincent de Paul is looking for someone to repair a bicycle for a client who walks home to Everett from her job in Marysville five nights a week. She works the night shift, and busses don t run at 2 am. She can t afford a car. We do not have funds to buy a bike for her, but we have had a good bike donated. It needs new tires, possibly wheels as well and a tune-up. Please call Kathy (425)259-2894 or Elaine (425)259-0773 if you can help. If you can t help with this, please consider donating to our Friends of the Poor Walk! St. Joseph Home Educators is Immaculate Conception & Our Lady of Perpetual Help s own parish-based homeschool support group. SJHE hosts a variety of activities for home-school families and for the Parishes at large. If you are interested in learning more about our group, call Mara Logue at (425)338-2489. Rachel s Corner - What an amazing way to experience forgiveness and bring your heart closer to Christ. You leave the darkness and embrace the light! - August retreat testimonial. Last weekend, several retreat participants experienced the loving embrace of God and a pathway to self-forgiveness. Join us for a Rachel s Vineyard retreat and discover the merciful embrace that is just for you. October 26-27 en Español November 9-11 in English Call Aleah at 1-800-822-HOPE (4673). Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Services. You are loved with an everlasting Love! Save the Date! Saturday, November 3, 2018 will be the second Annual Dinner Auction for Two Hearts Ultrasound Clinic at Pregnancy Aid! Don t miss out on this year s event where we will be paying special tribute to Angel Metcalf who was long the heart and soul of our agency. We are still collecting donations and accepting sponsors. Please contact our office at (425)252-6444 or email us at info@twoheartsultrasoundclinic.org.if you would like to volunteer for this event or for more information, please contact Karla Curran at karla@twoheartsultrasoundclinic.org. elcome! Our warmest welcome to all who celebrate with us, whether long time residents or newly arrived in the parish. We thank God for you. If you are not registered or have a change of address/phone number, please fill out this form and place it in the collection basket, mail or simply notify us via email at Goldstein@ic-olph.org. If you are new to Immaculate Conception or Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Mary Chris will then mail you our registration card to fill out. Please return the card to the office or place it in the collection basket. Thanks! NAME: ADDRESS: CITY/ZIP: PHONE: EMAIL: ( ) New Registration IC or OLPH ( ) Contact information change ( )Moving Remove from List ( ) Please send envelopes Registration form is available on our website. Click on I m new here. www.ic-olph.org