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 16, 2018 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parishes (425)349-7014 Pastor Fr. Joseph F. Altenhofen Parochial Vicar Fr. Francis Hung Q. Le,O.P. Ext. 129 Deacons Dennis Kelly and Matt Zuanich Pastoral Assistant for Administration Jessica McCullough Ext. 132 Jessica@ic-olph.org 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 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 18 8th Grade Parents Meeting September 28, 29 & 30 - Sausage Fest!!! October 3 Good News People starts October 4 Blessing of the Animals 3:15 October 10 Living Rosary October 10 Fatima Statue Visitation OLPH October 11 Fatima Statue Visitation IC 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. 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 17 7 pm Charismatic Prayer Meeting (PCC); 7 pm Rosary (OLPH); 7 pm Social Action Committee (SMH) TUESDAY, September 18 6 pm 8th Grade Parents Meeting (SMH); 6:30 pm Hispanic Bible Study (SJR) WEDNESDAY, September 19 11 am Rosary (IC Chapel) 5:30 pm Vietnamese Chaplet of Mercy (OLPH) 7 pm RCIA (FF 105) THURSDAY, September 20 7 pm Rosary for Priests (PCC) FRIDAY, September 21 6:30 pm Hispanic Prayer Groups (IC, SGM & SJR) SATURDAY, September 22 1 pm Vietnamese Altar Servers Training (OLPH); 3 pm Hispanic Divine Rosary Group (IC Chapel); 6 pm Vietnamese Mid-autumn Festival (MH); SUNDAY, September 23 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); 7:05 pm High School Youth Group (ICB) 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 Earlier this summer, I spent a day with some other priests at a little cabin up in the mountains that belonged to a parishioner of one of my priest friends. We had a good day together just hanging out, hiking and swimming in the river. In the late afternoon, we had hiked along the river to a waterfall and climbed down to the bottom to a place just past where the water had settled at the bottom of the falls. It was an awesome sight to look back up at the falls where all this water was cascading down. It was also a good place for swimming as the water settled at the base of the falls to make a beautiful little pool before collecting into the river again and continuing downstream. On our way back up we had to take another route, so we had to follow the pool a ways before turning back upriver. We came to a place where you could see the pool from up above and from there one could see that the pool actually had two areas. One area was that which eventually connected back up with the river and continued downstream, and the other was a side pool that appeared almost to be an overflow area that was most likely only really filled when the river was at higher levels. It was a long way from the main stream, and the current was not quite as strong there. From the overhead angle you could see that the water in the main pool was clear and clean but also moving, while the water in the side pool had collected a sort of dirty film on top of it that was pretty disgusting from where we were standing. Luckily, the area where we had gone swimming was part of the larger pool; otherwise I would have felt pretty gross. As I thought about, it I started to realize how much it related to the spiritual life. If the Holy Spirit is the current of the river, and we are the pool, how important it is to have an area of outflow in our lives. The water that moved downstream was clear and clean but the water that remained pooled had this gross film on top. When we simply come to Mass but don t have any place in our lives where we give back or let the Spirit flow out from us, we have a tendency to experience the same thing in our souls. Even though we are taking God in, through the sacrament, we aren t letting Him flow out through ministry and we feel stagnant or unfulfilled. To be truly human we have to exist in community, and that means to fully experience love, we have to give of ourselves. Prayers Always, Fr. Joseph This Week s Mass Intentions Please keep these intentions in your prayers each day. Monday, September 17 th +Maria Tuesday, September 18 th Thanksgiving to Mary & St. Joseph Wednesday, September 19 th +All Souls Thursday, September 20 th Students and Staff of Immaculate Conception & Our Lady of Perpetual Help School Friday, September 21 st +Sara Atkinson SATURDAY, September 22 nd 9:00 a.m. +Family Bui +Abelardo, Natividad & Ronald Alabado 5:00 p.m. +David R. Becker SUNDAY, September 23 rd 8:30 a.m. +Judy Whalen 10:00 a.m. The People of Immaculate Conception 11:30 a.m. The People of Our Lady of Perpetual Help 6:00 p.m. The Youth in our communities 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 23, 2018 25 th Sunday in Ordinary Wisdom 2:12,17-20 James 3:16-4:3 Mark 9:30-37 SPECIAL COLLECTION for Immaculate Conception Parish Prior to Fr. Joseph s arrival, we did a complete walkthrough of the Rectory. At that time, we discovered many areas in need of maintenance and attention. The list of issues to be addressed includes fresh paint throughout the entire interior, window coverings, bathroom tub enclosure repairs, carpet removal, repairs in the garage and replacement of some furnishings. Work has already begun as volunteers have removed old carpets, performed needed repairs in the garage and begun repainting on the main floor. The estimated cost will be $15,000-$20,000. A second collection will be taken up at all weekend Masses at Immaculate Conception September 22 nd & 23 rd. If members of Our Lady of Perpetual Help wish to help, please put in an envelope during the normal collection with a note regarding Rectory Improvements. A separate collection is not planned at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, since Immaculate Conception is primarily responsible for the upkeep of the Rectory just as Our Lady of Perpetual Help is responsible for the Parish Office. If anyone would like to help paint or has skills in installing bathtub enclosures, please call Duane Schireman at (425)275-6790 or Jessica in the Parish Office. Special thanks to those who have already given generously of their time from both Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Perpetual Help
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 09/02/18 Item Actual Budget $ Diff % Met As of September 2, 2018 $8,560.01 $10,300.00 ($1,739.99) 83% Year to Date $92,616.08 $103,000.00 ($10,383.92) 90% Our Lady of Perpetual Help Stewardship Week ending 09/02/18 Item Actual Budget $ Diff % Met As of September 2, 2018 $11,361.13 $9,500.00 $1,861.13 120%!! Year to Date $82,625.44 $95,000.00 ($12,374.56) 87% Please join your hosts KIRK & KRISTIN BORSETH in Mattie Hall following the 10:00 a.m. Mass on September 23 rd 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! Fr. Francis is looking for a recliner for his office. Do you have a gently-used recliner that you would consider donating? If so, please call Mary Chris at the office, and she will be able to assist you: (425)349-7014. 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.
Immaculate Conception & Our Lady of Perpetual Help School News Sausage Fest Carnival Ride Pass Pre-Sale By purchasing your pass(es) in advance you will save $5 off of the price that will be charged at the ticket booth during Sausage Fest. Additionally, 100% of the funds raised in the pre-sale go back to ICOLPH School! September 28-30 Sausage Fest See you there! Youth Ministry Announcements
Religious Education Announcements St. Francis loved animals and so do we! Come get your pet blessed on October 4 th beginning at 3:15 p.m. in the ICOLPH School parking lot! Elementary Faith Formation begins October 3 rd at 6:00 p.m. in the Faith Formation Center on the Perpetual Help campus. Please register as soon as possible. Catechetical Sunday is this weekend. Please pray for all parents passing on their faith to their children. Thank you for living out your faith journey at home with your children. Please let us know how we can help you along the way! Also, 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. Saints Days and other Feast Days this Week: September 17th St. Robert Bellarmine September 18th St.Joseph of Cupertino September 19th St. Januarius September 20th Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang & Companions September 21st St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist September 22nd St. Lorenzo Ruiz & Companions September 23rd St. Pio (Padre Pio) of Pietrelcina Parish Community Announcements Do you have leftover infant clothing or items? How about donating them? The Infant Layette program of Catholic Community Services provides 25-30 layettes a month to families, many of whom are single moms or immigrant families in need, in the greater Everett area. We are in urgent need of the following items to get us through the end of the year: Bottles, bibs, newborn and size 1 diapers, baby wipes. Retail Gift Cards are also much appreciated. Please bring donations to our office at 1918 Everett Avenue in downtown Everett between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Your donations go directly to help families in your community. For questions, please call Debra Mazick at (425)257-2111 The Sisters of Providence are celebrating their 175 th anniversary this year! Please join them in prayers of gratitude and thanksgiving as they continue to bless our community with their presence.
Parish Community Announcements Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Take time for your marriage by attending the 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. Supporting Pregnancy Aid/Two Hearts Ultrasound Clinic Rachel s Corner - Be ashamed when you sin, don t be ashamed when you repent. To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow, but a psycho/ spiritual growth away from evil & death and turning to God & life. Sin is the wound, repentance is the medicine. Sin is followed by shame; repentance is followed by boldness. Boldness means to beg God for undeserved mercy. -St. John Chrysostom, Feast Day September 13 th. Is your heart begging God for His mercy as it yearns for His forgiveness and reconciliation with Him? Repentance is the first step. Don t let shame get in the way. Join us on a Rachel s Vineyard Retreat and climb into His merciful embrace. October 26-28 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! PATH Auxiliary for North Everett invites you to join us Tuesday, September 25 th at 7:00 p.m. We will get the latest news from Pregnancy Aid and enjoy fun and fellowship. Call Elaine at (425)259-0773. The Sausage Fest Flea Market needs your stuff! We are especially in need of small appliances and kitchenware. We could also use baskets, CDs & DVDs and tools. Please call Bill at (425)343-2883. Communal Anointing of the Sick will take place following the 11:30 Mass on September 16 th. Healing the Culture invites you to attend its 10 th Annual Stand Up for Life Gala and Auction on Saturday, October 27 th at Holy Family Parish in Kirkland. Cost is $75 per person; sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are available. If you wish to sponsor a table, Mary Chris will have forms in the Parish Office. For tickets and more information, please call (360)243-3811 or visit www.healingtheculture.com/gala. The next Knights of Columbus Steak Fry will be held 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. Have you thought about joining Immaculate Conception s St. Vincent de Paul Society? Do you know what wonderful work we do, and how much fun we have? We invite you to attend our next meeting, Monday, September 24 th at 7:00 p.m. in the basement of the old convent on the Immaculate Conception campus to see what we are about. There is still time to join us for our Friends of the Poor Walk, Saturday, September 29 th. To register, see the flyer in this week s bulletin. For any information, call Elaine at (425)259-0773. We re looking forward to hearing from you. PREPARES is a ministry throughout our State that gives hope to families (regardless of whether or not they are Catholic) who face challenges in providing a nurturing home for their children. Whether it be financial need or a lack of healthy parental role models, we compassionately respond with friendship, assist with basic needs and help in getting assistance through public programs, if needed. The need is so great now, and we don t have many people willing to become companions. Do you feel God calling you to help someone struggling with a new pregnancy or maybe needing some parenting advice or assistance with basic needs for their children? If you have questions or are interested, please call Sheila Davis at (425)931-4537. 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