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Pastor's Page 2020-02-23
Posted by Kurt Lawrence on 2/19/20
Dear Parishioners: The three Scripture readings this 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time, issue three calls to us, to be holy as the Lord our God is holy; to not deceive ourselves with the wisdom of this age; and to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. ... Read More »
Pastor's Pages 2020-02-16
Posted by Kurt Lawrence on 2/14/20
Dear Parishioners: R.I.P. ARCHBSIHOP ALEXANDER J. BRUNETT Thank you for your 13 years of Ministry in our Archdiocese of Seattle. Happy Presidents Day – Monday February 17… This long weekend helps us to celebrate and remember the birthdays and the lives of our first President, George Washington and others like ... Read More »
Pastor's Page 2020-02-02
Posted by Kurt Lawrence on 2/13/20
Dear Parishioners: The fourth-week in Ordinary Time this year is February 2 and traditionally, the Church celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This feast is known as the feast of Encounter in the Eastern Church where it began. In 1997, Pope John Paul II instituted a ... Read More »
Pastor's Page 2020-01-19
Posted by Kurt Lawrence on 1/14/20
Dear Parishioners: In today’s Gospel passage Jn 1:29-34, the figure of John the Baptist appears once again almost as if to send us back to Advent…to look carefully at the evidence of the Baptizer and of Jesus, and to make some decisions about our own lives. John’s gospel text ... Read More »
Pastor's Pages 2020-01-12
Posted by Kurt Lawrence on 1/08/20
Dear Parishioners:
The Feast of Jesus’ Baptism is the theme for this weekend Masses. With this Feast, we are officially ended the Christmas Season and it will lead us to the beginning of the Ordinary Time in the Liturgical Year. Through Jesus’ Baptism by John in the muddy waters ... Read More »
Pastor's Page 2020-01-05
Posted by Kurt Lawrence on 12/27/19
Dear Parishioners: FEAST OF EPIPHANY OF THE LORD … Just as Christmas (the “Nativity/Birth of Jesus” was the revelation of God to people of Faith Tradition (Mary, Joseph, “Elizabeth-Mary’s relative” … etc …) and to the simple-minded and open-hearted for God’s, the shepherds came to know and see the ... Read More »
Pastor's Page 2019-12/22 & 12/25
Posted by Kurt Lawrence on 12/13/19
Dear Parishioners:
This is a combined bulletin for the Fourth Sunday of Advent and the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). At the 11:00 AM Mass on Sunday, the members of R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult) who are ready to take the next step will be introduce ... Read More »
Pastor Page 2019-12-12
Posted by Kurt Lawrence on 12/09/19
Dear Parishioners: We continue to reflect on prophet Isaiah 35:1-10 for this third Sunday of Advent, who announces the end of the Babylonian captivity, presenting a stirring vision of deliverance, freedom, and salvation. The prophet recalls the joyous memories of the exodus from Egypt. A second exodus is in ... Read More »
Pastor's Page 2019-12-08
Posted by Kurt Lawrence on 12/02/19
Dear Parishioners: The Second Sunday of Advent Season every year, we encounter the voice of John the Baptist in the desert echoing the words of the prophet Isaiah: "Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths… …” John the Baptist taught the people of his day and ... Read More »
Pastor's Page 2019-12-01
Posted by Kurt Lawrence on 11/21/19
Dear Parishioners: … … Happy Advent Season … …
The new Liturgical Year begins with the Advent Season in which the people of God recalled the “longing of the Messiah” coming as promised in the Scripture and for His coming again in our time. Today, the Church lights the ... Read More »