All Saints Parish
All Saints Parish Established 1899
Sunday, February 25th, 2018 • Second Sunday of Lent
Living Stewardship Abraham was prepared to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. St. Paul reminds us that God Himself “did not spare His own Son.” Are my gifts to the Lord — of my resources, of my time, of myself — also sacrificial? See Romans 8:32
Weekly Scripture Mon Dn 9:4b-10 Lk 6:36-38 Tue Is 1:10, 16-20 Mt 23:1-12 Wed Jer 18:18-20 Mt 20:17-28 Thu Jer 17:5-10 Lk 16:19-31 Fri Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Sat Mi 7:14-15, 18-20 Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sun Ex 20:1-17 1 Cor 1:22-25 Jn 2:13-25
The Apostle Paul was absolutely certain the love of God would find us no matter what happened and that if we had any role model and ancestor in faith, it was Abraham. The stories are familiar. Abraham left his ancestral home to find a land promised him by a God who had only recently revealed himself. Abraham believed a child would come to him and Sarah, though both were old. Finally, he showed he would give everything in obedience to God when he was asked to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac. This last story is troublesome to us. Would God require human sacrifice? We can understand this as a story of faith in two ways. The traditional interpretation is that God requires everything from us and wants nothing to come between us and our love of God. God’s “test” of Abraham is a test of obedience. Will we give our “all?” The second way of seeing the story begins with our understanding that many of the surrounding nations practiced child sacrifice. It may not have been a surprise when God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, since his neighbors were doing it, too. But at the critical moment, when the angel calls out to tell Abraham to stop, he does. The Lord wants a different relationship with his people.
Ponder and Pray Are we willing to stay peacefully within God’s plan, even if it means sacrifice? Do we trust God’s plans more than our own? Is there anything more beloved by us than God’s loving plan for us? Lord, you watch over me and love me as your child. Help me to see all people as your children and treat them with gentleness, love, and respect. From Mindful Meditations for Every Day of Lent and Easter, Rev. Warren J. Savage and Mary Ann McSweeny
A Word from Pope Francis Lent…is a special time for recalling the gift of our baptism, when we became children of God. The Church invites us to renew the gift she has given us, not to let this gift lie dormant as if it were something from the past or locked away in a memory chest. —Homily, February 14, 2016 Reflection article by Mary Katharine Deeley. © 2018 Liguori Publications. For more reflection materials, download the digital bulletin from www.allsaintsparish.com.
Abraham’s faith is shown as much in his obedience to the second order as to the first. God doesn’t want us to be just like everyone else. Rather, God wants us as his own people, following the path he carves for us—even if it means going against the tide. †
Fr. Michael Radermacher, Pastor • Fr. Sebastin Santhosh, Priest • Deacon Dave Jones, Pastoral Associate 503 3rd St. SW, Puyallup, WA 98371 • 253-845-7521 • www.allsaintsparish.com
Your Generous Offerings
All saints events calendar February 26th to March 4th, 2018
Week of February 18, 2017 Envelope Contributions Weekly EFT/Credit Card Budget
$16,072 $1,055 $18,763
Fiscal Year to Date Actual Budget to date
$630,790 $647,612
All Saints School News During Lent our school community will participate in Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl, a faith-in-action program that invites us to encounter our neighbor as companions on the journey through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Calendar: Wednesday, February 28 – Mass in Puyallup, hosted by 7th grade, 8:45am; 2A visits Puyallup in the morning; Puyallup PreSchool field trip to Puyallup library; Thursday, March 1 – KA prayer service; 8:45am; Friday, March 2 – 8th grade field trip to Tri-parish food bank
Rectory Build Updates
Tue, February 27 Eucharistic Adoration following Mass, Benediction at 10am Base Camp (Junior High Youth), 4:30pm at St. Francis House Wed, February 28 Catholic Divorce Survival Group, 6:30pm in the parish center Confessions, 7pm at the church Thu, March 1 Prayer for Life at Planned Parenthood, 10am (Marj Dawson 253-841-1952) Family Bible Study, 6pm in the parish center. New families are welcome!
Fri, March 2 First Friday Mass, 8:30am in the church, followed by breakfast in the parish center Prayer Shawl, 10am in the parish office 39ers Quilters, 10am in the parish center Lenten Confessions, Soup Supper, and Stations of the Cross (see the Lenten Services Schedule) **Stations of the Cross start at 7pm, hosted by 5th and 6th grade Faith Formation students**
This Week at the Rectory Build
Sat, March 3 Eucharistic Adoration after the 7pm Mass, Benediction at 9pm
SIDEWALK PARTY RESCHEDULED!
Sun, March 4 Faith Formation classes
Come on over for our sidewalk celebration today, February 25th, after the 9am and 11am Masses. See our progress up close! In gratitude for our gift of being able to build this rectory, we will be handing out snack bags to give to those we encounter that have no home. If you would like to make a donation to the rectory build, please visit us online at http://bit.ly/ASPRectory. Stay up-to-date with our Rectory progress! Check out the All Saints Parish Facebook page and see the Rectory photo album.
1st Grade Parents’ Meeting, after the 9am Mass in the school Quest (Senior High Youth), 3:30pm at the parish center
Altar Society for February Fourth Week: Wanda Miller
Mass Intentions
Lenten Services
Tue, February 27, 8:30am: Anna Thien Nguyen
All Saints Parish
Wed, February 28, 8:30am: Nancy Liu
Lenten Services Schedule
Thu, March 1, 8:30am: Bona Lobo
Lenten Soup Supper and Stations of the Cross Every Friday, February 16 to March 23 Eucharistic Adoration at 5:30pm Stations of the Cross at 7pm Lenten Soup Supper at 6pm in the Parish Center
Fri, March 2, 8:30am: Graham Young
Confessions Fridays during Lent from 6-7pm Wednesdays, 7pm in the church
Sat, March 3 7:00pm: Jim Fosnick Sun, March 4 9:00am: All Saints Community 11:00am: Hoa Le 5:00pm: Richard Wailes
To book Mass intentions, please stop by the parish office or call us at (253) 845-7521.
Our Advertiser of the Week is: Superior Carpet Cleaning If you work with one of our supporting advertisers, please let them know that you found them through the All Saints Parish bulletin!
Community Services
Children’s Ministry Join us at Shipwrecked VBS, where kids will discover how Jesus rescues us through life’s storms. Registrations are open now—sign up today!
Item of the Week: Saltine/Graham/Ritz Crackers, Granola Bars, Rice Krispy Treat Please drop off your donations in the back of the vestibule next weekend or at the parish office during office hours. Thank you for your support!
Campers and Crew Members can sign up online at:
Second Annual Catholic Immigration Summit Saturday, March 10th, 2018 Seattle University, Campion Ballroom • 9am-4pm Register by March 6th at seattleu.edu/ictc Join fellow Catholics as we share our immigrant journeys— old and new—and discern where we go together from here. Check-in begins at 8:30am. The day concludes with Mass with Bishop Elizondo and Bishop Mueggenborg in the Chapel of St. Ignatius at 3pm. Lunch and refreshments are provided at this free event. Registration is required. Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Seattle, Catholic Community Services, Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center, St. James Immigrant Assistance, and Seattle University Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture
http://bit.ly/AllSaintsVBS2018
Vacation Bible School June 25-29, 2018
Cost per camper: $40 Optional CD for $8 (pre-order only)
The Co-op Nursery is open at the 9am and 11am Masses when we have Faith Formation, for children ages 8 months to 3 years.
Stations of the Cross will be led by our 5th and 6th grade Faith Formation students this Friday, March 2nd, 7pm in the church. Bring your whole family and take advantage of this wonderful Lenten reflection opportunity!
Youth and young adults
Volunteer opportunity
QUEST (Senior High Youth) - Today, February 25th, we are gathering at the New Hope Resource Center at 3:30pm.
Marriage Preparation Volunteers Needed
Our gathering on March 4th is about Stations of the Cross. We need volunteers to help lead Stations on Friday, March 9th, 7pm.
Great news: All Saints Parish is experiencing an increase in sacramental marriage inquiries! This has created a need for more married couples to serve as mentors for those who are engaged or seeking marriage convalidation in the church.
BASE CAMP (Junior High Youth) - Meet us for an afternoon of service at St. Francis House on Tuesday, February 27th at 4:30pm.
You and your spouse are invited to prayerfully consider if Marriage Preparation might be one way of living your faith and serving our community. Ideal mentor couples: have been married for several years; are comfortable meeting with other couples and relating personal experiences of the joys and challenges in marriage; have a strong faith life supported by regular mass attendance and prayer; desire to support other couples in living out the Sacrament of Matrimony.
Confirmation Prep for Youth
If this sounds like the ministry for you and your spouse, please contact us for more information! Call Aleah at (253) 845-7521 or email [email protected] to learn more or to sign up.
Inclusion Ministry Mass Inclusion Ministry Mass & Dance Saturday, April 21 • Mass at 11am Presider: Archbishop Sartain • St. James Cathedral Save the date for the annual Seattle Archdiocese Inclusion Ministry Mass & Dance for families with Special Needs! Join our very own Irina Girdler, who will be representing All Saints Parish as a lector at this wonderful celebration. Mass will be followed by a dance at O’Dea High School.
Our gathering on March 6th is about Stations of the Cross. We need volunteers to help lead Stations on Friday, March 9th, 7pm.
NO CLASS TODAY, February 25th Next class: Sunday, March 4th • Topic: Anointing RESCHEDULED: Class at Christ Our Hope Parish, Seattle Sunday, March 11th • Leaving All Saints at 8am Permission slips available online at http://bit.ly/ASPConfirmation.
Coffee and Conversation Starting this Sunday, February 25th
Between Sunday morning Masses in the School Lunch Room Do you have an awkward question about our faith? Curious about what’s in the Catechism? Bring your questions and curiosity and join us for coffee and conversation on the 4th Sunday of the month.
First Friday Breakfast 39ers (Seniors) First Friday Breakfast Friday, March 2nd • After the 8:30am Mass Join us in the parish center for breakfast! Our guest decorator this month is Pat Bustruck, who will be treating us to St. Patrick’s Day themed event. Everyone is welcome!
COMMUNITY
Photo by Karen Kasmauski for CRS
REFLECTIONS FROM POPE FRANCIS: “Jesus’ whole life, his way of dealing with the poor, his actions, his integrity, his simple daily acts of generosity, and finally his complete self-giving, is precious and reveals the mystery of his divine life. Whenever we encounter this anew, we become convinced that it is exactly what others need, even though they may not recognize it: ‘What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.’ (Acts 17:23) Sometimes we lose our enthusiasm for mission because we forget that the Gospel responds to our deepest needs, since we were created for what the Gospel offers us: friendship with Jesus and love of our brothers and sisters. If we succeed in expressing adequately and with beauty the essential content of the Gospel, surely this message will speak to the deepest yearnings of people’s hearts.” - Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, section 265
All Saints Parish
Community Services
Parish Garden Info Sessions Saturday, March 10th at 6:30pm Sunday, March 11th at 10am, 12pm, and 6pm In the School Lunch Room The crocuses are blooming, which means Spring is right around the corner. Be a part of the Parish Garden’s inaugural growing season! Join us as we welcome Master Gardener, Joanne Slaybaugh, who will describe the Parish Garden project. Joanne will tell us how parishioners can be involved as Parish Garden volunteers, and she’ll also share some gardening advice on how we can become successful home gardeners! Whether you’re an experienced gardener or still cultivating your green thumb, you are invited to help “sow the seeds” for this new parish ministry. The season for new life is coming - come and grow with us! Refreshments will be provided. Admission is free. All are welcome. Can’t make it but want to be involved? Contact Aleah at (253) 845-7521 or [email protected]
Second Sunday of Lent | February 25, 2018
God’s Test of Obedience By Mary Katharine Deeley
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he Apostle Paul was absolutely certain the love of God would find us no matter what happened and that if we had any role model and ancestor in faith, it was Abraham. The stories are familiar. Abraham left his ancestral home to find a land promised him by a God who had only recently revealed himself. Abraham believed a child would come to him and Sarah, though both were old. Finally, he showed he would give everything in obedience to God when he was asked to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac.
Sunday Readings Genesis 22:1–2, 9a, 10–13, 15–18 “Do not lay your hand on the boy,” said the angel. Romans 8:31b–34 He who did not spare his own Son…how will he not also give us everything else along with him? Mark 9:2–10 [God said,] “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
This last story is troublesome to us. Would God require human sacrifice? We can understand this as a story of faith in two ways. The traditional interpretation is that God requires everything from us and wants nothing to come between us and our love of God. God’s “test” of Abraham is a test of obedience. Will we give our “all?” The second way of seeing the story begins with our understanding that many of the surrounding nations practiced child sacrifice. It may not have been a surprise when God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, since his neighbors were doing it, too. But at the critical moment, when the angel calls out to tell Abraham to stop, he does. The Lord wants a different relationship with his people. Abraham’s faith is shown as much in his obedience to the second order as to the first. God doesn’t want us to be just like everyone else. Rather, God wants us as his own people, following the path he carves for us—even if it means going against the tide. +
We can understand the story of Abraham’s faith in two ways.
© 2018 Liguori Publications l Liguori.org
A Word From Pope Francis Lent…is a special time for recalling the gift of our baptism, when we became children of God. The Church invites us to renew the gift she has given us, not to let this gift lie dormant as if it were something from the past or locked away in a memory chest. —Homily, February 14, 2016
• Are we willing to stay peacefully within God’s plan, even if it means sacrifice? • Do we trust God’s plans more than our own? • Is there anything more beloved by us than God’s loving plan for us?
Belonging to God By Kathy Coffey
Awareness, Gratitude
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he First Commandment: “I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. You shall not have other gods beside me” (Exodus 20:2–3). Newspapers carried the story of a father who was boating with his son and the boy’s friend. When a strong, unexpected current carried the children overboard, the dad rescued them both. But after dragging them to safety, he could not save himself and drowned. We can speculate about the gratitude the son, his friend, and their families will carry throughout their lives. Every breath they take is, in some sense, a gift of and a tribute to the heroic father who saved them. When people do us a big favor, we can rarely repay them. We breathe gratitude and cannot say thanks enough. The extreme thankfulness that recipients must feel gives us a clue about the First Commandment. When we read about God freeing the Hebrews from Egypt, it’s hard to relate. Few of us know slavery firsthand. Hearing about people who are slaves today, many of them children, we’re appalled. We can only imagine what it means when someone unlocks the prison door and says, “You’re free.” To forget such a liberator would be the worst ingratitude.
After a gift like the one the Hebrew people received, how could they ignore God? How could they even think of worshiping anyone or anything else? Before we get too high and mighty, scorning those ungrateful Jews, we should look at the ways God has freed us. Our situation may not be as obvious as imprisonment, but there are other, subtler forms of slavery. Some are caught in addictions to gambling, smoking, drugs, or alcohol. Others are trapped in unhealthy habits, fears, or relationships. From all of these, God is the ultimate liberator, freeing us in ways that surpass what we can do for ourselves. Whatever our particular circumstances, God has freed us from something. And how gratefully do we respond? We probably need a reminder to put God first as badly as the Hebrews did. If we say we belong to God completely and wholeheartedly, how do we show it? Do we set aside time each day to reflect on God’s ongoing action in our lives? (For harried commuters this can be done at stop signs.) Do we fall asleep naming the ways God was present in our days and the blessings he brought? If we take this commandment seriously, it will be reflected in our calendars and checkbooks. How do we spend our time and money?
Whatever our circumstances, God has freed us.
WEEKDAY READINGS February 26-March 3
February 25, 2018
Learning From Jesus
If we really want to know what this commandment means, we should look at the way it operates in Jesus’ life. He is passionately caught up in the love of his Father; his primary goal is pleasing God. Inspired and heartened by God, he responds constantly to God’s initiatives. Prayer punctuates his life; he often withdraws to renew his delight in God and be strengthened by their time together. During this time, he must experience God’s love, listen for God’s guidance, imagine God’s face. Jesus shows us what it means to belong to God. During his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, every human instinct rebels against the course ahead, but he holds fast to whatever the Father asks. If we can share in his all-consuming love, it places us in the house of God at all times. As Jesus’ joy and compassion shows us, that’s a far better place to live than the house of slavery. +
Lord, you watch over me and love me as your child. Help me to see all people as your children and treat them with gentleness, love, and respect. From Mindful Meditations for Every Day of Lent and Easter, Rev. Warren J. Savage and Mary Ann McSweeny
Mon. Lenten Weekday: Dn 9:4b–10 / Lk 6:36–38
Thu. Lenten Weekday: Jer 17:5–10 / Lk 16:19–31
Tue. Lenten Weekday: Is 1:10, 16–20 / Mt 23:1–12
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Wed. Lenten Weekday: Jer 18:18–20 / Mt 20:17–28
Sat. Lenten Weekday: Mi 7:14–15, 18–20 / Lk 15:1–3, 11–32
Lenten Weekday: Gn 37:3–4, 12–13a, 17b–28a / Mt 21:33–43, 45–46
© 2018 Liguori Publications, One Liguori Drive, Liguori, MO 63057. Scripture quotations in this publication are from New American Bible, revised edition, © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, DC. Pope Francis quotation is used with permission and copyright © 2018 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. All rights reserved. 1-800-325-9521. Liguori.org.
Sunday, February 25th, 2018 • Second Sunday of Lent
Living Stewardship Abraham was prepared to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. St. Paul reminds us that God Himself “did not spare His own Son.” Are my gifts to the Lord — of my resources, of my time, of myself — also sacrificial? See Romans 8:32
Weekly Scripture Mon Dn 9:4b-10 Lk 6:36-38 Tue Is 1:10, 16-20 Mt 23:1-12 Wed Jer 18:18-20 Mt 20:17-28 Thu Jer 17:5-10 Lk 16:19-31 Fri Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Sat Mi 7:14-15, 18-20 Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sun Ex 20:1-17 1 Cor 1:22-25 Jn 2:13-25
The Apostle Paul was absolutely certain the love of God would find us no matter what happened and that if we had any role model and ancestor in faith, it was Abraham. The stories are familiar. Abraham left his ancestral home to find a land promised him by a God who had only recently revealed himself. Abraham believed a child would come to him and Sarah, though both were old. Finally, he showed he would give everything in obedience to God when he was asked to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac. This last story is troublesome to us. Would God require human sacrifice? We can understand this as a story of faith in two ways. The traditional interpretation is that God requires everything from us and wants nothing to come between us and our love of God. God’s “test” of Abraham is a test of obedience. Will we give our “all?” The second way of seeing the story begins with our understanding that many of the surrounding nations practiced child sacrifice. It may not have been a surprise when God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, since his neighbors were doing it, too. But at the critical moment, when the angel calls out to tell Abraham to stop, he does. The Lord wants a different relationship with his people.
Ponder and Pray Are we willing to stay peacefully within God’s plan, even if it means sacrifice? Do we trust God’s plans more than our own? Is there anything more beloved by us than God’s loving plan for us? Lord, you watch over me and love me as your child. Help me to see all people as your children and treat them with gentleness, love, and respect. From Mindful Meditations for Every Day of Lent and Easter, Rev. Warren J. Savage and Mary Ann McSweeny
A Word from Pope Francis Lent…is a special time for recalling the gift of our baptism, when we became children of God. The Church invites us to renew the gift she has given us, not to let this gift lie dormant as if it were something from the past or locked away in a memory chest. —Homily, February 14, 2016 Reflection article by Mary Katharine Deeley. © 2018 Liguori Publications. For more reflection materials, download the digital bulletin from www.allsaintsparish.com.
Abraham’s faith is shown as much in his obedience to the second order as to the first. God doesn’t want us to be just like everyone else. Rather, God wants us as his own people, following the path he carves for us—even if it means going against the tide. †
Fr. Michael Radermacher, Pastor • Fr. Sebastin Santhosh, Priest • Deacon Dave Jones, Pastoral Associate 503 3rd St. SW, Puyallup, WA 98371 • 253-845-7521 • www.allsaintsparish.com
Your Generous Offerings
All saints events calendar February 26th to March 4th, 2018
Week of February 18, 2017 Envelope Contributions Weekly EFT/Credit Card Budget
$16,072 $1,055 $18,763
Fiscal Year to Date Actual Budget to date
$630,790 $647,612
All Saints School News During Lent our school community will participate in Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl, a faith-in-action program that invites us to encounter our neighbor as companions on the journey through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Calendar: Wednesday, February 28 – Mass in Puyallup, hosted by 7th grade, 8:45am; 2A visits Puyallup in the morning; Puyallup PreSchool field trip to Puyallup library; Thursday, March 1 – KA prayer service; 8:45am; Friday, March 2 – 8th grade field trip to Tri-parish food bank
Rectory Build Updates
Tue, February 27 Eucharistic Adoration following Mass, Benediction at 10am Base Camp (Junior High Youth), 4:30pm at St. Francis House Wed, February 28 Catholic Divorce Survival Group, 6:30pm in the parish center Confessions, 7pm at the church Thu, March 1 Prayer for Life at Planned Parenthood, 10am (Marj Dawson 253-841-1952) Family Bible Study, 6pm in the parish center. New families are welcome!
Fri, March 2 First Friday Mass, 8:30am in the church, followed by breakfast in the parish center Prayer Shawl, 10am in the parish office 39ers Quilters, 10am in the parish center Lenten Confessions, Soup Supper, and Stations of the Cross (see the Lenten Services Schedule) **Stations of the Cross start at 7pm, hosted by 5th and 6th grade Faith Formation students**
This Week at the Rectory Build
Sat, March 3 Eucharistic Adoration after the 7pm Mass, Benediction at 9pm
SIDEWALK PARTY RESCHEDULED!
Sun, March 4 Faith Formation classes
Come on over for our sidewalk celebration today, February 25th, after the 9am and 11am Masses. See our progress up close! In gratitude for our gift of being able to build this rectory, we will be handing out snack bags to give to those we encounter that have no home. If you would like to make a donation to the rectory build, please visit us online at http://bit.ly/ASPRectory. Stay up-to-date with our Rectory progress! Check out the All Saints Parish Facebook page and see the Rectory photo album.
1st Grade Parents’ Meeting, after the 9am Mass in the school Quest (Senior High Youth), 3:30pm at the parish center
Altar Society for February Fourth Week: Wanda Miller
Mass Intentions
Lenten Services
Tue, February 27, 8:30am: Anna Thien Nguyen
All Saints Parish
Wed, February 28, 8:30am: Nancy Liu
Lenten Services Schedule
Thu, March 1, 8:30am: Bona Lobo
Lenten Soup Supper and Stations of the Cross Every Friday, February 16 to March 23 Eucharistic Adoration at 5:30pm Stations of the Cross at 7pm Lenten Soup Supper at 6pm in the Parish Center
Fri, March 2, 8:30am: Graham Young
Confessions Fridays during Lent from 6-7pm Wednesdays, 7pm in the church
Sat, March 3 7:00pm: Jim Fosnick Sun, March 4 9:00am: All Saints Community 11:00am: Hoa Le 5:00pm: Richard Wailes
To book Mass intentions, please stop by the parish office or call us at (253) 845-7521.
Our Advertiser of the Week is: Superior Carpet Cleaning If you work with one of our supporting advertisers, please let them know that you found them through the All Saints Parish bulletin!
Community Services
Children’s Ministry Join us at Shipwrecked VBS, where kids will discover how Jesus rescues us through life’s storms. Registrations are open now—sign up today!
Item of the Week: Saltine/Graham/Ritz Crackers, Granola Bars, Rice Krispy Treat Please drop off your donations in the back of the vestibule next weekend or at the parish office during office hours. Thank you for your support!
Campers and Crew Members can sign up online at:
Second Annual Catholic Immigration Summit Saturday, March 10th, 2018 Seattle University, Campion Ballroom • 9am-4pm Register by March 6th at seattleu.edu/ictc Join fellow Catholics as we share our immigrant journeys— old and new—and discern where we go together from here. Check-in begins at 8:30am. The day concludes with Mass with Bishop Elizondo and Bishop Mueggenborg in the Chapel of St. Ignatius at 3pm. Lunch and refreshments are provided at this free event. Registration is required. Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Seattle, Catholic Community Services, Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center, St. James Immigrant Assistance, and Seattle University Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture
http://bit.ly/AllSaintsVBS2018
Vacation Bible School June 25-29, 2018
Cost per camper: $40 Optional CD for $8 (pre-order only)
The Co-op Nursery is open at the 9am and 11am Masses when we have Faith Formation, for children ages 8 months to 3 years.
Stations of the Cross will be led by our 5th and 6th grade Faith Formation students this Friday, March 2nd, 7pm in the church. Bring your whole family and take advantage of this wonderful Lenten reflection opportunity!
Youth and young adults
Volunteer opportunity
QUEST (Senior High Youth) - Today, February 25th, we are gathering at the New Hope Resource Center at 3:30pm.
Marriage Preparation Volunteers Needed
Our gathering on March 4th is about Stations of the Cross. We need volunteers to help lead Stations on Friday, March 9th, 7pm.
Great news: All Saints Parish is experiencing an increase in sacramental marriage inquiries! This has created a need for more married couples to serve as mentors for those who are engaged or seeking marriage convalidation in the church.
BASE CAMP (Junior High Youth) - Meet us for an afternoon of service at St. Francis House on Tuesday, February 27th at 4:30pm.
You and your spouse are invited to prayerfully consider if Marriage Preparation might be one way of living your faith and serving our community. Ideal mentor couples: have been married for several years; are comfortable meeting with other couples and relating personal experiences of the joys and challenges in marriage; have a strong faith life supported by regular mass attendance and prayer; desire to support other couples in living out the Sacrament of Matrimony.
Confirmation Prep for Youth
If this sounds like the ministry for you and your spouse, please contact us for more information! Call Aleah at (253) 845-7521 or email [email protected] to learn more or to sign up.
Inclusion Ministry Mass Inclusion Ministry Mass & Dance Saturday, April 21 • Mass at 11am Presider: Archbishop Sartain • St. James Cathedral Save the date for the annual Seattle Archdiocese Inclusion Ministry Mass & Dance for families with Special Needs! Join our very own Irina Girdler, who will be representing All Saints Parish as a lector at this wonderful celebration. Mass will be followed by a dance at O’Dea High School.
Our gathering on March 6th is about Stations of the Cross. We need volunteers to help lead Stations on Friday, March 9th, 7pm.
NO CLASS TODAY, February 25th Next class: Sunday, March 4th • Topic: Anointing RESCHEDULED: Class at Christ Our Hope Parish, Seattle Sunday, March 11th • Leaving All Saints at 8am Permission slips available online at http://bit.ly/ASPConfirmation.
Coffee and Conversation Starting this Sunday, February 25th
Between Sunday morning Masses in the School Lunch Room Do you have an awkward question about our faith? Curious about what’s in the Catechism? Bring your questions and curiosity and join us for coffee and conversation on the 4th Sunday of the month.
First Friday Breakfast 39ers (Seniors) First Friday Breakfast Friday, March 2nd • After the 8:30am Mass Join us in the parish center for breakfast! Our guest decorator this month is Pat Bustruck, who will be treating us to St. Patrick’s Day themed event. Everyone is welcome!
COMMUNITY
Photo by Karen Kasmauski for CRS
REFLECTIONS FROM POPE FRANCIS: “Jesus’ whole life, his way of dealing with the poor, his actions, his integrity, his simple daily acts of generosity, and finally his complete self-giving, is precious and reveals the mystery of his divine life. Whenever we encounter this anew, we become convinced that it is exactly what others need, even though they may not recognize it: ‘What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.’ (Acts 17:23) Sometimes we lose our enthusiasm for mission because we forget that the Gospel responds to our deepest needs, since we were created for what the Gospel offers us: friendship with Jesus and love of our brothers and sisters. If we succeed in expressing adequately and with beauty the essential content of the Gospel, surely this message will speak to the deepest yearnings of people’s hearts.” - Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, section 265
All Saints Parish
Community Services
Parish Garden Info Sessions Saturday, March 10th at 6:30pm Sunday, March 11th at 10am, 12pm, and 6pm In the School Lunch Room The crocuses are blooming, which means Spring is right around the corner. Be a part of the Parish Garden’s inaugural growing season! Join us as we welcome Master Gardener, Joanne Slaybaugh, who will describe the Parish Garden project. Joanne will tell us how parishioners can be involved as Parish Garden volunteers, and she’ll also share some gardening advice on how we can become successful home gardeners! Whether you’re an experienced gardener or still cultivating your green thumb, you are invited to help “sow the seeds” for this new parish ministry. The season for new life is coming - come and grow with us! Refreshments will be provided. Admission is free. All are welcome. Can’t make it but want to be involved? Contact Aleah at (253) 845-7521 or [email protected]
Second Sunday of Lent | February 25, 2018
God’s Test of Obedience By Mary Katharine Deeley
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he Apostle Paul was absolutely certain the love of God would find us no matter what happened and that if we had any role model and ancestor in faith, it was Abraham. The stories are familiar. Abraham left his ancestral home to find a land promised him by a God who had only recently revealed himself. Abraham believed a child would come to him and Sarah, though both were old. Finally, he showed he would give everything in obedience to God when he was asked to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac.
Sunday Readings Genesis 22:1–2, 9a, 10–13, 15–18 “Do not lay your hand on the boy,” said the angel. Romans 8:31b–34 He who did not spare his own Son…how will he not also give us everything else along with him? Mark 9:2–10 [God said,] “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
This last story is troublesome to us. Would God require human sacrifice? We can understand this as a story of faith in two ways. The traditional interpretation is that God requires everything from us and wants nothing to come between us and our love of God. God’s “test” of Abraham is a test of obedience. Will we give our “all?” The second way of seeing the story begins with our understanding that many of the surrounding nations practiced child sacrifice. It may not have been a surprise when God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, since his neighbors were doing it, too. But at the critical moment, when the angel calls out to tell Abraham to stop, he does. The Lord wants a different relationship with his people. Abraham’s faith is shown as much in his obedience to the second order as to the first. God doesn’t want us to be just like everyone else. Rather, God wants us as his own people, following the path he carves for us—even if it means going against the tide. +
We can understand the story of Abraham’s faith in two ways.
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A Word From Pope Francis Lent…is a special time for recalling the gift of our baptism, when we became children of God. The Church invites us to renew the gift she has given us, not to let this gift lie dormant as if it were something from the past or locked away in a memory chest. —Homily, February 14, 2016
• Are we willing to stay peacefully within God’s plan, even if it means sacrifice? • Do we trust God’s plans more than our own? • Is there anything more beloved by us than God’s loving plan for us?
Belonging to God By Kathy Coffey
Awareness, Gratitude
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he First Commandment: “I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. You shall not have other gods beside me” (Exodus 20:2–3). Newspapers carried the story of a father who was boating with his son and the boy’s friend. When a strong, unexpected current carried the children overboard, the dad rescued them both. But after dragging them to safety, he could not save himself and drowned. We can speculate about the gratitude the son, his friend, and their families will carry throughout their lives. Every breath they take is, in some sense, a gift of and a tribute to the heroic father who saved them. When people do us a big favor, we can rarely repay them. We breathe gratitude and cannot say thanks enough. The extreme thankfulness that recipients must feel gives us a clue about the First Commandment. When we read about God freeing the Hebrews from Egypt, it’s hard to relate. Few of us know slavery firsthand. Hearing about people who are slaves today, many of them children, we’re appalled. We can only imagine what it means when someone unlocks the prison door and says, “You’re free.” To forget such a liberator would be the worst ingratitude.
After a gift like the one the Hebrew people received, how could they ignore God? How could they even think of worshiping anyone or anything else? Before we get too high and mighty, scorning those ungrateful Jews, we should look at the ways God has freed us. Our situation may not be as obvious as imprisonment, but there are other, subtler forms of slavery. Some are caught in addictions to gambling, smoking, drugs, or alcohol. Others are trapped in unhealthy habits, fears, or relationships. From all of these, God is the ultimate liberator, freeing us in ways that surpass what we can do for ourselves. Whatever our particular circumstances, God has freed us from something. And how gratefully do we respond? We probably need a reminder to put God first as badly as the Hebrews did. If we say we belong to God completely and wholeheartedly, how do we show it? Do we set aside time each day to reflect on God’s ongoing action in our lives? (For harried commuters this can be done at stop signs.) Do we fall asleep naming the ways God was present in our days and the blessings he brought? If we take this commandment seriously, it will be reflected in our calendars and checkbooks. How do we spend our time and money?
Whatever our circumstances, God has freed us.
WEEKDAY READINGS February 26-March 3
February 25, 2018
Learning From Jesus
If we really want to know what this commandment means, we should look at the way it operates in Jesus’ life. He is passionately caught up in the love of his Father; his primary goal is pleasing God. Inspired and heartened by God, he responds constantly to God’s initiatives. Prayer punctuates his life; he often withdraws to renew his delight in God and be strengthened by their time together. During this time, he must experience God’s love, listen for God’s guidance, imagine God’s face. Jesus shows us what it means to belong to God. During his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, every human instinct rebels against the course ahead, but he holds fast to whatever the Father asks. If we can share in his all-consuming love, it places us in the house of God at all times. As Jesus’ joy and compassion shows us, that’s a far better place to live than the house of slavery. +
Lord, you watch over me and love me as your child. Help me to see all people as your children and treat them with gentleness, love, and respect. From Mindful Meditations for Every Day of Lent and Easter, Rev. Warren J. Savage and Mary Ann McSweeny
Mon. Lenten Weekday: Dn 9:4b–10 / Lk 6:36–38
Thu. Lenten Weekday: Jer 17:5–10 / Lk 16:19–31
Tue. Lenten Weekday: Is 1:10, 16–20 / Mt 23:1–12
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Wed. Lenten Weekday: Jer 18:18–20 / Mt 20:17–28
Sat. Lenten Weekday: Mi 7:14–15, 18–20 / Lk 15:1–3, 11–32
Lenten Weekday: Gn 37:3–4, 12–13a, 17b–28a / Mt 21:33–43, 45–46
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