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From our Pastor
It is official. The Archbishop has appointed Fr. Khanh Nguyen as the new pastor of the family of parishes that make up this family. The parishes are St. Francis, St. Bernadette, and Our Lady of Lourdes. This family of parishes will become one. A new name will eventually be chosen for the Family of these three parishes. It will be different from the names of any of the three parishes that make up the family. Along with Fr. Nguyen will be Fr. Dwight Lewis and Fr. Paul Thanh Duc Vu, S.D.D. They will be assisting Fr. Khanh Nguyen in this new family. Also in this group will be Fr. John Ludvick who was the pastor at St. Bernadette’s who will continue to live at St. Francis rectory. Fr. Khanh Nguyen, Fr. Dwight Lewis and Fr. John Ludvik will live in the rectory here at St. Francis. Fr. Paul Thanh Duc Vu will live at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish where he has been living for the past year.
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Fr. Khanh Nguyen was in Vietnam when his family escaped the Communist control of his country. They came to this country and his parents live in Kent. He loves to golf. In previous appointments, he raised Koi fish and birds. I do not know if he still raises animals as pets. Fr. Dwight Lewis is from the Caribbean. He has been in this archdiocese for all or most of his priestly ministry. He was a chef in his early life. Fr. Paul Thanh Duc Vu is recently ordained and belongs to a religious community, which serves the Vietnamese people in parishes around the country. Since he will be serving the Vietnamese Community at Our Lady of Lourdes, I am not sure how often you will see him here at St. Francis. Fr. John Ludvik, the pastor of St. Bernadette’s Parish, will be retiring at the end of June but will continue to live here at St. Francis and help out when needed.
I pray that you will make all of these priests feel welcome here in this community. I am not sure if you will see them every weekend here at St. Francis. They will be rotating and figure out their own schedule of serving at the Masses in this Family of St. Francis, St. Bernadette, and Our Lady of Lourdes.
In the Peace of Jesus,
-Fr. Dick
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Calendar of the week of April 15 - April 21
Monday, April 15th
Mass, Church 9:00 AM
Rosary, Church 9:30 AM
School Clubs, Unity Place 3:00 PM
CYO, Family Center 3:30 PM
OCIA, Parish Hall 7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 16th
Mass, Church 9:00 AM
Rosary, Church 9:30 AM
School Mass, Church 1:45 PM
School Clubs, Parish Hall & UP1 3:00 PM
CYO, Family Center 3:30 PM
Cub scouts, UP 1&2 6:00 PM
Scouts, UP1,2 7:00 PM
Wednesday, April 17th
Bible Study Early Session, UP2 12:30 PM
School Clubs, Parish Hall & UP2 2:15 PM
CYO, Family Center 3:30 PM
Choir, Church 6:00 PM
Adult Basketball, Family Center 7:00 PM
Bible Study, UP2 7:00 PM
Thursday, April 18th
Mass, Church 9:00 AM
Rosary, Church 9:30 AM
CYO, Family Center 3:30 PM
Music Theory, Parish Hall 5:30 PM
Scouts, UP1 6:00 PM
Knights of Columbus, Parish Hall 7:00PM
Friday, April 19th
Mass, Church 9:00 AM
Rosary, Church 9:30 AM
School Clubs, UP1 3:00 PM
CYO, Family Center 3:30 PM
Girl Scouts, UP1 5:00PM
Saturday, April 20th
Confession, Church 4:00 PM
Mass, Church 5:00 PM– live streamed
Sunday, April 21st
Mass, Church 8:00 AM
Mass, Church 10:00 AM
First Communion Prep, UP1 11:15 AM
UPCOMING FUNERAL
Lois Mullarkey
Friday, April 26th @ 4:00 PM
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We appreciate the support of the fine members of the business community whose ads appear on the back of the printed bulletin and at the bottom of this emailed bulletin. With their generosity we are able to have a printed weekly bulletin at no cost to us from LPi. | |
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St Francis of Assisi,
St. Vincent de Paul Conference
Helping Neighbors in Need.
Your help is needed in this ministry.
There are various ways to help out.
For more information, please contact Conference President: Pat Pomeroy at 206-280-6115
We collect after Masses the 1st weekend of the month with the exceptions of holiday weekends. Thank you for your continued support of this ministry through your prayers and financial donations.
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CATECHISM NOTES
Catherine Szeibert| cszeibert@stfoa-parish.org
The Catechism of the Catholic church defines prayer as a "living and vital relationship" with God. (CCC 2558). St. Therese of Lisieux said, "For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy." If you love someone, don't you want to spend time with them? Don't you want to share everything about your day, your thoughts, trials, and joys with that person? For many of us, God is the only one who is ever-present, unchanging, and always there for us. He waits at the door of hearts, waiting for us to remember Him, turn a glance His way, and say something to Him. I may not have time to pray for hours straight, but I do have many spare minutes throughout my day that I can talk to God, get to know Him, and share my heart with Him. It might be on a drive, while I'm washing dishes, when I'm about to encounter someone difficult, or just as I look out my window and feel grateful and blessed for the life I get to live.
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My favorite prayer is the morning offering I taught my kids. It is simple and a great way to start the day as soon as the alarm goes off in the morning. "O Dear Father, I offer you this day. Everything I do, I will do for you. Please accept me as your child. Please take this day as my gift to you. I want to spend it like your Son Jesus did. I want to act like Mary your Mother did. Help me spend it well, through Christ Our Lord. Amen." Habits make character. Let's get in the habit of praying so that we can build character in imitation of Christ. God our Father is the best listener and always answers our prayers in one of three ways—yes, no, or not now! I wish you a prayerful day, which will turn into a prayerful week, which will add up to a prayerful year, and hopefully, a prayerful life well-lived with God as your best friend, Father, and companion on your journey. | |
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Faith Formation
Cheryl Brooten | cbrooten@stfoa-parish.org
Peace be with you!
The appearances of Jesus post resurrection are decidedly strange, and no doubt unnerving to those whom he appeared. Especially that first time! Can you imagine being inside of a locked room, hiding from the authorities, only to have your crucified leader appear in your midst? Except for the fact that everyone present witnessed the same event, you would question your sanity. The disciples are understandably shocked and afraid. Jesus immediately offers words of comfort, “Peace be with you.” In modern words, calm down, I’ve got this.
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What Jesus gave to those disciples in the locked room, what they received, was peace. He knew they were terrified, grief stricken, and feeling hopeless. The cross was not what they had envisioned for the end of their journey with Jesus. Surely, the one who can raise people from the dead, multiply loaves of bread and walk on water is capable of dealing with a few soldiers! Then, with all dreams crushed, something unimaginable happens, something entirely new and unpredictable. He appears! The disciples did not receive what they wanted, the restoration of power to Israel; they received a more glorious gift, salvation for themselves and the whole world.
Jesus no longer appears to us, physically showing us his wounds, allowing us to touch him or eating with us. Or does he? We see him hidden in the Eucharist and touch his body. In communion, we believe Jesus is alive in us, and we can show Jesus to others through our words, our touch and sharing meals. True, it is not quite the same, but is very effective. Your trust, your peace can be shared with another person who needs encouragement and support. In doing so, we image the body of Christ alive and working today. Jesus’ presence, bringing God’s peace, is no longer limited to one physical body but is now spread throughout the world in Eucharist and communion. What a glorious gift God has given humanity! May his presence in your heart bring you peace and may you share God’s peace with all you meet.
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Receiving Communion on the tongue. Recently, there have been some questions from our parishioners about receiving Communion on the tongue. Yes, we will always place the Body of Christ on your tongue, if that is your preference in receiving Communion.
Our extraordinary Eucharistic ministers are trained, familiar, and comfortable with distributing Communion on the tongue.
Those who receive Communion may receive either in the hand, or on their tongue. The decision should be that of the individual receiving, not of the person distributing communion.
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Our extraordinary Eucharistic ministers cleanse their hands with hand sanitizer, as do our altar, servers prior to setting the table of the Lord. Communion can easily be placed on the tongue without the hands or fingers of the Eucharistic ministers actually touching or coming into contact with the tongue, or the mouth. Our Eucharistic ministers look for signs as you come up the aisle to receive communion, as to how you wish to receive. It is a form of silent communication, if you will.
If you are going to receive on your tongue, please have your hands folded, and against your stomach. Open your mouth and extend, or present your tongue. The Eucharistic minister will place the Body of Christ on your tongue. The consecrated host will stick to your tongue, and you will then be able to consume it. Should you wish to receive communion in your hand, please extend your hand flat, the consecrated host will be placed on your palm, and you can simply pick up the host with your opposite hand, and place it in your mouth.
It is helpful if you present your palm flat, instead of attempting to take the Host from the minister with your finger and thumb. Hosts are easily dropped this way.
We are here to accommodate your needs and preferences. It is our privilege and honor to do so.
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Our Paschal candle arrived and I was over the moon
delighted. It was beautiful and lovely. And then……..the Saturday that we met for a “walk through,” of the events for Easter Vigil, I decided that the Altar servers who would carry the cross should “get a feel,” of the weight of it. Well….. it was heavier than I had ever imagined. And…it wasn’t the size that I ordered. It was way too tall, and a 1/2 inch larger in circumference. It’s not going to fit in our candle holder. Lord have mercy. Yikes !
Father said, “have faith.” So, we held hands and prayed. Enter Nghia Doan, and Cheryl Brooten to the rescue. Thank the good Lord . Cheryl had had a “hot knife,” and Nghia had the “know how. “ Thanks be to God!! All things work together for good for those who love the Lord and work according to His purpose.
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The Third Sunday of Easter - The third Sunday of Easter, or the third Sunday of Easter tide, is the day that occurs two weeks after the celebration of Easter. It is also known as good shepherd Sunday. On the third Sunday of Easter, we continue to hear gospel accounts of Jesus’ appearances to his disciples following the resurrection. Today’s reading, taken from the gospel of Luke, follows immediately after the report of Jesus’ appearance to His disciples on the road to Emmaus. Consistently in the reports of Jesus, after the resurrection appearances, He consistently greets his disciples with the words, peace be with you. It is a lovely and meaningful greeting. The disciples have witnessed the death of someone they loved dearly, and they now fear for their own lives as well. Peace is what they need more than anything else. Just as we do. May the peace of Christ be with each of you. | |
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Father Hayatsu’s Retirement Gathering - As you have seen for a few months, we have been announcing Father’s retirement gathering.
It will be held on Sunday, June 23rd from 11 AM until 1 PM in unity 1, 2 and 3. We will use EDP for overflow seating should that be necessary. Father decided that he wants to have a festive and scrumptious ice cream and dessert social to celebrate his retirement.
We will have an ice cream buffet with a delicious variety ice cream selections that will be hand scooped just for you. We will have a few toppings as well.
In addition to an ice cream buffet, we are inviting our parishioners to bring desserts, for our dessert buffet. Cookies, cake, brownies, sweet breads, maybe a pie, whatever your specialty, and what you are most known by to bring to gatherings.
Will be serving beverages to include: coffee, tea, punch, and water. There will be a basket for you to place your cards, and well wishes for Father. It will be a beautiful day filled with delicious treats, lovely fellowship, and so much love for our dear friend and Pastor. In lieu of gifts, Father is requesting that you remember him in your thoughts and prayers
Please continue to save the date Sunday, June 23rd from 11 AM until 1 PM.
We will be sharing reminders for you over the next months.
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CYO NEWS
David Paice | dpaice@stfoa-parish.org
Track & Field
Dates : 4/30, 5/2, 5/7, 5/9, 5/14, 5/16, 5/21, 5/23, 5/28, 5/30
Time: 6-7:30pm
Location: Kennedy
We are still in need of volunteer coaches, if you are interested, please email dpaice@stfoa-parish.org
Link for Details for the season - Practices (tentative)
www.teamsideline.com/sites/seattlecyo/home
Registration Link:
www.teamsideline.com/sites/seattlecyo/content/18961/4-8-Track-Field
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The Printed Version of the Bulletin
Download and read our printed bulletin in PDF HERE. This one is what you will pickup after Mass when you come to church. It is a bit different than this emailed version which often has last minute updates.
These links go to the LPi St. Francis' page so you can see some of the ads and visit them and remark how nice they are for supporting our bulletins.
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LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULING LINKS & NOTES
April
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45AAAC2CA5F5C34-47086223-april
May
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45AAAC2CA5F5C34-48006902-mayall
June
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45AAAC2CA5F5C34-48843442-june#/
All signups on our Parish web site:
https://www.stfoa.org/signup
Notes:
- There are a lot of ads throughout the app. They come in various shapes and sizes - keep scrolling.
- Be sure to create an account with signup Genius. either from a login link at the top or going to the "plain ole Signup Genius link at the bottom of this text. It will make it easy for them to remember you.
- Please signup with the same email that has been used in the past. Signup Genius will match emails and you will see other calendars to sign up to.
- At the sign-on page, be sure to click on the little "remember me" box. It might even "remember you" the next time you show up.
- Be sure to bookmark or add this to the home screen of this page. Then you will be able to go back to it at any time.
- When you signup for a time, you can signup for one or more, just keep scrolling beyond the ads to the next time you want to serve. There will be a button at the bottom that says "Submit & Sign Up". That is the first button, then you will go to a page with all the signups listed so you can be sure you didn't miss any. Sign in then click on the "Sign Up Now!" button and you are done.
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There are two icons/buttons at the upper-right, above the entries. The first one is to show the signups in a list view. The second is to show the signups in a calendar view. Both make it easier to see the signups.
If you have any questions please reach out to Kathi Swan at
kswan@stfoa-parish.org or 206-242-4575 x29
For Technical issues please email Rick Fleehart at
rfleehart@stfoa-parish.org
"Plain ole" Signup Genius to register or login: www.signupgenius.com/register
Any questions, Rick can help. I can be at any of the Masses with some forewarning. Be sure to bring your smartphone or laptop because we can get it setup on your device, and we can create a bookmark/shortcut for it.
If you only use a desktop computer, do not bring it to Mass to get help - Ha ha. We can create your username/account and send you an email link for the bookmark from my laptop.
-Rick
rfleehart@stfoa-parish.org
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STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
Year to Date Report
July 1 through March 31, 2024
Sunday Goal: $761,300
Sunday Actual: $758,678 ($2,622)
March Goal: $98,815
March Actual: $88,901 ($9,914)
Thank you for your continuous and generous support of St. Francis of Assisi Parish!
God bless you!
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Administration
At the last week weekend masses, Fr. Dick announced that our Archbishop Paul Etienne appointed Fr. Khanh Nguyen as pastor, Fr. Dwight Lewis, and Fr. Paul Thanh Duc Vu, SDD were appointed as our parochial vicars. Several years ago, Fr. Khanh served here at St. Francis of Assisi when he was a deacon.
Honor our Past, Protect Our Future Capital Campaign Update: The number of Households pledged 248; The campaign goal of $850,000 was exceeded by 30,098. The donations received stands at $361,812. Cash available is $296,817 for the furnace project and monthly payments for the roof loan. The current loan balance is $206,891. Thanks to all who supported this effort.
Understanding the Numbers: The total of $759,651 includes weekend loose change and Christmas & Easter donations. The Year-to-Date goal for these two categories is $30,800. So far, the actual donations have been $45,643. However, we have seen a sharp decline in online giving, ($35,627) short of goal (July through March 31) yet a strong increase in donations via the collection basket and through the mail. The latter way of donating is $19,062 above budgeted goal.
The Safety and Facilities Committee met last week. The group noted the number safety signs that have been added since the group started meeting in the fall. Next meeting is May 7.
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Making Sunday Giving Easier: For fast access use the QR code. Point your smartphone camera to the QR code and say yes or OK.
https://www.stfoa.org/giving
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Life, Peace, and Justice
Ken Gollersrud | stfoa.ljp@gmail.com
St Francis Community: Please take time for some silent prayer while walking in God’s beautiful creation here in Western Washing-ton. The cedar sapling planted April 2023, for Earth Day is doing quite well at Seahurst Park just a few steps to the right side after the bridge heading south at the beach.
We have 12 parishioners signed up for the Burien Clean Sweep on Saturday April 27 at 9 am as part of our Earth Day Activity. Please join us. To sign up to join our Parish Team for this event please email stfoa.ljp@gmail.com
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Life, Justice and Peace meetings:
We meet the 4th or last Monday of the month 7 pm via Zoom.
Email us your thoughts and comments at stfoa.ljp@gmail.com
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GOAL: the goal of having a Sister Parish is to be people who grow together in faith, work together in hope, worship together in love, bear one another’s sorrow, forgive one another’s faults, share one another’s joy, need one another, love one another, look for God in one another, see God in everyone.
CARING LOVING, SHARING, GROWING –
TWO PARISHES, ONE PEOPLE OF GOD!
The delegation is set to leave Seattle June 13th to visit our sister parish communities. We are collecting lightweight women’s scarves, men’s baseball caps, along with books and prayer cards in Spanish to take to the families there. You can bring any donated items to our next committee meeting,
Thursday, April 25th at 7 pm in the vestibule of the church, or drop them off at the parish office. Thank you for all of your prayers and support as our delegation travels there and back, bringing stories and pictures home with us.
Family to Family News:
We will be taking small gifts, pictures and letters to the children and families when we visit them in June. You can drop off your items in the parish office until June 12th. Please contact Maria Balsiger at smjdbalsiger@msn.com if you have any questions. Thank you for your support and prayers for these families. Below is a picture of the Good Friday procession in Las Vueltas.
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Technology Outreach
Rick Fleehart | rfleehart@stfoa-parish.org
Lights off on the Altar?
You may have noticed the Altar is a little darker than usual. There are two banks of lights that illuminate the Altar; they are out. These lights are way-up attached to beams and mostly hidden from everyone. When we turn on the stage lights for the live stream cameras, they light up the front of the Sanctuary but do not shed any light to the Altar. The Altar is darker, and you have to look through the bright parts in front to see the Altar. On April 6, before a Funeral, I noticed the darkness and decided to not turn on the stage/live streaming lights. We made the same decision for that Saturday vigil Mass. The cameras adapted to the lower light levels well. There was still natural light coming in through the windows which helped a lot. I hope we can get those lights fixed and light-up the Altar, as it should be lit-up and the focus of the church..
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Could it be that we have squashed all the problems with live streaming (except lighting)? Could it be that we won't have a weird issue with stuttering? Could it be that we should consider us stable? Nah! Just when you think everything is going well, you forget to check one minor thing on the list of things to check – and boom, that minor something breaks.
Operating system upgrades always happen. The Windows 10 PC gets updates at least once a month with a few extra updates during the month, thrown in for fun. The Mac has less updates and they are not on a schedule like the Windows updates are. You never know when Apple puts out an update. With both the Windows PC and the Apple Mac, there are two kinds of updates. I have been talking about the operating system updates, but we also have the application updates to deal with too. A few months ago, the Pixel smartphone updated to Android 14, broke its ability to be a live stream camera. Right before a live stream? Yikes! I was able to fix it with a software hack on the Windows PC a few days later.
ProPresenter software which runs the captions text at the bottom of the videos updates every few months. I hold back on any software or system updates until I research the updates. So far, ProPresenter has never caused any issues or breaks. vMix, which runs the video side has never caused any issues either. I normally wait a few weeks, so the break issues get to the software developers, and they have a chance to fix them. Also, I can see if the breaks have anything to do without our set-up. 99% of the time, they do not. Our set-up is very simple in comparison to many of the live stream systems I read about. Our integrator, Dave May, did us a favor by building out two computers and giving each a different job. Many other systems I read about put all the live stream duties on one computer, including running multiple monitors. We have three computers and one monitor feed which sends to the live streaming system, which sends to Facebook and YouTube.
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DID YOU KNOW?
St. Francis of Assisi Parish is a Formed Subscriber, which means all parishioners can stream the videos and programming available for free! Follow the instructions below and use our ZIP code, 98062, to find our parish. Sign up and start watching great Catholic videos and programs for adults and kids.
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PRAYER WORKS
In times of joy and sorrow we find ourselves reaching out to God. Sometimes we feel the need of a little extra prayer support. Our Prayer Ministry is designed to give anyone who desires the opportunity for others to pray for their needs. The process is simple. Use the request button below to submit your prayer request. Your intention will remain within the privacy and confidentiality of the prayer team ministers unless you request otherwise.
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Please support our Little Free Pantry
The Little Food Pantry is located on the west side of the church near the sidewalk. This little pantry has been such a blessing for so many, as we have noticed it being utilized more and more. If you feel so inclined to donate a few items to support our local community in their need, please consider items that don't require cooking such as pop top meals in a can, tuna fish, peanut butter, protein shakes, granola bars, fruit in a pop top can, etc.
Feel free to add the items yourself or drop them off in the parish office. Thank you so much for showing your support and generosity to our neighbors.
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