The Cornerstone
November 29, 2020
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OFFICES CLOSED
Due to the recent Washington State emergency order to stop the spread of COVID-19 our parish offices are closed. Staff are working remotely. Call or email us and we will get back to you promptly. Emails can be sent to parish@saintpats.org and voicemail can be left at 253-383-2783. Messages are checked regularly and will be routed to the appropriate staff person. If you need the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, call 253-383-2783, extension 4102.
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Coming to Mass
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Reservations for weekend liturgies and holy days during the Advent and Christmas seasons are REQUIRED to ensure we don't exceed the maximum building occupancy set by the State of Washington.
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Click HERE to register and arrive at least 10 minutes before Mass begins.
- Reservations are not required for daily Mass.
- Stay home if you aren't feeling well.
Advent & Christmas Mass Schedule
Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 8
9 am* & 7 pm | St. Patrick Church
9 am | Holy Cross Church
*Mass will be livestreamed on our YouTube Channel
Simbang Gabi Celebration
December 20 | 11 am* | St. Patrick Church
*only the 11 am Mass will be livestreame on our YouTube Channel; not the 9 am Mass
CHRISTMAS EVE & CHRISTMAS DAY
St. Patrick Church
December 24 | 5 pm* & 9 pm
December 25 |Midnight & 10 am
*Mass will be livestreamed on our YouTube Channel
Holy Cross Church
December 24 | 5 pm
December 25 | 9 am
St. Rita fo Cascia Church
December 24 | 7 pm
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
January 1
9 am| St. Patrick Church* & Holy Cross Church
*Mass will be livestreamed on our YouTube Channel
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The dispensation for Mass is still in effect.
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Mass via Livestream
Mass is livestreamed from St. Patrick Church on Sundays at 9 am, unless otherwise noted. Holy days, all-school Masses at 9 AM on a few Fridays each month and Mass on the first Friday of each month at 11 AM are also livestreamed.
THANK YOU for subscribing to our YouTube Channel and helping us reach our 1K goal. Subscribing to our YouTube Channel is not necessary to attend Mass virtually, however it allows you to set reminders to tune in. Check-in on Facebook and invite your friends and family to attend Mass on the livestream. Remember to make your weekly offertory gift via Online Giving.
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Contemplative Mass
Join us on Sunday evenings at St. Patrick Church for a contemplative chant Mass at 7 pm. The lights are low and the candles are lit for a reflective and prayerful celebration.
On the 4th Sunday of each month the 7 pm Mass is reserved for Youth Group and Confirmation Prep students and their families.
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Stewardship of Treasure Renewal
We are very grateful to the many parishioners who have returned a Treasure Commitment Card to our parishes. Your generosity supports our many ministries. We thank you for being good stewards of all that God has given you.
Fr. David signed and mailed over 1500 letters and asks everyone who has not yet made their 2021 commitment to prayerfully evaluate their giving to the parish and community. Need a little more inspiration? Listen or re-listen to Todd and Kim Ward's recent witness talk.
After discernment, click on your parish link below and make your pledge. How will you know whether you have pledged the right amount? You will feel comfortable and at peace with your gift.
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Registered Households: 898
2021 Pledges: 194
Total Pledged: $457,683
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Registered Households: 295
2021 Pledges: 87
Total Pledged: $175,208
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Registered Households: 142
2021 Pledges: 26
Total Pledged: $69,376
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Giving Tuesday
Save the date! #GivingTuesday is quickly approaching. Have you chosen the organizations you'll support on December 1 as a thank you for their impact on your life?
Giving Tuesday is an international day of giving, that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year especially, we're thankful for the frontline workers, small businesses, and community leaders who have worked tirelessly during the pandemic.
At our parishes, we've shared digital resources like virtual retreats, articles and livestreamed Mass to help you stay connected to your faith during this difficult time. We hope you'll consider supporting the parish ministry as we begin Advent and a new litugical year. Use the giving links below to make your extra gift to support parish ministry.
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Weekly Offertory
An offertory collection basket is located at the back of the sanctuary during Mass for contactless giving. If you are unable to attend Mass in person, please mail in your gift or give online with Online Giving, — Fr. David gives this way! It is safe and easy. If you are already an Online Giving subscriber, please remember to update your giving profile if you have taken a step up for your 2021 Stewardship of Treasure pledge.
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Corporate Matching Gifts
Want to double your gift for the Annual Catholic Appeal? Corporate matching gifts are a type of philanthropy in which companies financially match donations that their employees make to nonprofit organizations. When an employee makes a donation, they'll request the matching gift from their employer, who then makes their own donation. It is as easy as filling out a form. Talk to the benefits coordinator at work to learn how to participate. Learn more
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Year-End Giving
Have you considered making a donation by year-end for tax purposes? Stewardship pledge payments or new gifts need to be received in the parish office or postmarked by December 31 to be credited to the 2020 calendar year for tax purposes.
Other ways to make your year-end gift:
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Stock— donating stock to a non-profit can save you from paying capital gains tax on the appreciated value if you’ve held the stock for at least a year.
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IRA— If you are 70½ or older, there are potential tax benefits when you transfer funds from your IRA. Contact your IRA plan administrator.
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December 1 | 9 am
for the intentions of
Pam Stephen-Jordan
December 2 | 9 am
for the repose of the soul of Lawrence Merkle
December 3| 9 am
for the intentions of
Kevin Lovejoy
December 4 | 9 am
for the repose of the
Holy Souls in Purgatory
December 5 | 5 pm
December 6 | 9 am, 11 am, 7 pm
for the people of the parish
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November 30 | 9 am
for the intentions of
Haley Middleton
December 2 | 5 pm
for the intentions of
Keith Klappmeyer
December 3 | 9 am
for the repose of the soul of
Julie Schmit
December 4 | 9 am
for the repose of the soul of
Rene Schmit
December 5 | 5 pm
December 6 | 10 am
for the people of the parish
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Finding our Way to the Center:
An Advent Evening of Prayer
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December 9, 2020
7:00-8:15 pm
Join us for a virtual labyrinth “walk” in this contemplative ecumenical Advent evening of prayer, music, art, dance, silence, imagination and reflection. Presenters Fr. Jerry Graham, S.J. and Rev. Carolyn Shimabukuro will guide us on a journey with Mary and others to find our way to the Center and to hopefully return transformed. After this long weary year with the pandemic, election and growing darkness of Winter, may we pause together to find our center again in God!
Cost is on a sliding-scale, donation-based program. Suggested donation is $10.
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Adoration
Archbishop Etienne began Year of the Eucharist on the Feast of Corpus Christi for the Archdiocese of Seattle and asked us to spend this time pondering the true presence of Jesus's Sacred Body and Blood in the Eucharist. Read his pastoral letter, "The Work of Redemption." Join us for Adoration. Click the parish links below to view adoration schedule and sign up to keep watch for an hour.
Youth Group and Confirmation Prep students are invited to register for a special night of Adoration on December 17 at 7 pm.
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First Sunday of Advent
The first Sunday of Advent is November 29, 2020. On that weekend we change the cloth on our home prayer tables from green to purple. Purple is the color of preparation for the feast. We now enter the four week time of preparation for the feast of Christmas. Notice the purple in the Church— on the altar and the priest’s vestments.
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Rite of
Acceptance & Welcoming
The Church joyfully welcomed and received members into the Order of the Catechumens on Sunday, November 22. In the months to come, the Catechumens will prepare for their initiation into the Christian Faith by Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist.
We also welcomed those who, already one with us by Baptism, now wish to complete their Christian Initiation through Confirmation and Eucharist and those who wish to be received into the Full Communion of the Catholic Faith.
For all of these, we give thanks and praise to God who has led them by various paths to oneness in faith. The Mass was livestreamed on our YouTube Channel. Keep Candidates and Catechumens in your prayers.
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Elizabeth B.
Noah C.
Katherine K.
Shannon L.
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Jessica M.
Anna P.
Lawrence R.
Joseph S.
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Blake S.
Zachary T.
Yasmin V.
Eliza V.
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Available on your phone, tablet, laptop or TV for FREE as our gift!
To sign up:
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Click HERE to get started, then...
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Enter zip code 98403 or parish St. Patrick [regardless of your parish affliation]
- Enter your email and your in!
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Youth Group #253
Due to Covid-19 precautions, all meetings for middle & high schoolers are online except for the in-person, celebration of Mass on the 4th Sunday of the month & Eucharistic Adoration on the 3rd Thursday. Join us!
Read more
youthgroup253.net
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Poinsettias
St. Frances Sodality poinsettia sales benefits the charitable works of the ministry. Order one for your home and for friends and family, especially the homebound. Poinsettias can also be gifted to the parishes of St. Rita of Cascia and Holy Cross in memory of a loved one.
Several sizes and colors are available. Orders are due on December 13 and can be picked up December 19 - 20.
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REACH Auction
EARLYBIRD TICKETS
Reserve your tickets before November 30 to save! Everyone is welcome. Need not be a school family. Join us virtually for an incredible program celebrating Catholic Education.
For three consecutive nights superheroes around the area and from across the universe will unite to form a forcefield for Catholic Education. Your support is essential to the success of St. Patrick Catholic School and our students.
PROCUREMENT
SPONSORSHIP
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Be social, while physically distancing!
Get connected. Stay connected.
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