1. Art and Diseño

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 8, 2015
WELCOME TO BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH
We strive to live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ through our
life of prayer centered on the Eucharist and through the
formation of our members for evangelization and loving
service to others.
PASTOR
Fr. John Marie Bingham, OP, 206-547-3020
[email protected]
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Fr. Francis Hung-Le, OP, 206-547-3020
[email protected]
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Fr. Marcin Szymanski, OP, 206-547-3020
[email protected]
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
Debbie Gonzalez 206-732-7340, [email protected]
OFFICE ASSISTANT
Patricia Denend 206-732-7355, [email protected]
DIRECTOR, FAITH FORMATION AND EVANGELIZATION
Walt Sears 206-732-7345, [email protected]
DIRECTOR, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Marilyn Thornton 206-355-6540, [email protected]
DIRECTOR, MUSIC
Matthew Loucks 206-547-3020, [email protected]
ORGANIST
Laura Ouimette 206-659-9251
[email protected]
DIRECTOR, OUTREACH
Nina Butorac 206-732-7351, [email protected]
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH
5050 8th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98105 (Office)
Phone: 206-547-3020 Fax: 206-547-6371
Website: blessed-sacrament.org - Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM -12:00 Noon, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The church is open daily from 6:00 AM until 7:00 PM
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Weds -Fri
Saturday
Holy Days
7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:00 Noon, 5:45 PM
5:30 PM
8:00 AM
8:00 AM, 5:30 PM
8:00 AM, 5:00 PM (Sunday Vigil)
5:30 PM (Vigil), 8:00 AM, 12:00 Noon, 5:30 PM, 7:00 PM
NEWMAN CENTER at the University of Washington
4502 - 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98015
Phone: 206-527-5072
Website: www.uwnewman.org
MASS SCHEDULE
Weekdays 12:35 PM (excluding Wednesdays)
Wednesday 9:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM, 5:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:00 PM
DIRECTOR, FACILITIES
Gary McDonald 206-732-7366, [email protected]
FACILITIES ASSISTANT
Aaron O’Bryan-Herriott 206-547-3020
PRAYER TREE AND PRAYER REQUESTS
Call 206-732-7350, or email [email protected]
LITURGY OF THE HOURS AND THE ROSARY
Morning and Evening Prayer: 7:25 AM and 5:10 PM
Rosary: following morning and Monday evening Masses
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Tuesday-Saturday 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM
Every Friday from 8:00 PM to Saturday 8:00 AM
Door combination required from 8:00PM TO 6:00AM
Contact Fr. Francis Hung-Le for more information.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Monthly communal Baptisms during Mass or by
appointment. Call the Parish Office at 206-547-3020.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confession)
Thursdays after the 8:00 AM Mass; Saturdays from
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM; or by appointment.
Confessions at the Newman Center:
Sunday 4:00 - 4:45 PM, 6:15 - 6:45 PM
Wednesday 8:00 - 9:00 PM
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Contact Marilyn Thornton [email protected]
SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
After Sunday Mass or by appointment.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Contact the Parish Office for more information.
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
Contact Marilyn Thornton [email protected]
DOMINICAN FRIARS IN RESIDENCE
Fr. Jordan Bradshaw, OP [email protected]
Director, Newman Center
Prior Superior of Dominican Community
Fr. Lukasz Misko, OP [email protected]
Assistant Director, Newman Center
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Mardi Gras Celebration!
Come celebrate Mardi Gras
with the Knights of Columbus!
February 14, 6:00 PM - Parish Hall
Just a touch of N’awlins in Seattle
Jambalaya! Beer! Cajun Music!
$5 at the door
Kids under 10 free!
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
OF BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH
Emergency Assistance: Call 206-930-6439. Please leave your name,
phone number, and the details of your situation and request. Response
usually occurs within 24 hours.
Sunday Dinner and Food Bank: Dinner is served Sundays 12:00 noon 2:00 PM. Food Bank is open Fridays, 10:30 AM - 12:00 noon. For further
information about the dinner or food bank, or to make a donation or
volunteer, email John Morford at [email protected] or visit the
Parish website at
www.blessed-sacrament.org/svdp.html
Congratulations
We welcome into our community, those recently baptized:
January 31, 2015 Caroline Espina Erickson,
daughter of Matthew and Corazon Erickson.
February 1, 2015 Anneliese Mae Larpenteur,
daughter of Paul and Rachel Larpenteur.
Rest in Peace
 Alita Wall
Whose funeral was held on February 5, 2015
Mass intentions
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
7:30 AM Mary Hinkson (P. Hon)
9:00 AM Dominic Joseph Nguyen Van Hien & Marie
Tran T Duyen
10:30 AM Parishioners at Blessed Sacrament
12:00 Noon Brian Walker (Sara Wellnitz)
5:45 PM Holy Souls in Purgatory (Paul Sutlovich)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9
5:30 PM Dominic Joseph Nguyen Van Hien & Marie
Tran T Duyen
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
8:00 AM Dominic Joseph Nguyen Van Hien & Marie
Tran T Duyen
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
8:00 AM Intentions of the devotees of St. Jude (OP)
5:30 PM Doran Wellnitz (Sara Wellnitz)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12
8:00 AM Beth Mullin (Sara Wellnitz)
5:30 PM In Thanksgiving for favors received (Theresa
Blahato)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
8:00 AM Special intention (Bernadette Bermudez)
5:30 PM Holy Souls in Purgatory (Paul Sutlovich)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14
8:00 AM Louis & Dorothy Hon (P. Hon)
5:30 PM Richard Thorp (Kay Rantz)
MASS READINGS FOR THE WEEK
For the week of February 8 - 15
SUNDAY
Jb 7:1-4,6-7; 1Cor 9:16-19,22-23; Mk 1:29-39
MONDAY
Gn 1:1-19; Mk 6:53-56
TUESDAY
Gn 1:20-2:4a; Mk 7:1-13
WEDNESDAY
Gn 2:4b-9,15-17; Mk 7:14-23
THURSDAY
Gn 2:18-25; Mk 7:24-30
FRIDAY
Gn 3:1-8; Mk 7:31-37
SATURDAY
Gn 3:9-24; Mk 8:1-10
SUNDAY
Lv 13:1-2,44-46; 1Cor 10:31-11:1; Mk 1:40-45
Calendar of parish events
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
10:00 AM Coffee Hour - Aquinas Library, Priory.
10:30 AM Children‟s Sunday School - UCDS.
10:30 AM Sunday Forum: The Influence of Jews, Greeks and
Romans on Early Christianity, presented by
Dr. James Felak - TEC,UCDS.
10:30 AM Knights of Columbus - St. Pius V, Priory.
4:00 PM RCIA - Margaret of Savoy, Priory.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9
7:00 PM Communion and Liberation - Margaret of
Savoy, Priory.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
5:30 PM Prayer Liturgy for Life - Church.
7:00 PM Spirit and Truth - Church/Aquinas Library,
Parish Hall.
7:15 PM Lectio Divina Group - Holy Family Conf. Room.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
8:30 AM Wednesday Morning Bible Study - Aquinas
Library, Parish Hall.
10:00 AM Mom‟s Prayer and Support Group - Parish Hall.
7:00 PM Youth for Life Meeting - Parish Hall.
7:00 PM St. Dominic Rosary Makers - St. Pius V, Priory.
7:00 PM Young Adult Men‟s Study Group - Margaret of
Savoy, Priory.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12
9:30 AM Women‟s Bible Study - Aquinas Library, Parish
Hall.
7:00 PM Latin Class - Holy Family, Sacristy.
7:00 PM Baptism Class - Session 2 - Margaret of Savoy,
Priory.
7:30 PM Veritas Study Group - Aquinas Library, Parish
Hall.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
10:30 AM Friday Food Bank - Parish Hall.
7:00 PM Calix Meeting - Margaret of Savoy, Priory.
8:00 PM Friday Adoration - Church.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14
8:45 AM Legion of Mary - Holy Family, Sacristy.
6:00 PM Knights of Columbus Mardi Gras - Parish Hall.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15
10:00 AM Coffee Hour - Aquinas Library, Parish Hall.
10:30 AM NO CHILDREN”S SUNDAY SCHOOL
10:30 AM Sunday Forum - Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early
Christianity, presented by Dr. James Felak TEC, UCDS.
10:30 AM Knights of Columbus Meeting - St. Pius V,
Priory.
4:00 PM RCIA - Margaret of Savoy, Priory.
COLLECTION FOR JAN 29 - FEB 4: $ 13,566
The collection helps to support the work and ministry of
Blessed Sacrament Church. Thank you for your continued
generosity!
Parish Events
Parish Events
Calix Society at Blessed Sacrament
Friday, February 13, 7:00 PM
Are you active in a Twelve-Step Fellowship
and yearning for a deeper connection with
your Catholic faith? We invite you to join
our next Calix meeting on February 13, at
7:00 PM, in the Margaret of Savoy Room in
the Priory. The Calix Society is an
organization for Catholics in recovery, as
well as their families and friends. We meet every second
Friday of the month. Questions should be directed to Nina
Butorac at 206-732-7351 or [email protected].
BABY BOTTLE DRIVE!
Tudor Choir Concert
The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ
Gabriel Jackson
February 21, 7:30 PM
Blessed Sacrament Church
The Tudor Choir and Players present
the West Coast premiere of British
composer Gabriel Jackson‟s The
Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The 16voice Tudor Choir and 10-member
Tudor Players, directed by Doug
Fullington, are joined by soprano Maria Mannisto and
tenor David Hendrix.
February 21 - 22
Are you looking for a fun, easy way to
provide assistance to women facing an
unplanned pregnancy, and their babies?
The Blessed Sacrament Respect Life
Group and Youth for Life are sponsoring a
Baby Bottle Drive to benefit Next Step
Pregnancy Center (formerly Angelorum).
On the weekend of February 21 and 22, after Mass,
volunteers will be distributing baby bottles at each of the
church entrances. Please take one, and fill the bottles with
change (folded money and checks are also welcome!), then
return the bottles during the regular collection, at any
Mass in the following weeks. Blessed Sacrament is always
very generous to this drive, so thank you!
British composer Gabriel Jackson‟s new setting of the Passion
premiered in April 2014 to enthusiastic reviews.
Commissioned by Merton College, Oxford, as part of its
750th Anniversary celebrations, Jackson drew from all four
Gospel accounts and included the Gregorian hymns for Holy
Week, to create a unique 70-minute Passion setting for choir,
soprano and tenor soloists, and an ensemble of ten
instrumentalists.
Please contact Theresa Schrempp
at 206-525-1223 with questions.
Tickets are on sale through tudorchoir.org or at
brownpapertickets.com. Parishioners receive a 10% discount,
use BSP as the discount code.
The coincidence of Merton College‟s anniversary with the
centenary of the outbreak of the First World War is marked
by a contribution from Edmund Blunden, whose poetry
enables the listener to juxtapose Jesus' agony in Gethsemane
with the experience of the trenches. After the crucifixion, the
final stanza of T.S. Eliot‟s Little Gidding, set to music in this
work for the first time, points towards the resurrection, and
the hope that “all shall be well.”
You are Invited to Participate in
CRS Rice Bowl - Changing Lives
Each Lenten Season, Blessed Sacrament Parish participates in the Catholic
Relief Services Rice Bowl program. In 2015, CRS is celebrating Rice
Bowl‟s 40th year! Rice Bowls are used as vessels to hold the offerings we
place from our Lenten fasts and almsgiving, and as a way to encounter Jesus
through helping others, especially the most vulnerable in our world.
Rice Bowls are available for you to pick up this weekend, February 7 - 8,
in the racks at each church entrance. Please be sure to take one home and
use the resources to deepen your family‟s Lenten experience.
Your prayers, fasting and almsgiving this Lenten season will help Catholic
Relief Services continue to provide life-saving assistance in nearly 100
countries. CRS works on our behalf to care for the poorest in our world
and to end global poverty. Thank you for your generosity!
Parish Events
Spiritual Study - The Imitation of Christ
Beginning Tuesday Evening, February 17
Lent can be a time of greater
emphasis on conversion and
spiritual renewal. That is why we
are excited to offer a study of
Thomas a‟Kempis' The Imitation of
Christ. The study is six consecutive
Tuesday evenings, 7:00 - 8:30 PM,
beginning February 17. It will be held in the Parish Hall
and facilitated by Jon Talbot.
The first session will include guidance on where to
purchase The Imitation of Christ, so don't buy a copy just
yet. For questions or registration, please contact Walt
Sears at [email protected] or 206-732-7345.
Healing Prayer
February 15, 7:00 PM
If you are concerned about
finances, family, or relationships,
or if you need spiritual, emotional, or physical healing,
please join us for healing prayer after the 5:45 PM Mass,
every third Sunday of the month.
Meet with the prayer teams in the north transept of the
church, by the statue of St. Joseph.
Announcements
Lenten Devotionals
Next weekend, February 14 and 15, Lenten
devotionals will be available after each Mass.
We have devotionals for adults, families,
children and young people. Free will offerings
will be accepted to help offset the cost.
February 18
Mass Schedule
8:00 AM
12:00 Noon
(Liturgy of the Word with
distribution of ashes)
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
While Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of
Obligation, we do encourage you to attend!
The Ash Wednesday collection
will go to benefit unbound.org.
Local Events
Western Washington Catholic Charismatic Renewal
Unlock the Power
(James 5:16)
Mass of Intercession
with Prayer for Healing and Empowerment
Friday, February 13, 7:00 PM
Praise and worship music begins at 6:45 PM
Fr. Jim Northrop and Fr. Cal Christiansen, Concelebrating
St. Pius X Church
22209 - 58th Ave West
Mountlake Terrace, WA
There will be prayer ministry following the Mass.
Newman Center Events
Tuesday, February 10
Our Lady of Lourdes
Celebration
UW NEWMAN CENTER
Schedule
10:00
11:45
12:00
12:35
1:15
Movie (Part 1)
Break, with pastries & beverages
Rosary
Mass
Buffet Lunch & Movie (Part 2)
An epic film on the famous
"Apostle of Rome" and great friend of youth in
the 16th century.
One of the most popular saints of all
time, St. Philip Neri was widely
known for his great charity, deep
prayer life, and tremendous humor.
Hoping to join up with St. Ignatius‟
new order of Jesuits and become a
missionary to India, Philip was instead
guided by Providence to seek out the
poor and abandoned youth of Rome, to catechize them in
the faith, and help them find a better life. He became the
founder of the religious congregation, the Oratory, that
worked with the youth and also labored to re-evangelize a
decadent Rome.
For more information, please contact the Newman Center at
206-527-5072, or Rose at 206-818-7707.
The submission deadline for the Blessed Sacrament Bulletin is at
the end of day on Friday, nine days prior to the publication
weekend. Please submit articles and suggestions to
[email protected].
Music Ministry
Reflecting Christ Stories
PROCESSIONS
There are three Processions that occur during the
celebration of the Holy Mass: the Entrance, the
Offertory, and the Communion Processions.
A specific Antiphon/Psalm is assigned to accompany each
Procession and are to be chosen from the following
sources (in hierarchical order): (1) The Roman Missal or
Graduale Romanum (2) the Graduale Simplex (3) a Chant
from another collection of Psalms and Antiphons (4) a
Chant suited to the sacred action (General Instruction for
the Roman Missal - 2011).
At Blessed Sacrament Parish, we utilize all four options at
our various liturgies.
The GIRM also specifies various options for proclaiming
the Antiphons/Psalms (par. 48):
This Chant is sung alternately by the choir and the people or
similarly by a cantor and the people, or entirely by the people,
or by the choir alone.
Our Reflecting Christ story
today is about a staff member
in a skilled nursing facility.
Let's call her "Lois." Lois has
worked at the facility a while - long enough to understand why the staff is frustrated and
overworked. However, her Catholic faith compels her to
see the humanity in her patients no matter what stage of
life they may be in. That brings us to the case of Eunice.
12:00 NOON MASS
The General Instruction for the Roman Missal provides
Parishes with varying "options" for the celebration of the
Holy Mass. At Blessed Sacrament Parish, we will be
exercising a few of these "options" at our 12:00 Noon
Mass (weekly) during the Season of Lent:
1) The assigned Entrance Antiphon (introit) will be
chanted during the Entrance Procession (see above).
2) The Lord's Prayer will be sung in Latin.
3) The Schola Cantorum will be singing various
polyphonic settings of the Propers at Offertory and
Communion.
4) We will continue our cycle of singing Dominican Mass
Settings from the Dominican "Kyriale" and Graduale.
The main place should be given, all things being equal, to
Gregorian Chant as being proper to the Roman Liturgy. Other
kinds of sacred music, in particular polyphony, are in no way
excluded...
..it is desirable that they (the faithful) know how to sing
together at least some of the Parts of the Ordinary in Latin
especially the Profession of Faith and the Lord's Prayer.
(GIRM - Chapter II - #41)
CHILDREN'S CHOIR
Blessed Sacrament Parish is looking to begin a Children's
Choir. If you have a child that is interested in joining,
please contact Matthew Loucks, our Musical Director, at
[email protected].
Eunice is actually a sweet and kind, 78 year-old woman,
but a stroke has left her paralyzed on half her body. She is
confined to her wheelchair and can only really say one
recognizable word -- No! On top of that, Eunice has
recently begun a new and very vexing pattern of behavior.
She sits in her wheelchair outside the 3rd floor elevator
and, whenever the door opens, she does her best to dash
inside -- apparently trying to escape. Eunice wears a
bracelet that sets off an alarm whenever she enters the
elevator. So, several times an hour one of the overworked,
stressed-out, staff has to stop what they are doing, retrieve
Eunice from the elevator and attempt to get her redirected
toward another activity. But the only activity Eunice is
interested in (apparently) is escape. The staff's reactions to
Eunice's antics range from frustration and anger to
dismissive ridicule. No one understands why she does
what she does. And Eunice can't tell them.
Lois wishes there was a solution as well, but she sees
something very different when she looks at Eunice. Eunice
has only been an inpatient at the facility for a few months.
Before her latest stroke, she used to visit for a few days
until she was well enough to go home. When Lois looks at
Eunice, she imagines Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane,
on his knees in prayer, pleading with his Father to let this
cup pass. (Matthew 26:39) Lois believes "never being
able to go home" is the cup Eunice wants God to take
away. Seeing Eunice in this way softens Lois' heart and
gives her strength and patience to deal with her patient‟s
constant struggle. Lois thinks to herself, "What would I
say to the suffering Christ just hours before he went to the
cross?" This reflection allows Lois to feel compassion and
empathy for Eunice -- to see her humanity and tend to her
needs in a spirit of love.
I pray that God would grant each of us the grace to react in
a similar way when we are dealing with an intractable
situation that tempts us to be angry, frustrated or
dismissive. Amen.
God's blessing,
Walt Sears
Sunday Forum - C & C
Pastor’s Corner
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Jesus reveals his mission this week: “Let
us go on to the nearby villages that I
may preach there also. For this purpose
have I come.” With these words Christ
goes forth to reveal the knowledge and
love of God by preaching and driving out demons
throughout Galilee. At the same time he calls his first
disciples to join him in that mission; they leave behind
their homes in Capernaum as they first left behind their
fishing boats – without looking back. The mission draws
them farther and farther afield. Ultimately, this mission
will lead these first apostles and their successors to the
very ends of the earth.
SUNDAY FORUM - COFFEE & CONVERSATION
Winter - Spring, 2015
Sunday Forum and Coffee & Conversation
sessions meet in the Teacher Education
Center (TEC) at UCDS School, from 10:30
- 11:45 AM. Talks are free, no registration is
required.
Do you have new ideas for presentations?
Please contact Marilyn Thornton at [email protected].
Feb 8
The Influence of Jews, Greeks and Romans
on Early Christianity
Presenter: Dr. James Felak,
UW Jackson School of International Studies
Feb 15
Orthodoxy & Heresy in Early Christianity
Presenter: Dr. James Felak
Christ calls us to continue this mission; he commissions us,
as he did the first disciples, to spread abroad the
knowledge and love of Jesus Christ. However, this
commission starts with a period of training, a time of
learning at the feet of the Master. As we draw nearer to
the holy season of Lent which starts in a couple of weeks,
this sacred time reminds us that we must deepen our
education, that we must once more be led through the
lessons of Christ‟s Passion and Death in order to arrive at
the Resurrection. It is a time of formation in the
knowledge and love of Christ. But what will form us in
Jesus Christ?
Feb 22
Christianity Beyond the Roman Empire:
the Churches of the East & South
Presenter: Dr. James Felak
Mar 1
Coffee & Conversation
Hosted by the Welcoming Committee
Mar 8
Theology of the Eucharist
Presenter: Martin DelRe
Mar 15
In Our Own Voice: Living with Mental Illness
Presenters: From NAMI of Greater Seattle
Mar 22
Biblical Influences in Contemporary Films
of our Time
Presenter: Joseph Drake
There are, of course, many responses. But one that I often
recommend is a prayerful reading of the Sacred Scriptures.
A daily familiarity with Jesus as he is revealed in the
gospels strengthens us for the mission at hand. One easy
way to enter into this practice is to read and pray with the
gospel proclaimed at Mass each day. Typing „daily Mass
readings‟ into the search bar of your smartphone‟s app
store will produce several options. Or, if you prefer, go
to www.usccb.org (the US Bishops website), click on
today‟s date in the calendar on the front page, and the
day‟s readings will pop up. And, of course, if you prefer a
hard copy, just search for a „Daily Missal‟ and you will find
multiple fine editions.
Mar 29
PALM SUNDAY / NO CLASS
Apr 5
EASTER SUNDAY / NO CLASS
Apr 12
Charismatic Renewal Update
Presenters: Tammie Stephens and Virginia King
Apr 19
“Foreign Wives” in the Bible
Presenter: Syd C’de Baca
Apr 26
Drama and Faith
Presenter: Mark Shea
May 3
FIRST COMMUNION SUNDAY/ NO CLASS
May 10
Pope Francis on the Environmental Crises
Presenter: Andy Simons
May 17
Mariology According to St. Paul
Presenter: Fr. Francis Hung-Le, OP
I will be on retreat this week, and I ask for your prayers.
Please be assured that all of you will be remembered in my
daily offerings as well.
In Christ and St. Dominic,
Fr John Marie, OP
Blessed are you when people
revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds
of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and
be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the
same way they persecuted the prophets
who were before you.