The Principal`s Corner
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The Principal`s Corner
This week at Holy Family Please Pray for all in need Office Open 9am to 5pm M-Th; Closed Friday Especially: Sun Sp. Religious Ed Bible Study HS Youth Group Confirmation Class (teens) Mon Legion of Mary (English) Middle School Youth Group 8:00 9:14a 2:30p 3:30p 6:30 p 6:30p Ailbe Rectory Gym Library Ailbe Gym 3rd Mon. altar server meeting 5:30p Church 10:00a 9:00p-6p 5:00p 5:30p 5:30p 6:00 p 7:00 p 7:30p 4:00 p 9:30 a 10:00a 1:00 p Ailbe Church Church Church Church. Ailbe Church Church Ailbe Tue Bible Study Wed Exposition & Adoration Benediction of the Holy Eucharist Rosary-Mother of Perpetual Help Confessions Bible Study Mass (Spanish) Grupo de Oracion Thu Legion of Mary (Vietnamese) Fri Prolife Rosary Vigil (by Safeway) Legion de Maria Legion de Maria para Niños (Esp.) Ailbe Ailbe For more info see the calendar at www.HFseattle.org Choir Schedule: Adult Sing on 2nd & 4th Sun. 11am—Rehearsals Th. 7p* Youth Sing on 1st Sun. 11am—Rehearsals Weds 6:30p* *Choir rehearsals are in the school music room (3rd floor; N end) If interested in joining a choir please contact Anca Wilson See front cover of bulletin for confession and mass sched. The Principal’s Corner This is the time of the year when families start considering where to send their children to school for the next school year. Next year, we will be teaching Spanish language and culture to all students from Pre-School through Grade 4th. The best way for us to get the word out about our school is by word of mouth. Please consider telling your friends about our school. Sending your children to a Catholic school is the best investment that you can make for your children's future. God Bless, Frank Cantwell Mason McCaffrey † Sharron Ishibashi † Christine Montero Rose Fix* † Mary Anderson* † Margaret Shopbell* And all listed in the prayer book in the St. Michael shrine Names are removed after two weeks unless we are told they need to remain on the list. Mass Intentions For this Week Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Paulino A. Pablo, Jr. RIP (8 am) Vicente Bolisig Sr. & Jose Bolisig, RIP (11 am) No Mass Maria Carrieri, RIP Benjamin Somera, RIP Dorothy & Bill de Goede, RIP Corazon de los Reyes, RIP Ernest Gorey, Health Int. (8 am) Chester & Genevieve Onderisin, RIP (5 pm) Pray for The Souls of the Recently Departed Especially: Dominga Garcia Baptism of Infants and young children (0-6 years) We celebrate baptisms of infants and young children monthly on the 4th Sunday of the month at 11:00 am Mass Upcoming dates: May 27, June 24, July 22 & Aug 26 Parents and Godparents participate in a Baptism Preparation Class updating their understanding of baptism, and the responsibilities of Christian parenting. To reserve a date for your child’s baptism call or email the parish office: [email protected]. Youth Corner Junior High Youth Group [Mondays; 6:30pm; school gym; Grades 6 through 8] Senior High Youth Group — Meets Sundays at 2:30pm in the School Gym. Info: [email protected] 206-767-6220 Ext. 113 A Word from Fr. Horacio — Mensaje del Padre Horacio Bearing the Fruits From God Dar Los Frutos de Dios I E To what do I aspire? What fruits do I consider are being ask of me? Who do I lean on? How do I maintain my relationship with God alive so that it can bear fruit? ¿A que aspiro? ¿Qué bien traería eso? ¿Qué frutos pienso que se me piden? ¿En quién me apoyo? ¿Cómo mantengo mi relación con Dios viva, para que pueda dar frutos? n the television show “Who wants to be a millionaire?” there is a wild card called “lifeline,” in other words a line of life. It seems like a threat: if it is cut or if it doesn’t work, death will come….in this care, you lose the game and any possible winnings that came with it. It is a matter of having someone to lean on if our own strength (knowledge) fails us. There are people who would prefer to go it alone, leaning on their own talents and strength, so that later they can say they did it all by themselves. Perhaps this is possible in the material life, though in realty it is quite rare that anyone can be entirely self-sufficient. We all want to succeed, to achieve fruits in life, to be able to say in the end that we did something good or important. The issue is to ask ourselves several questions: Why? For what? What is the final objective we seek with our actions? For whom or who is it going to favor? And most important of all, what strength do I count on? The answers to all these questions will provide us, in a way, the measure by which we will bear fruit….or not. But above all else, it has to do with thinking about whom we will count on to achieve these fruits. If is only on our own strength, things will go wrong. To rely too much on ourselves—or too little—leads to barrenness without remedy. When someone relies too much on their own strength, he or she will irremediably see how everything collapses, just like a tower of cards. It looked good, but it was unstable. The other day, my three-year-old nephew also had a very tall tower of Lego blocks and he assured very seriously “It is pretty, but it is unstable.” At that precise moment, the tower collapsed. It had its moment of glory, but collapsed because it was not located on a solid foundation. Perhaps we have had experiences like this: to do triumph, have successes, and then arrive at a point where everything collapses and we are left with a shadow of who we once were. There is no life left. It would be good then to ask ourselves what was beneath or on the side of each achievement: was it just confidence on our own strength? There we would have the answer as to why things happened the way they did. In the same manner, whenever there is something that has provided good fruit, something that has been beneficial to others, that has resulted in grace, blessing, and good toward another we could ask ourselves what, or better yet, who was behind it. Here too we will find the response: there can only be real life when Christ is present. In today’s gospel emphasis is placed on the same thing: who is united to the true vine; whomever does not have their foundation resting on something solid (and something truly solid that gives life can only be God), will not only sink, but will wither and die. Because Christ is not only the foundation, he is the substance, and the all. “For you can do nothing without me.” n el programa de televisión “¿Quien quiere ser millonario?” hay un comodín que se llama “lifeline”, es decir, línea de vida. Parece una amenaza: si se corta o si no funciona, sobreviene la muerte…en este caso, el fracaso en el concurso y la pérdida de los posibles ganancias. Se trate de que hay que tener alguien en quien apoyarse si las propias fuerzas (conocimientos) fallan. Hay personas que preferirían hacerlo solas, apoyarse en sus propios talentos y fuerzas y luego poder decir que lo hicieron ellos todos, solitos. Quizá eso sea posible en la vida material humana, aunque en realidad es bastante poco frecuente que alguien pueda ser totalmente autosuficiente. Todos queremos tener éxito, logar frutos en la vida, poder decir al final de ella que hicimos algo bueno, o importante. El asunto es hacerse algunas preguntas: ¿Por qué? ¿Cuál es el objetivo final que perseguimos en nuestras acciones? ¿para quién, o a quien va a favorecer? Y, los mas importante de todo, “con que fuerzas cuento? Las respuestas a todos estas preguntas nos darán, en cierto modo, la medida en que daremos frutos….o no. Pero sobre todo, se trata de pensar a quien estamos unidos para lograr esos frutos. Si es solamente en nuestra propia fuerza, la cosa va a ir mal. Confiar mucho en un mismo—como confiar demasiado poco—lleva a la esterilidad sin remedio. Cuando alguien se fija mucho de sus propias fuerzas, acaba irremediablemente por ver como se le desmorona todo, como si fuera una torre de naipes. Lucia bien, pero esta inestable. Mi sobrinito de tres años me lo dijo el otro día también: tenía una torre de legos muy alta y aseguro muy serio: es bonita, pero es inestable. Al instante, la torre se vino abajo. Tuvo su momento de gloria, pero se cayó, porque no estaba asentada sobre nada solido. Quizá hayamos tenido experiencias de esto: hacer, triunfar, tener éxitos y luego llegar a un punto donde todo se derrumba y parecemos la sombre de quiénes éramos. No hay vida. Entonces sería bueno preguntarse que había debajo o al lado de cada logro: ¿solamente la confianza en nuestra fuerza? Ahí tendríamos la repuesta de por qué ocurrieron las cosas así. De la misma manera siempre que algo ha sido un bueno fruto, algo que ha hecho bien a otros, que ha resultado en gracia, bendición y bien para otros, podríamos preguntarnos qué; o mejor dicho, quienes estaba detrás. Ahí también encontraremos la respuesta: solo hay verdadera vida cuando está presente Cristo. En el evangelio de hoy se insiste sobre lo mismo: quien no está unido a la vida verdadera, quien no tiene su base en algo solido (y algo verdaderamente solido, que de vida, solo puede ser Dios) no solo se hundirá, sino que se secara y morirá. Porque Cristo no es solo la base, sino la savia y el todo. “Sin mi, ustedes no pueden hacer nada”. News & Events Our Stewardship Response/Resumen Financiero Help the parish every time you shop at Bartell Drug store. If you shop at Bartell’s, they now offer a donation to the church of your choice, i.e. our parish, every time you shop. All you have to do is sign up, tell them you want the reward to go to Holy Family and give them your id number each time you shop. Or you can designate the school to receive the credit: other stores such as Safeway will do this for the school. Thanks for your help!! Our financial summary will be posted next week. Thank you! “The good steward lives the advice of St. John, loving in deed and in truth, rather than just talking about it.” ———————“El buen administrador vive según el consejo de San Juan, amando en los hechos y en la verdad, en vez de hablar de ello nada mas.” Mother’s Day Breakfast The Knights of Columbus will be offering another great breakfast next Sunday for the morning Masses. Every Mother in our Parish who attends the breakfast will receive a beautiful Rose from the Knights in recognition of this Mother's Day, to acknowledge our love for these wonderful ladies who helped Thank you to those who donated computer software to Holy Family School. Please know how much you’ve helped our students and how much we all appreciated it! Pregnant and need Help? Call Birthright of Seattle for assistance. ¿Embarazada con necesidad de ayuda? Llama a Birthright de Seattle para asistencia (206) 779-5676 or 800-550-4900 Rachel’s Corner / Rincón de Raquel Hope and Healing After Abortion Sanar las Heridas del Aborto Provocado Annual Catholic Appeal 2012 Your support is critical to the success of the Annual Catholic Appeal and its many ministries and services! Today I am once again asking every one of you to commit to making a gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal. The reason is not just because the church has a need, which it does - and not just because the causes are worthy, and they are - but especially because this is part of what is means to be Catholic! This year’s total goal is $10M. Our parish portion of this goal is $70,797 Please remember that every gift does make a difference, but the reality is that some of your fellow parishioners will not be able to financially support the Appeal this year. In light of the continued difficult economic environment, would you consider a gift of $1 a day or $365 or more, to make up for those who cannot give this year “O my Lord, inflame my heart with love for You, that my spirit may not grow weary amidst the storms, the sufferings and the trials.” Donate or pledge Is fast, easy, and secure! “Señor, inflama my corazón con Tu amor, así mi espíritu no se desanima en medio de las tormentas, sufrimientos y pruebas." La Fiesta de la Misericordia El Diario de Santa Faustina, #94 www.seattlearchdiocese.org/aca Make a one-time gift or monthly payments with your credit or debit card Make pledge only, with no down payment required Donate stock using our printable form Divine Mercy Sunday The Diary of Saint Faustina, #94 Experience the mercy and “good things” of Our Lord. He is waiting for you. May 4-6. Call Valerie: 800-822-4673 Sanar las Heridas del Aborto Provocado—Sanación, esperanza y compasión le espera en un Retiro del Viñedo de RaquelMR El retiro confidencial en español se llevará a cabo: Del 27 al 29 de abril. Para mayor información, deje un mensaje confidencial: Olivia 206.450.7814 You are loved with an everlasting Love! - ¡Con amor eterno te he amado! online. DO YOU HAVE A CHANGE OF ADDRESS or EMAIL? Please send any changes or updates to the office at [email protected] or call 206-767-6220. Ministerio Hispano Telefonos: Oficina Parroquial (206) 767-6220 Padre Horacio Yañez, Parroco Diacono Abel Magaña-Sainz, Director del Ministerio Hispano, Ext 112 E-mail: [email protected] SACRAMENTOS Horas de Oficina Parroquial: Lunes.—Jueves. de 8:30am—4:30 pm Cerramos de 12pm—1pm. Petition Catolica Anual 2012 BAUTISMOS Fechas Disponibles Junio 2, 17, y 30 Julio 7 y 18 Agosto 4, 19 y 25 Septiembre 8, 16, y 29 Requisitos: El niño debe ser menor de 7 años de edad. Presentar copia del acta de nacimiento del niño LOS PADRINOS deben ser: -Católicos practicantes -Mayores de 16 años -Tener el Sacramento de la Confirmación -Casados por la Iglesia si son pareja, presentar una copia del certificado de Matrimonio Eclesiástico -Si el padrino o madrina es soltero y no esta viviendo en unión libre, debe presentar una copia del Certificado de Confirmación. Papas y padrinos deberán participar en la preparación pre-bautismal previa al bautismo esto indica de 2-3 clases. (Las fechas se les indicaran cuando venga a registrarse). Cooperación de $50 Visite la oficina de Lunes a Jueves para mas detalles. ¡Su apoyo es crítico para el éxito de la Petición Católica Anual y sus muchos ministerios y servicios!. Hoy les pido nuevamente que cada uno de ustedes se comprometa a hacer una donación a la Petición Católica Anual. La razón por la cual se los pido, no es sólo porque la iglesia tiene la necesidad -pues sí la tiene-, y no sólo porque las causas son dignas -pues sí lo son- ¡sino especialmente porque esto es parte de lo que significa ser Católico! La meta total de este año es de $10M. La parte que le toca a nuestra parroquia para lograr esta meta es de $70, 797 Por favor recuerde que cada donativo hace la diferencia, pero la realidad es que tal vez algunos de nuestros parroquianos no podrán ayudar económicamente a la Petición de este año. A la luz de esta difícil situación económica, ¿podría considerar un donativo de $1 por día o $365 al año, o un poco más, para compensar por aquéllos que no puedan dar este año? Haz tu donacion online. Es rapido, facil, y seguro! www.seattlearchdiocese.org/aca Retiro de Pentecostés 24, 25 y 26 de Mayo ** DOMINGO DIA DEL SEÑOR ** Mayo 6 5º Domingo de Pascua Primera Lectura: Hechos 9:26-31 Salmo Responsorial: Salmo 21 Segunda Lectura: 1 Juan 3:18-24 Evangelio: Juan 15:1-8 Todos están invitados al Triduo de Pentecostés, ven y experimenta el poder del Espíritu Santo en tu vida. Regístrate, llamando a la oficina parroquial. *Habrá cuidado de niños