Second Sunday Of Lent
The transformation or transfiguration of Jesus that the disciFebruary 20-21
ples experienced was not simply
something they were to see and
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experience as happening to him
Feb 26 Stations of the Cross and soup Supper
alone. It was also an invitation
Mar 13 2nd Sunday of March: DST Begins
for them to undergo a transforMar 25 Good Friday. Collection for Holy Land
mation and transfiguration of
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their own. Paul says in today’s
Feb 22 OLL Pampered Chef Fundraiser
reading, “For us, our homeland
Feb 23 YLI Meeting at 7:00PM
is in heaven,” that is, the goal
Mar 6 KC Breakfast
and destination of our life is to
Mar 6 YLI Bunco Party
be one with God. There is no other goal. “And from heaven comes the
Mar 13 ST. Patrick's Day Dinner
Saviour we are waiting for, the Lord Jesus Christ, and he will transfigure
Mar 19 Spanish Retreat all day
these wretched bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body. He will do
Mar 27 Easter. Easter egg hunt at 11
that by the same power with which he can subdue the whole universe.”
DIOCEAN SCHEDULE:
Feb 23 Mass of lawyers and legal Professionals How is that transformation or transfiguration to take place? By listening to
Jesus, listening to all that he invites us to be and to do, however much it
(Red Mass), St Paul Cathedral –Yakima
Mar 15 Chrism Mass –St Paul Cathedral-Yakima may seem to go against the conventions we were brought up on. It means
especially listening to those words which caused such difficulty for Peter
and his companions and integrating them into my own vision of life. It
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
means having a total trust in walking his Way, a total trust that only his
Grades 1—5:
3:30pm—5:00 pm
Way brings me into full union with God, the source of all truth, love, hapFeb 24
Classes
piness and peace. From a reflection on the Gospel on the Sacred Space website
Mar 2
Classes
Mar 9
Classes
END OF THE YEAR SUBSTANTIATION: If you need an End of the
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Year substantiation letter for the IRS, please call the parish office. If you think
Mar 23
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there is any discrepancy in the letter you have received from this office, please
Mar 27
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call us to review the totals and issue you a new letter.
‘St. JOSPEPH/MAEQUETTE CATHOLIC SCHOOL FISH FRYDAYS
Grades 6—8 6:30pm—8:00 pm
from February 12 thru March 18 5 - 8 p.m. Cost: $12.
Feb 24
Classes River Canyon Yogurt
Mar 2
No classes
OLL PAMPERED CHEF FUNDRAISER Monday, Febr uar y 22, @ 6:00
Mar 9
Reach Retreat 6:30-8:00
pm. ALL are invited to join Trista Capps in Mel Allen Hall for the annual
Mar 16
Classes River Canyon Yogurt
“Pampered Chef Fundraiser”. All proceeds, including Trista’s commission will
go to help our Youth Group with this year’s Mission to Montana! So come and
HIGH SCHOOL— YOUTH GROUP
learn about Pampered Chef products, learn how to make a budget friendly
Wednesday, February 24 Class.
meal, enjoy eating that meal, purchase some needed items and have fun! Trista
Wednesday, March 2 Class.
hopes to see you there and challenges everyone to fill a table with friends!
Saturday, March 5 – Rummage Sale for Mission
Can’t Attend? You can shop online by going to www.pamperedchef.biz/trista
Wednesday, March 9
and input “OLL Church” as Host and your order will go towards the fundraisSunday, March 13 – Youth Mass at 10:00 A.M.
er. Let’s make this the BEST fundraiser yet! Any questions, please contact
Wednesday, March 23 – Holy Week Ramp-Up
Trista Capps, Independent Director with Pampered Chef, at 509-969-5298
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY/FELIZ ANIVERSARIO:
2/21/1997 Carl & Sylvia Keller
2/24/1953 Paul & Joyce Matson
HAPPY BIRTHDAY/ FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS
Feb 20 Glenda Frazier, Jon Cyr, Patricia Palachuk, Vernon Bergstrom
Feb 21 Dick Overby, Jose Rocha
Feb 22 Bobbie Smoot, George Lombardi, Manuela Villanueva,
Victoria Espinoza
Feb 23 Katy Pitzer, Mary Traub
Feb 24 Amy Maib, Maria Teresa Guerrero
Feb 25 Loren Gomez
Feb 26 Adrea Flores, Diana Bran, Jesusita Stout
Please call the Parish Office to remove or add a name: 697-4633
Thank You!
DATE
MASS
Feb 20 5:30 PM
Feb 21 8:00AM
GREETERS
Dolls
Lantz
10:00 AM Willenskys
YLI BUNCO PARTY & MEMBERSHIP DRIVE @ MEL ALLEN HALL WE
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US TODAY! March 6 from 2:00-5:00. The
ladies of YLI would like to invite all members of the parish to join us for a
Bunco Party. This will also be our Membership Drive so we will try to recruit
the ladies that come to the party. Come join us for some fun and meet our interesting YLI members in a fun environment. If you have not played bunco
before--it is an easy dice game and can be learned in a minute. Snacks and
prizes will be provided. The Young Ladies’ Institute was founded in San Francisco on September 5, 1887. Queen of Lourdes #239 started here in Selah on
April 15, 1984. Who can join? Any woman age 14 or older & a practicing
Catholic. What we do? We support each other, help our parish, support the
local Seminarians, donate to various charitable organizations, etc., etc.
MINISTERS OF
COMMUNION
LECTORS
SERVERS
Clark/Hoppis
Allen/Doherty
Irigoin
Fischer
Tamblyn
Allison Conger
Record/Lockbeam/Mattson
Record
Barragans
Feb 27
5:30 PM Benner/Chalupa Kristin & Maggie Ballew
Overby
Ballew
Feb 28
8:00 AM Lantz
Lantz/Doherty
Ihnen
Cayli Conger
10:00 AM Hernandez
Strand/Probsts
Butler
Strands
COUNTERS LINENS
Mannie / Didi /
Christina
Doherty
Christina/Kay/
Paul
Nancy
2016 SPRING BIBLE STUDY: All are welcome to come to
any session to view the videos. The videos will be shown each
Thursday through April 14th, at 7:15 p.m., with the exception of
Holy Thursday. This study will continue with eight more sessions in the fall of 2016 and again in the spring of 2017. For
more information, call Debbie Bender at 453-5550.
PENANCE SERVICES
March 8 “The Saints”, March 9 “The Holies”
March 16 Our Lady of Lour des 3:30 pm and 7 pm
The transformation or transfiguration of Jesus that the disciples
experienced was not simply something they were to see and experience as happening to him alone. It was also an invitation for
them to undergo a transformation and transfiguration of their
own. Paul says in today’s reading, “For us, our homeland is in
heaven,” that is, the goal and destination of our life is to be one
with God. There is no other goal. “And from heaven [i.e. from
God] comes the Saviour we are waiting for, the Lord Jesus
Christ, and he will transfigure these wretched bodies of ours into
copies of his glorious body. He will do that by the same power
with which he can subdue the whole universe.” How is that transformation or transfiguration to take place? By listening to Jesus,
listening to all that he invites us to be and to do, however much it
may seem to go against the conventions we were brought up on.
It means especially listening to those words which caused such
difficulty for Peter and his companions and integrating them into
my own vision of life. It means having a total trust in walking his
Way, a total trust that only his Way brings me into full union
with God, the source of all truth, love, happiness and peace.( from
cathnews.com/bulletin-notes).
SAINT OF THE WEEK St Polycarp (February
24) One day, during a bloody martyrdom when
Christians were attacked by wild animals in the
arena, the crowd became so mad that they demanded more blood by crying, "Down with the atheists;
let Polycarp be found." (They considered Christians
"atheists" because they didn't believe in their pantheon of gods.)
Since Polycarp was not only known as a leader but as someone
holy "even before his grey hair appeared," this was a horrible
demand. Polycarp was calm but others persuaded him to leave
the city and hide at a nearby farm. He spent his time in prayer for
people he knew and for the Church. During his prayer he saw a
vision of his pillow turned to fire and announced to his friends
that the dream meant he would be burned alive. This eventually
came to pass, with the-then 86-year-old being taken into custody
by authorities, under the directions of the local pro-consul. When
the fire was lit under him, eyewitnesses reported they saw a miracle. The fire burst up in an arch around Polycarp, the flames surrounding him like sails, and instead of being burned he seemed to
glow like bread baking, or gold being melted in a furnace. When
the captors saw he wasn't being burned, they stabbed him. The
blood that flowed put the fire out. The proconsul wouldn't let the
Christians have the body because he was afraid they would worship Polycarp. The witnesses reported this with scorn for the lack
of understanding of Christian faith: "They did not know that we
can never abandon the innocent Christ who suffered on behalf of
sinners for the salvation of those in this world." After the body
was burned, they stole the bones in order to celebrate the memory
of his martyrdom and prepare others for persecution. .(from cathnews.com/bulletin-notes).
DIA
MISA
BIENVENIDA
MINISTROS DE
COMUNION
Mi Oración favorita Por Claudio de Castro
“Quédate con nosotros Señor, porque atardece” (Lucas 24,
29).Esta es mi oración favorita para ocasiones especiales. Me da
serenidad, la certeza que Jesús está conmigo y me acompaña.También hago esa oración cuando estoy por enfrentar un problema del que no encuentro la solución. Yo sólo soy un inútil.
Conozco mis debilidades. Pero con Jesús a mi lado, todo me
parece sencillo. Todo lo veo claro. Su amor es una fuerza arrolladora, imparable.Me encanta saberlo cerca. Es mi mejor amigo.No comprendo muchas cosas, soy un simple padre de familia
con 4 hijos, casado desde hace 31 años, que procura vivir su
fe. Tal vez no debiera ni escribir, pero algo en mi interior me
mueve a hacerlo. Es como si escuchara una voz en lo más hondo
de mi alma que me urge:
“Escribe Claudio, deben saber que los amo”.
Siempre he pensado que mis libros calan en las personas y les
sirven de apoyo porque narro las cosas sencillas, cotidianas, que
a todos les son familiares.En este momento, mientras escribo, me
encuentro sentado en una de las bancas de la Biblioteca Nacional.
Me encanta venir. Aquí puedo pensar, reflexionar y escribir con
absoluta tranquilidad. A veces me coloco unos audífonos y escucho música mientras observo la naturaleza a mi alrededor.
Disfruto mucho estos momentos con Dios. Lo contemplo en su
creación. Y le digo que “lo amo”. ¿Y su plan en mi vida? Hace
mucho dejé de preocuparme por ello. Ya no lo cuestiono, ni me
enfado, ni lo pregunto por qué. Sencillamente confío. Procuro
abandonarme en sus manos, como el pequeño que se refugia en
los brazos de su papá. Es un refugio contra todo. Cuando eres
niño, la cercanía de tu padre te da una seguridad extraordinaria.
“Quédate con nosotros Señor, porque atardece” (Lucas 24, 29).
Es el santo abandon. Dejarme llevar por Dios me ha costado un
poco. Como muchos tengo este carácter que ni yo lo deseo. Pero
lo he amoldado a la voluntad del Padre después de recibir muchos golpes en la vida, por mi terquedad. Cuando experimentas a
Dios y lo conoces un poquito más, comprendes que no hay nada
por qué temer. Al final, todo será para tu bien, como Él lo planeó
desde el principio.
Entonces, cada gesto, cada acción de Dios, cada caricia suya es
como si nos dijera: “Yo soy. Y te amo. No tengas miedo”.Él ve
tu dolor y quiere consolarte, mostrarte un mejor camino. Desea
que lo conozcas y lo ames por voluntad propia. Quiere llenarte
de gracias, abrazarte, estar contigo.Cuando experimentes Su
amor entenderás.Todo será claro, transparente y ante ti se desplegará como un pergamino en el que leerás tres palabras:
“YO ESTOY CONTIGO”.(Tomado de h p://es.aleteia.org/blogs/)
PROXIMOS BAUTISMOS: 26 de mar zo y 3 de Abr il.
CALENDARIO DE PRIMERA COMUNION: Las clases son ahora los domingos a las 10 am.
LECTORES
MONAGUILLOS
CONTADORES
Feb 21 12 pm
Arturo .G, Susana .J , (David & Rosa) Berenice Y
Yaritza .M
Luz .R, Lidia .
Felipe y
Aracely
Elisa .S,Samantha .G,
Aracely .O
Noe y Gloria .V, Lidia .C,
Antonio .S
Feb 28 12 pm
Cecilia .C, José
Luis .M, Lorenzo
Sandra
Elisa .S,Samantha .G,
Kevin .G
Jose luis Y Laura Palacios,
Petronila .V , Lidia .C
(Jaime & Yolanda) Blanca .S,
Maria H.