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WELCOME! If you are a visitor to the Cathedral, we want you to know how welcome you are — whether you have come from another part of the country, from across the world, or simply from another parish here in the Archdiocese. Thanks, in part, to the generosity of visitors like you, we are able to celebrate the Church’s liturgy here in a fitting and beautiful way. We are also able to offer a wide range of services to needy people living in the central district of our city. FLOWERS AT THE ALTAR are offered in loving memory of Bruce Campbell, from his family. MASS IN THE YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE. Today, Sunday, February 8, women and men religious from across the Archdiocese of Seattle join us at the 12 Noon Mass for a celebration of the gift of consecrated life in the Church. This is a special opportunity to give thanks to God for the religious who have made a difference in our lives and our faith. There will also be an opportunity to explore a vocation to one of the many different religious communities in the Archdiocese. SEEKING A CHEF. We are seeking a chef who could help coordinate and prepare our St. Patrick’s Day Pancake Breakfast, which benefits the Solanus Casey Center. Preparation would be on Saturday, March 14 and the breakfast would be served on Sunday, March 15. Many helping hands will be provided, but an experienced chef is needed to coordinate the efforts of our volunteers. Can you help? Information, Maria Laughlin, 206-382-4284. ST. JAMES KNITTERS GROUP meets Monday, February 9 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm in the Fireside Room, Pastoral Outreach Center. We make hats and scarves for the homeless, and we also knit and crochet blocks for patchwork-style shawls. We chat, cast-on, fix dropped-stitches, knit in the round, crochet on looms, figure out patterns, and more. If you've never knitted, we can teach you how. Everybody is welcome. Please join us. Information, Connie Carlson, 206-518-1623. SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL. Mark your calendar: After all morning masses on Sunday, March 22, SVdP will hold its annual "Stuff the Truck" event in the O'Dea parking lot, where our volunteers will receive your gently used clothes, household goods and other items for resale through local SVdP thrift stores. This is a great opportunity for some early spring cleaning! Proceeds from thrift store sales support SVdP activities throughout King County, all of which benefit our neighbors in need. Information, event chair Bob Clifford, 206-718-4158.
THE ESPRESSO MINISTRY is up and running after the 10:00am Mass. This month, all espresso sales benefit the Youth Music Program. CELEBRATION OF THE SANTO NIÑO. The Friends of Santo Niño would like to thank the many parishioners who helped make this year’s Santo Niño fiesta another memorable event. Special thanks to the Fil-Am Choir, to the volunteers who helped serve the food and stayed to clean up, and to those who donated cash and desserts and all who supported our raffle. Your patronage makes it possible for us to continue this annual tradition. Maraming salamat po! PRAYERS TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES. The men and women of the Order of Malta will be going on pilgrimage to the healing shrine of Lourdes in southern France later this year. They will take with them intentions from local parishes, which will be remembered in prayer at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. Stop by the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary today or any time during the next week, write your petition on the form provided, and drop it in the box of intentions. SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL. Did you know that February 7 is the Feast of Blessed Rosalie Rendu (1786-1856)? Living in a time of revolution, cholera and widespread poverty, this Daughter of Charity of St Vincent de Paul cared for the sick, the elderly, the poor and orphans (at times risking her own life) for over 50 years in the poorest district of Paris. In the 1830s, when Frederic Ozanam and his student companions at the Sorbonne wanted to learn how to help the poor, Sister Rosalie became their mentor. She taught them how to do home visits and to always treat everyone with dignity and love – lessons those young men followed in establishing the Society of St Vincent de Paul and that are still followed today by 800,000 Vincentians volunteering in 140 countries worldwide, including here in the parish of St James Cathedral. Won’t you join us in this important work? Information, Barb Schmidt, 206-938-8696. SANDWICH MINISTRY SEEKS DRIVER. Want to feed the hungry? Are you able to pick-up sandwiches St. James at 3pm and drive them to St. Martin de Porres Shelter in Sodo on the second Monday of the month? If so, this ministry is for you! Information, Tom Frasene, 206-382-4235. ASH WEDNESDAY is Wednesday, February 18. Please note the special Mass schedule for that day: 8:15am, 10:00am (with O’Dea High School), 12:10pm, and 6:00pm. The evening Mass will be followed by a Simple Supper in Cathedral Hall.
PARISH REMEMBRANCE: Throughout the year, because we are the Cathedral Church, we remember in prayer at Mass and Vespers each of the parishes and missions of the Archdiocese of Seattle on a Sunday near their feast day. This week we remember in prayer the parishes of Our Lady of Lourdes in Seattle and Vancouver, and the mission church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Wilkeson.
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