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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.
CONFIRMATION CLASSES FOR ADULTS AND HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS 16 years and older begin
Thursday, February 16, 6:30-8:30 pm in Cathedral
Place Room 411. Full sacramental initiation (Baptism,
Confirmation, and Eucharist) is important for all
practicing Catholics, and is particularly important for
those who are considering getting married.
Information,
John
Marquez, 206-274-3106.
CELEBRATING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS – RAINBOW
SCHOOLS COALITION. This weekend,
we celebrate Catholic Schools, and in particular the Cathedral children who attend one of
the five Rainbow Schools. Our parish is a contributing
member of the Rainbow Schools Program whereby
children from our parish can attend at “parishioner”
tuition rates. Approximately 60 cathedral children are
enrolled in one of these terrific schools. Today
representatives of St. Edward, St. George, St. Paul, St.
Joseph and St. Therese Catholic Schools will be
available following the 10:00am and Noon Masses
during hospitality. In addition, our parish has
established the Cathedral Scholarship Fund to assist
families in meeting the financial obligation involved in
sending their elementary school aged children to any
one of the Rainbow Schools. Information,
TerryAnn Bowen, 206-382-2018.
CALLED TO PROTECT FOR MINISTRIES will be held on
Saturday, February 11 at 10:00am in the Cathedral
Hall. New volunteers with ongoing unsupervised
contact with minors or vulnerable adults are required to
take this foundational one-time Safe Environment
training. Register online at
www.seattlearchsep.org.
Information,
Elizabeth Falzone, 206-654-4650.
THE CATHEDRAL HEALTH AND ECOLOGY FAIR is
coming soon. The Health and Healing Committee is
taking applications for health or ecology related
educational display-tables at this year’s fair. Space is
limited! Information, or to make your application,
John Simpson, Pastoral Care Minister, at 206-274-3173.
CATHOLIC ADVOCACY DAY. Join St. James Cathedral staff and parishioners
in Olympia on Wednesday, February 15, for Catholic Advocacy Day. In these times
of economic hardship for so many, we need to ensure that the Gospel message to
care for our brothers and sisters is heard by our elected officials. The
legislative priorities we will be addressing are economic justice, housing and
health care. Appointments will be made with individual legislators, and
transportation will be provided. Registration required! Information, and to register,
Patty
Bowman, 206-382-4515.
ST. JAMES YOUTH MUSIC PROGRAM IS ACCEPTING
NEW SINGERS in to our renowned youth choirs. In the
two training choirs (grades 1-4) young people learn to
participate fully and actively in the Mass through
exciting and innovative musical teaching. Some of the
Northwest’s most highly recognized music educators
will inspire your student with both vocal and
instrumental training. No audition is necessary for the
training choirs. We are also holding auditions for our
other two ensembles, the Schola Cantorum (treble
voices, grades 5-8) and our Young Women's Ensemble,
Jubilate! for upper teens. Scholarships are available.
Help us Make A Joyful Noise! Information,
Stacey Sunde, 206-382-4874.
DO YOU SHOP AT BARTELL’S? St. James Cathedral is
now a member of Bartell Drugs ‘B’ Caring program.
Pick up a ‘B’ Caring Card at Bartell’s and designate St.
James Cathedral as the beneficiary, and Bartell’s will
contribute up to 4% of your purchases to St. James
Cathedral every time you shop there and present your
card.
SACRIFICIAL GIVING 2012. The pledge cards are back in the pews! If you
haven’t yet made your pledge for 2012, please do so today. We have received
1,025 pledges, which is great news, but we’re still 94 pledges (and $88,000)
behind last year! Your support is urgently needed to help us meet our budget
this year. Please drop your completed pledge in the offering basket today, or
make your pledge online.
DO YOU WORK AT ADOBE? The parish needs to
upgrade to InDesign software for our Orders of
Celebration and special programs. We are looking for
Adobe employees who would be willing to help with
donations of software. We need three copies of the
latest edition of InDesign. Information,
Renan
Jeffereis, 206-622-3559.
THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY. The art show in the Chapel
will continue through Sunday, February 19. On
Saturday, February 18 at 7:00pm, IMAGE Journal of
the sacred arts will host a closing reception, beginning
with a viewing in the Chapel and continuing with light
refreshments in the Rectory. All are
welcome. Information,
Corinna Laughlin.
CATHEDRAL WINDOWS. Friday, February 17, 8:00pm,
our own Cathedral Organist Joseph Adam plays a
program of chant-based organ works on the Cathedral’s
two grand pipe organs. He will be joined by Peregrine
Medieval Vocal Ensemble, directed by parishioner Bill McJohn. The program will feature Karg-Elert’s
colorful Cathedral Windows, Widor’s Symphonie
gothique, and other music by Bach, deGrigny, and
Scheidemann. $15 suggested donation, students &
seniors pay as able. Information, 206-382-4874 or
Cathedral Music web page.
SEND US YOUR RECIPES. Following up on the
enormous success of the first ESL cookbook, we are
once again asking parishioners for recipes. This newest
edition will be devoted entirely to desserts. We are
especially interested in old family recipes that reflect
your cultural background. Feel free to to include any
family stories or cultural history related to your recipe.
Mail your contribution to: St James ESL Program, 804
Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 or email it to
Mali Main.
Information,
Mali Main
at 206-382-4511.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER ASSISTING A PERSON who
wants to become Catholic? We continue to have new
inquirers coming to participate in our Christian
Initiation process to learn more about the Catholic
Church (RCIA). We need St. James parishioners to be
companions with our new inquirers to help welcome
them to our community. The time commitment is
reasonable – 2 Wednesday evening sessions a
month. Training and support are provided. The
rewards are many, including renewal and update of
your faith and “kudos” in heaven. Information,
TerryAnn
Bowen, 206-382-2018.
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Getting to know Good Pope John
Later this year, thanks to some generous parishioners, a permanent
shrine to Blessed John XXIII, the Pope who called the Second
Vatican Council, will be established in the north aisle of the
Cathedral. Throughout the year, keep an eye on this box in the
bulletin to learn more about this great saint of modern times.
 “The sense of my smallness and of my
nothingness has always been my good
companion, keeping me humble and content and
granting me the joy of consecrating myself as best
I can to the uninterrupted exercise of obedience
and charity. I come from humble beginnings, and
I was raised in a restraining,
blessed poverty whose needs are
few and which assures the
growth of the highest and
noblest virtues, and prepares
one for the great ascents of life.”
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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, the mission church of Our
Lady of Lourdes in Wilkeson.
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