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. For more information about the parish, to register, or to ask a question, visit our Sunday Help Desk at Coffee Hour. A Cathedral staff person will be on hand to assist you. COVER ART Lamb of God. Detail of the Tympanum of the Ceremonial Bronze Doors. Ulrich Henn, 1999. FLOWERS AT THE ALTAR are the gift of Alexa Miller and Mathew Mennella, married in the Cathedral on Saturday, April 16. If you would like to offer flowers in memory of a loved one, in celebration of an anniversary, or in thanksgiving, please contact Corinna Laughlin, 206-264-2086. PARENT CLASS CONTINUES. Parents are warmly invited to participate in a four-week, drop-in, come-as-you-can class. Explore your own faith while your children are in their classes. The theme for this series is “Everything you ever wanted to know about the Mass: learn the basics of what’s happening at Mass each Sunday … before your kids ask!” Meets in Room 425 of Cathedral Place from 11:05–11:45 on April 17 and 24. Information, Rosanne Michaels, 206-654-4658. THE QUALITY OF MERCY. On Monday, April 18 at 7:00pm in the Holy Names Room of the Pastoral Outreach Center, we conclude our series on Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice with Acts IV and V. Corinna Laughlin, Pastoral Assistant for Liturgy, will lead the session and Cathedral reader Scott Webster will perform key speeches from the play. All are welcome! HAVE YOU DRIFTED FROM YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH? Have you been watching Pope Francis and been inspired to return to regular practice of our faith? St. James Cathedral offers Welcome Back, our own program designed to help you become an active part of our faith community once again. It’s a safe place to ask questions, and begin to experience a small community of faith. The Welcome Back program just began, and will run through mid- June; it is not too late to join us. Sessions are held Monday evenings, 7–9pm, in Cathedral Place, 803 Terry Avenue. Information, Rosanne Michaels, 206-654-4658. ECUMENICAL PRAYER WITH MUSIC FROM TAIZÉ. Our next ecumenical prayer with music from Taizé will be on Friday, May 6 at 6:30pm in the Cathedral. This prayer now takes place on the first Friday of each month, rather than weekly. Please mark your calendar and come share in this beautiful ecumenical evening prayer.
CAN’T AFFORD TO SEND YOUR CHILD TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL? THERE’S HELP! Did you know that St. James Cathedral has SIX Catholic elementary schools? Our Rainbow Schools include: St. Therese, St. Paul, St. Edward, St. George, St. Joseph and Holy Family (in West Seattle). These schools provide in-parish tuition rates for St. James parishioners. In addition to financial aid from the schools and the Fulcrum Foundation, parishioners needing financial assistance may apply for a Parish scholarship if attending (or planning to attend) one of these schools. Information, Theresa Van de Ven at 206-219-5822. Applications must be submitted by April 30, 2016. THE CATHEDRAL KITCHEN WOULD LIKE TO THANK C & L Catering for their donation of meat, cheese and salad dressings. They have been a helpful addition to our daily meals. And thank you, Macrina Bakery, for supplying, preparing and serving chicken stroganoff, cooked carrots, green salad, rolls and chocolate cream pie in our Cathedral Kitchen on Tuesday March 29. The meal was enjoyed by all. CLEAN YOUR CLOSETS FOR ST VINCENT DE PAUL. On Saturday, April 23 (5:00-7:00pm) and Sunday, April 24 (7:30am-7:00pm), an SVdP truck will be in the O’Dea parking lot, where our Cathedral Vincentians will accept your gently used clothes, household goods and other items. After we “Stuff the Truck,” SVdP will resell your donated items through local SVdP thrift stores, with proceeds used to support SVdP activities throughout King County, all of which benefit our neighbors in need. Donations are tax deductible. Information, event chair Larry Beyer, 206-234-7438.
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 parish of St. Mark in Shoreline and the Mission Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Eatonville.
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