WELCOME, SUMMER VISITORS! St. James Cathedral is proud to welcome visitors from near and far throughout the summer months. Each week a drawing for a special Cathedral gift will be made from among all the visitor envelopes used. Please write your address on the visitor envelope provided in the pew and drop it with your offering into the collection basket. Thank you for adding to the power of our prayer by your presence in our midst today. COVER ART Christ the Teacher. Detail of the Ceremonial Bronze Doors, St. James Cathedral. Ulrich Henn, artist. TODAY AT COFFEE HOUR. Stop by coffee hour this morning to meet our new coordinator of Sunday hospitality, Hunt Hoffman. Hunt spent time with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, and is excited to be joining the Cathedral team. In addition to coordinating hospitality, he’ll be working as support staff for Patrick Barredo in Social Outreach Ministry and Curtis Leighton in Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Welcome, Hunt! LABOR DAY HOLIDAY. The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 5, for Labor Day. There will be one Mass in the Cathedral at 9:00am. The Cathedral will remain open for prayer until 4:00pm. ROSARY GROUP. Each morning from Monday through Saturday, a group of parishioners prays the rosary in the Cathedral Chapel beginning at 7:40am, just before the 8:15am Mass. All are welcome. CATHEDRAL BOOKSTORE OPEN AFTER MASS. Visitors and regulars alike are invited to stop by the Cathedral Bookstore, open following each weekend Mass thanks to our volunteers. Books, rosaries, religious items, Cathedral souvenirs, and much more! The Bookstore is located in the Archbishop Murphy Courtyard just south of the Cathedral. YEAR OF MERCY. We welcome all pilgrims to St. James Cathedral during this Year of Mercy. Whether you are a visitor or a regular at St. James, you can walk through the Holy Doors of Mercy, the four bronze doors at the Cathedral’s west entrance. The center doors are opened before and after each Mass. A self-guided pilgrimage of prayer, The Way of Mercy, is available as well—pick up a flyer just inside the Holy Doors. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? If you are an adult who has never been baptized, an adult who has been baptized in another Christian tradition or a Catholic who has been baptized, but not received First Eucharist or Confirmation, you are invited to participate in the RCIA, a process of initiation into the Catholic Church. You can learn more by going to the RCIA website. Information, Kathleen McCabe, 206-382-2018.
STAY UP TO DATE ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES. Follow the Immigrant Assistance Facebook page for regular updates on local, regional, and national news about immigration. This month’s theme is refugees, both in the United States and around the world. Find us at www.facebook.com/St.JamesImmigrantAssistance. Information, Christopher Koehler, 206-382-4511. FEELING DISILLUSIONED WITH YOUR MARRIAGE? Think you have to settle for a lackluster, cold or distant relationship? Think again! You can gain new insight into your marriage and rekindle the warmth you once felt. Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vī) has helped tens of thousands of struggling couples worldwide. Your marriage could be next! Confidential information or registration for our upcoming program beginning September 23-25, 2016, call 360-671-6479 or visit www.HelpOurMarriage.com. BECOMING PEACEMAKERS: A GOSPEL RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE Saturday, September 24 at St. Francis of Assisi in Burien. Join Marie Dennis, co-president of Pax Christi, to: discern your call as a peacemaker, consider the evolving Church teaching from Just War to Just Peace, hear local stories of transformation from violence, receive peacemaking and nonviolence resources, and experience ritual and music. Cost: $10, $15 at the door (if room). Register at www.ipjc.org or 206-223-1138. THERE WILL BE NO CHAIR YOGA CLASS on Thursday, September 8. MENTAL HEALTH 101 AND COMPANIONSHIP: DEMYSTIFYING MENTAL HEALTH AND REMOVING THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS. Attend one or both of these events on Saturday, September 17 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, West Seattle. Walmesley Center (7000 35th Ave SW, Seattle 98126). Mental Health 101 (10-11:30am) provides a deeper understanding of common mental illnesses; Companionship Training (12:30pm-3pm) will introduce five practices of companionship. $10 suggested fee per class or $15 for the whole day. Information, Jennifer Ibach, 206-935-0358 x120. Please bring lunch if you plan to stay for the day.
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 Blessed Teresa of Calcutta in Woodinville, St. Rose of Viterbo in Longview, and Our Lady of Mt. Virgin in Seattle.
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