ON THE COVER "While I am in the world, I am the light
of the world." The healing of the man born blind.
Ceremonial Bronze Doors, St. James Cathedral. Ulrich
Henn, artist.
WEEKDAY MASSES OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC Each day from Monday through Saturday, Mass is
celebrated at 8:00am in the Cathedral. All are welcome to attend
without prior registration. The Mass is also livestreamed at
vimeo.com/archdioceseofseattle.
SATURDAY CONFESSIONS
are heard immediately following the 8:00am Mass on Saturday
mornings, from 8:30am to 9:30am. During Lent, confessions will also
be heard following the 8:00am Mass on Wednesday mornings.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Each Friday in
Lent, we will have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament following the
8:00am Mass, continuing until 1:00pm, with Holy Hour beginning at 12
Noon. All are welcome. (We no longer have Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament on Tuesdays.)
THE WAY OF THE CROSS
is a wonderful Lenten tradition in the Church. Stations are prayed
on Mondays following 8:00am Mass. In addition, we have prepared a
special online version of the Stations led by Father Ryan, with
meditations by Paul Claudel and featuring the art of Joan
Brand-Landkamer. Visit www.stjames-cathedral.org anytime to join in
praying the Stations this Lent. The Cathedral Stations of the Cross
are the work of Joan Brand-Landkamer, inspired by 20th-century
French artist Georges Rouault.
Interested
in having your child attend a Catholic Elementary or High School?
St. James Cathedral can help! Our Rainbow Schools program (for St.
George, St. Therese, St. Joseph, and Holy Family Bilingual Schools)
and the Simperman Scholars program (for Holy Names Academy, Bishop
Blanchet, O'Dea, and Kennedy Catholic High Schools) have
scholarships available for qualifying Cathedral families, and
in-parish rates apply for all parishioners. Contact Theresa Van de
Ven, 206-619-4660 or
tvandeven@stjames-cathedral.org for an application packet.
All information must be submitted by April 30.
DO YOU SPEAK CAMBODIAN, FARSI, LAOTIAN, OR
MANDINKA? St. James Immigrant Assistance is
seeking volunteers to call clients once a month to
provide updates and share information. Time
commitment is approximately 1-2 hours each month.
Information, Tammi Murray,
tmurray@stjamescathedral.org or 206-382-4511.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL THANKS YOU
During the past
year we have all heard about the many weddings that
have been cancelled, rescheduled or changed from
large, extravagant events to small gatherings of only
the closest friends and family members. Your
Cathedral Vincentians have helped pay rent for
employees of wedding caterers and musicians who
have lost business because of the pandemic. Wedding
photographers have also suffered from a pandemicrelated
loss of business. One young man was
successfully running his own wedding photography
business before the pandemic and then saw his income
drop to almost zero when nearly all the weddings he
had booked were cancelled or postponed to an
indefinite date in the future. He quickly depleted his
savings. Soon he found himself dependent on a good
friend who made sure he had enough food to eat.
Eventually he called the SVdP Helpline (206-767-
6449) for rent assistance. With your support, we helped
keep him housed for another month, buying time he
badly needed to find new sources of income and
possibly a cheaper place to live--thank you!
Information, Jo Ann Wiesner, 206-291-4012 or
wiesnerjo@gmail.com .
OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC
Catholic Community Services/Catholic Housing
Services (CCS/CHS) has asked the Cathedral to
provide meals for their day centers and shelters.
Unopened store-bought casseroles and unopened
sandwich-ingredients (bread, deli meat, vegetables and
condiments) are greatly appreciated. In addition,
toiletries (toothpaste, toothbrushes, soaps and
shampoos, feminine hygiene products), canned ready-to-eat meals (ie soup or chili), cup of noodles, easy
mac and cheese, K-cup coffee, cocoa and tea, individual
servings of chips, crackers, granola bars and cereals
have been requested. Deliver food to Cathedral Hall
(803 Terry Ave.), Tuesdays, 9am to 11am.
Information, Patrick Barredo,
pbarredo@stjamescathedral.org .
THANK YOU TO GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION Graham
Construction, the crew responsible for the work taking
place on the southwest corner of Columbia and Terry,
have seen the good work done by St. James Cathedral,
particularly through our outreach meal programs.
Wanting to support the Cathedral, the team at Graham
sponsored their
own food drive
and donated an
abundance of
blessings to St.
James. Pictured
are Josh and Sarah
of Graham.
Special thanks to
Sarah for her work
in organizing the
food drive!
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES RICE BOWL: TRYING
NEW FOODS IN TIMOR-LESTE The country of Timor-Leste has the highest rate of child malnutrition in Asia,
and many children suffer from stunting, which makes a
big impact on a child's growth and future. Home
gardens and fishponds are helping families provide
better nutrition for their children. What do you eat to
stay healthy? What can you do to ensure children have
enough food to thrive? Visit www.crsricebowl.org to
learn more. Rice Bowls are available at the entrances
to the Cathedral. If you cannot come to the Cathedral,
email Joyce Mork-O'Brien
(jamob14@comcast.net )
with your address and one will be sent to you.
ONLINE EVENING OF REFLECTION On Friday, March
19, 6pm to 7:30pm, CRS's West Coast staff invite you
to a virtual night of reflection on migration and the
new challenges that have emerged from Covid-19. In
the midst of increasing desolation, polarization and
global confrontation we are being invited by Pope
Francis in
Fratelli Tutti to dream 'as one humanity': not
an individual dream but invites us to dream together to
seek new solutions.
Registration,
crswest@crs.org.
YOUR FEEDBACK IS
NEEDED! Last March, the
Archdiocese launched an
online survey collecting
nearly 8,000 responses
from Catholics across the
region. This survey was
followed by listening
sessions in October,
centered on the
preliminary elements of
the mission statement,
guiding principles, and a shared vision. These sessions
informed the development of the Pastoral Plan Draft.
We invite all Catholics to review the draft and share
feedback in this survey.
https://archseattle.org/aboutthe-archdiocese-of-seattle/archbishop-etienne/pastoralplanning/
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