Mary, Queen of Peace Parish, MQP VISIT US AT www.mqp.org Facebook.com/MaryQueenPeace Twitter.com/MQP_Sammamish or e-mail [email protected]Weekend Mass days and times: Sat. Vigil, 5 p.m., Sun., 7:30, 9, 11:30 a.m. & 5 p.m. Weekday Mass: Wed., Thurs. & Fri., Rosary at 8:30 a.m., Mass at 9:00 a.m. Word and Communion Mon., 9:15 a.m. at Spiritwood Exposition & Adoration: Wed., 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Reconciliation: Sat., 3:30-4:45 p.m. in the chapel or by appointment. Anointing of the Sick: After Mass the 2nd Thursday of the month, or by appointment ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION DUE by noon on Mondays. Send to [email protected]. Assisted Listening Devices are available. 1121 228th Ave SE • Sammamish, WA 98075; (425) 391-1178 Office Hours: 8:30a.m.-4:30p.m., Monday-Friday (or by appointment) Emergency After Hours: 206 236-9580 • Eastside Pastoral Care After Hours: 206 748-1500 19h Sunday in Ordinary Time August, 12, 2018 The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Other Organization & Service Coordinators Boy Scouts, Troop 571 ................Jane Dulski ......................................... 425-830-8178 Cub Scouts, Pack 679 ..................Matt Wilma ..................... [email protected] Eastside Friends of Seniors .........Ramona Lawrence ............................ 425-369-9120 Knights of Columbus .....................Jim Chambers ...................... [email protected] Legion of Mary .............................Craig Hansen..................................... 425-829-5248 St. Vincent de Paul .......................Bernadette Coughlin ........................ 425-391-4704
NEW FAMILIES
Church is where a family finds a home.
We would like to welcome these new families to our parish:
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From the Pastor’s Desk
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
People have been asking me about my health. As you may remember,
the stroke - a very small one - occurred while I was asleep between Friday
evening, June 7th, and Saturday morning, June 8th. On the morning of June 8th I
began to notice a very slight “glitch” in my speech that involved an occasional
difficulty in clearly pronouncing certain words. My diction was a tiny bit off, and
some of the words that I would try to pronounce would come out a little slurred.
So minute was the problem that no one seemed to notice but me - no one said
anything to me about it, at least, nor inquired as to whether I was having some
sort of problem.
When the problem persisted into the next day - Sunday, June 9th - I
mentioned the matter to Rich Shively and Deacon Jack Luz, and they both agreed
with me that it would be best to check myself in to the hospital. I went to the
emergency department at Swedish Hospital in Issaquah, and the stroke specialists
there examined me and determined that I had indeed experienced a very small
stroke in the part of the brain that controls the speech functions. They kept me for
observation for a couple of days, and discussed with me a plan to move forward
in such a way as to reduce my risk of having another stroke. This plan has several
main aspects:
1. Lowering blood pressure and reducing weight through exercise, diet and
medication.
2. Monitoring and managing more carefully the levels of stress in my life.
3. Addressing a slight atrial fibrillation in my heart also via medication and exercise.
I have been working at and implementing this plan since I came home from the hospital on Tuesday, June 11th, and have made progress in each of the areas that the plan is designed to address. My blood pressure and weight have been coming down, I have been eating more wisely and modestly, I have been exercising more regularly - various forms of aerobic exercise 40-60 minutes 4/5 times a week - and the medications for the blood pressure and for the atrial fibrillation are clearly helping. The less demanding summer routine at the parish, together with the benefit of once again having a consistent Weekend Assistant Priest in Father Bryan Hersey, have reduced my level of stress, and the support and prayers of both staff members and parishioners have likewise been of great help and relief to me. I want to thank the many folks who have prepared the delicious and nourishing meals for me, especially in the immediate aftermath of my stay in the hospital and during the first several weeks after I returned home.
As I move forward and seek to build upon the good start I have thus far
had in my “come back”, I simply ask you to continue to pray for me, and to
continue to encourage me in the risk reduction plan the doctors laid out for me.
Gratefully.
Fr. Kevin
Due to Parking lot
repairs and
refurbishing
The Parish Facility will be closed
Monday, August 20th - Wednesday
22nd (noon)
PRAYER CORNER Please pray for those who are ill: Tom Kitano, Carol George, Frank Duggan, Dorothy Moll, Marion Krueger, Bruce
McDonald, Glenn & Carolyn Hall, Wendy O’Sullivan.
And for those who have died: Clayton Smith, Jorge Gálvez Villaroel, Judith Ann Nieves.
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Stewardship of Time, Talent & Treasure GOD Gives It All, Then Calls Us To Share—Become Involved In Parish Life, It Is Filled With Blessings
Weekly Stewardship Message The gifts of God that the angel brought to Elijah - food, water, rest, and encouragement — were given, not
for his own good alone, but to strengthen him for service. How am I using my gifts to serve others?
Stewardship of time and talent opportunities within the parish Our parish encourages everyone to give at least two hours of their time each week in prayer and service, beginning with Mass.
Whatever gifts you’ve been given, be thankful...and find a way to share them.
Ministry of the Month—Youth Ministry & Confirmation
Some thoughts regarding our Confirmation preparation program: My name is Michael Cantu and our family has been parishioners here since 2011. In that time we have experienced many wonderful aspects of parish life at Mary Queen of Peace. Our eldest daughter and son were both Confirmed here. I have been helping as a Reader as well as a group Confirmation team leader which I find very rewarding. If someone were to ask me why I am involved with Confirmation Preparation I would answer by first explaining that I do so for the young people of the parish so that they can see that the adults care about their faith journey. In my own small way, I feel that I can help support the process of their growth in their faith under, the direction of Chelsea, whom I admire for her dedication and demonstrated care of the youth entrusted to her. I have witnessed, during my time working with the young people going through the preparation process, that they have a desire to better understand their relationship with Jesus Christ and his Gospel message. We as a parish are very blessed to have so many young people attending to their faith and continuing to grow toward their spiritual maturity. I continue to return to this ministry because it brings me genuine consolation and joy. To find out more about ANCHOR please email Patrick Arrington at: [email protected] To find out more about Edge please email Kelsie Mattingly at: [email protected]
To find out more about Confirmation, please email Chelsea at: [email protected]
Stewardship of TREASURE/ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
Fiscal Year 2018-2019: Stewardship of Treasure
Donations Received as of July 30, 2018:
Donations Received Through Week #5 YTD
Sunday Stewardship Envelopes $10,546 $48,830
Simplified Giving Program 13,408 57,257
Employer Sponsored Donations 8,669 8,669
Loose in Collection Basket 1,201 5,404
Holy Days - -
Children/Youth Envelopes 1 2
Total Stewardship Donations $ 33,825 $120,162
Parish Goal Through Week #5 113,200
Amount over (under) budget $6,962
*Reflects budgeted stewardship dollars only,
not actual dollars spent.
We wish to thank everyone for their Stewardship of
Treasure and encourage all to use either the Parish
Simplified Giving Program, Sunday Stewardship
envelopes, Employer Sponsored donation program, or
donate on line at www.mqp.org, so your donations may be
As you plan your summer activities, please be sure to include MQP’s Summerfest 2018. Summerfest will
begin at 3 p.m. and end at 8 p.m.
Summerfest is a great event to invite your friends,
family and neighbors to.
Also, did you know it takes over 200 volunteers to make Summerfest happen? We need help with set-up and clean-up, help with carnival booths, the welcome table, food runners, and help with the
serving lines.
We're using SignUp.com again this year to organize
our upcoming SignUps.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com:
http://signup.com/go/GsqKnjd
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s)
you like.
3) Sign up! It's easy - you will NOT need to register
Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.
Mary, Queen of Peace has subscribed to an excellent new Catholic online service called Formed.org. The website offers a treasure-trove of Catholic content, including a great variety of Catholic videos for streaming – movies,
documentaries, spiritual reflections, and educational pieces. To sign up free of charge, please go to the website mqp.formed.org, select Register Now, then follow the prompts to create your free account. It will change your life! For questions, please contact Zoltan Abraham at 425-351-1178 x117 or [email protected].
CHILDREN & FAMILY EVANGELIZATION
For information in this section, please contact the Jennie Caldwell at
"Adoration will heal our Church and thus our nation and thus our world... Adoration touches everyone and everything... [because it touches the Creator, Who touches everything and everyone]... When we adore, we plug into infinite dynamism and power. Adoration is more powerful for construction than nuclear bombs
are for destruction." - Peter Kreeft
Sacred Story Many people, all the way from Pontius Pilate to many in our modern culture, have argued that there is no such thing as Truth. But spiritual discernment is a way to discover the Truth in our lives.
Fr. Watson tells us: “Jesus tells Pilate that he was born and came into the world to testify to the truth—the truth about God, the truth about human nature, and the truth about salvation. Truth does exist and discernment’s goal is to help us distinguish truth from falsehood in our Sacred Story. The Ten Commandments reveal the moral truths: about God; about woman and man’s proper relationship to God, and their relationship to each other and to creation. God is revealing the knowledge of truth lost in
paradise.”
Legion of Mary
“Mary is the Mother of all the members of the Saviour, because by her charity she has co-operated in the birth of the faithful in the Church. Mary is the living mould of God, that is to say, it is in her alone that the God Man was naturally formed without losing a feature, so to speak, of His Godhead; and it is in her alone that man can be properly and in a life-like way formed into God ,so far as human nature is
capable of this by the grace of Jesus Christ.”
Saint Augustine
The Legion of Mary meets Mondays at 1:30 p. m
downstairs in the library.
Please join us as a guest to learn more, also if you are considering joining and evening weekly meetings would work best for you contact us to let us know. For more information contact Craig Hansen
Meet our new High School Youth Minister Hello there! My name is Patrick Arrington, and I am the new Senior High Youth Minister here at Mary, Queen of Peace! The idea of becoming a youth minister, let alone in Washington, a decade ago would never have crossed my mind. I was just coming back to the Catholic faith at that point, and believed that I was destined to work in the math and sciences fields in Florida my whole life. Growing up in South Florida, I had never even seen Washington until about a year and a half ago, but the journey God has led me on to get here has been truly beautiful! I had been doing supplemental math tutoring in Miami, FL, when I went to a conference with the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. I was in adoration one evening there, and it hit me that I needed to just drop everything and become a missionary. I had no idea where, but God pointed me to Our Lady Star of the Sea in Bremerton, WA, where last year I was running the youth and young adult programs. I instantly fell in love with the Pacific Northwest and knew this was home. When the missionary year was ending, I was discerning where God wanted to take me next. During that discernment, he continued to show me blessing after blessing in working with the youth, and called me to continue using my talents as a youth minister here at MQP. I am extremely excited to start this journey with the parish, and look forward to getting to meet you all in the coming
weeks.
Celebrating the Queenship of Mary
Change of Plans
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not have a rosary on August 22 to celebrate the Queenship of Mary. MQP will celebrate with a Mass at 7 pm and all
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The Community
Rincón de Raquel
"Sin la carga en la espalda, y el gran peso encima de mí, ahora sé que el amor de Dios ha tocado mi alma y mi corazón. Me siento más ligero y mis pensamientos no me castigan y mi esperanza es un día conocer a mis hijos y saber que estarán ahí esperándome al lado de Jesús.”
-Testimonio
¿Ha sentido usted ese gran peso en la espalda y en su corazón? Vega a un retiro de Rachel Vineyard ™, y deje que sus cargas sean levanta-
das.
206.450.7814 (deje un mensaje confidencial)
¡Con amor eterno te he amado!
El Proyecto Raquel es un programa de la agencia de
Catholic Community Services.
Rachel’s Corner ““Without that load on my back, without that great weight on
me, I know that the love of God has touched my soul and my heart. I feel lighter and my thoughts don’t punish me and my hope is to one day meet my children and to know they will be there waiting beside Jesus.”
-Testimonial
Have you felt that heavy weight in your heart? Come on a Rachel’s Vineyard™ Retreat, and allow your burdens
to be lifted.
Call Aleah : 1-800-822-HOPE (4673)
Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Services.
You are loved with an everlasting Love!
A Lifeline For Married Couples - Coming NEXT
Weekend
The Retrouvaille program is for married couples facing diffi-cult challenges in their relationship. It is designed to im-prove communication and help couples reconnect. Retrouvaille has helped tens of thousands of marriages worldwide – your marriage could be next. It’s not too late to sign up for our program starting next week-
end, August 17-19, 2018. For confidential information
about Retrouvaille, or to register, call 206-706-2608
or visit our website at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all who labor and are bur-
dened, and I will give you rest.
St. Stephen The Martyr Catholic Church - Renton
Fr. Agustine Vallooran
(Director of the Divine Retreat Center in Muringur, India)
Registration required: 253-631-1940 -
https://ststephenslife.com/healing-retreat-2018
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
October 29 to November 9, 2018
For the very good price of $4,398 CAD departing
from Vancouver and including flights,
OR land package only for $3,498 CAD.
You are invited to join Fr. Dennis Flores (St. Joseph in
Richmond), and follow in “The Footsteps of Je-
sus”. We will experience scripture from the Old and
New Testament come alive from the shores of the Sea
of Galilee to Nazareth, Jerusalem, Bethlehem,
the Jordan River and other significant places. This first
class all inclusive pilgrimage will be escorted by Liz
Shachtay; who has been bringing pilgrims to the Holy
Land for more than 28 years.
For more information or a brochure, call Liz at
1-888-565-9922.
NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 19TH, FROM 8-1:30, THE SVDP TRUCK WILL BE IN THE PARKING LOT TO ACCEPT DONATIONS.
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