SMPnewsJune 23, 2019 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
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NORMAL MASS TIMES: (Weekday Mass times often change – Check schedule on page 2)
Downtown: 1055 Boundary St. SEMonday–Thursday: 12Noon, Friday & Saturday: 9am 3rd Tuesday: 7pm (Spanish)Saturday: 5pmSunday: 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am & 5pmWestside Chapel: 1835 Overhulse Rd. NWThursday: 6:30am (1st and 3rd Thursday)Sunday: 8:30am & 10:30am 2nd Sunday: 1:30pm (Vietnamese)RECONCILIATION TIMES (Downtown): Thursday: 11am | Saturday: 9:45am & 3pmPASTOR: Fr. Jim LeePAROCHIAL VICAR: Fr. Lou CunninghamDEACONS: Rob Rensel John Bergford
MISSIONOur mission is to place God first in all things, to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to grow in holiness through prayer, sacraments, and service.
1208 11th Ave. SE, Olympia 98501 (360) 754-4667 www.saintmichaelparish.orgOFFICE HOURS Monday – Thursday: 9am – 5pm | Friday 9am – 1pm
CALVARY CEMETERY (360) 292-7138 3850 Cleveland Ave., Tumwater 98501ST. MICHAEL SCHOOL (360) 754-5131 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Wed & Fri 1–3pm (360) 352-7554CLOTHING BANK Tues & Sat 9–Noon (Donation station open 9am–4pm daily)PREGNANCY AID (360) 956-7413 Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 2–4pm, Wed 9am-NoonST. MIKE’S TIKES (360) 586-1585
SAINT MICHAEL PARISH STEWARDSHIPof treasure
Pastoral Year 2018-2019Donations Received as of June 16, 2019
Sunday Stewardship $27,002
Online Stewardship Giving $26,641
Sunday Loose Donations $1,406
Holy Days $100
Youth (Little House) $94
Total Offertory Collection Received $55,243
Year to Date Received $ 3 ,1 8 6 ,1 9 5
Donations Needed $ 3 , 1 2 7, 7 6 4
Amount Behind Goal – ($42,180)
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Because of your generous giving to the CRS Rice Bowl project this Lent, SMP is blessed to report that donations to the Rice Bowl Project totaled over $12,000!SMP received a grant in the amount of $450 to support the Plum Street Village (Tiny Homes) Project in Olympia and a grant in the amount of $450 to support the Youth Migrant Project mission trip for our middle school youth in August. Your giving helps our brothers and sisters both far away and nearby. Thank you!
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6.24 MONDAY
9am Young Ladies Institute Downtown Church
12Noon Mass Canceled
6.25 TUESDAY
12Noon Dan Williams U St. Joseph Chapel
6.26 WEDNESDAY
12Noon Bryan Hardy U St. Joseph Chapel
6.27 THURSDAY (11am Reconciliation)
12Noon Roberta Neri U St. Joseph Chapel
6.28 FRIDAY
9am Jane Gollmyer U St. Joseph Chapel
6.29 SATURDAY (9:45am & 3pm Reconciliation)
9am Myrna Welsh U St. Joseph Chapel
5pm Larry LaFond U Downtown Church
6.30 SUNDAY
7:30am Steven Kaski U Downtown Church
8:30am Mary Anderson U Westside Chapel
9:30am Lucas & Peter Sharma Downtown Church
10:30am Helen Develle U Westside Chapel
11:30am Maria Magnaye U Downtown Church
5pm People of Saint Michael Parish Downtown Church
Jess MichaelLisa San MiguelChelsea LopezSotero Soto Bettie Linnenbrink Shiny Norbert Chuck HughesAshwin Mathew Tami Grant Glee Gile Pete Castaneda Elizabeth H. Filiberto Chavez Tim G. Rodriguez family Rosanne BurnsGeorge MichaelStephanie & ShawnTed Golson Emily-Paige McClucas Brenna Young Joann MesojednikHomer Dennison Momoko Wolf Steph Kaylee David Snavely Wyatt Borngesser Lloyd Patrick family Matthew Lajoie Mary Fairhurst Mary Currall & Currall family Christine Carney Stoddard Jacqueline Montgomery Ray Nikula Beverly Heggie Steph Eric McDonald James HollawayRichardMasonNancy CosgroveLinda CosgroveMark Majors Maryanna Morris Sannon Eileen Brennan Allison O'Hagaen Brennan
Teresa Zyski Peggy Bowles Shirley Holdener Cor & Pat Dehart John Luiz Theresa Ragan Patti Leininger Tammie Ensign & family Lance Burns Marie Waldecker Teresa LaBouff & Family Jerry Foy Conlon McKay Andrew Senko Joshua Roberts David Rees Mary Mandevill Ed Stevens Mary Claudia Kress MelissaJoy Ann Shaw Roy Proctor Trish Gosciewski Maria AntoinetteKardel Jan Putnam Dawn Rathbun Jacob BerschauerBob Kelly Joey Lynn Benck Adam Schramm Shirley Dwyer Lynn Walker Mark Curtis Hilary Borngesser Pat O'Neill Anne Barroll Cath T. Antoinette Robert Wheeler ,Brandy Dyson Family Michael Heelan Laurie Isaksen Elizabeth H.
To submit prayer requests, call the parish office or submit your request via our website. If you or someone you know is homebound and wishes to receive Holy Communion, please call Benedetta Reece at (360) 292-7143 or Dcn. Terry Barber at Sacred Heart Parish at (360) 491-0890.
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Dear Sanit Michael parishioners,This was a very blessed year for our school community; thank you for all your support of your parish school this year. Earlier this month we proudly sent forth 23 graduates that we have been so for-tunate to journey with during their time at St. Michael. This group of students has enriched our community through their sense of service, their kindness, their deep spirituality, their diligence and their many other gifts. We are so proud of these twenty-three mission-ary disciples and we know that we are sending strong, faith-filled leaders to make a difference in their high school communities. Please pray for each of our graduates!We recently received incredible results from the ACRE assessment (Information for Growth Assessment for Children/Youth Religious Education Assessment) that our 5th and 8th graders completed this past spring. The assessment allows us to see the big picture of how our school’s religious education program is forming our students. Once again, the results show that our students are above the national average in every single cat-egory in both 5th and 8th grades! In fact, the results of our 8th grade graduates show their comprehensive knowledge of our Catholic faith with a class average that is 12.7% above the national average. Overall, these wonderful results point to the value of our religion curriculum and to the degree to which our students are
retaining a deep knowledge of our faith at St. Michael Parish School.As we transition into the summer, I am deeply grateful for all the ways our par-ents have partnered with us to support their children this year. Our parents have been our valuable partners through clear communication with our teachers, supportive conversations with their chil-dren about academic successes and challenges, and their commitment to regular attendance at school. A strong parent presence in the class-rooms, at our school Masses, at MMOs, on field trips, and at school sporting events is also noticed and appreciated. The incredible growth we have wit-nessed in our students results from the healthy dynamic of this home to school partnership.
Connor GeraghtySt. Michael School Principal
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REBOOT LIVE!with Chris Stefanick
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HELP WANTED!Administrative Assistant Saint Michael Parish has an opening for a full-time (40 hours/12 months) Administrative Assistant. We are searching for a person who loves our Lord and is filled with gratitude for God's many gifts; someone who is energized by serving, being part of a dynamic team, and has experience in this area. Please email [email protected] for an application or pick one up at the parish office.
LOGO WEAR: Summer is here and we are preparing to order T-Shirts! Want one? You should—they're cool and, most importantly, they're a powerful yet simple way to wear your faith and show pride in your faith community!
Please contact Bene Reece at (360) 292-7143 or [email protected] by June 30 and let her know your size.
Two Full-Time Youth Ministry Job Openings:Steward for Life Teen High School Ministry and Steward for EDGE Middle School Ministry.We are searching for youth ministers who love our Lord and are filled with gratitude for God's many gifts; people who are energized by serving the youth, being part of a dynamic team, and who have a passion for leading our youth closer to Christ. For a Job Description and Application for either position, please visit our website, email [email protected] or pick one up at the parish office.
Three Main Functions of SMP Connect, your one-stop tool to engage in parish life:1. Parishioner Tools – SMP Connect provides parishioners with individual profile pages to manage their engagement with the parish, connect with other parishioners, access their group pages, and see parish events and their volunteer schedules. It will also serve as a parish directory. Through privacy settings parishioners control what information is visible to others parishioners. 2. Leadership Tools – SMP Connect provides many tools for orga-nizing, managing and leading groups/ministries. Each group or ministry will have a group page with the ability to communicate with group members, organize events, share ministry-related files, and provide for special needs for group members. People will only have access to the groups they are involved in. Leaders of the groups will have an app that will help them communicate to group members and manage group calendars on the go.3. Administrative Tools – SMP Connect will serve as a database for our staff and provide staff a number of administrative tools to serve your families and the ministries we oversee. Tools will allow us to better communicate with parishioners, schedule volunteers, provide online registration and RSVP for events, schedule facilities for events, and so much more.If you receive any emails from [email protected], please disregard until we official launch the database to all parish-ioners. Please avoid marking emails as spam.
OCTOBER 23, 2019 | 7–9:30pm
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Holy Hour to Pray for Priests, 5:30–6:30pm in the St. Joseph Chapel.
If you are unable to come, please join us in praying the rosary from your residence between 5:30 and 6:30pm.
Safe Environment Workshop, 6-9Pm in the Parish CenterRegister online at virtusonline.org and click First-Time Registrant. For volunteers who have already registered in Virtus, please log in to your account to sign up for the class. For more information or assistance creating a Virtus account, call Mona at (360) 292-7141 or [email protected]
Summer Alpha 2019
Alpha is series of interactive sessions where guests have an opportunity to explore life and Christian faith freely in a friendly and informal environment. Each talk looks at a different question around faith and is designed to create conver-sation. Alpha is run all around the globe, and everyone is welcome.
Learn more and register at saintmichaelparish.org/alpha
Vacation Bible School
Through Friday, June 28, 9am–12:30pm daily. It's time for a ROAR'n good time on safari with God!. VBS questions? Contact Hannah Hach at (360) 292-7114 or [email protected].
Life Teen & EDGE Luau – Activity Night!
Join youth ministry for an evening of island fun. At 6pm on the St. Michael School field.
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MASS ON THE GRASS & PARISH PICNIC SUNDAY, JULY 21 MASS BEGINS AT 5PM
FOOD | MUSIC | FIREWORKSWe have a limited number of booths available for your
ministry to host. If you're interested in playing an active role in this event, please contact Kimmy Jones at
[email protected] by July 15.
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Donations needed formigrant families: diapersnew socks & underwearnonperishable foodsmall kids toysclothing Drop off at the ParishOffice
Every year SMP sends 24 middle schoolers to the Youth Migrant Project where we serve migrant families at Skagit Valley farms. We are currently in need of donations to bring to migrant families.
Every year SMP sends 24 middle schoolers to the Youth Migrant Project where we serve migrant families at Skagit Valley farms. We are currently in need of donations to bring to migrant families.
JULY 2019
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CONFIRMATION PROGRAM CHANGESFor Pastoral Year 2020, our Confirmation Ministry welcomes all students in 9th through 12th grades who discern they are ready to pre-pare to receive the Sacrament of
Confirmation. This ministry invites parents to journey with their children toward the Sacrament. The confirmand’s commitment includes two evening gatherings per month from October to May. Parents are encouraged to participate in formational gatherings monthly as well.Please Note: Earlier this year, Archbishop Sartain affirmed that the age of reception for the Sacrament of Confirmation is to be lowered to the 7th grade (approximately 13 years of age) for all parishes in the Archdiocese by the year 2023. Saint Michael Parish will make this transition slowly.Here is our plan:Confirmation Preparation will be a one year process starting in 2019–2020. The prerequisite to beginning preparation is at least two years of prior faith formation (within the last 3 yrs), consistent Mass attendance and a letter of intent. Faith formation can be a church formation program or attendance at a Catholic school. We will be offering the Sacrament to the following age groups in the following years:Grades 9–12: 2019–20 Grades: 8–9: 2020–21 Grades 7–8: 2021–22 Grade 7: 2022–23Questions? Contact Ann Ashe at (360) 292-7112
BIBLE STUDY FACILITATORS“It is written, ‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'” Matthew 4:4
SMP is currently seeking volunteers to be Bible Study Facilitators for Fall 2019! What does it take to lead a Bible Study?• A desire to share God's Word with others• Comfortable/skilled in leading a small group in discussion• A hospitable and welcoming spirit• A short term commitment to leadTraining, facilities and all resource materials will be provided. Your commitment can be from 10 to 25 sessions in length based on the study. Date and times to offer the study are flexible. An Initial Bible Study Facilitator meeting will be held in August and groups begin to meet in September. Please contact Ann Ashe at [email protected] or (360) 292-7112.
PASTOR'SnotebookFORMATIONFAITHHOW TO REGISTER FOR CGSThe Catechesis of the Good Shepherd ministry is accept-ing registrations for 2019-2020!Registration is a two-step process. You must submit the following:The Faith Formation Registration Form–found on the parish website, in the parish office, or in the Good News Stand.The online CGS Parent Survey–found on the website at saintmichaelparish.org/grow/faith-formation-for-children/catechesis-of-the-good-shepherdBoth steps are necessary. The CGS Parent Survey allows you to indicate your session preferences. We will contact you about final placement. Please register by June 30.Why CGS for my Child?CGS is a Montessori-based, developmentally-oriented faith formation ministry for children. Two-hour sessions take place each week in a specially prepared environment called the Atrium. This fall, Atrium sessions will take place on the first floor of the Parish Center. Sessions are multi-age: Level I serves children age 3 through Kindergarten; Level II serves children grades 1-3; Level III serves children grades 4-6. A detailed schedule of sessions can be found on the parish website under Grow/Faith Formation for Children. Children explore liturgy, scripture, Holy Land geography, prayer and more in a retreat-like setting. Note that the Sunday morning and Monday evening Level I and Level II sessions are offered in conjunction with the F.A.I.T.H. ministry and include a meal, childcare, and programming for adults and children 2nd grade and up who are not enrolled in CGS. For more information, contact Mary Trotter at [email protected].
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FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITYFPU Alumni Garage Sale: July 6, 9am–6:30pm at St. Michael Parish School covered play area. If you are an FPU Alumni and would like to sell items, sign up at http://bit.ly/FPUalumniSale (case sensitive). Sign-up to sell your items by June 30.Get current information and resources on Facebook at St. Michael Olympia Financial Peace University Alumni Group.FPU curious? Stop in at the monthly FPU Alumni gathering to experience FPU in action. Email [email protected] if you have questions.Next scheduled FPU classes to consider for your calendar:Fall 2019: September 19–November 21, 7–9pm (Childcare available) https://fpu.com/1092060Spring 2020: April 16–June 11, 7–9pm (Childcare available) https://fpu.com/1092061Scholarships are available for parishioners. Contact [email protected].
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VOCATIONAL DISCERNMENTAre you a guy between the age of 13 and 18? Come to Quo Vadis Days on Monday, June 24 through Thursday, June 27 at Camp Don Bosco in Carnation to discern your vocation. Quo Vadis Days is a priestly discernment camp for young men. There will be prayer, fraternity, games, and conversation. The camp is free. Fr. Lou will be attending the camp the entire time. Register at: qvdays.org/register/archdiocese-of-seattle/
SMALL GROUPS CONTINUE! Many small groups continue to meet year round and are open to new members. Check out our website to get connected or contact Michaela at (360) 292-7104 or [email protected] to find a good fit!
PASTORAL CARE/COMMUNITY OUTREACH UPDATES• 20 individuals attended the Climate Change viewing from
our Just Faith ministry.• Over 600 rosaries passed out and over 100 people
prayed over at the last two events that St. Paul Street Evangelization attended.
• Two of our six groups from our Community Kitchen are utilizing Community Supported Agriculture.
• Work continues at St. Vincent de Paul Clothing Bank to recruit more volunteers and create a safer donation area.
• SPSE linked up with St. Michael School and worked on flower beds at Plum Street Village and provided fans to the residents.
• A new Cancer Support Group cycle started. Cycles are free and open to anyone of any denomination.
• Sydney Wolf and Annalise Moreau are revamping Parish Health Ministry —stay tuned for news and events.
PARISH HEALTH MINISTRY Can you share two hours a year of your time?While the concept of parish health minis-try may be new to many, its role is deeply rooted in the Church's healing tradition. Those involved often provide underrep-
resented individuals with a valuable link to health care, and parishioners active in health ministry also become a healing hand of the Church. They become advocates, intercessors and representatives of God's healing love. If you are involved and have knowledge in any health field, would you share two hours of your time this year? We are scheduling a series of lectures on basic health care (dental hygiene, eye care, exercise, nutrition—name it!) and we need your help! Please contact Annalise Moreau or Sydney Wolf for more information and to sign up: [email protected]
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BridgingHeartsA PILGRIMAGE OF ENCOUNTER & SERVICE
DARE to risk moving beyond margins of the known and com-fortable. Make a journey of the heart and discover anew the fresh breath of God in the extraordinary stuff of life.COME AND SEE. Enter into solidarity with communities that struggle with poverty. Serve in God’s name, pray intently and live simply while on a seven-day pilgrimage to the holy grounds of Appalachia.The Appalachia pilgrimage site is situated in the rolling Blue Ridge region, deep in the hills and hollers of Tazewell County Virginia. The service area , in the spent heart of coal country, encompasses four rural parishes that stretch out in a 60 mile radius from Tazewell. Bridging Heart participants stay at a parish center during the pilgrim-age. and engage in projects initiated by the local community. Cost: $500Dates: August 5–10, 2019Pilgrimage fees cover pre and post team formation, ground transportation to the sites and return transportation to the designated pickup/drop off locations, meals and dormitory style accommodations.Contact Deacon John Bergford at (360) 280-4281 or [email protected]
ANGEL CANS The St. Michael School Kindergarten children collected and recycled aluminum cans from November through the end of the school year to help build a playground for their friends at the Holy Spirit Center in Juarez. Another Angel Can Story Can by can, each child helped make their small acts of generos-ity and kindness grow
into something bigger than their small individual contribu-tions. Angel Cans provided a heart-changing, joyful learning experience. The children learned to care for God’s creation, recycling a small mountain of cans. They learned that friendship is not confined by borders, as they exchanged letters and drawings with children at the Holy Spirit Center. They learned how kind-ness can grow as family, neighbors and parishioners, inspired by their efforts, also collected cans and made contributions to the project. And they learned that children have the God-given ability to change the world into a kinder, more beautiful, more just place can by can. Thank you to all who helped with Angel Cans!Grand total: 871 pounds of aluminum cans!
OUR COMMON HOME FARMSOCHF is a partnership between St. Martin’s University and Pope John Paul II High School and works with Catholic Community Services (Community Kitchen and Senior Services). Its goal is to ethically produce nutrient-dense food for the community and to get as many people as pos-sible involved in it! By purchasing a share, you will also support the donation of healthy produce into the community through organiza-tions such as Community Kitchen, Senior Services, Sacred Heart’s Emergency Outreach, and the Lacey and Thurston County Food Bank. OCHF's goal is to donate 12,000-15,000 pounds of produce to these organizations this year.Beyond selling CSAs, they also welcome donations, espe-cially donated labor! They will hold a strawberry planting
day in a couple weeks and have about 1000 strawberries to plant! Volunteers will weed, fertilize and prep beds, weed, plant seeds and starts, weed, harvest, weed, snack on fresh produce, and there’s a good chance you could do some weeding.Our Common Home Farms will both help feed the poor and strengthen the natural world. In exchange, you gain access to delicious, nutrient-rich produce at the peak of ripeness. Your support is good for the environment, good for the community, and good for you!If you are interested in learning more, check out their Facebook page at OurCommonHomeFarms, their crowd-funding site at https://bit.ly/2IhPvEy, or their website at ourcommonhomefarms.wixsite.com/ochf.
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“The Holy Spirit is truly present. His mercy is the greatest gift to our children and to us as mothers and fathers…He has made us new.” –Fall 2018 Retreat Testimonial
Profound healing is available to women and men who suffer after abortion. Whether it’s been a year or 20 years, a Rachel’s Vineyard Healing Retreat can transform your life!Fall Retreat Schedule:August 16-18, Stanwood (English)October 25-27, Stanwood (Español)November 8-19, Seabeck (English)Now registering for Fall Retreats! For a compassionate, confidential conversation, call (206) 920-6413 or visit www.ccsww.org/projectrachel.Rachel’s Vineyard™ is a program of Catholic Community Services.
October 18 and 19, 2019.Join us at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center for inspiring speakers, helpful workshops, and many oppor-tunities to grow in fellowship with Catholics from across the state of Washington. This year's speakers include Bp. Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, CT; Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT; and Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, Diocese of Brownsville, TXThe Cornerstone Conference is sponsored by the Washington State Catholic Conference (WSCC), the common voice for the Catholic Bishops of Washington State. The Cornerstone Catholic Conference strives to inspire and inform Catholics and others to continue work-ing together to protect human life: the unborn, individuals who live in poverty or on the margins of society, and people at the end of life.
October 3–18Beginning in Lisbon, Portugal, travel to Fatima, Santiago de Compostela, Lourdes, Barcelona, Warsaw, Krakow, and other holy sites. $4,249 includes accommodations, meals, entrance fees, motor coaches and guides. Interested? Contact Anne Rogel at (253) 905-1357.
Iconography Workshop and Retreat: July 7–12Students will work on Christ Pantocrator based on the master Byzantine original. Beginners and advanced stu-dents are welcome to this workshop–no experience necessary. $500 includes all materials and daily meals. Overnight accommodation during the workshop is available for an additional fee ($30 per night for double occupancy, $60 for single occupancy). Participation is limited to twelve, first-come-first-served, with a non-refundable deposit of $100, balance due upon arrival.Contact the monastery for information/registration at (360) 491-8233 or [email protected].
Capital High School's Baccalaureate was great! Everyone seemed to enjoy it, and it was a special night for the kids. A big thank you to those who helped make it a success, particularly Susan Woltman, who suggested, planned and worked through every step behind the scenes, and to Fr. Lou, who led students and their families in such a wonderful celebration.
"Alex Parker, who teaches at Capital and was our emcee for the night, sent me a message which I wanted to share, because he said, 'Your church is fantastic!' to which I replied, 'Yes, it is!' Thank you all!" – Susan Woltman
Rachel’s Corner "You are loved with an everlasting love."
Cornerstone Catholic Conference Mark your calendars!
Pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes, Spain & Poland Join Yelm's Fr. Dean Mbuzi on a spiritual journey
Holy Theophany Monastery Iconography workshop
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