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2017 Offerings Budget
June $ 35,047 $ 30,138
Year-to-Date $ 413,045 $ 396,000
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL We are in our ninth week of asking for your help for this appeal. The goal set by the Archdio-cese is $60,480 and we are at 81.8 % of that goal with your donations of $49,474. We thank you for your dona-tions and are hoping to hear from more of you soon. Would you consider donat-ing a dollar a day or $365 dollars to this campaign this year? There are over 60 ministry ser-vices awaiting our help so they can help others!
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE STEWARDSHIP
NO COFFEE HOUR TODAY! Next week our hosts will be: 8:00 AM The Stratton Family
10:00 AM The Unabia Family
Sign up to host a future coffee hour. The sign up sheet is in the school cafeteria and we desperately need hosts for
the summer. You don’t have to purchase anything, just
either set up or clean up. We need volunteers for after the
10 AM Mass through the summer.
MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday - 8:00 AM - Gaetano Borriello ╬by Rosa Borriello
10:00 AM - Dorothy Schuler ╬ by The Emery
and Hardwick Family
5:00 PM - The People of St. Benedict Parish
FAITH FORMATION
July 9th - July 16th – 2017
Sunday 8:00 AM Mass
10:00 AM Mass
11:15 PM Parish Picnic
4:15 PM Reconciliation
5:00 PM Mass
Monday 7:45 AM Mass
8:30 AM Rosary
Tuesday No scheduled liturgy, the church is open for individual prayer.
Wednesday 6:30 PM Mass
7:00 PM Worship and Spiritual Life Mtg.
Thursday 8:45 AM Mass
Friday 7:45 AM Mass
Saturday 10:00 AM Sat. Morning Prayer Group
Sunday 8:00 AM Mass
9:00 AM Hospitality Hour
10:00 AM Mass
12:00 AM Summer Theology Series 4:15 PM Reconciliation
5:00 PM Mass
SACRAMENTAL EMERGENCY: Outside of office hours, please call 425-954-3434
Did you know? Get up-to-date in-formation about all of our events at our website: www.stbens.net
WE PRAY FOR THE SICK
Carmen Gonzales, Fr. Roger O’Brien, Norm Taylor, Tom Weber Sr.& Jr., Willie Kleffner, Eli Mahnken,
Dale Steen, Janice Mosey, Nora Taylor, Herman Hadaller, Roseanne Borden, Easton Brown, Margaret Swanson, Den Costales, Eugene Haydu, John Bulman, Lucille Jasper and Xavier Schmitt,
PARISH COUNCIL
HAPPY FEAST OF ST. BENEDICT!
Join us today after the 10:00 AM Mass on the school lawn as we celebrate our parish community. Our
Pastoral Council members will be available to greet you and will be grilling hamburgers, hotdogs, vegetari-an items, all the fixings and beverages. Thank you for bringing a side dish to share and spend some time making new friends, renewing old relationships and celebrating the Feast of St. Benedict with those that you worship with. Have ideas for the church, this is the time to talk it over with the group that can make a difference, our pastoral council. Fun in the sun!
VIRGIN STATUE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA Visit of the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima on Sunday, July 23rd from 11:45 to 4:00 PM at St. Alphonsus Church in Ballard. Made in 1947 under the direction of the “seer” Lucia the statue will tour more than 100 dioceses in the United States in an effort to bring the graces of Fatima to those who cannot make a pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal. Com-plete schedule at: www.fatimatourforpeace.com.
Youth Ministry: We welcome Kate Brown to St. Ben-edict church as our new youth Minister. Kate is com-ing from Indianapolis. IN to join our ministry team!
God Bless Fr. Bryan: Next Sunday will be Fr. Bryan’s final Sunday Masses before going on sabbatical. Take a minute to wish him well as he retreats for some rest, relaxation, and spiritual rejuvenation.
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SACRAMENTS
SERVING OTHERS
Baptism Preparation Classes: Typically held on the First Saturday of the month for parents and Godpar-ents, these classes cover the origin and deep meaning of this primary Sacrament of Initiation. Join us on September 9th (*2nd Saturday), or November 4th. Classes are held in the church and begin following the 9:00 AM 1st Saturday Mass. Marriage Preparation: Retreats are held here at St. Benedict Parish twice a year.
Contact Marti at [email protected] or 206-518-6017 for more information on all of these programs.
St. Vincent de Paul: Carrying out the dream of their patron, our Vincentians assist the poor and needy that live within our parish boundaries. Join them, this could be the ministry you are looking for and they welcome your help. Please give to SVdP.
Sandwich Making for St. Martin de Porres: We meet again Monday, July 17th at 9:00 AM in the lower level of the Parish Center and can always use help in the summer while kids are out of school. We have our PB & J assembly line ready with a place for you! Help make 400 sandwiches for the men’s shelter in Seattle on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month.
Still Fighting Hunger in Wallingford: Your ongoing support of FamilyWorks Food Bank and answer to our plea, 233 pounds of food from the church and another 24 cases of food purchased by parishioners were delivered last week. Becky Ortiz applied and re-ceived a $450 CRS Rice Bowl Grant for the church and that money will be delivered to FamilyWorks. We continue to make a difference! Bring non-perishable food items to Mass placing them in the baskets at the back of the church. Thank you for your donations!
Cabrini Ministry: If you, or someone you know, are unable to attend Mass and would like the Eucharist brought to you in your home, please call the Parish Office at 206-632-0843 to make arrangements. We always welcome new ministers so call, too, if you are interested in serving as a minister to the homebound.
SCHOOL NEWS
Have an item for the bulletin? Please send it to [email protected] by Monday at 4:00 PM. Thank you!
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS! Don’t forget that the Wurst Festival Used Book Room is always looking for inventory. Drop off your carefully packed (not to heavy) boxes at the Parish Of-fice (Monday - Thursday: 8:00 AM - Noon or 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM and Fri - 8:00 AM - Noon) over the summer. We take all types of books for all ages. Remember not to pack the boxes and bags too heavy. We don’t want
you or others to get hurt carrying them. Thank you!
SAVE THE DATE!
2017 Great Wallingford Wurst Festival will be
September 15th and 16th
BE PREPARED FOR FUN!
Intentional Service and Welcoming Spiritual Community
Jesuit Volunteer EnCorps is now accepting applica-tions for 2017-18! JV EnCorps, a program of JVC Northwest, facilitates transformative opportunities for service, community and spiritual formation for adults 50 and older who are committed to social and ecologi-cal justice. Priority application deadline: August 15th. For more information: [email protected] or www.jvencorps.org.
ROSARY for LIFE: Join the St. Benedict Re-spect Life Group for our weekly Rosary to the Blessed Virgin Mary each Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:00 PM at Blessed Sacrament Church. More information call Gene Slagle 206-226-5332.
35TH ANNUAL CATHOLIC FAMILY CAMPOUT August 18th—20th at Millersylvania State Park. More information please call Mary Pat 206 367-2186.
DO YOU DESIRE TO DRAW NEARER TO A GOD WHO DESIRES TO DRAW NEARER TO YOU?
The Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL) is a nine month retreat format of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola (founder of the Jesuits), with a retreat community meeting in Seattle. The SEEL re-treat goes from September through May and is a pow-erful, life-changing program of prayer and reflection. Retreatants commit to praying daily, meet twice a month with a Spiritual Director, and attend a monthly Saturday retreat mornings. SEEL is accepting appli-cations now for the retreat starting in September of 2017. Go to our website at www.seelpugetsound.org or call 206-721-3518 for more information.
RACHEL’S CORNER Hope and Healing After Abortion
Do you see yourself as the summary of what you did which only causes you to feel shame and regret? God doesn’t! Why not come on a Rachel’s Vineyard™ Retreat and feel His warm embrace as He whis-pers who He sees and loves!
August 4th-6th Call Valerie: 1-800-822-4673. You are loved with an everlasting Love! — A Catholic Community Service Program
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