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March 7, 2010 Third Sunday of Lent
MASS INTENTIONS & SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 7 - Third Sunday of Lent (St. Thomas Aquinas, Confessor/Doctor of the Church) 8:00 a.m. - Pro Populo (High Mass with incense) 10:30 a.m. - Mother Mary Dominica’s intentions (St. Mary’s Convent) 4:30 p.m. (Toledo, WA) - Fr. Joseph Selway (Fr. Trough)
Monday, March 8 - St. John of God, Confessor Private - Mother Mary Dominica’s intentions (St. Mary’s Convent)
Tuesday, March 9 - St. Frances of Rome, Widow (St. Dominic Savio, Confessor) 11:30 a.m. - Private R.I.P. (Sheridan family) 7:30 p.m. - Rosary and Devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Wednesday, March 10 - Lenten Feria (Forty Holy Martyrs) 11:30 a.m. - R.I.P. Connie Assenato (A. & A. Palumbo)
Thursday, March 11 - Lenten Feria (St. Eulogius, Martyr) 6:30 a.m. - R.I.P. Mr. & Mrs. E.C. Schindler
Friday, March 12 - St. Gregory the Great, Priest/Confessor/Doctor of the Church) 5:40 p.m. to 5:55 p.m. - Confessions 6:00 p.m. - Stations of the Cross 6:30 p.m. - for the sick and housebound of our parish (A. & R. Society)
Saturday, March 13 - Lenten Feria (St. Euphrasia, Virgin) 9:00 a.m. - Sr. Maria Mechtilde, CMRI (F. & D. Drake)
Daylight Savings Time begins at 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning - set your clocks ahead 1 hour.
Sunday, March 14 - Fourth Sunday of Lent (“Laetare Sunday”; St. Matilda, Queen) 8:00 a.m. - Pro Populo 10:30 a.m. - Special intention (R. & N. Manuel) 5:30 p.m. (Port Angeles, WA) - Private intention (Fr. Trough)
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Current Church Bulletin |
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Phone:253-535-9477 Fax: 253-535-3637
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DRESS CODE - Out of respect for the Most Blessed Sacrament, and for your fellow parishioners, please observe the following standards of dress in church:
· Jeans, shorts, “flip flops” and other casual attire are inappropriate at church services. · Women and girls must cover their heads with a suitable hat or veil (I Cor. 11:5,6,10). Chapel veils are available for loan in the vestibule. · Women and girls must wear dresses or skirts that cover the knee completely when sitting or standing. Slacks, sleeveless tops and tight or low-cut clothing do not meet the norm of Christian modesty. · Men and boys should wear suit coats and ties. · Tee shirts are not acceptable; please wear a collared shirt. |
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A reminder that all Catholics are obliged, under pain of mortal sin, to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days. |
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PrayeR for Vocations O Lord, Jesus Christ, Who didst take to Thyself a body and soul like ours, to teach us the glory of self-sacrifice and service, mercifully deign to instill in other hearts the desire to dedicate their lives to Thee. Give us PRIESTS to stand before Thine altar and to preach the words of Thy Gospel; BROTHERS to assist the priests and to reproduce in themselves Thy humility; SISTERS to teach the young and nurse the sick, and to minister Thy charity to all; LAY PEOPLE to imitate Thee in their homes and families. Amen. |
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EASTER DUTY - According to the Divine Law “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you shall not have life in you” (John 6:54). Catholics are seriously obliged to receive Holy Communion at least once during Eastertide (making a good Confession beforehand, if one has committed mortal sin). Eastertide in the United States begins on the First Sunday of Lent and lasts until Trinity Sunday. |
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March is the is the month of St. Joseph |
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Please pray for the sick and housebound of our Parish. God bless you. |
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Campbell’s Soup Labels & Box Tops for Education Program - Saving the special box tops and soup labels is an excellent way to support our academy! There are also many other products that are part of this program. Please check the parish bulletin board in the church hall for the other various labels that are accepted. Thank you for saving your box tops and labels! |
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STATIONS OF THE CROSS Please note that on Fridays during the Holy Season of Lent there will be Confessions from 5:40 p.m. to 5:55 p.m.; Stations of the Cross at 6:00 p.m. and Holy Mass at 6:30 p.m.
“We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee, because by Thy Holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world”. |
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Lenten Fast & Abstinence - FAST: Everyone from 21 to 59 yrs. of age is bound to observe the laws of fast everyday of Lent, Sundays excepted. Only one full meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength may be taken, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids such as milk and juices are allowed. ABSTINENCE - Everyone 7 yrs. of age and older is bound to observe the law of abstinence; no meat is allowed on Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Holy Saturday. Meat may be had only at the main meal on Ember Wednesday and Ember Saturday. If health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige. In case of doubt please consult Fr. Trough. Mothers who are pregnant or nursing are dispensed from the fast. |
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ST. MARY’S ACADEMIC FAIR - Please join us this Wednesday evening, March 10, at 7 p.m. in the church hall to view the students’ projects. The theme this year is “History”. The children very much appreciate your interest in their work. Thank you! |
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Church Cleaning next Sat., Mar. 13 Rodriguez family
Kitchen next Sunday, Mar. 14 8:00 a.m.: Christina & Shirley 10:30 a.m.: Denise & Trish
Altar Servers next Sunday, Mar. 14 8:00 a.m.: Darren & Brett 10:30 a.m.: C. Sampair & Emmett |
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An Act of Sorrow
Forgive me my sins, O Lord, forgive me my sins: The sins of my youth, the sins of my age, The sins of my soul, the sins of my body; My idle sins, my serious voluntary sins, the sins I know, The sins I have concealed so long, which are now hidden from memory.
I am truly sorry for every sin, mortal and venial, For all the sins of my childhood, up to the present hour. I know my sins have wounded Thy tender heart. O my Savior, let me be freed from the bonds of evil, Through the most bitter passion of my Redeemer. O my Jesus, forget and forgive what I have been. |