Our Lady of Guadalupe A parish with open arms and caring hearts

Easter Sunday - April 16, 2017

Mass Times

Saturday Vigil - 5:30 PM

Sunday Mornings - 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM

Weekday Mass - Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday - 9:00 AM

Holy Day Masses - 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturdays - 4:15 PM to 5:00 PM (or by appointment through the Parish Office)

OLG Parish - www.olgseattle.org - parishoffice@olg.seattle.org - Phone: 206-935-0358

OLG Parish School - 3401 SW Myrtle, Seattle, WA 98126 www.guadalupe-school.org Phone: 206-935-0651

From the Pastor’s Desk

Joyous Easter To Parishioners And Visitors

My fourteenth Easter with you moves me to express my gratitude for the opportunity to be your pastor for so many years. I am grateful for your faith and your willingness to express our faith in worship and humble service toward one another and those beyond our communi-ty. Easter Sunday, and the Easter weeks following, give us the oppor-tunity to explore more deeply the story of Jesus life, death, and resur-rection as it connects to our own human journey of living, loving, facing challenges, suffering, dying, and finding new life. Wherever you are on your life journey, I offer the hope of the Christian commu-nity as a place of prophetic new understanding and the support of community. Welcome today and always! Happy Easter!

Fr. Jack

Easter Oils

Last week, Archbishop Sartain blessed the oils that will be used in our sacramental life. Three oils are central to our Catholic life and minis-try. Soon our oils will have a new, more prominent, location near our new Baptismal font.

Oil of the Sick, for the use of which St. James is the witness, provides the sick with a remedy for both spiritual and bodily illness, so that they may have strength to bear up under evil and obtain pardon for their sin.

The Oil of Catechumens extends the effect of baptismal exorcisms: it strengthens the candidates with the power to renounce evil and sin before they go to the font of life for rebirth.

The Chrism is a sign that Christians incorporated by Baptism into the pascal mystery of Christ, dying, buried and rising with Him, are shares in His prophetic priesthood and that by Confirmation they receive the spiritual anointing of the Spirit who is given to them.

Are You Ready To Explore Intimacy With God?

Since the beginning of Advent, a small group of parishioners have been meeting in prayer to discern whether or not this might be the time to explore a more intentional community within the parish based on a deepening experience of God in contemplative prayer.

Questions - When would you have the opportunity to explore this possibility?

Beginning on April 30th at 12:30 a.m. in church, you are invited to come and be introduced to contemplative prayer and have your ques-tions responded to. This group will meet on the Sundays of May at 12:30 p.m. to pray for about an hour. If you have hungered for a deeper experience of God in your life, this might be God knocking on your door.

Fr. Jack, Michael Coussens, Vern Schweiger

Debt Elimination Report

Thank you to those who have already made a pledge or a gift toward our parish goal of eliminating our debt by Advent, 2017. Below you will find a summary of the Debt Elimination Campaign as of March. You can join forces with your commu-nity of faith by using the envelopes in the pews to set up a pledge or a gift of cash on hand. A gift or pledge of any amount will move us toward the goal of unlocking the future, a future without a debt. With your support, we will continual-ly chip away at our debt, working our way toward a bright future for OLG.

Was the debt anticipated when we began our building pro-jects, i.e. The Walmesley Center and the parish offices and meeting spaces? Yes. When we surveyed the parish before construction, your generosity and desire for the projects was evident and professionals helped us determine what financial support was in the parish. The Archdiocese loaned us the money with the understanding that after the buildings were in use we would conduct a campaign to eliminate the debt.

Is the debt elimination campaign being driven by pressure from the Archdiocese? No. The choice to eliminate the debt now is for the financial benefit to the parish. In fact, the fund that lends to parishes would probably prefer us to keep pay-ing the interest.

Does every cent I give to debt elimination go directly to reduc-ing the principal? Yes.

Is the campaign being driven to free Fr. Jack to be able to re-tire? No. Funds were saved for these renovation projects and generous benefactors have stepped forward to enable the renovation and the new Baptismal font.

Everything our parish accomplishes is because of parishioners like you who are the parish. Thank you for your generous support.

Debt Elimination Stats

Loan Balance as of January 1, 2016 $1,001,625 Loan Balance as of March 31, 2017 $ 634,058 Pledges Pending as of March 31, 2017 $ 135, 817

Loan Balance After Pledge Payments $ 498,241

Number of Parishioners and Friends Contributing To Date 165

Prayer & Liturgy

During the Easter Season, please hold a certain family up in pray-er that they may be able to find permanent housing.

Centering Prayer

The OLG Centering Prayer group is providing a weekly meeting time at 5:00 p.m. in the DeMazenod room located in the basement beginning on Earth Day April 22nd (before 5:30 p.m. Mass). The room will be opened at 4:45 p.m. and Centering Prayer will begin at 5:00 p.m. Please contact Jo Repanich for more information - 206-790-7117.

Congratulations And God’s Blessings

At the Easter Vigil, we celebrate the Baptism, Confirmation and First Communion of Mark Sexaur. We also celebrate the Rite of Reception into Full Communion with the Catholic Church with Matt Bliesner and Frances Parks. They now enter the period called Mystagogia. This is a time for them to grow in deepening their grasp of the paschal mystery and in making it part of their lives through meditation on the Gospel, sharing in the Eucharist, and doing the works of charity.

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Scripture Readings This Week

Easter Sunday

Reading 1: Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43 Reading 2: Colossians 3:1-4

Gospel: John 20:1-9

Next Week

Second Sunday Of Easter

Reading 1: Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47 Reading 2: 1 Peter 1:3-9 Gospel: John 20:19-31

Confirmation Celebration Next Saturday At The 5:30 p.m. Mass

You are invited to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with our candidates. Auxiliary Bishop Peter L. Smith, from Portland, will be the celebrant.

A Note of Thanks

To the amazing parishioners, office staff, school staff and students who supported me through the passing of my parents with their prayers - THANK YOU. Mr. Sal

Easter Flower Donations

The Arts and Environment Committee has worked hard to create a wonderful place for worship and prayer for our Holy Week and Easter celebrations. Your donations can help with this effort. En-velopes are in the pews. You can also make a donation at our parish website. Donations in honor or in memory of a loved one are also possible. Thank you for your generosity!

Prayer Quilts

Our Lady of Guadalupe community has three new prayer quilts for the following requests:

A retired Methodist Minister battling a brain tumor in inten-sive care.

A resident at Elizabeth House recovering from a broken pel-vis.

Praying for Josephine Andrews undergoing treatment.

The quilts are located in the chapel.

Let Us Pray For... We will hold our brothers and sisters, listed below, in prayer for a month. If you would like to have us pray beyond this month for anyone, please notify our parish office and we will keep their name on the list for the time that you have requested.

Pat Bago Lucy Budde Janice Harvey Sharon Lyons-Huber

Hudson Langhams Mason Langhams Rose Moran

Jim Perry Jim Suttle Lois Yanzzie

For more information about “Prayer and Liturgy”

go to www.olgseattle.org and click on the

“Grow In Faith” tab.

Faith Formation

Mark Your Calendars Family Faith Formation Schedule

Faith Formation Programs for the Month of April

April 9-16 - NO FAITH FORMATION PROGRAMS - SPRING BREAK

Seattle Public School and OLG School offering families to participate in Palm Sunday and Holy Week programs.

April 9th - Palm Sunday

April 13th - Holy Thursday Soup Supper in Parish Hall - 5:30 p.m. Holy Thursday Services in the church - 7:00 p.m. Bring Rice Bowls

April 15th - Easter Vigil - 8:30 p.m. Mass

April 16th - Easter Sunday No Faith Formation classes or Little Lambs babysitting.

April 23rd Sacramental Prep Year One and Two, 3rd—8th grade, & RCIA for

Older Children - 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Children’s Liturgy of the Word - 11:00 a.m. Mass Little Lambs, Lord Lions, and Good News Bears - 10:45 a.m. to

12:00 noon

April 30th Sacramental Prep Year One and Two, 3rd—8th grade, & RCIA for

Older Children - 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Children’s Liturgy of the Word - 11:00 a.m. Mass Little Lambs, Lord Lions, and Good News Bears - 10:45 a.m. to

12:00 noon

Vacation Bible Camp Starts June 26th - 30th

Maker Fun Factory Created By GOD Built For A Purpose

Registration is now open for Vacation Bible Camp and our goal this year is to serve even more children. Last year we had over 80 children come to our program and this year, we would like to serve up to 100. At Make Fun Factory, kids will learn one im-portant Bible Point each day. The first Bible Point that we want to introduce you to is:

Salutations From Skyler!

We bowerbirds build a hideaway that’s brimming with the best of everything. To attract the perfect mate, I’ll set out stuff like fruit, shells, flowers, and stones. God gave His best to you when He sent His Son, Jesus! I want you to remember that God will always love you!

Calling All Crew Leaders For VBC

Mark your calendars for June 26th through 30th for VBC where we will have a great time in our Maker Fun Factory - Created by God, Built for a Purpose!

Two dates will be available for Crew Leader Training. Choose the training date that is best for you.

Saturday, May 20th - 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or

Monday, May 22nd - 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

April 29th - First Communion Retreat and Rehearsal

May 6th - First Communion Celebration

- 5:30 p.m. Mass

Outreach Ministry

Youth Migrant Project Summer Mission Trip For Teens

The Youth Migrant Project is back! Once again we’ll be teaming up with St. Mary’s and St. Anne’s for a fun and life-changing week July 2nd-7th. Jennifer Ibach and JC Santos will help lead the trip, which is open to all graduating 8th graders (or 14+ years old) through graduating high school seniors. We stay at St. Charles in Burlington and work in a variety of migrant ministries in the Skagit Valley, in-cluding distributing food and clothing, creating a fiesta for the chil-dren in a camp, and attending Mass in a camp. In addition to serv-ing, we will learn about migrant life and reflect on our faith in light of these realities. There are two mandatory preparation meetings on May 21st and June 11th, both at 5:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s. The cost of the trip is $200, but partial scholarships are available. Be-cause there are three parishes participating, space in very limited. If you are interested in attending, or have questions, contact Jen-nifer Ibach at 206-935-0358, Ext. 120 or jibach@olgseattle.org. Ap-plications are available in the parish office and online on the Out-reach page (www.olgseattle.org/outreach) under “Documents” and are due Monday, May 8th.

The OLG Giving Garden Needs You!

The growing season is almost upon us and the OLG Giving Garden has 10 great beds ready for adoption (starting April 15th). As many of you know, the OLG Giving Garden was started with the goal to grow fresh produce to donate to the White Center Food Bank via the weekly Lettuce Pray donation box that is in the back of the church during the growing season. It is a great opportunity for families, individuals, groups of friends, classrooms, scout troops and more to participate in a fun and important ministry. Teens can earn their school-required com-munity service hours by helping out in the garden as well. Please con-tact Laura Vanderpool at lauraawvanderpool@gmail.com (note the two “a”s in the middle) or by phone at 206-856-7336 for more infor-mation or to reserve your spot today!

Fostering Futures: Foster Care, Adoption & Advocacy Forum

There is a critically high number of foster children in Washington State, and that number continues to rise. You are invited on April 25th to learn more about how you can get involved in volunteer opportunities, providing temporary care or adoption. Presenters include current fos-ter parents, Catholic Community Services, a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer and a Child Welfare Social Worker. This event is from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at St. Luke’s Auditorium (322 N. 175th Street, Shoreline). Register at Eventbrite.com. Co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Seattle.

What Slaveholders Think: A Conversation With Author Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick

Catholics have long advocated for an end to modern day slavery, but why do women, men, and children around the world continue to be exploited? Join the Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center in welcom-ing the author of a new book, What Slaveholders Think, which explores the reasons why human traffickers exploit people for profit. Sunday, April 23rd from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Assumption Parish, 6201 33rd Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98115. No cost for this event. For more information, contact IPJC at 206-223-1138 or ipjc@ipjc.org.

CRS Rice Bowl: Encounter The Risen Christ

We prayed, fasted and gave alms, and now we celebrate Easter joy! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl ends as we encounter our risen Lord. We reflect on our brothers and sisters whom we have walked with in India, Zambia, El Salvador, Mexico, Ethiopia and Hawaii. And we commit to bring Easter joy to each person we meet in our daily lives. If you haven’t already, please remember to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl donations at the parish office or via the Sunday collection (you can make checks out to “OLG” with “Rice Bowl” in the memo). You can also do-nate to Rice Bowl via your online giving account. Thank you for helping to change lives around the world!

Living With Dignity And Freedom From Oppression

How can we stand in solidarity as faith communities with our immi-grant brothers and sisters? How are human trafficking and today’s im-migration crisis linked? Join us at Seattle First Baptist Church on Thurs-day, April 27th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to learn from experts in the community about how to support immigrant human trafficking survivors and what resources are available to them. Presenters include Joanne Alcantara from API Chaya and Giselle Cárcamo from the Intercommuni-ty Peace and Justice Center (IPJC). The second half of the gathering will focus on how to empower those in your church community who may be facing exploitation and abuse, but who might be afraid to come for-ward. For more information contact the Missions Office at missions.office@seattlearch.org or 206-382-4580. Register at dignityandcompassion.eventbrite.com.

St. Vincent de Paul Society

During March 2017, members of St. Vincent de Paul have volunteered 75 hours and provided goods and services to 268 people amounting to $16,727. This has included providing food, clothing, hygiene items, medicine, medical treatment, bus tickets, rent, utilities and household goods. Over 40 people were kept from becoming homeless because St. Vincent’s helped to pay their rent or provide a motel room. Another 98 people got help with their utilities, preventing their heat from being turned off in these cold months. Please be as generous as you can with your donations and in the collection of food at Sunday Masses and please keep these members in your prayers as they follow Christ’s words—“feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless.” March, 2017 - Donations Received = $4,771.21 Assistance Given = $16,727

Pastoral Care

Home Ministries If you or anyone you know is in need of the Sacrament of the Eu-charist, the Sacrament of Anointing, or other Home Ministries, let us know by calling Marion Kari at 935-0358, ext. 113.

Prayers And Squares Quilt Ministry Continues To Serve Our Community With Love

Prayers and Squares officially became a Chapter Member #1158 on October, 20, 2014. As a ministry, over 60 quilts have been made and presented, each a special gift of love and hope.

The beautiful quilts that you see in the back of our church are quilts made by our Prayers and Squares ministry team which meets on the first Tuesday of each month from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Parish Pastoral Center. If you want to join our ministry, please call the parish office at 206-935-0358. It does not matter if you have been a quilter for years or have no experience and just want to learn, please come and fellowship with some wonderful ladies who serve our community so faithfully.

Quilts become prayer quilts as a result of the prayers that are tied into them. When a request for a prayer quilt is made from a fami-ly, we ask for any special prayer intentions that we can make avail-able for our community to pray for when tying the prayer knots. When the prayer quilt is presented, they can feel each prayer by all of the prayer knots that are tied just for them. Here is what you do:

Pick up untied thread and make a square knot (right over left, then left over right). Pull the not firmly against the surface of the quilt.

Offer a prayer for the person who will receive the quilt. Please remember that person in your regular prayers through-out the week.

Remembering Your Identity As A Child Of God

A workshop offered by Dr. Brian DesRoches, PhD, LMFT

to benefit Cabrini Ministry Training

Come explore what Scripture tells us about our identity. We will also learn about spiritual neuroscience and the practical steps we can take to remember and live the most important memory of all: that of our spiritual identity as children of God.

Saturday, April 29th from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

St. Bridget Parish, Seattle (4900 NE 50th Street)

Suggested donation: $25

Register by contacting info@cabriniministry.org

or 206-760-0583, Ext. 3

John Baumann, M. Div. LMHC

Counseling & Psychotherapy Services

206-527-2266, ext. 385

425- 830-9614 (cell)

Praying The Living Rosary As A Community Sunday, May 7th starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Walmesley Center

As A community of faith, we would like to invite you to a special tradi-tion here at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish - praying the Living

Rosary. A Living Rosary is when we gather as a community and each person partici-pating represents a bead of the rosary, leading that prayer.

As we celebrate the season of Easter, taking time to experience the power of praying the Living Rosary together will be a wonderful preparation leading us to Pentecost. Please RSVP to Marion Kari at marionk@olgseattle.org, or call 206-935-0358.

Easter Prayer

The veil of darkness transformed by the brightness of light. The most dreadful end becomes the most beautiful beginning. The depths of despair fade to reveal Hope everlasting. The curse of death defeated by eternal life. Thank you, Lord, for the wonder of Easter. We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song!

Seamstress Wanted

Seamstress needed to make slacks for my disabled mother - regular clothing is just not fitting her. She lives at Providence Mt. St. Vincent. Please call or email Stephanie Schuler at 206-714-7053 or saschuler@me.com if you can help. I’d be more than happy to pay for your services!

OLG Community

Knights Of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus are Catholic men, 18 years and older, who

are committed to making their community a better place, while sup-

porting their parish. Being a Knight is more than camaraderie; it is

being involved with your community; it is supporting your local

Catholic Church, while enhancing your own faith; it is about pro-

tecting and enhancing your family life. We meet monthly and help

various causes in our parish and greater community. Recent benefi-

ciaries of our donations include the Special Olympics of Washington

State and Rice Bowl through the Lenten Fish Frys’. We assist with

various parish functions such as the Christmas Tree lighting ceremo-

ny, OLG Feast Day Fiesta and pancake breakfasts. If you are inter-

ested in joining, please visit www.kofc.org or email

j_tague@msn.com for more information.

2017 Day Of Service - Thank You!

The OLG community is amazing! On Saturday, March 25th,

Guadalupens, young and old, went out to serve our community

through the OLG Day of Service. We had over 170 people sign up - a

new record! We served at ten different sites with four of them being

new additions this year. Thank you for all that you did to make this day

possible. You impacted the lives of so many people here and the lives

of the people they were able to serve.

Thank you to all those that participated. Thank you to those who were unable to participate but held us in your prayers. A very special thanks to our project leads, planning committee members and speakers: Rita Gazewood, Lucille Van der Hagen, Lauren Hobbs, Colleen Duffy, Jen-nifer Ibach, Samantha Depue, Nicole Monroe, Dani Flannigan, Ben Marre, Carolyn Woodhouse, Erin and David Pedras, Kelley Mackenzie, Sofia Pedras and Carl Buher.

Here is what people said about what they took away from the experi-ence: Greater awareness of what life is like for prisoners. How a few people can do mighty things. How joyful everyone was to be doing something for someone else. Great getting to know other OLG families that I hadn’t talked to

before. The struggles faced by refugees resettling in this country. The need of people for food bank support and the range of ser-

vices which the food bank provides its clients and area, from food to advocacy.

It was our family’s first time to volunteer for something like this together. It was eye opening and we all felt really good we could interact with the community in this way.

OLG Night With The Mariners

Friday, June 2nd at 7:05 p.m. against the Boston Red Sox

Opening Day is just around the corner and now is the time to

mark your calendars to join others in cheering on the Mariners,

eating hotdogs and popcorn, and playing the hydro races! It

promises to be a great season. You can order your tickets by go-

ing to our parish website or pick up an order form in the back of

church or at the parish office. $14 per person. Accessible seating

is available. For more information, call Helen at 206-935-0358.

Peace Garden Construction

What is that construction that has been going on near the Peace

Garden?

We have a new concrete path to our Parish Peace Garden thanks

to Chris Manning’s Eagle Scout Project! Now it is accessible and

safe to access our garden beds. Thank you to him and his won-

derful volunteers for a job well done!

Driftwood is needed to complete the landscaping around the new

path. We are looking for a couple of large and unique driftwood

pieces to accent the space. Contact Helen at 206-936-0358 if you

can help us out.

10th Annual OLG Golf Tournament

Sign up today to play in the 10th Annual OLG Golf Tournament to

be held Saturday, May 20th at West Seattle Golf Course. Share a

great round of golf in a fun format with friends, family, and fellow

parishioners as we raise money for OLG CYO sports activities and

the In-Parish Help Fund. Questions: Call Tom Colberg at 206-618

-1361 or email at tomcolberg@comcast.net. Ready to sign up?

You have two options:

Register and pay online at Sportspilot. Note: If you are sign-

ing up more than one person, please submit each individual

member of your team.

Complete the Tournament entry form and submit it to the

OLG Parish Office.

April Is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Did you know?

All dioceses and eparchies have Victim Assistance Coor-dinators, assuring that victims of abuse will be heard. In 2016, dioceses and eparchies provided outreach and support to 250 victims/survivors and their families who came forward to report abuse. Continued support was also provided to 1,510 victims/survivors and their fami-lies who reported abuse in prior years.

From The Pastoral Center

OLG School Happenings Donna Ramos, Principal

dramos@guadalupe-school.org

206-935-0651 - X102

Stewardship Giving Made Easy Visit www.olgseattle.org

If you are looking for a more convenient way to make planned or additional fi-nancial contributions to support our parish ministries and programs, we encour-age you to look at our electronic giving options. Visit our parish website to learn more. Go to www.olgseattle.org and click on the “Online Giving” button.

School Registration Now Open

Do you have a child entering Preschool - 8th grade next year?

Are you looking for a warm and sup-portive environment where your whole child will be nurtured and loved while learning?

Do you want to have the highest quality academics as well as a focus on service and community?

Do you want your child to learn to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ?

If you have answered yes to these questions, then OLG School may be the place for you! We are currently accepting applications for the 2017-2018 academic year, with limited space available in most grades. For more in-formation, please email Shelley Bradley at sbradely@guadalupe-school.org or call 206-935-0651.

Pastoral Center Phone: 206-935-0358 Fax: 206-935-1230

Parish Staff Fr. Jack Walmesley fr.jack@olgseattle.org - X107

Helen Oesterle - Pastoral Associate heleno@olgseattle.org - X108

Pete Shepherd - Parish Administrator pshepherd@olgseattle.org

Peggy Behnken - Administrative Asst. peggybe@olgseattle.org - X114

Sal Pagan - Facilities Supervisor salp@olgseattle.org - X112

Marion Kari - Pastoral Care/Family Faith marionk@olgseattle.org - X113

Jennifer Ibach - Pastoral Asst. for Outreach jibach@olgseattle.org - X120

Vicki Quinn—Baptism Coordinator vickiq@olgseattle.org - X115

Ann Sager - Music sager206@msn.com

Gail Neudorfer - Bookkeeper gailn@olgseattle.org - X118

Sandy Plummer Safe Environment Coordinator Bulletin Editor sandyp@olgseattle.org - X111

Happy Easter from OLG School!

During this season of rebirth and plenty, we would like to take a moment to thank our devoted parishioners and school families for all you do to support us throughout the year. From generous financial gifts to prayers, we are blessed to have such an incredible community championing us along the way.

THANK YOU for all you do to make us great!