St. Michael Catholic Church

The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas), December 25, 2016

1512 Pine Ave., Snohomish, WA 98290

(360)-568-0821 / Fax 360-568-6426 www.stmichaelsnohomish.org

St. Michael Staff

Pastor: Rev. Milhton Scarpetta (110) / frmilhton@stmichaelsnohomish.org

Deacon: Gene Vanderzanden / Gene.vann@comcast.net

Administrator: Michelle Green (101) / administrator@stmichaelsnohomish.org

Office Asst. Spanish: Leticia Alexander (107) / Span-ish@stmichaelsnohomish.org

Bookkeeper/Accounting: Janice George—accounting@stmichaelsnohomish.org

Director of Religious Education: Kelsie Mattingly (111) Cell: 425-231-0034 DRE@stmichaelsnohomish.org

Music: Bernadino Leyva, Raul Chacon, Lindsay Nesheim, Aric Nesheim, Melissa Landowski & Iris Inghram Homebound Ministries—Dianne White—whitesred@aol.com—360-863-2991 Funerals— Lisa Tuckett—tucketts@msn.com—425-337-1955 School Principal: Dr. Karen Matthews (104) / principal@smpschool.org

Preschool 3-4 yrs. and K – 8th grades

School Admin Assist: Suzi Dutro (102) schooladmin@smpschool.org

Thank you for helping us support the needs of our Parish community!

YTD Financial Status

July Thru November 2016 (fiscal year July—June)

PARISH ACTUALS

Total Revenue $ 284,334

Total Expenses 244,235

YTD Surplus (shortfall) $40,099

SCHOOL ACTUALS

Total Revenue $196,144

Total Expenses 201,985

YTD Surplus (shortfall) ($5,841)

Reaching Out—Changing Lives (Capital Campaign Building Project)

Donations + Interest earned: $669,230 Total Projected project costs: $2,000,000

(Building project to begin when $1,000,000 cash is in hand)

Thank you for your continued support!!!

Week of December 26th —December 31st

Monday– 12/26

Spanish “Growing in Faith”

Spanish Choir Practice

Tuesday– 12/27

No Confessions

Liturgy of the Word 6:00pm

Spanish “Growing in Faith”

Wednesday– 12/28

Liturgy of the Word 9:00am

Adoration

Choir Rehearsal 7:00pm

Spanish Bible Study 7:00pm

Rosary Prayer Group 7:00pm

Thursday– 12/29

Liturgy of the Word 9:00am

Spanish Youth Choir Practice

Friday –12/30

Liturgy of the Word 9:00am

Adoration

Bible Study 10:00am

Saturday– 12/31(New Year’s Eve)

No Confessions

5:00pm vigi l Mass

Sunday— 1/1 (Solemnity of Mary, Holy

Mother of God)

Mass 8:00am (Spanish)

Mass 10:30am

NO Evening mass today!

Knights of Columbus—St. Michael Council #9664, Grand Knight: Jon Lambie 425-334-3109

Society of St. Vincent DePaul Chair—Deborah Beland - For assistance call: 425-355-3504

For a complete calendar visit: www.stmichaelsnohomish.org

Please Remember St. Michael Church &

School in Your Will and Estate planning

UPCOMING EVENTS

“Who Is My Neighbor?”

Coming in February—Read, reflect, and respond to the WA State Bishops letter. Join with a small group to learn more about the poor in our com-munities and how we can help alleviate poverty. Watch for more info coming soon.

Solemnity of Mary, The Mother of God

(New Year’s Day) (Obligatory)

Saturday December 31st—

Mass 5:00pm

Sunday January 1st—

Mass 8:00am

Mass 10:30am

There will be NO 5:00pm Mass this Sunday!

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Saturday December 31st - 5:00pm Mass

Sunday January 1st—8:00am Mass (Spanish)

10:30am Mass

“Rediscover Jesus” - The Adult Enrichment Com-

mittee will be offering copies of “Rediscover Je-

sus” by Matthew Kelly of DynamicCatholic.com.

The book is divided into 40, daily meditations

with reflection questions. Watch for additional

information to be out soon.

“Rediscover

Jesus”

Religious Education/Youth Ministry Resumes —

Classes resume January 8th. Join us for the sec-

ond half of the year.

Hispanic Sacramental Preparation Resumes—

January 8th. 9:30am—10:30am.

REMINDER: End of year contributions. All contributions to

apply to the calendar year of 2016 must be received in our

office no later than December 31, 2016.

Check Out Our Website For More Information! www.stmichaelsnohomish.org

Volunteer Corner!!

In Need of Prayer…

John Gleason, Rosa Olvera, Rosemary Moeller, Gene Antolak, Marian Zweber, Shereen Doughty, Audra Woods, June Whitney, Isabelle Curtis, Jeanne Gray, Dolores Olzendam, Moises Valasco, Emma Larson, Cindy Bazarov, Stacia Bell, Colleen Watson, Hap Pham, Jack Phinney, Lorraine Herr, Vicky Busser, Larry Jesmer, Bob Elenbaas, Sarah Fortune, Sheila & Dick Klomp, Arturo Macedo, Alex Froehlich, Joseph Darling, Marie Caloz-za, Dale Cloyd, Robert Meechan, Janice Horn, Carlos Chavez, Diana Engeseth, Logan Thompson, Cindy Pickler, Cheri Ryan, Mary Machado, Susan Helm, Michael Jesmer, Bill Craven, Linda Mifich, Dennis Newman, Brenda Hill, Mary Michael, Evalyn Anderson, Judy Cales, Megan Morales, Stu Marr, Cris Britton, Clare Morse, Ron Nolan, Carla Hall, Paul & Mary Muma, Brian Hope, Vince Reagan, Celia Amador, Eulalia Conde Castillo, Fr. Joe Petosa, Bob McMeekin, Barbara Leahy, Eddie & Yolanda Trujillo, Christine Parker, Esther Bazzano, Andres Fuentes, Betz Kaplan, Hank Means, Rose McMeekin, Donnie Hall, Antoinette Cox, Pat Moylan, RubyAnn Mahnken, Bob Heirman, Scott Crites, Dianne Zimmer, Lorraine Herr, John Engel, Rick Webber and Scherion Bohlke, Janice Ryan.

If you know someone in need of our prayers, or is homebound and wants to receive communion or a visit, please

contact the parish office.

This week we would like to thank Rick & Lynda Condon and every one of our parishioners that stayed and helped us decorate for Christmas

last weekend! It is Beautiful!

We are blessed to have a community full of great people!

THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!!

Give the Gift of a Loving Marriage this Christ-mas Season—Would you like a more loving mar-riage? Do you wish to heal past hurts and rekindle the warmth you once felt? The Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vī) program can help. Make a commitment this Christmas season to begin healing your marriage. There is no better gift. For confiden-tial information about, or to register for our upcom-ing program beginning February 10-12, 2017 call 206-706-2608 or visit our website at www.HelpOurMarriage.com

Retrouvaille is Catholic in origin and is endorsed by the Seattle Archdio-cese. Retrouvaille is a community of volunteers committed to helping hurting couples heal their marriages. The Retrouvaille program offers couples the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine their lives in a new and positive way. No matter what is causing the hurt, couples can find healing.

Jesus is Waiting………Every

Wednesday and Friday after the

morning Mass until 6PM you will

find Him on the altar in the Chapel.

For whatever amount of time you

are able to spend with Him, you

will leave with more peace and

comfort in your heart than you can

imagine. Praying the Rosary, read-

ing set prayers or just sitting and quietly praising Him

while He “speaks” to you is all that needs to be

done, while He urges you to come visit again.

As the school auction approaches, keep

in mind if you receive duplicate gifts or

items that can not be returned, consid-

er donating these items to the school

auction approaching in March! Save

the date and consider attending. This

is the largest fundraiser for the school

and it is a lot of fun. This year’s theme:

“St. Mike’s Monopoly”.

Are you registered here at St. Michael? Please consider register-

ing with St. Michael to keep up on all the latest events and activi-

ties, and all your sacramental needs; baptisms, first communion,

first reconciliation, confirmation, marriage and funerals. You can

register on-line at www.stmichaelsnohomish.org or pick up a reg-

istration form in the narthex. Don’t miss any opportunities to be

a part of this great community.