5/17/2015 - Our Lady of Mount Virgin Parish

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May 17, 2015
Solemnity of Ascension of the Lord
(Seventh Sunday of Easter)
Come To the Holy Land
with Father Hung Nguyen
PARISH STAFF
Fr. Hung Nguyen
Pastor
206-324-8521
See and Worship with him at Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Galilee, Via Crucis, Last Supper,
Gethsemane, Dormiltion Nativity Church and
Capermaum.
Mai Tran
Frank Gummersall
Office Coordinators
206-369-0078
Trip Dates : Sept 15, 2015-Sept 25, 2015
Deacon Joseph Yuen
Chinese Community
Call 855-842-8001. fax to 508-340-9370
Deacon Joua Pao Yang
Laotian Community
Fr. Patrick Twohy, S.J.
Parochial Vicar
Office Hours
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m.– Noon
Closed National Holidays
After Hours please call
206-369-0078
Welcome to all!
If you are new to the area you are most
welcome at Our Lady of Mount Virgin.
Please fill out the Welcome Card located in
the pews and put it in the collection basket.
$3999.00 Airfare and All-included.
Reflection on Pentecost Sunday
At Pentecost the disciples received powerful gifts,
accompanied by manifestations of God’s presence. Today that doesn’t seem to happen. Today,
how can I “connect” with that wonderful event
(Acts 2:1-11)?
Did you ever consider the fact that you have been blessed even
more powerfully with a very deep gift of faith, hope and love?
Thomas would not believe, without seeing some concrete sign he
could believe in. Yet you believe, without having “seen” any signs
of power - - and as Jesus told St. Thomas, “blessed are those who
have not seen and yet believe” (Jn 20:29).
Our faith and the teaching of the official Magisterium tells us that
we receive this same “Spirit of power” when we receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. We may not be aware of receiving charismatic gifts, such as the “gift of praying in tongues” (Acts 2:4), and
we may not see “tongues as of fire” or hear a “mighty wind” (Acts
2:2-3). But rest assured, when we receive this Sacrament, the Holy
Spirit does indeed bestow gifts upon everyone being confirmed.
St. Paul teaches us in the Second Reading that there are different
gifts, different works, and different ministries. Nevertheless, it is
the same God who bestows them, and they all have one purpose:
to be used to help others, to build up the body of Christ (1 Cor
12:3-7). If you have been confirmed, no matter what your age at
the time, you were empowered by the Holy Spirit to carry on the
work and mission of Jesus Christ. This you do, as we all do, with
the gifts we have received -- not envying the gifts of others, but
simply being faithful in the little that we have.
Marriage Preparation
If you are contemplating marriage please contact
the church at least six months in advance for the
marriage preparation classes.
Know Your Catechism! “Fire” has a special significance in the
New Testament. It is the sign of the transforming energy of the
Holy Spirit (CCC#696). The “tongues as of fire” on that first
Pentecost were prefigured in the Old Testament through Elijah (1
K 18), and proclaimed by John the Baptist as he pointed to the
Messiah who would “baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire” (Lk
3:16). The Sacrament of Confirmation makes us more strictly obligated to spread and defend the faith (CCC#1285); have you been
fulfilling your obligation?
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
May 24, 2015
Pentecost Sunday
8:00 am Mass
Lectors:
Communion:
Gifts:
Ushers:
Altar Servers:
9:30 am Mass
Lectors :
Communion:
Gift Bearers:
Cross Bearers:
Altar Servers:
Ushers:
11:30 am Mass
Lectors:
Communion:
Altar Servers:
Peter Le Tran
Long Le & Linh Phuong Tran
Emma & Nate Jensen
Joe Faccone
Hieu Tran
Sompasong Dithavong &
Vang Lor
Keo Choulaphanh &
Bernadette Phaysith
Bill & Khamla Souders
Harry Souksavath
Jeu Heu
Daniel Choulaphanh &
Syho Phaysith
MASS COLLECTION REPORT FOR
05/09/2015—05/10/2015
5PM
$ 503.00
8AM
$ 652.00
9:30AM
$ 629.00
11:30AM
$ 1,709.00
Thank you for your continued financial support
through your Stewardship of Treasure.
Felix Cho & Jessica Ho
Christina Choi & Angela Chan
Isabella Chu, Candace Wong,
Tiffany Chang & Christina Huynh
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Church Cleaning
This Week
Phyllis LaBellarte
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Our Lady of Mount Virgin Parish
New Email: info@mountvirgin.org
(mt.virgin@juno.com)
New Web Page: mountvirgin.org
(olmvwa.org)
Pentecost Sunday
Acts 2:1-11
Psalm 104:1,24,29-30,31,34
1 Cor. 12:3b-7,12-13
John 20:19-23
Your gift to the Annual
Catholic Appeal is still
needed! Thank you to
all who have responded to the needs of our
Church in Western
Washington through
the 2015 Annual Catholic Appeal. One person or parish could not
possibly accomplish
all that needs to be
done for over 60 ministries and servicers of
the Annual Catholic
Appeal. Gifts of any
amount are welcome,
your gift will make
everything possible. It
is not too late to return
your pledge envelope
if you haven’t already
done so! Please fill out
Our parish for the first two a pledge envelope toweeks
day or go online to donate:
Total Pledges : $15,850.00
Total No. of Donors: 32
www.seattlearchdiocese.
org/donate