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~ All parish offices are still closed until further notice ~�

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We will have the CHURCH OPEN for Personal Prayer Times & Confessions�

SEE SCHEDULE INSIDE BULLETIN�

Fr. Jack or Fr. Bazil will be available during these times to respond to your needs.�

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The west door code access will be shut off.�

The entrance to the west door will be open ONLY during the hours mentioned on schedule.�

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For emergencies during off hours, call 425�272�7602.�

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Please visit the St. Anthony Parish website�

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for more information, upcoming Live Stream Masses, and updates.�

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Dear Friends,�

I pray that you enjoyed the absolutely beautiful fall days that have blessed us this past week. I was

so grateful to get out to run in the sunshine, as I know that shortly, I will be getting wet more often

as I head out. The sunshine was also a great blessing during this time when the daylight is short. I

found it a great boost in the midst of our situation. �

I want to update you on the progress of the process of my review as your pastor, coming to the end

of my six�year term. I received the data and comments that were submitted and was able to discuss

them with Patrick Sharkey (who worked with us on our Pastoral Plan). I am grateful to all of you

who participated in the survey and gave feedback. I benefitted greatly from your feedback as it

helps me to see myself more in the light of how others see me and to grow in humility. Receiving

the feedback that was critical and recognizing where I am weak is an invitation to rely on God’s

help and strength so that I can be more attentive in those areas. I am so blessed to be a priest and to

be your pastor. I thank God for this opportunity and pray He will help me to continue to grow with

His grace. Patrick will now send the summary of our meeting to the Priest Personnel Board and we

will see what God has in store for us in the Spring. Usually, there is an announcement about

changes in assignments at the beginning of May. If there is any update sooner than that, we will let

you know.�

This Sunday, we hear the Voice crying out in the desert, “Prepare the way of the Lord!” The

Voice is John the Baptist, preparing the way for the Word who is Christ. Jesus’ cousin has been

led out into the desert and God prepared him to be the last of the prophets, the hinge between the

Old and the New Testament. He is the one of whom Isaiah spoke and all the people from Jerusa-

lem and the surrounding area went out to hear him. St. Andrew and St. John were two of those

who became His disciples. As they were standing by one day, learning from the Baptist, they

heard him say, “Behold the Lamb of God.” Immediately they left the Voice to follow the Word,

the Lamb of God, to abide with Him. �

Our hearts are longing to hear the Word, to abide with/in Him. There are a lot of different voices

trying to distract us from hearing the Word. I pray that the Voice of John the Baptist will rouse in

us the desire to know the Word made flesh as it did for Sts. Andrew and John. Advent is a great

time get out into the desert, experience some silence, so that we might respond to the invitation to

draw near, listen to, abide with our Savior, Emmanuel.�

In His Most Sacred Heart,�

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Fr. Jack D. Shrum�

Pastor�

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Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.�

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Monday, December 7�

8:00 am All Sisters of LHC Departed +�

By St. Joseph Convent�

7:00 pm Immaculate Conception Vigil Mass�

� Multilingual�

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Tuesday, December 8�

Immaculate Conception�

8:00 am Trinity Berg By Elisa Teague�

12:00 pm & 7:00 pm�

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Wednesday, December 9�

8:00 am Rosemary Furlong + By Val Hurlocker�

7:30 pm Regina Oreiro Birthday Blessings�

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Thursday, December 10�

8:00 am The Departed Parents and Relatives of Sisters +

By St. Joseph Convent�

7:30 pm Available for Mass Intention�

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Friday, December 11�

8:00 am Josephine & Azelio Grassi +�

By Mary Clare & Rose A. Paglia�

7:30 pm Flora S. Taguinod +�

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Saturday, December 12�

Our Lady Of Guadalupe�

8:00 am Maria Mora By Elisa Teague�

10:00 am Sp & 12:00 pm Sp�

5:00 Intention of Rollie Taguinod & Family�

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Sunday, December 13�

Third Sunday of Advent�

READING 1�

ISAIAH 61:1�2A, 10�11�

RESPONSORIAL PSALM�

LUKE 1:46�48, 49�50, 53�54�

My soul rejoices in my God.�

READING 2�

1 THESSALONIANS 5:16�24�

GOSPEL�

JOHN 1:6�8, 19�28�

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7:00 am Gods Blessings for Birthday�

9:00 am Jean Sakagami +�

11:00 am (Sp) Ste. Anne Parish d’Hyacynthe�

1:00 pm (Sp) Available for Mass Intention�

5:30 pm People of St. Anthony�

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December intentions will be said accordingly at the Masses daily.��

DECEMBER�

For a life of prayer�

We pray that our personal relationship with

Jesus Christ be nourished by the Word of God

and a life of prayer.�

www.youtube.com/channel/UC2LPCA6LDk�

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Immaculate Conception Mass�

December 7, Monday @ 7:00 pm �

December 8, Tuesday @ 8:00 am �

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Our Lady of Guadalupe�

December 12, Saturday @ 8:00 am �

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Daily Mass:�

* English�

Monday � Saturday @ 8:00 am�

* Spanish�

Thursdays @ 7:30 pm�

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Sunday Masses:�

* English @ 9:00 am�

* Spanish @ 11:00 am�

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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotion:�

Thursdays @ 6:20 pm�

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Please visit St. Anthony Parish website�

www.st�anthony.cc�

for more information and updates.�

Live Stream Masses�

on YouTube�

The Four Pillars of Stewardship: Prayer, Formation, Service, Hospitality�

Monday, December 7�

Immaculate Conception Vigil Mass�

7:00 pm Multilingual, Livestreamed�

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Tuesday, December 8�

Immaculate Conception�

8:00 am Livestreamed, 12:00 pm, 7:00 pm�

Marian Consecration after each Mass�

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Saturday, December 12�

Our Lady Of Guadalupe�

5:00 am Mañanitas�

8:00 am English, Livestreamed�

10:00 am Spanish, 12:00 pm Spanish�

Marian Consecration after each Mass�

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Mass Registration is no longer required

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However, we highly encourage you to add your name and contact to our Contact Tracing list.�

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There will not be a check�in table at Mass. If you would like to be contacted regarding any issues or posi-

tive cases, please sign up. We will also notify the entire Parish via Website, Mass Pulpit Announcements,

and email blast.�

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There are two ways to sign up.�

�� OPTION ONE (electronic sign up): www.tinyurl.com/MASSanthony�

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�� OPTION TWO (telephonic sign up): �

Call 425�255�3132 during the schedule times �

�� Monday, 9:00 am �11:00 am�

�� Friday, 1:00 pm �3:00 pm�

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Masks and 6�feet physical distancing from other households are still required.�

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Thank you for helping us keep a safe environment.�

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If you have any questions, please contact: Hanh at�hlentz@st�anthony.cc��

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If you would like to volunteer please contact:�

Hanh Lentz: hlentz@st�anthony.cc (for English)�

Kely Euan: keuan@st�anthony.cc (for Spanish, para Español)�

Weekend Mass Schedule:

Saturday

8:00 am (also Livestream)�

5:00 pm (Saturday Vigil)�

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Sunday

7:00 am�

9:00 am (also Livestream)�

11:00 am (in Spanish � also Livestream)�

1:00 pm (in Spanish)�

5:30 pm�

Weekdays Mass Schedule:

Monday through Friday

8:00 am (also Livestream)�

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Wednesday & Friday

7:30 pm �

Thursday

7:30 pm (in Spanish � also Livestream)�

Personal Prayer Times & Confessions:

Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday

5:00 pm�7:00 pm�

Saturday

2:00 pm�4:00 pm�

Sunday

4:00 pm�5:00 pm�

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Formed.org is designed to help adults, children, and families grow in their faith at

all levels � how we think, how we pray, and how we live. Better yet, access is

FREE to all St. Anthony parishioners and their families anywhere, anytime on

computers, tablets, or phones. Check out the new items! New feature, scroll to

bottom of screen click on “Content List” to see list by format.�

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If you have any questions please contact: Maria Mendez, mmendez@st�anthony.cc.�

December 6 Second Sunday of Advent�

YDisciple: Advent, Session 2: Trust in God, Christmas in Rome, Advent of the Heart, Cradle of Redeeming Love, The

Mystery of Christmas, Come, Lord Jesus�

ST. NICHOLAS���Nicholas: The Boy Who Became Santa, St. Nicholas: The Real Story �

Dec 7 ST. AMBROSE�

Watch:�Restless Heart�

Read:�The Restless Flame,�The Young People’s Book of Saints, Saint Augustine’s Confessions�

Listen:�Saints for Sinners, The Restless Flame,�Holiness is Always in Season�

Dec 8 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY�

Study:�Symbolon: Knowing the Faith, Session 9: Mary and the Saints,�Footprints of God, Mary: The Mother of God,�33

Days to Morning Glory, The Wild Goose Segmento 4: El Espíritu y Nuestra Señora�

Watch:�Blessed Duns Scotus: Defender of the Immaculate Conception, �Mary of Nazareth,�Cat Chat Session 1: Celebrating

Mary,�NAPA: Praying the Rosary Like Never Before,�Ready Reasons: Was the Immaculate Conception Necessary?,�Ready

Reasons: Is there Biblical Proof for the Immaculate Conception?�

Read:�The World’s First Love, Mary: God’s Yes to Man, Mary in the Middle Ages, �Mary: The Church at the Source, The

Year and Our Children, Faith Basics: Understanding Catholic Teaching on the Blessed Virgin Mary,�Mary in the Redemp-

tion,�Peace: A Sinner’s Guide to Confession�

Listen:�Answering Common Objections: Mary,�Mary: Handmaid of the Lord,�Mary: The Indispensable Mother of God,�Our

Lady of the Miraculous Medal and St. Catherine Laboure,�The World’s First Love,�El Ave maria y la Oracion,�Holiness is

Always in Season,�Holiness is Always in Season�

ST. NARCISA DE JESUS MARTILLO MORAN�

Listen:�Holiness is Always in Season�

Estudiar:�The Wild Goose Segment 4 The Spirit and Our Lady,�

Symbolon: Conociendo la Fe, Sesión 9: María y los Santos�

Dec 9 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT�

Study:�YDisciple: Advent, Session 2: Trust in God, Advent, Session 2: Trust in God�

Watch:�Christmas in Rome�

Read:�Advent of the Heart,�Cradle of Redeeming Love�

Listen:�A Journey Through Advent Year B, The Mystery of Christmas, Come, Lord Jesus�

ST. JUAN DIEGO�

Watch:�Guadalupe: The Miracle and Message, Guadalupe �

Ver:�Guadalupe: El Milagro ye el Mensaje�

Listen:�Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego �

ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF VENERABLE FULTON J. SHEEN�

Study:�Modern Media, YDisciple: Modern Media�

Read:�The World’s First Love, Life is Worth Living, How to Share Your Faith with Anyone �

Listen:�The True Meaning of Christmas, Cristo en el Credo y Pasión, The World’s First Love, Filosofía de la Vida/

Conciencia, La Eucaristía/Sacrificio y la Misa, Three to Get Married, There is Life in the Womb�

Dec 12 OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE�

Watch:�Guadalupe: The Miracle and Message, 1531 �

Ver:�Guadalupe: El Milagro ye el Mensaje,�1531�

Listen:�Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego�

Escuchar:�Guadalupe y el Misterio del Verbo Encarnado�

Listen:�The World’s First Love�

ST. FINNIAN�

Read:�Twenty Tales of Irish Saints�

St. Jane Frances de Chantal�

Read:�Married Saints and Blesseds�

Also check out the “RECENTLY ADDED” section on Formed.org.�

The Four Pillars of Stewardship: Prayer, Formation, Service, Hospitality�

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Baptism celebrations have been suspended since the

start of the pandemic in March, however we are happy

and blessed to be able to celebrate again�

with some restrictions. And so we welcome�

our newest members of the�

Catholic Christian Community at St. Anthony Parish!�

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With great joy, these families celebrated the�

Sacrament of Baptism�

in the months of September to the present:�

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September 2020:�

Olive Melena Fauska�

Andrew Richard Fernandez�

Amara Julio Franada�

Ema Magdalena Jovanovich�

Toren Tadeo Johnston�

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October 2020:�

Quang Nguyen�

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November 2020:�

Lucia Carolina Perez�

Francesca Moncada Arnuco�

Nicolo Lorenzo Bayan�

Siena Joy Smith�

Catalina Faye Dean�

Cecilia Marie Potter�

The Four Pillars of Stewardship: Prayer, Formation, Service, Hospitality�

An Advent Prayer�

Father in Heaven, �

Our hearts desire the warmth of your love and our minds are�

searching for the light of your Word. �

Increase our longing for Christ our Savior and give us the strength to

grow in love, that the dawn of His coming may find us rejoicing�

in His presence and welcoming the light of His truth. �

We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.�

Amen.�

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Morning Glory Consecration Prayer

I, _____________, a repentant

sinner, renew and ratify today in your

hands, O Immaculate Mother, the

vows of my Baptism. I renounce

Satan and resolve to follow Jesus

Christ even more closely than before.

Mary, I give you my heart. Please

set it on fire with love for Jesus.

Make it always attentive to His

burning thirst for love and for souls.

Keep my heart in your most pure

Heart that I may love Jesus and the

members of His Body with your own

perfect love.

Mary, I entrust myself totally to you: my body and

soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the

value of all my good actions. Please make of me, of all

that I am and have, whatever most pleases you. Let me be

a fit instrument in your immaculate and merciful hands

for bringing the greatest possible glory to God. If I fall,

please lead me back to Jesus. Wash me in the blood and

water that flow from His pierced side, and help me never

to loose my trust in this fountain of love and mercy.

With you, O Immaculate Mother—you who always do

the will of God—I unite myself to the perfect

consecration of Jesus as He offers Himself in the Spirit to

the Father for the life of the world.

Amen

December 8, 2020 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception

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The Four Pillars of Stewardship: Prayer, Formation, Service, Hospitality�

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Stewardship of Treasure�

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Total Number of Pledges as of 11/30/2020:�

385 (19%) Registered Parishioners out of 1,929�

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Total Pledged as of 11/1302020: $ 675, 912�

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Good Stewardship begins with gratitude for all God’s gifts.�

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St. Anthony TAX REMINDER �

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Our reminder about your taxes�

St. Anthony Parish will process all donations (Sunday Offering, St. Vincent de Paul,

Mortgage Reduction, etc.) on December 28. Donations received after the date may

not be recorded on your 2020 parish giving report due to processing.�

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Please consider your parish�

if you plan to make a gift in 2020. �

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Online Giving transactions after December 20th�

MAY NOT be recorded in 2020 due to varying�

processing procedures of banks.�

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SHARE THE GIFT OF GIVING THIS CHRISTMAS�

Due to COVID restrictions, only monetary donations can be accepted this year. To donate please drop off

a check/cash labeled for Christmas Giving or donate directly on St. Anthony’s website:�

https://www.st�anthony.cc/ �

Click on “Give/Serve”, then click “Donate”, and submit under the “Parish Christmas Project” collection.�

If you need assistance this Christmas, applications can be submitted online by visiting:�

https://tinyurl.com/yyhhqg29 �

If you would like to volunteer for the day of drive�thru distribution or you have any questions,�

please contact hlentz@st�anthony.cc or call our parish office 425�255�3132.�

The Four Pillars of Stewardship: Prayer, Formation, Service, Hospitality�

Tuan Nguyen, USNG, Fort Lee�

Tim Zetterhall, USA, Afghanistan�

Valerie Mariano, ARNG, Camp Murray�

Kevin Boden, USAF, Texas�

Barrent Dickinson, USN, California�

Luis Rambnoel Cuevas, London�

Christopher Williams, USA, Fort Bragg�

Thomas Williams, USA, Afghanistan�

Steve Brown, USN, Washington�

Brian Irish, USN, Virginia�

Andrew Jaeger, USN, Lemoore, CA�

Patrick Anderson, USN, Afghanistan�

Christian Halvorson, USAF, Guam�

Jeremy Hatch, USA, JBLM�

Vincent Rodriguez, US Coast Guard�

David Wokoun, USN, Washington�

Please contact Liza Pare�Seidel�

to have your family�

members added to our active duty list:�

lizapare@st�anthony.cc.�

The Knights of Columbus is now offering free one year memberships through December 31, in honor

of the recent beatification of their founder Blessed Michael McGivney. Go� to KofC.org and click on

join.�You will need to enter promo code MCGIVNEY2020.�To join as part of St. Anthony parish's coun-

cil, enter number 3645.� At KofC.org, you can also read about the amazing miracle that led to Fr.

McGivney's beatification.���

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Never Miss A Bulletin!!!�

Sign up to have our weekly parish bulletin and other info

emailed to you at https://www.st�anthony.cc/. Scroll all the

way down to see the “Sign Up” box.�

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Treasure Renewal 2020�21�

These parishioners have answered the call to Stewardship with their completion of the commitment pledge card…�

Our parish is richer for their involvement!�

Domingo & Naty Acierto�

Thur & Maria Acuario�

Violet Aesquivel�

Cristina Aguirre�

Rosalie Andrada Yango�

Caroline Ang�

Teresa Arnone�

Jim & Beth Ashcraft�

Cheryl Bachmeier�

Mrs. Amelia Balbas�

Jeannie Barba�

Otto & Susan Bauer�

Victor & Evelynne Bautista�

Romulo & Josephine Bayan�

Romulo Bayan, Jr.�

Frances Beers�

Robert & Angie Benedetti�

Tony & Lisa Black�

Sue Blake�

Shawn & Renee Bomers�

Abigail Bonk�

Claude & Mary Margaret Bouchard�

Sean Brad,ield�

Mrs. Sharon Brokaw�

Bryce Brown & Carly Richards�

Jean Bryant�

Ephraim & Maria Butin�

Jose & Brigida Cabrera�

Paul & Mary Campbell�

Hien Cao�

Dennis & Candy Capinpin�

Rosemary Carroll�

Brian Casserly & Anna Pergamo�

Lani Cavit�

Bob & Lisa Clements�

Salvadora Corado Asencio�

Ramon & Florence Costales�

Trapiavy Dararak�

Michael & Dorothy Dasovich�

Manny & Maria DeLeon�

Patricia Dennis�

Guillermo & Terry Diaz�

Andres Diaz Vazquez & Rosa Isela Ochoa

Santiago�

Allan & Lucila Diego�

Mike & Nancy DiJulio�

Orlando & Lilia Dollente�

Kathryn Dolphin�

Ruth Elliott�

Robin Elliott & Vicki Dallosto�

Tony Euan & Landi Castillo�

Mayra Euan�

Amy Fauska�

Jesse & Cherie Foote�

Pat Fox�

Jean Franceschina�

Pat Freund�

William & Lonnie Garceau�

Aaron & Candace Garrido�

Gary & Christine German�

Herminia Gianan�

Anthony Gomez & Denise Fredette�

Tita Gonzales�

Juan & Maria Gonzalez�

Mrs. Mary Gotti�

Alan & Linda Halvorson�

Wanda Harkey�

Jeff & Laura Hatch�

Allan Hlaing & Helen Pacleb�

Shirley Hruby�

Todd & Melissa Hull�

Thomas James�

Billy & Becky Javier�

Miguel Juarez & Yaneli Basto�

Caroline Kamuri�

Wayne & Leesa Kofmehl�

Fred & Irene Krebs�

Shirley Lattanzio�

Larry & Donna Leenknecht�

Albert & Michele Lesmeister�

Lovers of the Holy Cross of Go Vap�

Francisco & Felinda Malla�

Loy & Fe Mantilla�

Aaron & Mika Martin�

Franklin & Rachel Mascarenhas�

Miguel Mayorga & Maria Velazquez�

Therese McAndrews�

Tom & Karen McCann�

Kent & Rocio McCleary�

Marta Melendez�

Julio & Heather Melendez�

Gina Mina�Neal�

Sheila Miser�

Luis & Regina Morales�

Dominic & Lesley Nadarski�

Juan Nazario�

Cynthia Nelson�

Nam & Binh Nguyen�

Son & Mai Nguyen�

Phung Tran Nguyen�

Phuong Nguyen & The�Uyen Tran�

Cely Ontiveros�

Pablo Ornelas�

Leo & Daisy Owyong�

Jayne Padre�

William Penaloza�

Lila Pendell�

Roberto & Chandlis Perez�

Larry Posey�

Alejandro Quintana�

Pete & Lisa Ramseth�

Mr. Jim Ramseth�

Jon & Elaine Ravsten�

Melvin & AnaLyn Readnour�

Jake Reeves & Jimin Park�Reeves�

Larry & Linda Reymann�

Mark & Kelly Ricci�

Amado & Corazon Rigor�

George & Lynn Rigor�

Jeff & Ellen Riley�

Vincent & Joleen Rodriguez�

Glenn & Tina Ruiz�

Ray & Elizabeth Schug�

Jeff & Bernie Schultek�

Timothy & Kimberly Searing�

Mark & Roxanne Shinn�

Tony & Edna Softli�

Nancy Stodden�

Pilar Tapang�

Danilo Tobias�

Michael Tran & Ana Le�

Khanh & Cuc Tzeng�

Deborah Uhrina�

Leng & Ngek Ung�

Glen & Margie Voluntarioso�

Denise Wilhardt�

Dorothy Wisdom�

Manuel Zuniga & Rosaura Chuc�

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Stewardship Talk 11/14/2020�

Steve & Jane Wraith�

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STEVE: My name is Steve Wraith. With me is my wife, Jane. We would like to share with you the

story of our faith journey and our commitment to stewardship here at St Anthony. �

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Our story begins when we married 36 years ago. While Jane and I share many things in common, our

religious backgrounds growing up were different. Jane was baptized and raised as a Catholic. My fam-

ily was Lutheran. �

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As a teenager and then into my college years, I grew away from religion. Unlike Jane, faith was not a

priority for me in the early years of our marriage. As a result, we did not attend Mass regularly nor

were we fully committed to sacrificial giving. Upon reflection, I realized I was holding us back as a

family from being fully committed to the church.�

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This changed when I decided to go through the RCIA process 26 years ago. As a non�Catholic and

unable to receive communion, something was always missing when I attended Mass. We also be-

lieved it was important to pass our faith to our children who were baptized at St. Anthony. Upon my

confirmation as a Catholic, we started attending Mass every week. We also committed ourselves to

giving more to St. Anthony in time and treasure. Becoming a Catholic was truly life changing for me. �

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JANE: I am Jane, and I am a cradle Catholic. My family went to Mass every Sunday, even if we

were away on vacation or even on a ski slope! We went to confession every month, attended Catholic

school, youth groups, and summer camps. When I met Steve, a Renton boy, he was not a Catholic, but

we were married in my home parish, St. Charles Borromeo in Tacoma, and later moved here to his

hometown, where we chose St. Anthony as our parish.�

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Despite the good example set by my parents, my practice of faith as a young adult was hit and miss. In

our early years of marriage, Steve often went to Mass with me, but after our two children were born,

Sundays were more of a challenge. We ended up making a lot of excuses and sometimes missed Mass

for weeks at a time. I had stopped going to Confession years before, convinced that all I had to do was

talk to God and that my sins would be forgiven. Even so, I can remember saying my prayers silently

before going to sleep at night, and having an ongoing sense that God was inviting me to come closer,

to become significantly involved in our Parish, but I had no idea how to even begin. God kept inviting

me, but it took me a long time to respond. He was very kind and very patient. �

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When Steve decided on his own to become a Catholic, he did the greatest thing anyone could ever

have done for me. He started going to RCIA, and after being received into the Church, he surprised

me by making a statement like this: “We are not going to make excuses about going to Mass. We are

going every week, and we are going at 9:00.” Although I would have preferred a later Mass, I knew

this was just what our family needed. Also, it seemed to me that God had been working on him a bit.

While we are not always perfect, our family practice of faith has stabilized us, and has become a guide

and an anchor to our life. More than anything, we hoped to pass this faith on to our children.�

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STEVE: Initially, the key to stewardship for us was just to get started. We began by turning in a

pledge card. In doing so, we committed ourselves to giving on a regular basis. We now prefer giving

through electronic funds transfer, which is easier and also ensures that the Parish receives our dona-

tion when we are out of town and unable to attend Mass here. This has been especially important this

year with the coronavirus restrictions on Mass attendance. Each year, we have tried to increase our

financial commitment to the Parish over the prior year. �

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Along with our financial commitment, I also experienced the call to give my time to the Parish. When

our kids were attending St. Anthony School, it was important to me to be involved in their activities

and volunteer my time, which included serving on the School Commission, coaching CYO basketball,

and being a Cub Scout leader. By volunteering, I was not only giving my time to the Parish but also

provided me with more time with my children and to be a good role model. �

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In pre�COVID times, I served as a Eucharistic minister and have served for the past 4 years on the

Parish Finance Council. This has given me a unique perspective into the Parish’s finances and what is

needed for the Parish to operate. Sacrificial giving by parishioners is the lifeblood of the Parish’s op-

erations. St. Anthony does not receive money from the Archdiocese or from Rome in order to operate.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Parish has struggled financially, as contributions are signifi-

cantly lower than normal. �

�

JANE: In the years that followed Steve’s confirmation, I finally responded to the invitation I heard in

my prayers and found my way onto the Parish Staff. I learned that parishes face serious budgeting

challenges to accommodate the many needs of a large and diverse parish like ours. Like others on the

staff, I learned the art of stretching dollars to keep within the budget. �

�

I am now retired from my work on the staff but continue to be involved with the Standing with Haiti

Committee and RCIA. In 2011, I had the blessing of being invited to join our first parish delegation to

Haiti. In Haiti, the stifling poverty is everywhere. Yet when we went to Mass and the time came for

the collection, to my astonishment, every parishioner came forward to place his or her donation in a

box near the altar. Just like the poor widow in Mark’s Gospel, most had only a coin to offer, but eve-

ryone gave. The entire collection that day was only $12, and this parish had a school to support also!

Stewardship challenges exist not just in places like Haiti. They exist here too. �

�

The world around us is not going in a direction that will guide any of us in our faith. For that, we need

our church, our parish, and our faith. Steve and I are so grateful for our faith, and for the community

that strengthens us in the ways of Christ. May God bless St. Anthony Parish. �

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St. Vincent de Paul�

The St. Vincent de Paul Conference here at St. Anthony offers you a chance to be needed, to

make a difference in our community, our world.�

�

For 60 years, we have helped families here in Renton. Usually, we ask for money or food.

But, not today. Today, we ask for something even more important. We need you who have a

listening ear and compassionate heart to care about your neighbors more personally. We

need volunteers! We receive as many as 40 requests a week from those in need of rent, food,

utilities, and basic needs � like soap. While our existing group has done an admirable job, it

is small, and the needs are great. We are in urgent need of you to join us and sustain our

work, especially volunteers who are bilingual in Spanish. Our contacts are currently by

phone only. Training is provided. Your few hours once a week can keep a family from

homelessness, provide a voucher for warm clothes, gas, or bus tickets for access to work, or

food for a family that has lost a wage earner to COVID.�

�

In October, for example, we worked with a father who has 2 children. He was one of the

first victims of COVID. He has been sick since the beginning of March, and still has not

been able to go back to work due to ongoing issues with his lungs and weakness. He was

over $7,000 behind on rent. After talking with him and verifying his story, we were able to

get help for this family and prevent homelessness. He was so grateful that we listened to his

story and helped with rent. He has a plan to get back to work gradually.�

�

Families like these are not just the “least of these”, they are our neighbors who have hit a

rough patch. Join us in helping to make the way smooth. Please contact Judy at

bjtd95@aol.com.�

�

“Come, you who are blessed by my Father. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was

thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me,

ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.” �

�Matthew 25:34�36.�

�

Peace and joy to you and your family.�

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Pastoral Council�

�

Kevin Johnson �

Chair�

�

Claudia Dickinson�

Alternate�Chair�

�

John Rochex �

Vice�Chair�

�

Juan Gonzalez�

�

Dieudonne Mayi�

�

Tue Thanh Nguyen�

�

Rosalinda Ocampo�

�

Blair Renshaw�

�

Efrain Velasco�

�

Sharon Fox �

Recording Secretary�

The Four Pillars of Stewardship: Prayer, Formation, Service, Hospitality�

�

Finance Council�

�

Steve Wraith�

Chair�

�

Pete Williams�

Vice Chair�

�

Sean Bradfield�

�

Dave Knoyle�

�

Carianne Meyers�

�

Joey Cantor�

�

If you want to connect with the

Finance Council,�

have any questions or�

feedback, your contact is:�

Steve Wraith�

at sgw@leesmart.com�

�

Do you want to learn more about

our Sister Parish, Ste. Anne, in

Haiti? Connect with us:�

Standing with Haiti Committee�

haiti@st�anthony.cc�

PARISH PHONE DIRECTORY�

�

Parish Office� � 425�255�3132� � info@st�anthony.cc�

� �

Fr. Jack Shrum� � 425�255�3132� � frjack@st�anthony.cc�

Pastor�

�

Fr. Xavier Bazil, H.G.N. 425�277�6206 � frbazil@st�anthony.cc�

Parochial Vicar�

�

Ted Rodriguez� � 425�277�6217� � trodriguezm09@hotmail.com�

Deacon�

�

LaMar Reed� � 425�277�6199� � lreed@st�anthony.cc�

Deacon�

�

Donna Schlager�� 425�277�6195� � dschlager@st�anthony.cc�

Parish Administrator�

�

Michael Cantu� � 425�255�0059� � cantu@sasr.org�

School Principal�

�

Dulce Casanova� � 425�277�6217 �dulce�casanova@st�anthony.cc�

Liturgy & Hispanic Ministry�

�

Sr. Maria Dinh, L.H.C. 425�277�6242 � srmaria@st�anthony.cc�

Vietnamese Ministry�

�

Hanh Lentz� � 425�277�6208� � hlentz@st�anthony.cc�

Stewardship & Outreach�

�

Kristen Abbananto 425�277�6205� � kabbananto@st�anthony.cc�

Adult Evangelization�

�

Sam Estrada� � 425�277�6209� � sestrada@st�anthony.cc �

Youth & Young Adult Ministry�

�

Micie DelosReyes� 425�277�6201� � micie@st�anthony.cc�

Children’s Faith Formation�

�

Lynne Shioyama� 425�277�6200� � lshioyama@st�anthony.cc�

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Coordinator�

�

Linda Halvorson� 425�277�6207� � linda@st�anthony.cc �

Music Coordinator�

�

Dean Savelli� � 425�282�2598� � dsavelli@st�anthony.cc �

Facility Manager�

�

Liza Pare�Seidel� 425�277�6194� � lizapare@st�anthony.cc�

Administrative Assistant /Bulletin�

�

Eric Cheng� � � � � eric@st�anthony.cc�

IT/Social Media Manager�

�

School� 425�255�0059�

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