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Special Intention Mass

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for

your special intention. Contact the parish office

to schedule a weekday Mass intention.

Anointing of the Sick

Call parish office

In emergency call

1-206-595-8575

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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Fifth & W. Waldrip, Elma, Washington

St. John’s Catholic Church 414 E. Broadway St., Montesano, Washington

Mass Sunday Spanish Mass

9:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m.

Faith Formation Sunday at 11:15 a.m.

Communion Monday 12:00 noon

Mass Wednesday 6:00 p.m.

Adoration Confession

Friday Friday

5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

Adoration in 1st Saturday of 3 p.m. to

Mass Sunday 8:00 a.m.

Mass Tuesday 6:00 p.m.

Mass Thursday 6:00 p.m.

Adoration Saturday 4:00 p.m.

Confession Saturday 4:00 p.m.

Mass Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Parish Priest: Phone: E-Mail:

Father Michael Wagner 360-482-3190 frtwosaints@gmail.com

Deacon: Phone: E-Mail:

Chaplain Tom Hawkins 360-870-2983 chapz802@comcast.net

Parish Office: Mail: E-Mail:

501 W. Main, Elma, Washington PO Box 3027, Elma, WA 98541 Office.twosaints@gmail.com Secretary Volunteer: Debbi Smith

Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Closed 12-1 p.m.)

Baptism, Marriage, Other Services, Scheduling Appoints with Father: Contact Fr. Wagner Would you or anyone you know like to have a visit from Father Michael? Know someone who is no longer attending

Mass? Do you need home Communion? Call the office at 482-3190 to schedule a time.

Weekday Mass on a National Holiday will be celebrated at 9:00 a.m. Mass on Holy Days of Obligation are celebrated at 6:00 pm, on the regular Mass schedule set out above.

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP - GOD GIVES IT ALL

THEN CALLS US TO SHARE

Collection Dates Collected

St. John’s 1/30 - 5 p.m. 1/31 - 8 a.m.

$715.00 $603.77

St. Joseph’s 1/31 - 9:45 a.m. 1/31 - 12:15 p.m.

$2,603.00

$271.41

Hosting Coffee Hour

St. John’s is in need of hosts for coffee hours. Please contact Jack Sturdivant to schedule a Sunday to host the coffee hour:

Phone (or text) at (360)581-1384

E-mail jack_sturdivant@hotmail.com

St. Joseph's has designated guilds but people are needed to help set up, bring goodies and to help with the clean up. Please take the time to volunteer.

St. Joseph Altar Society-1st & 2nd Sundays Hispanic Community - 3rd Sunday St. Patrick’s Guild - 4th Sunday Knights of Columbus - 5th Sunday

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – February 7, 2016 Calendar

Feb. 7 - Mass Intentions St. John's 8 a.m. Special Intention for the Bronson and Gross families, offered by Marian Bronson.

Feb. 7 - Mass Intention for St. Joseph 9:45 a.m. Mass Special Intention for Maureen Lloyd, offered by the Jones Family

Feb. 10 - Ash Wednesday Mass at 6 pm at St. Joseph's

Feb. 11 - St. John’ s Altar Society meeting and lunch at noon.

Feb. 11 - Lenten reflection group at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Hall

Saint John's Altar Society w ill meet on Thursday, February 11 at noon. Lunch will be served.

In conjunction with our meeting, we will be holding a mini-baby shower for a couple who attend "Feed the Hungry." They just had a premature baby boy and could use some help. If you care to participate, bring an unwrapped gift to the meeting. Thank you in advance for your generosity. This is a great way to show our support for life.

Lenten Study Group

Karen Brown is leading a reflection group on Rediscover Jesus at St. John's on Thursdays during Lent after 6 p.m. Mass. All are welcome. We meet the first time on February 11.

The Divine Mercy Retreat

In this Jubilee Year of Mercy we will focus this retreat on God's Divine Mercy. He wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy.

Please join us on Saturday, February 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Tacoma for this special day with a presentation by Fr. Nick Wichert, Holy Mass, Adoration and much more! Pre-registration is encouraged: www.seattleaccw.org Need more info, call Suzanne at 253-278-6550.

If you did not get your blessed candle at Mass on Tuesday evening, and you would like one, please call or come by the office.

Lenten Fast and Abstinence Guidelines

Fasting, almsgiving, and prayer are the three traditional disciplines of Lent. The faithful and catechumens should undertake these practices seriously in a spirit of penance and of preparation for Baptism or of renewal of Baptism at Easter.

Ash Wednesday, February 10, 2016, and Good Friday, March 25, 2016, are days of fast and abstinence.

Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence.

Fasting is to be observed by all 18 years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their 60th birthday. On a fast day one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one's needs, but together they should not equal another full meal.

Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and juices, are allowed.

Abstinence is observed by all 14 years of age and older. On days of abstinence no meat is allowed.

Note that when health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige.

When in doubt concerning fast and abstinence, the parish priest should be consulted.

There are Rice Bowls and envelopes in the back of the church. Please take one home and bring back on Palm Sunday.

BEST Lent Ever!!

This Lent, Dynamic Catholic has a great opportunity for our parish - a free email program called "Best Lent Ever." And guess what? The program is based on Matthew Kelly's new bestseller Rediscover Jesus - that's the same book everyone received as you left Christmas Mass this past year!

Each day you'll get an inspirational email with a short video featuring Matthew Kelly and a member of the Dynamic Catholic Team. Throughout Lent they will guide you through each of the 40 chapters in Rediscover Jesus and share simple ways to bring Jesus into your everyday life.

Sign up for this free program at DynamciCatholic.com/Lent

Let's do something life-changing this Lent. Let's take a 40-day spiritual journey to encounter Jesus-and ourselves-in a deeply personal way.

4th Annual Seattle Catholics

Men's Conference

Manhood in the Year of Mercy

April 23rd, 2016 From 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church Sammamish, WA

REGISTER: https://mqp.weshareonline.org/IronSharpensIron

The world and the culture in which we live present many

obstacles and hindrances to the living out of our Catholic

faith, especially perhaps for us men.

What does the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Sacred

Tradition of the Catholic Church have to teach us about

true “manliness”? What are the challenges we face in

our current times? How can we respond to Christ’s call

to follow him…as fathers? As husbands? As single

men? As simply men?

I invite you to join hundreds of your brother Catholics for

the 2016 Catholic Men’s Conference, Iron Sharpens Iron,

as together we reflect upon and strive to enkindle the

virtue of manliness in the Year of Mercy that Pope Fran-

cis has declared.

Join us for a day of prayer, worship, adoration, learning,

inspiration and brotherhood, as we seek God’s grace and

guidance in our lives as Catholic Men.

Thank you,

Fr. Kevin Duggan

Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church

Pastor

Resources for the Jubilee of Mercy: MOMENTS OF MERCY

The whole Church prepares for the celebration, and together, along with those who are prepar-ing to enter the Church at the Easter Vigil, we try to live more faithfully God’s call to be merciful, loving, and compassionate to those around us. Our acts of love through sacrifice and prayer are a tangible

1. Spend some time reflecting about why you choose to participate in the prayer, fasting, and almsgiving of the Church during this Lenten sea-son. Next time someone asks you why you aren’t eating the chicken on Friday in the lunchroom, you’ll be better prepared to share your belief in God who is merciful and compassionate.

2. Share with someone what your Lenten prac-tices will be this year. This is not to brag about how good you are at following Christ; rather, it allows us to each have something of an “accountability partner” so that we can strive to be a more credible witness to our faith.

Each month during the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy our Moments of Mercy will offer brief re-flections and concrete suggestions of how we can live out the mercy that God offers us all. These are perfect for busy days since they help us to slow down for just a few minutes and think about the gifts God has blessed us with and how we can share them.

FEBRUARY 2016

As Catholics, we take up the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving every year. These practices help us remember the merciful love and compassion that God shows all peo-ple. Participating in these practices, we journey toward repentance with our community and God and toward the celebration of the Paschal Mys-tery of our Lord. We do not make this journey alone. witness of God’s love to those around us.

Recursos para el Jubileo de la Misericordia - Momentos de Misericordia

para entrar en la Iglesia en la Vigilia Pascual, tratamos de vivir más fielmente el llamado de Dios a ser misericordiosos, amorosos y compa-sivos con los que nos rodean. Nuestros actos de amor a través del sacrificio y la oración son un testimonio tangible del amor de Dios a los que nos rodean.

1. Dedique algún tiempo a reflexionar sobre por qué decide participar en la oración, el ayuno y la limosna de la Iglesia durante este tiempo de Cuaresma. La próxima vez que alguien le pregunte por qué no está comiendo el pollo el viernes en el comedor, estará mejor preparado para compartir su fe en Dios, que es misericordi-oso y compasivo.

2. Comparta con alguien cuáles serán sus prác-ticas cuaresmales este año. Esto no es para presumir de lo bueno que es siguiendo a Cristo; sino que nos permite tener algo así como un compañero a quien “rendir cuentas”, para que podamos esforzarnos en ser testigos más creíbles de nuestra fe.

Cada mes, estos Momentos de Misericordia of-recen breves reflexiones sobre la misericordia y sugerencias concretas sobre cómo podemos vivir la misericordia que Dios nos ofrece a to-dos. Son perfectas para los días ajetreados, pues nos ayudan a desacelerar aunque sea un-os minutos y pensar en los dones con que Dios nos ha bendecido y cómo podemos compartir-los.

FEBRERO 2016

Como católicos, asumimos las prácticas cuar-esmales de la oración, el ayuno y la limosna cada año. Estas prácticas nos ayudan a re-cordar el amor y compasión misericordiosos que Dios muestra a todas las personas. Partici-pando en estas prácticas, viajamos hacia el ar-repentimiento ante nuestra comunidad y Dios y hacia la celebración del Misterio Pascual de nuestro Señor. No hacemos este viaje solos.

Toda la Iglesia se prepara para la celebración, y conjuntamente, junto con los que se preparan

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