Papal Intention for the Month of March Prayer intention for Evangelization—Catholics in China

We pray that the Church in China may persevere in its faithfulness to the Gospel and grow in unity.

Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Parishes Welcome You!

March 8, 2020

2nd Sunday Of Lent

Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them

up a high mountain by themselves. And he was

transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and

his clothes became white as light. ….While Peter was still

speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them,

then from the cloud came a voice that said,

“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;

listen to him.”

Contact Information Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parishes (425)349-7014

Pastor Fr. Joseph F. Altenhofen

Parochial Vicar Fr. Tuan A. Nguyen, C.Ss.R.

Deacons

Pastoral Assistant for Administration Jessica McCullough Ext. 124 Jessica@ic-olph.org

Pastoral Assistant - Vietnamese Community Sr. Hanh Kim Nguyen, LHC Ext. 128 srtheresahanh@ic-olph.org

Director of Religious Education Beth Rosales Ext. 131 Rosales@ic-olph.org

Director of Youth Ministry Kelsie Mattingly Ext. 132 Youth@ic-olph.org Direct Line: 425-405-2521

Admin. Coordinator - Hispanic Community Rocio Castaneda Lopez Ext. 126 rocio@ic-olph.org Bookkeeper Shellie French Ext. 122 French@ic-olph.org

Administrative Assistant/Bulletin Editor Mary Chris Goldstein Goldstein@ic-olph.org Facilities Coordinator Eric Wilkins

Immaculate Conception & Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (425)349-7777

School Principal Administrative Assistant Kathy Wartelle Elisa Whitehouse

A Catholic community striving to bring the Gospel of

Jesus Christ to life

in the lives of our members and those we serve.

Parish Contact Information

Parish Office: 2619 Cedar Street Everett, WA 98201

Telephone: 425-349-7014

Fax: 425-349-7015

Website: www.ic-olph.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/icolph

Office Hours: Monday-Friday

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mt. Carmel Cemetery:

4105 Fobes Road Snohomish, WA 98290

(360)631-1394

Church addresses:

Immaculate Conception 2501 Hoyt

Our Lady of Perpetual Help 2617 Cedar

School Contact Information

3-year-old Preschool through 8th Grade 2508 Hoyt Avenue Everett, WA 98201

Telephone: 425-349-7777

Fax: 425-349-7048

E-mail: school@ic-olph.org Website: www.icolphschool.org

FaceBook: www.facebook.com/icolphschool

Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday (Vigil) 5:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception Sunday 8:30 a.m. Perpetual Help 10:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception 11:30 a.m. Perpetual Help 1:00 p.m. Immaculate-Spanish 3:00 p.m. Perpetual Help-Vietnamese

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays-9:30 a.m. Immaculate 1st, 2nd & 4th Saturdays- 3:00 p.m. Immaculate 3rd Saturday-3:00 p.m. Perpetual

Weekday Mass Schedule Monday 9:00 a.m. Perpetual Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Perpetual Wednesday 5:00 p.m. Perpetual Thursday 9:00 a.m. Immaculate Friday 9:00 a.m. Immaculate Saturday 9:00 a.m. Immaculate

Mass Times & Locations Holiday and Holy Day Schedules

are published in the bulletin

elcome! Our warmest welcome to all who

celebrate with us, whether long time residents

or newly arrived in the parish. We thank God

for you. If you are not registered or have a change of

address/phone number, please fill out this form and

place it in the collection basket, mail or simply notify us

via email at Goldstein@ic-olph.org. If you are new to

Immaculate Conception or Our Lady of Perpetual Help,

Mary Chris will then mail you our registration card to

fill out. Please return the card to the office or place it in

the collection basket. Thanks!

NAME: _________________________________

ADDRESS: ______________________________

CITY/ZIP: _____________________

PHONE: _______________________

EMAIL: _________________________________ ( ) New Registration ___ IC or ___ OLPH

( ) Contact information change

( )Moving—Remove from List

( ) Please send envelopes

UPCOMING EVENTS IN OUR PARISHES

March 13— Soup Supper 6:00 p.m. in Hensen Hall hosted by the

Hispanic Community

March 13—Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m.,

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

March 16, 17 & 18—Parish Mission, 7:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception

March 26—School Spring Concert

Worship and Spiritual Life

Weekly Calendar for Perpetual Help Campus

MONDAY, March 9: 6 pm Rosary (OLPH) 7 pm Charismatic Prayer Meeting (PCC)

TUESDAY, March 10: 11:45 am Prayer Shawl Meeting (PO) WEDNESDAY, March 11: 5:30 pm Vietnamese Chaplet of Mercy 6 pm RCIA (FF & GR) 6 pm Faith Formation (FF) 6 pm Journey with Jesus (HH)

THURSDAY, March 12:

10:30 am Women’s Bible Study (HH)

7 pm Rosary for Priests (PCC)

FRIDAY, March 13: 6 pm Soup Supper-Hispanic Community hosting (HH) 7 pm Stations of the Cross (OLPH)

SATURDAY, March 14:

SUNDAY, March 15: 7:40 am Rosary (OLPH) 9:30 am Prayer for Healing (OLPH) 12:30 pm Prayer for Healing (OLPH)

KEY for OLPH : CC -Convent Chapel FF- Faith Formation GR -Green Room HH-Hensen Hall PCC- Petosa Conference Center PO -Parish Offices

KEY for IC: ICC—Chapel ICB-IC Basement MH-Mattie Hall SMH-St. Mary’s SJR-St. Joseph’s SGM-St. Gianna Molla SDB-St. Don Bosco SPP-St. Padre Pio STA-St. Thomas Aquinas SMT-St. Mother Theresa SGG-St. Galgano Guidotti

Weekly Calendar for Immaculate Conception Campus

MONDAY, March 9: 7 pm St. Vincent de Paul (SJR)

TUESDAY, March 10: 6:30 pm Mental Health Ministry (SMH) 7 pm Hispanic Bible Study (SJR) 7 pm Hispanic Rosary Group (IC) WEDNESDAY, March 11: 11 am Rosary (ICC) 1:15 Stations of the Cross led by the School-all are welcome (IC) 5:30 pm Confirmation Prep (SDB) 7:30 pm Hispanic Bible Study (SJR)

THURSDAY, March 12:

FRIDAY, March 13:

6:30 pm Hispanic Prayer Groups (IC, SGM, SJR)

SATURDAY, March 14: 3 pm Hispanic Divine Rosary Group (IC Chapel)

SUNDAY, March 15: 11:30 am Confirmation Preparation (SDB)

Prayer Line Ministry

Do you have a prayer request?

Please place them on our Prayer Line by

contacting the Parish Office at

(425)349-7014, or any of the following:

Joan Henry (425)252-1710 ,

Cindy Thomas (425)334-2280 ,

Bob Sienkiewich (425)337-0410 or

icolphPrayerRequest@gmail.com.

You may also place a written request in one of the

boxes provided in the vestibules of the churches.

Intentions remain published on the Prayer Line for

one month, unless you request otherwise.

Care Team Ministry 1 Corinthians 12 - Let us all be concerned for one another. The Care Team’s goal is to help support all of

you however we can. If anyone you know is experiencing a difficult time in their life, please call (425)312-3109 or email us at ICOLPHCareTeam@gmail.com. “Help Request” forms and a drop box are available in the back of the church. Please share your joys as well: births, baptisms, marriages, milestone birthdays & anniversaries or new jobs! We make cards, phone calls, visits, bring meals, and offer prayers. Together we can be a blessing to one another. We meet the 1st Monday of the month, at Noon in St. Mary’s Hall if you’d like to join our ministry.

Picketing for Prayer - Recently, while

holding the bright yellow “Prayer Ministry”

sign as “Hospitality Minister” after Mass, I

was asked “Are you picketing?” I

immediately responded “Yes, I’m picketing

for prayer.” We who are involved in the

Prayer for Healing Ministry encourage YOU

to consider accepting the invitation to

receive prayer. All of us have challenges,

whether physical, emotional, spiritual or relational. We all

have our ups and downs. I also received, on the same day,

positive feedback from a parishioner who acknowledged

having received a physical healing after Prayer Ministry;

that is, receiving prayer from a prayer team (2 people). No

issue is too small or too large. Our Ministers completed a

formation program. It is all confidential. Don’t

hesitate. Prayer for Healing Ministry is offered every

Sunday after 8:30 & 11:30 a.m. Masses at Our Lady of

Perpetual Help, and after the 10:00 a.m. Mass at

Immaculate Conception on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the

month. It is open to anyone. For questions, call John &

Carmen Sullivan at 425-334-5977. We are picketing for

prayer! God bless you!

Prayer for

Healing

NEXT WEEK’S READINGS for

March 15, 2020

Third Sunday of Lent Exodus 17:3-7 Romans 5:1-2,5-8

John 4:5-42

Stewardship: Time, Talent & Treasure

Life Everything we have is a gift from God

that we are to use to help others.

S TEWARDSHIP Living a

It is all about your heart...

Immaculate Conception giving summary

Weekly Information: 02/16/2020

Sunday collection: $ 7,708.75

This year’s weekly goal: $ 10,500.00

Behind Weekly Goal: $ (2,791.25)

Fiscal Year Goal: $ 546,000.00

Year-to-Date Goal: $ 346,500.00

Collected through 02/16/2020 $ 313,845.05

Behind Budgeted Goal: $ (32,654.95)

PLEASE JOIN YOUR HOSTS,

THE DEFREECE FAMILY

FOR COFFEE & DONUTS

in Mattie Hall following the

10:00 a.m. Mass on March 15, 2020

Coffee & Donuts served in Hensen Hall

following the 8:30 & 11:30 Masses

Our lady of perpetual help giving summary

Weekly Information: 02/16/2020

Sunday collection: $ 6,127.30

This year’s weekly goal: $ 9,500.00

Behind Weekly Goal: $ (3,372.70) Fiscal Year Goal: $ 494,000.00

Year-to-Date Goal: $ 313,500.00

Collected through 02/16/2020 $ 300,721.63

Behind Budgeted Goal: $ (12,778.37)

This Week’s Mass Intentions Please keep these intentions in your prayers each day.

Monday, March 9th

For security for the family.

Tuesday, March 10th

+All Souls

Wednesday, March 11th

Giuse & Têrêsa& +Ancestors

Thursday, March 12th

For Father to be well.

Friday, March 13th

+Peter Vien Van Nguyen & +Esave Ngan Thi Le

SATURDAY, March 14th

9:00 a.m. +Giuse & peace for the family

5:00 p.m. The People of Immaculate Conception

SUNDAY, March 15th 8:30 a.m. +Judy Whalen

10:00 a.m. Thanks to Mother Mary & St. Joseph

11:30 a.m. The People of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

3:00 p.m. +Maria

Please Pray For...

Here are three simple suggestions or prompts from Catholic Relief Services to aid you in your Lenten growth: PRAYER—Holy God, may our fasting be a hunger for justice, our alms an offering of peace, and our prayers a reflection of humble and grateful hearts. Amen. FASTING—What you give up during Lent changes lives. What will you fast from during these 40 days?

ALMSGIVING— Through CRS Rice Bowl, we journey with

members of our human family around the world, and commit

our Lenten prayers, fasting and almsgiving to deepening our

faith and serving those in need. Go to www.CRSRiceBowl.org

to explore opportunities for prayer, fasting, learning and

giving.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. ~Mary Chris

Rice Bowl Corner

PRAY FAST LEARN GIVE

Transfigure us, O Lord.

Youth Ministry Announcements

Immaculate Conception & Our Lady of Perpetual Help School News

Saturday, March 7 Annual Spring Gala Dinner & Auction

Sunday, March 8

Daylight Savings begins

Celebrating 100 Days of Learning & Fun

Saints’ Days and other Feast Days this Week:

March 9—St. Frances of Rome March 10—St. Dominic Savio March 11—St. John Ogilvie March 12—Blessed Angela Salawa

March 13—St. Leander of Seville March 14—St. Maximilian March 15—St. Louise de Marillac

Religious Education Announcements

Parish Community Announcements

Lent & Holy Week Schedule

Soup Suppers will be at 6:00 p.m. in Hensen Hall

followed by

Trilingual Stations of the Cross at

7:00 p.m. in Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Holy Thursday

7:00 p.m.—Immaculate Conception

Good Friday

7:00 p.m.—Immaculate Conception

Easter Vigil

9:00 p.m.—Our Lady of Perpetual Help

March 11th is our next session of Journey with Jesus. We will be meeting in

Hensen Hall starting at 6:00 p.m.! Come join us!

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

A marriage may be made in heaven, but the

maintenance must be done on earth.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter gives you the tools

to maintain your marriage.

Don’t let your marriage become a divorce statistic – keep

it enriched.

Sign up today to attend the next WWME weekend at the

Sheraton Hotel, Bellevue, April 24-26, 2020. Apply at

www.wwme.org

Parish Community Announcements

The

Prayer Shawl Ministry

will meet on

Tuesday, March 10th at 11:45 in the Parish Offices.

As always, everyone is welcome to come and bring a

friend. We have yarn, fellowship and snacks!

Donations of yarn are always appreciated as are any

cash donations to purchase additional yarn and print the

cards that accompany shawls when they are given out.

Finished, blessed shawls are available at the Parish

Offices for you, or a friend or family member.

“Like a ship’s anchor hidden far beneath the

water’s surface, God is at work in our lives

even when we don’t see Him…even when we

can’t hear Him. So when our faith falters,

remember, we don’t need to see, we don’t

need to hear, we just need to trust. Jesus is your an-

chor.” – June Hunt Since your involvement in an abortion

decision, have you felt like you have been adrift in a sea

of regret and anger with no way and no one with whom

to share how it affected you? Upcoming Spring Retreats April 24th – 26th , English 1-3 mayo, Español

Call for a compassionate, confidential conversation:

English – (206)920-6413 or

Español – (206)450-7814.

www.ccsww.org/projectrachel

ServicesProject Rachel is a program of Catholic Community

Services.

Immaculate Conception St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank will be open on these upcoming Saturdays: March 14

th & 28

th and April 11

th & 25

th.

Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Do you have a rosary that needs to be repaired? Please bring it into the Parish Office. Fede will prayerfully mend and rebuild it for you.

The next Knights of Columbus Steak Fry is on

March 28, 2020.

Dinner is served at 6:30 pm. It includes Steak,

Baked Potato, Vegetable and Salad Bar for only

$12.00! There’s also a no-host bar. Children’s hot dog

dinner is only $6! Please make reservations on the prior

Thursday before Noon at 425-259-1218.

NAMI Family to Family Education Program is offering a free class to our community. It started on March 5

th, but please

call and we can help get you started. The class is on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-9:00 p.m. and runs for 8 weeks. The classes are structured to help caregivers understand and support individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well-being. Over 350,000 people in the U.S., Canada and Mexico have completed this course. Please register at www.namisnohomishcounty.org or call the NAMI Everett message phone (425)339-3620. Participants will be interviewed to find the most appropriate class for their situation and needs.

Catholic Daughters Court St. Rita #957

Teatime in the Garden Afternoon Tea/Auction/Fashion Show April 18, 2020 (Doors open at 10:30 AM)

St. Mary Magdalen, 8615-7th Ave.SE Everett

$20 per person or $18 for a table of 8 All proceeds fund the many charities we support

Contact: Bernie Houghton 425-337-3077 or

houghton1@frontier.com

Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center at The Palisades

– “Palm Sunday Young Adult Retreat with Archbishop

Sartain – “Peace of Heart”, let by Fr. Thomas Aquinas

Pickett, O.P. Come and witness Fr. Thomas Aquinas

guide an investigation into the nature of peace of heart,

bringing to bear not only the thought of St. Thomas

Aquinas, but a number of saints, theologians and

philosophers. Participants will be challenged to wrestle

with their vices, strengthen their virtues and commit

themselves to a determined pursuit of union with God.

More information and registration is available at

www.PalisadeRetreatCenter.org .