Saint Elizabeth Ann SetonCatholic Church2901 Huffman RoadAnchorage, Alaska 99516Phone: (907) 345-4466 www.akseas.netEmail contact: Sarah Cross: sarah@akseas.net

Saint Elizabeth Ann SetonCatholic SchoolKathy Gustafsonkathy@akseas.com2901 Huffman RoadAnchorage, Alaska 99516Phone: (907) 345-3712 www.akseas.com

Chapel of Our Lady of the SnowsP.O. Box 378Girdwood, Alaska 99587Phone: (907) 783-1171 chapelourladyofthesnows.orgEmail Contact: Joan Lower: reservations@chapelourladyofthesnows.org

Mass ScheduleSaint Elizabeth Ann Seton: Saturday Vigil: 5:30pmSunday: 8:30am, 11:30am, & 5:30pmMonday-Friday: 9:00am

Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows: Sunday: 6:00pm

ReconciliationSaint Elizabeth Ann Seton: Wednesdays 5:30pm-6:00pmSaturdays 4:00pm-5:00pm

Also available by Appointment: call Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton parish office.

Eucharistic AdorationSaint Elizabeth Ann Seton: 24 hour Perpetual Adoration available daily.

Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows: Monday & Tuesday: 6:30pm-7:30pmWednesday: 9:00am-10:00amThursday: 6:30pm-7:30pm

Sacrament of Baptism Please call the parish office to make arrangements. Classes are held the second Sunday of every month. The Next class is February 9th at 12:45 in the POC.

Sacrament of MatrimonyPlease call the parish office to make plans early, at least five months in advance of the proposed date.

Sick, Homebound, & Hospital VisitsPlease contact the parish office if you would like communion brought to you or a loved one. Due to privacy policies, we will not be notified by the hospital if you have been admitted. Please help us by calling.

Anointing of the SickThis sacrament is offered by appointment. Please contact the parish office to schedule the anointing.

Rite of Christian InitiationInterested in becoming a Catholic? Please contact Mary Beth Bragiel at 907-727-7456 or mbbragiel@gmail.com

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church“We are an active, vibrant, welcoming community living our Catholic faith!”

Our Mission Statement: “To gather together to build up the Body of Christ and to be sent to love and serve God and each other.”

The Presentation of the Lord February 2, 2020Fr. Scott Medlock Fr. Robert Whitney Deacon Kurt Adler Deacon Michael Hawkerfrscott@akseas.net frwhitney@akseas.net deaconkurt@akseas.net deaconmichael@akseas.net

Lana Persson Janet McCullough Kellie Thomson Cristian MendozaBusiness Manager Music Director Dir. K-12 Faith Formation Young Adult & Youth Ministrylana@akseas.net janet@akseas.net kellie@akseas.net cristian@akseas.net

Food for Saint Francis HouseFood is collected for St. Francis House in our foyer and delivered after the 2nd Sunday of the month. Please bring your non-perishable items to donate to the

foyer..Thank you for helping feed the hungry!

Weekly Highlights

Available Adoration Hours:Sunday: 2am, 3am, 6am, Noon, 2pm, 10pmMonday: NoonTuesday: Mid, 1am, 10pm, 11pmThursday: 1am, 2am, 9pm Friday: 11am, 7pm Saturday: 2am, 3am, 11am, 3pm, 5pm, 8pm, 9pm

† Everyone is invited to the Social Committee meeting this Wednesday, Feb 5, 2020 at 6:30 in the POC. We will meet to discuss our February Mardi Gras Bunko, our involvement in the Lenten soup supper ritual, and to firm up our spring activities. We would love your input on these plans and your ideas on future activities. Please join us. Call Karel Henkel @ 345-6817 with questions, ideas or comments.

† Contribution statements will be available the weekend of February 8th/9th. Please contact Lana with any questions. 644-9720.

Please Pray For:Peach WallingMike EddensTerri Owens

Angie DeitrichDonna Tagen

Kathleen McAnanyMartin

MichaelJennifer Robertson

Elizabeth PuttreCodi

Donald KemmettNicholas Shelley

Brenda Marty McCloskey

Andrea LauriaColton Carter

Jim HeilalaGeneva ColonSusan CooperSteve & KarenRobert CarlonMary Werner

Irene Batchelor

Kim McKenna CoyneSchoetz FamilyBrennan FamilyBeatrice OraekiRolando Aspiras

Mary Ann Dauenhauer

Stephanie RandallDiana Robles

Rosalba PiscitelliAngela RyanKorine Leyden

Arlys PellegrinoSarah LeeIrv Stolley

Elliott HowardHank Hodge

Connie DuttonEldwina English David FletcherMichael StolleAlice Canteen

Linda LappiBob Ourso

Julia Gebert

Repose of the Soul:

Paul Lachance

Prayer Intentions

02/01 5:30 pm ROS Geraldine Estabrook02/02 8:30 am ROS Lucille Smekofske

11:30 am People of the Parish5:30 pm ROS Steve Massey

02/03 9:00am Sp. Int.Those Suffering from Addictions02/04 9:00 am Sp. Int.Leo Grossman02/05 9:00 am ROS Geraldine Estabrook02/06 9:00 am ROS Grandma Mary, Candice Jesclard,

& Allie Gerbley02/07 9:00 am Sp. Int.Cierra Houchins02/08 5:30 pm ROS Ann LaCroix and Jim Shew02/09 8:30 am ROS Laura Turpin

11:30 am People of the Parish5:30 pm Sp. Int.WWME Couples

Mass Intentions for the Week

Essay Contest

School News

Gifts of TreasureAnnual Budget FY 20 $1,096,000Year to Date Needed $609,556Year to Date Rec’d Sunday & Building $602,011Sunday Collection 01/19 $16,160Building Maintenance Fund 01/19 $257Children’s Collection 01/19 $51

Thank you for your generosity! Please consider using Online Giving. Go to akseas.net

and click on the online giving link—it’s quick and easy! Your continuous support during the year sustains our parish.

The Catholic Daughters of the America's are offering (3) Camperships to St. Therese's Camp in Wasilla for the 2020 summer session; for students currently in 4th, 5th or 6th grade only. A 250-300 word essay written or typed on "How would my time at camp help me to build Holy Friendships”. Applications and more information are available at your Parish or Catholic School office or can be emailed to you by contacting kewhitney14@gmail.com. You can also call Kerry at 907-230-4726. Application and essay must be entirely completed and postmarked no later than March 1, 2020 and sent to the CDA Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 243953, Anchorage, Alaska 99524-3953. Please encourage your youth to participate!

Thank you to everyone who attended our Spaghetti Dinner! We appreciate your support for our school.

After all the Masses this weekend we will have an ART SALE. We are asking for donations that will go towards our school. Thank you!

We will be having an Open House on Sunday, February 9th from 12:30 – 2 p.m. You are welcome to come and tour our beautiful school and meet our amazing teachers!

Tuesday, February 11 from 4 p.m.-10 p.m. we will be doing Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser. Please plan on having dinner at Texas Roadhouse that night and mention Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton School because we get a percentage of the sales during the event.

The 4th graders are learning the meaning of the word "forgive". They read the passage of Scripture in Matthew 18:15-22 that gives us a step-by-step explanation for how to deal with a friend who has hurt us.

Take your special Valentine out for an evening of Dance Lessons and Dancing taught by Fr. Scott and Maria Elena Medlock. The evening will include an assortment of desserts and beverages on Valentine’s Day, Friday February 14, 2020, at 8pm in the Miki Gym. Tickets are $100 per couple and space is limited. Contact the school for more information. 345-3712

Miscellaneous

Faith FormationKellie Thomson, Director of K-12 Faith Formation

644-9718, kellie@akseas.net

Knights of Columbus

Youth Ministry

Peace and Justice

Respect Life

Not sure when the next Youth Night is? No problem! We follow a simple schedule: 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month are for Middle School, 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month are for High School. Come check out the fun things students your age are doing! For further questions, please contact Cristian at cristian@akseas.net

This weekend is the annual collection for the Archdiocesan Catholic Schools. By now you should have received a letter from the Bishop about the Archdiocesan Catholic Schools campaign and an envelope outlining the various giving options. You may use that envelope to send in a contribution at any time, even after this weekend, or give online at archdioceseofanchorage.org/donate. Please prayerfully consider supporting the future of our local Church and the many students enrolled in Archdiocesan Catholic Schools.

*UPDATED* K-12 Faith Formation Schedule

10-11:15 a.m. Sunday Classes for all levels

Feb. 9, 16, 23 March 1, 22, 29 April 5, 19, *26* (Final class)

First Holy Communion: Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m.Confirmation: Wednesday, April 29, 7 p.m.

2020 Vacation Bible School: June 22-26, 9 a.m.-noon

2020 Knights of Columbus Bison Hunt RaffleTickets: $20

Drawing: April 25, 2020One bison hunt or one cash prize of $3500 awarded

for every 1300 tickets sold.Need not be present to win.

Proceeds to benefit local Knights of Columbus charitable activities.Alaska Permit #1631

The K of C will host a pancake breakfast this Sunday, February 2nd after the 8:30am Mass.

TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE—IN 28 POWERFUL WORDS Jim Minnery/Alaska Family Counsel/1/22/2020 (HTTPS://www.akfamily.org) …Senator Shelley Hughes…, [of] Palmer introduced Senate Joint Resolution 13 – a measure that would allow Alaska voters to consider adding just 28 words to our constitution:“To protect human life, nothing in this constitution may be construed to secure or protect a right to an abortion or require the State to fund an abortion.”SJR 13 would reverse the Alaska Supreme Court’s radical policy, first declared in the 1997 Valley Hospital decision, that proclaimed a right to abortion exists in the state constitution.There is no such right of course – the word “abortion” is found nowhere in Alaska’s constitution. In fact, when our state constitution was drafted in the 1950s, abortion was illegal throughout the United States, including the Alaska Territory. Abortion continued to be illegal in Alaska after the constitution was adopted, and it remained so until the Legislature legalized abortion in 1970.Tragically, the court-invented “right to abortion” has been used by the state Supreme Court as a battering ram to knock down common-sense regulations on abortion that are widespread throughout the rest of the nation [such as parental involvement in a minor’s abortion and Medicaid funds for elective abortions].Senator Hughes’ resolution by itself doesn’t propose a new abortion policy for Alaska. Instead, SJR 13 makes it abundantly clear who gets to set that policy: democratically elected representatives, or the voters acting directly through the initiative process. Unelected judges [would] no longer get to wield absolute power for deciding what public policy will be on protecting life.

Voter Registration after all masses: The next Municipal election is Tuesday, April 7th. If you are not registered (in order to vote you must be registered by March 6th) or need to update your information, we will have a table in the Miki Center hallway to assist you.

Days for Girls Workshop was a real success with old friends and new attending. Along with a slide show from mission trips to deliver the kits, we saw a short video from the Days for Girls website (www.daysforgirls.org/) that stated beautifully the impact these kits made. We’ve loaded Sturday’s photos onto our Peace and Justice Facebook page.

Poverty Awareness Month has now ended but our concern for those living in poverty has not. Visit http://www.povertyusa.org/poverty-quiz for a review of just who they may be.

DATES OF NOTE:• Weekend Feb. 1-2: Voter Registration after all masses• Feb. 3rd: Feast of St. Blaise• Feb. 5th: anniversary of the death of Pedro Arrupe, superior general of the Society of Jesus leading the Jesuits to refocus their mission to the “preferential option for the poor.”• Feb. 8th: Feast Day of Josephine Bakhita, patron of Sudan, known for her forgiveness• Feb. 12: Prayer Shawl Ministry

Health Ministry

Second Collection

February is National Children's Dental Health MonthThis year's NCDHM campaign slogan is "Fluoride in water prevents cavities! Get it from the tap!". Treating cavities is important, but preventing cavities is best. That’s where fluoride comes in. Millions of children in the United States and around the world have been spared thanks to fluoride in tap water, toothpaste and routine dental checkups starting no later than a child’s first birthday. Why is fluoride important?Did you know dental cavities are the most common disease in children and adults worldwide? Fluoride is one of the best and safest ways we can prevent cavities for children and adults alike.

Here’s how fluoride works. Your mouth contains bacteria that feed on the sugars in the foods we eat and the beverages we drink. This produces acid that can wear away the hard, outer shell of your tooth (enamel). This can lead to cavities. Fluoride protects teeth by making the your teeth stronger and more resistant to acid. It not only reduces the risk of cavities, it can even help reverse early signs of decay. Due to its success in preventing cavities, fluoride in water was named a top public health achievement in the 20th century.For more information: https://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/babies-and-kids/moms-guide-to-fluoride

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