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WEEKEND MASSES

REV. BROOKS

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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: SATURDAYS AT 4:00 PM. You may call or email Fr. Brooks for an appointment if you wish to

celebrate the sacrament on a different day/time.

Should you wish to celebrate a Mass for a special intention or need, please contact the

parish office. In case of a sacramental emergency requiring the presence of a priest, please

call Father Brooks at 509-823-3103

ESTABLISHED 1959

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT March 8, 2020

SAINT JOHN CATHOLIC CHURCH

PARISH BOOKKEEPER

CARRIE PETERSON

509-653-2534

CARRIE.PETERSON@ YAKIMADIOCESE.ORG

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We’re Glad You Joined Us for Mass Today! If you would like to make St. John Church your spiritual home, please fill out a (green colored) Parish Registration Card in Purdy Hall. You may place your completed forms in an offering basket, or—better yet—hand them directly to

Fr. Brooks.

If you have been abused or victimized by a member of the Catholic clergy, please believe in the possibility for hope and help and healing. We encourage you to come forward and speak

out. The Yakima Diocese has a sexual abuse hotline for those who wish to report some incident concerning that issue as regards to a

bishop, priest, deacon or diocesan employee or volunteer. Our diocese provides a private/confidential phone line for those

wishing to report incidents of sexual abuse regarding clergy, diocesan or church employees or volunteers 1-888-276-4490.

SEXUAL ABUSE HOTLINE

Thinking about Separation or Divorce? – Is your marriage or that of a relative or friend heading for divorce? Do you know how to save that marriage? Or do you feel helpless? Retrouvaille is designed to help troubled marriages regain their health. It helps spouses uncover or re-awaken the love, trust and commitment that originally brought them together. The program is highly successful in saving hurting marriages, even bringing reconciliation to couples who have already separated or divorced. Retrouvaille is for any couple who would like to rediscover their marriage and improve communication. Visit www.Retrouvaille.org for emotional testimonials. For confidential information or to register for the February 14-16, 2020 Spokane weekend call (509) 520-4118 or (800) 470-2230 or visit the web site at www.Retrouvaille.org.

THIS WEEK AT SAINT JOHN Monday - No Mass celebrated on this day.

Tuesday - Mass at 6:45pm, followed by SYMBOLON Faith Study.

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

Mass at 8:30am.

Wednesday - ROSARY PRAYER GROUP at 7:00 AM. Meet in Purdy Hall. The rosary is prayed in the church. Discussion and fellowship follow.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: WEDNESDAYS—after Daily Mass—until 9:30 AM; at which time the Rite of Benediction is celebrated.

Friday - Stations of the 6:00pm, followed by a Simple Meal.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: SATURDAYS

at 4:00 PM. You may call or email Fr. Brooks for an appointment for this Sacrament.

DAILY MASS READINGS

READINGS FOR MARCH 2020 March 9: Monday of the 2nd Week in Lent St. Frances of Rome

Dn 9:4–10; Ps 79:8- 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36–38 March 10: Tuesday of the 2nd Week in Lent Is 1:10, 16–20; Ps 50:8–9, 16–17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1–12 March 11: Wednesday of the 2nd Week in Lent Jer 18:18–20; Ps 31:5–6, 14–16; Mt 20:17–28 March 12: Thursday of the 2nd Week in Lent Jer 17:5–10; Ps 1:1–4, 6; Lk 16:19–31 March 13: Friday of the 2nd Week in Lent Gn 37:3–4, 12–13, 17–28; Ps 105:16–21; Mt 21:33–43, 45–46 March 14: Saturday of the 2nd Week in Lent Mi 7:14–15, 18–20; Ps 103:1–4, 9–12; Lk 15:1–3, 11–32 March 15: 3rd Sunday in Lent Ex 17:3–7; Ps 95:1–2, 6–9; Rom 5:1–2, 5–8; Jn 4:5–42

ACA 2020 THE ANNUAL

CATHOLIC APPEAL

Thank your for your pledge. We have to date received

$13,289.00 in pledges. with approximately $6,038.00 paid

to date.

"Have You Made Your Pledge? Won't You Please Do Your Part For the Parish?"

If you were not present or prepared

to make a pledge previously, we

urge you to do so today. Your gift

is essential to sustaining the many

ministries of the Diocese of

Yakima. If you would prefer to

donate online, please visit

yakimadiocese.org. SEMINARIANS!

Bishop Tyson has encouraged us to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Deacon Edgar Quiroga is studying at Mundelein Seminary, In

Illinois. Please keep him and those who are considering vocations in your prayers.

OUR PARISH GOAL FOR 2020 IS $14,909.00

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Registration is OPEN for our 3rd Annual Catholic Youth Camp!

June 20 – 26, 2020 at Lazy F Camp in Ellensburg, for stu-dents entering 5th grade - 2020 high school grads. We have re-branded and have a new name and website! Central Washington Catholic Youth Camp is now Cor Christi Camp. Register now at CorChristi.net/camp All of our old material and details on camp can now be found there. Please “Like” Cor Christi Camp on Facebook!

If you have any questions, please contact Director Michael Drollman at (509) 699-1235. See you at camp!

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QUESTION BOX

Our parish is now offering Online Giving! Visit our website to sign up and to begin contributing

automatically to St. John. This convenient new system does not require you to contact your bank to

sign up or to make changes. You can use any of your checking or savings accounts and the funds

will be automatically transferred to our parish bank account. This system is more convenient for the

parish than electronic checks from your bank. And it’s convenient for you because you can make

changes at any time. You can see reports on your contribution history and generate tax statements at

each year’s end. You can come to www.stjohnnaches.org to get started. Please note that the Online Giving platform is formatted for use

with Google Chrome, rather than Internet Explorer. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Carrie Peterson at

509.653.2534. Thank you.

QUESTION: When I die, I would like to be cremated and have my ashes scattered in a place of peace and beauty that I have already chosen. However, when I have asked a couple of priests, they say that I can be cremated but that my ashes must be in an urn and either buried or interred in an above-ground mausoleum. The reason they have given is that my body/ashes must be together at the end of the world. So does that mean that people who have died in explosions and have had their bodies completely incinerated cannot be reunited with Christ? (Even if embalmed, our bodies will still rot away. Will bodies actually be in heaven, or only our spirits/souls?) (Minneapolis)

ANSWER: It is true, as you learned, that in the view of the Catholic Church, cremains should be buried or interred in a sacred, church-approved place. But the reason is not so much, as you suggest, that "the ashes must be together at the end of the world. Instead, it results from the Church's belief that the human body is an essential part of a person's identity and that cremains should therefore be treated with the same respect as a human corpse. Additionally, the Church prefers that the cremains be accessible to the public so that the Christian community can come and remember the dead in prayer. And so, in 2016 when the Vatican issued guidelines for cremation, it clarified that the cremains should not be scattered, divided up, placed in lockets or kept at home.

And yes, it is an essential Catholic doctrine

(see Catechism of the Catholic Church, No.

1017) that in heaven our bodies will be reunited

with our souls - although transformed into a

glorified state, freed from any suffering or pain.

Exactly how that will happen we do not know,

although I feel confident that God can figure it

out - even for those whose bodies have been

"completely incinerated" at death.

Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth Doyle

at askfatherdoyle@gmail.com or at 40

Hopewell St., Albany, N.Y. 12208.

The Annual Chrism Mass during

which the Holy Oils are blessed &

consecrated for our Diocese

by our Bishop, Joseph Tyson,

at St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima

will be celebrated on

Tuesday, March 31st at 7:00PM.

All are invited to attend!

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REFLECTION ON TODAY’S

GOSPEL

First Reading Genesis 12:1-4a God promises Abram a great blessing. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 33:4-5,18-20,22 God’s mercy is upon those who trust in God. Second Reading 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Through God’s grace we are called to holiness. Gospel Reading Matthew 17:1-9 Jesus is transfigured on the mountain in the presence of Peter, James, and John.

Background on the Gospel Reading

For the second Sunday of Lent, we move from Jesus’ retreat to the desert to his Transfiguration. Each year on the first Sunday of Lent, our Gospel tells the story of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. On the second Sunday of Lent each year, we hear the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration.

The story of Jesus’ Transfiguration is told in the three Synoptic Gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In each of those Gospels, the Transfiguration follows Jesus’ first prediction of his death and his teaching about the costs of discipleship. Jesus’ Transfiguration is a promise of Jesus’ glory, his Resurrection.

On a mountain in today’s reading, a voice affirms that Jesus is God’s Son in words reminiscent of the voice at Jesus’ baptism. In addition, the appearance of Moses and Elijah on the mountain connects this story with God’s relationship to the people of Israel. Moses and Elijah represent the Law and the Prophets, respectively. Together with Jesus, they represent God’s complete Word.

The Transfiguration occurs in the presence of just three of Jesus’ disciples: Peter, James, and John. In Matthew’s Gospel, those disciples are among the first whom Jesus calls. The three men are identified as an “inner circle” among Jesus’ disciples when Jesus asks them to accompany him to the Garden of Gethsemane just before his arrest. https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/liturgical-year/sunday-connection/sixthsundayinordinarytimeasundayconnection

Transfiguration – The Glory of God! Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Mark 9:2-3

Do you see the glory of God in your life? Oftentimes this is a real struggle. We can easily become aware of all the problems we face and can focus in on them. As a result, it is often easy for us to miss seeing the glory of God in our lives. So, do you see God’s glory in your life?

The feast we celebrate today is a commemoration of the fact that Jesus literally revealed His glory to three of the Apostles. He took them up a high mountain and was transfigured before them. He became dazzling white and radiant with glo-ry. This was an important image for them to have in their minds in preparation for the very real image of the suffering and death Jesus was about to undergo.

One lesson we should take from this feast is the fact that the glory of Jesus was not lost on the Cross. Sure, His suffering and pain was made manifest at that time, but it doesn’t change the fact that His glory was still just as real while He suffered on the Cross.

The same is true in our lives. We are blessed beyond measure and God still de-sires to transform our souls into glorious beacons of light and grace. When He does this, we must strive to constantly see it. And when we suffer or face some Cross, we must never take our eyes off the glorious things He has done in our souls.

Reflect, today, upon the beautiful and profound transformation that God has done and continues to desire to do in your soul. Know that He wants you to fix your eyes upon this glory and forever remain grateful for it, especially as you endure any cross you are given.

Lord, may I see Your glory and the glory that You have bestowed upon my own soul. May my eyes forever remain fixed on that grace. May I see You and Your glory especially in difficult times. Jesus, I trust in You.

Source: https://catholic-daily-reflections.com/2019/08/05/transfiguration-the

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