Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 21st, 2018

School Spaghetti Dinner

K of C Bison Raffle Tickets

Hearts, Teeth & Toes

Following the Call of Christ

Lumen Christi Mardi Gras Gala

St. Benedict’s Father-Daughter Dance

Are You a Prophet?

Today’s first reading and the gospel reading give us

two stories of prophets. The first, Jonah, was a

reluctant prophet who only accepted his mission after

suffering the consequences of disobedience to God.

The second story tells us of the first meeting between

Jesus and his first apostles, Simon and Andrew. They

answered Christ’s call at once, abandoning their lives

and livelihoods in order to follow the Lord.

To his surprise, Jonah's preaching met with great

success, and the city of Nineveh was brought to

repentance and conversion through his words.

Andrew and Simon also became successful in their

calling as speakers of God’s word.

Are you called to be a prophet? We might think that

the calling is too lofty for us, but each one of us is

called to be a prophet. At the moment of our baptism

we are anointed into the priesthood, the prophecy,

and the kingship of Jesus Christ. A prophet is one who

speaks the word of God. God’s word is never spoken

without powerful effect.

The word ‘prophet’ is often understood to be one who

foretells future events. This is not the biblical

understanding of the term. A prophet lives and

proclaims the faith, bringing others around him closer

to God. That is the job of all of us!

As Catholics, we are responsible for bringing our faith

to others. How will we respond? Reluctantly, like

Jonah, or at once, like Simon and Andrew?

- Fr. Patrick

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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish

2901 East Huffman Road

Anchorage, Alaska 99516

Phone……………….……...(907)345-4466

Fax…………….…………...(907) 345-6361

Web…….…………….…..www.akseas.net

Church Staff

Father Patrick Brosamer…….…..Ext. 716

Parochial Administrator frpatrick@akseas.net

Father Armand Dice…………..……Ext. 720

Parochial Vicar frarmand@akseas.net

Deacon Kurt Adler…..…………..….Ext. 717

Permanent Deacon deaconkurt@akseas.net

Sarah Cross…..……….………………..Ext. 710

Secretary sarah@akseas.net

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton School

2901 East Huffman Road

Anchorage, Alaska 99516

Phone……………………....(907) 345-3712

Fax………………….….…...(907) 345-2910

Web……..………..…..…..www.akseas.com

School Staff

Kathy Gustafson…………...…. 644-9723

Principal kathy@akseas.com

Peggy Dennehy…………………345-3712

Secretary peggy@akseas.com

Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows

P.O. Box 378

Girdwood, Alaska 99587

Phone……………….……...(907) 783-1171

Web…www.chapelourladyofthesnows.org

Maggie Donnelly………….…....529-4912

Mission Contact akskidogs@gmail.com

Joan Lower……………………...223-3112

Reservations

reservations@chapelourladyofthesnows.org

Bulletin Deadline

Wednesday at Noon

sarah@akseas.net

Our Lady of the Snows

For Your Information… Visitors We welcome you! Please let one of our hospitality or pastoral ministers

know you’re visiting with us, so we can say hello!

New Parishioners We welcome all who wish to join our parish family! Please ask one of our

hospitality members for a registration form.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults If you are interested in becoming a Catholic please contact Mary Beth

Bragiel at 907-727-7456 or mbbragiel@gmail.com

Perpetual Adoration For information on adoration or to sign up for a weekly hour with our

Lord, please contact Lois Robbins at robbins@gci.net.

Sick and Homebound Please contact the Parish Office if you would like Communion brought to

you or a loved one, or if we can help you in any way.

Hospital Visits When you’re in the hospital and would like a visit, please let us know by

calling the Parish Office. Due to privacy policies, we will not be notified by

the hospital if you have been admitted. Please help us by calling.

Volunteer Hotline

saintelizabeth.alaska@akseas.net

Sacrament of Baptism

Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements for baptism prepara-

tion. Class dates vary to fit your needs.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Reconciliation is celebrated on Wednesday from 5:30 - 6pm and Saturday

from 4:00 - 5:00pm and any time by calling the Parish Office and talking

with a priest.

Sacrament of Holy Matrimony Couples planning to marry are requested to make arrangements early, but

at least five months in advance of the proposed date.

+ MASS SCHEDULE +

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish

Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm

Sunday: 8:30am 11:30am 5:30pm

Holy Days: 9:00am and 7:00pm

Monday to Friday: 9:00am

Rosary follows Mass

Reconciliation

Wednesday 5:30pm to 6:00pm

Saturday 4:00pm to 5pm

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

The Girdwood Chapel of Our Lady of the

Snows is a mission of St. Elizabeth Ann

Seton's Church. For weddings, receptions,

rehearsal dinners, retreats and nonprofit

events please contact Joan 223-3112 or

reservations@chapelourladyofthesnows.org

The 2017 Donation Summary was sent out. If you have

questions please contact girdwoodolos@gmail.com

Adoration Hours Monday and Tuesday: 6:30pm —- 7:30pm

Wednesday: 9am — 10am

Thursday: 6:30pm-7:30pm

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Mass Cards Giving the gift of a Mass is a wonderful way to celebrate a variety

of occasions in the lives of your family and friends. Be sure to

stop by the office to see our Mass Card selection which includes

cards for: Birthdays, Spiritual Intentions, Get Well, Anniversaries

and Repose of the Soul. We would be more than happy to help

you.

Gifts of Treasure

Liturgical Schedules Liturgical schedules for Sacristan, Hospitality and Lectors can be

found on our web site at www.akseas.net/

Ministries_Schedule.html

Annual Budget FY18 $1,210,724.00

Year to Date Needed 1-14 $656,073.00

Year to Date Received 1-14 $658,622.00*

Sunday Collection 1-14 $11,953.00

Building Maintenance Fund 1-14 $467.00

Catholic Home Missions $3,572.00

* Includes $58K OBOB

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.

Hugh McKee

Mason VanVickle

Jason & Heather Garcia

Kim Crummit

David Fletcher

Michael Stolle

Billye Oefelein

Rosalba Piscitelli

Virginia Burgos

Darrell Surbano

Alice Canteen

Joaquin Lee Glad

Linda Lappi

Laurence Oraeki

James & Rosila Quest

Brian & Darlene Johnson

Ken Tibbetts

Bob Ourso

Julia Gebert

Repose of the Soul Georgi Kandiner

Father of Tatyana Kandiner

Please Pray For: Monday, January 22nd

9:00am Mass and Rosary

3:30pm Girl Scouts

7:00pm CSSI Class

Tuesday, January 23rd

9:00am Mass and Rosary

9:00am Bible Study

9:00am Ladies Basketball

10:00am Magi

6:00pm Family Event

7:00pm RCIA

Wednesday, January 24th

6:00am CSSI Class

9:00am School Mass

10:00am Playgroup

5:30pm Reconciliation

5:45pm Stretching

6:30pm Pastoral Council

6:30pm Cub/Boy Scouts

Thursday, January 25th

9:00am Mass & Rosary

11:30am Martha & Mary

Friday, January 26th

9:00am Mass & Rosary

9:30am Art & Environment

Saturday, January 27th

10:00am Lector Training

3:00pm Youth Ministry

4:00pm Reconciliation

5:30pm Mass

6:30 School Spaghetti

Dinner

Sunday, January 28th

8:30am Mass

10:00am Faith Formation

11:30am Mass

5:30pm Mass

BAPTISM CLASS

Is it time for your baby or young child to be

baptized? Come to the baptism class on

Sunday, February 11th , 2018 at 12:45pm

in the church foyer. For more information,

please contact: Sarah at 345-4466 or

Sarah@akseas.net.

Mass Schedule and Intentions

01/20

01/21

01/22

01/23

01/24

01/25

01/26

01/27

01/28

5:30 pm

8:30 am

11:30 am

2nd Int.

5:30 pm

9:00 am

9:00 am

9:00 am

9:00 am

9:00 am

5:30 pm

8:30 am

11:30 am

5:30 pm

Gerard McDonnell

Mark Streit

Oscar Morales

Georgi Kandiner

People of the Parish

June Goard

Carlene Lindell

Oscar Morales

Steve Massey

Jim & Carole Bosch

Stephen Turczyk

People of the Parish

Oscar Morales

Diane Fleming

ROS

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Hourly substitutes

are welcomed.

Please email:

robbins@gci.net

Monday, January 22nd

Day of Prayer for the Legal

Protection of Unborn Children

2 Samuel 5:1-7, 10

Psalm 89:20, 21 -22, 25-26

Mark 3:22-30

Tuesday, January 23rd

2 Samuel 6:12b-15,17-19

Psalm 24:7,8,9,10

Mark 3:31-35

Wednesday, January 24th

St. Francis de Sales

2 Samuel 7:4-17

Ps. 89:4-5, 27-28, 29-30

Mark 4:1-20

Thursday, January 25th

The Conversion of St. Paul

the Apostle

Acts 22:3-16

Ps. 117:1bc, 2

Mark 16:15-18

Friday, January 26th

Saints Timothy & Titus

2 Timothy 1:1-8

Ps. 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10

Mark 4:26-34

Saturday, January 27th

2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17

Ps. 51:12-13, 14-15, 16-17

Mark 4:35-41

Sunday, January 28th

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary

Time

Dt. 18:15-20

Ps. 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9

1 Corinthians 7:32-35

Mark 1:21-28

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

Readings For The Week

Open Hours:

Monday: 2am, 4am, 2pm

Tuesday: 10am, 8pm

Wednesday: 7am

Friday: 10am, 11pm

Saturday: 2am, 8am, 11am, 5pm 9pm

Sunday: Noon

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Second Collection

FIRST COMMUNION: Parent Meeting~in church

Sunday, Jan. 28—10-11:15 a.m. Rehearsal for students & parents

Sunday, April 29, 1-2 p.m.

Mass Celebration~in church

Saturday, May 5, 11 a.m.

CONFIRMATION: Rehearsal for students & sponsors

Sunday, May 6, 10-11:15 a.m.

Mass Celebration~in church

Fr. Patrick Brosamer, Director of Faith Formation

644-9716, frpatrick@akseas.net

Kellie Thomson, part-time Assist. Dir.

of K-12 Faith Formation

644-9718, kellie@akseas.net

Upcoming Sacramental Dates

Faith Formation

The next scheduled Anointing of the Sick will be

Sunday, January 21st, after the 8:30 am Mass.

Should you require the Sacrament

at a different time, please contact the

parish office at 345-4466 to

schedule an appointment.

2017-18: K-12 Upcoming Class Dates K-12 classes meet from 10-11:15 a.m.

Jan. 21, 28 Apr. 8, 15, 22, 29

Feb. 11, 18, 25 May 6 (Final Class)

Mar. 4, 18, 25 Prior to attending class, students must be officially registered:

www.akseas.net/faith-formation

Thank you for your generous support of last week’s Catholic

Home Missions Appeal. Your contributions will help strengthen

the Church at home and ensure that the Gospel is spread

across the United States. If you missed the appeal, it’s not too

late to give! Just visit www.usccb.org/nationalcollections and

click on the “How to Give” link on the left.

Community Sunday Feb. 4: Hearts, Teeth & Toes

(Faith Formation classes do NOT meet on Community Sundays so

that families can join together to work on service projects.)

All parishioners are encouraged to join our

Health Ministry Team in the Miki Gym imme-

diately after 8:30 a.m. Mass to assemble

Teeth & Toes Kits for the clients of Brother

Francis Shelter.

Donation Items Needed:

-Individually-packaged toothbrushes

-Toothpaste

-Dental floss

-WOOL socks (men’s & women’s sizes)

-Gallon-size Ziplock bags (Please place donated items in the collection box in the church

foyer by Friday, Feb. 2.)

2018 Knights of Columbus Bison Hunt Raffle

Tickets: $20

Drawing: April 28, 2017 in Juneau.

One 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

Saturday, February 3

6:30-8:30 P.M. The dance will take place in the upper room of the

Lumen Christi gym.

Tickets are $5 per person at the door.

A photographer will be available.

Please bring a snack to share.

For more information,

contact Rebecca

at (907) 344-1719 or

berrybecca6@aol.com

St. Benedict's Annual Father Daughter Dance

Respect Life

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Anna Schulten, Youth Ministry: anna@akseas.net

(812) 677-8978 (call/text) www.akseas.net

WANTED: Palms for the

Holy Catholic Bonfire Do you have any old Palms from

previous Palm Sundays? On the

weekends of February 3-4 and

10-11, there will be a box in the

back of church for your old palms. Youth Ministry will burn

them during their Fat Tuesday youth night and use the

ashes for the following Ash Wednesday.

Junior High Retreat RSVPs are OPEN! March 2-4: JH Retreat at St. Therese’s Camp. Cost is $90 if

you register before February 9; final cost and deadline is

$100 on February 16. High school and adult volunteers

attend free. Visit www.akseas.net/youth-ministry to register!

Family Event:

Trampoline Park, January 23

All parishioners/families are invited to join

us at Get Air for a Trampoline Park day!

Tuesdays are buy one hour, get one free, so

the cost is $17 (includes socks). We’re not

officially renting a room or putting in a reservation; just

meet us there and come hang out! We’ll be there 6-8pm.

Don’t forget the permission form: getairanchorage.com

For King and Country Concert For King and Country is a Christian band hosting

a concert in Anchorage on February 1. All ages

and families are invited; tickets are $30/person.

Purchase yours online at

www.everybodysstation.com and contact Anna if

you’d like to sit with us at the concert.

Star Wars Saturdays: Starts next week! With our semester’s theme of finding God in everyday life,

we’ll be making our way through the Star Wars movies. Each

day, we’ll watch 2 movies, go to Saturday night Mass, and

eat supper together. Join us from 3-9:30pm on the following

dates:

Jan. 27, Feb. 17, Mar. 10, Apr. 7, Apr. 28

Other Upcoming Events: Jan. 30: JH Youth Night

Feb. 6 and 8: Core de Force Workouts with Chris Doucette

Feb. 13: Fat Tuesday Party

PIONEERS IN “FAKE NEWS”—

THE ABORTION INDUSTRY

By Maria Gallagher, Leg. Dir., PA Pro-Life Federation (1/8/2018)

…the abortion industry was actually a pioneer in the

concept [of “fake news”], blazing the way for lies and

dissimulations that continue to this day.

Dr. Bernard Nathanson, a co-founder of the National

Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws (later the National

Abortion Rights Action League), admitted years ago that he had

flat-out lied about the number of women who obtained abortions

illegally in the U.S. prior to the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court

decision Roe v. Wade.

He routinely said that one million women were undergoing

“back alley abortions.” He later confessed the statistic was pure

fiction.

Nathanson also lied about the number of women who were

dying from abortion prior to 1973. “It was always ‘5,000 to

10,000 deaths a year.’” Nathanson later said, “I confess that I

knew the figures were totally false, and I suppose the others did

too if they stopped to think of it. But in the ‘morality’ of our

revolution, it was a useful figure, widely accepted, so why go out

of our way to correct it with honest statistics? The overriding

concern was to get the laws [against abortion] eliminated, and

anything within reason that had to be done was permissible,” he

wrote.

Nathanson ultimately had a change of heart and became

pro-life. He said in books and speeches that he was converted

by the new technologies that showed the development of an

unborn baby, particularly ultrasound.

But while the topics change, the fake news about abortion

that he helped originate is a pro-abortion staple. And that

includes ignoring what ultrasound said to Nathanson decades

ago and to us today... [Despite the obvious, for the abortion

industry the baby is still a “blob of tissue,” a “thing.”]

…Abortion activists have also led the public to believe that

Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion operation,

safeguards women’s health by performing mammograms.

Actually, there is not a single Planned Parenthood facility in the

nation that does mammograms, as numerous fact-checking

articles demonstrate. [Two more big lies—abortions are only 3%

of their services and they routinely provide prenatal care.]

The abortion industry was built on lies; how else to sell

abortion to a reluctant public…. https://

www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2018/01/pioneer-fake-

news-abortion-industry/#.WlvsA65KuUk

Follow us on our web site at

www.akseas.net/respect-life

Youth Ministry

Peace & Justice

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Health Ministry

Catholic Social Services

“Conversion: Following the Call of Christ”

Join us for Word on Fire’s 7-week bible study, focusing on six biblical figures and their response to the challenge of

conversion. Bishop Robert Barron’s DVD lectures explain the dynamics of hearing and responding to God in this excellent

Lenten program.

*Choice of Monday 7-9 pm or Wednesday 6-7:30 am classes at SEAS.

*Registration: Jan 6/7 and 13/14.

*Classes start January 29/31.

*Classes end March 19/21.

*For more information contact: Diana Weber 529-1512,

dsweber1951@gmail.com or Tessa Wilson, 529-5324,

tessa26wilson@gmail.com.

Your faith has made you whole. Lk 8:48

HEARTS TEETH

AND TOES

During January, we are collecting dental supplies and socks to

be donated to Brother Francis Shelter guests to enhance healthy

oral care and healthy feet. There will be a collection box in the

church foyer for donations of toothbrushes, floss, toothpaste,

and WOOL socks. On Community Sunday, February 4 after the

8:30 Mass, the parish will assemble the packets.

Movement and Stretching Class taught by Xochitl Foster! Every

Wednesday at 5:45 PM in the school music room. Bring a yoga

mat and wear comfortable clothes.

Follow us on our web site at

www.akseas.net/peaceandjustice

Or write paxjustia2017@gmail.com

Fr. Andrew Sensenig, OMI, will lead the annual silent

retreat Feb 2-4, 2018, at Holy Spirit Center. His theme will

focus on the role of sacred art in prayer. Open to all men

and women. Cost is $240 single / $220 double. For

reservations or info call Legion of Mary at 947-8335.

Silent Retreat

We are currently in need of meal team providers for the

women and children at Clare House. We have 4

slots currently available with a need that began this

month.

The available slots are:

First Monday every other month starting in January (Jan,

Mar, May, July, etc.)

Second Monday each month

Second Thursday each month

29th of each month

If you are interested in providing meals, please contact

Barbara Pichon, meal coordinator for Clare House,

for more details at barbpichon@gmail.com. Thank

you for your support!

It's that time of the year again when our local Catholic

Daughters of the America's are offering (3) Camperships

to St. Therese's Camp in Wasilla for the 2018 summer

session; for students only currently in 5th, 6th, or 7th

grade. A 250-300 word essay on "How can I best serve

God at Camp" will be the topic. Applications and more

information are available at your parish or Catholic School

office or can be emailed to you by contacting kewhit-

ney@alaska.net. You can also call Kerry at 907-230-

4726. Application and essay must be entirely completed

and postmarked no later than March 1, 2018 and sent to

the CDA Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 243953, An-

chorage, Alaska 99524-3953. Please encourage your

youth to participate!

St. Therese’s Camp Essay Contest

“The gospel takes away our right forever, to discriminate

between the deserving and the undeserving poor.”

Dorothy Day

Parish Lenten Project: With Lent less than a month away it is

time to look ahead to our annual Parish Lenten project. Once

again we are partnering with St. Francis House, but we continue

to expand our outreach. Along with the St. Francis House we

plan to help with the Food Bank of Alaska, Providence Extended

Care, Hickel House, American Cancer Society, Four A’s. A full

schedule of our “Week of Service” (March 10-17) will be

available on our Peace and Justice page as opportunities firm

up. As the time frame coincides with spring break we are

hoping to have youth and adults working together.

Poverty Awareness Month: Earlier this month we were asked to

consider the many journeys of our brothers and sisters as they

escaped violence, war, famine in the focus on National

Migration Week. Their journeys (as have those of many of our

families) have led to great poverty as they have left everything

behind and in great numbers moved to other countries or other

areas within their own country. Our Church teaches us to

encounter all as children of God and in doing so we stand in

solidarity with them, sharing in their joys and their sufferings.

How do we live out our baptismal call to work with our brothers

and sisters to overcome the poverty they endure?

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School News St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School is holding our annual Open House

this Sunday, January 21st after the 11:30am Mass until

2pm. This is a great opportunity to come tour the school and

visit with staff and school parents about our wonderful school. If

you are contemplating Catholic education for your child/children,

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School is a great school for children in

grades kindergarten through 6th grade. If you can’t make the

Open House this week, please stop by the school for a tour. We

are now accepting registrations for students for the 2018-2019

school year.

On Saturday, January 27th, the school will be holding our annual

Spaghetti Dinner at 6:30pm in the Miki gym. Please come and

have a great dinner and maybe even a little dancing. We would

love to have you join us!

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School

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