As many of you know, I sing in the Spirit Choir at 8:30 Mass. Last Sunday, we sang “Fill My Cup” by Isaiah Jones, arranged by our very own D. Figaro. It has stayed in my ears for over 24 hours now. I tried to sit down and imagine what it would have been like to sit at that table with Jesus, but the hymn just got louder. OK. I can take a hint. Here are the lyrics:
Fill my cup, let it overflow.
Fill my cup, let it overflow.
Fill my cup, let it overflow,
Let it overflow with love.
Teach me Lord, how to do your will.
Teach me Lord, how to do your will.
Teach me Lord, how to do your will.
. . How to do your will with love.
Bless me Lord, let your blessings flow .
Bless me Lord, let your blessings flow .
Bless me Lord, let your blessings flow .
. . Let your blessings flow with love.
Fill my cup, let it overflow.
Fill my cup, let it overflow.
Fill my cup, let it overflow,
Let it overflow with love.
Our Annual Catholic Appeal progress has been stuck at about 60%. Aside from the worithiness of the campaign, given the current Archdiocesan strategic planning process, it is better to be above our goal than below it.
The Archdiocese of Western Washington has been a leader in developing safe environment and stewardship practic-es for over thirty years. It manages health insurance, retirement and other benefits for staff and provides payroll ser-vices. It oversees the financial practices of parishes and advises on the management of facilities. It advises on reli-gious education curricula and runs one of the largest education systems in the state of Washington. It recruits, edu-cates and manages the retirement funds of priests. It contributes to the retirement and health fund of sisters.
Father Maurice is now in the last month of his tenure with us. I personally am very thankful for him. Let us send him off with an excess over our ACA goal! If you haven’t made a gift, please go online at st-therese.cc, click on the ACA in the photo scroll or scroll down the page to the “Donate Now” button. Either way, you end up in the ACA window; click on the bold heading of your choice under “Ways to Give”.
Please give generously to the Annual Catholic Appeal!
Ministry Opportunities To help run our livestream equipment, contact Nicole at nicoles@st-therese.cc
To make or deliver lunches for the Matt Talbot Center, contact Ellie Wakefield at ellieawake@gmail.com
To join the Spirit Choir, contact Diane Figaro at diane.cornell.figaro@gmail.com or (206)271-5717.
Collections July 1 - June 2, 2021 $390,266
Where we need to be: $362,160
Last year at this time $348,604