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Stewardship: Using God’s Gifts to do God’s Work
Stewardship is living out a commitment to be Christ-centered rather than self-centered. It tells us to share a portion of our time, talent and treasure so that God’s Gift, Jesus Christ, may be given to others who need him. Profound gratitude, justice and love become the fundamental motives for giving back to God.
The St. Therese Stewardship Corner shares weekly stories and reflections on how our parishioners are sharing their gifts. -
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Support the Annual Catholic Appeal!Read More
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We have been tasked with spreading the Gospel to rebuild our Church in secular Seattle. Let us keep faith, keep being nourished by the Eucharist, and our efforts will be more than enough!Read More
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Happy Feast of the Holy Trinity! Hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. St. Paul, Romans 5:5 Amen! Let us take the time to sit quietly and open our hearts to the outpouring of the Spirit.Read More
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he curious thing about Luke’s account of Pentecost is that it gave rise to a speaking spiritual phenomenon where the believer is speaking something that can’t be understood. But Luke is talking about the Spirit enabling people to understand across the language divide. There are people of all nations praising God in their own tongues, and the witnesses hear them in their own tongues.Read More
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The question of authority still sits with us today. The Roman Catholic Church long ago decided to let it reside with the Bishop of Rome in consultation with his brother bishops. (Yes, those masculine pronouns are issues very much worthy of continued discussion.) The pastor of the Church of Western Washington is our Archbishop, Paul Etienne. Which brings us to the Annual Catholic Appeal.Read More
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The Gentiles were delighted when they heard this and glorified the word of the Lord. The Jews, however, incited the women of prominence who were worshipers and the leading men of the city, stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their territory. So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them, and went to Iconium. The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.Read More
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n Deacon Greg told a wonderful childhood tale about winning a kite-flying contest . He had his string – two rolls of it – on a wheel. The breeze took his kite higher and higher, far above the other kites but then the string flew off because he had forgotten to tie it to the spool! The wind carried it for a short time, but without being moored to the ground, it soon crashed. And this, our good Deacon said, is like faith.Read More
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To stand in emptiness is a scary thing. Peter stood in the presence of divine emptiness and he was scared. We avoid emptiness with all our might. We fill it with things and things to-do. Perhaps this Good Friday we could find an empty spot and try to sit in the presence of GodRead More
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