From the Pastor

The New Roman Missal On the weekend of November 26 and 27, we

begin the wonderful season of Advent, and we begin

using the new translation of the prayers of the Mass. I

guess most of us don’t like change in our routines, but

I think this change will be an opportunity for us to

renew our devotion. It will be a reminder to pay clos-

er attention to the prayers we say and sing, to get out

of our rut, get free of habits which cause us to be too

casual about worship of the most high God.

I pray that all of us will approach the new

translation with an open mind and let it renew and

refresh our prayer. The translation is the work of

thousands of people who have contributed to it over a

period of several years. The translation is meant to

serve the entire English speaking world, so expres-

sions that belong only to the United States will not be

used.

The language is a bit more formal, less casu-

al, as befits our worship of the mighty God. When we

address the Lord, we are not speaking to one of our

equals. He is infinitely greater than we, worthy of our

most dignified address, worthy of infinite praise and

honor. It will be a more exact translation of the offi-

cial Roman rite which is in Latin.

You will note that the new translation brings

out more clearly references that come from Scripture.

For example, instead of saying “from east to west”

the new version says, “from the rising of the sun to its

setting”. This is language from the Psalms. Another

example. The old translation has us saying, “Lord I

am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word, I

shall be healed.” The new translation reads, “Lord, I

am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,

but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.”

This sentence should remind us of the words in Scrip-

ture from the centurion who asked Jesus to come and

heal his slave. (Matthew 8:8 and Luke 7:6.) “And

with your Spirit” will replace “And also with you.”

Look up 2 Timothy 4:22, Galatians 6:18, Philippians

4:23 and Philemon 2:5. The response refers to the fact

that the Spirit dwells in the priest by ordination. The

Spirit dwells in all of us by Baptism and Confirma-

tion, and this is an ancient form of greeting and re-

sponse. “And with your Spirit” is used in most other

languages already.

We will distribute further material at week-

end Masses here at Holy Spirit which will help you

understand the revisions. Be sure to get a copy. Eng-

lish has become the language of millions all over the

world. One speaker called English “the new Latin”

because it has become so common. I think that’s the

reason the English translation was done with such

care. Other languages might work from the English in

their revisions.

Singing will take on increased importance in

the new Roman Missal.

Let’s make this an occasion to renew the

quality of our worship and the expression of our lov-

ing sacrifice to our sovereign Lord.

Fr. Perron Joseph Auve

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One Person’s Journey By Ron King

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“Bless me Father for I have sinned. It has been 40 years since

my last confession…”

Let me start by saying that I had deep seated hostility and oppo-

sition to the Catholic Church since being raised as a Catholic by

my parents who did not attend church. My father was a non-

practicing Lutheran and my mother was a non-practicing Catho-

lic. However, they made all six of us children attend Catholic

grade school and weekly Mass. I stopped going to church in

1966 when I went into the Air Force. As I look back now I see

it was the natural consequence of being raised by folks without a

real passionate love for the faith, who pre-

sented it as legalistic and shame-based.

Since we are made for love, my instinctive

reaction was an aversion to the lack of

love that I experienced within the church

and an aversion to rituals that held no

meaning for me at the time. Being told

that I was bad as a child left an impression

on me that God was not a loving God and

this church was not a loving church, no

matter how many people were served by

it. Eventually it was psychology and Bud-

dhism that peaked my interest at Penn

State in 1970.

Over the years my wife Kathleen, also a

former Catholic, and I and our two children

had occasionally attended a non-

denominational church on Christmas and Easter. So I was sur-

prised when Kathleen decided to return to her roots since we

both had been away for so long. I remember her telling me that

when she walked into Parish of the Holy Spirit she could feel the

presence of Christ unlike other churches we had attended. I was

happy for her. Our son Justin was in the 5th grade at the time

and I thought it would be good for him to receive the experience

of learning about

God and reinforce a

value system of re-

spect for others and

the world, which we

had been teaching

him at home. I,

however, did not

believe in the God

that I was taught in

my youth and I was

worried about Justin and our older daughter, Jessica, being

taught about a vengeful and fearful God. But I trusted Kath-

leen’s judgment on this and did not resist. I knew that whoever

created us and the universe created everything out of love and

that love was the key to the meaning of our existence and how

we are to live our lives. I had not experienced that love in the

Church and was looking for it elsewhere.

Justin went to Mass with Kathleen, and was baptized and re-

ceived his first Communion on May 16, 1997, at age 12. Jessica

joined a different church but experienced prejudice there and

stopped going. She was about 18 years old and could decide for

herself. She resonated with me at the time and my aversion to

the whole thing.

In my psychology practice, I was seeing Catholics, other Chris-

tians, Buddhists, agnostics and atheists.

I was fairly educated on most of these

areas since spiritual belief, or lack of, is

an integral part of our identity. What I

wasn’t educated in was the bible, and so

I began reading the bible from the be-

ginning around 2003. When I began to

read Genesis with the story of Eve and

Adam, I connected that with everything

I was learning about interpersonal neu-

robiology, especially in the area of

bonding and the physical effects on the

brain in response to a safe and loving

environment versus an unsafe and un-

loving environment. As I read more I

realized that God is Love, and I began

to understand the harm that is done to

human beings when they are taught some-

thing other than love about God. My barriers to the Church

were beginning to come down.

When Justin graduated from high school in 2004 I promised

Kathleen that I would take his place and attend Mass with her. I

kept my promise. I think I was one of two people at Mass who

never went to Communion.

Around Christmas of 2004 I had a particularly bad episode of

acid reflux (which, I did not know at the time, was causing mu-

tations in my esophagus that would be diagnosed as esophageal

cancer in March of 2010). So I left our bedroom that night and

went to the recently vacated bed of Justin who was off at col-

lege. I fell asleep and soon began to dream that I was walking

down a city street and the light was brownish gray and the

streets were packed with people all appearing with blank stares

and no life in them. I awakened and thought, “That was interest-

ing.” After thinking about this a while I fell asleep again and the

same dream appeared. I awakened again and thought, “That was

weird”, because I never had recurring dreams. I fell asleep once

more and the same dream started again. This time when I

opened my eyes I was looking directly into a bright luminous

light that filled the ceiling and I heard a voice which was neither

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I knew that whoever created us and the

universe created everything out of love

and that love was the key to the

meaning of our existence and how we

are to live our lives.

Kathleen and Ron King

By Marjie Sloon Marjie’s Corner

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Marriage Advice You Never Knew You Want-

ed

When I was a small child, it seemed like my parents fought with each other a lot. “Not in front of the chil-dren” wasn’t in their vocabulary. During one rather loud, vocal disa-greement, my mother turned to my sister and me and said, “If you girls want to be happy, you’ll become nuns!” But if their arguments were out in the open, so were their rec-onciliations. I remember my par-ents snuggling together on the couch like two contented bugs-in-a-rug.

Growing up, I learned that two peo-ple can disagree and be angry and still love each other. I learned that there can be hard times, but the good times can still return. It seems to me that part of the divorce rate problem today is that people don’t know that good times can return. We’ve lost sight of the long run. Or maybe we’ve lost the notion of sac-rifice. As my sister once put it, “People just don’t know how to suffer anymore!”

My young friend Amanda Hickman got married this summer on my hubby and my 34th anniversary (I like to say I was twelve when we got married). I realize long term mar-riages are becoming rarer these days, so I’d like to pass on to young

couples just starting out, some wisdom (a.k.a. un-asked-for advice) that I’ve gained in the past 34 years. Even though I can’t guarantee 100% marital bliss, I will say that these tips have worked for us:

“Don’t sweat the small stuff.” Be-

fore arguing about this, I ask

myself if this will matter in a

year, in five years, in the long

run. Maybe one of us (maybe

me?) is just having a bad day

and I should let this pass.

“Don’t let the small stuff pile up.”

Maybe this IS small, but maybe

it WILL matter over time. Don’t

let an itch turn into a cancer.

“Make a commitment to the com-

mitment.” The old Irish priest

who married us, Father

McGrath, told us that we would-

n’t always love each other, but if

we kept the commitment, the

love would always return.

“Pray during fights.” I don’t pray

that he will

suddenly

agree with

me, honest! I

do, however,

pray for un-

derstanding

on both of our

parts. (But if that results in my

husband agreeing with me, who

am I to complain?)

“If you’re going to be a doormat,

people will walk on you.” Do I

need to explain this one?

“Don’t use your spouse as a door-

mat.” It might get easy to be the

bossy one, but don’t do it. Re-

sentment is a nasty thing. Take

your spouse’s hand and help

them up.

“Families come in all shapes and

sizes.” When it comes to chil-

dren, it doesn’t matter if yours

come through you biologically

or to you through adoption.

The important thing is to have

open arms and open hearts for

the children God intends for you

to have.

“This is the road you’ve taken.”

Don’t waste time wondering

about other roads. Appreciate

the journey you are on.

“The first 19 years are always the

hardest.” Or 26, or 34, or 50.

Any year could throw you a

curve ball. Remember to keep

that “long run” in mind, that

love blossoms anew, that good

times return.

“Keep a sense of humor.” Life is

funnier than you think! While

your spouse may not appreciate

being laughed at (hmm… weird!)

be sure to laugh at yourself.

By the way, my Mom and Dad will

celebrate their 60th anniversary this

fall. (My Mom recently confided,

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Religious Education/Faith Formation

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Religious Education Preschool-8th—Pat Moore

Faith Formation 9th –12th—Jennifer Moore

Life Teen Coordinators—Mike and Carol Gaulke

OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND

FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AT HOLY SPIRIT

By Naomi Bacon

A new school year has begun, and Holy Spirit’s

religious education programs are in full swing. With over

100 kids enrolled in the elementary religious education

classes and the middle school Edge and high school Life

Teen programs having over 50 kids each, it promises to be

another good year. There are many activities for all of

these students, as well as those who may not be enrolled in

these programs, to further their involvement in the parish.

For the elementary students, the Joyful Noise Choir, now

led by Julia Thompson and Paula Bachelor, will hold prac-

tices weekly, Tuesday afternoons 5:15-5:45, following the

regular religious education classes. The frequency with

which they will sing at weekly masses is still in the works.

For the youth, a new fellowship group is under construc-

tion. For more information contact Jennifer Moore.

The summer boasted many activities for all of the

young people at Holy Spirit Parish. In June we held our

regular VBS for pre-school through 5th grade. Camp

Breakaway had 33 middle school students in attendance

from throughout the diocese with 20 high school and col-

lege students and adults acting as camp counselors and

other leadership roles. Also, some from our parish were

fortunate enough to participate in the WYD pilgrimage to

Madrid, Spain.

Another opportunity this past year was the Young

Neighbors in Action program. Four high school youth

from our parish went to Yakima to do community service:

Rebecca Casazza, Kelli Gilbert, and Jennifer and Natalie

Ip. They volunteered at Epic, a child care center in Ya-

kima, and worked to improve the ground cover on the

playground to meet federal requirements as well as helping

with the children at the center, who were mostly children

of migrant workers in the area during their stay. The chil-

dren were all too young to attend school, but at Epic they

are taught what a classroom setting is like and important

lessons like personal hygiene and family dynamics. I

spoke with Rebecca about the experience, and she said this

is the third year our parish has participated, and besides

Yakima they have also gone to Great Falls, MT. For her,

the best part of the experience was that they pair the mis-

sion or service side of the week with personal growth in

faith. This aspect included lessons in Catholic Social

Teaching (i.e. rights for all workers, etc,) which is not in-

formation that is typically readily available to young peo-

ple in the Church. Also, there were students from many

other parishes in attendance, and they all stayed together in

Holy Family Parish’s classrooms and other facilities. Eve-

ry evening after the day’s work was done provided an op-

portunity for fellowship with other young Catholics, also

outside the norm for a lot of those in attendance. Rebecca

had an article about the experience published in the Central

Washington Catholic publication, and I would encourage

you all to read it to find out more about such a unique op-

portunity to serve the community. Other locations are un-

der consideration for future trips, so stay tuned for more

information about where their noble mission will take

them this coming year.

As always, contacts for more information about

these and other activities are listed in the bulletin as well as

on the parish website. I hope you parents out there encour-

age your children to consider these opportunities for stew-

ardship as well as involvement through serving during

Sunday Mass on the altar for those who are old enough.

Encouraging participation at a young age can help breed a

spirit of stewardship in the future generations of the

Church and plant seeds to help them become socially con-

scious, spiritually active adults. I want to close with a sin-

cere Thank You to all those catechists and other volunteers

without whom none of these opportunities would be avail-

able. May God continue to bless our parish with programs

to enrich the lives of our youth, as well as willing volun-

teers to organize and oversee them.

Unsung Hero – Marlene Fox

There’s a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes every week to make the Parish of the Holy Spirit function and a lot of that work can be a bit tedious. Thankfully, the church has some great people willing to volun-teer on a regular basis to help the church run smoothly. One of these long-time volunteers is Marlene Fox.

She and her husband George have been members since the parish began and they have always been active. For the last 18 years or so, Marlene has held a quiet position along with a few others of recording all the offer-ings donated at the Sunday Masses. For years it has been Marlene, Donna Vance and Gloria Ziegler doing the recording, but now Gloria is taking a break and Linda Bergeron joined the team this year. The job consists of tak-ing the donations collected during the offertory and making sure they match with the tabulators’ account. The money is already in the bank, so they post from empty envelopes and a written list of loose checks. Then they docu-ment the donations so that each parishioner has a record on file at the church of what they contributed.

This is done every Tuesday without fail and Marlene says it can take one to two hours depending on the collection. It used to take much, much longer before it was all computer-ized. Before, when everything was done on paper, the volunteers used to have to add everything up by hand and that was very time consuming. Marlene and George’s daughter, Melinda, is a computer programmer in Tacoma and created a computer program almost five years ago for the church free of charge. That has made the job much easier. George helped install it and for several months afterward helped with the transition. Mar-lene said for a while they would input the data into the computer as well as make a hand copy just to be safe until all the bugs were worked out of the computer system. Now it’s all computerized and it’s so much quicker having the computer add everything up automatically. The most demanding time for the group is during tax season, when they are busy recording donations as well as providing records to people for tax purposes.

Marlene emphasizes that she and the others are equal team mates, and they depend upon and appreciate each other. She and Donna are now the two that have worked on the job since before it was computerized. The task requires that two people work at the same time, but having more on board is helpful because that way they all can rotate time off.

Besides doing the recording, she and George are also tabulators. George belongs to the Knights of Co-lumbus and Marlene is a member of the Catholic Daughters and helps with spiritual enhancement for the group. This means she brings materials to the meetings that can be used to help guide the members spiritually and give them “something to think about”.

Marlene also is an accomplished Master Gardener and was asked to help design the landscaping around the new hall when it was built. She spent many hours thinking of plants and landscaping designs. George and she did much of the planting as well and she said she still likes to “see my babies” even though she and George are no longer in charge of caring for them.

There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work that needs to be done at Holy Spirit and the church is lucky to have so many faithful volunteers like Marlene who are willing to give their time. Whether it’s on a continuous basis, like recording donations, or for special projects like landscaping around the Parish Hall, the work is very much appreciated. Thanks Marlene!

By Cecilia Rexus Unsung Heroes

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George and Marlene Fox

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The Holy Spirit Pilgrims’ Journey

Across the World

On August 12th, seventeen bold and courageous

pilgrims from Holy Spirit Parish and Christ the King Par-

ish set off on an adventure of a lifetime. To try and sum-

marize our experience at World Youth Day in Madrid,

Spain is like trying to fit an ocean into a drinking glass,

especially since each pilgrim had their own perspective

on the trip, but this article is an attempt. One of the ways

to look at the trip is through the lens of what we all

learned and took away from our experiences.

In Madrid, we experienced what it felt like to lit-

erally be in a sea of people. Nothing could have helped us

prepare for the crowds of pilgrims that would descend

upon the city. At each World Youth Day event, especially

those where Pope Benedict was present, the streets were

so crowded that –if one was blessed to be tall enough-one

could only see three or four people ahead. Needless to

say, we traveled the streets of Madrid kindergarten-style,

with one hand tightly grasping the shoulder of the closest

person in front. In these crowds, we were also blessed to

interact with Catholic youth from around the world – one

of group leader Mike Gaulke’s favorite memories of the

trip. While waiting for our pilgrim packs, we played

games with pilgrims from Australia. While waiting to get

lunch, group members joined European pilgrims in sing-

ing popular American songs. Wherever we were, wherev-

er we turned, we saw Catholic youth from around the

world. Through this experience we learned what it means

to be a member of the Universal Church.

We learned the most about what we believe, and

what it means to be Catholic, at the Love and Life Center

for English speaking pilgrims. Knights of Columbus,

along with the Sisters of Life from New York City, host-

ed this center throughout World Youth Day. It was at the

center that our group was able to attend catechesis, Mass,

and adoration each day. Highlights of the Love and Life

Center experience included hearing well-known chastity

speakers Jason and Crystalina Evert speak and getting to

talk with the priests and religious about their vocations.

The Sisters of Life, themselves, were a beautiful testimo-

ny to the faith, and meeting them was a highlight of Eliza-

beth Andersen’s experience.

Living the Spanish life was one of the most en-

joyable parts of the trip. Some of our best moments, as

group leader Carol Gaulke highlighted, were traveling the

city by metro and seeing the beautiful sights – especially

the cathedrals and beautiful art within. On our day trip to

Avila and Segovia, we were able to see the birthplace of

St. Teresa and dance in the streets with pilgrims from

around the world – a favorite memory of many pilgrims.

We also saw an ancient-still standing-Roman aqueduct in

Segovia. In Madrid, we made our way to the Prado muse-

um of art, as well as the royal palace. The food was one

of the most surprising parts of the trip. My first thought

upon arriving at a Spanish restaurant was not, “Mmm! I

cannot wait to eat ham!” However, as we came to find

out, the Spanish love it. Translating to the best of our

abilities, every meal was an adventure of its own. Walk-

ing the streets, seeing the sights, and enjoying the Spanish

cuisine helped make our trip a culturally rich experience.

The culminating event of World Youth Day, the

vigil with Pope Benedict, taught us what it truly means to

be on a pilgrimage. This was the most trying time of our

pilgrimage, but also a time when our group rallied and

came together. As part of World Youth Day tradition, all

pilgrims hike about five miles to a designated site for an

overnight vigil with the pope. Upon arrival, our group

found ourselves in the middle of 1.5 to 2 million people.

As one can imagine, chaos ensued as the heat, the exhaus-

tion, and lack of water picked people off one-by-one

around us. Team Holy Spirit did not waver! Instead, we

came together to build a makeshift covering to shield us

from the sun, we helped other pilgrims get what they

needed, and we shared our talents to make a seemingly

impossible situation better. Kate Thomas, a Holy Spirit

pilgrim, said her favorite moment of the whole trip was

helping other pilgrims – complete strangers – get water

when they needed it at the vigil. Our coming together as a

community, working to help each other, was a beautiful

thing to see, Mike Gaulke recalled. Lexi Baasch summa-

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World Youth Day By Jordan Rehder

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By Dieter Bohrmann

I really do try to be a good husband, but I admit I’m a work in pro-

gress. So having the power of prayer on my side doesn’t hurt. And

it’s a comfort to know that for the past year, many of those prayers

have been coming from my wife, Shelly, and other women who are

part of the Wives in Prayer Ministry at Holy Spirit.

The women meet each Friday morning at the Parish Community

Center to pray for their husbands and marriages. It’s a simple mis-

sion with powerful results.

“Huge prayers are being answered,” says Megan Demarest, the

group’s leader.

Megan says wives are encouraged to “ask big,” such as help for

their husband’s job situation or other major causes of stress. “But

we are also very thankful for all the little things, such as returning

safely from a trip.”

About 8-10 women attend most weeks, but more than 20 have been

involved since the ministry began at Holy Spirit. Megan says she

knew about Wives in Prayer when she attended St. Andrew’s in

Ellensburg years ago. She approached a few women at the Parish

about getting it started here, but when she didn’t get any takers,

naturally, she turned to prayer.

“I was at XLT, and Father Auve was talking about the importance

of small-group ministry. I just felt called that evening to do this at

Holy Spirit.”

Of course, this was on top of her duties as a full-time mom of three

young daughters, including a newborn. But God never gives us

more than we can handle with His help, right?

Wives in Prayer Ministries was started in 1996 by a California

woman, Tami Chelew. The meetings follow the same format at the

acrostic ACTS: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplica-

tion. The ministry is divided into 52 topics, so the women focus on

one each week for a year. After covering all the topics, the group

begins again from week 1.

At the end of each meeting, wives pray specifically for their own

husband, inserting his name into the Scripture-based prayers for that

week. Here’s an example of a prayer from Week 10 on the topic of

courage:

“Joshua 1:9, May (insert husband’s name) be strong, vigorous and

very courageous. We pray You would keep __________ from being

afraid or dismayed, but remind ___________ continually that the

Lord his God is with him wherever he goes. May this truth and

prayer encourage his heart.”

Wives are also encouraged to ask their husbands how they can pray

for them before coming to the meeting. That way they can pray

specifically for their husband’s own needs, as well as for the needs

of the other husbands. Members keep a journal, so they can keep

track of requests and answers to prayer.

When my wife first started attending, I was a little uncomfortable

with her sharing what I considered private matters with a larger

group. Turns out that Tami, the group’s founder, addressed this

concern when the ministry was started, and it is one of the first

guidelines of Praying Wives.

“We don’t gossip, we pray,” says Megan.

Women are asked not to share anything they know their husband

would not want them to share, but in general – with apologies to

Vegas – what is said in the group, stays in the group.

Linda Perkins has been one of the regulars, and says the fellowship

is an important part of her week.

“I’m busy with my business, and I can’t often commit to attending

weekly meetings,” Linda says. “But with this group, I really feel a

loss if I can’t make it.

“There have been lots of prayers answered. There’s a lot of net-

working, bonding, and sometimes commiserating,” Linda adds.

“We can really identify with a lot of each other’s problems.”

Megan adds that the point of the group is not to try to make every-

thing all better, but to offer up their requests to God and rely on His

divine assistance.

“We’re not doctors, and we’re not counselors. We know we can’t

fix these things on our own,” she says. “But we truly believe that

when two or more are gathered in His name, that the Lord is present

in the room.”

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JOIN THE PRAYING WIVES

Wives in Prayer group meets from 9-11 a.m. each Friday in the

Parish Community Center at Holy Spirit. Childcare and coffee are

provided. For more information, please contact Megan Demarest at

demarestfam@aol.com or 628-8776.

Wives in Prayer Ministry

Holy Spirit Husbands Benefit From Power of Prayer

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Voice of the Sprit Volunteer Editors: Marjie Sloon, Cecilia Rexus and Erica Hohl. Special thanks to contributing writers Ron King, Naomi Bacon, Jordan Rehder, Deiter Bohrmann, and Fr. Auve. The Voice of the Spirit will be published periodically and mailed to parishioners. Volunteers are wanted to contribute articles, photos, and ideas. If you would like to help, please contact Shelly in the the Parish Office.

Check This Out By Theresa Barnaby

Why Do Catholics Do That: A Guide to the Teachings and Practices of the Catholic Church Kevin Orlin Johnson

Ever wondered why you stand at Mass when the gospel is read? Want to know why

Mary’s cloak is almost always blue (Blessed Mother Blue to many of us)? This is an

excellent book to begin your foray into learning more about the reason we do things the

way we do in our Catholic Faith.

The book is divided into four different parts: faith, worship, culture, and customs. Writ-

ing in a very clear and concise style, the author takes the reader through an intellectual

journey of Catholic practices and religious beliefs and illustrates where these practices

and beliefs came from. There is a lot of information in this small book (only 287 pages) but it is very easy to

understand, and is written for the casual reader.

Dr. Kevin Johnson is an interesting man. He has a doctorate in the history of art, specializes in the history of

Western architecture and minored in psycholinguistics. He was also the author of a column, “Signs of Faith,”

which appeared in diocesan newspapers across the country. In fact, this book is based on many of those col-

umns.

If you are interested in learning more about the whys of the Catholic faith, this is an excellent book written

with much knowledge and a healthy dose of humor. An intriguing blend of history and church tradition, it’s a

very informative and entertaining read. And if you are really curious, the reason we stand during the gospel

can be found on page 62. “Blessed Mother Blue” is explained on page 238. What kind of librarian would I be

if I didn’t tell you to look it up?

Deaths April 6, 2011 through August 12, 2011

Please pray for the souls of our deceased parishioners. May they rest in peace.

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Sacraments Sacred, visible signs of God’s loving grace and presence to humanity.

Sacraments manifest the faith of the Christian community on Earth.

First HolyCommunion

April 30, 2011

Confirmation May 15, 2011

RCIA

Easter Vigil, April 23 2011

We rejoice with those who received the sacra-

ments of Eucharist and Confirmation:

Nola June Goll

We welcome those who have been baptized in

other churches, professed their faith in the Cath-olic Church and received the sacraments of Eu-

charist and Confirmation:

Colleen I Kelly Heilman

Baptisms

We welcome the following who were bap-tized into the Holy Spirit Parish Catholic Community from April 6, 2011 through September 17, 2011.

Breyton Merritt Armatrout Elena Mae Barger Rodolfo Lael Valdovions Lucatero Cameron Earl McLain Nicole Dawn McManis Tyler Reese McManis Jayda Estrella Romero Kennedy Marie Stewart

William (Billy) Harris Nichols Ryan Jennings Frank Rodd Talcott Effie May Miller

Myah Suzanne Barrington Evan Michael Bayless Kenneth Steven Foltz Biegalski Natalie Clare Bohrmann Mailee Tran Bui Emma Lynn Fletcher Jenae Monique Gallegos Cade Aaron Haffner Maria Michael Mackey Jaren David Matkowski Robert Allen McLain

Natalie Ann McQuade Christian Mendoza Sebastian Magallan Mendoza Jennifer Maria Ngan Nguyen Johnny T. Dat Nguyen Truc Nguyen Thoai Pham Caitryn Steele Carson Willoughby

Elizabeth Anne Andersen Randi Andreatta Rebecca Rose Casazza Sean Michael Clausen Megan Elizabeth Fulwyler Theodore Jacob Hohl Jennifer Teresa Ip Ka Chung Natalie Teresa Ip Ka Yan Brett Andrew Konzek Evan Steven Kunk Nicholas Antonio Lumetta Peter Dan Quang Ly Kristina Ann Mackie Chandler Joseph Mertens Michael John Moody

Mikael Xavier Villegas Nava Brendan Joseph Quoc Anh Nguyen Samantha Quackenbush Alex Michael William Quinn Stephanie Rose Rexus Zachary Alan Umemoto Jacob William Zoulek

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Local Charities & St. Joseph’s School: St. Joseph’s School 9000.00 Catholic Family & Child Services (Maternity/Parenting) 1500.00 Catholic Family & Child Services (Kid’s Day) 100.00 Grace Clinic 1750.00 Holy Spirit Conference of St. Vincent de Paul 600.00 Tri-Cities Food Bank 2579.00

World Relief for Tri-City Catholic refugees 2202.00 Tri-Cities Prep Scholarships 6000.00

Out of Our Area Charities Catholic Relief Services, not restricted 2418.00 St. Joseph Church , Sunnyside 750.00 St. Luke Institute 550.00 Catholic Volunteer Network 25.00

Grand Total $27474.00

Disbursements from Holy Spirit Conference of St. Vincent de Paul Needy families who contact Holy Spirit Office and the St. Vincent de Paul for help: 117 people helped $5338.41

Plus the Special Collections:

Peter’s Pence $2129.00 Mission Sunday 1340.18 Campaign for Human Development 1295.00 Catholic Home Missions 1103.00 Operation Ricebowl 2667.08 Yakima Retired Priests 8981.00 National Retired Religious 3910.00

Total $21,425.26

Holy Spirit Charitable Donations

Tithing Program

Parishioners can be proud of their help and concern for the

less fortunate.

rized the vigil experience well, saying “although it

was one of the most miserable days of my life, it was

one of the best memories. It wasn’t fun, but looking

back on it, our friendships with each other grew clos-

er, we learned a lot about each other, we saw random

strangers help each other, and it was just amazing

how so many people could be in one place for that

event.” Lack of space at the vigil sent our group and

many, many others home that evening. The vigil had

been unlike anything we could have anticipated, but I

think we were stronger because of it.

I cannot speak for everyone in the group, but

I know people have asked me if I was disappointed to

not be able to stay for the whole vigil and the next

day’s closing Mass with Pope Benedict – the high-

light of the World Youth Day experience. Looking

back, and even at the time, I was not disappointed.

Instead, I came to realize the true reason for the trip:

a close encounter with Christ. Vigil or no vigil, HE

was and is everywhere, in every Catholic church, and

at every celebration of the Mass. We did not get to

celebrate Mass with the Holy Father, but in not doing

so, I came to see that there is so much more to World

Youth Day than seeing the pope. For me, God used

this experience to draw me closer to Him.

There is so much more to say about our pil-

grimage! It was truly an experience of a lifetime, and

we are grateful to our Holy Spirit family for support-

ing us financially and prayerfully through it.

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World Youth Day

“It’s getting easier!”) Their marriage has been a testament to enduring love and com-

mitment. Their rewards are great. Although I won’t say I want to be just like them,

(Who wants to be just like their parents?) I will say their example has taught me much

about how I want my own marriage to be.

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Marriage Advice You Never Knew You Wanted

female nor male say, “I love you.” I started to cry immediately

and the light disappeared.

In the dream, I think the blank stares were an aspect of my inter-

nal state without knowing God’s love. But I began feeling a tiny

spark of that love and it gave me the passion to know His love

more deeply. I began thinking about God’s love a lot; how that

love has influenced changes in my thoughts, feelings and beliefs;

how that love has healed my lifelong resentments with my moth-

er and deceased father; how it has influenced me to love Kathleen

and my children more than ever.

I was getting closer to choosing to return.

I was telling Kathleen all about these new connections and ideas

that were forming in my brain. At this time I was on fire with

this and extremely intense. She was afraid that I was losing my

stability! As I look back, I don’t blame her. However, she was

happy about the changes taking place.

The Saturday of Easter, 2005, Kathleen and I had gone on a run

in the morning. At that time, Confession started at noon. Kath-

leen went shopping and I stayed home. I was thinking of going

to Confession but I was pretty tired and decided to stretch out on

Kathleen’s “lazy girl”. I had the thought that I would go to Con-

fession the next week and put the chair in the reclined position

and closed my eyes. As soon as I did this I had an overpowering

feeling come over me and I opened my eyes, straightened the

chair, put on my shoes, jumped in the car and drove to church. I

walked in the church and Kathy Willis was just inside the front

door. I told her that I didn’t know where the confessional was

and that I was returning to our faith after being away for a long

time. She grabbed my arm and said, “Welcome home.” I think I

disintegrated at that point. She showed me where to go. I sat

down and a tremendous peace enveloped me. When it was my

turn I chose to face Father O’Shea rather than go behind the

screen. I remember thinking before going in that I needed to see a

priest that I was familiar with and trusted and respected. Father

O’Shea seemed to fit the bill. The peace left me as soon as I

faced him. I did not know what I was going to confess or how to

begin. I said something to the effect that it had been 40 years

since my last confession and then it came pouring out of my

mouth with tears pouring out of my eyes. It was the first time I

was able to talk and cry at the same time. When Father asked me

if that was everything, I told him “Father, it’s been 40 years!” He

said, “God knows what’s in your heart”, and gave me absolution

in English and then I thought I heard him say it in Latin. I started

crying again because that took me back to the time I started hat-

ing the Church. I did not know the weight of sin until I went to

Confession and received forgiveness.

The following day I received Christ in the Eucharist, and again I

cried with joy.

Kathleen and I began to pray together. Our daughter Jessica was

in her first year of law school in Brooklyn, and we prayed that

God would show her that He was real. On Ash Wednesday of

2006 she called us and told us that she was becoming Catholic.

We had no idea she was considering this and we had never dis-

cussed this with her before. Her best friend, Anne Sickles, who

grew up here at Holy Spirit, and her husband lived on Long Is-

land and I know they had a big influence on her.

As I mentioned earlier, I was diagnosed in 2010 with esophageal

cancer and I am now in remission. Cancer was a blessing. It ena-

bled me to see and appreciate how much love is in my life. I

would not have wanted it any different. Kathleen, Jessica and

Justin are amazing. Family members who had little or nothing to

do with the faith started praying and going to Church. The love

that the illness generated is incredible.

This has been a process of letting go of who I was in order to be

born into who I am in Christ. At times there was a feeling of

emptiness within, but now I know whenever I have that empty

feeling it will be filled with something beautiful.

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One Person’s Journey

XLT – Adoration and Prayer in PCC Classroom – 1st Thursday of each month at 7:15 p.m.

November 11-12-13 – Diocesan Youth Convention - in Ellensburg

November 24 – Thanksgiving Day Mass – 9:00 a.m.

December 7 – Vigil Mass for Immaculate Conception, Holy Day of Obligation – 7:00 p.m.

December 8 – Masses for Immaculate Conception, Holy Day of Obligation – 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

December 11 – Children’s Christmas Pageant – 2:00 p.m. at PCC

December 17 – Blood Drive sponsored by Knights of Columbus

December 24 – Christmas Eve Masses – 6:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

December 25 – Christmas Day Mass – 9:00 a.m.

December 31 – New Years Mass—Mary, Mother of God – 6:00 p.m.

January 1 – New Years Mass—Mary, Mother of God – 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

January 7— Vigil Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany - 6:00 p.m.

January 8—Feast of the Epiphany – 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Upcoming Events

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