Novena of Grace, St. Joseph Parish in Yakima
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 15:58
- Written by Rev. Felipe Pulido
St. Joseph Parish, Yakima, invites you to attend the annual NOVENA OF GRACE in honor of St. Francis Xavier, S.J., to be held March 4-12 at St. Joseph Parish in Yakima.
Each year the Novena serves as a mission, a time of spiritual renewal, and has always been blessed by the power of the Holy Spirit. Every year people experience special healings and miracles of grace. It is also a good way to observe the season of Lent.
Come, Follow Me! 4th Annual Evangelization Retreat
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- Published on Monday, 30 January 2012 10:46
- Written by David B. Valdivia
The evangelization retreat experience is a weekend that can change your life! This retreat will give you an opportunity for an intense encounter with the Risen Lord through Mass and the Sacraments, through prayer and music, through personal testimonies, inner healing, and faith sharing.
Diocese Weekly 01.20.12
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 09:38
- Written by Bishop Tyson
January 20, 2012
Dear Father:
I came across a rather witty letter to the editor in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal. David Chanoff was writing a response to Father James Martin’s Op-Ed piece in the January 12th Wall Street Journal: “Does God Care Who Wins Football Games?”
Diocese Weekly Mailing 01.06.12
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 08:58
- Written by David B. Valdivia
Dear Fathers:
My Great-Uncle Balzer was as tall as he was round. Balzer Kunnanz was his name. It’s a German shortened name for Balthazar – one of the three kings. He was the youngest brother of my grandmother. She complained that he was treated like one of the three kings too!
My trusty aide, David Valdivia scanned a picture of my grandparents’ generation standing in front of their first wood-framed house in America – Selz, North Dakota – to be exact. The previous house was made of sod. You can see the clan all lined up in front of their new house. No one spoke English. Everyone spoke German. In this photo, my great grandmother is pregnant with Uncle Balzer.
Diocese Weekly Mailing 12.16.11
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- Published on Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:48
- Written by Nack
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Diocese Weekly Mailing 12.9.11
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- Published on Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:48
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Diocese Weekly Mailing 12.2.11
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- Published on Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:46
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Diocese Weekly Mailing 11.18.11
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- Published on Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:45
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Diocese Weekly Mailing 11.10.11
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- Published on Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:44
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Diocese Weekly Mailing 11.4.11
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- Published on Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:20
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November 4, 2011
Dear Father:
“Everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” These words of Jesus from the Gospel of St. Matthew on the Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary time seem so unusual.
“Unusual”, as you know from my previous letters to you, is the single adjective I’ve used to describe the kingdom Jesus proclaims: a kingdom formed – not from mighty armies – but from the landless poor of Galilee; a capital not in Jerusalem or Rome – but in backwater Bethlehem; a king who comes – not as a powerful ruler – but a vulnerable infant; a royal court – not made from high society – but lowly shepherds of the field – a crown – not of gold but of thorns – a throne – not in the shape of a chair – but in the form of the cross.
Diocese Weekly Mailing 10.28.11
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- Published on Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:19
- Written by Nack
October 28, 2011
Dear Fathers:
I am taking a few more days of vacation here in Roslyn. A couple of the priests from Seattle were over for biking: Fr. Jim Lee who is pastor of St. Michael in Olympia and Fr. Gary Zender, pastor in Renton and Vicar for Charities in Seattle. It's been a bit cold but the leaves have been beautiful.
I am also in between pastor installations having been with Fr. Alex Trejo this last weekend in Cashmere and Leavenworth and Fr. Dan Dufner in Moses Lake and Warden this coming weekend.
I also had the chance to zip down and visit the men at Mt. Angel Seminary. I will have more to write on this topic later but they do appreciate your prayers and the support of the Diocese. Something to keep in mind with ACA!
I also want to again thank Msgr Auve as well as the Yakima RCIA team. I caught the tail end of the conference last Friday coming back from Mt. Angel just before going to Leavenworth for the annual retreat of the Central Washington Catholic Foundation board.
Dan Fortier gave some wonderful history at the CFCW retreat and Merle Pederson, the board chair, really has a wonderful vision of how to align the efforts of the Foundation with the needs of the Yakima Diocese.
You may have read that retired Senator Alex Deccio died this week. I am grateful for Bishop Sevilla's solicitude to the family during this time of grief. Bishop Sevilla will be presiding at the funeral.
We will be remembering Senator Deccio and all of our deceased loved ones during the month of November – especially on our November 2nd All Souls Day Masses.
The witness of our deceased friends and family invite us to review our own lives. In light of our end, what gift will we make today? That is not only a salient question as we ask our people to pledge for this year's Annual Catholic Appeal, it is a deeply pastoral and personal question we need to raise in our preaching during these closing weeks of Ordinary Time.
Sitting here in Roslyn watching the leaves turn from green to gold speak to me of the fact that all things grow and change and pass away. Yet love is what remains.
As I visit the parishes and behold the natural beauty across Central Washington, I am grateful to behold not just the color of the leaves but the way you – the priests of Yakima – color the lives of those you serve with the permanent hue of God's love.
With every best wish and blessing,
Yours in Christ,
Most Reverend Joseph J. Tyson
Bishop of Yakima
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