St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 

We are St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish.  A diverse Catholic family guided by the Holy Spirit, committed to serve others and deepen our relationship with the Heart of Jesus. 

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church is served by the Religious Congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit from
Christ the Priest Province under the
Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle.

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Community is a welcoming and active, Roman Catholic parish serving the community of Mill Creek / Bothell, Washington. Our parish is served by the Religious Congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit under the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. We are a diverse community of believers, guided by the Holy Spirit and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are a community that welcomes all people, inviting them into our spiritual home as we deepen our relationship with God. We are one faith family, united by our Lord and Savior,  Jesus Christ. Welcome to our faith community. I invite you to join us for liturgy and fellowship. 

Click HERE for Archbishop Peter Sartain's letter in response to the abuse crisis

Click HERE to view "Frequently Asked Questions", a document to answer the questions that are understandably arising in wake of the current abuse crisis within the Catholic Church

It is “a great danger to faith, to live without a mother, without protection, letting ourselves be carried away by life as leaves by the wind.” Pope Francis

"The texts inspired by God were entrusted to the Community of believers, the Church of Christ, to nourish the faith and guide the life of charity." - Pope Francis

"The feasts of All Saints and All Souls are days of hope.  The virtue of hope is like a bit of leaven that enlarges your soul. There are difficult moments in life, but with hope you go forward and keep your eyes on what awaits us. " - Pope Francis

The celebration mass on Saturday Sep 22 honored the lives and faith of San Lorenzo Ruiz and San Pedro Calungsod.  Both saints died as martyrs for the Catholic faith.  They serve as inspirations for us in giving ourselves to God.
Pictures from the event may be seen by clicking on this LINK.

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 10/14/18

Breaking open the Word of  God:

Dear brothers and sisters, today I’d like to start by telling you a story. It goes like this: one day Jesus was preaching in a certain town, when he finished preaching, he walked towards the outskirts of the town, ready to journey to another town. A young man was waiting for him at the edge of the town, he had really enjoyed Jesus’ preaching. He came to Jesus and said: Rabi, I want to follow you. Jesus sent him back to say farewell to his family, gather up his things, and stayed where he was awaiting for him to come back.

The Young man went home, said goodbye to his family, and loaded up his car with everything he was going to need and could not leave behind: his cellphone, his video games, his computer, his devices, his checks and personal papers, fashionable clothes and shows… and returned to where Jesus was waiting for him.

When Jesus saw him, he asked: where are you going! Can’t you see I’m walking, and if you take the car, you’ll be faster than me, and you’ll arrive in the towns a lot faster. You cannot follow me like that, you will be ahead of me. How about I find you lodging? Said the young man. You should know that the Son of Man does not have a place to lie his head down. Well, why don’t you rather go home and leave all that behind if you want to follow me.

The young man went home and left the car. He grabbed his biggest backpack and filled it with books, his music, his clothes, his photographs, his credit cards, and of course, his cellphone. The backpack was truly huge, everything fit and was quite heavy. He went to the outskirts of town again.

Jesus smiled when he saw him and said: I don’t think you understand… you cannot follow me like that either, with all that weight you will be very late to every place I’m going. And you’ll miss all my preaching, and you will slow us down. Go home and leave the backpack.

The man, saddened, went home and left his backpack. He had an idea and thinking that the Rabi would not realize it, he put in his pockets his checkbook, his credit cards. Just in case on those roads they needed food, or if he had to come home, or if he got ill… and Jesus would not even realize it. And for the third time he went to the outskirts of town where Jesus was patiently waiting.

Jesus looked him in the eyes, and the young man blushed. Friend, Jesus said, where we are going there are no ATMs, we don’t normally visit banks, and haven’t you heard me say that he who wants to keep his life must lose it? If you want security, stay home, you cannot follow me this way. Finally the young man went home and left everything, came back to Jesus with only the clothes he was wearing, and said: I can finally follow you! I carry nothing! What do you think was Jesus’ answer? We probably think he told him to come with him. But he said: go back home and after you have cleansed your heart from attachment to material things, to your securities, your selfishness, your desire for possessions… then you will be able to follow me. I’ll come this way in around a year’s time, work until then. The young man left happily and went home, because Jesus had taught him that afternoon the things that are most important in life. Brothers and sisters, many times we come across people in our journey who want to run faster than God and have no interest in letting themselves be guided by his wisdom, or learn to follow Jesus. There are people who want God to walk right beside them because they are unable to hear God’s word asking them to follow, to walk behind him and trust in Jesus, who walks before us showing us the way. It is high time we got rid of everything that prevents us from following Our Lord Jesus.
 
Walking Together as Brothers and Sisters:

My brothers and sisters, this week, ask yourself: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” And I mean the eternal life that leads us to salvation and the Kingdom of God. Let us ask the Holy Spirit for the constant gift of God’s wisdom, so we can discern what we need to do in order to follow Jesus and inherit his Kingdom. May the grace of God shine abundantly on each and every one of you who will take the time to meditate about this spiritual question.

 
  Fr  Gerardo Alberto, MSpS, Pastor