St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 

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. 

SEE the EVENTS at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish by clicking on this LINK.
 

“In our continuing catechesis on the family, we reflect ... on the connection between the family and the Christian community. The Church is the home of those who believe in Jesus Christ as the source of the unity of the entire human family. Christ chose to enter our history, to become part of a human family, and to form a community which welcomes all who wish to hear his good news of the Father’s love.” - Pope Francis

To celebrate and share the beauty of our cultural diversity is to celebrate the Holy Spirit.  Our Pentecost Celebration and Reception on June 8th shows the inclusion and participation of God's people in the life of the Church by building our Catholic identity in a spirit of unity in diversity.  WE are stronger in our diversity.  WE are ONE BODY IN CHRIST.

PiCTURES FROM THE CELEBRATION MAY BE SEEN BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK.

A VIDEO OF THE DANCE PERFORMANCES MAY BE SEEN BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK.

"Only the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, the food of life, can satisfy the hunger of hearts for love, a universal experience."  - Pope Francis

Our faith family celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi last June 23rd with a procession to express our faith in the real presence of Christ in the sacrament of his Body and Blood in joyful witness.  

PICTURES OF THE EVENT MAY BE SEEN BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK.

CLARE’S PLACE is in need of donations:

Catholic Community Service’s will soon open Clare’s Place in Everett, WA, which will provide 65 units of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless and disabled/vulnerable individuals, including  5 veteran units, 10 units for youth (18 to 24), and 50 units for adults.  Clare’s Place provides housing options for individuals that have difficulty qualifying for housing in the private market and who need a supportive environment in order to sustain housing stability.  It will be professionally staffed 24/7 days a week, providing needed supervision.  We are in need of items such as plates, cups, pots & pans, kitchen and bath towels, glasses, cleaning supplies, bathroom supplies, bedding, lamps, coffee pots, toasters, etc.  Donating to Clare’s Place helps to make each apartment a fully stocked home for people who own nothing.  See CCS website link below to make a donation through Target, Walmart or a cash donation!  Items on Target and Walmart registries range from $1 to $40 for needed items.  Cash donations of any amount are also an option!  For more information contact Annette Rice at CCS:  425-374-6318.

For cash donations, Target Link, and Walmart Link: https://ccsww.org/get-help/housing/permanent-housing/claresplace/ or use this shortcut URL:  ccsww.org/claresplace

Dear brothers and sisters. The gospel today presents to us one of Jesus’ most famous parables. We could take it at face value and then we could easily conclude that the Lord is calling attention the double standards that the “scholar of the law” lives by. The old “do as I say, not as I do”. He approaches Jesus with a loaded question “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” To which Jesus responds with a question of his own. The scholar’s answer comes from the Old Testament, the Law, the Torah, and it was the right answer for those living in the Old Covenant. When the scholar again tries to trick Jesus in asking who his neighbor is, then we hear the beloved parable of the Good Samaritan.

On the surface, the parable condemns those who, possibly like the scholar, do nothing to help those in need if it interferes with their observance of the law. The priest and the Levite in the story would have made themselves impure, thus excluding themselves from the observance of the Sabbath, so instead they choose to not help the person on the road. But help comes to him in the unlikely person of a Samaritan. Jews and Samaritans did not get along. Yet this Samaritan gives his time and money to make sure the person is well cared for. So “neighbor” here is both the person in need on the side of the road, and the Samaritan who is supposed to be their enemy.

Quite often we fall into this trap ourselves. We want to follow the rules to the extreme of not seeing the face of Jesus in our neighbor in need, and not only material need… there are so many people in our own circles in need of our love, our attention, a listening ear, an understanding heart, a compassionate heart. We are called to be like the good Samaritan and not turn a blind eye on anybody who is in need. The message of the Gospel is completed by the other readings today. In the First Reading we hear Moses tell the Israelites that not only do they need to keep what is written in the book of the law (Torah), but they need to “return to the Lord, your God, with all your heart and all your soul.” That is to say, LOVE God. In the Psalm we will sing Turn to the Lord in your need and you will live. An exciting promise, we need to keep our eyes on the destination (Eternal life), and the road will become clear (holiness). Paul tells the Colossians that in Christ all things are reconciled to God. So our example must be Christ.

Another explanation of the parable of the Good Samaritan presented by several Church Fathers explains that the person on the side of the road is the people of Israel, or we today. The robber who attacks him is the evil one, and the Good Samaritan is Jesus. The wine and oil used for curing the person on the road represent Jesus’ blood poured for our salvation, and His mercy, rescuing all of us so we all have access to eternal life in the presence of the Father.


Walking together as brothers and sisters

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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