Rookie Camp: June 27-28

Thursday and Friday
Rookie Camp begins at 9 AM until Noon.
Friday will include a 9 AM Mass.
 

Boot Camp: July 23-25

• Cabins sleep 10–12 on bunk beds; mix and match with friends     
• Suggested: male cabin, female cabin, family, shared family, teen girls, teen boys, etc. 

• $75 per camper 7 years and older
• $35 per camper 6 years and younger
• $365 Family rate

The Kitsap Sun wrote an article on Star of the Sea School Students who helped plant a rain garden at Kiwanis Park on Wednesday.

BREMERTON — Kiwanis Park’s $1.6 million transformation continued Wednesday with the planting of more than 600 shrubs and trees around the 4 acres of renovated green space.

Students from neighboring Our Lady Star of the Sea Elementary School pitched in with the planting of a rain garden, which will absorb runoff from the park and is made up of western red cedars, dogwood and birch trees, among others.

Dr. Fred McFeely also was honored by one of the plantings nearby, an Autumn Gold Ginkgo, as a tribute to his perfect attendance at Kiwanis Club meetings for 61 years running. The club contributed $25,000 to the park’s overhaul and has donated many hours helping the effort.

Other financing for the park, between Fourth and Fifth streets in West Bremerton, has come from state and federal grants, along with a $400,000 donation facilitated by Our Lady Star of the Sea Church.

While an eastern portion of the park has been opened with new playground equipment, rolling lawns and new walking paths, the overall park’s rebuilding still has a ways to go. The soccer field to the west of the park needs to be hydroseeded and might not be ready for use until spring 2014, according to Bremerton Parks and Recreation Director Wyn Birkenthal.

The city also marked the occasion with a proclamation honoring Arbor Day and its 16th consecutive years of having its Tree City USA designation.

See the Article Here! 

A Future Full of Hope

There are 171 parishes and missions in the Archdiocese, serving 577,400 Catholics

• Vocation, Seminarian & Deacon Support
• Support for retired priests and religious
• Supporting the work of the Archbishop

Thanks to your generosity, our church is here in times of need to provide comfort and hope. Now more than ever, in these changing economic times, we need your support. No gift is too small.

Annual Catholic Appeal at Our Lady Star of the Sea

In addition to supporting the many ministries of the Archdiocese, the ACA has helped Our Lady Star of the Sea over the years with many needs. Each year, any amount raised from our parish above the goal given by the Archdiocese is sent back to our parish in the form of a rebate. This is just another reason to participate in the ACA, as it is a way of supporting Our Lady Star of the Sea!

This year's rebate will be used to install a  newly refurbished 1951 MP Moller pipe organ in our church. You can find more information about this organ here.
The organ has numerous pipes that need to be installed. We ask that each parish family would "Adopt a Pipe". A $900 annual pledge would be enough to adopt a Large Pipe. A $600 pledge would adopt a Medium Pipe. And a $300 pledge would adopt a Small Pipe. You could adopt more than one pipe; a medium and large, for example,  would be a pledge of $1,500. 

Reminder: Adopting a Pipe and the Annual Catholic Appeal are one and the same. When you fill out the Adopt a Pipe form, simply transfer the amount in the total box to your pledge card provided by the Archbishop.

With your support and generosity, we can finish the restoration of our church that began a few years ago and add to the beautiful Sacred Music here at Our Lady Star of the Sea.

Donate Online

Now you can handle your donations to the Annual Catholic Appeal entirely online! Click the button below, or this link to start.

Donate Now

For questions, visit the Archdiocese of Seattle website or call the parish office: (360)479-3777

Missed the bulletin inserts about the organ? You can view them all right here! 

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• Bulletin Insert 1 (March 10, 2013) : Basic Organ Facts
• Bulletin Insert 2 (March 17, 2013) : The Importance of the Organ
• Bulletin Insert 3 (March 24, 2013) : A Pipe Organ in Our Church
• Bulletin Insert 4 (March 31, 2013) : The Story of Our Pipe Organ 

Sacred Music Concert Featuring
The Pacific University Chamber Choir

Tuesday, March 26
8:00pm

The Pacific University Chamber Singers from Forest Grove, OR , conducted by Dr. Scott Tuomi, brings their spring tour to Our Lady Star of Sea Catholic Church in Bremerton.
The Chamber Singers will perform sacred music from various time periods, with music especially suited to Lent and Holy Week. Pacific University is the undergraduate alma mater of Our Lady Star of the Sea Director of Music, Adam Schwend. A free will offering will be taken.

From usccb.org:

The upcoming Year of Faith is a “summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the One Savior of the world” (Porta Fidei 6). In other words, the Year of Faith is an opportunity for Catholics to experience a conversion – to turn back to Jesus and enter into a deeper relationship with him. The “door of faith” is opened at one’s baptism, but during this year Catholics are called to open it again, walk through it and rediscover and renew their relationship with Christ and his Church.

Starting Off The Year Of Faith: 

Pillar I: The Creed

Register for study or Order the Workbook Here!

 
For More Information About Year of Faith, Visit the following sites:

• http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/new-evangelization/year-of-faith/
• http://www.annusfidei.va/content/novaevangelizatio/en.html

What is Star Scrip?

Star Scrip is a year-round fundraiser that directly supports our school through the use of gift cards to many different stores that you shop at. The school buys gift cards at a discount and then sells them at face value. The discount amount provides fundraising revenue for Our Lady Star of the Sea School’s operating budget. There are hundreds of local and national gift cards available-we carry many in stock for your convenience. Anyone can purchase them. 

Ways to buy Scrip:

1. Come to the Scrip window in the school before/after school.
2. Submit an order form with cash/check attached.
3. Sign up for ShopWithScrip.com, place an order, turn in your order with a check to Scrip window.
4. Sign up for ShopWithScrip.com, register with PrestoPay, place an order & pay with PrestoPay.
5. Scrip to Go sold after Mass on the 2nd and 4th Sundays.

Ways to receive your order:

1. Stop by the Scrip window and pick it up.
2. Have your Scrip order sent home in the Friday folder.


Download Scrip Order Form:












PrestoPay is the easiest way to pay online for your scrip orders at ShopWithScrip.com

To Sign Up, Simply Log on to your ShopWithScrip.com Account and Follow These Steps:

1. Click on the PrestoPay link in the left navigation bar of your Family Home Page. 

2. Enter your bank account information in a secure environment.

3. Great Lakes Scrip Center will deposit two small amounts in your bank account--Enter these amounts in your PrestoPay registration to verify your account. 

4. You'll receive an email with an approval code to send to your coordinatior







Have Any Questions? Contact Joni White at jamnjoni@mac.com or (360) 479-9135
or
Visit Our School Website http://school.starofthesea.net/scrip-program/


               

What Is Fidelis?

Fidelis is a program dedicated to equipping women to be virtuous mentors in their community.  In recent years, many studies on youth ministry have found that the influence of ordinary, lay adults on young people is more important than we ever realized.  However, we should have always known this to be true, as anyone who has studied Scripture knows that the most ominous warning of bad things to come is when one generation does not instruct the next in God’s covenants.  We are firmly committed to making sure that your women can say boldly with the psalmist, “we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.” (Psalm 78:4).  The more compartmentalized young people are from older generations the more prone they are to leave the Faith, as they have few pictures of a lived Christian life.  Many young women rarely get to encounter on a regular basis a model of Christian virtue.  We want to change that.

So – Fidelis is built on a team of women, not a single personality, but rather a team of women in various places of their own life. The program and weekly gatherings are planned, prepared and faithful to the Church’s teaching. We just ask the women to Seek Holiness in their own lives, build friendships with the young ladies and then mentor with excellence. It is a simple formula – but has a proven success rate.

Unique Attributes:
• Parish Based: The program is sponsored by a parish and executed by adult female volunteers from the parish. We recognize the importance of building community, so each Fidelis Chapter is integrated into the life of the parish.

• True Mentorship: Girls are formed into virtuous Catholic women through True Mentorship. Our volunteers learn and practice True Mentorship which is a model that consists of three steps: 1. Seeking Holiness, 2. Building friendships and 3.  Mentor with Excellence

• Thinking With the Mind of the Church: The content for each week’s topic is centered around the Gospel for the upcoming Sunday Mass. Through discussion, prayer and a concrete challenge centered on Christ’s message each week the Sisters have an opportunity to enter more fully into the prayer and life of the Church. 

• Virtue Centered: The Fidelis program is centered on practicing virtue: the habitual and firm disposition to do what is good. The content covers the Cardinal and Theological virtues with emphasis on a sacramental life.

• Prayer: Our volunteers and staff are committed to a sacramental life because the soul of our apostolate is prayer. We believe the success of our labor relies on listening to the Lord and following His lead.