St Mary of the Valley
(Monroe, WA, Fr Phil Bloom, Pastor since July 2009)
January & February 2012
Visit of Fr. Narciso Valencia
Fr. Narciso Valencia birthday celebration at Ixtapa, January 1
Elena, Miano, Milo
Marriage of Miguel & Ana
Jose & Rosa - padrinos
Fr. Narciso Valencia & Samwise, January 2012
Fr. Tom Vandenberg, January 29
Baptism of Nathan
new security rails for sanctuary
Rite of Enrollment of Confirmation Candidates
Deacon Gene & Fr. Narciso at Rite of Enrollment
Middle School Mardi Gras Retreat - Burying the Alleluia, February 18
Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, February 19
with Fr. Bryan Dolejsi, Ash Wednesday
Dr. Tom Bowman - Fr. Narciso's English tutor
Fr Narciso with Catechism children
February 26, 9:30 am Mass
Receiving Papal Blessing for 40th Anniversary
Reception after Mass
with Sr. Barbara, February 26
after 9 am Mass, February 28
Rite of Election, St. James Cathedral, February 29
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Pictures from Previous Months:
Pictures from Peru (January - February 2012)
Major Robert D. Lindenau Tutoring Program
40th Anniversary Celebration
L-R: Deacon Gene Vanderzanden, Fr. William Treacy, Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, Frs. Bloom & Valencia
(click on picture for more photos of the Anniversary Mass and reception)
August 2011 (before & after World Youth Day)
In a meeting with Archbishop Sartain, he greeted me as his "twin" and told me that people have confused us. One guy said to him, "Good to see you, Father." Archbishop Sartain said he didn't think too much about it because people sometimes call him, "Father." Later the guy came back, all apologies, saying, "I am sorry, Archbishop, I thought you were Father Bloom!" A person in Renton made the same mistake. Other people (perhaps with better eyesight) have said I look like I could be his uncle or older brother...
picture by Linda Mizokawa
Pictures from Peru
(October 2010)
Spring Clean-Up, 20 March 2010, Limpieza de Primavera
Landscaping Needs at St. Mary's Our Lady of Guadalupe & Pastorela
Generations of Faith November 2009 Pictures from Peru **********
Pictures from Visit to Peru (2008)
(Religious Education Program)
(October 2009)