eNewsletter | September 8, 2020
STEWARDSHIP
Thank you for your generous Stewardship response. For the month of July we equaled our July total from 2019 ($49,339). For the month of August we exceeded our 2019 monthly total by $7,639! With your help we are slowly reducing our deficit. At this time we are $34,940 behind (March-August) compared to March-August of 2019. We appreciate your generosity! 
CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
We will be taking up a collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) the weekend of September 19-20. The CCHD addresses the root causes of poverty in America through promotion and support of community-controlled, self-help organizations and education.
ST. JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC PRESCHOOL
We are ready and excited to welcome 50% of our registered preschool families the end of September for in-person fun and learning. With the reduced number of students (8 students per class) we will be able to social distance and ease into the “new normal.” The safety of our students and staff is of utmost importance.

St. John Vianney Catholic Church has celebrated many public/in-person masses and due to high standards of our maintenance personel, following the Washington State Health Department, CDC and Archdiocesan rules and regulations, we have not had any cases of COVID-19. Preschool has adopted the cleaning procedures and is able to use the sanitizing and disinfecting tools.

We are planning to welcome the remaining families in January.

Our Parent orientation is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16 at 6:30 PM inside the church. We ask that only one parent per family attends this event.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Our Knights of Columbus are pleased to announce the award of four $1,000 scholarships to four very deserving 2020 High School Graduates. They have shown exemplary, well rounded accomplishments and commitment in their young lives. Please celebrate with us: Samantha Parks, Jeffrey Hablewitz, Nathan Loutsis, and Jarek Cruz. We wish them well as they move on to their next stage in life.
NEW KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GRAND KNIGHT!
We would like to congratulate Greg Lum, the new Grand Knight for St. John Vianney's Knights of Columbus Council. We also sincerely thank outgoing Grand Knight Bob Marbett for all his hard work. Lord, continue to bless their actions so that their influence is felt within our Council and beyond.

Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to males 18 years of age or older who are practicing Catholics. For more information please contact the parish office.
WOMEN'S BOOK GROUP AT ST. JOHN VIANNEY
All women of the parish are invited. We meet at 7 PM on the first Tuesday of each month for wine, chocolate, and great conversation. Our sessions have been outside by the front doors with social distancing. Our book for October 6th is Matthew Kelly’s I Heard God Laugh. Contact Laura Stanger at Lstanger@sjvkirkland.org if you would like to receive e-mail reminders. You can also check the parish website for the current book and join us any time!
A CALL TO POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Catholic bishops of the United States are pleased to offer once again to the Catholic faithful Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, their teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics. This statement represents their guidance for Catholics in the exercise of their rights and duties as participants in our democracy. They urge pastors, lay and religious faithful, and all people of good will to use this statement to help form their consciences; to teach those entrusted to their care; to contribute to civil and respectful public dialogue; and to shape political choices in the coming election in light of Catholic teaching. The statement lifts up our dual heritage as both faithful Catholics and American citizens with rights and duties as participants in the civil order.

The button below will bring you to Part II of a summary of the US bishops’ reflection, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship. Part I was in last week's eNewsletter.
"CALLING" ALL PHONE CALLERS!
Do you like to keep in touch with friends? Do you like to talk with people? We need you! We are looking for people who would be willing to call 8-10 fellow parishioners, perhaps once a month, beginning this fall. If you are interested, please email Joan Sullivan at jsullivan@sjvkirkland.org or call the parish office and leave your name and phone number. Thank you!
DEFENDING THE FAITH
An Online Class in Catholic Apologetics
As Catholics, we often find it difficult to defend our faith when confronted with criticism from atheists and agnostics, and especially from members of other Christian denominations. Sometimes, we even end up accepting in whole or in part some item of Protestant or evangelical belief that runs counter to the teachings of the Catholic Church. If you’d like to feel better equipped both to understand and to defend your faith, join us for an online class in Catholic apologetics using Zoom videoconferencing software. We’ll cover some of the most common areas of criticism of atheists, agnostics, Protestants, and evangelical Protestants, and discuss how to respond to them. You’ll emerge from the class with both greater faith and greater confidence in your ability to defend the faith.

The class will be held online each Thursday evening from 7:00 to 8:30 starting on September 17. To register, call the church office at 425-823-0787.
SUNDAY MASSES
9:00am & 11:00am
IF YOU HAVE NOT ATTENDED A MASS YET AND WOULD LIKE TO: 
Please contact Joan Sullivan at jsullivan@sjvkirkland.org, or call the parish office by noon on Thursday. Please include the names of all those who will be attending with you.
 
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY ATTENDED A MASS: 
You do not need to register each week. We will keep your household in our Mass assignment rotation. Safe capacity is limited so you may not be able to attend Mass every week. Keep a look out for confirmation emails sent late on Thursdays to see the next date and time you are assigned to a Mass. If you have not heard by Friday please email Joan.

We cannot take requests for dates or times. 

If anyone would like to volunteer to help with our Masses please contact Greg Leptich at gleptich@sjvkirkland.org.
WEEKDAY PRAYER SCHEDULE
PRIVATE PRAYER IN THE CHAPEL
Monday-Friday from 8:30am-3:30pm

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION & MASS
Wednesday-Friday at 8:45am

No registration necessary. Please do the Self Health Assessment before coming, and sign in at the table in the narthex when you arrive.
LIVE STREAM MASSES
Saturday Vigil at 5:00pm
Wednesday-Friday at 9:00am
Vulnerable, at-risk and otherwise concerned persons are encouraged to celebrate Mass with us via live stream on our Facebook Page. Dispensation to attend Sunday Mass is still in effect. Live Stream Vigil Mass Resources are available on our website under the Worship & Prayer tab.
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