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106 N 79th St
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 782-2810
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St John the Evangelist Parish
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Mass for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reservations for July 25th, in-person Mass have closed,
but Mass will be live streamed on our
Facebook page
at 5pm on Saturday, July 25th
(You do not need a Facebook account to stream the Mass
just click on the link above and it will take you to our page.)
A recorded version will be available on Sunday,
or you can watch the Facebook version, it just won't be truly live. :)
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Monday through Wednesday each week, we will be taking reservations for our in-person Vigil Mass that weekend. Go to www.stjohnsea.org and click on the Mass Reservations button for more information.
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Weekday Masses
The next weekday Mass will be celebrated:
Thursday, July 23rd at 3pm.
All Masses will be live-streamed on our
Facebook page
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Planning on attending in-person Mass?
Communion is a little different.
We've created some easy instructions to guide you through:
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St John is open for Private Prayer
The church is open on Tuesdays! Come anytime between 9-11am or 1-3pm to enjoy the peaceful sanctuary and spend some quiet time with God. (Please wear a mask.) If you are interested in being the on-site volunteer for one (or more) of these sessions, contact Sheila Marty at [email protected]
Click here
for guidelines on visiting the church.
We will evaluate as we go along and adjust days and times as necessary.
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Thank you to all who have supported the Annual Catholic Appeal so far this year. Your gifts help our Parish and the 60+ ministries in Western Washington.
Right now we have gifts and pledges of
$80,608
-- or 82% of the total Goal of
$98,710.
If you have not made your donation yet, it is not too late! ALL gifts make a difference.
Click here to see all the donors in our beautiful community!
As of 7/22/2020, if you have donated and your name is not shown on this list, please contact Teresa Gillett at [email protected], or call 206-782-2810
Click here to donate now. If you'd rather call in your gift to the Appeal Office, they can be reached at 800-809-4921. Asante Sana!
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The Hour That Will Change Your Life | SEEK2015 - Fr. Mike Schmitz
Fr Schmitz speaks to the heart of the source and summit of our faith: the Mass
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Time to register for First Communion preparation! Families: do you have a child who will enter 2nd grade this fall? Or, do you have an older child who has not yet had the opportunity to prepare for the sacrament? If you are registered in the parish and have listed your child as a family member, you should receive a letter with a registration form the week of July 20th. If you don't receive a letter, you can access the registration form on our website, or
click here.
Questions? Contact Julia Rudden
[email protected]
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We are currently scheduling family (private) baptisms for our families. Since we do not know when we will be able to gather in community, we want to make sure that the children of our parish are able to enter the church by receiving the sacrament of baptism. Questions? Please contact Julia Rudden at
[email protected]
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Father will be offering Reconciliation by appointment on
Saturdays from 4 to 4:45pm
. Please email Sheila Marty at
[email protected]
or call her at 206-782-2810 ext 358 to arrange an appointment. (You do not need to leave your name, we just need to know how many people are coming.)
We have modified the space for Reconciliations to allow for appropriate air flow, social distance, and sanitation. Reconciliation will take place with a draped screen between you and Father for everyone's safety. Please enter through the side doors, wear a mask, use the hand sanitizer or wipes that are provided, and practice social distancing.
Please sit in the back pews of the church until Father is ready for you.
Thank you!
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Now is the Time to Serve Our Community! Jesuit Volunteer EnCorps
, a program of JVC Northwest, facilitates rewarding opportunities for service, community and spiritual formation for adults 50 and better who are committed to social and ecological justice. We are offering new ways for our members (JVEs) to serve from home during this time of increased need for those who live on the margins. JVEs meet monthly online or in-person, creating spiritual community while staying safe.
Our values arise from the Catholic Ignatian tradition and JV Encorps is an inclusive and welcoming community.
Priority application deadline: August 31st.
Opening Retreat in September. For more information visit:
www.jvencorps.org
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Translating our Faith into Actions
In Chapter 6 of Laudato Si, Pope Francis tells us that while environmental laws and regulations, are important, they are not enough:
The existence of laws and regulations is insufficient in the long run to curb bad conduct, even when effective means of enforcement are present. If the laws are to bring about significant, long-lasting effects, the majority of the members of society must be adequately motivated to accept them, and personally transformed to respond.
No, we also need each of us to take individual actions:
Only by cultivating sound virtues will people be able to make a selfless ecological commitment. A person who could afford to spend and consume more but regularly uses less heating and wears warmer clothes, shows the kind of convictions and attitudes which help to protect the environment. There is a nobility in the duty to care for creation through little daily actions, and it is wonderful how education can bring about real changes in lifestyle...Reusing something instead of immediately discarding it, when done for the right reasons, can be an act of love which expresses our own dignity.
In his powerful homily of July 11th, Father Crispin told us:
Faith must be translated into deeds; into actions. Faith must move us to take steps.
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Saint of the Month
St Kateri Tekakwitha
Feast Day: July 14
(1656 - 1680)
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