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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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St John's
Season of Creation
St John the Evangelist Church, Seattle, WA
On September 1, Pope Francis announced the
Season of Creation from September 1 to October 4.
This is the season for letting our prayer be inspired anew by closeness to nature, which spontaneously leads us to give thanks to God the Creator.
It is also a season to reflect on our lifestyles, and how our daily decisions about food, consumption, transportation, use of water, energy and many other material goods, can often be thoughtless and harmful. Too many of us act like tyrants with regard to creation. Let us make an effort to change and to adopt more simple and respectful lifestyles! Now is the time to abandon our dependence on fossil fuels and move, quickly and decisively, towards forms of clean energy and a sustainable and circular economy. Let us also learn to listen to indigenous peoples, whose age-old wisdom can teach us how to live in a better relationship with the environment.
Season of Creation Events
St John's will be celebrating the Season of Creation in a number of ways:
Read more...
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Liturgy Day
A GATHERING FOR LITURGICAL MINISTERS
OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SEATTLE
Saturday, September 21, 2019 | 8:30am-12 Noon
Cantors and choir members, lectors, ushers and greeters, and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.
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7th Annual Blessing of the Backpacks Mass
Supporting the Broadview-Thomson K-8 Food Program
Sunday, September 22nd at 10:30am
This is a very special collection to support those in need right here in our community. Bring your backpack to Mass to be blessed by Father for the new school year and donations for our friends at Broadview-Thomson.
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We will hold our next Golden Fellowship potluck lunch on
Thursday, September 26th at noon in the Admin Building.
Golden Fellowship is for those 55 years and better. This month will be a true potluck. Bring a dish to share or just come for the fellowship.
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TWO TAIZE BROTHERS IN THE US - AN EVENING OF PRAYER
Join two Brothers from the Community of Taizé in France for an evening of discussion, worship, and fellowship.
* Evening prayer at
Epiphany Episcopal Church, Seattle, September 25th.
* Evening prayer at
The Well in Queen Anne, September 26th.
NEED A RETREAT? READ ON...
The Archbishop Brunette Retreat Center at the Palisades has 55 guest rooms in a beautifully secluded setting. In response to many requests, we have begun offering private retreats once again! What is a private retreat? It's an opportunity for you to come on retreat when it is most convenient for you. There is no need to sign up as part of a group or wait weeks until our next weekend retreat. You'll get to be your own retreat director!
Maybe something has come up in your life and you need to get away and pray about it. Just let us know what dates you are hoping to come, and if the Retreat Center has an open room, we'll be pleased to accommodate you.
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YOU CAN HELP A CHILD GET AN EDUCATION!
Father Gillespie of
Unbound (a charity that has visited us twice before and is dear to Father Crispin) will be saying masses on the weekend of
September 28 and 29.
Please come to learn about this incredible organization. Maybe you will connect with a child whom you can help get an education.
Click here for more information.
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Safe Environment Training at St John
Tuesday, October 1st from 6:30pm - 9:00 in Egan Hall
(Child Care available)
You need this training if you volunteer on campus or in the classroom, coach, chaperone or drive for field trips, volunteer at the shelter, participate in the ministries of the church such as ushers, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, sacristans, CLOW, etc.
The Archdiocese of Seattle requires all Church Personnel (defined as all clergy, all employees, and all volunteers who have ongoing, unsupervised contact with minors and vulnerable adults) to take part in our Safe Environment Program in three ways. They must:
- Successfully undergo a criminal background check every three years
- Complete the Protecting God's Children course within 90 days of beginning service
- Read and sign the Archdiocesan policies of conduct
You may complete these requirements by accessing the
Virtus database, our Catholic Risk Retention Group focused on the prevention of abuse. New church personnel will need to create a
Virtus profile (
http://www.virtus.org/virtus/index.cfm) under the "Registration" tab.
If you have already taken the initial training, you will only need to update every three years. Sign in at the volunteer computer in the school office to find out if you are up to date.
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We are excited to announce that the
2019 endowment event will be hosted by St. John parent, Ethan Stowell, and will feature hip hop tunes and lobsters for everyone.
Join us as we celebrate the great strides the
endowment has made over the past 11 years.
We have much to be grateful for!
All proceeds from the dinner will go to support the St. John School Endowment. Guests will be asked to make a contribution at the event.
Tickets are now available, but they're extremely limited, so do not delay your purchase! Admission is by reservation only. Tickets are processed via PayPal. You will be able to choose to pay via PayPal account or your personal credit card on the payment landing page.
Ticket prices range from $150 to $200.
Click here for tickets.
What to wear? We suggest your favorite festive cocktail attire.
Hip Hop & Lobster
Cortina/621 Union Street/Seattle
Sunday, October 6
5:30 PM Cocktails
6:15 PM Dinner Begins
7:00 PM Program
9:00 Evening Ends
Free on street parking available
All proceeds benefit the
St. John School Endowment.
This is a 21 and older event.
If you have a request for particular seating, if you have special dietary needs, or you have any other questions, please contact Karen Bombino at
[email protected]
Tickets will not be refundable.
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How Catholic are you? How do you know?
In the run up to John Henry Newman's canonization on October 13th, I read an article on The Catholic Thing web site, "Newman's Children: John Senior". I found that pretty interesting, so I bought a copy of Senior's book, The Restoration of Christian Culture. In the book, I found this little thought experiment, that Senior credits to Newman:
"What would you have lost if the Catholic Faith were false - which it isn't, but supposing it were? How much of your life would have been spent in vain? How much have you invested in the Faith? Or have you made such a good deal with the world meanwhile that it wouldn't hurt you much? In your business, in your marriage, in your school, in your Church - how much have you had to give up for the Faith?"
[The Restoration of Christian Culture, p. 58]
I encourage you to try a little calculation. These numbers are really round guesstimates. And, they're kind of embarrassing. But, here goes: Say that I averaged one hour a week of being Catholic in my first 18 years. Those were the years my mother was alive, and she took us to mass. Then, I lost my mother, went off to college, and forgot the faith for a dozen years; so zero hours per week those years. Then Sheila and I started thinking about children, and decided we should dust off our faith. We started going to mass, went through RCIA, and sent our kids to Catholic school. Figure 2 hours per week for the next 16 years. About 10 years ago, I got a lot more interested in my faith, and my time commitment started to rise. Then seven years ago, I lost a job, which caused me to pray a lot more. Funny how that works. In recent years, my kids are out of the house, we're in a prayer group, and I've been reading a lot on faith. Say 7 hours per week for 5 years, and 10 hours per week for the last 5 years. If I didn't blow the simple math, I've averaged 2.4 hours per week over my 56 years on earth. Call it 1.4% of my life. I guess my answer to "How Catholic are you?" is, ...not very... Lord, have mercy.
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