Newsletter | January 11, 2021 |
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Join your fellow parishioners in coming back to mass, to worship at the Lord’s table, to receive Him in the Eucharist to fuel your faith. Catholic Churches have successfully developed effective safety protocols. THANK YOU to all the ministers and volunteers who make this possible for SJV!
Pease join us at one of the following Masses:
Saturday at 5:00pm
Sunday at 9:00am
Sunday at 11:00am
Some changes you'll see at Mass to protect ourselves, to protect our neighbors, and to protect the ability FOR ALL to safely worship together - face masks required, no singing, and no Blood of Christ. Clearly marked sections for worship are available for people seeking physical distancing.
The Archdiocese COVID Guidelines ask that even during these colder Winter months, we continue to keep our doors and windows open to ensure proper ventilation. We encourage you to come to Mass with coats on!
Please self-screen and stay home if you are not feeling well. Sick, vulnerable, at-risk, and otherwise concerned persons are encouraged to celebrate Mass with us via live stream.
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A special thank you to all who shared their time and helped with taking decorations down last Sunday. God's peace to you!
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In observance, the church will be closed on Monday, January 17. |
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RESULTS AND COMMITMENTS TO ACTION |
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St John Vianney parishioners, together with our brothers and sisters throughout the Eastside Deanery, came together this fall to participate in a Seven-Session Process on the USCCB Pastoral Letter on Racism: Open Wide Our Hearts: - the enduring call to love.
The series began with a session on Empathy and Perspective Taking, led by SJV parishioner and CWU lecturer, Andy Parks, followed by 4 weekly study and discussion sessions on the Pastoral Letter.
Participants worked together in a day of service with Catholic Community Services assisting senior residents at a mobile home park in Redmond.
Finally, the series concluded with a deanery-wide retreat where participants pledged individual commitments to make change to undo racism in our communities. The following commitments to action were shared:
Personal - Rebuilding our relationships:
- Attend Mass at Immaculate Conception to pray, celebrate, connect and be with others;
- Expose and educate my children on diversity, respect, and human dignity;
- When I see an act of injustice, speak up and act;
- Continue to educate myself on racism and social justice;
- Speak to someone I would normally walk by.
Communal - Healing our communities:
- Encourage our priests and bishops to speak out more on this topic;
- Form a Social Justice Initiative at our parish to focus on racial equity*;
- Hold a class on the history of racism in the American Christian Church**;
- Take time to be there for our low-income brothers and sisters;
- Support marginalized persons to gain positions of leadership in our churches, schools and workplaces.
Systemic - Working to shape our policies and institutions toward the good of all, as missionary disciples:
- Advocate for justice in voting rights, curriculum, and fair housing laws;
- Provide greater resources for schools in underserved neighborhoods;
- Speak, advocate and use my voice for those that are marginalized;
- Call attention to relationships between environmental degradation and communities of lower income;
- Practice informed voting and actively contact my representatives.
* St John Vianney is forming a Social Justice Initiative Commission to raise awareness of and advocate for racial equity. Please contact Susan, sweaver@sjvkirkland.org, for more information or to join our group.
** A class on the History of Racism in the American Church is being offered virtually at St John Vianney beginning January 6, led by Ron Petrusha. Contact the SJV office, 425-823-0787, to sign up.
“This is what Yahweh asks of you: Only this, to Act Justly, to Love Tenderly,
and to Walk Humbly with your God.” - Micah 6:8
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HISTORY OF RACISM IN AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY
Adult Faith Formation Class
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Each Thursday evening at 7:00 P.M. we will study the history of racism in American Christianity. This is an online class using Zoom. The class will provide some context by exploring the apparent contradiction between an individual’s sole responsibility for sins and the transmission of sins from generation to generation, as well as examining the evangelization of the Patristic period. It will then explore the history of racism in American Christianity starting with the colonization of the Americas and continuing to the present day. The class textbook is The Color of Compromise, by Jemar Tisby. To register, please call the parish office or sign up at the welcome table in the narthex. Please indicate whether you intend to supply your own copy of the text or whether you would like one to be ordered for you.
Unfortunately, the American Christian church throughout its history has often betrayed the central tenet that all humankind equally bears the divine image. That this is an ongoing issue, and not a purely historical one, is evident from the sharp separation between the white and black churches in America. As both individual Catholics and as the Christian church in America, we can disassociate ourselves from this heritage and fulfill our mission of imitating Christ in the world only if we make ourselves aware of the racism that has pervaded church history, reject racism, and approach our Lord in a spirit of penance and repentance.
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THE MYSTAGOGY OF THE FATHERS
Adult Faith Formation Class
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Mystagogy – or the study of Christ as He’s revealed in the sacraments – was a particular concern of bishops in the Patristic period as they initiated neophytes into the mysteries of the Christian faith. This is an online class using Zoom. Each Monday evening at 7:00 P.M. we will study the work of the four major mystagogical writers of the Patristic age: St. Cyril of Jerusalem; St. John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople; St. Ambrose of Milan; and Theodore of Mopsuestia. All readings are available as free downloads. To register for the class, please call the parish office at 425-823-0787 or sign up at the welcome table in the narthex. |
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Thursday, January 20 at 7:00pm via Zoom
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Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to males 18 years of age or older who are practicing Catholics. Meetings are every third Thursday of the month at 7:00pm via Zoom. For more information contact the Grand Knight, Mike Myette • 206-510-6536.
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LITURGICAL MINISTERS TRAINING
Saturday, January 22 at 10:00am
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If you are confirmed please consider supporting the gathered faithful during Mass as an altar server, eucharistic minister, lector, sacristan, or usher. Trainings are given by Fr. Vu every fourth Saturday of the month at 10:00am. If you are interested, please sign up at the Welcome Table or call the parish office. |
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Infant Baptism is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month. If you would like to have your child baptized, please contact Laura, Lstanger@sjvkirkland.org, to get the online class materials and register for the Baptism session.
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PARISH NURSERY IS OPEN
Sundays during the 9:00am and 11:00am Masses
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You can find the nursery at the bottom of the stairs. The sound system from the church is pumped into the nursery, so if you would like to stay with your child, you may, and you can still hear what is going on in the liturgy. The nursery is recommended for children 1 to 4 years old. |
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Registration for the 2022/23 school year for current families and alumni has begun. Brochures and registration forms are available on the parish website. We have also started scheduling tours for new families. Please contact Annette Schwientek, aschwientek@sjvkirkland.org or 425-305-9662, if you are interested. For more information visit sjvkirkland.org/preschool.
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CATHOLIC KIDS' CATECHISM CLUB |
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WOMEN'S BOOK GROUP
Tuesday, February 1 at 7:00pm
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Join us on the first Tuesday of the month for wine, chocolate, and good conversation. Our February Book is Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner. The March Book is The White Stone: The Art of Letting Go by Esther De Waal.
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The Sonshine Ministry prepares meals on a short-term basis for parishioners who are ill, recovering from surgery, elderly or with new babies. If you need help with meals, please consider a Sonshine ‘no contact’ meal delivered with our love and prayers! Please call the parish office if interested. If you would like to prepare an occasional meal for a fellow parishioner Sonshine welcomes your help! Please call the parish office at 425 823-0787. |
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50TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY BOOK |
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A small quantity are available. Pre-ordered books can be picked up after the weekend Masses and in the parish office during open hours. Please contact Susan, sweaver@sjvkirkland.org, for more information or to order.
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PRAY TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE
9 Days for Life Novena - January 19-27
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Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. |
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