Newsletter | December 14, 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!
Please 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. Doors will be open to ensure proper ventilation, so we encourage you to come with coats.
Please continue to 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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CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES & CATHOLIC HOUSING SERVICES
2021 Appeal for the Poor
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This past weekend we hosted Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services’ Appeal for the Poor Campaign. CCS/CHS are our local Catholic Charities at work serving nearly 100,000 Western Washingtonians across 170 programs every year. With over 4,200 staff and 6,200 volunteers, CCS/CHS continue to accompany and work alongside the men, women, and children who seek their essential services.
To showcase the impact of their work over the past year, CCS/CHS created a video to invite us to join them and bring light and hope to those in need. We encourage you to watch the video above prayerfully and consider how you might join the thousands of volunteers and staff this year. Is it through prayer, advocacy, volunteerism, or a generous donation?
For those who have never given, an anonymous donor has given $10,000 to incentivize new parish donors. The first 100 new households who give at least $100 will have $100 of their gift matched–doubling your impact of Light & Hope to our neighbors in need!
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
This Thursday 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 at 206-510-6536. |
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MOMS MEETUP
This Saturday, December 18 - 10:00am at The Commons, Woodinville
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Calling all moms, especially moms with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and elementary school-aged children! Let’s celebrate the season with brunch at The Commons in Woodinville!
The restaurant will be saving a spot for us, so please join our the SJV Moms Meetup Facebook Group and RSVP by Wednesday, December 15th if you can make it. We will be eating inside and due to COVID dining guidelines you’ll need to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test. Looking forward to seeing you there and enjoying some time together during this beautiful and busy season!
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SIMBANG GABI MASS
This Saturday, December 18 at 5:00pm
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The Filipino tradition of Simbang Gabi is a novena of Masses leading up to Christmas. Please join us for this festive, colorful, and prayerful Advent celebration.
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DECORATING FOR CHRISTMAS
Sunday, December 19 after 11:00am Mass and/or
Wednesday, December 22 after Weekday Morning Mass
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We’d love your help getting our church ready for Christmas. We have Christmas trees to bring in, the crèche to set up, poinsettias to arrange, and more. Bring your family and come get into the Christmas spirit with your church family!
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CHRISTMAS FLOWER OFFERING |
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Christmas poinsettias were purchased by parishioners in Memory/Honor of... |
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Geraldine Basilio
Jose Basilio
Marianito Basilio
Margie Berard
Donald Byrum
Ed Deane
Eileen Deane
Ray Guardian
Juanita Harig
Rich Harig
Magdalene Hon
Bill & Hattie Knudsen
Jude Lamb
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Mr. & Mrs. Jose Ocampo
Leleng, Cita & Mila Ocampo
Lydia, Mininig & Pepe Ocampo
Danding, Oscar & Toni Ruiz
Jenifer Sanisco
Jackie Tamayao
Nicolasu Tamayao
Felix Tamayao Sr.
Patricia Taylor
Engracio and Maria Torres
Margaret White
Robert White
Desiree Zaccaria
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If you would like to make an offering for poinsettias as a visible sign at Christmas in memory/honor of your loved ones, please bring in the Christmas Flower Envelope from your monthly envelope pack, or send a check to the office marked "Christmas Flower Offering" and include the names of those you'd like to memorialize/honor. |
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Children and youth ages 4 years old and up are invited to participate in the Christmas pageant during the Christmas Eve Mass at 5:00pm. Please sign up at the welcome or by emailing Laura, Lstanger@sjvkirkland.org. Rehearsals are Tuesday, December 21 at 3:00pm and Sunday, December 23 at 10:30am in the church.
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HS ESPERANZA MISSION TREK CHRISTMAS TREE LOT |
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Please stop by to find your Christmas Tree and support our trekkers on their journey to build houses in Tijuana. |
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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL FOOD DRIVE FOR CHRISTMAS BASKETS 2021 |
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The SJV St. Vincent de Paul society will be assembling and distributing food baskets again this year for families in great need. Last year we helped approximately 70 families, over 280 people! Of course, we would not be able to do this without your help. Over the next several months, we will be collecting non-perishable food items. When you do your own shopping, please consider purchasing some of the items on the food drive schedule for our pantry. Checks (payable to SJV St. Vincent de Paul) or cash donations are always welcome and may be dropped off in the parish office. Gift cards will be given out to each family to purchase the perishable items they need. Thank you for making stewardship a way of life.
We are particularly in need of: Oil, Mayonnaise, Jelly, Instant Potatoes, Cornbread Mix, Bisquick Mix, Stove Top Stuffing, Pancake Mix, Pancake Syrup, Salt 1lb, Frosting
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CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD
Sundays during the 11:00am Mass
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Kids can join us for IN PERSON Children’s Liturgy of the Word in Room 6 downstairs. No need to register. Father Vu will invite children up for a blessing and dismissal. Parents or grandparents are always welcome to join their children. We hear the Gospel reading and have a discussion, read stories, or do activities that relate to the Gospel, then we come back upstairs to join everyone at Mass. For more information or questions, email lstanger@sjvkirkland.org.
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CATHOLIC KIDS' CATECHISM CLUB |
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CKCC will resume January 9 and 10. Enjoy your winter break!
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you January 9!
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RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS |
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If you know of someone who is interested, or has a spark within them, an inkling of becoming Catholic, and joining the Catholic Faith Community, please contact Fr. Vu or Laura, Lstanger@sjvkirkland.org.
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HISTORY OF RACISM IN AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY
Adult Faith Formation Class
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Each Thursday evening starting at 7:00 P.M. on January 6, 2022, we will study of the history of racism in American Christianity. 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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MYSTAGOGY IN THE PATRISTIC TRADITION
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. Each Monday evening starting at 7:00 P.M. on January 10, 2022, 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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For those of you who provide end of the year charitable contributions through work or an IRA disbursement (or have family who do so), please take a look at our Year End Giving page at sjmvc.ejoinme.org/SJV50in2021.
SJV will be closed the last week of December. All monetary donations for 2021 need to be in the parish office or postmarked by December 31 in order to be applied to this calendar year.
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WOMEN'S BOOK GROUP
Tuesday, January 4 at 7:00pm
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Our Women’s Book Group gathers on the first Tuesday of every month with wine and chocolate to discuss a book that has been chosen by the group. The January Book is Being Home: A Book of Mediations by Gunilla Norris. The February book is Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner.
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SJV 50TH ANNIVERSARY BOOKS |
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Looking for a meaningful Christmas gift for a long-time parishioner? A 50th Anniversary Book would make a great gift! 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.
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