Newsletter | October 10, 2023 | |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FR. VU TRAN | |
Be sure to greet our loving and caring priest with your birthday wishes! | |
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME | |
JOIN US FOR MASS THIS WEEKEND | |
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Saturday at 5:00pm
Sunday at 9:00am
Sunday at 11:00am
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
PRACTICE OF FAITH
Do we know yet what the kingdom of God is like? In parable after parable, with increasing urgency, Jesus impels us to understand where the path of faith is leading, and what obstacles we must overcome along our journey. In the parable of the wedding feast, he cautions: once we accept God's invitation into his kingdom (once we become Christians), we still have work to do. Like the underdressed guest, we can still be judged unfit for the banquet. Our limited view may yet get in our way.
- The complacency Jesus warns us about is defeated with deepened faith. The domestic church is where faith is organically grown and nurtured; if you do not already have one, start a family faith tradition such as a weekly Rosary or nightly prayer together.
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With others or on your own, begin a regular study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to learn more about your faith.
- The first reading for this Sunday is frequently used at funerals. As November and the observance of the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed comes closer, pray that those who have died may enter God's kingdom.
We are doing our best to continue to provide a safe space to worship for everyone. Click here to see current COVID safety measures.
Self-Screen | Live Stream Mass
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WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
This Weekend, October 14-15
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This weekend, we celebrate World Mission Sunday, heeding Pope Francis's call to keep our "Hearts on fire, feet on the move." On this day, we reflect on our baptismal promise to be disciples and missionaries, sharing the Good News. The collection is for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, which directly aids priests, religious, and lay leaders in the Pope's missions, allowing them to minister to and uplift communities in dire need. Let's light up the world with our prayers and generosity. Thank you for your heartfelt contribution! | |
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HIGH SCHOOL ESPERANZA MISSION TREK BAKE SALE
This Weekend, October 14-15
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Stop by after all Masses to support our trekkers as they work their way to Tijuana. | |
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FINAL LISTENING SESSION
This Thursday, October 12 at 7:00pm via Zoom
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The proposed list of parish families has been released by the Archdiocese of Seattle.
One thing the staff noted from previous listening sessions was a misunderstanding of what is happening in the proposed grouping – St. John Mary Vianney is not closing as a church or its ministries. The aligning as a family means that the parishioners of the two or three parishes will gather to determine how to use its combined resources – monetary, buildings, and staff. Your involvement in the next two years will determine what each parish group ends up looking like.
We want to hear from you! Our final listening session will be this Thursday, October 12 at 7:00pm via Zoom. Please sign up to attend using the button below OR share your thoughts here by October 14. Please be sure to review the Partners in the Gospel materials available at ArchSeattle.org/Partners before commenting so you are well informed.
The listening session will be structured along the lines of the synodal process – three main questions will be put forth:
- What concerns do you have about the proposed family grouping? What challenges might this grouping pose?
- What hopes do you have regarding the proposed family grouping? What opportunities or possibilities might this grouping offer?
- What additional thoughts and feedback (including proposed changes to the parish family) do I have?
All people present for the listening session will have an opportunity to speak on the questions and all comments will be given to the Archdiocese for their continued discernment. Trained facilitators will lead the sessions. Expect the session to last about an hour and a half.
Please continue to pray for the church in Western Washington as we move through this time of transition.
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SJV + WATER ACCESS NOW = A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
$10,183.31
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“Some little child in a remote village in Ghana, West Africa, is praying for clean water.” She has walked for an hour or more, each way, sometimes twice a day, to fetch water that is not potable.
SJV, that little girl will have her prayer answered. Your support of the WaterFromWine sale AND the added donations will build a full deep clean water borehole 5 minutes from her family’s hut. It will be clean. She can hold her hands under the gushing water and bring those hands to her mouth and drink. Imagine!
“Lord, when did we see you…. thirsty….and give you drink?”
Water is hope. Water is school. Kom Nyela Nivuli (Water is life)
That which is good is never finished.
Thank you Light on Finn Hill family,
Jan Kline and Steve Zeller
Co-Founder and Treasurer Water Access Now
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To those who helped with the funeral reception for Jim O'Brien last week, you helped take a burden off the shoulders of his family as they go through this difficult time. Thank you Emmett & Laurie Sullivan, Tara Grosso, and Haylie Grosso for serving as funeral hospitality. God bless you! | |
CANDLELIGHT ROSARY PROCESSION | |
St. John Vianney's grounds were illuminated by candlelight Friday night as parishioners prayed in a procession in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Thank you to all who participated, and to all who helped make this new prayer time possible for our parish. | |
Thank you Fr. Vu for the special blessings of our beloved animal friends in celebration of the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi! | |
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The Funeral Mass for Armando De Leon will be on Friday, October 13 at 11:00am. God of peace, we ask that You receive him from death into eternal life.
There will be NO 9:00am Adoration & Mass and Anointing of the Sick that day.
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Greg Leptich, Knight of the Month
Rick & Sandy Heerdt, Family of the Month
Thank you for serving as an inspiration to our parish community and council by supporting and strengthening Christian life.
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BE THE CHURCH
We need Adults and Youth willing to be Catechism Clubhouse leaders for our kids!
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Catechism Clubhouse leaders: Clubhouse challenges are all planned and prepared for you. The weekly challenges are emailed out to group leaders and assistants on Thursdays each week before our Clubhouse meetings - “Clubhouse lesson for the week.” All the supplies are prepared and ready when kids and group leaders arrive. We just ask that clubhouse leaders read over the lesson plan before they arrive for our session. Kids are active and learn through movement and working together to complete challenges.
Catechism club is full of spirit and alive, but we can’t do it without adult help and support. PLEASE, IF YOU FEEL LIKE GOD IS CALLING YOU, RESPOND. IF YOU WANT TO SEE YOUNG PEOPLE IN CHURCH… SHOW THEM THAT THEY MATTER BY SPENDING TIME WITH THEM! Our kids are amazing, and they do have an earnest desire to grow in their faith… let’s wrap a village of people around them and their parents by helping them on their faith journey.
Clubhouse leaders and assistants need to have an openness to children, an ability to guide and refocus the kids on completing their challenge. They should also be able to build relationships with the kids that help the kids feel safe and ready to learn and grow in their faith. Sessions are
- during the 9:00am Sunday Mass for our youngest kids, 3-year-olds - Kindergarten
- Sunday from 10:00-11:00am for our 1st - 5th Graders OR on Monday from 7:00-8:00pm
We do ask that adults complete a criminal background check and complete a class on safe environment. These can be done online. Please let me know if you are interested.
You are the Church… our kids are the Church and Christ is our cornerstone. Let’s keep building this church together!
Please let Laura Stanger know if you want to be the Church that helps support the faith of the Future of our Church!
lstanger@sjvkirkland.org
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SJV AUTUMN GARDEN(ING) PARTY
Saturday, October 21 from 9:00am - 12:00pm
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We’re gonna have a BIG DUMPSTER! We’ve got plenty of overgrown shrubs, dead plants, leaves, branches, and weeds around our lovely 8 acres to fill it. But we need your help collecting, so we’ll look good for Halloween!
If you can, please bring rakes, pruners, brooms, wheelbarrows, and shovels.
You’re already pre-qualified for gardening cuz we Catholics are great at kneeling.
Plenary Indulgences for the most:
- Branches Pruned
- Weeds Pulled
- Dead Plants Pulled
- Leaves Raked
- Wheelbarrow Loads Carried
And there can be pinecone collecting for the kids!
Come any time after 9 and work as long as you wish.
Hosted by the biodegradable Garden Minister, Tony Z-man
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TRUNK-OR-TREAT
Friday, October 27 from 6:00-7:00pm
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What is Trunk-or-Treat? It is a Halloween event that is often church or community sponsored. People gather and park their cars in a large parking lot. They open their trunks, or the backs of their vehicles, and decorate them. Then they pass out candy from their trunks. The event provides a safe family environment for trick-or-treaters!
CAR DECORATORS: Arrive at 5:00pm in the preschool parking lot and decorate your car. Someone will be there to direct you to the correct spaces. Awesome ideas can be found on Pinterest.
SJV PRESCHOOL FAMILIES ONLY: Arrive in costume at 5:00pm for arts & crafts, popcorn, hot cider, and activities in the covered area of the playground.
TRUNK-OR-TREATING: From 6:00-7:00pm (NOT BEFORE). All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
If you would like to help with this fun event, there are many ways for you to participate:
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DONATE CANDY: Support this event by simply donating candy in the big brown candy box in the Narthex. PLEASE NO NUTS (Snickers, Reese's, Peanut M&Ms, etc.)
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CAR DECORATOR AND CANDY GIVER OUTTER: Fill out the registration form, and turn it into the parish office by Wednesday, October 25. Decorate your trunk and pass out candy to our trunk-or-treaters.
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VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME: Help with security/parking, arts & crafts, popcorn making, or clean up. Please check where you would like to help on the registration form, and turn it into the parish office by Wednesday, October 25.
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THE SPIRIT OF THE LITURGY | |
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The first document to emerge from the Second Vatican Council was Sacrosanctum Concilium (1963), the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. Most of us know that the Council allowed for the liturgy to be in the vernacular, and opened the way for laypeople to participate more actively in the Mass, by joining in the dialogues and responses, singing many of the parts of the Mass, and taking on different liturgical ministries. What is less well known is why those changes were made. The renewal of the liturgy after the Council was directed towards the people of God, so that all could participate fully, consciously, and actively, and become "deeply imbued with the spirit of the liturgy."
What is "the spirit of the liturgy"? As we look at the Introductory Rites of the Mass, we can see that the spirit of the liturgy is response to the invitation of God. The spirit of the liturgy is entering into community and walking together with Christ. The spirit of the liturgy is humility and joy, wonder and awe in the presence of God.
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SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
This Wednesday, October 11 at 7:00pm via Zoom
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“To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world.” – Pope Francis.
All are welcome to join our group the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm via Zoom as we work for social justice. Please contact Susan, sweaver@sjvkirkland.org, for the link to our next meeting.
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This Friday, October 13, there will be no 9:00am Adoration & Mass. You are welcome to join us for the Funeral Mass of Armando De Leon at 11:00am that day. | |
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Thursday, October 19 at 7:00pm in the Parish Office
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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. For more information contact the Grand Knight: Brad Lund, bradelund@comcast.net. | |
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CONFIRMATION PREPARATION
Saturday, October 21 from 2:30-4:45pm in the Social Hall, then 5:00pm Mass Together
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SENIOR DINNER (55+)
Saturday, October 21 after the 5:00pm Mass in the Social Hall
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Calling all seniors! We meet for dinner and the Left, Right, Center dice game. For $10, come and join us for food and fun. Please prepay with cash and sign up in the parish office by Tuesday, October 17. We look forward to seeing you! | |
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RUMMIKUB
Tuesday, October 24 at 7:00pm in the Social Hall
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We meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm in the Social Hall. We play three or four games (very flexible) and then finish with the Left, Right, Center dice game. You do not need to know how to play. Both games are simple and quick to learn, and old timers will be happy to help you learn. Open to everyone! Hope to see you! | |
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"YOU ARE THE VINE, WE ARE THE BRANCHES"
GALA DINNER & AUCTION
Saturday, November 4 after the 4:00pm* Mass
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“I am the Vine and you are the branches. Those who remain in me and I in them, will bear much fruit; for you can do nothing without me.“ John 15:5.
Volunteers are needed in many positions to make the evening happen. Signups are in the Narthex. If you aren’t going to attend the auction, please consider helping make it run!
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Raffle Tickets are currently on sale for $50! Purchase them either before or after the weekend Masses in the narthex OR during office hours at the front desk. We are selling tickets all throughout October, and the night of the auction.
Top prize is a five-day four-night vacation in the Dominican Republic at a multi-million-dollar villa with beautiful pool and luxurious surroundings for 6 people. Worth over $11,500.
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Tickets for the Gala Dinner and Auction are now available on our website or using the button below. Tickets are $100/person and will include hors d’oeuvres and dinner. Dessert Dash will round out the yummy dinner. Get your tables together (6-8 persons) and get registered. It is helpful to have one last name to put your table under – if everyone at the table picks their own name, you may get redistributed.
Our Online Auction goes live on Monday, October 23 at 8:00am and closes on Monday, October 30 at 5:00pm (PST). Your donations and winning bids raise funds to do God's works and help keep SJV a vibrant community!
Come help support our church while having a fun time doing it! Contact Haylie if you have any questions, sec@sjvkirkland.org.
*Saturday, November 4 is our Gala Dinner & Auction. There will be no Reconciliation that afternoon, and Vigil Mass will be at 4:00pm.
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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CHRISTMAS BASKETS | |
THE FOOD DRIVE IS UNDERWAY | |
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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 77 families, distributing over 245 boxes of food! 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. Thank you for making stewardship a way of life.
Oct 14-15: Canned Fruit, Jam/Jelly, Peanut Butter, Canned Vegetables, Spaghetti Sauce, Pasta, Cake Mix, Frosting, Brownie Mixes, Pancake Mix, Syrup, Stove Top Stuffing Mix, Mayonnaise, Cooking Oil
Oct 21-22: Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, Kleenex, Breakfast Cereals, Canned Soup, Mayonnaise, Spam, Rice & Rice Products, 4LB Sugar, Cooking Oil, Peanut Butter, Jam/Jelly, Cake Mix, Frosting
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This information was presented in past newsletters. | |
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CATHOLIC KIDS' CATECHISM CLUB
For 3-year-olds through 5th grade. New members and volunteers are welcome any time. Learn more
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YOUTH GROUP
Middle School and High School youth are always invited.
Learn more
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CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING RETREAT SERIES
The first retreat will be Saturday, October 28 at St. Madeline Sophie, Bellevue from 8:30am - 12:00pm. Learn more
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OKTOBERFEST
Saturday, October 28 at 6:30pm
Tickets on sale after each weekend Mass - $30 for adults, $10 for children under 12yrs, and free for children under 5yrs.
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PREPARES
It's Right to Life Month! Fill a blue PREPARES bag from the Narthex to support a family that has chosen life. Learn more
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GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
We meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm in Room 8. Please join us on November 7. Contact Dana, 206-371-0803, for more information.
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RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS
Classes begin Thursday, November 9. Learn more
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SJV VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
How can you best use your gifts?
Learn more
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AMERICA NEEDS FATIMA ROSARY
Saturday, October 14 at 12:00pm
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In 2007, America Needs Fatima started the October Rosary Rally Campaign asking people to pray a rosary for America in a public place at noon on the Saturday closest to October 13th, when Our Lady performed the miracle of the sun. This year that is October 14. There is a group that will be praying the Rosary on the corner of 116th Ave NE and NE 128th St. in Kirkland. Look for the banner of Our Lady of Fatima if you want to join them. Parking is available at the Kingsgate Park & Ride. | | | | |
