Newsletter | October 17, 2023 | |
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DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING FOR PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND
Today, October 17
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Archbishop Paul D. Etienne sent a video message from Rome, inviting everyone to join Catholics around the world for a day of fasting and prayer, specifically for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land.
BEARING WITNESS TO PEACE
Lord God, we come to you in our need.
Create in us an awareness of the massive forces
that threaten our world today.
Give us a sense of urgency
to activate the forces of goodness, of justice, of love and of peace.
Where there is armed conflict,
let us stretch our arms to our brothers and sisters.
Where there is abundance,
let there be simple lifestyle and sharing.
Where there is poverty,
let there be dignified living and constant striving for just structures.
Where there are wounds of division,
let there be unity and wholeness.
Help us to be committed to the building of your kingdom.
Not seeking to be cared for,
but to care.
Not expecting to be served,
but to place ourselves in the service of others.
Not aspiring to be materially secure,
but to place our security in your love.
Teach us your spirit.
Only in loving imitation of you
can we discover the healing springs of life
That will bring new birth to our world.
From – Prayer Without Borders, Catholic Relief Services
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TWENTY-NINTH 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-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
PRACTICE OF CHARITY
What belongs to God? Christians believe that all things belong to God and that all we have is given to us by God. How, then, does the Christian live in a world of commercial and civic accountability? After all, the Church abides within the economic and political systems of a given time and place. To which it necessarily conforms much of the time. But it cannot serve two masters, and it cannot deny its identity and mission. This means that Christian life is about seeking balance so that the Church will be what it should be: The light of the world.
- Help St. Vincent de Paul or your local homeless shelter with items they are in most need of at this time.
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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STEWARDSHIP
Saturday, November 4 after the 4:00pm* Mass
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As we start our yearly focus on Stewardship, join our parish community here at St. John Vianney to make your pledge of Time, Talent, or Treasure to support the many ministries and services offered by our parish. Please prayerfully reflect on your many blessings and consider taking a step in this journey of faith.
See what it means to express our discipleship to the people of St. John Vianney as they live out the mission of our church through their actions of good stewardship. Watch Archbishop Etienne's video above now.
Thank you for joining in continuing to support the mission of our Church. Make your pledge online at donate-seattlearchdiocese.org/parish-pledge-form.
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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 there will be no Reconciliation that afternoon, and Vigil Mass will be at 4:00pm.
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To those who helped with the funeral reception for Armando de Leon last week, you helped take a burden off the shoulders of his family as they go through this difficult time. Thank you Connie Lambert, Melinda Lund, and Emmett & Laurie Sullivan for serving as funeral hospitality. God bless you! | |
The High School Esperanza Mission Trekkers had a record-setting bake sale this past weekend thanks to all of you. We received over $2,200 in donations. Thank you all for your support! | |
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 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
Oct 28-29 Peanut Butter, Jam/Jelly, Breakfast Cereals, Tuna Fish, Canned Salmon, Chili, Canned Fruit, Mayonnaise, Bisquick, Brownie Mixes, Canned Soups, Cooking Oil
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ALL SAINTS' DAY SCAVENGER HUNT
Sunday, October 29 from 12:00-3:00pm
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Families will be given a map of our parish grounds that will help them find some very important items that our Saints have lost! Finding these items in the right order will give you parts of a code to open St. Anthony’s treasure chest, where you will find a prize bag full of treats and Saintly stuff! | |
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ALL SAINTS' DAY
Wednesday, November 1
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All Saints' Day is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be celebrated at 9:00am and 7:00pm. | |
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ALL SOULS' DAY MASS
Thursday, November 2 at 7:00pm
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During this special Mass the names of our loved ones who have passed in the last year will be read, and a candle will be lit in their honor.
There will be no 9:00am Adoration & Mass on this day.
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The month of November is dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory, whose feast is celebrated on November 2.
We will be remembering our dearly departed from the past year with a slideshow of their pictures. If you would like to participate, please send a picture of your departed loved one and her/his name to aklepper@sjvkirkland.org by Monday, October 30.
You may also bring a photo of your deceased loved one from the past year to the parish office to be placed on a table by the baptismal font for the month of November. Please make sure the name of the person pictured, your name, and contact info, are on the back of the picture so we can get the photo back to you at the end of the month.
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CHRIST HIMSELF SPEAKS
The Liturgy of the Word
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Following the Introductory Rites of the Mass we move into the Liturgy of the Word.
The Church tells us that Christ is present in the liturgy in four ways: in the sacrament of his Body and Blood; in the assembly gathered for prayer; in the priest presider; and in the word proclaimed: "Christ himself speaks when the holy Scriptures are read in the Church." In other words, the Liturgy of the Word is sacramental.
The Second Vatican Council spoke about two tables being spread before us in the Mass: the table of the Word and the table of the Eucharist. We receive the same Christ at both tables. That is made visible when, at the beginning of Mass, the Book of the Gospels is placed on the altar. This gesture honors the presence of Christ in the Word--the same Christ who will feed us with his Body and Blood later on in the Mass.
Jesus was nourished by the Scriptures and knew them intimately. In his teaching, he referenced dozens of passages that span the Old Testament from the Pentateuch to the Prophets. After his Resurrection, Jesus explained the Scriptures to two of his disciples as they walked from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Down through the ages, the Church has continued to walk that road with Jesus, seeking to understand the Scriptures in light of the Resurrection. The Bible, in the words of the Second Vatican Council, is "a mirror in which the pilgrim Church on earth looks at God" (Dei Verbum, 7).
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
This Thursday, October 19 at 7:00pm
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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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SJV AUTUMN GARDEN(ING) PARTY
This Saturday, October 21 from 9:00am - 12:00pm
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Grab your garden tools, wheelbarrows, and gloves and come on up and join the fun. We always have a great turnout and get so much done. We’ll have the usual big dumpster that we always manage to fill, and a big pile of chips to spread to keep next year’s weeds at bay. Every little bit helps, and we always have things to do around this 8-acre parcel of beautiful grounds. Please contact Greg Leptich (cell 206.940.4072 or gleptich@sjvkirkland.org) if you have questions. | |
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CONFIRMATION PREPARATION
This Saturday, October 21 from 2:30-4:45pm in the Social Hall, then 5:00pm Mass Together
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SENIOR DINNER (55+)
This 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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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 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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CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING RETREAT SERIES | |
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Join the East King County Deanery Outreach Committee and Catholic Community Services for an upcoming retreat series focused on Catholic Social Teaching. Retreats will be offered on different Saturdays between October 2023 to June 2024 at rotating parishes.
The first retreat will be Saturday, October 28 at St. Madeleine Sophie, Bellevue, 8:30am – 12:00pm. Join us for a day of prayer and reflection focused on the Catholic Social Teaching Principles of Life & Dignity of the Human Person and Option for the Poor & Vulnerable.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS OKTOBERFEST
Saturday, October 28 at 6:30pm in the Social Hall
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We'll have all the fun and entertainment of last year's event. This will include dinner, desserts, raffle, bar, and live band. Tickets are on sale after each weekend Mass. The cost will be $30 for adults, $10 for children under 12yrs, and free for children under 5yrs. | |
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YOUNG ADULTS FAITH & BREW
Saturday, October 28
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We will go to 5:00pm Mass together, then down to Room 12 for food and games. Email Maybeth, mterashima@sjvkirkland.org to RSVP so there is enough food. | |
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PREPARES
Fill a Bag Before the End of October
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In response to Right to Life Month, our Parish is filling bags for the “Prepares Ministry Program.” Please take a blue bag from the rack next to the St. Vincent de Paul bin. Each bag has a target age and check list on it. Please put one or two of the items from each section of the check list in the bag to help support a family in need who has CHOSEN LIFE! Check off the items you have placed in the bag and return the bag to the St. Vincent de Paul bin when it is completed. The bags will be distributed to families in our neighborhood who call in need of financial support with rent, utilities, or food through our St. Vincent de Paul society. If they have a child from pregnancy through 5 years old, we will give them one of the PREPARES Bags as an additional sign of love, gratitude, and hope for their child or children. | |
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Thursday, November 2 is All Souls’ Day. There will be no 9:00am Adoration & Mass that day. We will remember our faithful departed from the past year with Mass at 7:00pm.
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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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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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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Thank you to everyone who engaged in the listening sessions, especially facilitators and note-takers. This is truly a team effort. The Archdiocese has received more than 250 reports from 60 parishes and hundreds of people have provided input online.
Let us continue to entrust all our efforts to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Thank you for being partners in the Gospel. While we know change can sometimes bring fear of the unknown, let us remain steadfast and focused on the hope and light that will come from this effort.
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APPLICATIONS FOR THE DEACON FORMATION PROGRAM
Open Through Friday, December 8
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Encourage people who may be called to the permanent diaconate to apply now. The applicants will need time to prepare the materials for application. Learn more on the Deacon Formation web page. | | | | |
