One Family with Holy Family Parish | | Newsletter | April 15, 2025 | | |
HOLY THURSDAY, April 17
Mass of the Lord's Supper - 7:00pm
GOOD FRIDAY, April 18
Stations of the Cross - 3:00pm
Good Friday of the Lord's Passion - 7:00pm
HOLY SATURDAY, April 19
Eastern European Easter Basket Blessing - 7:30pm
Easter Vigil - 8:30pm
(No 3:30pm Reconciliation and No 5:00pm Mass)
EASTER SUNDAY, April 20
Resurrection of the Lord - 9:00am and 11:00am
Easter Egg Hunt following both Masses
| | CALLED TO SHARE BREAD FOR LIFE | | |
Holy Week, a sacred time in the liturgical year, invites us to journey with Christ through his Passion, Death, and Resurrection. As we witness the Last Supper and Jesus' gift of the Eucharist, we are reminded of our call to be bread broken for others. Let us draw strength from the Bread of Life and dedicate ourselves to serving our sisters and brothers who bear heavy crosses, bringing hope and the joy of the resurrection to the world. Visit crsricebowl.org/holy-week to learn more.
CRS RICE BOWL MONIES
At the end of Lent, remember to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl monies. No need to return the bowl or the cash, just count your "sacrifices" and write a check for the amount to SJV, put it into the offertory basket or bring it by the office, and we will forward all the donations to CRS Rice Bowl. If you have an envelope for CRS Rice Bowl, you can also send it directly.
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GOOD FRIDAY STATIONS OF THE CROSS
This Friday, April 18 at 3:00pm in the church
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EASTERN EUROPEAN EASTER BASKET BLESSING
Holy Saturday, April 19 at 7:30pm
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In many Eastern European countries, it is a tradition to have a basket of food blessed for Easter Sunday meals. It is a practice dating back to the 15th century, and one which is still maintained by most families in/from Eastern Europe. Learn more
All families are invited to bring Easter baskets to church on Holy Saturday at 7:30pm for a blessing. The baskets can contain food and drink that will be enjoyed at your Easter meal. If you would like to stay after the basket blessing for the Easter Vigil Liturgy, you can put your blessed basket in the church refrigerator for the duration Mass.
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Saturday at 8:30pm
Sunday at 9:00am
Sunday at 11:00am
READINGS FOR THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD, THE MASS OF EASTER DAY
PRACTICE OF HOPE
For the fifty days of the Easter season, we celebrate our resurrection faith with joy and gladness. During this time, the newly baptized reflect on the Easter mysteries, recall the Easter symbols, and spiritually unpack the joy of the Easter Vigil. All Christians are invited into this process of recall and reflection, called mystagogy.
- Keep the fifty days of Easter alive in your home by adorning your prayer space with a white cloth, a new candle, and fresh flowers.
- Place the names of the newly baptized from your faith community near your kitchen sink so that you will remember to pray for them daily.
- Bread has long been a symbol of Easter. Prepare Easter bread for your home as well as some to share with your neighbors. Wrap the bread and enclose a note that proclaims your resurrection hope in the risen Christ.
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EASTER EGG HUNT
Sunday, April 20 after each Mass
| | Children of the parish are invited to participate in our annual Easter Egg hunt! After each Easter Sunday Mass children will be invited to find eggs and look for the golden egg. The child who finds the golden egg (one per hunt) will win a special Easter gift basket! If it is raining, the egg hunt will be downstairs. If it is nice outside, the egg hunt will be on our beautiful parish grounds around the church. | | Last Saturday went extremely well as you can tell by the grounds and how beautiful they are! So many thanks go out to our many volunteers for their hard work and continued commitment to these grounds. In addition to our dedicated parishioners I would like to especially thank our HS Esperanza Mission Trekkers and our Scouting partners, both old and new, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Daisies! | | SOUP SUPPERS & STATIONS OF THE CROSS | | Thank you to our Catholic Kids’ Catechism Club for hosting last Friday’s Soup Supper and for leading Shadow Stations of the Cross. And thank you again to all the ministries who hosted/lead this year, and those who brought soup. We grew in faith and friendship as a community while supporting Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl. | | CATHOLIC KIDS' CATECHISM CLUB LENTEN MICROLOAN CHALLENGE | | Wowza! Our kids raised over $2,065.77 to help support Operation Rice Bowl. Thank you all for your generosity and kindness to our CKCC clubhouse members. They really enjoy running their small business and raising funds for those in need. They learn about microloans and are truly inspired by your support. | | Fr. Brad and the leaders of the Rescue Project thank our Knights - Brad Lund, Jay Chavira, and Rick Heerdt for taking the initiative by setting up and cleaning up at our final session. What an amazing potluck we had! Our community is blessed by the presence of all involved. We are so grateful for your generous hearts and yummy food! Thank you for all your efforts! | | |
HIGH SCHOOL MISSION TREK EXPERIENCE TACO TUESDAY TAKEOVER
Tuesday, April 22 from 5:00-8:00pm at La Corona, Kirkland
| | Join us for dinner! Andres will donate 40% of all purchases (excluding alcohol) to help support our trekkers on their way to Tijuana to build houses this June. | | |
SJV HIKING CLUB'S FIRST HIKE OF THE SEASON
Saturday, April 26 at 9:00am - St. Edward State Park, Kenmore
| | All are welcome to join us! We will meet at the upper parking lot near the restrooms and playground. A Discover Pass or $10 is required to park. Please contact Susan if you would like to carpool from St. John Vianney at 8:45am or if you will be joining us at the park so we know who to wait for. | | FACEBOOK LIVESTREAMED CONTENT | | Facebook has announced that it will begin automatically deleting Facebook Live videos that are more than 30 days old. This policy went into effect on February 19, 2025. New Videos (posted after Feb. 19, 2025) will be automatically deleted 30 days after. Facebook will eventually begin to delete older livestreams (posted before Feb. 19, 2025). Our livestreamed videos posted after October 28, 2020 will still be accessible on YouTube. If there is a video posted prior to October 29, 2020 that you want to preserve, please contact Ana. | | |
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Tonight - Tuesday, April 15 at 7:00pm in Room 6
| | Membership is open to males 18 years of age or older who are practicing Catholics. Meetings are usually every third Thursday of the month at 7:00pm. Due to Holy Thursday falling on our usual meeting day, this month we will meet on Tuesday, April 15. For more information contact the Grand Knight: Brad Lund. Learn more | | |
SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
This Wednesday, April 16 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.
To learn more about the work of this committee, please visit sjvkirkland.org/outreach/#social-justice All are welcome to join us at our next meeting. Please contact Susan for the link.
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April 17-18: There will be no morning Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Mass. Please join us for the Triduum Liturgies later those days.
Saturday, April 19: There will be no Reconciliation at 3:30pm or Mass at 5:00pm Mass. Please join us for an Easter Liturgy.
Monday, April 21: The church will be closed.
Wednesday, April 23: There will be no morning Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Mass at SJV. Masses at HFK that day are at 8:40am and 6:30pm.
| | HELPING TO FEED OUR FRIENDS GARDEN GROUP | | |
We have been preparing the old and new beds as well as the garden patch behind the beds for early plantings, and put in some early harvesting starters and seeds. Stop by the front corner of our north parking lot to take a look!
All are welcom to join us:
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Saturday, April 19 from 9:00 - 11:00am: Planting mid-Spring starters
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Saturday, April 26 at 9:00am: Installation of fencing around the Garden area. We will need many volunteers for this effort. Bring your muscle!
Please contact Susan for more information.
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RUMMIKUB
Tuesday, April 22 at 7:00pm in the Social Hall
| | We usually meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm in the Social Hall for 3 or 4 games, then finish with the Left Right Center dice game. We hope you will join us! RSVP | | |
ADULT FAITH FORMATION
Upcoming Classes
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The following adult faith formation classes at SJV will begin during the months of April and May. All classes are held remotely using Zoom. You can register using the signup sheets on the welcome table in the narthex, or by calling the church office at 425-823-0787.
The Liturgy in the First Century
Through the liturgy, we as the people of God approach God, and it is during the liturgy that, as the author of Hebrews tells us, we “come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem” (Hebrews 12:22). For two sessions, on Tuesday, April 22, and Tuesday, April 29 from 6:30-8:00pm we will study the liturgy in the First Century church as a way of deepening our appreciation and understanding of the liturgy and of the way in which the liturgy leads us to God.
The Eucharist
What does the Bible teach about the Eucharist? Is the Eucharist purely symbolic, as many believe, or is Christ truly present in the Eucharist, as the Catholic Church teaches? What is the basis of the Catholic belief in the Real Presence? What is the relationship between Jewish worship and the Eucharist? Join us as we explore these and other questions in a study of the Eucharist. The class will be held each week on Thursday evenings from 7:00- 8:30pm starting on April 24.
Bible Study: 1 Timothy
In his first letter to Timothy, St. Paul provides guidance on moral behavior, proper comportment, and church structure. Each Tuesday from 6:30-8:00pm starting on May 13, we will study and discuss 1 Timothy. The class will explore key themes such as the role of sound doctrine, the importance of godly living, and the qualities of effective leadership in the Christian community.
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DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
Sunday, April 27
| | We will commemorate the love that God has for mankind despite our sins, by praying the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy at 12:30pm. | | This information was presented in past newsletters. | | |
2025 DEL & DARLEENE BROWN COMMEMORATIVE GOLF TOURNAMENT
We will be at the Legion Memorial Golf Course in Everett on Friday, May 30. Get your “foresome” together for an awesome time, and email Ann to register. Flyer
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VACATION BIBLE CAMP
True North Vacation Bible Camp will be Monday, June 30 - Thursday, July 3. If you have questions, contact Laura Stanger. | Register
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MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RETREATS
Save the dates for our annual Men’s Retreat on July 11-13 and Women’s Retreat on July 18-20, both at St. Andrew’s Retreat Center on the Hood Canal. More information is coming soon!
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PEW CLEANING
If you, you and a friend, or your family would like to join our team of awesome pew cleaners, please contact Ana. The commitment is very flexible - come to church once a month or every other month on a predetermined schedule to straighten out the items in the pews and remove any papers or debris left from the weekend. Thanks for considering!
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SEASON OF SERVICE
For 175 years, the joy of the Gospel has been spread in Western Washington. In celebration of this milestone, the Archdiocese of Seattle invites you to join other Catholics in the Archdiocese to reach 175,000 hours of service.
Report your service hours at archseattle.org/seasonofservice. All hours served anywhere in our communities now through May 31 count toward the goal. Invite your family and friends! Keep up the outstanding volunteer work SJV! Flyer
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WE'RE HIRING
SJV is looking for an active Catholic as a preschool director responsible for overseeing all aspects of our preschool program, who as part of the parish staff also supports events and programs involving the families of our parish. If you know of someone who would make a great fit, or you yourself feel called by the Holy Spirit to apply, please see the job description and apply today!
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SJV PRESCHOOL
Registration for the 25/26 school year has begun. Schedule a tour | Learn more
We also have 2 openings this 24/25 school year in the Tue/Thu (9:15-1:00) 3+ class.
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CATHOLIC KIDS' CATECHISM CLUB
Fun, faith, FAMILY, and fellowship for our 3-year-olds - 5th Graders! CKCC ends with our Survivor Party on April 27! Learn more
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YOUTH GROUP
Middle and High School Youth, bring your friends and join us for food, games, faith, and community! Sundays from 5:00-6:30pm. Due to Spring Break, Youth Group will resume on April 27. Learn more
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YOUNG ADULTS (18-39)
Stay connected with what the Young Adult Ministry is up to with our Linktree.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
You are an integral part of the life of this parish, please see how you can contribute to your community. Volunteer Opportunities
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GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Open to all who are struggling with the loss of a loved one. Please join us the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm in Room 8. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, May 6. Please contact Dana for more information.
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EARTH DAY - LAUDATO SI SUMMIT
April 26 from 9:00am-4:00pm at Seattle University
| | Register now to be a part of this important conversation of how we, as Catholics in Washington state, can make a difference in responding to the ecological crises in front of us through the strength and light of our faith! | | | | |
