Newsletter | July 12, 2022 |
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SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME |
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JOIN US FOR MASS THIS WEEKEND |
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Saturday at 5:00pm
Sunday at 9:00am
Sunday at 11:00am
PRACTICE OF FAITH
Both Abraham and Mary are fully attentive to the needs of their guests. Their guests, in turn, offer something to their hosts that is far greater than the hospitality shown to them. Martha almost lost out on what Jesus offered. If your life is especially busy right now and you are losing your regular prayer time, look for ways to offer a simple prayer while dressing, driving, or walking, or even while going from one room to the next. Pray short prayers such as, "Jesus, be with me."
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 livestream. We are doing our best to continue to provide a safe space to worship for everyone. Click here to see current COVID safety measures.
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Thank you letters from Fr. Vu were mailed on Friday afternoon to all those families whose pledges were received thus far. If you pledged already and did not receive a thank you letter, please let Ann V. in the office know as it means that SJV is not receiving credit for your donation. All families regardless of pledge level should have received a Thank You letter from Fr. Vu. We are aware that it is taking a while for the system to show pledges that were mailed into the archdiocese. If you mailed yours less than two weeks ago, don’t panic, but go ahead and let Ann know.
If information in your pledge letter is incorrect and you gave a recurring gift, please email Ann V., but also please know that the system did not set up properly to provide this information to the parishes. It should be correct at the archdiocese level. If any other information is incorrect, please let Ann know – an email is best, avandewark@sjvkirkland.org.
Thank you so much for supporting the ACA!
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WELCOME OUR NEWLY BAPTIZED |
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Frankie, child of Allen & Jasper
Elena, child of Jeff & Danielle
Freya, child of Nels & Lauren and grandchild of Fred & Anne
Lord, surround these children with goodness, and lead them in your light each day.
Infant Baptisms are celebrated on the first Sunday of each month, except during Lent. Our next one is Sunday, August 7 at 12:00 noon. To register for your child please get a Baptism packet from the parish office. Contact Laura, Lstanger@sjvkirkland.org, to reserve your spot.
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Our first bowling tournament was this past Saturday, July 9. Congratulations to our first place winners - Jeff Aranas and Oreli Madayag - and our second place winners - Fred Cuanzon and Auring Cameros. Thank you for your support! Proceeds will help fund outreach ministries at SJV. Together for Christ!
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ADOPT-A-GARDEN BED
Bed of the Month
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A big THANK YOU to those of you who have adopted garden beds here at St. John Vianney. Much has been done by those of you who have donated your time and energy to help on a regular basis to keep our grounds so beautiful. A warm welcome to the most recent adopter, Adrienne Paetzke. Thank you for becoming part of this wonderful group.
We will try to select a “Bed of the Month” on a regular basis, and for the the month of June, a special thanks goes to Candi Betts and her beautiful bed filled with flowers over by the old madrone tree that was carved into a statue of the Blessed Mother. Thank you Candi for helping to beautify our grounds.
We are still looking for more adopters. If you are interested, a bed can be found for you. If interested, please contact Tony Z, tzimrman@yahoo.com or 425-823-9036. Thank you!
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LAZARUS CENTER LUNCH MAKING |
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Today was our first day back at making lunches for Lazarus Center post COVID! We had a great turnout and look forward to the next opportunity to help.
Please join us on Tuesday, July 26 at 10:00am in the social hall. The sack lunches we make are taken to Lazarus Center, a day shelter for the homeless. All ages are welcome! This is a fun, easy, and fulfilling service opportunity for families.
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Work on our parking lot continues. Half of the parking lot is closed. Sorry for any inconvenience. |
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SJV 50TH ANNIVERSARY STORY-LINE |
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As we continue our 50th Anniversary Year parish celebrations, we invite you to add to our “Story-Line.”
In the Social Hall, you will find panels that have a few photos on them. Please add yours under the heading you think best fits your photo(s) with a label saying what is happening, who is in the photo, and approximate date. (See examples on the panels.)
We are looking for all years and activities – baptisms, weddings, St. Vincent de Paul, parish picnics, Knights of Columbus, sandwich making, preschool, Vacation Bible School, processions, May Crowning, gardening, quilters, and on and on…. You are welcome to share as many as you like – please make sure they are all labeled.
We are hoping for a fun, organic, and “Light-filled” display of who and what SJV has been for 50 years. If you are not able to bring yours in person, you can mail them to the parish office and we will post them. All photos will become property of SJV so make sure you don’t give us an original or one that you might want back.
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SJV MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RETREATS
Men’s Retreat: July 15-17
Women’s Retreat: July 22-24
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Please pray for all the men and women who will be on retreat the next two weekends! |
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SENIOR SINGLES
Saturday, July 16 after the 5:00pm Mass
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Join us for our second big dinner post COVID for only $8 a person. We will be serving hotdogs with condiments, potato salad, baked beans, watermelon and cantaloupe, ice cream bars, and wine. Please pay and sign up in the office before July 11. After dinner we will play the Left, Right, Center dice game, so don’t forget to bring four quarters. Congratulations to Cheryl who was our big winner last month. Friends are we welcome!
SENIORS (55+)
BIG CHANGE coming in August!! We would like to invite all seniors (YES, including married couples!) to our monthly dinners held the third Saturday of every month. The cost is $10/person. Menu will be announced the beginning of each month. Join us for fun, fellowship, and a great night out! After dinner we will play the Left, Right, Center dice game, so don't forget to bring four quarters.
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If you can help deconstruct Fr. Vu's existing fence and/or help build the new one, please contact Greg, gleptich@sjvkirkland.org.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Thursday, July 21 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 now in-person! For more information contact the new Grand Knight, Brad Lund, bradelund@comcast.net.
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RUMMIKUB
Tuesday, July 26 at 7:00pm in the Social Hall
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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. Open to everyone! Hope to see you! |
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No Bond movie is complete without some time spent with a good stiff drink. In 2006's Bond reboot of "Casino Royale," 007's drinking habits almost kill him as he is the victim of what type of near fatal condition?
Answer: Cardiac arrest from poison. Bond, now played by Daniel Craig, is a young raw 007 agent. Bond is attempting to win an ultra-high stakes poker game in order to prevent money launderer to the terrorists Le Chiffre from recouping bad investments. Bond starts to win, and Le Chiffre has his girlfriend Valenka (Ivana Milièeviæ) poison Bond's martini with digitoxin (or digitalis for the rabble). Bond ingests the poison and collapses later going into cardiac arrest. How does Bond survive? Once Bond notices the drugged drink, he tries to purge his stomach. Next Bond gets to his car where he has an AED (automatic external defibrillator) and a way to connect with MI6 doctors. The doctors identify the poison and instruct Bond to medicate himself and shock his heart with the defibrillator. Bond can't get the defibrillator to work, and his heart stops beating. MI6 treasury agent Vesper Lynd (Eva Greene) luckily arrives and sets off the AED thus reviving Bond.
New Question: In "Moonraker," what does Bond use to shoot Drax before launching him into space?
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PARISH GALA DINNER & AUCTION
In His Majesty's Service
A Night of Bidding and Bonding
Saturday, November 5, 2022
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The auction will be here before you know it! Save the date to be a guest or to work the event!
While you are off on your summer vacation, please keep an eye out for interesting items for the auction. Remember, while the theme is “In His Majesty’s Service” and delightfully James Bond (who as you know went to all sorts of exotic and fun locations), the key to getting a good auction item is to think “if I want this, someone else might too” and buy two of something or if you are working with an agent or cruise company or hotel for your vacation – ask them to donate! Lots of times, companies will donate one if you buy one – game of golf in Pebble Beach or a parasailing adventure while you are in Hawaii…? Whatever fun you are having this summer don’t forget to livestream our Masses (or view on Facebook or YouTube later) and think about our auction!
We are looking to fill our auction committees and are in particular need of the following:
- Volunteer coordinator – keep track of sign ups, food for volunteers night of, as needed.
- Kitchen and general clean up help
- Night of auction -- dishwashing during auction and clean up to get in shape for Sunday Masses
- Day after auction – final clean up
- prior to auction
- night of auction
- Silent auction coordinator and set up (you get first chance to check out the goodies 😊)
- Live auction support – runners and spotters, recorders and accounting – ALL DURING AUCTION
- Decorations –
- coordinator
- help with design prior to auction – this would be great for those who have put their years on a ladder in, but have the institutional knowledge of what we have stored where and what works well, and …
- set up decorations including table settings
- Advertising – taking place prior to the auction.
FINALLY – we are looking for 27 people to design and make a centerpiece based on their choice of a Bond movie – for example, if you were to choose “From Russia With Love,” your centerpiece could consist of 3 Betta in a fish bowl, a small, white, Siamese cat, a couple of chess pieces, a small model of the Haga Sophia in Istanbul, and a model of the Orient Express. Just pull items/places from one of the movies and make an attractive, but fun centerpiece! Half the fun will be shopping for the pieces at a bargain price – the other half will be putting the items together in a fun way! Email avandewark@sjvkirkland.org to sign up for a centerpiece or any of the volunteer positions. Questions – call the parish office or email Ann.
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MEXICO CITY & OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE PILGRIMAGE
Spiritual Director: Fr. Vu Tran
Group Leader: Grace Magbaleta
November 7-12, 2022
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Join Fr. Vu on this pilgrimage to see what is considered the holiest place in the Western Hemisphere.
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This information was presented in past newsletters. |
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WOMEN'S BOOK GROUP
Tuesday, August 2 at 7:00pm
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SJV SYNOD REPORT
Thank you for your participation and to our volunteers!
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SJV GOLF TOURNAMENT SIGN UP IS OPEN
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AFGHAN REFUGEE FAMILY ON FINN HILL
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MOM'S MORNING OUT
Parents can drop off their children so they can get things done. Registration required. Learn more
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PASTORAL COMMISSION
A consultative body to the Pastor, to help him with the pastoral needs of SJV
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SAFETALK
Wednesday, August 10 from 9:30am - 1:30pm at Holy Family, Kirkland
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Suicide prevention workshop for high school youth.
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