Newsletter | October 4, 2022 |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH 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
In both the reading from Second Kings and the Gospel, people received the gift of healing. While that healing inspired a new or deeper faith in some, others missed the opportunity to grow in their relationship with God. Imagine that you are one of the lepers in Sunday's Gospel account. What was your life like as a leper? How did Jesus change your life? How did you react to being healed? Why did or didn't you return to thank him?
When you are at Mass, listen for all the moments in which we give thanks. Are there moments you had not noticed before? In what ways does your experience of gratitude help you participate more full in the liturgy?
Please continue to self-screen. Stay home if you are not feeling well and 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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HAPPY 44TH BIRTHDAY FR. VU TRAN! |
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For all of your messages, wise words of wisdom, and for all of the joy and light you bring to the lives of so many, we want to thank you for all of your dedication and kindness.
Notecards and pens will be available in the narthex this weekend. Please leave Fr. Vu a birthday note to let him know how much you appreciate him.
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We have completed a number of major projects this Summer and now we are moving into Fall.
- Our big Fall Cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, October 15, 9:00am-Noon. Be sure to get it on your calendar. If you can’t make that date but still want to help, the dumpster will be here for a week before and after that date and Greg will gladly help you find something to do!
- Father Vu’s “Doors of Heaven” project is in process as you can see! Exciting! It will take at least a couple of weeks to finish. Thank you in advance for your patience. Weekend Masses will not be interrupted.
- The Mother Mary statue project is COMPLETE! Please go check it out and spend some reflective time in Mary’s presence. A special thanks to all involved in making this all happen. What a beautiful addition to our grounds!
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Our other Mary Statue, the beautifully carved Madonna on our North parking lot is being refurbished by our own master woodworker Barry McDermott. This should be completed soon.
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The Rectory new cedar fence is complete and we are whittling away at the list of needed improvements to the Rectory. Next up is painting the outside. Tony Volchok has offered his expertise to paint the Rectory but we need volunteers to help mask off the windows and other miscellaneous preparation. We haven’t set a date yet but it needs to be done pretty soon while we have a window of weather. Please let Greg Leptich (cell 206.940.4072 or gleptich@sjvkirkland.org) know if you are willing to help.
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The grounds are looking wonderful thanks in great part to all the volunteers we have! A great big thank you to our fabulous Facilities Committee and their dedication, and Tony’s Adopt-a-Bed team! Be sure to follow Tony’s “Bed of the Month” recognition and check out what volunteers are doing to make our home a beautiful Light on Finn Hill.
- We are in the process of sanding down and sealing the wood balcony railing and staircase rails off the Social Hall. It has become very weathered and splintery and actually needs replacement in a year or so.
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The Master Gardeners are doing so much with that little plot of grass in the north gravel parking area. So far, they have donated well over 200 pounds of produce this summer to a local Food Bank! Great to partner with them as they do so many good things. Go by and check it out.
We can always use help around here, especially with gardening, spreading bark and other odd projects. If you have a particular skill, or just like puttering in particular areas, please let Greg know, gleptich@sjvkirkland.org, or leave your contact information at the front desk.
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ADOPT-A-GARDEN BED
September Bed of the Month
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“It’s the Pots”
Mary Goodwin and Dee Zimmerman have been doing a wonderful job of taking care of the planter pots that have decorated the walkway into the entry of the church from the parking lot for quite a few years. Great job Mary and Dee. Your efforts are much appreciated by all.
Jim and Doris Boyce are retiring from taking care of their bed next to the entry of the church after many years. The bed has been very meticulously maintained for a long time and we thank you Jim and Doris for your efforts to keep your part of our grounds looking nice. Rosie Frandanisa has also retired from taking care of her adopted bed after many years of diligent care. Thank you too Rosie. You have made a difference.
New adopter Annette Schweintek will be continuing with the Boyce's bed and we thank her for stepping up so quickly to keep this very visible bed looking nice.
The annual fall yard clean up is coming up on October 15th. We invite any of you to come and help. Starting time is 9:00 AM and we plan to finish shortly after noon. Please come and help us for whatever time you can give us. Beds will be available for adoption if you see one that you would like to take care of. If you have any questions or wish to adopt a bed, contact Tony Z: 425-823-9036 or tzimrman@yahoo.com.
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STYROFOAM RECYCLING EVENT |
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Thank you to everyone who supported our Styrofoam Recycling Event this weekend. We delivered a 15’ U-Haul’s worth to the StyroRecycle in Kent for recycling. Thank you also to Boy Scout Troop 565 for all their help during the event. Please continue to save your Styrofoam for our next Recycling Event this Spring. |
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Catholic Kids' Catechism Club and Youth Group started this past weekend! If you missed it, you're welcome to join any time.
Watch the video above to see Catechism Club initiation and see how we were "surrounded with the Holy Spirit." We offer sessions for 3yrs - kindergarteners during the 9:00am Mass. Parents drop their children off in Room #6 where we learn about the Mass. Then the children move into the preschool classroom with Ms. Lindy, our catechist, where they hear the Sunday Gospel and have an opportunity to do related crafts, play, and enjoy a snack.
We welcome our 1st through 5th graders to our mad-capped fun on Sundays from 9:55-10:55am OR on Mondays from 7:00-8:00pm in Room #6. Registration forms are available at the welcome table and on our parish website.
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In celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, our pets received a blessing! We thank God for letting us share the earth with such wonderful and amazing creatures, great and small. |
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THE SJV GALA DINNER & AUCTION IS A MONTH AWAY! |
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We are currently accepting items for the auction. Prime Day is coming up – October 11 and 12. Please remember the auction as you are perusing the pages full of discounted items. If you do buy yourself a bargain – consider buying two – one for you and one for the auction. After all, if you like it, someone else is bound to also. Target and Overstock.com are having fabulous sales as well. Please also take a look at our Auction Wish List to see if there are items you an find deals on that you would simply like to donate. Thank you for considering the auction. Procurement forms are available on the Welcome Table.
Also remember that you can support SJV every time you shop! Go to smile.amazon.com and select St John Mary Vianney before you begin shopping. Amazon will remember your selection and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation. Your Prime Day shopping can support SJV in two ways!
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The funeral for parishioner Robert Hill will be on Wednesday, October 12 at 1:00pm in the Chapel. Lord, welcome him into your fullness of peach and joy. |
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October is Respect Life Month, with the goal of building a culture that cherishes and protects every human life. PREPARES is a nurturing response of the Catholic community in Washington State, open to all, to provide meaningful, local, and sustainable support to mothers, fathers, and families, as they nurture their children through pregnancy and early childhood.
Please take a blue bag from the rack in the narthex next to the St. Vincent de Paul bin. On the bag is a checklist for children of specific ages. Please purchase one or two of the suggested items from each section (gently used items are also be acceptable) and place them in the bag. Return the bag to the St. Vincent de Paul bin when you are finished!
The bags will be distributed to families with young children in our neighborhood who are in need, through our St. Vincent de Paul Society members. If you know a family who could use some help with supplies for their children, please have them call the parish office.
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We are a month away from our Gala Dinner and Auction!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 5th – join us for Mass at 4:00 or come at 5:00 to start Bidding and Bond-ing.
Invitations are coming. Raffle ticket sales are starting up as well.
You can purchase a seat for the dinner after Mass, on our website, or in the church office during the week. Dinner will be a Surf ‘N Turf plate and admission is $100/Secret Agent.
We are currently accepting items for the auction. If there is something you would bid on, then others would too. If there are establishments that you frequent, please ask if they would be willing to donate. Let them know it is a special anniversary for us at SJV.
We will have a wine game again this year, but the liquor laws are different than 3 years ago. We cannot sell any alcohol at less than its market value. Therefore, we need to adhere to the following rules:
- Please donate your favorite bottle of under $25 wine (do not exceed $24.99).
- The wine game will have a $25 price.
- Just remember, whichever bottle you end up with was someone at the parish’s favorite under $25 wine.
- Exciting way to try what may become your new and affordable favorite!
A few parishioners responded to the request for making centerpieces, and one of those volunteers stepped up to head the table decorations committee. We have come up with an amazing centerpiece. If any parishioners were planning on making a centerpiece to bring to the auction, thank you for considering it – we would love to have you join us at the next meeting for the centerpieces or for the general decorations committee. Many hands make LIGHT work! Thank you.
We would also love to have you join us in setting up for the gala, cleaning up for the gala, or if this is not your year to join us at the gala – please buy a raffle ticket or two, donate some items, or come work during the auction. Signups for auction volunteers are at the welcome table in the Narthex.
Thank you – we can’t wait to celebrate our SJV family together!
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What sport were the Piz Gloria ladies playing on the ice in “On Her Majesty’s Service?”
Answer: Curling. Bond walks past the ladies curling on the ice on top of Piz Gloria. What a view.
FINAL Question: In “On Her Majesty’s Service,” What does Bond use to catch Blofeld?
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GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Tonight - Tuesday, October 4 at 7:00pm
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This group is for parents and relatives coping with the loss of a child. We meet the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm in Room 8. Please contact Susan for more information or to signup. |
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WOMEN'S BOOK GROUP
Tonight - Tuesday, October 4 at 7:00pm
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The first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM, our Women’s Book Group gathers with wine and chocolate to discuss a book that has been chosen by the group. You do not need to read the book to come to the book group. The October Book is How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill. The November Book is Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
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LAZARUS CENTER LUNCH MAKING
This Thursday, October 6 at 10:00am
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Please join us every first Thursday of the month in making lunches for Lazarus Center, a day shelter for the homeless. All ages are welcome!
Can you bake homemade cookies? We would love to have 400 homemade cookies for each of our lunch making days to put 2 cookies in each of the 200 lunches we make. You can drop them off anytime. Let Laura know if you want to make some, Lstanger@sjvkirkland.org. Thanks!
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HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR SJV SWAG?
Please Order by This Saturday, October 8
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Wear your faith and be the LIGHT (or LITTLE LIGHT)!
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Click here to order ADULT Crewneck Short Sleeve T-shirt, Pullover Hoodie, Crewneck Sweatshirt, and Long Sleeve T-shirt
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Click here to order ADULT Jersey Polo
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Click here to order CHILD (LITTLE LIGHT) Crewneck Short Sleeve T-shirt, Pullover Hoodie, and Crewneck Sweatshirt
If you need help ordering online, please call or stop in the parish office!
A limited selection of Adult Pullover Hoodies, Crewneck Sweatshirts, and Jersey Polos are available in the parish office. Please place all online orders before October 8. Items will arrive by October 23.
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HS ESPERANZA MISSION TREK BAKE SALE
This Weekend, October 8-9 after all Masses
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Please support our trekkers as they work their way to Tijuana. All donations gratefully accepted.
JOIN OUR HIGH SCHOOL ESPERANZA MISSION TREK
Applications are still being accepted for our 2022-2023 year! Sophomores – Seniors are welcome to join us. Please contact Susan, sweaver@sjvkirkland.org, for more information or an application.
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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CHRISTMAS FOOD BOX COLLECTION 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 72 families, distributing over 300 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 8-9 Canned Tomatoes, Tomato Sauce, Pasta, Mac & Cheese, Top Ramen, Canned Fruit Juice, Cooking Oil, Coffee (Instant & Bean), Tea Bags, 5 LB Flour, Rice & Rice Products, Cake Mix, Frosting, Peanut Butter, Jam/Jelly, Mayonnaise, Cooking Oil
Oct 15-16 Canned Fruit, Jam/Jelly, Peanut Butter, Canned Vegetables, Spaghetti Sauce, Pasta, Cake Mix, Frosting, Brownie Mixes, Pancake Mix, Syrup, Stove Top Stuffing Mix, Salt, Mayonnaise, Cooking Oil
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YOUTH @ MASS
Every Sunday 9:00am Mass and Donuts
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Join a group of youth who are attending Mass together. We will sit in reserved pews in the back youth area, then enjoy donuts in the Social Hall. |
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YOUTH GROUP
Sunday, October 9 from 5:00-6:30pm
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Join us for Cramming & Games night. Looking forward to seeing everyone! Registration form
Our Youth Group program is all about fun, friendships, and faith. We welcome all youth so bring a friend! Youth group is for 6th-12th graders and we break up into age-appropriate groups. Email Maybeth, mterashima@sjvkirkland.org to sign up for our weekly What’s Up to stay informed.
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SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
Wedneday, October 12 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 be a part of our Social Justice Committee. We meet the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm via Zoom. Please contact Susan, sweaver@sjvkirkland.org, for more information and our meeting link.
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FORMING CONSCIENCES FOR FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP
Thursday, October 13 from 6:30-8:30pm via Zoom
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SJV together with the Eastside Outreach Group present Mario Villanueva, Director of the Washington State Conference of Catholic Bishops. We will learn how Catholic Social Justice Teaching relates to politics as we discuss the USCCB's booklet, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship. For a copy of the book or to sign up for the zoom link, contact, Susan, sweaver@sjvkirkland.org.
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YOUNG ADULTS
Friday, October 14 at 7:00pm in the Rectory
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Faith & Brew with Father Vu invites you to join us in faith and fellowship. Bring a friend and come for fun, food, and good company. Our next gathering we'll celebrate Oktoberfest with brats, potato salad, apple crumble, vanilla ice cream, and Paulaner beer. Then we'll play the German SLAP GAME. RSVP to mterashima@sjvkirkland.org that day before Noon.
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FALL CLEANUP
Saturday, October 15 from 9:00am - Noon
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Our big Fall Cleanup is coming up! Be sure to get it on your calendar. Help in preparing our beautiful gardens for a long winter. We need lots of volunteers, young, old, and in between. There is plenty to do for everyone so bring your gloves and tools if you have them. If you can’t make that date but still want to help, the dumpster will be here for a week before and after that date and Greg will gladly help you find something to do! |
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THE LITTLE WAY OF MARRIAGE
Saturday, October 15 after the 5:00pm Mass
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St. Therese became one of the greatest saints by learning to do little things with great love. St. Therese Teaches us:
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how to be other-centered
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how to trust in God
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how little actions done for others with great love can transform our lives (and the world!)
The Little Way of Marriage takes these powerful spiritual truths from St. Therese and shows you how to apply them to your Catholic marriage.
With the realities and responsibilities of daily life, raising kids, balancing work and home, you look up and realize the connection you enjoy is not always there. There is a longing for deeper connection in all marriages. No matter where you are in your marriage, here’s the good news we want to share with you - Doing little things with great love can open your marriage to the transformative power of God’s grace.
Please join us for this presentation by Dr. Sarah and Nathan Bartel, brought to you by the SJV Cana Commission
Free childcare is available. Email Lstanger@sjvkirkland.org to reserve a spot for your child.
Sarah Bartel holds a Ph.D. in Theology from the Catholic University of America. She wrote her dissertation on the family life of St. Therese and her Parents, Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin. Nathan earned an M.A. in Catholic Philosophy from the Catholic University of America, where he focused on virtue ethics and wrote his thesis on “the Productive Household.” Together, they have served in marriage preparation and marriage enrichment ministry in our parish and diocese for over 10 years. We have also been speakers, columnists, and radio hosts along with raising their 5 children!
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REFLECTIONS FOR CARING FOR OUR COMMON HOME |
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That the two creation stories appear to differ in defining humankind’s relationship to God’s Creation has sparked endless debate about precisely what role humankind plays in managing God’s creation. In the first creation story (Genesis 1:1-2:3), humankind is given dominion over God’s earthly creation (Genesis 1:26,28). In the second (Genesis 2:4-2:25), the mandate given to humankind in relation to the earth is “to till it and to keep it” (Genesis 2:15). Those who emphasize dominion argue that tilling and keeping is to be understood within the context of dominion. Those who emphasize stewardship argue that dominion is to be understood as tilling and keeping rather than having ownership or an absolute right to control.
Psalm 8 offers a commentary on the first creation story that leaves little doubt about how the psalmist understands dominion. He marvels at the majesty and glory of God in Psalm 8:1-3, then marvels at the lofty role assigned to humankind in Psalm 8:4-8:
…what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him little less than the angels, and you have crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the sea.
As we know, however, parts of the Torah are prophetic. For example, the Fathers saw the protoevangelium (or the first Gospel) in Genesis 3:15 (“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed, he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”) as a prophecy fulfilled by the Immaculate Conception and Jesus’ victory over the evil one through his death and resurrection. Similarly, many of the Psalms (such as Psalm 22) were also seen as prophetic both in the Jewish messianic tradition and by the Church Fathers. Is it possible that the promise of dominion is also prophetic?
In his commentary on Psalm 8 (Hebrews 2:5-9), this is precisely how the author of Hebrews understands dominion. As we look about us, he argues, we see no evidence that humankind exercises dominion; as he expresses it, “we do not yet see everything in subjection to him” (Hebrews 2:8). The first creation story in Genesis and Psalm 8 suggest that God had left nothing outside the control of humankind. But a cursory examination suggested to the author that, at least in the first century, humankind controlled very little. In our own day, despite progress in some areas, the fact that we remain subject to elemental forces such as floods, wildfires, and storms, that we still die of diseases that we can’t cure and don’t fully understand, that we are at risk of destroying our common home, and that we have difficulties controlling even ourselves, suggest that very little has happened to call the author’s assessment into question. While we may like to deceive ourselves into thinking that humankind was given dominion, the evidence suggests that we lack the tools, the knowledge, and above all the
relationship to God necessary to exercise dominion.
How, then, do we resolve this disparity between the two creation stories, and how are we to understand dominion? We do not see humankind having dominion, the author argues, “but we see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels…” (Hebrews 2:9). In other words, the author views God’s gift of dominion to humankind as prophetic, as is the psalmist’s extolling humankind. Jesus is the first realization of that prophecy; just as Paul wrote that He was the first fruits of the resurrection, so the author of Hebrews sees Him as being the first fruits of dominion. The full realization of the promise of dominion, in other words, lies in the future, in the new heaven and the new earth after the Second Coming (see chapters 21 and 22 of the Revelation of St. John).
To put this another way, our mandate is to till and to keep, to be good stewards of all that God has placed around us, and to do our best to preserve God’s creation. Dominion must wait for another day.
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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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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS OKTOBERFEST
Saturday, October 22 after the 5:00pm Mass
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This information was presented in past newsletters. |
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SJV ST. VINCENT DE PAUL NEEDS YOUR HELP
Calls are increasing from neighbors in need and the organization's funds are quickly running low. Learn more and donate
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SJV 50TH ANNIVERSARY STORY-LINE
Be sure to add your pictures in the social hall!
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SJV VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
You are the church!
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AFGHAN REFUGEE FAMILY ON FINN HILL
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"FAITH RETRIEVER" SHOW & PODCAST
With Deacon Eric Paige, Director of Marriage, Family Life, and Formation
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Tune in for lively discussions on practical ways to live and share the faith with your family, featuring voices from the local church, including retreat center speakers. Hear the show on Sacred Heart Radio AM 1050 on Fridays at 6:30am or Sundays at 7am and 6pm. Or listen online at faithretriever.org or via your favorite podcast app. Click for podcast archive
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