March 27, 2024

North Deanery Community Dinners Tonight!

The next volunteer opportunity is March 27. Please join us in serving community members in need. Children 12 and over are welcome if accompanied by their parents, and this activity counts toward volunteer hour credits. We meet at the Bitter Lake Community Center Parking Lot from 4:45-5:30pm.

Please use the Sign Up Genius to volunteer.

Or email Joyce Farrell at joycefarrell08@gmail.com.

The Funeral for longtime parishioner Larry Porter

will be Thursday, May 16 at 11am. 



There will be a reception in Egan Hall following the Mass.

Holy Thursday

7pm Mass followed by Adoration until 9pm

Good Friday

11am Shadow Stations of the Cross with the School Community

6pm Stations of the Cross

7pm Liturgy

Holy Saturday

7:30pm Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday

8:30am Mass with Brass

10:30am Mass

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

Easter Reception Redux! 

Plan a stop into our Parish Admin Building after both morning masses on Easter Sunday. We will be hosting a reception like last year's to celebrate the risen Christ, with lots to eat and drink, and activities for the youngsters. See you there!

Rice Bowl Collection

Turn in your Rice Bowls! All donations collected on Holy Thursday are earmarked for the poor through our Rice Bowl program. If you have been collecting money in your Rice Bowl you can turn it in on Holy Thursday, at any weekend Mass, or in the Parish Office.  

Holy Land Good Friday Collection

Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land. Through the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you stand in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land as a witness of peace, supporting Catholics there in parishes and schools, maintaining Christian shrines and caring for refugees in the Holy Land. Please be generous!

For more information visit:

www.myfranciscan.org or www.custodia.org

Easter Greetings from the Archdiocese

 • Watch Easter videos from Archbishop Etienne and Bishop Elizondo. Both videos have an English and Spanish caption option that you can turn on by clicking the “cc” on the lower right.

 • Visit archseattle.org/Easter for inspiration and ideas. 

Last chance to Purchase Your Garden Seeds

100% Proceeds to School Garden

• Check out this folder with all available garden seeds
• Send your order to meganlinder@gmail.com by Sunday, April 7, 2024
• Megan will package them up and deliver to Parish Office for pickup Wednesday, April 10, 2024
• $1 per seed pack or whatever you want to donate to St. John School Garden, all proceeds go to the school garden
• Payment: St. John School Venmo and please note: SEEDS @StJohntheEvangelist-Seattle

Thank You to our 8th Graders and Everyone Who Helped at the Soup Supper Last Friday!

With the help of 8th grade students, their teacher Ms. Mansfield, and parents, the last Lenten Soup Supper was another huge success! Everyone pitched in to set up, greet people at the door, serve soup and clean up at the end. More than forty people came together to share a simple of meal of soup (and mac & cheese, of course!) and bread. We even had some of the residents from the neighboring Martina Apartments join us.

Thank you to those who brought delicious soup and/or bread: Ciara Byars, Lauren Exnicios, Richard & Patrice Holberg, Diana Grusczynski, and Sheila Marty.

Please accept our apologies if someone was left off the list.

St. John Catholic School Girl Scout Troop 41622 participated in the annual St. John Girl Scouts Holiday Craft Sale in December 2023 and used part of the proceeds to make 100+ first aid kits for the Ballard Food Bank this past Sunday, March 17, 2024.

Thank you to Anthony Anderson, Director of Operations at Ballard Food Bank, for coming to our troop to share their mission. Our troop looks forward to volunteering at the food bank in the near future! 

CYO Track and Field

Track registration is open. Practices start after the Easter Holidays, April 9, at Nathan Hale High School (Tuesday and Friday, 7-8:30pm) and Whitman (Thursday, 6:30-8pm). Friday practices are optional. Track does overlap with volleyball but volleyball players are welcome to join track as soon as their season wraps up.  

We are looking for a Volunteer Coordinator.

This person will help coordinate the volunteers for our 4 track meets.

We are looking for a Field Coach (throwing and jumping) for next year.

If someone is interested, we are happy to provide training.

CYO Track is looking for a Track Meet Announcer.

This person will be the announcer during Track Meets.

If interested contact Track Coordinator: Eric Souder, esouder@hotmail.com.

Summer 2024 service project dates - Agape!​

As part of our annual outreach programs with Assumption Parish in Bellingham - please join the St. John community for volunteer events with Agape Service Project.

Click here for more information.