Newsletter | September 7, 2021 |
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Our parish is open for in-person Mass and we’re eager to see you all again. Please join us at one of the following Masses:
Saturday at 5:00pm
Sunday at 9:00am
Sunday at 11:00am
Some changes you'll see at Mass to keep everyone safe - face masks required, ushers seat you, no singing, and no Blood of Christ. Physical distancing no longer needs to be monitored. Clearly marked sections for worship are available for people seeking physical distancing.
Please continue to self-screen and stay home if you are not feeling well. Dispensation to attend Sunday Mass is still in effect. Sick, vulnerable, at-risk, and otherwise concerned persons are encouraged to celebrate Mass with us via live stream.
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If you haven't filled out our Back to Mass Survey yet, please take a moment to do so. We want to know how our SJV families are doing and what situations they are facing. Thank you! |
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We received our first Annual Appeal rebate check from the archdiocese in the amount of $3,588.31. It is planned to be used to replace the narthex flooring and for outreach activities. Thank you to all who have paid and continue to pay their Annual Catholic Appeal pledge. |
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The SJV Moms Meetup group would like to thank the whole St. John Vianney community for your generous donations to the School Supply Drive. In partnership with Northshore Schools Foundation and Catholic Community Services Youth Tutoring Project, we helped children in our community kick off the new school year with much needed school supplies. Thank you! |
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WELCOME BACK SJV CELEBRATION
Sunday, September 26 from 4:00-7:00pm on the SJV Preschool Lawn
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- Food trucks available from which to purchase, or bring your own food
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Tacos El Guero, The Cheese Pit, and Kool Kidz Ice Cream
- Water and lemonade provided
- Live music from our contemporary worship team
- Play life size Battleship
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Animal Encounters petting zoo from 4:00-6:00pm
- Pick up your family's "We are a light on Finn Hill" candle with instruction for decorating. You will bring the candle back and present it at our 50th Anniversary Mass with Archbishop Etienne on November 6 at 5:00pm.
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50TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY BOOK
Pre-order Now - Only $30
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Celebrate SJV’s marvelous story with the purchase of our 50th anniversary commemorative history book. Find out why, for 50 years, SJV has truly been a light on Finn Hill.
Pre-orders can be made on our website using the button below, or pre-order in the Narthex after Mass or in the office during business hours.
Books will be distributed in conjunction with the 50 years celebration in November.
DON’T MISS OUT, LIMITED QUANTITIES ON ORDER.
The final order is due to the publisher no later than October 1st.
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SAVE THE DATE - NOVEMBER 6 |
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We will have the St. John Vianney 50th Anniversary Mass with the Archbishop, Gala and Auction Celebration. Everything will commence at the 5:00pm Mass. Volunteers are needed to make this event happen! To volunteer for the auction committee or for questions, please contact Ann Vandewark at 425-823-0787 x101 or avandewark@sjvkirkland.org.
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WOMEN'S BOOK GROUP
Tonight, September 7 at 7:00pm
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Hope to see you tonight for wine, chocolate, and wonderful conversation!
This month's book is Between Heaven and Mirth by James Martin
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BURGERS & BREW WITH FR. VU
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Calling all young adults! Bring a friend and join us for fun, food, fellowship, and good company. |
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Join us as we hike at Big Finn Hill Park. Let's meet by the restrooms next to the Lacrosse Field off 138th St. at 3:00pm. Please email Susan, sweaver@sjvkirkland.org, if you plan to attend so that no one gets left behind. All are welcome!
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Reconciliation is now offered on Saturdays from 3:30-4:30pm. The Reconciliation Room is located next to the Adoration Chapel. |
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WELCOME OUR NEWLY BAPTIZED |
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Parker Dominic, son of Tony and Jean
May Jesus bless this precious little one with His love and grace always.
Infant Baptism is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month. If you would like to have your child baptized, please contact Laura, Lstanger@sjvkirkland.org, to get the online class materials and register for the Baptism session.
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September 12, Mrs. Fitz and Ms. Maria will be back in the parish nursery on Sunday mornings during the 9:00am and 11:00am Masses for families with young children. You can find the nursery at the bottom of the stairs. The sound system from the church is pumped into the nursery. If you would like to stay downstairs with your child, you can still hear what is going on in the liturgy. The nursery is recommended for children 1 to 4 years old. |
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CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD
Zoom on Sundays at 10:15am or
In-person during 11:00am Mass
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Kids are welcome to join Zoom Children’s Liturgy of the Word at 10:15am on Sunday Mornings. OR process out during the 11:00am Sunday Mass for IN-PERSON Children’s Liturgy in the Social Hall starting this weekend, September 12! Contact Laura for the Zoom info, Lstanger@sjvkirkland.org. |
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High Schoolers and Middle Schoolers, mark your calendars for our kick off retreat on October 2 & 3 - Discernment & the Half Blood Prince (after the 6th book in the Harry Potter series).
This will be a two day (not overnight) outdoor retreat here at SJV, Saturday from 9:00am - 9:00pm and Sunday from 9:00am-12:30pm. For more details or information about Youth Group, please contact Maybeth, mterashima@sjvkirkland.org.
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BASIC BIBLE STUDY
Wednesdays, September 15 - October 6, from 7:00-8:30pm in the Social Hall
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Have you longed to learn more about the Bible or for more guidance in using and praying with the Bible? If so, please join us for an “Adult Basic Bible Study.” Free to all who wish to attend!
Wednesdays, September 15th through October 6th in the Parish Social Hall from 7:00-8:30pm. Bring a copy of your favorite Bible from home along with a notebook and pencil or pen to each session. We will remain socially distanced and wear masks during the class.
Register by signing up at the parish welcome table, emailing Laura Stanger at Lstanger@sjvkirkland.org, or calling the parish office.
Classes will be taught by Veronica Bernabe
Veronica is a retired schoolteacher with over 50 years of teaching experience and received the Washington State Excellence in Education Award. She is also a Community Teacher with the BLD Covenant Community, a Charismatic Prayer Group with the Archdiocese. Veronica has completed the Catechetical certification requirement with the Archdiocese of Seattle and has attended and participated in many retreats and missions. She is a parishioner at Holy Family in Kirkland. We are very blessed to have her offer her ministry to our parish.
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LITURGICAL MINISTERS TRAINING
Saturday, September 25 at 10:00am
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Are you confirmed? Please consider serving your parish as a sacristan, eucharistic minister, lector, usher/seater, or hospitality minister. Fr. Vu holds trainings every fourth Saturday of the month at 10am in the church. Sign up at the welcome table in the narthex or by contacting the parish office.
Youth who have taken First Eucharist and are at least middle school age interested in being altar servers are also welcome to sign up. Youth interested need to be able to carry the cross through the church and up the steps to the sanctuary.
Ushers/seaters have a particularly special role to play at this time. Please prayerfully consider volunteering. If you would like to help usher/seat people at our weekend Masses please contact Greg, gleptich@sjvkirkland.org.
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RACIAL EQUITY FORMATION SERIES |
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Other study session days and times available throughout the Eastside Deanery. Please click on the flyer above for more information or contact Susan, sweaver@sjvkirkland.org. To register, please click on the button below.
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REFLECTIONS ON CARING FOR OUR COMMON HOME
From Laudato Si
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As Food, Garbage, and the Environment notes, about 103 million tons of food, or 40% of all food produced, was wasted in America. This level of waste reflects modern American culture. Our approach to the things around us is purely transactional: if we like them and see value in them, we retain them; if we don’t, we discard them. Food waste reflects one of the excesses of a consumerist culture.
As Christians, we are called to imitate Christ in our lives. This means that, when non-Christians look at us, they should see some revelation of God. This implies, as What’s So Spiritual about Doing the Laundry? argues, that all our actions can be interpreted spiritually. This means that, if we are Christians and we waste food, our waste not only reflects a societal and environmental problem; it is also a spiritual and theological problem.
In beautiful poetic language, Psalm 104 describes how God is the ultimate source of provision for all his creatures, including humankind. The psalm reminds us that it is ultimately God, and not our own efforts, that sustain us and nourish us. Wasting food, however, makes a statement of a very different kind: although we may pay lip service to the fact that “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof” (Psalm 24:1), we insist on our ownership of that which the Lord has entrusted to us and provided for us. When we waste food, we indicate that, although we may profess gratitude to God for his provision, we don’t believe it; we insist that we have an absolute right of ownership and control over that which God, through his abundant kindness, has given to us.
The problem becomes more acute when we say grace before meals and then fail to eat or otherwise waste the food set before us. In this case, our actions directly express to God that His provision is inadequate, that he needs to do a better job of meeting our needs and catering to our preferences. In other words, God has been an unfaithful servant.
In wasting food, we not only dishonor God; we also express our lack of regard to our neighbor. While God is the ultimate source of all food that we receive, that food is also the product of human labor. When we waste, we devalue the labor of others, and we elevate our own needs and our own preferences over those of others. Waste is a practical expression of our loving ourselves rather than our neighbor.
In wasting food, we also express our contempt for the poor. A significant portion of the food on our tables is imported, much of it from the third world. In a supply-demand economy, our waste creates an artificial demand that producers try to meet. Because waste occurs throughout the process of production, processing, and distribution, our consumer waste is responsible for additional waste throughout the production process. This in turn means that resources that could be used to support the poor in the exporting country are instead devoted to producing resources that are exported and wasted. In wasting food, we indicate that we are better and more deserving than those who are poor.
Finally, in wasting food, we also dishonor God’s creation. Much of the food we eat is the product of living beings. Plants have either been sacrificed or have given up some of their bounty so that we may be nourished. Animals have given up their lives to sustain us. As Christians, we are called to recognize that we are eating something that was once alive, into which our God has breathed life. Each of those lives has an intrinsic value, a value independent of us and our calculation of convenience. Rather than taking those lives for granted, we should be grateful to God for creating them and grateful for the sacrifices of the plants and animals that we are consuming.
Our food waste is the ultimate expression of our consumerist society. As disciples of Christ, we are called to honor God and give thanks for his provision. We can express this gratitude by rejecting waste, by being very careful to not waste and misuse the food that God has given us, and in the process to make a prophetic statement that we stand outside and apart from the rampant consumerism of our culture.
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The Sonshine Ministry prepares meals on a short-term basis for parishioners who are ill, recovering from surgery, elderly or with new babies. If you need help with meals, please consider a Sonshine ‘no contact’ meal delivered with our love and prayers! Please call the parish office if interested. If you would like to prepare an occasional meal for a fellow parishioner Sonshine welcomes your help! Please call the parish office at 425 823-0787. |
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We have had several “chip drops” for our gardens dropped by the front entrance and we need to spread them around. They are very useful for soil enrichment while keeping weeds down - and they don't cost us anything, just the labor to spread them around. If you feel called, please contact Greg at gleptich@sjvkirkland.org.
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Membership is open to males 18 years of age or older who are practicing Catholics. Meetings are every third Thursday of the month at 7pm via Zoom. For more information contact the Mike Myette, Grand Knight at 206-510-6536. |
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Because of our concern about the spread of the Delta variant, we have decided to cancel our next Senior Singles gathering, which was scheduled for September 18 after the 5:00pm mass. We will evaluate the status of the pandemic on a month-by-month basis and announce whether we are holding our October gathering in the SJV Newsletter of September 21, 2021. |
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ALIVE! YOUNG ADULT RETREAT
October 15-17 at Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center, Federal Way
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An in-person team-led retreat by the Ignatian Spirituality Center, Maryknoll, the Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center, United Praise, La Red de Pastoral Juvenil, and the Office of Young Adult Ministry. |
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