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106 N 79th St

Seattle, WA 98103

206-782-2810

www.stjohnsea.org

St. John Weekly Newsletter

January 25, 2023

St. John Mass Schedule

Weekday Mass:

Wednesday -Friday at 9am.

Adoration Thursday following Mass until 11am.

Weekend Masses:

Saturday - 5pm Vigil

Sunday - 8:30 and 10:30am

Reconciliation: 4:30pm Saturdays before the Vigil Mass or call the office for an appointment.

Lectio Divina

Join us for Lectio Divina in the church for a few minutes on Sunday mornings following the 8:30 mass. Lectio Divina is a reflective approach to prayerfully entering into scripture readings. An experienced parishioner will lead our Lectio Divina.

Social time and snacks after 5 PM mass!

Do you have a question you'd like to ask Father about Catholicism, Church teaching, or his life in Kenya? Join us this Saturday, January 28 after the 5pm Mass, for social time, discussion, and wine and cheese in the Admin Building. Everyone welcome!

Save the Date!

A Walk Through Time

Celebrating 100 years of Faith, Academics & Community

Alumni and community members are invited to enjoy 100 years of St. John School memorabilia, campus tours, refreshments, and more! We hope to see you there!

Sunday, January 29, 2023

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church & Egan Hall

8:30 AM: Alumni Mass & Blessing

10:30 AM: Student Mass & Blessing

Campus tours & A Walk Through Time Event following all masses.

Full event information can be found at:

bit.ly/StJohnWalkThroughTime or st-johnschool.org

Postcard artwork by St. John students Molly O. (grade 5), Holland P. (grade 5) & Fritzi W. (grade 7).

#BingeJesus

In the fall, we showed season 1 of The Chosen at St. John. It was so good.

Maybe you’ve heard of The Chosen, but aren’t sure. Do you really want to watch Jesus TV?

Ask anyone who has seen it. The answer is yes, you want to watch The Chosen.

We will be showing season 2 on Tuesday evenings, beginning January 31st, 7 pm in the Portables.

#BingeJesus this week. Watch the 8 episodes of season 1 to catch up with us.

Then join us for season 2.

“If not now, when?”

North Seattle “Community Church Dinner” Catholic Ministry

Each Wednesday, one of the five parishes in the North Deanery takes the lead in this program to serve dinner in the Bitter Lake neighborhood to our unhoused and low income neighbors. St. John hosts the dinner the last Wednesday of the month.

Want to get involved? Volunteer your time? We meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month at the volunteer site at Bitter Lake Community Center, 4:30 - 6:00 pm. If you can volunteer your time, please contact Kim Burkhardt at kburkhardt@stjohnsea.org.

Annual Italian Dinner to Support Boy Scout Troop 121

St. John Parish – Egan Hall

Sunday, February 5, 2023, 5pm - 8pm

Join Boy Scout Troop 121 for an evening of fun and great food. We’ll start with antipasto followed by a fabulous Italian dinner cooked by the Knights of Columbus.

Your involvement will help continue a longstanding tradition of supporting St. John’s Boy Scout Troop 121, where Scouts thrive as they learn leadership and life skills.

If you aren’t able to attend, please consider making a DONATION! For donations, click here. Or send checks to: BSA Troop 121 c/o Maureen Rimkus 543 N 83rd St

Seattle, WA 98103

Click here for more information and registration information.

Social Justice

Winter Catholic Heritage Lecture:

A Spirituality of Racial Metanoia

Father Bryan Massingale, S.J.

Thursday, Feb. 9 at 4 pm at Seattle University.

Supporting St John Girl Scout Troops

(COOKIES!)

Cookie season is here, and we have St. John Girl Scout Troops ready to fill all of your cookie needs! If you do not personally know a Girl Scout, ordering from a Troop website is a great option. In the spirit of kindness, each Troop plans to donate proceeds to non-profit organizations. Thank you for supporting Girl Scouts!

• Girl Scout Brownie Troop 46032 – 3rd Grade

• Girl Scout Cadette Troop 40860 -- 6th Grade

2022 Annual Catholic Appeal Rebate Update:

We have just received our 3rd Annual Appeal rebate check in the amount of $2,192.41. This makes a total year-to-date rebate of $7,137.59 that will go directly into our operating budget.

Asante sana to all who have paid AND continue to pay their Annual Appeal pledge.

Parents Night Out

Calling all parents of children age 3-10: Enjoy a night out after going to Mass with your kids! On Saturday, February 11th, drop your kids in Quigley (XDC) after the 5pm Mass to be cared for by parents and Bishop Blanchet volunteers while you have a night out in the neighborhood.

Mass will be kid-focused, so seat your family up towards the front so they can see and hear.

We will have pizza for dinner and are accepting free will donations at the door or by VENMO @StJohntheEvangelist-Seattle. Please use memo “PNO Feb” in Venmo.

There is limited capacity, so click here soon to sign your kids up for this event and include children’s names, ages and your contact number for the night of the event. Pick-up time is 8:30pm.

Click here to volunteer for this event. If you have a high school student collecting volunteer hours there are 6 slots available for students.

St. John Book Club - March 12, 6pm, Location TBD

For our next book club, we will be reading Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East by Gerard Russell. I listened to this book recently, and it was absolutely delightful. The author is a former British diplomat who worked in the Middle East. The book summaries don’t do it justice. It reads like a travel guide, but instead of food and sites, he is describing faiths as best he can – many have secret theologies – before they disappear. You will recognize remnants of some of these faiths in our own faith. Some of the faiths include the Yazidi, Zoroaster, Coptic Christians, and Druze (whom I learned are not Druids).

The book is a little long, but the chapters are relatively independent. The Seattle Public Library and King County libraries have copies and audiobooks. Used copies are very inexpensive on Amazon.

Reading tip: This book has a lot of detail, but the story arch is much simpler. Appreciate the broad strokes, and don’t sweat the details.

St. John the Evangelist Conference of St. Vincent de Paul

WHERE HAS ALL THE MONEY GONE?

Are you wondering what our Parish conference of St. Vincent de Paul has been doing with your generous donations?

We continue to provide food, rent, utility assistance and other help to our neighbors in need. We deliver bags of food donated by you, together with vouchers for other necessities, and helpful lists of other resources directly to our neighbors’ doorsteps.
For over a year now, St. Vincent de Paul has worked with Seattle City's pump-out program when providing services to the RVs of neighbors. Several of our members have been accompanying the city’s team in our area and offering food and other essential items to these neighbors (those in the RVs, tents, and any others they meet in these communities).
Every week some of our members prepare individual hygiene bags for distribution to the homeless we encounter through the pump-out program.

Anyone needing emergency assistance, can call 206-767-6449 Monday through Friday from 8AM to 3PM. Requests from neighbors in our parish boundaries are forwarded to our parish conference.

Are you in a position to contribute time, treasure, or talent to help us with our ongoing mission of charity?

You can donate online or at Mass.

If you wish to join us, just give the parish office a buzz, and someone will contact you.

And, of course, we are always thankful for your prayers.

Liturgical Life of the Parish

Liturgical Garments - Alb

The alb is the fundamental vestment for any liturgical minister. It covers the body from neck to ankle like a light, close-fitting robe with sleeves. It is white. The vestment takes its name from the Latin word for this color. Read more...

CURRENT JOB OPENINGS AT OUR SEATTLE STORE:

FULL TIME Sales Floor Customer Service (32-40 hours per week)

We are seeking a hard-working, highly motivated individual to join our team! Applicants should be prompt, friendly, a self-starter, and have past retail/customer service experience. Must be available Saturdays. Our store is closed on Sundays.

FULL TIME Warehouse Shipping/Receiving (32-40 hours per week)

We are seeking a hard-working, highly motivated individual to join our team! Applicants should be prompt, friendly, a self-starter, and have past experience.

AEmail Resume to Ralph Lopez (ralph@kaufers.shop)

January Focus on St. John

I AM THE VINE, YOU ARE THE BRANCHES. - John 15:1-5

For the month of January, students at St. John School will focus on Jesus as the true vine.

John the Evangelist leads us to discover the mystery of the vine:

it is the figure and symbol not only of the People of God - but of Jesus himself. He is the vine, and we, his disciples, are the branches.

He is the “true vine,” to which the branches are engrafted to have life

(cf. John 15:1 ff.).

The Second Vatican Council, making reference to the various biblical images that help reveal the mystery of the Church, proposes again the image of the vine and the branches: “Christ is the true vine who gives life and fruitfulness to the branches, that is, to us. Through the Church we abide in Christ, without whom we can do nothing (John 15:1-5).”

Excerpted from POPE JOHN PAUL II’S CHRISTIFIDELES LAICI,, 1988.

Saint of the Month

Saint Paul of Thebes

Feast Day: January 15