Newsletter | January 2, 2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Comforted by the promise of salvation, may you enjoy a

New Year overflowing with the joy that only God can provide.

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Saturday at 5:00pm

Sunday at 9:00am

Sunday at 11:00am

READINGS FOR THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

PRACTICE OF CHARITY

Little is known about the mysterious visitors who arrive in Jerusalem seeking the newborn king. They caused quite a stir there and probably also in Bethlehem when they found Mary and Joseph.

• Imagine being in the house when the Magi arrive. How do they interact with Mary and Joseph? In what ways might each person, with their different backgrounds, have treated the others with loving kindness? The story of the Magi along with the other readings reminds us that we don't have to compete for God's love. God offers love freely and abundantly.
• Look at a map of the world or picture one in your head and pray for people from different countries.
• Is there someone you can honor with the gift of your presence? Perhaps you know someone in the hospital or a nursing home whose day you would brighten with a visit.

We are doing our best to continue to provide a safe space to worship for everyone. Click here to see current COVID safety measures.

Live Stream Mass

CHRISTMAS FLOWER OFFERING

Thank you to the following families for their sponsorship of the beautiful floral display for Christmas Masses. We are also so grateful to all of you who shared your time to help set up all the decorations and additional chairs in our church for Christmas. It looks beautiful, festive, and inviting.

The Legaspi Family

in memory of:

• Josefina Agustin
• Gregoria Marquez
• Brigida Mendoza

Lolita Ocsan

in memory of:

• Alberto Ocsan
• Roberto Ocsan Sr.
• Maria Mendoza
• Jesus Reyes
• Norma Reyes
• Leticia Reyes
• Edgardo Santiago Sr.
• Hermogenes Sebastian

Candice Betts

in memory of:

• Gary Christiansen

The Lamb family

in memory of

• Jude R. Lamb
• Jared Kaniaupio
• Jenifer Sanislo
• Grand Parents
• Kylee Rochelle

The Zaccaria family

in memory of:

• Judy Zaccaria
• Desiree Zaccaria

The Francisco family

in memory of:

• Joyce Francisco

Linda Harkins

in memory of:

• Francis Wallerich
• Mary Wallerich
• Lawrence Harkins
• Virginia Harkins

The Frandanisa family

in memory of:

• Pat Deak
• Sam DelGenio

The Espejo family

in memory of:

• Mateo Quinitio III
• Espejo-Martensa memorial

The Ow family

in memory of:

• Alita B. Sevilla
• Frederick M. Payne II
• Frederick V. Payne
• Luisito J. Alibutod

The Byrum Family

in memory of:

• Donald Byrum
• Magdalene Hon

April Reagan

in memory of:

• Tedd Rodenbeck
• Martha Virden

The De Leon family

in memory of:

• Armando De Leon
• Baby De Leon
• Adong De Leon
• Galdo De Leon
• Jose Ocampo
• Lucy Ocampo
• Engracio Torres
• Maria Torres
• Pijang Ocampo
• Mining Ocampo

The Bornhoeft family

in memory of:

• Don Bornhoeft

Ellen Dashiell

in memory of:

• Heinrich Rudolph
• Josefina Rudolph
• Edgar Veith
• Lore Veith

The Seiler family

in memory of:

• Mike Gilligan
• Stella Gilligan
• Walt Seiler

The Irvine family

in memory of:

• Ray Gardiano
• Aurora Guardiano
• Diane Fields
• Felix Tamayao
• Nicolasa Tamayao Sr.
• Dave Irvine
• Jean Irvine
• Jackie Tamayao

Jacqueline Bennett

in memory of:

• Jaime Garcia-Rojas Bernal



Kelly Schable

in memory of:

• Charles Griswold
• Dave Rosebraugh

The Lapurga family

in memory of:

• Protacio Santa Cruz
• Mila Santa Cruz
• Marie Agcadili
• Boy Santa Cruz

The Radford family

in honor of:

• Radford family thanksgiving

Roberta Hatfield

in memory of:

• Margaret White
• Robert White
• Patricia Taylor
• Eileen Deane
• EO Deane

The Dalusag family

in memory of:

• Arsenio Santos
• Rosalina Santos
• Maria Cecilia Santos
• Kasandra Dalusag

Irma Fernandez

in memory of:

• Nicolas Fernandez Jr.

The Lum family

in memory of:

• John Kang
• Frank Lum
• Mary Won
• Mavis Macdonald
• Angus Macdonald
• Fr. Victorino You
• Fr. Matthew Kim Mata

Michele Mudd 

in memory of:

• Ann Damerow

In honor of:

• The Aranas Family
• The Arians Family
• The Basilio Family
• The Bingcang Family
• The Bucu Family
• Vicky Corporal
• The De Nadai Family
• The Gessner Family
• The Kaltenbach Family
• The Lambert Family
• The Lund Family
• The Madayag Family
• The Olson Family
• The Pham Family
• The Rhode Family  
• The Sramek Family
• The Tecson Family
• The Terashima Family
• The Torbenson Family
• Fr. Vu Tran
• The Vu Family
• The Woodrell Family
• The Zimmerman Family

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT

Special thanks to all those who helped with the Christmas Pageant!

Thank you to our wonderful kids that made our 4:00pm Christmas Eve Pageant such a joyful Christmas gift to our community. Everyone shined brightly from sheep to shepherds, angels, our amazing star, along with Mother Mary and St. Joseph! Oh... and we can’t forget the wise men! (Not to be confused with Wise Guys). You brought the Christmas Story to life beautifully; it was a wonderful blessing!  Thanks to Keith and Grace Harrington who narrated the pageant, to Christina Bernal, David Sommer, and SJV Parish Music Ministry Team who accompanied our kids with beautiful music! Thanks as well to Adventure Children’s Theater with Sarah Seigneuret Whalen who directed our production! Thanks too for Fr. Vu who wrote the narration for the Pageant along with Teresa Cormier. And a special thank you to the parents who brought their kids to perform this special story for us! We are truly blessed!  

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

SJV CATHOLIC PRESCHOOL

Registration for the 2023/24 school year for current families and alumni begins January 8.

An updated brochure and registration are available on the parish website or the welcome table. We will start scheduling tours for new families on January 8. Please contact Annette Schwientek at aschwientek@sjvkirkland.org or 425-305-9662 if you are interested.

CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING RETREAT SERIES

Saturday, January 27 from 9:00am-12:00pm at St. John Vianney

Join us for morning Mass followed by guest speakers focusing on the Principles of Right & Responsibilities and the Dignity of Work & the Rights of Workers.

CANA COMMISSION EVENT

Saturday, February 10 after 5:00pm Mass in the Social Hall

This year to celebrate “World Marriage Day,” the Cana Commission would like to honor our young married couples. We will host happy hour with appetizers and “The Newlywed Game.” Couples of all ages and stages are invited. Those married ten years or less will be given an opportunity to participate in our game for prizes!

Your grooviest 70’s outfit encouraged! Enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship!

Register at the parish welcome table or email Lstanger@sjvkirkland.org Free Childcare provided! (Bring a sack dinner for your kids!)

$20 per couple and there will be some fun prizes!!!

DID YOU KNOW???

CONCLUDING RITES

Following communion, we pray quietly or sing a hymn of praise. This is a holy time, as we reflect on what has happened at Mass: something both awesome and familiar. A mystery we cannot fathom has come very near to us. In the Eucharist, we touch and receive something as familiar as bread and wine, something as mysterious as God.

The Eucharist is many things: daily bread, food for the journey, pledge of eternal life, the Body and Blood of Christ. The Eucharist is the meeting-place of earth and heaven, the Incarnation present, here and now. As Pope Francis has written, "The Lord, in the culmination of the mystery of the Incarnation, chose to reach our intimate depths through a fragment of matter. He comes not from above, but from within, he comes that we might find him in this world of ours" (Laudato Si, 236).

And there is more. The Eucharist calls us to live according to Christ's law of love, and thus the Eucharist calls us not only to be transformed internally, but to be agents of transformation in the world. The recent Popes have all put great emphasis on this aspect of Eucharist. "We cannot delude ourselves," said St. John Paul Il in announcing the Year of the Eucharist in 2004: "by our mutual love and, in particular, by our concern for those in need we will be recognized as true followers of Christ. This will be the criterion by which the authenticity of our Eucharistic celebrations is judged" (Mane Nobiscum Domine, 24). Pope Benedict XVI echoed these words: "A Eucharist which does not pass over into the concrete practice of love is intrinsically fragmented" (Deus Caritas Est, 14). There are no two ways about it: the Eucharist commits us to the poor.

Long ago, St. Paul wrote to the Christian community at Corinth, where class divisions were evident even in the way they celebrated the Eucharist. "When you meet in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's supper, for in eating, each one goes ahead with his own supper, and one goes hungry while another gets drunk.... What can I say to you? In this matter I do not praise you" (I Corinthians 11:18-22).

NEXT TWO WEEKS

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP

Tonight - Tuesday, January 2 at 7:00pm in Room 8

Open to all who are struggling with the loss of a loved one. Please join us the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm in Room 8. Please contact Dana, 206-371-0803, for more information.

WOMEN'S BOOK GROUP

Tonight - Tuesday, January 2 at 7:00pm in the Parish Office

The first Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm, 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 January book is On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark.

LUNCHMAKING FOR THE HOMELESS

This Thursday, January 4 at after 9:00am Adoration & Mass

We meet every first Thursday of the month at 10:00am in the Social Hall. The sack lunches we make are taken to a homeless shelter. All ages are welcome! This is a fun, easy, and fulfilling service opportunity for families.

Can you bake homemade cookies? We would love to have 200 homemade cookies for each of our lunch making days to put 2 cookies in each of the 100 lunches we make. Let Laura know if you want to make some. Thanks!

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

This Friday, January 5 after 9:00am Adoration & Mass

Anointing of the sick is available every first Friday of the month immediately after 9:00am Adoration & Mass. Anointing of the Sick imparts consolation, peace, and strength and unites the sick person, in her/his precarious situation and her/his sufferings, with Christ in a profound way. Anyone is welcome to receive this healing sacrament. We hope you can experience this sacrament with us.

CANDLELIGHT ROSARY PROCESSION

This Friday, January 5 at 7:00pm

Pray with us during our candlelight Rosary procession, every first Friday of the month at 7:00pm in honor of Our Lady.

YOUNG ADULT FAITH & BREW

This Friday, January 5 after the 7:00pm Candlelight Rosary Procession

We'll join the Candlelight Rosary Procession, then eat, drink, and watch an inspirational movie. Please email Maybeth to RSVP so there is enough food.

NEWCOMER HAPPY HOUR & TRIVIA NIGHT

This Saturday, January 6 after 5:00pm Mass

We invite new parishioners to the social hall for appetizers and drinks. It’ll be a fun evening to meet people and learn about some of the different ministries at SJV. Then get ready for exciting trivia questions and prizes. Sign up at the Welcome Table. We hope you will join us! 

SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE

Wednesday, January 10 at 7:00pm via Zoom

“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 join our group the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm via Zoom as we work for social justice. Please contact Susan, sweaver@sjvkirkland.org, for the link to our next meeting.

REMINDERS

CATHOLIC KIDS' CATECHISM CLUB

CKCC resumes this weekend, January 7 and 8. New members and volunteers are welcome any time. Learn more

YOUTH GROUP

See you this Sunday for Joan Night from 5:00-6:30pm. Middle School and High School youth are always invited. Learn more

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS

Classes have begun. Contact the parish office if you are interested in receiving the Sacraments of Initiation this Easter. Learn more

SJV VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

How can you best use your gifts?

Learn more

MARRIAGE PREPARATION RETREAT

January 13-14 from 8:30am-1:00pm at Isaac Orr Conference Center, Seattle

Betrothed invites engaged couples to prepare for a joyful, lifelong marriage. This marriage-prep retreat is designed to impact the quality of a couple's communication, conflict resolution, and shared sense of mission. Led by Debra and Fernand Ricard. Learn more and register