February 27th & 28th
Second Sunday in Lent
FAITH FORMATION Sundays
9:10-10:15 Preschool-Grade 8: 2/28, 3/7, 3/21, 3/28 (no class 3/14)
HIGH SCHOOL FAITH
FORMATION - Tuesdays 6:00-8:00 pm
YOUTH NIGHT (Grades 6, 7 & 8)
- 3/19, 4/9, 4/30 from 6:00-8:00pm
ADULT STUDY GROUP - Sundays at 9:15 in the Quieting
Room
EASTER IN NARNIA - Lenten Soup Suppers
We will host one more "Easter in Narnia" Lenten Friday soup suppers from
7pm to 8:30pm on March 5th in the parish hall. Children are welcome to come dressed as their favorite Narnia
character. The evenings will feature a CD performance of a Narnia stories, but is intended mainly as a social gathering
in honor of community building during Lent. Please bring bread/rolls if you can, and Turkish Delight!
CAPITAL MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENTS collection at the door after
all Masses this weekend
IRISH DINNER & SILENT AUCTION! - in 2 weeks! Saturday, March 13th after 5:00 Mass
Tickets are on sale now! Join us for some fabulous corned beef & cabbage with live
music by Geordie's Byre and local Irish dancers. We are limited by the size of the Social Hall, so please buy your tickets
early.
Donations for the Silent Auction - All are invited to donate NEW or mint condition
items for the silent auction. If you don't have items to donate, consider buying a gift certificate from a local store
or restaurant to donate. We are looking for affordable items - not high dollar ones. Items need to be at SJV by next
Sunday, March 7th. Attached to the bottom of Father's homily (last page of this bulletin) is a form that can
be used so we can accurately describe each item with it's name, description & value. Don't forget to include the
value!
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AS
WE OBSERVE THE LENTEN SEASON
On Saturday, March
13th from 11:00am - Noon Father Marc and two Jesuit priests will be available to hear confessions. This is
a time for individual confessions only, it will not begin with an opening Penance Liturgy.
FAITH FORMATION DRIVE FOR THOSE IN NEED
We need basic living
materials to help a local day center with people in need. We need articles such as socks, toothpaste, shampoo, razors, soap,
lotion, deodorant, hats, coats, etc. If you wish to help the needy, please place your donations in the basket in the
fellowship hall. We would really like your help during Lent. Thank you!! - Sarah and Paige (for the 6th, 7th,
and 8th grade class)
ST. VINCENT DE
PAUL
Do you have an interest in finding out what your local conference of St. Vincent
de Paul is all about and what it does to help those in need on Vashon? We are holding an informational meeting for prospective
new members on Sunday, March 7th at 2pm. Please call Nina at 206-947-5404 for more information.
LENTEN OPERATION RICE BOWL
During Lent Catholic Relief Services asks for our help with Operation Rice Bowl. We are asked to put the
principles of Catholic Social Justice into action to help empower others to better their lives through education, medical
assistance, microfinance programs, providing clean water, and farm improvement projects. The money collected is used
to help people in need in foreign countries as well as here on Vashon. The weekly Wednesday night dinners for those in need
that are held at the Episcopal Church receive a grant from Operation Rice Bowl. There are Rice Bowls available in the basket
in the vestibule and there is still plenty of time left in Lent! As you fast during Lent, think about those who don't
have food, clean water or a safe place to live. In these times of economic anxiety, there are still many who have much less.
Thank you for your help.
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A LECTOR?
Please plan to attend one of the following training sessions on Sunday, March 7th following the 10:30
Mass or Saturday, March 13th at 4:00 PM. Needed-Lector's handbook prior to class. Available at SJV Office-$12.
If you are unable to attend, please contact the SJV Office and ask for Janice or Maria.
TURN IN YOUR THRIFTWAY & VASHON MARKET RECEIPTS - use the boxes in the vestibule
The deadline to turn in your 2009 grocery receipts is approaching. Please include your name & phone
number on the back of the Thriftway receipts. We get 1% of the total.
LOST CELL PHONE
A cell phone was found in the Quieting Room. If
it's yours, please contact the office to identify and claim.
ORGAN FOR SALE OR LEASE
We are looking for a home for the organ that
was used at St. Patrick's Chapel. If you are interested in leasing or purchasing it, please contact the office.
February
20th & 21st
First Sunday in Lent
FAITH FORMATION Sundays
9:10-10:15 Preschool-Grade 8: 2/21, 2/28
HIGH SCHOOL FAITH FORMATION - Tuesdays
6:00-8:00 pm
YOUTH NIGHT (Grades 6, 7 & 8) - 3/19,
4/9, 4/30 from 6:00-8:00pm
ADULT STUDY GROUP - Sundays at 9:15 in the Quieting Room
EASTER IN NARNIA - Lenten Soup Suppers
We
will host two more "Easter in Narnia" Lenten Friday soup suppers from 7pm to 8:30pm February 26th &
March 5th in the parish hall. Children are welcome to come dressed as their favorite Narnia character. The
evenings will feature a CD performance of a Narnia stories, but is intended mainly as a social gathering in honor of community
building during Lent. Please bring bread/rolls if you can, and Turkish Delight!
FAITH FORMATION DRIVE FOR THOSE IN NEED
We are doing this
to help a local day center for the needy. Items we hope to collect for this center are: toothbrush, toothpaste,
lotion, razors, soap, deodorant, and clothing. We have a beautiful basket placed in the fellowship hall where you can
place these items. Please have the items in the basket by the end of Lent. Thanks for supporting this charity!
-Mykah and Jing (for the 6th, 7th, and 9th grade class)
IRISH DINNER & SILENT AUCTION! - Saturday, March 13th after
5:00 Mass - Tickets on sale now!
Join us for some fabulous corned beef & cabbage
and other Irish fare & fun! We are limited by the size of the Social Hall, so please buy your tickets early - they will
sell out! Also, all are invited to donate NEW or mint condition items for the silent auction. If you don't have items
to donate, consider buying a gift certificate from a local store or restaurant to donate. We are looking for affordable
items - not high dollar ones. Items need to be at SJV by Sunday, March 7th.
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION TRAINING
There will
be a training next Sunday, February 28th for all EMCs (current & new) after the 10:30 Mass
TURN IN YOUR THRIFTWAY & VASHON MARKET RECEIPTS - use the boxes
in the vestibule
The deadline to turn in your 2009 grocery receipts is approaching.
Please include your name & phone number on the back of the Thriftway receipts. We get 1% of the total.
LOST CELL PHONE
A cell phone
was found in the Quieting Room. If it's yours, please contact the office to identify and claim.
ORGAN FOR SALE OR LEASE
We are looking for a home for the organ that was used at St. Patrick's Chapel.
If you are interested in leasing or purchasing it, please contact the office.
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OBJECT LESSONS
Lenten Notebook 2: Prayer
By Fr. Marc Powell
Why tell you this story about things as ordinary as traffic jams and new friends and bumpy airplane
rides?
Because it's really less about these
ordinary things and more about the extra-ordinary truth that it points to. The truth, and a surprising one for Catholics
who seldom wear their identity out in the streets except on Ash Wednesday, is this:
God loves when we pray in public.
Really, he does. He must. Why else would he answer mine so quickly, and with such powerful evangelical effect?
"PRAY UNCEASINGLY" - EVEN WHEN YOU DRIVE
"What's the matter with you,
you idiot, do you have a brain in your head?" This is shouted to me by a business-suited pedestrian so close to my driver's
side window - which I'd just rolled up - that his hot breath and hot anger are fogging it up. We're in the middle
of a crosswalk intersection in downtown Seattle during rush-hour. "Roll down your window, idiot ... roll it down so I
can knock some sense into you!"
I do not
roll it down.
But I do understand his anger,
really I do: the roads were traffic jammed and I'd misjudged the intersection, thinking I had enough green-light time
to get through the crosswalk and to the other side. I ended up stopped midway with my rear end blocking the crosswalk. So
Angry Businessman had to walk around my truck - after giving me a piece of his mind, of course.
"Roll it down, idiot, roll it down!"
Drivers stare. Pedestrians stare.
"Roll it down!"
I remember the number one rule of diffusing road rage: Don't engage, don't engage.
"Roll it down!"
But he was about to punch my window out. And then me!
Don't engage, don't engage. But I can't drive off, escape; I'm wedged in by cars on all sides. What
can I do?
"Roll it ..."
I stroke the rosary crucifix dangling from my rearview mirror.
Ask Mary to pray for me.
And just like that,
Angry Businessman stops yelling. Stares from me to the crucifix. Back to me. And then back to the crucifix. He says "sorry"
and he says it to the crucifix. And then he proceeds to walk around my truck, and on down the street.
The traffic light turns green. The backup clears. And I drive
away.
"PRAY UNCEASINGLY" -
EVEN DARING TO SAY GRACE IN RESTAURANTS
She
stares when I come in, she stares again when I order breakfast and she stares a few times more as I wait for my meal - Did
I forget to comb my hair this morning?
Meal come,
I cross myself, say grace, cross myself again - and she's staring once more. "Are you the new priest over at the
Catholic church?" she asks.
Yes, I am.
"Thought so, you look like your picture (in the local,
very small-town newspaper)."
Oh,
uh-huh.
"But I wasn't sure. Then when
I saw you pray, figured it had to be you, and that it was safe."
Safe?
"You know
- to say ‘hi.'"
Oh. ... Hi.
She says she's Christian too. And likes making new Christian
friends. So she and her breakfast move over to my table and we finish our meals together as new friends.
And as we pay and leave the restaurant, she says she'll keep me in her prayers.
I thank her for that, and say I'll keep her in mine.
"PRAY UNCEASINGLY" - AND PEOPLE WILL WANT TO PRAY WITH YOU
We hit some rough air and I and the rest of the passengers aboard this plane to
San Jose bounce a bit in our seats. A bell "BINGS" and the "PLEASE FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELT" sign glows to
life. More rough air and everyone bounces again and le-e-e-ans to the left with the wind-tossed aircraft.
Time to pray.
Out comes my rosary; I cross myself, kiss the cross and begin to whisper: "I believe in one God, the Father
Almighty, maker of ..."
"Uh, excuse
me ...?" This is a nervous little man sitting across the aisle, and he's gripping his armrest like a cat who knows
that it's Bath Day. "Excuse me, but could you say a decade for me too while you're at it?"
How about we say one together? I ask. For everyone on board?
And we do. We pray. At 30,000 feet. Two people who've
never met before now. Two people brought together by faith. And praying in public.
God loves when we pray in public. Really, he does. He must.
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February 13th & 14th
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
FAITH FORMATION Sundays 9:10-10:15 Preschool-Grade 8: 2/21, 2/28
(no FF on 2/14)
HIGH SCHOOL FAITH FORMATION - Tuesdays 6:00-8:00 pm
YOUTH NIGHT (Grades 6, 7 & 8) - 3/19, 4/9, 4/30 from 6:00-8:00pm
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH - no daily Mass or Eucharistic
Adoration and the Office is closed
ASH WEDNESDAY
- February 17th - Mass at 10:00 am & 7:00 pm - Fast & Abstain
Ash
Wednesday is the start of Lent, a holy season in which we focus on Praying, Fasting and Giving in preparation to
experience the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter. Our foreheads are marked with ashes to remind us of our humility before
God, who alone raises us up to holiness in and through the sacrifice of his only Son: "Remember you are dust, and to
dust you shall return." The ashes are made from blessed and burned palms used in our Palm Sunday Mass of last year. We
both "fast" from large meal portions on Ash Wednesday (eating only one regular-size meal and two smaller
meals that together do not equal the size of the regular-size meal) and "abstain" from eating any meat. We continue
the meat abstinence on every Friday of Lent.
Our Ash Wednesday Masses on Feb. 17 will be at
10a.m. and 7p.m.
EASTER IN NARNIA
- Lenten Soup Suppers - first one is this Friday, February 19th
We will
host "Easter in Narnia" with three Lenten Friday soup suppers from 7pm to 8:30pm February 19th, February
26th & March 5th in the parish hall. Children are welcome to come dressed as their favorite
Narnia character. The evenings will feature a CD performance of a Narnia stories, but is intended mainly as a social
gathering in honor of community building during Lent. Please bring bread/rolls if you can, and Turkish Delight!
FAITH FORMATION DRIVE FOR THOSE IN NEED
The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade class is collecting deodorant, soap, shaving
cream, lotion, tooth paste, toothbrushes and razors for those in need at day shelters. Please put your donations in
the basket that will be in the Social Hall during Lent. Thank you for your generosity, Maria and Eileen (for the 6th,
7th, and 8th grade class).
ST.
VINCENT DE PAUL COLLECTION - at the door after all Masses this weekend
SOCIAL HALL CLEAN-UP
Do you have any personal items in the
parish hall or storage areas? If so, please arrange with the office for removal by February 20th. After
that, the hall and storage areas will be cleared of unnecessary items (stuff) and they will be properly disposed of. It
is clean-up time to improve appearance and provide needed space for Faith Formation classes. Please contact our Facilities
Committee Chair, John Burggraff, at 463-5634 with questions.
IRISH DINNER & SILENT AUCTION! - Saturday, March 13th after 5:00 Mass
Save the date! All are invited to donate NEW or mint condition items for the silent auction. If you don't
have items to donate, consider buying a gift certificate from a local store or restaurant to donate. We are looking
for affordable items - not high dollar ones. Items need to be at SJV by Sunday, March 7th. More info coming!
ADULT STUDY GROUP - Sundays at 9:15 in the
Quieting Room
The participants are exploring Scott Hahn's "Reasons To Believe."
The sessions have reading assignments and study questions which are posted on the SJV website (www.stjohnvianneyvashon.com)
under "Adult Education". Participants will be asked to answer questions before each session
and to share some of their answers during the session as part of the ongoing conversation about Catholic Apologetics
and how to understand and explain our faith. All are welcome.
- If you would like to participate
in the adult discussion group but can't make it on Sunday at 9:15 am, consider joining an online discussion. To join this
discussion, give Fr. Marc your email address, read the book, read the questions from the parish website, and contribute your
thoughts.
February 6th & 7th
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
FAITH FORMATION Sundays 9:10-10:15 Preschool-Grade 8: 2/7, 2/21, 2/28 (no FF on 2/14)
HIGH SCHOOL FAITH FORMATION - Tuesdays 6:00-8:00 pm -
YOUTH
NIGHT (Grades 6, 7 & 8) 02/12, 6:00-8:00pm
MASS
CANCELLED - Friday, February 12th
FEAST OF ST. BLAISE - Throat Blessing after the homily
Those
desiring a blessing of the throat in honor of the Feast of St. Blaise may receive it from Father Marc after
the homily during each Mass this weekend.
LENTEN
OPERATION RICE BOWL
During Lent, Catholic Relief Services asks for our help with Operation
Rice Bowl. We are asked to put the principles of Catholic Social Justice into action to help empower others to better their
lives through education, medical assistance, micro-finance programs, providing clean water, and farm improvement projects.
The money collected is used to help people in need in foreign countries as well as here in the Seattle Archdiocese.
On Vashon, the weekly Wednesday night dinners for those in need that are held at the Episcopal Church receive a grant from
Operation Rice Bowl. The Rice Bowls will be available at the door after Mass next Sunday. As you fast during Lent, think about
those who have little food, clean water or a safe place to live. In these times of economic anxiety, there are still many
who have much less. Thank you for your help.
HISPANIC
MINISTRY MEETING
There will be a meeting the second Thursday of each month at noon
in the social hall, starting Feb. 11.
MINISTERIO DE REUNIONES HISPANAS
2do. Jueves de cada mes al medio Dia empezando el 11 de febrero el el salon social. Todas las personas interesadas
estan invitadas a asistir.
EASTER IN NARNIA
- Lenten Soup Suppers
We will host "Easter in Narnia" with three Lenten Friday
soup suppers from 7pm to 8:30pm February 19th, February 26th & March 5th in the parish
hall. Children are welcome to come dressed as their favorite Narnia character. The evenings will feature a CD performance
of a Narnia stories, but is intended mainly as a social gathering in honor of community building during Lent. Please
bring bread/rolls if you can, and Turkish Delight!
ST.
VINCENT DE PAUL COLLECTION - at the door after all Masses next weekend
IRISH DINNER & SILENT AUCTION! - Saturday, March 13th after 5:00 Mass
Save the date! All are invited to donate NEW or mint condition items for the silent auction. If you don't
have items to donate, consider buying a gift certificate from a local store or restaurant to donate. We are looking
for affordable items - not high dollar ones. Items need to be at the church by Sunday, March 7th. More info to follow.
HAITI DONATIONS AND IRS TAX RECEIPTS
Thanks to your generosity we are sending a check for $3,000 to the CRS (Catholic Relief Services) Haiti
Earthquake Relief Effort. The manner in which your CRS donation will be recognized for IRS tax purposes has changed from
the original bulletin announcement. Here's why. On January 22, 2010 Congress passed a tax decision that allows donors
to deduct their Haiti donations on either their 2009 or 2010 tax return. This applies only to donations given after January
11, 2010 and before March 1, 2010. Because of this tax decision, you will receive an IRS donation letter/receipt in
the mail. This is the only documentation that you will receive from us. This donation will not be listed on your 2010
year-end IRS Donor Substantiation Report.
MARRIAGE
ADVOCATE TRAINING
Are you interested in being trained as a Marriage Advocate to guide
others through the decree of nullity process? If so, please contact Constance at the office for information about the
training.
ADULT STUDY GROUP -
Sundays at 9:15 in the Quieting Room
The participants are exploring Scott Hahn's
"Reasons To Believe." The sessions have reading assignments and study questions which are posted on the SJV website
(www.stjohnvianneyvashon.com) under "Adult Education". Participants will be asked to answer questions
before each session and to share some of their answers during the session as part of the ongoing conversation about
Catholic Apologetics and how to understand and explain our faith. All are welcome.
- If
you would like to participate in the adult discussion group but can't make it on Sunday at 9:15 am, consider joining an
online discussion. To join this discussion, give Fr. Marc your email address, read the book, read the questions from the parish
website, and contribute your thoughts.
HOMILY CDs
ARE HERE
There are some extra CD's of Father Roach's printed homilies on the
table in the vestibule. These are available to anyone who would like one on a first come, first serve basis.
FOUNDATIONS IN FAITH- Church and Christology:
Sunday, February 21, 1:30-5:30 PM at St. Peter's Parish Hall. This four hour class focuses
two hours on the Church and two hours on Christology. In the Church class, participants will look at
the primary images of Church from the Vatican II. They will explore the different roles of the laity and ordained in accomplishing
the Church's mission. In the Christology class, participants will research the divinity and the
humanity of Jesus as presented in each of the four Gospels and then defined in the Church Councils. They will explore
various titles and images of Jesus present in Catholic spirituality and devotions throughout the centuries to the present
time. Please bring your Bible and copy of the Catechism to the class. Cost: $5 per class.
FAITH
FORMATION Sundays 9:10-10:15 Preschool-Grade 8: 1/31
HIGH SCHOOL FAITH FORMATION
- Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 pm -
YOUTH NIGHT (Grades 6, 7 & 8) 02/12, 6:00-8:00pm
CONTRIBUTIONS: January 23 & 24 - $3915.74 (to
meet our expenses, our weekly goal is $4,400 - we were $484 short last week) "Each of you must give as you have
made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." (2Corinthians 9:7)
ALTAR SERVER TRAINING
FOR NEW SERVERS - February 7th & 14th at 9:15
Please contact
Lonnie Shiosaki (463-4052) or Janice Johns (463-2025) for more info.
EASTER IN NARNIA - Lenten Soup Suppers
We will host "Easter
in Narnia" with three Lenten Friday soup suppers from 7pm to 8:30pm February 19th, February 26th
and March 5th in the parish hall. Children are welcome to come dressed as their favorite Narnia character. The
evenings will feature a CD performance of a couple Narnia stories, but is intended mainly as a social gathering in honor of
community building during Lent. Please bring bread or rolls if you can, and Turkish Delight!
HOMILY CDs ARE HERE
If, and only if, you signed-up for a
CD of Father Roach's printed homilies, please pick one up in the vestibule after Mass. If you did not sign-up for
a CD but would like one, please contact the office.
COFFEE
HOUR - if your last name begins with A-K, please bring something for Coffee Hour next Sunday
HISPANIC MINISTRY MEETING
There will be a meeting the second Thursday of each month at noon in the social hall, starting Feb. 11.
MINISTERIO DE REUNIONES HISPANAS
2do. Jueves de cada
mes al medio Dia empezando el 11 de febrero el el salon social. Todas las personas interesadas estan invitadas a asistir.
CAPITAL BUILDING & MAINTENANCE FUND Collection at the
door after all Masses this weekend
HAITI EARTHQUAKE UPDATE FROM CRS
Generous contributions from Catholics and others in western Washington and across the country to Catholic
Relief Services are helping thousands of Haitians after the devastating earthquake on January 12th. CRS, our Church's
official international relief and development agency, has provided food and other emergency supplies to more than 90,000
people through two large sites and parish distribution sites across Port-au-Prince. CRS medical teams are treating 300 per
day. For more information on CRS relief efforts in Haiti as well as prayer resources, educational resources, and information
on how you can help with the long-term rebuilding process, go to www.crs.org. Thank you very much.
MARRIAGE ADVOCATE TRAINING
Are you interested in being trained as a Marriage Advocate to guide others through the decree of nullity
process? If so, please contact Constance at the office for information about the training.
ADULT STUDY GROUP - Sundays at 9:15 in the Quieting Room
The
participants are exploring Scott Hahn's "Reasons To Believe." The sessions have reading assignments and study
questions which are posted on the SJV website (www.stjohnvianneyvashon.com) under "Adult Education". Participants will
be asked to answer questions before each session and to share some of their answers during the session as part
of the ongoing conversation about Catholic Apologetics and how to understand and explain our faith. All are welcome.
- If you would like to participate in the adult discussion group but can't make it on Sunday
at 9:15 am, consider joining an online discussion. To join this discussion, give Fr. Marc your email address, read the book,
read the questions from the parish website, and contribute your thoughts.
VASHON OPERA - LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Vashon Opera and Vashon
Park District will present Little Red Riding Hood, A Special Opera Production for Children. It is February 6th
at 11 am at Chautauqua Elementary School. This is a free production - no tickets are necessary. Go to vashonopera.org
for more information.
HELPING CATHOLICS COME HOME
- online, live, interactive and fun event!
This course features Dr. Tom Curran and
consists of 4 live & interactive video broadcasts accessible via the Internet from 7-8:30 PM every Thursday night in February
(4, 11, 18, 25)! For your convenience, sessions will also be available on-demand. The cost is only $20 for the entire four-session
course! These sessions are designed to help individuals discover the treasures of the Catholic faith and equip them with the
knowledge and tools necessary to share their faith with confidence and clarity to friends, family and anyone they meet.
Feb. 4th - The Basics of Evangelization: What, Why, Who and How
Feb. 11th - 10 Practical
Ways to Share Your Faith
Feb. 18th - Answering the Top 10 Questions Catholics Are Asked: Part I
Feb. 25th - Answering the Top 10 Questions Catholics
Are Asked: Part II
What to expect:
- To be
entertained and inspired by good teaching and real life stories.
- To be encouraged in
the riches of your faith and the truth it offers to all who are open to believe.
- To
learn a practical, Catholic approach to evangelization that is all about proposing (not imposing) the value of your
faith to family and friends.
- To be equipped to welcome newcomers in to the parish community
and encourage them in their faith.
For more information call 1-888-765-9269 or simply
log-on to MyCatholicFaith.org to register.
January
16th & 17th
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
FAITH
FORMATION Sundays 9:10-10:15 Preschool-Grade 8: 1/24, 1/31 (no class 1/17)
HIGH
SCHOOL FAITH FORMATION - Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 pm - 1/19, 1/26
YOUTH NIGHTS
(Grades 6, 7 & 8) 01/29 & 02/12, 6:00-8:00pm
WELCOME
Very Reverend Paul Magnano, Ph.D. (officially installing Father Marc Powell this weekend!)
MINISTRIES FAIR - check it out after Mass TODAY!!
All are
invited into the Social Hall to see all kinds of ways to get involved at SJV!
HAITI EARTHQUAKE - CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS) RESPONSE
CRS
is the official international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic Church and has made an initial commitment of 5 million
dollars for immediate use in the Haiti earthquake relief effort. The agency is geared up for a major emergency response
to this severe disaster. CRS is currently mobilizing food and deploying emergency shelter and hygiene kits, as well
as bringing in supplies from the neighboring Dominican Republic. There will be a collection at the door next weekend
after the Masses to support this CRS effort. To donate directly to CRS call 1-877-HELP-CRS, donate online at www.crs.org, or send a check to CRS/Archdiocese of Seattle, 710 9th Ave, Seattle WA 98104 (on the memo line please
write: Haiti Earthquake). Thank you.
EASTER IN
NARNIA - Lenten Soup Suppers
We will host "Easter in Narnia" with three Lenten
Friday soup suppers from 7pm to 8:30pm February 19th, February 26th and March 5th in the
parish hall. Children are welcome to come dressed as their favorite Narnia character. The evenings will feature
a CD performance of a couple Narnia stories, but is intended mainly as a social gathering in honor of community building during
Lent. Please bring bread or rolls if you can, and Turkish Delight!
HOMILY CDs ARE HERE
If, and only if, you signed-up for a CD of Father
Roach's printed homilies, please pick one up in the vestibule after Mass. If you did not sign-up for a CD but would
like one, please contact the office.
MARRIAGE ADVOCATE
TRAINING
Are you interested in being trained as a Marriage Advocate to guide others
through the decree of nullity process? If so, please contact Constance at the office for information about the training.
ADULT STUDY GROUP - Sundays at 9:15 in the
Quieting Room
The participants will be exploring Scott Hahn's "Reasons
To Believe." The sessions are highly structured with reading assignments and study questions which are posted on the
SJV website (www.stjohnvianneyvashon.com) under "Adult Education". Participants will be asked to
answer questions before each session and to share some of their answers during the session as part of the ongoing
conversation about Catholic Apologetics and how to understand and explain our faith. All are welcome.
PRO-LIFE EVENTS - TUESDAY JANUARY 19 A 10 AM
Pro-Life Mass will be celebrated at Saint Michael Church, 1055 Boundary St. SE, Olympia, followed by a procession to the State
Capitol to participate in the Washington State March for Life, which begins at noon. All are invited back to the Church for
a complimentary lunch. More info at (360) 480-9329 or www.SaintMichaelParish.org
MARRIED?
ENGAGED?
Many family planning methods involve side effects and expense. Natural
Family Planning, which is 99% effective, involves no side effects and is inexpensive! It is also in line with Church
teaching on marriage and family life. A 3-session class will be held at Blessed Sacrament in the University District
starting January 23rd at 2:30pm, in the Parish Hall. For more information or to sign-up, contact Monica and
Michael Bernstein at 206.523-1903 or monicadevet@hotmail.com.
JANUARY 9TH & 10TH
BAPTISM OF THE LORDFAITH FORMATION Sundays 9:10-10:15
Preschool-Grade
8: 1/10, 1/24, 1/31 (no class 1/17)
HIGH SCHOOL FAITH FORMATION -
Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 pm - 1/12, 1/19, 1/26
DO
YOU REMEMBER...
Do you remember, as a child, having chores to do? And as you got bigger, so did the chores? And
do you remember the "why" of those chores? We were part of a family. Stewardship is the act of doing God's "chores".
Very few of us are called upon to do great things, but we are expected to do small things greatly. Those small things are
God's chores that he asks us to do because we belong to His family. He asked His Son to do the great thing for us, now
He asks us to do the small things ~~~ this is called Stewardship. For which He will bless us greatly. Next weekend, January
16 and 17, you will have the opportunity to talk to people involved in doing some of the small things needed to keep our parish
running. Please come, meet them and, perhaps, join them.
DONOR SUBSTANTIATION LETTER MAILING
The 2009 IRS Donor Substantiation Letters were mailed last Thursday
to those who have made donations to the parish during the past year. If you have questions about the letter or do not receive
one this week and think that you should have gotten one, please call the office during business hours at 567-4149.
EASTER IN NARNIA - can you make soup?
Fr. Marc is trying
to organize a series of Friday night Soup Suppers at the parish this Lent based on the theme "Easter in Narnia",
a reference to writer C.S. Lewis' classic, Chronicles of Narnia. The first task is finding at least 4 parishioners willing
to make soup for the event which will also feature a CD performance of the Lewis Stories for kids & adults to enjoy. If
you would like to make soup, please contact Fr. Marc by calling the office or the rectory.
ADULT STUDY GROUP RESUMES - Sundays at 9:15 in the Quieting Room
The
participants will be exploring Scott Hahn's "Reasons To Believe." The sessions are highly structured with reading
assignments and study questions. Participants will be asked to answer questions before each session and to share some of their
answers during the session as part of the ongoing conversation about Catholic Apologetics and how to understand and explain
our faith. All are welcome.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
COLLECTION - at the door after all Masses this weekend
PRO-LIFE EVENTS - TUESDAY JANUARY 19
A 10 AM Pro-Life Mass will be celebrated at Saint Michael
Church, 1055 Boundary St. SE, Olympia, followed by a procession to the State Capitol to participate in the Washington State
March for Life, which begins at noon. All are invited back to the Church for a complimentary lunch. More info at (360) 480-9329
or www.SaintMichaelParish.org
DECEMBER 5TH & 6TH
SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT
FAITH FORMATION Sundays 9:10-10:15 Preschool-Grade 8: 12/6, 12/20 (no class 12/13, 12/27)
HIGH SCHOOL FAITH
FORMATION Sundays 9:00-10:15 : 12/6
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - Holy Day of Obligation - Tues, Dec 8th Masses at 10 a.m.
and 7 p.m.
ADVENT RETREAT - final session this weekend - All are welcome!
The
last session is Sunday, December 6 at 9:15 am. Everyone gathers in the Sanctuary and after a brief introduction on the topic,
we will break out into groups.
ESTA ES UNA MISA ESPECIAL
Estaremos Celebrando La Fiesta De Nuestra Senora De Guadalupe, Y Tambien
La Fiesta De Juan Diego, El Miercoles 9 De Diciembre Alas 7:00Pm Si Le Gustaria Traer Comida Tenemos Formularios Para Inscribirce
En La Entrada, Despues De La Misa Recepcion En El Salon Social Todos Estan Invitados A Asistir.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CELEBRATION - SJV - Wednesday, December
9th - Mass at 7:00 pm
We will be celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and remembering Juan Diego with a Mass
on Wednesday, December 9th at 7:00pm. There will be food served in the Social Hall following Mass. If you would like to help
by bringing food to share, please sign up on the sheets in the Narthex. All are invited!
COOKIE SALE & BAZAAR - next weekend!! Get out your cookie recipes!
Our
annual Cookie Sale & Bazaar will be December 12 & 13 after all Masses. Please bring in a tray of your favorite goodies
on Saturday December 12 from 3:00-5:00. They will be sold by the pound after all Masses. We will also be selling homemade
crafts and jewelry that women from our church have been working on!!
VASHON ISLAND CHORALE
Several SJV parishioners will be featured prominently when the Vashon Island Chorale
performs on Dec. 5 at 7:30pm and Dec. 6 at 3pm. Jennifer Krikawa and Anne Terry will have solo roles in Antonio Vivaldi's
Gloria and a song written by Charles Lovekin will have its "world premiere". Entitled "The Third Joyous Mystery,
the Birth of the Christ, Jesus", Charles' piece also includes strings, organ and harp. Other parishioners who will
be singing with the Chorale this time are Jo Ann Bardeen, Mary Fran Lyons, Richard Person, Teresa Bourke, Bill Bourke, Linda
Rogers and Charles Lovekin. The concerts take place at Bethel Church. Tickets are available at Books by the Way, Vashon Bookshop
& The Blue Heron.
ST. VINCENT DEPAUL COLLECTION - at the
door after all Masses next weekend
LESSONS & CAROLS, SIMBANG GABI, AND THE CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
Lessons & Carols - Sunday, December 20th at 5:00 pm followed by a cookie reception in the
Social Hall
Simbang Gabi (Filipino Advent Mass) -Sunday, December
20th -10:30 Mass followed by reception
Christmas Eve Mass - Thursday,
December 24 at 7:00 (Christmas Carols at 6:30) followed by a light reception
Christmas Day Mass - Friday, December 25 at 10:00 am
