Good Shepherd Sunday ~ 4th Sunday of Easter April 17, 2016

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2 Good Shepherd Sunday ~ 4th Sunday of Easter April 17, 2016 April 18 Monday 8:30am Mass April 19 Tuesday 8:30am Morning Prayer April 20 Wednesday 9am All School Mass April 21 Thursday 8:30am Mass 9am 11am Church Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament April 22 Friday 8:30am Morning Prayer April 23 Saturday 3:30pm Reconciliation 5pm Vigil April 24 Sunday 8:30 Mass 10:15 Sunday preschool, nursery 10:30 Mass CLOW Mass Times Saturday, Vigil Mass 5pm Sunday, 8:30 & 10:30 am Monday thru Friday and 1st Saturdays Mass or Morning Prayer 8:30am Thursday Adoration 9am-11am Sacrament of Reconciliation The Sacrament of Reconciliation is on the 2nd & 4th Saturday s of the Month or by appointment. If you need an appointment for reconciliation, please call the parish office. FAITH FORMATION Infant Baptism Infant Baptisms (up to age 7yrs.) are scheduled 4 times a year at the weekend masses. Sacrament of Matrimony Couples should contact parish office 6-8 months ahead of time. Parish Advocate for Annulments For parishioners seeking a marriage annulment, please contact the parish office or annulment@stjohnsea.org Children s Programs* Children s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) Most Sundays; Oct. through May during 10:30 Mass Children First grade through Fifth grade are invited to attend. Preschool Sunday School (new location) October through May during the 10:30 Mass Children age 4 by Sept. 1 st through First grade Classes held in XDC located in the main school building. 10:30 Mass Nursery Nursery is in new location in XDC located in the main school building. Children ages 8 months--3 yrs. are welcome. Nursery is Free! *NOTE for these programs: Weekends that have a Monday holiday or school break times; No Sessions. For more information or questions contact: parish office. Parish Office Office Hours 8am-4pm Closed from noon to one for lunch Monday ~ Friday Pastoral Emergency number If you are interested in learning more about any of St John s liturgical ministries, or you would like to volunteer, please contact a ministry lead: Lectors: Tony Perucca or tonyp2000@yahoo.com Sacristans: Patty Mayhle - mpjmayhle@msn.com Eucharistic Ministers: Joanne Jepson or josiemj51@yahoo.com Childrens Liturgies: Bridget Sevigny or bridgetnan@gmail.com Altar Servers: Cheri Wolf - cheriawolf@hotmail.com Ushers: Joe Sullivan - joe.sullivan1020@gmail.com Music: Becky Kelly - beckykelly1@yahoo.com Environment/Decorating Sheila Cloney - stjohndecorating@gmail.com

3 April 5 th,2106 JAMBO Rafikis! HABARI from Father Crispin (news) I am away on retreat but I need to share some timely news with you before my return. First you will be excited to see that during your Spring Break from School, the 2 nd floor school windows project is now COMPLETE! ALL the South, West and East sides are now complete. Announcement - Bookkeeper part time ASANTE SANA to Lori Boyle, who helped us as a 24 hour a month bookkeeper, as well as working part time weekly at St Catherine s. Lori has left both St John s and St Catherine s for the private sector. ASANTE SANA Lori for your time here! KARIBU (Welcome) to Margaret Golliver. We are once again blessed to find Margaret Golliver, who did an accounting internship as a bookkeeper at Christ the King Parish last year. And very timely for us, Margaret became available right after Lori left. She has agreed to help us 20 hours per week here at St John s. We are doubly blessed because Margaret is already familiar with and trained in a lot of the procedures and reporting for an Archdiocesan Parish. KARIBU Margaret! Lastly I am disappointed to share with you, that over the Schools spring break, we did experience break-in to the Quigley House Building. Police reports have been made and the large safe has been moved to a more secure location while we work on improving security, both in the Quigley House and campus wide. I am saddened to let you know that they did steal a small wall safe. The thieves were able to carry it away. They also rummaged throughout Quigley House and while doing so broke five (5) of our locking file cabinets. We are advised that they appeared to be after quickly negotiable items. Unfortunately, any envelopes that arrived Tuesday (2/29) through Friday (3/1) last week would have been in the small safe when it was stolen. If you believe that your parish envelopes were mailed in or dropped off to the Parish office during that time - Please contact the Parish office to see if your contribution was posted. The police believe that these were professionals based on their activities, and items left behind, while in the building. A couple of things to consider: Please, please, please do not come on campus alone when it is dark. While they were after property, if they are confronted, there is no way to know how they will react. Know that I am going to reassemble our security task force from 2009, and I will be asking them to readdress our security in our current climate. On April 14 th at 7pm, there will be a community meeting at St John s in Egan Hall. A representative from the Seattle Police Department will be there to talk about the current goings on in our community. And will speak more about personal safety measures. Amani ya Yesu! (Peace of Jesus!) Padre Crispin

4 Liturgy Reflections April 17, 2016 year ABC 4th Sunday of Easter My sheep hear my voice. I give them eternal life The word of God is the gift of the everlasting life. The word of God is the love that calls forth life, that seeks out life. The Church is charged with the mission of speaking the word of God in every time and place. Everywhere we turn, we should hear the word of salvation, of love, compassion and life. And we should speak this word; we should echo it in our lives. What we know of this word of love and life we know because we have first been loved and called to life. Our response to this understanding is to give praise to God. In the church s constant prayer of praise, we hear the proclamation of love and life. In Christ we already share in the eternal life of God. Our experience of this union and life grows as we experience the love of Jesus and we praise him for his compassion, forgiveness and mercy. Prayer for Father Crispin on Good Shepherd Sunday O Jesus, our great High Priest, Hear our humble prayers on behalf of your priest, Father Crispin. Give him a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of his priestly life. In his loneliness, comfort him In his sorrows, strengthen him In his frustrations, point out to him that it is through suffering that the soul is purified, and show him that he is needed by the Church, he is needed by souls, he is needed for the work of redemption. O loving Mother Mary, Mother of Priests, take to your heart your son who is close to you because of his priestly ordination, and because of the power which he has received to carry on the work of Christ in a world which needs him so much. Be his comfort, be his joy, be his strength, and especially help him to live and to defend the ideals of consecrated celibacy. Amen. Next Week s readings April 24, 2016 year Readings C 5th Sunday of Easter First Reading Acts 14:21-27 The missionaries Paul and Barnabas complete their journey. Psalm 145 I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. Second Reading Revelations 21:1-5a Like bride and groom, God pledges everlasting love. Gospel John 13:31-33a, Jesus followers live by a new commandment: love one another. Today s Easter scriptures paint a picture of God who loves us so much that the divine dwelling is now among us, with the human race. Jesus was the first physical manifestation of that new reality. As we listen to these sacred scriptures today, let us reflect on how God s dwelling is within each of us and how we manifest that to the world around us. Catholic Cemeteries We remember and give thanks at our regular Eucharistic celebrations for all of those who have died. All are invited. Unless otherwise noted, all Masses are on Saturday mornings at 10:30 am. For additional information please call Faye McClain, or fmcclain@mycatholiccemetery.org Holyrood Cemetery: Chapel Mausoleum May 7 10:30 am 205 NE 205th St Shoreline, WA Misa en Espanol: Holyrood Abril NE 205th St, Shoreline, WA Calvary Cemetery: Chapel Mausoleum April 16 10:30 am th Ave NE Seattle, WA Misa en Espanol: Gethsemane, Mayo th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105

5 Parish Life (All ministries at St John Parish/School require Safe Environment Training.) PARISH STEWARDSHIP Collection for week of April 10, 2016 Vigil Mass $ 1, :30am Mass $ 2, :30am Mass $ 1, Mail-in $ 3, Electronic giving $ 3, $ 12, Total Budget for Sacrificial Giving is $712,194. Divided by 52 weeks = $13, needs to be collected each week. (This does NOT include restricted donations such as Holy Day Collections, (Christmas and Easter), and donations made to our ministries or coffee & donuts.) April 17 after the 8:30 & 10:30 Masses there will be a Pancake Breakfast brought to you by St. John s Knights of Columbus! All proceeds go to the 8th grade trip to D.C. You re Invited! St. John Year of Prayer Event #2! With special guest speaker Sister Giovanni Paolo. You ve started praying more often, now learn and discuss how to pray with greater depth and purpose! Egan Hall, April 17, 6:30pm 7:30pm Refreshments and Child care provided! - Bettee Frank and family thanks St. John parishioners, her other family, for all the love and kindness she received while Bob was sick; all the friends that came to Bob s funeral along with the cards and Mass intentions that were received. Many thanks to you all. Golden Fellowship is April 14th this month! Grace will be said at noon. Folks 60 and over are welcome to a noon pot luck. Bring your best dish. If you would rather we did all the cooking then come and enjoy the great fellowship around the table. See you there! Do you know Chris Stefanick? He s a Catholic evangelist who addresses himself to teens. Here are a couple of my favorite Chris Stefanick videos. Do you want to be inspired to be the saint God made you to be? Watch this tribute to Fr. Emil Kapaun: Next is Stefanick's 4 minute version of Prayer for Beginners titled, "How Do I Pray? : Finally, his answer to the age old question about finding mass boring: If you enjoyed these, have a look around his web site, (Thanks to Reagan Perry.) If you have a prayer nugget you d like to share with the parish, Bill Marty, bill@takenroad.com Faith Formation News Preschool Sunday School! Register for Preschool Sunday School for ages 4-5; Classes are held during the 10:30 Mass on Sunday. Children must have had their 4th birthday by Sept. 1, The Preschool classrooms are located in the XDC rooms (Extended daycare room in the school building). Please register by completing a form found in the back of the Church or by contacting the Office. Children's Liturgy of the Word Children Grades 1-5 are invited to participate in the Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) during 10:30 Mass. No registration is required. Parents are welcome to come with their children. 10:30 Nursery 10:30 Nursery is in the XDC rooms (Extended daycare room in the school building). Children ages 8 months to 3yrs. are welcome. Ring the doorbell to drop off your child.

6 Dear St John volunteers: We have three volunteer opportunities coming up! We need your help to make First Communion a great experience for the children who will be celebrating the sacrament this Spring. 1. We need assistance with our St John tradition of bread making, on the evening of Monday, April 18th, between the hours of 5:30-8:30pm. No cooking experience necessary! You'll help the children as they make their own mini loaf of bread or assist with activities for those who are waiting for their bread to bake. 2. We need assistance to prepare Egan Hall for the First Communion receptions. Friday April 29th from 3-4pm we'll set up the space for the receptions that follow the First Communion Masses. This is a perfect task for those picking up children from school. 3. We need help to serve at the First Communion Receptions. Saturday April 30th for the 5pm mass and Sunday May 3rd for the 8:30am and 10:30am mass. My daughter, Arwen, will be coordinating the set-up. We need someone who knows how to use the coffee maker! Please consider giving a few hours to our lovely children. Check the Sign-Up Genius link for specific times and shifts. go/508084ea5aa2ba57-stjohn2 Havana Nights! St. John School Auction! ~ April 22 TICKETS! This year tickets to the Gala Dinner & Live Auction will again be sold online via our bidding website: Tickets went on sale Friday, March 18th. Purchasing your tickets will also register you to bid (both online & at the event). You can register to bid online without purchasing tickets. Tables will seat 10 people this year and you will have the option to request your tablemates online when you purchase tickets. There will be an option to purchase a full table at the higher ticket levels. St. John s Vacation Bible School August 15-19: 9am 12pm Location: St John Portables, with our own wonderful teachers: Vanessa Castillo, TJ Breysse and Molly Feeney!!! For more information call Mary Wiseman, parish office. There are registration flyers at all the doors of the church. If they are gone just call our friendly parish staff and we will be happy to help you! Thank you all so much for all you do for St John and our children!

7 Dates: Thursday evenings from 7:00-9:00pm Evenings of RECOLLECTION for Women April 28 August 25 May 26 September 22 June 16 ** October (Women s Retreat in Seattle) July 28 November 17 ** December (None) Confession starts at 6:30pm, before the recollection. Location for January, April, May, July, August, September: St. Pius X Catholic Church th Avenue W Mountlake Terrace, WA **Location for February, March, June, November: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 121 North 80th Street Seattle, WA Date: October 21 23, 2016 Location: Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center 4700 SW Dash Point Road Federal Way, WA (See registration form) Silent RETREAT for Women Contacts for Retreat: Carol Chen Vicky Renshaw Tel: (206) Tel: (425) caroline_chen17@yahoo.com vickyandblair@comcast.net Date: Location: PNWL Girls Camp (for girls entering 5 th -9 th grades) Avanti PNW Leadership Program (for girls entering 10 th -12 th grades) June 20 24, 2016 (Mon-Fri) YMCA Camp Colman Bay Road KPS Longbranch, WA Contacts for Camp: Vicky Renshaw CJ Fesalbon Tel: (425) Tel: (425) vickyandblair@comcast.net jfesalbon@aol.com These programs are sponsored by Charwick Study Center. Located in northern California, Charwick organizes activities fostering character development of professional, college and high school women. The spiritual and doctrinal activities offered at Charwick are entrusted to Opus Dei, a personal Prelature of the Catholic Church. Opus Dei s purpose is to help people find God in their everyday lives of work, family, and social relations. Visit and

8 PNW Women s Silent Retreat Registration Form October 21, 2016 (Friday, 2:00 p.m.) October 23, 2016 (Sunday, 2:30 p.m.) Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center 4700 SW Dash Point Road Federal Way, WA Phone: (206) Name: Address: Mobile Phone: Special Diet/Requests: Please mail this form by September 10, along with the check ($225) payable to: Caroline Chen 9741 Wallingford Ave N Seattle, WA If you have any questions or concerns, please call Carol at (206) or her at caroline_chen17@yahoo.com This retreat is sponsored by Charwick Study Center. Located in northern California, Charwick organizes activities fostering character development of professional, college and high school women. The spiritual and doctrinal activities offered at Charwick are entrusted to Opus Dei, a personal Prelature of the Catholic Church. Opus Dei s purpose is to help people find God in their everyday lives of work, family, and social relations. Visit and

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12 Please remember the following people who are ill, homebound or need your prayers this week. Pauline Barrett Sam Braun Flynn family Caroline Gallacci Elaine Gregory Bob & Toni Lasser For our Armed Forces personnel throughout the world, that they come home safely to their families. We pray to the Lord. For those who have died, that they may rest in the healing embrace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, we pray to the Lord. If you have family or friends in military service and would like us to pray for them, please call the parish office Stewardship A Disciples Response Sean Mathison Matlock Family Oskar Miranda Lil Stevenson Linda Sullivan Jackie In today s Gospel, Jesus tells Peter again and again, If you love Me, feed my sheep. He says the same to each of us, If you love Me, use the gifts I have given you to serve your brothers and sisters. Electronic St John s! You can donate from your Smart phone. St John the Evangelist has a mobile version of our online giving page to make it easy for you to give anytime from your smart phone. Simply scan the image you see here using your phone s QR code reader or go to : and locate the online giving page. Or you can enter: bit.ly/donatestjohn on your web browser. Do you have a family member or neighbor in or from our parish who would like to stay in touch with the St. John community? In addition to taking Communion to these people we would like to reach out with a phone call or greeting card to say hello and that we are thinking about them. We will also need volunteers. Please contact Loretta Fletcher or Marion Johnson if you would be interested, or if you know of someone who might enjoy this type of outreach. Stations of the Cross Devotion on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7pm in the church. If you are interested in leading the Stations, please contact Jim Russell. russelljim12@gmail.com St John Parish office publishes a weekly newsletter on Wednesday afternoons. If you would like to receive the latest parish updates with clickable links to flyers and web pages, right in your inbox, smarty@stjohnsea.org. SACRED HEART RADIO 1050 KBLE ~ Seattle Sunday Mass - 5:00 am, 9:00 am, Daily Mass - 5:00 am, 9:00 am Monday - Saturday Rosary - 1:00 pm, every afternoon 8:30 pm every night Chaplet of Divine Mercy: 1:30pm Sunday & Saturday Virtue of the Month: Obedience: saying yes to the loving will of God and those He has set over us. Authentic obedience guarantees us the freedom of living in the truth that our lives are guided and protected by the hand of our loving Father, who has a plan to bring everyone to salvation. We see His will in just laws, and in the lawful commands of those He has given authority. Obedience does not mean being forced to do things we don t want to do, and it certainly does not mean doing things that are sinful, just because a person in authority tells us to do it. Rather it means that we choose to want what God wants, in order to attain the freedom and joy of following Him. Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850, Italy-1917, Chicago, Ill. ) Maria Francesca Cabrini was born into a large family of Italian farmers. Maria Francesca was born 2 months premature and remained small and frail during her life, but she nevertheless had a strong spirit and plenty of determination. Even from her earliest years, Maria Francesca had a great desire to serve Christ and was drawn to carry out this service as a missionary to China but God had other plans. Refused entrance into a religious order at age 18 because of her poor health, Maria Francesca instead taught for six years at girls orphanage and did so well that when it closed, the local bishop asked her to found a religious community, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to serve the poor in schools and hospitals. The new Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini (named for the great Jesuit saint to the Far East worked with zeal and determination, still intent on establishing her sisters in China. However, when she met with Pope Leo XIII, he told her Not to the East, but the West, and sent Mother Cabrini and her sisters to New York City to work with the many Italian immigrants who were suffering the effects of being poor strangers in a strange land. All the love and devotion Mother Cabrini intended to pour out on the people of China she now spent in service to the downtrodden immigrants in the United States, overseeing the founding of institutions to serve their spiritual and material needs. This required hospitals, not something that Mother Cabrini desired to include as part of the work of her sisters. However, the virtue of obedience to higher authorities once again played an important role. For after Mother Cabrini initially refused the request of the Archbishop of New York to establish a hospital, she had a dream in which she saw the Blessed Virgin Mary attending to the needs of the sick. When she asked her what she was doing, the Blessed Mother responded, I am doing the work you refuse to do. Mother Cabrini accepted the grace given through this vision and promptly opened a hospital in New York City. Mother and her sisters went on to establish other hospitals and institutions in Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, Washington state, South America and her native Italy. Mother Cabrini became a citizen of the United States in Only 8 years later, while in Chicago she suffered her last illness. She died December 22, In 1946, she became the first American citizen to be canonized.

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