Liturgy. There will be no Reconciliation June 24. If you are in need of Reconciliation, please call the office to make an appointment with Father.

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3 The Most Holy Trinity (Solemnity) June 11, 2017 year A The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. (2 Corinthians 13:13) Any time we try to think about the Holy Trinity, we can feel stumped. This doctrine of our faith tells us that there is one God who eternally exists as three distinct Persons. But how can God be both one and three at the same time? While our understanding of the Trinity has advanced and deepened over the centuries, this dogma of our faith will always remain a mystery. We believe that God is one one in substance, one in essence, and one in nature. We also believe that the three Persons of the Trinity are consubstantial, that each of them is God, whole and entire. At the same time, we also believe that God is three Persons. This doesn t mean that God is three distinct, independent individuals, as human beings are separate persons. No, the distinction between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit doesn t rest in their autonomy, but in the relationship of each Person to the others (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 252). In other words, God exists in a relationship of love a love that he invites us to share. Finally, we believe that God created us in his image and likeness. This means that he created us to be relational as well. Jesus command to love God and one another means that he wants us to strive to be united with each other. He wants us to be at one so that the world can have countless witnesses to the love of God. So on this great day of celebration, let God s love become your love. Let it move you to forgive those who have hurt you. Let it move you to speak a kind word, offer a blessing, and care for those in need. Let it move you to put aside divisions in your family. Let it move you to become a brighter light shining the love of God in a world darkened by sin and division. Father, Son, and Spirit, help me to put on love. Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9 (Psalm) Daniel 3:52-56 John 3:16-18 Liturgy Next Week s Readings The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 18, year Readings A 1st Reading: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a We live on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Psalm 147 Praise the Lord, Jerusalem. 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Encourage one another and live in peace. Gospel: John 6:51-58 Jesus is the living bread come down from heaven. All of our readings today give us rich images to help us grasp the meaning of the Eucharist; manna, cup of blessing, one loaf, living bread. As we listen to the holy words and phrases that we will hear, and give them a chance to feed our soul so that we can come to the table truly to celebrate and receive the Body and Blood of Christ. There will be no Reconciliation June 24. If you are in need of Reconciliation, please call the office to make an appointment with Father. Imagine going to Morning Prayer and you get to the church and it is all locked up and dark. It finally happened...all of the sacristans and presiders for the Week Day Morning Prayer Service were out sick. We are in great need of presiders and sacristans for Morning Prayer and weekday Mass. Please keep these ladies in your prayers. If you are interested, please call the parish office for information on these beloved ministries, 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 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 Mass in English Holyrood Cemetery: July NE 205th St Shoreline, WA Calvary Cemetery: July th Ave NE Seattle, WA Misa en Espanol: Holyrood Cemetery Junio NE 205th St, Shoreline, WA Gethsemane Cemetery Julio Pacific Highway S. Federal Way, WA 98003

4 PARISH STEWARDSHIP Collection for week of June 4, 2017 Mail in $ 2, Vigil Mass $ 2, :30am Mass $ 4, :30am Mass $ 2, Electronic giving $ 6, $18, Total Budget for Sacrificial Giving is $741,020. 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.) FYI We are unable to process mutilated or foreign Currency and it will not be counted toward our deposit. Annual Catholic Appeal Thank you to all who have responded to the needs of our Church in Western Washington through the 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal. One person or parish could not possibly accomplish all the needs to be done for over 60 ministries and services of the Annual Catholic Appeal. Gifts of any amount are welcome; your gift will make everything possible. It is not to late to return your pledge envelope if you haven t already done so! For Mobile devices: Stewardship/MobACA/MobDonate.aspx The Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next. If you have a prayer nugget you'd like to share with the parish, Bill Marty, bill@takenroad.com. Thanks! Golden Fellowship trip to Casino - Outlet Mall 6/14/17! Call parish office for more information and to sign up. Parish will provide transportation Thanksgiving for Altar Servers A special thank you to the altar servers this year for their wonderful service. There will be a thank you get together for the altar servers after mass on June 25 th. Details to follow. St. John s parish community would like to thank our angels for their work in helping us celebrate the liturgy. Daytime Faith Sharing Group Quigley House A faith-sharing group will be meeting in the daytime on June 12, July 12 and August 9, at 10 am in Quigley House. Please join us for prayer and community. Joseph s Corner Day of Hope and Healing for men after Abortion - Before the retreat I had lots of questions, and after the retreat I only had the desire to begin again. I came in with fear and after allowing everything out of me, now I feel immense peace and relief. (testimonial after retreat) Are you ready to let your questions and fear be left behind and re-discover what it is like to be at peace? Come on a Project Joseph Day of Healing for men. June 24, call Valerie:

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7 TEAM SEATTLE! Get those service hours done and have fun at the same time! Join high school youth at St. John the Evangelist Parish for an intense week of community building, service and city pass activities. The week will start with a spaghetti feed with Father Crispin on June 24th, Saturday, 6-9pm. He will bless our work and time together. The mornings of service will be June 26-30th. There will be direct service hours working at the Aurora Commons Working at a women s shelter and spending two mornings doing yard work. You can earn 20 hours of direct and indirect service. Hours of commitment and activity are 8-4 hours daily. Week s cost with transportation, Seattle City Pass and special meals: $100. More information at a later date. (Scholarships provided if needed.) Contact Sheila Connolly - sconnelly@stjohnsea.org

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