SAINT JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 19, 2018

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1 SAINT JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 19, 2018 New to Redmond or St. Jude? Welcome! We are glad to have you as a member of our parish. Please fill out a registration form and return it to the parish office so we can get to know and serve you better. Registration forms can be found on our website or on the glass counter in the narthex. CHURCH OFFICE Telephone: Fax: Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30am to 4:30pm Church Address and Mailing Address: th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA Website: PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. James Johnson Parochial Vicar Rev. Raphael Mkuzi frjohnson@stjude-redmond.org frmkuzi@stjude-redmond.org Pastoral Associate ext 118 (Liturgy, Social Justice, Outreach, and Pastoral Care) Sr. Betty Schumacher betty@stjude-redmond.org Pastoral Assistant for Family Faith Formation of Children & Teens ext 123 Rick Casolary rick@stjude-redmond.org Pastoral Asst. for Evangelization & RCIA ext 117 Sondra Sciola sondra@stjude-redmond.org Business Manager ext 128 Krista Schafer kristas@stjude-redmond.org Facilities and Maintenance Manager ext 114 Dave Herridge davidh@stjude-redmond.org Office Manager ext 110 (Admin. Asst. for Family Faith Formation) Lynn Shanta lynn@stjude-redmond.org Scheduling, Bulletin, & Sacramental Records ext 125 Mandy Giusti mandy@stjude-redmond.org Registration, Parish database, Website ext 121 Lisa Brown lisab@stjude-redmond.org ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED St. Vincent de Paul: Assistance call: or To donate furniture or household items call: Jeanne for Ministry Information svdp@stjude-redmond.org CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES Marriage, adolescent, family and individual counseling and referral Call CELEBRATIONS OF THE SACRAMENTS SUNDAY MASS Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 pm - Cantor Sunday: 9:00 am - Sanctuary Choir 11:00 am - Gospel Choir 5:30 pm (Sept 10 mid-june) Soul Purpose Choir DAILY MASS Monday Friday at 9:00 am except Tuesday Tuesday: 9:00 am - Liturgy of the Word with Distribution of Holy Communion HOLY DAY MASS 9:00 am and 7:00 pm COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND Please contact Sr. Betty Schumacher at betty@stjuderedmond.org or ext 118 to schedule a visit. EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Fridays from after 9:00 am Mass until 9:00 pm RECONCILIATION Confessions are heard Saturdays 3:30-4:30 pm, or by appointment BAPTISM OF INFANTS Infants and children under 7 are baptized monthly at Mass. A preparation session is required for parents and Godparents. Contact Terri Neely a terri@neelys.net BECOMING CATHOLIC If you are an adult who has not been baptized or were baptized in another Christian community and would like to become Catholic or if you have children over age 7 who would like to be baptized or become Catholic please contact Sondra Sciola sondra@stjude-redmond.org for more information on the Rite of Christian Initiation. MARRIAGE A preparation program over a period of several months is required. Contact Fr. Johnson to begin the process: frjohnson@stjude-redmond.org. ANOINTING OF THE SICK A communal celebration is held twice yearly. In case of serious illness, impending surgery or advanced age, please contact the parish office or Fr. Johnson. The sacrament should not be delayed until the person is unconscious or in imminent danger of death. FUNERALS Contact Fr. Johnson at ext 120 Catholic Cemeteries that serve St. Jude Calvary and Holyrood

2 FROM THE DESK OF THE PASTOR Dear Friends in Christ, This past few weeks have brought news of the terrible evils committed by former Cardinal McCarrick and priests on the East Coast, as well as the negligence of many bishops. It is terribly disturbing and disheartening, especially since we have been working as an Archdiocese now for many years to address these issues. Certainly we have not been free of such things here, however our Archdiocese has been addressing them for a lot longer, and I would hope more effectively. Nevertheless, we will not be healthy, until the whole Church undergoes a purification of from these evils and is renewed. Always, our first concern must be for the victims of abuse and creating an environment where abuse is not tolerated or swept under the rug. Our safe environment programs and important parts of these efforts, but always more must be done to ensure accountability and transparency. Bishop Robert Barron offered a column on the McCarrick scandal which I think is well worth reflecting upon and offers in part a way forward. When I was going through school, the devil was presented to us as a myth, a literary device, a symbolic manner of signaling the presence of evil in the world. I will admit to internalizing this view and largely losing my sense of the devil as a real spiritual person. What shook my agnosticism in regard to the evil one was the clerical sex abuse scandal of the nineties and the early aughts. I say this because that awful crisis just seemed too thought-through, too well-coordinated, to be simply the result of chance or wicked human choice. The devil is characterized as the enemy of the human race and particularly the enemy of the Church. I challenge anyone to come up with a more devastatingly effective strategy for attacking the mystical body of Christ than the abuse of children and young people by priests. This sin had countless direct victims of course, but it also crippled the Church financially, undercut vocations, caused people to lose confidence in Christianity, dramatically compromised attempts at evangelization, etc., etc. It was a diabolical masterpiece. Sometime in the early aughts, I was attending a conference and found myself wandering more or less alone in the area where groups and organizations had their booths. I came over to one of the tables and the woman there said, You re Fr. Barron, aren t you? I replied affirmatively, and she continued, You re doing good work for the Church, but this means that the devil wants to stop you. And you know, he s a lot smarter than you are and a lot more powerful. I think I just mumbled something to her at that moment, but she was right, and I knew it. All of this has come back to me in the wake of the Archbishop McCarrick catastrophe. St. Paul warned us that we battle, not against flesh and blood, but against powers and principalities. Consequently, the principal work of the Church at this devastating moment ought to be prayer, the conscious and insistent invoking of Christ and the saints. Now I can hear people saying, So Bishop Barron is blaming it all on the devil. Not at all. The devil works through temptation, suggestion, and insinuation and he accomplishes nothing without our cooperation. If you want to see the principle illustrated, Google Luca Signorelli s image of the Antichrist in the Orvieto Cathedral. You ll see what I mean. Archbishop McCarrick did wicked things and so did those, it appears, who enabled him. And we have to come to terms with these sins. Before I broach the subject of how to do this, permit me to say a few words about unhelpful strategies being bandied about. A first one is indiscriminate scapegoating. The great philosopher René Girard taught us that when communities enter into crisis, people typically commence desperately to cast about for someone or some group to blame. In the catharsis of this indiscriminate accusation, they find a kind of release, an ersatz peace. All the bishops should resign! The priesthood is a cesspool of immorality! The seminaries are all corrupt! As I say, these assertions might be emotionally satisfying at some level, but they are deeply unjust and conduce toward greater and not less dysfunction. The second negative strategy is the riding of ideological hobby horses. So lots of commentators left, center, and right have chimed in to say that the real cause of the McCarrick disaster is, take your pick, the ignoring of Humanae vitae, priestly celibacy, rampant homosexuality in the Church, the mistreatment of homosexuals, the sexual revolution, etc. Mind you, I m not saying for a moment that these aren t important considerations and that some of the suggestions might not have real merit. But I am saying that launching into a consideration of these matters that we have been debating for decades and that will certainly not admit of an easy adjudication amounts right now to a distraction. So what should be done? The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has no juridical or canonical authority to discipline bishops. And even if it tried to launch an investigation, it has, at the moment, very little credibility. Only the Pope has juridical and disciplinary powers in regard to bishops. Hence, I would suggest (as a lowly back-bencher auxiliary) that the bishops of the United States all of us petition the Holy Father to form a team, made up mostly of faithful lay Catholics skilled in forensic investigation, and to empower them to have access to all of the relevant documentation and financial records. Their task should be to determine how Archbishop McCarrick managed, despite his widespread reputation for iniquity, to rise through the ranks of the hierarchy and to continue, in his retirement years, to function as a roving ambassador for the Church and to have a disproportionate influence on the appointment of bishops. They should ask the ecclesial version of Sen. Howard Baker s famous questions: What did the responsible parties know and when did they know it? Only after these matters are settled will we know what the next steps ought to be. In the meantime, and above all, we should ask the heavenly powers to fight with us and for us. I might suggest especially calling upon the one who crushes the head of the serpent. BISHOP ROBERT BARRON Let us pray for the healing of the victims of those who have been abused. Let us pray for purification and renewal in the Church. May Christ who came to destroy sin and death restore us and renew us. Sincerely in Christ, Fr. Johnson

3 FAITH FORMATION It s Time! Register your child(ren) now for Family Faith Formation and Sacramental Preparation Classes. You may register online at our parish website, or in the parish office 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday. SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION FOR CHILDREN 4 TH GRADE AND HIGHER Reconciliation and 1 st Eucharist Preparation is available for children in the 4 th grade or higher, who are baptized Catholic, but have not yet celebrated their Reconciliation and 1 st Eucharist sacraments. Contact Sondra Sciola at sondra@stjude-redmond.org or go to the St. Jude website for a registration form under the Our Faith/Sacraments tab. Part-Time Children s Choir Director - St. Jude Catholic Parish, Redmond St. Jude Parish, a 1450 household suburban parish with excellent liturgy, programs and staff, is seeking a part-time Director for its Youth/Children s Choir. The Choir will sing once/month for 10 months at liturgies as a supplement to regular choirs or cantors. Responsible for collaborating with the Pastoral Associate, Pastor, and Director of Family Faith Formation in recruiting, rehearsing, and presenting the Youth/Children s Choir. Requires background in working with children, music and choir direction. Salary is DOE. For further information or application packet, contact Krista Schafer at kristas@stjude-redmond.org.

4 SOCIAL JUSTICE BREAD AND WINE Bread and wine are ambiguous, both in life and in the Eucharist. Bread is perhaps our primary symbol for food, health, nourishment, and community. The kernels of wheat are crushed in their individuality to become something communal, flour, which then endures a fierce heat. Bread speaks of both joy and pain. Wine is a festive drink and a symbol for celebration. It speaks of friendship, community, celebration, joy, recreation, and victory. We celebrate everything, not least of all love, with wine. Wine is made from individual grapes that are crushed and their very blood becomes the substance out of which ferments this warm, festive drink. No wonder Jesus chose it to represent his blood. Bread and wine represent everything in life and in the world that is healthy, young, beautiful, bursting with energy, and full of color. They also represent everything that is being crushed, broken, and baked by violence. What we see in the Eucharist, the goodness and joy of life and the pains and shortcomings of that same life, is the same tension that we need to hold up each day within our ordinary lives. SAFE PARKING PROGRAM UPDATE The Safe Parking Program began in December of During this time, we have provided a safe place for 69 residents who range in age from For several of the residents this is their first time being homeless. The average stay is 6 months. Thirty eight percent of the residents are working. Eighteen of the residents were able to find housing. Every Thursday evening they enjoy a hot meal. This is the only meal that we provide during the week. They are always very grateful for all who have so generously prepared and served the meal. They look forward to Thursday evenings as it provides them with an opportunity to get to know one another a little better as well as the volunteers. A huge thank you to all who have so generously donated food throughout these months. The soups, stews, chili (food that can be heated in a microwave), and tuna are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your continued support by volunteering, preparing meals, and reaching out to them. Hopefully we can make a difference in their lives as we welcome them with open hearts. PARISH LIFE CELEBRATION Sunday, September 16th 12:00 noon till 2:30 p.m. Enjoy: Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Hot Dogs and Hamburgers; Beer and Wine Garden; Balloon Artist, Air Brush Artist, Cotton Candy and Root Beer Floats, Bingo, Children s Games, and great raffle prizes. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH? St. Jude Parish welcomes all who come to worship with us and to share in our life as disciples of Jesus Christ. We also extend an invitation to anyone who is not Catholic, to consider becoming a full member of our faith community. If you are a non-baptized person, or someone baptized in another faith, and would like to learn what would be involved in becoming Catholic, please call Sondra Sciola at the Parish Office, ext. 117, or at sondra@stjude-redmond.org. Sondra will be happy to discuss your personal situation and answer any questions. -4-

5 PARISH EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES SCRIPTURE REFLECTION GROUP Grow Spiritually Let us remember those who have died. We will not be meeting in August, see you in September! The Tuesday morning Scripture Group reflects upon the Sunday Readings and explores ways to integrate them into our daily lives. The sessions are on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:00 am in Lovett Hall. George Relyea. husband of Dorothy Relyea PRAYER WARRIOR NETWORK Thank you! Thank you! We know that God is listening to our prayers and they bring healing and peace. The St. Jude Prayer Network is available to pray for your family and friends. Please contact Ann Case with your prayer requests at Thank you! The St. Vincent de Paul conference thanks you for another successful school supply drive. Families who are clients of Redmond and Kirkland Hopelink will receive new backpacks and school supplies. The children are very excited to choose some of their items along with the basics for their new grade level. Some of these families have been or are clients of the St Jude SVdP conference and are always appreciative of this assistance. INFANT BAPTISM & BEYOND You are a child of God & so we baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. St. Jude Baptism Preparation process for parents and/or Godparents consists of one session before the Baptism. Contact Terri Neely at terri@neelys.net for more information or to register for this class. THANK YOU! Rachel s Corner.Hope and Healing After Abortion Trust in him, you people, at all times. Pour out your hearts to Him, God is a refuge for us. - Psalm 62:8 Has it been such a painful journey since your abortion that you felt you couldn t possibly pour out your heart to God? Far from condemnation or judgement, He can be your comfort and refuge. Come on a Rachel s Vineyard Retreat, and let Him offer you His merciful peace. Let Him be your refuge. Register now! August 24-26, 2018, in Stanwood, Washington Call Aleah: HOPE (4673) Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Services HOLY YOGA.Join Andrea Congdon, St Jude Parishioner and Holy Yoga instructor, at Lovett Hall at 7:00-8:15 on Sunday evenings. This is a holistic form of prayer using your Body, Mind, Sprit. There will be no class on August 26th! Please Contact Andrea to be placed on an list to receive scheduling Andrea@balancedwholeness.com -5-

6 WEEKLY CALENDAR MONDAY - August 20 Rosary/Divine Mercy 7:00pm, Chapel Finance Council Report Stewardship of Treasure TUESDAY - August 21 Soul Purpose Rehearsal WEDNESDAY August 22 THURSDAY - August 23 Steps to Freedom 1/2 FRIDAY - August 24 Adoration Chapel SATURDAY - August 25 SUNDAY - August 26 Holy Yoga 3/4 12:15pm, Lovett Hall 9:30am-9:00pm, 7:00pm, Lovett Hall Parish Financial Giving/Sunday Offertory YTD Goal (July 1, 2018 thru July 30, 2018)... $95,586 YTD Actual( July 1, 2018 thru July 30, 2018)... $90,348 YTD Difference +/- $(5,238) Our Parish Finance Council Thanks You and Asks for Your Continued Generosity! Jose Barreto, Vinod Nazareth, John Reilly, Ron Fechtner, Carol Michael, Fr. James Johnson What is the Called to Serve as Christ campaign? The campaign is an extraordinary opportunity for all parishioners to play a role in strengthening the Catholic Church in western Washington. The campaign will focus on raising $100 million to strengthen our priest retirement and medical plans, support our women religious and assist our parishes. Parishioners will be asked to consider making a gift above and beyond their existing support for their parish and Annual Catholic Appeal. Archbishop Sartain will call on the entire Archdiocese to make a gift to the Called to Serve as Christ campaign. Your support to this campaign will impact the future of the Archdiocese of Seattle for years to come. SPECIAL REQUEST. YWCA Family Village Working Men and Women s Wardrobe manager says that they desperately need men s business attire and Plus Size women s clothing that is clean and in good condition. They are located in Redmond and take donations weekdays between 8:30am-4:00pm. Their phone number is Please Support our Bulletin Advertisers Located on the back of our bulletin you have seen advertisements for local businesses including parishioners that have services that you may be able to use. As you will see if you read each ad that we note if the person or persons in the ad are parishioners of St. Jude. We encourage you to consider supporting all those that have advertised in our bulletin. -6-