SAINT JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 25, 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: 425-883-7685 Fax: 425-881-2207 Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30am to 4:30pm Church Address and Mailing Address: 10526 166th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052 Website: www.stjude-redmond.org PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. James Johnson Parochial Vicar Rev. William Heric frjohnson@stjude-redmond.org wheric@eastsidecatholic.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: 206-767-6449 or www.svdpseattle.org To donate furniture or household items call: Jan 425-881-1440 or Jeanne 425-881-2720 for Ministry Information email:svdp@stjude-redmond.org CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES Marriage, adolescent, family and individual counseling and referral Call 1-800-872-3204. 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 425-883-7685 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 425-883-7685 ext 120 Catholic Cemeteries that serve St. Jude Calvary 206-522-0996 and Holyrood 206-363-8404.
FROM THE DESK OF THE PASTOR Dear Friends in Christ, As we enter into Holy Week today, let us resolve to walk with Jesus step by step and remember all God has done for us through his Son. Let us reflect upon these words of a Homily given by Pope Benedict: Dear brothers and sisters, may these days call forth two sentiments in particular: praise, after the example of those who welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem with their Hosanna! ; and thanksgiving, because in this Holy Week the Lord Jesus will renew the greatest gift we could possibly imagine - he will give us his life, his body, his blood and his love. But, we must respond worthily to so great a gift, that is to say, with the gift of ourselves, our time, our prayer, our entering into a profound communion of love with Christ who suffered, died and rose for us. The early Church Fathers saw a symbol of all this in the gesture of the people who followed Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem, the gesture of spreading out their coats before the Lord. Before Christ the Fathers said we must spread out our lives, ourselves, in an attitude of gratitude and adoration. As we conclude, let us listen once again to the words of one of the early Fathers, Saint Andrew, Bishop of Crete: So it is ourselves that we must spread under Christ s feet, not coats or lifeless branches or shoots of trees, matter which wastes away and delights the eye only for a few brief hours. But we have clothed ourselves with Christ s grace, or with the whole Christ... so let us spread ourselves like coats under his feet... let us offer not palm branches but the prizes of victory to the conqueror of death. Today let us too give voice with the children to that sacred chant, as we wave the spiritual branches of our soul: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel. Amen! POPE BENEDICT My prayer for us all this week is that our celebration of the Triduum may help us grow in Faith, Hope and Love! May God bless you and your families always! Fr. Johnson -2-
FAITH FORMATION Faith Formation Upcoming Classes STATIONS OF THE CROSS Preschool Sunday, March.. 25th...11:00am K-6 and First Eucharist Tuesday, March.... 27th..4:15pm & 6:30pm Connections Teen Ministry Sunday, March..... 25th.6:30pm St. Jude Teens will be leading the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, March 30th at 4:30pm. All parishioners are invited to attend! SAVE THE DATE. This summer's Vacation Bible School theme is Birthday Blast! This week long birthday bash will instill an awareness of God's amazing creation and the beauty and dignity of the human person. Our kids will receive life-giving lessons on what it means to be a child of God. DATES: July 23-27 LOCATION: St Jude's Parish Hall TIME: 9AM - 12PM Registration coming soon! Guardian s & Angels Guardians and Angels ministry for mom's will have our weekly meeting. No meetings March 30th or April 6 Next meeting, April 13 Wooden Sign Craft Community moms of all age children are Invited! Contact Patty Smith for more information at pjseattle@hotmail.com or 206-849-9244 Experiencing the Living Church: Liturgy for the People or the People for the Liturgy? Young Adult Retreat When: May 4 6, 2018 Where: Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center at the Palisades, 4700 Southwest Dash Point Road, Federal Way, WA Description: Young Adult Retreat, Ages 21-35, $99.50 per person Led by Fr. Marcin Szymanski, Register Today: http://palisadesretreatcenter.org/retreat-details/?retreat=906 During this retreat, we will explore the place of the human person within the Church and within the liturgy. We will look into the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the thoughts of John Paul II for guidance. We will also immerse ourselves in the liturgy: The Liturgy of the Hours, the Eucharist, the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and the Sacrament of Penance. -3-
SOCIAL JUSTICE PASSION OF JESUS The word passion comes from the Latin, passio, meaning passiveness, non -activity, absorbing something more than doing anything. The Passion of Jesus refers to that time in his life where his meaning for us is not defined by what he was doing but rather by what was being done to him. For most of his public ministry he was a doer, in command, the active one, teaching, healing, performing miracles, eating with sinners. From the time he walked out of the last supper room and began to pray in Gethsemane, the activity stopped. Jesus is the one having things done to him. In the garden, they arrest him, bind his hands, lead him to Pilate. He is beaten, humiliated, stripped of his clothes and nailed to a cross where he dies. The cross teaches us that we, like Jesus, give as much to others in our passivities as in our activities. When we are no longer in charge, beaten down by whatever, humiliated, suffering, and unable to even make ourselves understood by our loved ones, we are undergoing our passion, and like Jesus in his passion, have in that opportunity to give our love and ourselves to others in a very deep way. DIGNITY OF WORK AND RIGHTS OF WORKERS Catholic Social Teaching Work is an essential responsibility which shapes and fulfills human dignity by providing for the needs of one s self and one s family. Work belongs to the vocation of every person. Work is an essential means by which the good of the earth and the creative capacities of human beings are engaged to provide for human flourishing and the common good. Human work is the fulfillment of human dignity by engaging in and cooperating with the creative work of God. SATISFY OUR HUNGER: PRAYER FOR HOLY THURSDAY God, You who generously give to all your creatures, Satisfy our thirst and hunger Not for wine and bread alone But for love, truth, justice and peace. Through your gift of the Eucharist. Jesus, in the breaking of the bread in the Eucharist, We remember your suffering And we acknowledge the hungers Of so many in this world. Through our sharing in the Bread of Life, Open our hearts to the needs of all. May this Bread become the bread of hope, Of peace, of abundance for everyone in the global village. Holy Spirit, may the Blood of Christ we share Renew us and energize us to be true communities Of light amid the darkness of the structures Of sin and injustice in the world today. Christ s sacrifice gives us new life and nourishes Our souls so we can hear and respond to your discerning call. As we are called to the table of the Eucharist, Let us in turn call our brothers and sisters To the table where we can all share the resources of Creation, Where Justice and Peace reign, And where Love transforms human souls and earthly structures So life and goodness can flourish. Amen. ~Education for Justice BASIC NEEDS KITS AND PANTRY PACKS All Items need to be returned to the church or Parish Office by April 7-8. -4-
PARISH EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES SCRIPTURE REFLECTION GROUP Rachel s Corner Hope and Healing After Abortion Grow Spiritually The Scripture Reflection Group meets every Tuesday morning from 9:30-11:00 a.m. in Lovett Hall. Each session reflects upon the upcoming Sunday Readings and explores ways to integrate them into our daily lives. These sessions are facilitated by Sr. Betty. You are welcome to come to as many of the sessions as you can. Let the oppressed see it and be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive. For the LORD hears the needy, and does not despise his own that are in bonds. -Psalm 69:32-33 Have you felt oppressed inside since your abortion? Has this pain you hold in silence led you to feel like a prisoner to a secret? Come join us on a Rachel s Vineyard Retreat and allow Him to free you from all that keeps you from being fully alive. April 20-22, 2018 Stanwood WA Call Valerie: 1-800-822-HOPE (4673) You are loved with an everlasting Love! PRAYER WARRIOR NETWORK Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Services. 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 thecaseplace@comcast.net St. Bernadette s Women s Group St. Bernadette s Women s Group invites you to join us for monthly meetings. We meet the second Tuesday of each month, September thru May. Next meeting Tuesday, April 10th at 6:30-8:00pm in Lovett Hall Our guest speaker will be Donna Oiland. Please join us for treats, conversation and evangelization. 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. NEXT CLASS - Tuesday, May 1, 2018 7:00pm, Lovett Hall Contact Terri Neely at terri@neelys.net for more information or to register for this class. We hope to see you there! 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. No classes the following two Sundays (3/25 and 4/1) on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. We will resume our weekly schedule on 4/8. Please Contact Andrea to be placed on an email list to receive scheduling Andrea@balancedwholeness.com -5-
HELP DECORATE the CHURCH and our EASTER CROSS for EASTER Saturday, March 31st at 10:00am ALL help would be welcomed and appreciated Many hands are needed! We need flowers of all kinds & colors for our EASTER CROSS Daffodils, Roses, Lilies, Daisies, Iris, Baby s Breath, Tulips, Lilacs, Peonies, Hyacinths Flowers can be dropped off starting Friday the 30th in buckets that will be placed outside near the office or bring them with you on Saturday morning. -6-
Around the Archdiocese daily lives? CRS RICE BOWL We encounter Jesus this week in Jerusalem, a community he knew well. We prayerfully enter our own communities too, encountering those who are hungry and thirsty, those who need our help. How does our Lenten journey motivate us to serve those we meet in our Visit crsricebowl.org for more. We prayed, we fasted and gave alms and now we celebrate! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl ends in our own hearts, where Jesus reigns forever. Let us rejoice in our risen Lord and in the lives we ve changed this Lent all over the world. Remember to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl on Holy Thursday or donate online at: www.stjude-redmond.org and select Online Giving. Please count the money in your household Rice Bowl at home and write a check for the amount payable to St. Jude, marked Rice Bowl in the memo line. You may put the check in the special envelope for Rice Bowl, which can be found in the Narthex on the Rice Bowl table, and put it in the collection basket. Annual Catholic Appeal Pledge Thank you to those who have already fulfilled you Annual Catholic Appeal pledge! Help maximize our Annual Catholic Appeal Rebate this year for our parish project! Please check if your employer has a Matching Gift program. Once payment has been received, or your gift has been paid in full, you can apply for The match per your employer s instructions! The Annual Catholic Appeal, Archdiocese of Seattle, is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501( c ) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Tax ID# 91-0778147. Call 800-809-4921 if you have any questions. Mailing address: Annual Catholic Appeal, PO Box 14964, Seattle, WA 98114 PARISH STEWARDSHIP Finance Council Report Stewardship of Treasure Parish Financial Giving/Sunday Offertory YTD Goal (July 1 thru February 28, 2018)... $816,650 YTD Actual( July 1thru February 28, 2018)... $795,816 YTD Difference +/- $(20,834) 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 -7-
WEEKLY CALENDAR MONDAY - March 26 Lenten Book Group Rosary/Divine Mercy 9:30am, Lovett Hall 1/2 7:00pm, Chapel TUESDAY - March 27 Scripture Study FFF K-6 RCIC Children s Choir Rehearsal FFF K-6 Lenten Small Group Soul Purpose 9:30am, Lovett Hall 1/2 4:15pm, Parish Hall 5:15pm, Conference Room 5:30pm, Sanctuary 6:30pm, Parish Hall 6:30pm, Lovett Hall 5/6 7:00pm, Sanctuary WEDNESDAY March 28 Gospel Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm, Sanctuary GOOD FRIDAY - March 30 Adoration HOLY SATURDAY - March 31 MORNING PRAYER - 9AM DECORATING THE CHURCH FOR EASTER 10:00AM EASTER VIGIL MASS - 8:00PM HOLY THURSDAY - March 29 MORNING PRAYER 9:00am Steps to Freedom RCIA K of C Officer Mtg. 12:15pm, Lovett Hall 1/2 7:00pm, Lovett Hall 1/2 7:00pm, Parish Hall 4 9:30am-9:00pm, Chapel MORNING PRAYER - 9AM STATIONS OF THE CROSS - 12NOON CONFESSIONS - 12:45PM 3:00PM TEEN LED STATIONS OF THE CROSS - 4:30PM CELEBRATION OF THE LORD S PASSION With Veneration of the Cross 7:00pm EASTER SUNDAY - April 1 Sanctuary Choir Warm up MASS OF THE LORDS SUPPER - 7pm NIGHT PRAYER 10:30pm ADORATION UNTIL MIDNIGHT 8:30am, Lovett Hall 5/6 EASTER MASSES 7:00AM - 9:00AM - 11:00AM No Sunday 5:30pm Mass Today LIVING YOUR STRENGTHS Discover Your God-Given Talents Living your Strengths helps to identify your top 5 most natural talents and explores how your strengths can enrich your personal and family life, parish community, and work environment. Learn if your strengths include: Maximizer, Achiever, Connectedness, Adaptability, Empathy, Communication, Developer, Harmony, Learner, Responsibility Positivity, Futuristic, Includer, Strategic, Woo Five weekly sessions in Lovett Hall: Wednesday evenings beginning April 18th at 7:00 p.m. OR Thursday mornings beginning April 19th at 10:00 a.m. If you would like to participate please contact Sondra Sciola to get a book and take the test before the session at 425-883-7685 ext. 117 or sondra@stjude-redmond.org. 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.