Liturgy 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Next Week’s Readings -Year B September 23, 2018 September 30, 2018 The Son of Man is to be handed over to men. (Mark 9:31) 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time What a remarkable statement! As he begins his journey to – Jerusalem, Jesus tells his disciples —and us —that he will 1st reading: Numbers 11:25 29 be handed over. He will become passive, powerless in Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the people of the Lord were prophets! our hands. He will leave it up to us to decide what to do with him. It’s just as the prophet Isaiah had said, “Like a Psalm 19 lamb led to slaughter or a sheep silent before shearers, he “The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.” did not open his mouth” (Isaiah 53:7). 2nd Reading: James 5:1 –6 This is a strong contrast to everything we have seen Jesus Your wealth has rotted away. do so far. From the moment he burst onto the scene, Jesus – — Gospel Mark 9:38 48 was at the center of attention healing people, contend- Whoever is not against us is for us. ing with opponents, calming storms, and multiplying If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. bread. He always took the lead. He always spoke with authority. He was the one shaping the story. But at the For years the Israelites looked to Moses to speak on the cross, where it matters the most? Jesus remained quiet, Lord’s behalf. Similarly, the disciples looked to Jesus to humble, and vulnerable. drive out demons. But today we hear first of God bestow- ing the gift of prophecy on seventy elders and then of a The truth is, this is what Jesus intended all along. He stranger driving out demons in Jesus’ name. Moses and came as God’s gift to us. A gift doesn’t tell the recipient Jesus respond the same way to the objections of others: how to use it. He left it up to us to decide how we were the spirit of the Lord is upon these people. They are on going to receive him. We didn’t have to reject him as our side. many of his people did. We didn’t have to deny him as Peter did. We didn’t have to kill him as the Romans did. We could have embraced him and accepted his message The sacrament of Confirmation for North of salvation. But we didn’t. Seattle Deanery Youth will be celebrated in 2019 at St. And still God handed him over. He didn’t take back his Mark's Parish and St. Catherine's Parish in early May. gift. Date will be determined this Fall. ALL St John teens Even today, God continues to hand Jesus to us. At every who will be 16 by May 2019 are invited to join! Mass, on every altar, in every Communion line, Jesus is We will host a Family Information Night on placed in our hands as God’s gift of salvation. None of us November 13th at 7pm in Egan Hall. are worthy to receive him. None of us accept him as fully Registration forms are online here: as we should. But that doesn’t stop him. He still gives https://nseattlecatholicyouth.org/confirm -prep -reg himself to sinful men and women. He still offers his sal- vation to us. Let’s return his gesture and hand ourselves Preparation classes will start in January and be hosted at over to him. two parishes. Confirmation candidates will have their “Lord, I am not worthy to receive you. Please keep choice of class time & location: speaking your words to me so that I may be healed.” Option 1: St. Mark's Parish, Tuesdays at 7 to 8:30 pm Wisdom 2:12, 17 -20 Option 2: Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Saturday Psalm 54:3 -6, 8 mornings (exact time TBA). James 3:16 –4:3 Stations of the Cross ALTAR SERVER TRAINING! th Calling all “angels” in 5th through 8 The Stations of the Cross is a 30 minute devotion that offers witness to Jesus' passion and death. At each station grade. Altar server trainings will be we use our senses and our imagination to reflect September 25 & 27 at 3:05pm. Each prayerfully upon Jesus' suffering, Death, and Resurrec- child needs to attend only 1 session. tion, and to simply experience the visual images to Meet at the statue of Mary in the court- reflect on Christ's love for us. yard next to the school, and plan to be (adapted from www.loyolapress.com) done by 4:00pm. If you can’t make any of those times, Lisette Nenninger is happy St John will pray the Stations to meet with you on a Saturday around 3:50pm for Wednesday, October 10 at 7pm in the church. training followed by shadow serving at 5:00pm mass. Contact Jim Russell if you would like to help. Please contact Kristin Kent in the parish office with any [email protected] questions. [email protected] Parish Life PARISH STEWARDSHIP Collection for week of September 16, 2018 Total Budget for 2017 – 2018 = Sacrificial Giving is $741,020. Divided by 52 weeks = $13,696.04 needs to be collected each week. (This does NOT include restricted Mail in $ 4,248.00 donations such as Holy Day Collec- 5pm Vigil $ 666.00 tions, (Christmas and Easter), and 8:30am $ 2,280.00 donations made to our ministries or It's been a little while since we talked music. Sheila coffee & donuts.) 10:30am $ 2,020.00 — and I went to a concert at the Puyallup Fair Monday Electronic $ 6,576.52 FYI We are unable to process muti- Total $ 15,790.52 lated or foreign currency and it will evening. You know the kinds of music you get at fair not be counted towards our deposit. concerts, right? Young performers on their way up. Nostalgia acts, past their prime but still entertain- ing. And Christian artists. We saw Lauren Daigle, with Zach Williams warming up. Lauren Daigle sounds like New mailing address for donations to St John! a Christian Adele from Louisiana. Zach Williams is a Our new address is 106 79th St Seattle, WA 98103! guitar playing fellow from Arkansas, who found Jesus Please change the address on your payments that are after minor sports fame and a detour through drugs and mailed automatically from your bank to the above address. alcohol. I know this about Zach Williams because of the unique character of Christian concerts: they include The Post Office will greatly appreciate it! worship, testimony, and prayer. After his first song, (and so will we!) Williams introduced himself, then asked, "Y'all feel like Thank you very much! a little church tonight?" And the answer from the crowd of about eight thousand was a resounding YES. So, along with his songs, Williams gave us the story of how he messed up his life, nearly lost his wife, It's not too late to donate to the and then found Jesus and built a new life. Part of his Annual Catholic Appeal! recovery was finding a church, and through his church, Our parish is currently only $515 short of our Annual prison ministry. His second album, Survivor, was rec- Catholic Appeal goal , so if you can make a donation to orded live at Harding Prison in Nashville. help us reach it, now is the best time! You can go online to During the stage change I saw a woman wearing a make your donation at: - - www.seattlearchdiocese.org/donate, “NOT TODAY SATAN” t shirt. (Our “Pray…” t - - shirts are understated.) Then Lauren Daigle took the or call the ACA office at 800 809 4921, or make a check out to Annual Catholic Appeal and send it to 710 9th Ave- stage. She’s all of 27, and … she … can … sing. Her encore, Look Up Child, is the newest addition to my nue, Seattle, WA 98104. Please make sure to note that the donation is for our parish. Asante Sana! favorites list. Picture much of the audience standing, hands raised to the sky, singing and swaying and pray- ing. It’s powerful. It feels good. Want to crank up your enjoyment of the mass? Sing. When you feel it, Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) sway. Pray. CLOW begins October 7 at the 10:30 mass. This is a - th If you have contemporary Christian music favorites break out session for children from Kindergarten to 5 you’d like to share, email Bill Marty, grade. We gather right before the readings and return after [email protected]. Thanks! the homily. Children hear the readings at their level, and we have an interactive “homily” with a great message and some fun too. Please contact Kristin Kent if you are interested in getting involved in the ministry! [email protected] The St. John book club is reading The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell about Jesuits in outer space. Thank you! We will be meeting on Sunday, September 30th at 7:00 PM. 7th and 8 th graders want to thank our amazing parish We will meet at the home of Laurie Stewart staff for helping with driving, set -up, and mass for our at 101 NW 83rd St. retreats. Thank you Fr. Crispin, Kristin Kent, Evie Pinkerman, Julia Rudden, and Mary Wiseman. We Our next book will be Revolutionary Saint: The are grateful for your support.