St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church - The Presentation of the Lord

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
                The Presentation of the Lord
                             February 7th, 2021

            PASTORAL STAFF                         LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
           Rev. Tom Belleque, Pastor                     Weekend Masses
          frtom@stjohnvancouver.org                        Saturday Vigil
             360 573 3325 | ext. 105                       5:00pm English
   Deacon Adolfo Carbajal, Pastoral Assistant        (Livestreamed via website)
     for Adult Faith Formation and Liturgy             Sunday 9:00am English
      deacon_adolfo@stjohnvancouver.org               Sunday 11:00am Spanish
            360 573 3325 | ext. 110                  (Livestreamed via website)
                                                       Sunday 5:00pm Spanish
                Deacon Felix Garcia
     felixgarcia71@gmail.com 541 646 0032                 Weekday Masses
             PARISH OFFICE                      9:00 am Monday, Friday | English Mass
                                                    9:00am Thursday | Spanish Mass
    8701 NE 119th St, Vancouver, WA 98662
   Phone | 360 573 3325 Fax | 360 573 3344        Reconciliation | By appointment
      E-mail | office@stjohnvancouver.org         Contact the office (360) 573-3325
      Website | www.stjohnvancouver.org             office@stjohnvancouver.org
   Facebook |facebook.com/stjohnvancouver/
       Parish Office hours by appointment

Please remember St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church or Cemetery in your will.

                                    Dear Friends in Christ,

                                    I have to tell you that I felt a little left behind this past week when many other counties in the
                                    state were given permission to move to Phase 2 during this on-going battle with the Covid-19
                                    virus. I hope our number of cases will continue to decline so that we too can move to Phase 2.
                                    I do want to update you on some changes that we will be implementing here at St. John. We are
                                    able to increase the number of people leading the music at our celebrations. This will allow
                                    many of our music ministers to return to serving our community by sharing their voices and mu-
                                    sical skills. They will, of course, need to wear face coverings and be positioned nine feet apart in
                                    the music area. Woodwind and brass instruments are also now permitted provided they use bell
                                    covers. The travel quarantine has also been changed. If you travel and find yourself in close con-
                                    tact with people other than those in your household (indoors, within six feet, without wearing
                                    face coverings), you are asked to refrain from coming to Mass for seven days (previously it was
                                    14 days) to make sure you do not develop any symptoms.
                                    I want to thank you all for working hard to keep each other safe and healthy. While at St. John,
                                    remember the three easy steps – hands, face, space. Sanitize your hands as you enter and
                                    leave, wear a face covering from the moment you leave your car until you return to your car,
                                    and always allow six feet between you and anyone you are speaking to who is not part of your
                                    household.
PARISH STAFF                        Peace+
Diane Helley
Pastoral Assist/Administration
diane@stjohnvancouver.org
Deborah Bourque                     Fr. Tom
Stewardship Coordinator
d.bourque@stjohnvancouver.org
Suyapa Morataya Brislawn
Administrative Assistant             PLEASE PRAY FOR:
adminasst@stjohnvancouver.org
                                     George Shefcheck, Bob Ott, Bill Kerner, Allyn & Bob Rapcinski, Craig Shileika, Teresa Conrad,
Jessie Sanchez Guzman
Parish Receptionist
                                     Tom Sanchez, Kenny Bartel, Jordan Roberts, Susan Harrington, John Scherer, Chava Mendoza,
office@stjohnvancouver.org           Aine Simerly, Douglas Knutson, Suzanne Berg, Patsy Sevier, Jesse Quinata, Jordi Cruz Garcia,
Mary Wynne                           Jennifer Lee Jerome, Lidiya Goncharuk, Tony Giovingo, Larry Fox, Beth Eriksen, April Rotter,
Stewardship Assistant                Nadine Klein, Don Harenberg, Lorena Fairbanks, Rhondi Ferguson, Mary Landeck, Manda
maryw@stjohnvancouver.org            Courtney-Crader, José Diaz, Fay Lister, Nick Caruso, Josh Wood, Barbara DeShirley, Edna
Chris Berg
                                     Wooldridge, Linda Shanahan, Scott Ertler, Riley Carlston, for our dear loved ones suffering
Facilities Supervisor
office@stjohnvancouver.org           from Covid-19, Andres Aguilar, Guillermina Zarita, Mike Calderon RIP
Saul Soltero                         Names stay on the prayer list for four weeks unless otherwise requested. To add or remove names
First Communion Coordinator
                                     from the list, call( 360) 573-3325 Monday - Friday, 9 - 4, or email office@stjohnvancouver.org
(Spanish) & Parish Maintenance
office@stjohnvancouver.org
Faith Formation Staff
Bobbi Casanova
Children’s Faith Formation          T H A N K YO U F O R S U P P O R T I N G T H E N O R T H W E S T
saclife@stjohnvancouver.org
Rosann Francisco
                                    C AT H O L I C C O L L E C T I O N L A S T W E E K E N D
Children’s Faith Formation
Coordinator
                                    If you did not return your envelope for the Northwest Catholic Collection last
cff@stjohnvancouver.org             weekend, you can still return it by mail or drop it by the church - there are col-
Andrew Hollands                     lection boxes inside the main doors of the church. You may also donate online
Youth Ministry Coordinator
                                    at www.stjohnvancouver.org. Click the “Give Now” button on the left.
youthministry@stjohnvancouver.org

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL VIRTUAL RETREAT S - Andrew Hollands
On Saturday, January 16, our middle school Confirmation students embarked on their virtual Confirmation retreat, followed
by the high school students on Saturday, January 30. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions and the number of students, we could
not hold one single retreat in person, but were delighted to have both retreats led virtually by SPIRITUS Ministries from the
state of Wisconsin. Having worked on the SPIRITUS ministry team last year, I believed in the missionaries’ ability to guide our
youth preparing for Confirmation, and they and all our students had a great time. Many students shared similar experiences
of their retreat as fun, faith-filled, inspirational, peaceful, and surprising. Some
have commented:
    “It was way more fun than I thought.”
    “I learned how to be closer to God.”
    “Eye-opening”
    “It got my mind off of what was happening.”

    “Life-changing”

A big thanks to those parents/chaperones who experienced some of the retreat
at home with their child, and to other volunteers! And certainly, a big thanks to
this year’s SPIRITUS team! Please keep all of these students in your prayers as
they continue to traverse through youth ministry, preparing to receive the
                                                                                  The SPIRITUS team that led our virtual retreat.
sacrament of Confirmation this May.

       A REPORT FROM CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS, COURT 2105 - Ellen Joslin
We held our elections last May and at that time a new board was elected. Ellen Joslin is Regent; Bee Tipp is Vice-Regent;
Becky Milligan is Financial Secretary; Bernie Gerhardt is Secretary and Margaret Clemenhagan is Treasurer.
In a typical year we would be hosting receptions, providing funeral luncheons, hosting our Christmas Bazaar and much more.
This year has been very different. We were able to meet together in
October and November. At these meetings we found it necessary to
cancel our annual Christmas bazaar. We did not have to cancel the Quilt
Raffle however. On CDA Sunday Maureen Riess won the beautiful vin-
tage quilt made by the quilters group . We were able to celebrate CDA
Sunday with Mass and a small token for each of our attending members.
In November we provided 100 cake mixes for St. Vincent de Paul to use
in the Thanksgiving baskets. Joan Jones and the quilt committee contin-
ued to provide masks for the church community by offering them to
anyone for a free will offering. Thank you to all of the participants who
made and sold masks and to the parishioners who purchased them. At
this meeting members who were interested drew names for Secret Sisters. We have been secretly supporting each other
with cards and small tokens to boost spirits. We will reveal our identities to each other at the Valentine meeting.
In December we made donations of rosaries to local hospitals to distribute to Catholic patients who were comforted by hav-
ing a rosary to pray. We continue to collect rosaries at the welcome desk as the need continues.
Currently we have a committee of members calling families who have been unable to attend church because of the Covid-19.
pandemic. We are just checking in to let them know that they are missed and are certainly not forgotten.
We hope to continue serving our community through this pandemic and as we move back to our more traditional activities.

MASS INTENTIONS
Monday 02/08 Rest in Peace: Salome & Jaime Filio; Diane Marcoe; Harry Chaffee; Alex Ewy;
               Domingo Naranjo
Thurs, 02/11   Rest in Peace: José Arce
Friday, 02/12  Rest in Peace: Don Grothe; Harry Chaffee; Eloise Kuiper; Teresa Oderman
               Special Intention: Roi & Nancy Cann
Saturday 02/13 5:00pm - For the People
Sunday 02/14 9:00am - Rest in Peace: Catherine & Robert Cann
               11:00am - Rest in Peace: Francisco Lopez
               5:00pm - Rest in Peace: Belicario Lara

 SERMON ON THE AMOUNT
                                                                                       WELCOME TO ST. JOHN!
                                                                                    If you are a new parishioner or visiting for the
    General Fund          Received          Budgeted           Difference
                                                                                  first time, welcome to St. John. If you would like
    January 2021          $115,251          $103,247            $12,004
                                                                                  to become a member of our parish, please con-
                                                                                 tact the parish office at (360) 573-3325, 9:00am -
 If you are not currently giving online or using EFT (electronic transfer of               4:00pm Monday through Friday.
 funds), please consider these convenient and safe giving options. Visit         As our office is currently closed to the public, we
 www.stjohnvancouver.org and click the Online Giving button on the left                  encourage you to contact us by email:
 sidebar to create your account.                                                             office@stjohnvancouver.org.

O P E R AT I O N R I C E B O W L 2 0 2 1
You are invited to pick up a Rice Bowl in the narthex after Mass, or during the week between 9:00am
and 3:00pm, to participate in this simple yet powerful Lenten practice. CRS (Catholic Relief Services)
Operation Rice Bowl invites us to pray with our families and faith communities, fast in solidarity with
those who are hungry, learn about our brothers and sisters around the world and give sacrificial contri-
butions to those in need.

4 0 D AY S F O R L I F E V O L U N T E E R S
40 Days for Life begins on Wednesday, February 17 (Ash Wednesday) and will end on March 28. You are
invited to pray, fast and offer life-affirming alternatives to abortion at Vancouver’s local Planned
Parenthood abortion center (NE 116th Avenue, one block north of Mill Plain.) If you are interested in
volunteering and can commit to one hour, one day a week, contact Ed at redward1724@msn.com or
(360) 576-1724.

M O N D AY N I G H T FA I T H F U L
The Monday Night Faithful Men’s Prayer Group continues to meet, via Zoom, every first and third
Monday of the month at 6:45pm. Our next meeting will be next Monday, February 15. If you need the
Zoom link to the meeting, email: office@stjohnvancouver.org. Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm.

W E E K LY E M A I L S F R O M S T. J O H N
If you are not receiving our weekly email, which is sent out every Friday, pease contact our office to
verify that we have your email address on file. Email office @stjohnvancouver.org or call (360) 573-
3325, Monday-Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm.