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Announcements
Dear Friends,
St. Rita Church History Trivia; Last week's question: Which pastor was the longest serving pastor of St. Rita? How many years? Answer: Fr. Sacco served 32 years! He was our pastor from 1979-2011. He retired at the age of 86, due to declining health. Fr. Baffaro was a close second, serving 31 years, from 1948-1979.
This week's question: Besides Fr. Joyce who served as interim pastor for a few months after Fr. Baffaro, who was the shortest serving pastor? How many years? Answer in next week's email
lIf you have knowledge of St. Rita history, please send me a message with a St. Rita history question of your own that I can include in one of these emails.
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PLEASE consider donating to our church. With no regular weekend Masses, our contributions are not sufficient to pay our bills each month. PSJXXIII has had to take funds from our savings for St. Rita to make ends meet. Plus, we recently had some vandalization to our heat pumps and are incurring about $20,000 to repair/replace them. We are looking at possible ways to reduce expenses, but most are set expenses. So, we need to increase our contributions YOU can help!.
Donate to St.Rita with a monthly contribution. Bring to Saturday prayer services or take/mail directly to PSJXXIII and mark clearly for St. Rita's upkeep. The address is
St. Rita of Cascia Church
c/o Pope St. John XXIII Parish
7025 S Park
Tacoma,WA 98408
We have scheduled our 2nd annual St. Rita Christmas Potluck Brunch for Saturday, December 13. We celebrated this together last year and had a very fun event. We will have our regular 10 a.m. Prayer Service including Anointing of the Sick followed by our potluck brunch. ALL IN THE PARISH ARE INVITED. Bring your favorite brunch goodies. In true St. Rita fashion, there should be plenty of great goodies to share and TONS of fun! We will also appreciate donations for our St. Rita expenses.
Upcoming Events - We would LOVE to have more of you join us on Saturday mornings. We are usually done with prayer and coffee hour about 11:15 a.m.
Saturday, October 25, Rosary at 9:40 a.m. and Prayer Service at 10 a.m. Coffee hour follows in the hall
Saturday, November 1, All Saints Day Rosary recited at 9:40 a.m. and Prayer Service at 10 a.m. Coffee hour follows in the hall, celebrating November birthdays
Saturday, November 8, Rosary recited at 9:40 a.m. and Prayer Service at 10 a.m,, including Anointing of the Sick Coffee hour follows in the hall
Saturday, November 15, Rosary at 9:40 a.m. and Prayer Service at 10 a.m. Coffee hour follows in the hall
St. Rita, Pray for Us
Fr. Sacco, Pray for Us
Fr. Baffaro, Pray for Us
God Bless,
Francie Messina Jordan
Parish Family- Facilities Team
We need parishioners to join our facility team. Volunteering as part of the facility team is a beautiful way to serve God and your parish community. By helping care for the church, you contribute to maintaining a sacred space where we gather to worship, pray, and seek comfort. Your efforts, no matter how small, help create a welcoming and peaceful environment for others to encounter God. It's a humble and rewarding form of stewardship that allows you to give back to the church that nourishes your faith, while also strengthening bonds with fellow parishioners as you work together for a common purpose.
Contact: Father Tuan, Fr. Hendry after Mass
or Thien Dinh at (253) 279-3361
or thiendinh@psj23.org.
