ARCHDIOCESAN CAMPAIGN - ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL 2023

“Give, and it will be given to you.” — Luke 6:38

Your donation to the Annual Catholic Appeal ensures the availability of outreach ministries, education, faith formation and support services for your parish and people in your community – and much more.

“All our work reaching out to those on the margins is because of you!

Your support enables our Pastoral Outreach team to hold the hands of the dying in hospitals, to accompany our incarcerated brothers and sisters, support the seafarers entering our ports after months away at sea and be a welcoming neighbor for immigrants and those seeking asylum.

Our Pastoral Outreach team also provides guidance to support your parish ministries – most recently for our mental health, deaf and inclusion ministries. Thank you for your generous support of the Annual Catholic Appeal!”

Joe Cotton, Director of Pastoral Care and Outreach Ministry

It’s easy to give to the ACA:

• Drop your envelope in the parish collection
• Call 800-809-4921
• Online at archseattle.org/GiveACA
• Scan the QR Code

WEEKLY CONTRIBUTION

 April 22 & 23 : $ 3,570.41 - 64 Env & online

The Sunday collection is very important for us to maintain our fiscal responsibilities. Thank you for your continued support

Set up your gift today or consider an additional gift via our Online Giving link at https://www.psj23.org/donate-now

CONFIRMATION MASS

Archbishop Paul Etienne will preside the Confirmation Mass at Pope St. John XXIII Parish on Wed May 10 at 6pm. 

Please pray for our confirmation candidates on this special day. 

BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS

Class will be offered for parents and godparents who have new born babies and children under 7 years old. Class on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Pope St John XXIII Religious School

• 9:30am - 11am in English
• 11am - 12:30pm in Vietnamese

Please call Sr. Theresa at 592-2541 or email

MONTHLY BREAKFAST

Join us for the Parish Breakfast Sunday May 7th from 8am to 11am . It’s a great breakfast and a nice time to share with friend and family. We will not be serving after 11:30am Mass so plan to join us early that morning. For your information we will not have coffee hour on the Sunday we have our parish breakfast.

MAY CROWNING

May Crowning and Children's Mass will be May 7, 2023 at 11:30am. Please come and join the children as we honor  Mary.

Reception for CCD students and teacher appreciation follows Mass

COLLECTING ITEMS FOR BABY

We will be collecting new items for newborn to toddlers beginning Mother’s day May 14th thru May 28th.  The collection area will be set up near the sanctuary. Items include but are not limited to t-shirts, blankets, bibs, diapers, clothing. Thank you for your  generosity

SUMMIT CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL

Summit Christian Preschool at St. John of the Woods is now taking registration for fall 2023.

Our faith based program is filled with fun learning opportunities to prepare your child for Kindergarten. We have openings for children who are 3, 4, & 5.

Please call 253-536-1687 or email laurelsamples@gmail.com

GROUNDS CARE

As our weather begins to warm up; we invite everyone who signed up to do grounds maintenance for a particular section of St. John of the Woods to come out and work in their section. We need to prime each section to handle this coming summer. Hope to see you around.

If you can’t remember what you signed up for, the white binder is in the vestibule of the church. Thank you all.

MEMORIAL DAY MASS AT CALVARY CEMETERY

Memorial Day Mass will celebrated at Calvary Cemetery Tacoma on Monday, May 29th at 11:00 am. The address is 5212 70t St. West Tacoma, 98467.

If you have questions the phone number is 253-472-8875. Please join us in honoring our deceased veterans.