Many questions have arisen about who to make donations payable to. If you attend Mass at:

• Pope St. John XXIII, please make your donations payable to “Pope St. John XXIII Parish.”
• SJOW, please make your donation payable to “St. John of the Woods”
• South Tacoma Chapel (formerly Visitation), please make your donations payable to “Pope St. John XXIII Parish” and add “ST Chapel” to the memo line.

Donations made to each specific site will go towards the expense of that site, as well as to our shared expenses of clergy and school subsidy.

Thank You

Report as of July 14, 2022

Goal: $25,328

Pledges: $31,141

Families participated: 121

From now on, every dollar you give to the ACA will be returned to the parish for our parish projects, which is new carpeting for the R.E. Center) If you haven’t turned in a donation, please prayerfully consider how you can participate in helping our parish be a light to others.
 

There are many ways to make a gift or pledge:

• Give online at archseattle.org/GiveACA
• Make your gift by phone at 800-809-4921
• Place your ACA envelope into the collection basket at your parish or in the mail
• Scan the QR code to make your gift

Weekly contribution - Don't forget your church

• July 3, 2022: $3,900 Env. 62
  
  

Thank you for your continued support

During the summer months, many of our parishioners are away from the parish on weekends. We hope and pray that it is a much needed time of recreation and relaxation for you.
The Sunday collection is very important for us to maintain our fiscal responsibilities. So, if you are away on a Sunday, ENJOY; but, remember YOUR church.

Ground maintenance Program at SJOW

We still have a few spaces that need to be maintained.
Come check the Binder in the Church to sign up for you and the whole family.
Questions contact: Daniel Soderlind 253-377-1952

Fall Festival

We are looking for vendors for the Fall Harvest Festival scheduled at SJOW for October 7th & 8th.
If interested contact Karen Knobbe 253-535-2745

Volunteers Needed

This is an invitation to anyone interested in the decorating of the church. There are many varied possibilities to consider and with that varying time commitments. If interested or have questions please call Joan O’Shea 253-531-5159

Summit Christian at SJOW Preschool registration

Summit Christian Preschool (founded in 1972) has a long history of serving children and young families in this community. We are currently enrolling for the 2022-23 school year here at St. John of the Woods Mission.

Our faith based, "learning through play" approach has proven very successful. Please see the bulletin and the flyer at the entrance of the church for more details.



School Supply Drive
 

St. John of the Woods will be participating in a school supply drive, between now and August 11, to assist children of needy families in our area. Please see a list of needed items at the entrance of the church. Thank you for any help you can give to this project

Congratulations

to our newly baptized babies and their families! With grateful hearts, we welcome these newly baptized children into the life of grace:

• Anthony Pham
• Cecilia Jolene Ellis Bui
• Connor Pham
• Eduardo Minh Nguyen Juarez
• Liam Pham
• Thomas Marquez Lyons
• Dominic Kaden Nguyen
• Jack Willam Stefani
• Fernando Benedict Lohmeyer-Villegas
• Isabel Valentin Morales Rojas
• Mary Madalene Rylee Hope Nguyen
• Cecilia Luna Chau Huynh
• Lyleinah Jayde Nelian Garcia

Final Mass for St. Ann with Archbishop

Please join us for the final Mass as St. Ann Parish on July 31 at 9:45 am. Archbishop Etienne will join us as we honor the history of St. Ann Parish. This is the final Mass as St. Ann Parish.

There will be picnic right after this Mass. Raffle tickets will be sold after weekend Masses and on the day of the picnic

Installation Mass of Pope St. John XXIII Parish

Archbishop Paul Etienne will be at PSJ23 parish on Sunday Oct 9 to celebrate the Installation Mass for new parish Pope St. John XXIII at 9:45am. All are invited to join with us

Eucharistic Adoration

• Pope St. John XXIII
• Thursdays: 9:00am-10:00am and 4:00-6:00pm (English)
• Thursdays: 7:45pm (Vietnamese)
   
• St. John of the Woods Mission
• Mondays : 7:00–8:00pm
• Wednesday: 10:30am-12:00pm

Juices, Jams and Jellies

We have organic, pure pressed and canned apple juice, apple sauce (nothing added), and preserved pears and pear butter for sale in our office. There are also greengage plum jelly and a limited selection of other organic jellies. Price is $4 per jar. All benefits are for the parishes. If you want some, please stop by the offices at PSJ23 or SJOW from 9am to 3pm or call the parish offices or Sr. Theresa 253-592-2541.

Synod

In the fall of 2021, the Archdiocese began hosting synodal gatherings across Western Washington. After a general overview of the synodal experience, the Archdiocese has prepared a synthesis that explores in greater depth the three principal themes that emerged: community, leadership, and the handing on of the faith. To read the synthesis, go to the Archdiocese website at https://archseattle.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Final-Synthesis-with-appendix-min.pdf.

Ministry to the Poor & Food Bank

Our Mission: We remain committed stewards; mindful of the sanctity and dignity of the vulnerable and marginalized, offering the works of mercy, which aid our neighbor in their spiritual and physical necessities.

• Sandwich Ministry & Food Bank
  M thru Fri. 9:30—11:30am
   
• Gift Card/Voucher Assistance:
  By appointment only:
  T & Thurs 9:30—11:30am

Phone: (253) 474-0835

Email: MinistryOTP@psj23.org
Address: So. Tacoma Chapel - Pope St. John XXIII (3314 So 58th St)

Linda Lamb - Ministry Chair

Margaret Thompson - Vice Chair

Deacon Mike Teskey - Chaplain



Danny Sneed. Connie Bender, Larry & JoAnn Reyes, Daniel & Laricia Garcia, Gordon & Nichole Chisholm III, Carlos & Claudia Caballero, Aurora Maddela, Gary Wilke, Frances & Margaret Chisholm, Marge Berntsen, Roxane Fulp, Donna & Dick Severson, Jan Talley, Courtney Kryder, Joan Ellis, Jack Nyegaard, Dave Casey, Angie Anderson. Judith Levesque, Linda Johnson, Kari Tinsely, Susan Kitaji, Natalie Vieria, Betty Polansky, Robert Delgado, Heidi Gibson, Jennifer Akins, Jonathan Keen, Rod Stormshak, James Moe,  Brandon, Wendy Hanchett, Evymae Sablan, Evelyn Allen, Isaako Malo, Damian Roldon, Irene Simon, John Murphy, Isaiah Williams, Lois Zahnan, Larry Luedke, Dorothy Harris, Larry Anderson, Keith Browne, Anna Kaperick, Robert Lumas, Liam Chisholm, Carol Kalapus, Military: SPC Sean Gilson,  AMN Mason Land,  WO 1 Stephen Adelman

For anointing of the sick please call Sr. Anna at 253-592-2455