Weekly Sacrificial Giving

Oct 9: $4,196.29 -  68 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

Stewardship of Treasure Renewal 2023

We are beginning our yearly focus on Parish Stewardship of Treasure. Next week you will receive a letter inviting you to reflect on how God has blessed you in your lives, and consider returning a proper portion of those blessings to your parish as we continue the mission set before us by Jesus Christ.

We invite you to make pledge for the 2023 Calendar year and return to parish office. Your pledge allows the parish to plan operating budget for providing essential services and ministries.

Fall Festival and Bazaar

WE MADE IT!

A huge “THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS” who worked so hard to make this years Fall Festival a GREAT SUCCESS! We made $6,020.09 this year. 

Everything was wonderful! Good Food, Good vendors and lots of baked goods to take home. There was fun to be had by all. Also Thank you to all who came and participated in a fun fundraiser for St John Of the Woods.

Bible Study 

Last Chance to Register

Follow me “Meeting Jesus in the gospel of John.” Bible Study is coming back in person. A new 8 Week Bible Study on Tuesdays from 1pm to 3pm in the Religious Education Center, beginning October 25th. Cost $30.

Please call to register by phone with Cheryl Penry at 253-531-4355 or call Susan in the office. Hope you can join us

Senior Lunch

Our next lunch is Nov 2 at 11:30am in the parish hall.

All are invited! Join us for joy and fellowship.

Monthly Breakfast 

Mark your calendar. All are invited to join next “sit-down” Breakfast on Nov 6, after 8am Mass until 11am.

Come and join us

Meditation / Memory Garden

The “Meditation/Memory Garden” belongs to St. JOHN OF THE WOODS parishioners. It’s an area where tasteful pieces of memorabilia from your family can be placed on the grounds. This is for all family members living and/or deceased, all the families that have supported and grown with SJOW over the years. Be it a plaque, a stone or something else, feel free to put something with the names of your family members. Please no balloons, stuffed animals, and if your marker is a living item that you maintain it. Please feel free to participate

Children's Mass 

11:30am Sunday, Oct 30  

Please bring the canned foods or non-perishable foods to donate for Thanksgiving Food Drive

Thanksgiving Basket

We no longer supporting SVDP at Pope St. John 23. So if you gave to SVDP in the past please we ask that you support Ministries to the Poor out of South Tacoma Chapel. This group is moving to PSJ23 very soon. As a joint effort we are collecting non-perishable food items to make up 70 baskets for those in need for this Thanksgiving.

Items needed for donations are: can sweet potatoes, instant mash potatoes, canned cranberries, small marshmallows, stove top stuffing, olives, cake mix, cake frosting, canned or gravy in a jar, money or gift cards for turkey and other food. We will be collecting until Sunday November 16th for Thanksgiving foods.

Please bring your donations to church with you and place them in the food box at the entrance of the Church. Let’s make Thanksgiving great for some families. Your generosity is appreciated. Thank you

All Saints & All Souls Mass

Tuesday, Nov 1 & Wednesday, Nov 2

St. John of the Woods:

Mass at 9:30am

Veneration of St. Sharbel's Relics

Thursday, Nov 3rd, 2022 at Pope St. John XXIII Parish 

• 7:00am: Individual veneration of relics
• 7:30am: Rosary
• 8am: Mass | 8:30am: Benediction and talk about St. Sharbel. Followed by Adoration, Anointing of the Sick and Individual veneration

USCCB releases the National Synthesis document for a Synodal Church

Read full document in English 

Read St. James Cathedral Synod Report