Weekly Sacrificial Giving

Oct 23: $3,805.45 -  78 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

Thanks to 48 families who have already returned your Parish Stewardship commitment card.  We expect everyone else to prayerfully evaluate your giving to the parish and community and after praying, fill out your commitment card and return it as soon as possible.

Your commitment will allow us to establish the budget for next year to support many ministries, formation programs, sacraments, liturgies, facilities maintenance and projects which are to sustain our church. 

The Pledge cards have been mailed to your houses, they are also available in the pews and on website.  You have the option of returning the Stewardship of Treasure Commitment Card by mail, collection basket, or by pledging online at Sacrificial Giving Renewal Form 

We pray that all parish members eager to return their pledge and share their gifts with their parish; grant that their faith is deepened and their lives become further enriched by their generosity.

Monthly Breakfast 

It will be happening this Sunday, Nov 6.  All are invited to join the “sit-down” Breakfast after 8am Mass until 11am.

Come and join us

Meditation / Memory Garden

Behind the rectory & connected to the large cross is an area known as the “Meditation/Memory Garden”. This garden belongs to St. JOHN  OF THE WOODS parishioners. We are asking for a rock to be placed with your family name (Living Or Deceased) in the blank space behind the cross in the garden. 

No statues please! This is for all the families that have supported and grown with SJOW over the years. (We apologize for the confusion this was our original idea and was not presented correctly by the office)

Extraordinary EM Training

This past weekend was the first Children Mass for our CCD students. They were in charge of some duties for the Mass: being the lectors, carrying the gifts and singing their songs. Congratulations all of our students for making the Mass great.

We thank the parents for taking the students to Children Mass and helping them to bring canned food to donate for Thanksgiving Food Drive. It is important for our students and their families to be at Mass on Sundays or Saturday nights. 

Notice about Fr. Roger Smith

Fr. Roger Smith who served here at St John of the Woods for a number of years. He was in hospice care at Heritage House in Morton Washington, where he was pastor for 35 years. Fr. Roger passed away recently, please pray for his soul and remember him in your daily prayers.

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

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

Thanksgiving Food Drive

Oct 16 - Nov 16

Ministries to the Poor is collecting food and gift cards for the Thanksgiving Baskets. Our goal is to fill 70 Baskets for our new parish boundary (non perishable foods items). Please bring your donations to church with you and place them in the food box at the entrance of the Church.

If you are needing, assistance with food for Thanksgiving,

please call 253-474-0835, Tuesdays or Thursdays, 9:30AM-11:30AM