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Saint Rita Church of PSJXXIII Parish Family

St. Rita Church History Trivia; Last week's question: Can you name all 8 pastors of St. Rita? From first to current pastor? Answer:This was a little bit of a trick question since one was an interim pastor! They were: Fr. Bruno, 1922-1943; Fr. Biagini, 1943-1948; Fr. Baffaro, 1948-1979; Interim Fr. Joyce, about 6 months in 1979; Fr. Sacco, 1979-2011; Fr. Gene, 2011-2018; Fr. David, 2018-2022; Fr. Tuan,2022- present

This week's question: What religious order founded St. Rita and how many years did they pastor us? Answer in next week's email

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The proposed fall fundraiser has been postponed until after the winter holidays. As soon as we have a date, I will let you know so you can put it on your calendar.

PLEASE consider donating to our church. With no regular Saturday/Sunday 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. We are looking at possible ways to reduce expenses, but most are set expenses. So, we need to increase our contributions YOU can help!.

   1) 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

                                Tacoma,WA 98408

  2) Come to our fundraisers and have FUN while raising FUNDS for our beloved church. We are hoping to have one this fall in early November.  We are waiting for Fr. Tuan and his parish team for a date. We are praying for a Mass and plan on serving a meal afterwards with a raffle. Raffle prizes are welcome for the event.

Upcoming Events - We would LOVE to have more of you join us on Saturday mornings. We are usually done with coffee hour about 11:15 a.m.

Saturday, September 13, No group Rosary recited but the church will be open at 9:40 a.m. for private prayer.  Prayer Service at 10 a.m., including Anointing of the Sick.  Coffee hour follows in the hall

Saturday, September 20, Rosary at 9:40 a.m. and Prayer Service at 10 a.m.  Coffee hour follows in the hall

Saturday, September 27, Rosary at 9:40 a.m. and Prayer Service at 10 a.m.  Coffee hour follows in the hall

Saturday, October 4, Rosary recited at 9:40 a.m.. Prayer Service at 10 a.m.  Coffee hour follows in the halll

St. Rita, Pray for Us

Fr. Sacco, Pray for Us

Fr. Baffaro, Pray for Us

God Bless,

Francie Messina Jordan

Visitation Church of PSJXXIII Parish Family

Did You Know?

Saturday Morning Mass is now celebrated exclusively at Visitation Church in Tacoma. All parishioners are invited to join us at 9:00 AM.

Volunteer Needed

We need new volunteers for:

1.  Someone to the "Kids Corner" tidy and with supplies. This person would need to print and bring coloring sheets each week. Also, if they could keep the cry room tidy.  
2. EMs. We need more Eucharistic Ministers. We also need someone wiling to be the lead EM and write a monthly schedule.



New ministry

We have a new ministry beginning in our parish called 7 Sisters Apostolate. The website is here: at our parish called 7 Sisters Apostolate if you want to read more about it. This ministry is formed to strengthen the Church by specifically praying for our priests. The goal is to have a holy hour assigned every single day for the intention of praying for Fr. Tuan and Fr. Hendry. This ministry will span all of our campuses. You can contact Pacita Ongoco, whose contact information is in the bulletin, or your parish office to learn more or to sign up.

Pacita's email: renpac_1@hotmail.com if people call you to sign up



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