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142- Sacrificial Giving 2025

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Christmas for Seniors - December 19th

Mass at 10:30a.m., followed by a lunch in the parish hall with entertainments from the Pre-K class. We will distribute raffle tickets with many gifts and prizes. For more information please contact Sr. Anna at 253-592-2455.

Thank you

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Baptism Class

Baptism Class

Class will be offered for parents and godparents who have new born babies and children under 7 years old. PSJXXIII Every Second Saturday

1:00 –2:30pm class in English

By Deacon Theman

At Pope St John XXIII Parish Center. Please call Sr. Theresa at 592-2541 or email <sotheresa2022@psj23.org>

Congratulate those babies to be baptized

in December and January

Achim Aseda Bangoura
Genovia McDaniel
John Patrick Maxim
Maisie Stewart
Peter Corbin William Lowers
Shammil Nhyra Bangoura
Trinity Louise Mendez

Faith Formation

SJOW Children’s Christmas Play:

“The CCD children’s Christmas Program is this Sunday after 11:30am Mass in the Hall. We have our parish Christmas party following the play. Santa will be there, as well as games and food available to purchase. Thank you for your support.”

Outreach Community

Report for Home-bound Outreach Ministry

Wednesday December 4th, 2024

· We bring communion, pray, and visit our parishioners at: St. Joseph, St. Clare, Tacoma General and Good Samaritan Hospitals.

· Our ministry with those in hospice gives hope to the dying and a lot of courage and comfort to their families.

· We had a Mass and the Sacrament of the Sick for the people at King Manor nursing home yesterday December 3rd at 9:00AM. Also, we have the Communion service every Monday at 9:00AM.

· The Giving Tree tags were displayed starting on the First Sunday of Advent, December 1st, and will remain up until the Third Sunday, December 15th. We will collect the gifts during this time and distribute them to residents in nursing homes and the homebound before Christmas.

· We are also planning a Christmas Celebration for our seniors, which will include Mass and the Anointing of the Sick, on Thursday, December 19th, at 10:30 AM at PSJXXIII. A reception will follow in the Hall, featuring entertainment by the Pre-K class and a raffle with many gifts and prizes. All are welcome to join!

• Ministry of the Poor at Visitation repots: In month of November, we sent out:

576 Lunches for 288 homeless, 104 bags of groceries, 124 bags of Frozen/produce, 8500 pounds of food.
We gave 140 clothing bank worth $1,500.00.
Food bank for 255 people belonging to 83 families.
40 gas cards ($1,000.00), 25 bus tickets ($125.00)
We have 21 volunteers who served at the site, estimated time 200 hours.
Jeannie Wargo’s family served 50 hot thanksgiving meals to the homeless.
Total 798 people in helped

Happy Birthday, Margaret Thompson!

Priests, sisters, staff, and The Ministries of the Poor extend our warmest birthday wishes to our amazing second-in-charge of the food bank. Thank you for your dedication, hard work, and compassionate heart. May your special day be filled with joy, love, and blessings!

Pope St. John XXIII STEM ACADEMY

Parish Family- Facilities Team

We need parishioners to join our facility team. Volunteering as part of the facility team is a beautiful way to serve God and your parish community. By helping care for the church, you contribute to maintaining a sacred space where we gather to worship, pray, and seek comfort. Your efforts, no matter how small, help create a welcoming and peaceful environment for others to encounter God. It's a humble and rewarding form of stewardship that allows you to give back to the church that nourishes your faith, while also strengthening bonds with fellow parishioners as you work together for a common purpose.

Contact: Father Tuan, Fr. Hendry after Mass

or Thien Dinh at (253) 279-3361

or thiendinh@psj23.org.

In Our Prayer List

Dixie Knoll, Ron Knoll, Glenna Nyegaard, Vanessa Rojas, Carol Kalapus, Danny Sneed, Dave Casey, Debbie DeWitt, Donna Severson, Elizabeth Wells, Jan Tally, Joan Ellis, Joan Halmrast, Jonathan Keen, Keith Browne, Ken Knobbe, Lynn Sneed, Marge Berntsen, Maryann Straling, Natalie Vieira, PJ Carpenter, Susan Teskey.