Holy Thursday (April 14)
ENGLISH MASS at 6:00 pm
VIET MASS at 8:00pm

• Reception of the Holy Oils
• Ringing of the bells while Gloria is recited
• Liturgy of the Word
• Homily
• Washing of the feet
• Prayers of the Faithful
• Liturgy of the Eucharist
• After communion ciborium is left on the altar. Those who will be staying for adoration are invited to accompany the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of the Repose located in the school. Adoration until midnight. 
   

Good Friday (April 15) 

NO 8am morning Mass
Stations of the cross at 11:00 am (Samoan)
Stations of the cross at 3:00 pm (English)
English Liturgy at 6:00pm
VIet Liturgy at 8:00pm

• No procession
• Liturgy of the Word
• Solemn Intercessions 
• Adoration of the Holy Cross: 
• Process up by the middle aisle to reverence the cross and return to pews by the side aisles as at Communion. 
• Holy Communion: Blessed Sacrament is brought to the altar by Deacon for distribution.
   

Easter Vigil (April 16)

BILINGUAL MASS at 8:30pm

• Blessing of the fire and preparation of the candle
• Procession of Easter candle
• Easter proclamation (Exsultet) 
• Liturgy of the word
• Gloria recited bells are rung 
• Epistle - Gospel - Homily
• Blessing of the Water & Renewal of Baptismal Promises, sprinkling of the people.
• Liturgy of the Eucharist as usual.

Joint Finance Council Meeting

• Finance Council members from Visitation parish, Saint Ann parish and Saint John of the Woods mission met on April 6, 2022. They reviewed the February 2022 and fiscal year-to-date financial reports. Good news - all finished in the black (income exceeded expenses). We are grateful to our generous parishioners for helping to keep us financially stable.
• The Council received a letter from the Visitation Catholic STEM Academy School Commission outlining the school’s financial request for the 2022-2023 school year. We affirmed our support for the school, agreed to workout a few outstanding details, and approved the request.
• Marc Nuno, Academy Principal, reported the school received an Early Learning Center Grant for $1 million from the State Department of Commerce. The grant can be used for construction of an Early Learning Center. We congratulate Marc and those responsible for preparing and submitting the grant application.

Financial Subcommittee

This group will focus on preparing a draft 2022-2023 budget for the combined parishes. Jeannine Wargo, Thuy-Tien Vo, Ed Williams, and Bob Richardson will serve on this subcommittee

Thank you for your prayers for the Candidates for Full Communion and the Elect who have been participating in weekly RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) and RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Children) classes during this year. They were presented to Bishop-Elect Frank Schuster in the Rite of Election, when they signed the Book of the Elect to become members of the Catholic Church. Our churches saw them during Lent, when they probed their own faith growth in the Church during three Scrutinies. We now offer them congratulations and share their joy after they received the Sacraments of Initiation during the Easter Vigil celebration. They rise with Christ in unity with our church members and, with renewed faith and strength, seek to more fully live out our Catholic faith. Please take time to personally welcome them into our Church.



April 17, please read the Gospel John 20:1-9

If Mary Magdala met you as she was running from the tomb, what, do you think, she would have said to you? What would you have said to her? The “other disciple” entered the tomb “saw and believed”. What do you think he would have said to you? Can you think of why we celebrate Easter with Easter Bunnies and colored eggs. They have a religious significance. (Check it out on google.)

Activity: The springtime of new life expresses the new risen Life of Jesus that he shares with us. If you have some flowers, or shrubs with new leaves, pick some, and place them on the table as a sign of the Lord’s risen life, draw pictures of flowers, or light a candle that reflects the light of the risen Lord.

The New Parish plans to build a new school on St Ann ground soon. We are currently in the planning phase and need help on the following subjects: Survey, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Structural and Geotechnical designs. If you have any such experience and are willing to help, please contact Louie Tran (253 -230-4265 or louietran61@gmail.com) as possible.



As you attend Mass on weekdays, Sundays and visit the parish throughout the week, we want to remind you "DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING OF VALUE INSIDE YOUR VEHICLE".

Please understand that car break-in can happen anywhere

Thank you