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The Outreach Ministries from St. Ann and Visitation meet with Deacon Sam Basta, Seattle Archdiocese, at the March 5 Leadership Training session. They focused on reviewing both parishes’ primary outreach ministries: St. Vincent DePaul (St. Ann) and Ministry to the Poor (Visitation).
 

Considerations

Timeline of New Parish/School:

• how/when does this date affect ability to stay in current locations?
• potential partnership with Catholic Community Service?
• combine both ministries into one?
• new location for facilities?
  
  

Funding of programs:

• funds are needed to maintain St. Vincent DePaul with expansion to greater Pierce County area
• accessibility of funds needed for sustaining Ministry to the Poor
• development of new donation envelope that allows parishioners to select one of the programs (or both) for their donation and to allow for accounting of funds
  
  

Overview of successful continuation of programs:

• maintain the established presence and locations in the So. Tacoma area
• forming a mutually supported partnership with shared services
• create new branding while supporting the new parish name

Recommendation to Fr. Tuan

The Outreach team agreed to and are recommending to Fr. Tuan to continue to support each other in their current environment as is and to work as partners assisting each other to meet the mission of the Church. They will continue to meet as the Outreach committee to make further recommendations on the above considerations.

Pastoral Plan and Activities

The Third Sunday of Lent

Please read today’s Gospel Luke 13:1-9

How would you explain Jesus’ parable to a friend, to a young child? Remember a parable can have more than one meaning so each family member may have a different interpretation and be correct. The Lenten season calls us to repent, to turn away from our sins, our selfishness, anger, dishonesty, envy, etc

Dialogue: Talk about some sins and the opposite virtues, and how Jesus wants us to act. When we turn away from sin and follow Jesus we reflect more clearly the risen life that he shares with us through Baptism.

Activity: Ask each family member to write down some of their sins on a small piece of paper, then tear it up into small pieces and burn them or throw them in the garbage as a sign of rejecting sin. On another piece of paper write a good way of acting, a virtue to practice, and ask each one to put that in a special place and look at it often.

Lent

•  Confession

Before and after 9:30 a.m. on Weds & Fridays

During Holy Hour on Mondays from 7pm - 8pm
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m on Saturdays

• Stations of the Cross

After the 9:30 morning Mass on Fridays and again in the evening at 7:00 pm.

• Lenten Retreat

Wednesday, March 23rd at St. Ann
Mass at 8am; followed by reflection

•  Adoration

right after 9:30am Wednesday Mass to NOON. Mondays from 7:00 –8:00pm. Open to all

Financial Report

• March 13, 2022
  62 Envelopes Total $3,387.30

(all totals include online giving)

Thank you all for your continued support to St. John of the Woods

Faith Formation

• First Communion:
  Confession for students March 31st @ 6:30pm in the church
  Student Retreat April 3rd 10:30am to 11:20 in the church.
  
   
• Confirmation
  Retreat day is changed to April 2nd 9am-7pm
  March 27th: Reconciliation at 7pm
  
   
• RCIA
  Saturday, Mar. 12th: Rite of Election at 11:00 AM (Sponsors need to be there) St. Charles (7112 S 12 St.,)
  March 14: Scrutinizes: Looking within
  
   
• Marriage Preparation Class
  Sat. May 14th from 10:00am to 1:00pm Sun.
  May 15th 11:00am to 2:00pm
  at St. Ann School
  You will receive a certification after class.
  Contact Monty 253-304-4473

We're Searching For Volunteer

The Saturday night Mass is in need of Eucharistic Ministers. Only one person has volunteered for this 6:00 PM Mass. You do not need any experience to be a Eucharistic Minister, we will train you and make sure you are comfortable prior to serving.

Please contact Daniel Soderlind at 253-377-1952 to volunteer. If you are considering this at all, please help as we are in great need of volunteers.

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Can you volunteer to Usher when you come to any of the Masses?

Easter Egg Hunt

Prayer List 

Gordon & Nichole Chisholm III, Gary Wilke, Carlos & Claudia Caballero, Aurora Maddela, Frances & Margaret Chisholm, Marge Berntsen, Donna & Dick Severson, Roxane Fulp, Bob Smith, Joan Ellis, Dave Casey, Judith Levesque, Linda Johnson, Kari Tinsely, Rita Pangelinan, Susan Kitaji, Natalie Vieria, Robert Delgado, Courtney Kryder, Bill Miller, Jennifer Akins, Jonathan Keen, Rod Stormshak, James Moe, Brandon, Gene Otis, Wendy Hanchett, Connie Bender, Evymae Sablan, Isaako Malo, Damian Roldon, Irene Simon, Lucy Romo, John Murphy, Isaiah Williams, Lois Zahnan, Larry Luedke, Anne Gannon, Larry Anderson, Keith Browne, Anna Kaperick, Robert Lumas, Larry Rubida, Dorothy Harris, Liam Chisholm, Carol Kalapus, Evelyn Allen, Danny Sneed, Angie Anderson, Betty Polansky, all victims of COVID19, Military: SPC Sean Gilson, AMN Mason Land, WO-1 Stephen Adelman,