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Thanksgiving Blessing

On Thanksgiving Day, a table will be set up and you are invited to bring something that you will be eating at your Thanksgiving meal to be blessed. After Mass be sure to take the food you brought back home.

Thank you

Thank you to all those who have already returned your Parish Stewardship commitment card.

Stewardship Report:

PSJXXIII: 118 pledge cards,

pledged amount: $ 145,572

SJOW: 49 pledge cards,

pledged amount: $ 95,640

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● Start Date: Be sure to set the start date for January 1, 2025.

Please note: If you have a recurring donation set up for 2024’s Stewardship Giving, this will automatically roll over into 2025. If you'd like to adjust the amount or frequency of this donation, you can easily do so by logging into your donor portal.

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Thank you for your generous support. Together, we can achieve incredible things!

Faith Formation

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>

This Sunday at 11:30am Mass, after the announcement, the children will process up to crown Jesus, Christ the King.

SJOW Children’s Christmas Play:

Christmas Play Practices are Sunday morning 9:30 -10:15

Everyone is invited to share in the joy of the Christmas season with our children as they perform their Christmas Play Sunday. December 15th at 1:00 P.M.

Our confirmation class made advent wreaths last Sunday to prepare for the Advent season.

Outreach Community

Pope St. John XXIII STEM ACADEMY

Bishop Frank Schuster will be the celebrant of a Pope St. John STEM Academy school Mass at the Visitation/South Tacoma Chapel location on Thursday, December 19th, 2024 at 9:00 am.

PSJ STEM Volunteer Opportunities:

Turkey Feather Dealer - Have fun exchanging food for feathers in the mornings from 7:55 am to 8:20 am during the weeks of Nov. 4 - Nov. 22 for the Turkey Feather Food Drive. Please email Anne at pto@psjstem.org if you can help.

Playground Cleaner (ongoing) - The school is in need of a volunteer to blow and pressure wash the playground multiple times per month. The playground cleaning would need to happen on weekends or after school. This is a perfect job for anyone who cannot do their volunteer hours during the week. Please contact Marc Nuno at nunom@psjstem.org to grab this opportunity!

Secret Pal Program (ongoing) - We are looking for parents and guardians to take part in our "Secret Pal" program. As a secret pal, you would give gifts and tokens of appreciation to a PSJSTEM staff member throughout the school year and receive a maximum of 15 volunteer hours. Please click here to sign up, or contact Anne at pto@psjstem.org for more information.

Storage Container Cleaner/Organizer - 4 volunteer hours minimum will be awarded, the days are flexible. Please contact Marc Nuno at nunom@psjstem for more information about the work.

Revamp the Storage Closet - The school is looking for a volunteer that is willing to take on this fierce project. This job would entail demoing wood shelving, covering some old flooring, and cleaning. The person who volunteers to finish the whole project will be awarded a minimum of six volunteer hours.

Sound System Project - Would you like to help Visitation Church resolve the sound system problem? We are in need of someone to help determine an affordable alternative and we need help to set it up. All volunteer hours spent on this project will go toward your school volunteer hour obligation.

Please remember that every parent volunteer at the school is required to have a current background check and training class on file in their account at virtusonline.org. If you are unsure of your account status or have any questions, please contact Kelli Bostwick at bostwickk@psjstem.org.

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 Loving Memory

The month of November is dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

“All who die in God’s grace and friendship but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death, they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.” (CCC 1030)

Reflecting on the end time events, let us continue to pray during the month of November for all our departed brothers and sisters that also will be purified from their inequities and will shine in the presence of the Father. In a special way we thank and pray for the Lazurus committee that is serving at different sites of our parish, who served in organizing and helping the families at the funeral of their loved ones. May God bless them for their commitment and service.

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.