April 3, 2024

First Saturday Mass

April 6 at 9am we will celebrate Mass with Fr. Augustine from Blessed Sacrament.

What a beautiful way to start your weekend, and your month, spending time in prayer and receiving the Eucharist before the busy weekend.

This Mass celebrates our Mother Mary with the beautiful Marian Missal.

The Easter Season is 50 days, from March 31 to May 19, Pentecost Sunday.

This Easter Season, we invite you to be intentional about proclaiming and celebrating

the Risen Christ throughout this joyous season.

Father Robert N. Sherry of Cross Catholic Outreach will be visiting our parish this weekend to speak at all the Masses on behalf of the poor in developing countries. Cross Catholic Outreach was founded to create a meaningful link between parishes in America and the priests and nuns working in the Church overseas in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Central and South America.

To learn more about Cross Catholic Outreach click here.

To learn more about Fr. Sherry click here.

Rice Bowl Collection

Turn in your Rice Bowls! 

You can still turn in your Rice Bowls at any weekend Mass, or in the Parish Office. All donations go to Catholic Relief Services to help change lives globally and locally.

Click here to read more.

Save These Dates!

RSVP to A Fête for Principal O’Leary!

Come say ‘Thank You’ to Principal O’Leary for her 13 years of service to St. John and +40 years of service to Catholic education. Mass will start at 10:30am with a reception to follow. Let’s shower her with love and give her a memorable send-off!

We need parent volunteers to help make this event memorable for Principal O’Leary.

Please sign up here to support the planning team.

Would you like to leave a congratulatory message for Ms. O’Leary? Add an image, video, or thank you message here.

Let’s fill the kudoboard with memories and congratulations for Principal O’Leary. And don’t forget to RSVP to the May 19 event here.

To prepare for the reception, we need to confirm if you are attending. RSVP by May 6.

A Jubilee for Father Crispin, June 30:

Ordained in 1990, Father Crispin has served in the priesthood for 34 years, half of which have been at St. John. Please join us as we express our gratitude for his dedication and wish him the best in his next tenure.

Mass followed by celebration. More information to follow.

1st Quarter Statement of 2024 Coming Soon

First and foremost, thank you for your financial support of St. John Parish. We know that Stewardship is an important and personal decision that is not taken lightly. Each quarter we provide giving statements to you. This way, you are able to check the accuracy of your contributions and to update your contact information, if necessary. You will receive your statement via email or regular mail.

Please contact Teresa Gillett at tgillett@stjohnsea.org to let us know if you would NOT like to receive your statement (if you have not done so already) and include any new or different contact information if applicable. We will continue to mail the yearly tax statements.

CYO Track and Field

Track registration is open. Practices start after the Easter Holidays, April 9, at Nathan Hale High School (Tuesday and Friday, 7-8:30pm) and Whitman (Thursday, 6:30-8pm). Friday practices are optional. Track does overlap with volleyball but volleyball players are welcome to join track as soon as their season wraps up.  

We are looking for a Volunteer Coordinator.

This person will help coordinate the volunteers for our 4 track meets.

We are looking for a Field Coach (throwing and jumping) for next year.

If someone is interested, we are happy to provide training.

CYO Track is looking for a Track Meet Announcer.

This person will be the announcer during Track Meets.

If interested contact Track Coordinator: Eric Souder, esouder@hotmail.com.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. During this month, Archbishop Etienne is encouraging everyone to increase our awareness, to educate ourselves and our communities, and to pray for healing for those who have been tragically impacted by the scourge of child abuse. To learn more, click here . To learn about the Archdiocese of Seattle’s longstanding commitment to transparency, accountability, and assistance to victims of abuse, click here. To learn more about the Archdiocese of Seattle’s safe environment standards, click here.

Baptism Dates

Looking to have your child Baptized?

Our next baptism dates are April 20 & 21 (with Fr. Daniel Syverstad) and

June 1 & 2 at all masses.

Families wanting to baptize on those dates should reach out to

Julia Rudden at jrudden@stjohnsea.org. 

Support the Welcome Circle for Refugees Program

A Welcome Circle is a caring group of 5-20 people who pool their resources and accompany a refugee family into housing, employment, benefits, health care and transportation so they can become financially stable. There are many low-income people in our communities who wish to start a Welcome Circle but do not have the funding to get started. We're asking for your help today to support 12 families. Our goal is to raise $112,500 by May 1, 2024. Learn more.

Welcome Circles Information Nights

April 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. | Virtual

Same event both nights. Attend one or the other. 

Join us to learn about the Welcome Circle Ministry to refugees and immigrants and the different ways you can sponsor a refugee family, Learn more about the April 16 and April 17 events.