May 24, 2023

Lectio Divina

Join us for Lectio Divina in the church for a few minutes on Sunday mornings following the 8:30 mass. Lectio Divina is a reflective approach to prayerfully entering into scripture readings. An experienced parishioner will lead our Lectio Divina.

Your Support of the Annual Catholic Appeal is SO Important!!

St. John’s ACA goal this year is $87,833. As you heard from Fr. Crispin, each dollar makes a difference in helping to fund the more than 60 essential ministries in the Archdiocese. Please prayerfully consider how you can participate in helping our parish be a light to others. 

Thanks to the over 116 families who have already made their pledges. By receiving over $45,000 in pledges and gifts to date, we are just over 50% of our goal! Asante sana!

Once we reach our goal, all funds collected go directly back to our parish, to be used for a project of our choice. This year those funds will once again go to our operating budget. With the help of so many of you, since 2020 we have not only met our ACA goal, but have also received a rebate average of $15,000! This has helped fund the new video system in the Church and our budget shortfall last year. Our stretch goal is $15,000-please help us get there!

If you have already made a pledge, thank you!

The quickest and easiest way to donate is to do so online. Click here to donate now.

Contact Teresa Gillett at tgillett@stjohnsea.org or call 206-782-2810, ex 355 with any questions.

Faith Formation

Wine & Cheese Saturday, June 3!

Join Fr. Crispin after the 5pm Mass on Saturday, June 3 for Wine, Cheese and Conversation in the Admin Bldg. Fr. leaves for his sabbatical in mid- June, so this is a great opportunity to chat with him before he goes. See you there!

St. John Book Club

Our next book is The Fifth Gospel, a murder mystery by Ian Caldwell. 

We will meet on June 11th at 4pm at the home of Nancy Allen.

Please contact Diana G. at diana.grusczynski@outlook.com for more information.

Agape Service Project Opportunities

Click here for more information.

Click here for the links to sign up.

CYO Soccer and Cross Country

Registration open for Fall 2023

Click here for more information.

DON’T LAUGH!

LOLs ARE LUNCHES OF LOVE.

Saint John school’s 3rd grade Girl Scout Troop is on a mission to help the homeless. The troop recently invited Kathy Beck, a member of our parish conference of St. Vincent de Paul, to speak to them about how St. Vincent de Paul volunteers are partnering with Seattle Public Utilities’ RV Wastewater Collection Program. The program addresses increasing public health concerns due to wastewater spills from people who are living in RVs, tents and cars around the city. 

Vincentian volunteers assist by providing resources, a box of food, a sack lunch known as a “lunch of love”, water, clothing, toiletries, hygiene kits and other items, as well as a friendly smile and a listening ear, while the city’s crew provides the wastewater pump out. 

At their recent meeting, the Girl Scout Brownies led by April Miller, prepared more than 40 lunches of love for the program with proceeds from their cookie sales. These lunches, which cost about $5 each to make, contain nonperishable items like protein bars, beef jerky, tuna, fruit cups, water/juice, chips or crackers, and are decorated with uplifting messages of love and hope. Recipients of these lunches are grateful and often tearful after reading messages like “You are loved,” “We care,” and “Jesus is watching over you.” Brownie Audrey S. said, “I liked how it could help people, and it was fun!”

Thank you, Troop #46032, for your generosity and for making a difference in the lives of those in your community. 

For more information on the city’s RV wastewater program click here.

To donate to our parish conference of St Vincent de Paul click here.