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THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
July 25, 2021
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
WELCOME
Whether you’re a registered parishioner or first-time visitor, we
hope you feel welcome. There are many ways to get involved.
If you have any questions, please let one of our staff members
know or call the parish office 253-630-0701
MISSION STATEMENT
The Catholic Community of St. John the Baptist: Where stewardship is a way of
life and the diversity of our gifts is used to answer Christ’s call to proclaim and
live the Gospel.
Gather in God’s Name, Grow in God’s Time, Go in God’s Spirit
Fr. Bill is finding it very helpful having you put your name
on a Hello sticker so he gets to know who our parishion-
ers are. We will continue this until Aug. 1st.
Fr. Bill
WELCOME
As a way of Welcoming Fr. Bill we
have Welcome Banners in the
CONTACT INFORMATION Fr. Bill
BIENVENIDO Sanctuary. Please take the time to
Church/Office:
25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA 98042
write your name and if you want to
Phone: 253-630-0701
E-Mail: office@sjtbcc.org Website: www.sjtbcc.org Fr. Bill
MILGAYANG a message on the banner.
Regular Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 9 am—3 pm Saturday, 10 am —3 pm PAGDATING
FROM YOUR PASTOR STEWARDSHIP
As I begin my time with you as your pastor, We are seeking parishioners who have a
I am focused and getting to know you and background in health occupations, such
how you do things. I sometimes forget that as medicine, nursing, dentistry, therapy and
you probably also want to get to know me. I counseling. If you might be interested in par-
have asked our transition team what sort of ticipating in a ministry event this fall, please
things they think people would want to contact Anne Frederick at annef@sjtbcc.org or call the
know. One item that came up a few times was “Why did parish office 253-630-0701. Thanks!!!
you decide to come to St. John?”
It is an interesting question, and the answer may not be
what you expected. Basically, it was because the Arch-
bishop asked me to. I was not seeking a move. My own
Parish Stewardship Report for
personal plans were to stay at my last assignment. Then
Sunday, July 18, 2021
one day, at an Archdiocesan meeting, the Vicar for Cler-
gy, who happens to be the cousin of Joan Williamson of
the parish staff, says to me “Bill, I’d like to talk to you
soon. Give me a call.” In that call he said, “The Arch- Stewardship Envelopes $ 6,611.00
bishop would like you to consider going to St. John the Stewardship Loose $ 8,673.50
Baptist Church in Covington. Vigil Lights $ 82.60
St. John had a great reputation for being a stewardship St. Vincent de Paul $ 494.00
parish, active in many ministries, valuing adult faith for- Facility Use Deposit $ 100.00
mation and engaged in outreach and justice ministries. Mass Intentions $ 40.00
That made it easier to say yes. The Archbishop was clear- Euch. Bread Donation $ 15.00
ly concerned about continuing the many good things tak- Faith Formation Fees $ 40.00
Marriage Prep Fees $ 100.00
ing place in this parish and wanted an easy transition as
Fr. Jim entered senior status (i.e. retirement). And I had Total $ 16,156.10
to agree with their reasoning. I think Fr. Jim and I share a
similar theological outlook, a common approach to pasto-
ral ministry and comparable style of leadership. But we
are also different enough to bring some variety and possi-
ble new growth. I also considered your founding pastor, Mark your calendars! On September 11th and 12th St.
Fr. Jack, a friend and mentor. I have always been upset John the Baptist will be offering everyone in our parish
when I hear about an assignment where the new priest is family, resources and gifts on being healthy and holy
the exact opposite of the former. I think how unfair to that across ages and stages of life!
parish. This is certainly not the case here. I thought this
transition would be easy for a parish (but not without the
usual hiccups). The rational of the archbishop and priest
placement board made good sense to me.
The vow of obedience I made to the bishop at ordination
was definitely part of my “Yes.” It’s not a blind “Yes,” but
hopefully one that keeps me open to what the Holy Spirit
wants to accomplish here at St. John. Together with you, I
look forward to discerning where the Spirit wants to lead
this community – especially as we emerge from the Covid
pandemic. We may not be the same as pre-Covid, but
hopefully we will be stronger. For that I want to remain
open ( what some spiritual writers would call
“detachment”) not overly focused on what I want or what
attracts me, but looking at the opportunities before us to ¡Reserve la fecha!
say “Yes” to God. El 11 y 12 de septiembre la iglesia de San Juan Bautista ofrecerá
a toda la comunidad recursos y artículos que promueven el ser
Fr. Bill sano y santo a través de todas edades e etapas de vida.
As Fr. Bill is getting settled in, he finds that he will need a cou-
ple of small to medium size end tables for his office. If you
have tables and would like to donate them you can send us a
picture so Fr. Bill can decide if that is what he is needing.
Thank You
THIS WEEK AT OUR CHURCH
Monday, July 26
Word & Communion, 9 am Please pray for those who are sick: Marylea Brown
Tuesday, July 27 and Gina Howell
Word & Communion, 9 am
Wednesday July 28 Please pray for those who have died : Donald Cote,
Mass, 9 am Shirley Stewart, Noel Bansil (brother-in-law of Antonio
Thursday, July 29 Cabrera), and Theodorus Maria Pramudito Nugroho
Mass, 6:30 pm (brother of Maria Nugrahari)
Friday, July 30
Mass, 9 am
Saturday, July 31
Confession, 4 pm
Mass, 5:30 pm
Sunday, Aug 1
Mass, 9 am and 11:30 am Do you know someone that needs some extra
love? Maybe they are sick, grieving or just need
to be wrapped in prayers. We have many prayer
shawls to choose from at the church office. They
are blessed and free for the taking. Come by and
pick up one for that special person.
Yarning for Community has been dormant this past year due to
As Fall approaches and hopefully our kids COVID. We are meeting again at the Covington Library, Mon-
will be back in school, we want to reinstate day, Wednesday, and Friday at 1pm. If the weather is nice, we
our Back To School Supply Drive beginning sit outside on the grass. If it is not, we meet in the foyer of the
this weekend and into August. Please pur- library. Come knit, crochet or spin with us.. Meet new friends
chase items when you’re out shopping and and make items for those in need. All are welcome.
help us make this a celebration to get our
children back to their school activities. As
usual this drive will go to Communities in
Schools who support the more needy schools.
Thanks for your help.
The Life, Justice Peace Commission
Interested in playing CYO soccer
for St. Anthony next school year?
Fall Soccer registrations for 2021 are now
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL open
If you have a player(s) interested in playing CYO Soccer,
All Aboard “Rocky Railway” VBS Train! click on the link to register them. If this is your first time
St. John the Baptist is putting on a hybrid using Sports Pilot, you need to create your account first
Vacation Bible School August 16-20th! The and then register.
CREW will be on screen via zoom for the
first half, and in person at the church for the Link: https://reg.sportspilot.com/106634/login
second half each day. Registration forms are
available at the Faith Formation table, Parish Office, and on Teams will be formed over the summer so we need all
the website. Please sign up soon so we can get you a music registrations by the July 30th deadline.
CD! Talk with Joan Williamson if you have any questions. 253 Soccer is open to all St. Anthony school students and non
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Anthony, St. Steven the Martyr, or St. John the Baptist
parish.
We have teams for all students in grades K – 8, both boys
and girls. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to play CYO
soccer next fall.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
Jenny Ramos at jenny_leetx@yahoo.com
Find us on Instagram and Facebook:
@sjtbcovington
Visit our website at sjtbcc.org, pages are
updated weekly!
Life, Justice, Peace
Share Your Story: July 30th is the World Day Against Human Traf-
If you have ways you care for ficking in Persons: The UN lifts July 30 as a day
creation, let us know! to raise awareness of human trafficking in our world
Do you grow your own food? today. They state: “Every country in the world is af-
Drive electric or use mass trans- fected by human trafficking, whether as a country of
it? origin, transit, or destination for victims. Traffickers
Recycle or compost? the world over continue to target women and girls.
tinyurl.com/sjtbcreationcare The vast majority of detected victims of trafficking for
sexual exploitation and 35 per cent of those trafficked
Parishioner Spotlight for forced labor are female. Conflict further exacer-
Jeanette M shares: “When I was employed at the Reynolds bates vulnerabilities, with armed groups exploiting
(aluminum) Can Plant in Kent in the 1980’s I learned about civilians and traffickers targeting forcibly displaced
recycling aluminum. Since then I am a serious recycler of people.” Did you know that:
numerous materials. I recently learned that just outside the In 2018 about 50,000 human trafficking victims
admission gate at the Renton Transfer Station is a abin for were detected and reported by 148 countries.
used pillows, mattress pads, etc, also cardboard, no cost. I 50 per cent of detected victims were trafficked for
have changed to using pods for both laundry and dishwash- sexual exploitation, 38 per cent were exploited for
er soap to keep from using those large plastic containers. forced labour.
Thank you for your story Jeanette! Very inspiring and practi-
cal tips! Female victims continue to be the primary tar-
gets. Women make up 46% and girls 19% of all vic-
tims of trafficking.
“Our insistence that each human being is an image of Globally, one in every three victims detected is a
God should not make us overlook the fact that each child.
creature has its own purpose. None is superfluous. The
entire material universe speaks of God’s love, his The share of children among detected trafficking
boundless affection for us. Soil, water, mountains: eve- victims has tripled, while the share of boys has in-
rything is, as it were, a caress of God.” creased five times over the past 15 years.
Laudato Si
Let us pray for the intercession of St. Josephine
Bakhita, patron saint of human trafficking survivors
Do you have extra produce from that together we can work to end this practice.
your garden? Would you like to
share some with the Covington St. Josephine Bakhita, pray for us!
Storehouse Food Bank to serve
our neighbors in need?
There is a cooler on the bench at
the McMullen Center available to
A Traveler’s Prayer
receive your fruit and vegetable
harvest.
Whenever I travel
We will be collecting food dona-
By land or by sea,
tions and delivering them to the Storehouse on a reg-
I always invite God
ular basis.
To travel with me.
Thank you for considering and your continued gener-
For He is the One
osity.
Who created it all…
- Garden of the Good Shepherd
The tiniest star,
Each mountain so tall.
ANNUAL APPEAL UPDATE This is the One
With whom I would share
Each traveling moment,
Each traveling prayer
And when I come home,
I look back and say,
Than You, dear God,
WE HAVE REACHED OUR GOAL!!! For blessings each day!
If you haven’t turned in your pledge please do so.
Our rebate will be used to freshen up the restrooms. Margaret Peterson
Thank you for your generosity.
Our Goal $113,508.00
Pledges= $ 127,258 = 112%
#pledges= 313
Avg. pledge=$ 406.58
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