january 5, 2020 the epiphany of the lord
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SCHEDULE OF LITURGIES Word and Communion: Monday and Tuesday 9:00 am MASS: Sunday 9:00 am, 11:30 am, & 5:30 pm Wednesday 9:00 am Thursday 6:30 pm Friday 9:00 am Saturday 5:30 pm CONFESSIONS: Individual confessions every Saturday from 4 pm to 5 pm or call the parish office at 253-630-0701 to make an appointment with Fr. Jim.
CONTACT INFORMATION Church/Office: 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA 98042 Phone: 253-630-0701 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.sjtbcc.org Regular Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am - 4:30pm Saturday, 10 am - 3 pm
January 5, 2020 The Epiphany of The Lord
THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
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
PARISH STAFF Rev. Jim Coyne, Pastor ext. [email protected]
Pastoral Asst. for Liturgy & Pastoral Care Laurie Moloney, ext [email protected]
Pastoral Asst. for Administration Kathy Wickward, ext 103 [email protected]
Pastoral Asst. for Stewardship & Evangelization Anne Frederick, ext. [email protected]
Pastoral Asst. for Faith Formation, RCIA & Sacramental Prep Joan Williamson, ext. [email protected]
Pastoral Asst. for PreSchool/Elementary Faith For-mation Amy Bonte, ext [email protected]
Pastoral Asst. for Youth Ministry 5-12 Chelsea Wilde ext [email protected]
Pastoral Asst. for Social Outreach and Advocacy Andrea Mendoza, ext 115- [email protected]
Music Ministry Coordinator Luis Diaz de Leon, ext. [email protected]
Administrative Asst. (Bulletin) Connie Tietz, ext. [email protected]
Bookkeeper Nancy Moore, ext. [email protected]
Facility Steward David Aldous, ext. [email protected]
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH
FROM YOUR PASTOR
2020
Please remember in your prayers those who are ill: Dottie Cacchione, Jim Forczek and Lydia Cooper Please remember in your prayers those
who have died: Elsie McBride, Dorothy rouse, Zona Mercer and John McBride (uncle of Rose Racicot
Safe Car Ministry St John the Baptist Parish has been able to offer a safe parking environment for local homeless people for about a year. We wanted to help this Ministry because we have worked with the homeless in Seattle prior to coming to St John the Baptist. We know that people who are homeless are not only marginalized; they are misunderstood. No one plans to be homeless. No one wants to be without a place that they feel secure. It is easy to look at the homeless problem in our area and in our country with detachment. But, if you look at it on a personal level, you begin to see where the love resides and the impact a simple ministry like this can have on someone. Individually, each one of these people has a story to tell. Most are heartbreaking. But they can also be inspiring. It might surprise you to learn who the homeless really are. Many are older citizens. Most have some source of in-come, but not enough to afford the necessities and com-forts that we take for granted. Of our current guests that park in our lot each night two are older, single women. None of our guests wants to be in these circumstances. But yet, they know that they can find a safe place with us. As the saying goes, “there but for the grace of God, go I”. And truly, despite our confidence to the contrary, any one of us could find ourselves in desperate circumstances where our world is suddenly turned upside down and all we have is gone. Christ said the last shall be first and the first shall be last. These people are more likely to be at the front of the line than most of us. But they are not seeking our pity. They are seeking a path to be back into the mainstream of so-ciety. They want a home. They want a steady income. But mostly, they want to be accepted as people just like us. If you can spare the time to help this ministry it would be greatly appreciated. All we really do is ensure that they are safe while they park in our lot. We monitor the grounds nightly via remote CCTV and visit once or twice a week to be sure all is well. Our guests are so grateful for the love we have shown them in providing this safe place. We hope you join us as we help them move forward to-wards a safe home and a happy life filled with love. What more could one ask?
By: Kathleen & Mark Willliams
Coffee and Donut Sunday January 12, 2020 After the 9am and 11:30 am Mass
On the Sunday of the Epiphany of the Lord, we hear about gifts in the gospel reading. The image of gift is an appropriate one since today, on Epiphany Sunday, we acknowledge and celebrate the gift of God’s saving grace offered to everyone in the birth of his Son Jesus. Each Epiphany Sunday, the Gospel reading is Matthew’s account of the visit of the Magi. Three important truths are revealed in this sacred story. First, God alone directs salvation history. King Herod tried to exercise control over the newborn Christ, assembling the chief priests and scribes of the people and meeting secretly with the Magi in an attempt to conceal his true motives to harm the in-fant. But God protected the baby Jesus, Mary and Jo-seph ,and the Magi, directing all of them to safety. A sec-ond revealed truth is that God prepared us for this gift through the words of the Jewish prophets. We hear that the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem fulfills what the prophet Micah had foretold nearly eight centuries earlier: “Bethlehem...from you shall come a ruler, who is to shep-herd my people Israel” (see Micah5:1). A third revealed truth is that Jesus is God’s gift to all nations. The Magi who brought gifts to Jesus are traditionally identified as Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar. These three astrologers from the East represented the other major nations of the world in the time of Christ. Epiphany celebrates what the visit of the Magi reveals to us: God’s gift—the gift of his newborn Son—is a gift of-fered to all people, for which god has long-prepared the world.
STEWARDSHIP
You’re invited to Sunday Brunch! January 26, 2020 After the 11:30 am Mass until 3 pm McMullen Center
Come and spend some time learning about the Alpha approach to evangelization and discuss how this ap-proach might be a future offering for St. John the Baptist! Feel free to invite others! RSVP or more information contact
LIFE, JUSTICE, PEACE
The 2020 Mass and March for Life will be held on Tuesday, January 21. As in years past, St. John’s will be co-chartering a bus with other local parish-es to attend the Mass and March in Lacey and Olympia. If you are interest-ed in attending, please sign up at the
Life, Justice, Peace table.
What does it mean to love our neigh-
bors in the midst of such a divisive
climate? Catholics are called to bring
the best of ourselves and our faith to
the public square—and yet today,
many shy away from such involvement because our national
and local conversations are filled with anger and harsh lan-
guage, often directed at people themselves. As Catholics,
we must model a better way. We invite you to model love for
neighbor by pledging to Civilize It and committing to civility,
clarity, and compassion this election year. Civilize It: Dignity
Beyond the Debate is a non-partisan call to focus on the dig-
nity of all people, even those with whom we disagree, and to
put faith in action. Make room in your heart for those with
whom you disagree and pledge dignity beyond the debate
today at CivilizeIt.org!
January 5-11 is National Migration Week: — “Promoting a Church and a World for All” • Catholics are called to stand with immigrants and refugees as our brothers and sisters. This is who the Catholic Church is. This is what we as Catholics do. • Pope Francis invites us to be part of a culture of encounter as we welcome, protect, integrate, and promote immigrants and refugees in our midst. • Immigration is about real people who are trying to find a better life and a new beginning. Its about more than statis-tics, its about families. As Pope Francis stated, “Each mi-grant has a name, a face and a story.” • Welcoming immigrants is part of Catholic Social Teaching and reflects the Biblical tradition to welcome the stranger. • The Catholic Church has been welcoming immigrants and refugees to the United States since the nation’s founding and has been integral to helping them integrate into American culture. • In addition to welcoming and caring for those in need, the Church continues to uphold the centrality of family reunifica-tion as a critical component of our immigration and refugee systems. • Forced displacement of people is at the highest level since World War II, with more than 65 million people displaced around the world and over 22 million refugees. • Refugees are the most rigorously screened population coming into America. This screening happens before they ever set foot in our country. The United States has the most thorough background checks of immigrants of any nation in the world. Visit justiceforimmigrants.org/take-action/national-migration-week for more information.
Do you have a New Year’s resolution? If so, what is it?
As we celebrate this New Year, we thank all of you who generously share their Time, Tal-ent and Treasure. Your stewardship helps us share God’s blessings with many others. May 2020 be filled with joy and peace!
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord: “You have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace..” This is how Saint Paul begins his letter to the members of the church at Ephesus in today’s second reading. He proclaims that he, and they, are stewards of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and therefore stewards of God’s loving, unifying and in-clusive grace. He also proclaims that the Holy Spirit is at work within each of them, if only they would be open to the Spirit. Today, our world races by with intolerance, vio-lence, desperate poverty, fear and division. At the begin-ning of this New Year, perhaps it is appropriate to reflect on Saint Paul’s words and ask ourselves how we can be good stewards of the gospel today. How will we allow the Holy Spirit to work within us? How can we be better stew-ards of Christ’s justice and peace?
Have you registered for the Craft & Hobby Retreat be-ing held on Friday, January 24 10 am to 9 pm and Satur-day, January 25 9am to 9 pm? The deadline to register is January 17th. Questions, call Nancy Moore at 253-630-0701 or email [email protected].
Terrific Tuesday Meals are back for the month of January! If you are interested in getting involved with this multi-church ministry, please contact Andrea in the office or sign up at the Life, Justice,
Peace table. Meals will be prepared and served every Tuesday during the month of January here at St. Johns.
Monday, Jan. 6 Strong Bones Yoga, 8 am Word & Communion, 9 am Small Faith Group/Zelie, 10 am Cub Scout Lion Den, 6:30 pm Knights of Columbus Business Meeting, 6:30 pm Light Weigh, One King, 6:30 pm Cub Scout Pack 506 tiger den, 6:30 pm 9am Choir Practice, 7 pm Tuesday, Jan. 7 Word & Communion, 9 am Home Educators Co-Op, 9:30 am Terrific Tuesdays, 5:30 pm Girl Scout Troop #46865 Life, Justice, Peace, 6:30 pm Finance Council Meeting, 6:30 pm Fil-Am Choir Practice, 7 pm Confirmation Prep, 7 pm Wednesday, Jan. 8 Mass, 9 am Christ’s 2nd Commandment Group, 9:30 am Guatemala Committee, 6:30 pm Truthful Reign Practice, 7 pm Grief Ministry, 7 pm Youth Group, 7 pm Thursday, Jan. 9 Facility & Fellowship, 8am Strong Bones Yoga, 8 am Light Weigh, One King, 12 noon Facility & Grounds, 4:30 pm Mass, 6:30 pm Cub Scout Webelos, 6 pm Cub Scout Pack 506 Arrow of Light, 6:30 pm Hispanic Music group, 7 pm Friday, Jan. 10 Mass, 9 am Creative Kindness Sewing, 9 am Hispanic Charismatic Prayer, 7 pm Bible Study in Spanish, 7 pm Saturday, Jan. 11 Confessions, 4 pm Mass, 5:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 12 Mass, 9am,11:30 am, and 5:30 pm Coffee & Donuts Faith Formation Classes, PS-Grade 4, 10:15 am Stewardship Catholic School Families, 1 pm LifeNight, 6:30 pm
THIS WEEK AT OUR CHURCH FAITH FORMATION
Families: Stop by the SJTB Library (McMullen Center near Classroom 5) on Sunday, Jan. 12th at 11:15 am for a children’s activity “Bible Detective game”. It’s fun and rewarding! Great for preschool through 5th graders!
Protegiendo a los Niños de Dios: Re-querido por el Arquidiócesis de Seattle, Protegiendo a los Niños de Dios es un programa ofrecido para adultos que tra-bajan con menores de edad o adultos vulnerables. Cada adulto envuelto en un ministerio enfocado en servir uno de es-tos grupos tiene que completar el progra-
ma. San Juan Bautista va a ofrecer este programa en español el 17 de enero de las 6 a 9 de la tarde. Puede llamar a Andrea (253.630.0701x115) en la oficina con
Rachel’s Corner Hope and Healing After Abortion
Upcoming Spring Retreats, in English March 6
th – 8th April 24
th – 26
th
Call for a compassionate, confidential conversation. English: (206) 920-6413 / Español: (206)-450-7814 Email [email protected]. Visit us at www.ccsww.org/projectrachel or www.facebook.com/projectrachelww. Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Ser-vices. You are loved with an everlasting Love!
St. John’s Adult Faith Formation 2020 Winter-Spring Line-up
“Live a Legacy of Love”
Guest Speaker Series w/ Erin Maguire Tuesday—January 14, 2020
7-8:30pm in Multipurpose Rooms Presentation will be “From Heartbreak to Housing and Hope”
Facility & Maintenance Crew David Aldous Facilities & Grounds Kathy Kernan Grounds Maintenance Crew Open (coordinator needed) Kitchen Helper Susan Ravotti Prayer Garden Maintenance Mark Rosenberger Security Team David Aldous
FACILITIES & GROUNDS
For phone numbers for the Ministry Leaders contact the Parish office. 253-630-0701
Parish Ministries ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT
Communications Team Bob Jensen Kathy Wickward Money Counter Kathy Wickward Office Helpers/ Special Projects Connie Tietz Website Support Kathy Wickward Bob Jensen
Coffee & Donuts John & Melissa Fieser Craft & Hobby Group Nancy Moore Creative Kindness Sewing Barb O’Neill Fil -Am Association Angie Santiago Funeral Reception Kathy Pryor Denise Jackson Guadalupanos Mary Ellen Pardo Knights of Columbus Angelo Battisti Strong Bones Yoga Ann Happe Yarning for Community Anne Diaz
COMMUNITY LIFE
Adult Formation Committee Al Myers Baptism Joan Williamson Catholic School Families Group Joan Williamson Confirmation Chelsea Wilde Elementary Faith Formation Gr.1-4 Amy Bonte Faith Formation Commission Laura Sutton Home Educators Support Group Marisa Maricich Library Therese McHenry Life Teen (Gr 9-12) Chelsea Wilde Marriage Preparation Team Fr. Jim Coyne Perry & Tish Faulk Pre-School Faith Formation PS-K Stephenie Abadilla Alisha Nguyen Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Joan Williamson Sacramental Prep Joan Williamson Small Faith Communities Mary-Kaye Soderlind Vacation Bible School Cathy Olaes Young Adults Joan Williamson Youth Group (Grades 5-8) Chelsea Wilde
FAITH FORMATION
Pastoral/Leadership Team Trish Hanson Bob Denney
PARISH LEADERSHIP
LIFE JUSTICE & PEACE
Finance Council Mike Dennis
Christ’s 2nd Commandment Ben Lee CRS Parish Ambassador Corps Renee Samuelson Garden of The Good Shepherd Angelo & Marge Battisti Guatemala Companion Parish Open HOME (Homeless Outreach) Nancy Huntington Life, Justice & Peach Commission Andrea Mendoza Pregnancy Aid Judy Peterson
Altar Servers & Cross Bearers Kathy Androes-Downes Charismatic Praise & Worship Linda Smith Eucharistic Ministers Pat Defiesta Flower Ministry Judy Fuchs Greeters Ministry Chuck & Angie Santillan Lay Leaders of Prayer Laura Rothschilds Lectors Ministry Norm & Tia Bailey Music Ministry Luis Diaz de Leon Point Person Coordinator Scott Gilyeat Sacristan Coordinator Paul Dehmer
LITURGY
Grief Support Ministry Frank Hammock Helping Hands Laurie Moloney Prayer Song Ministry Cheryl Nowacki Nancy Schmitt Sick & Homebound Laurie Moloney
PASTORAL CARE
STEWARDSHIP & EVANGELIZATION
Member Engagement & Strengths Anne Frederick Stewardship & Evangelization Mary-Kaye Soderlind Returning Catholics/Landings Anne Frederick Welcome & Evangelization Erin Marshall Irene Aguilar
LIFE JUSTICE & PEACE
Prepares Erin Marshall Molly Murphy Safe Car Parking Nancy Huntington Norm Bailey Senior Ministry Donna Jeanne Gully St. Vincent de Paul Society Tom Howell
