St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

Live a Legacy of Love

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Parish Wide Spring Cleaning

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Help us make the parish sparkle and get ready for some sunny weather! We are kicking off our annual spring *almost summer* cleaning event.

When:
Friday, June 17th from 10 AM to 5 PM
Saturday, June 18th from 9 AM to 4 PM

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Many hands make light the work and we can use any amount of time you can offer. Even 90 minutes of service will bless us all! This is a great opportunity for young and old alike – bring yourself, your family, your friends. All are welcome!

We provide all cleaning supplies, all you need to bring is yourself, your enthusiasm and a pair of gloves! (We will have some gloves available). Smiles (and shop vacs) welcome too!

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Special fun and features on Saturday include lunch and information regarding adopting an island! Families, friends, and ministry groups will have an opportunity to learn about caring for a small plot of our parish property and enjoy hot dogs grilled by our beloved Knights of Columbus (who doesn’t like free food?!)!

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Cleaning Areas/Tasks:

Sanctuary

  • Wash all case work and ledges
  • Spot clean walls and wainscoting
  • Vacuum Sanctuary and Tabernacle area
  • Spot clean carpet
  • Remove candle wax from carpet using hot iron and paper towel
  • Clean Stations of the Cross
  • Assist with positioning cleaned chairs

Sanctuary Chairs

  • Place blue tape on floor to mark chair placement
  • Remove kneelers, stack, and move chairs out of sanctuary
  • Remove all loose paper and books from chairs
  • Vacuum upholstery and book shelf
  • Wash woodwork on all chairs; wash woodwork and vinyl on kneelers
  • Remove candle wax from upholstery using hot iron and paper towels
  • Clean upholstery on chairs, as needed
  • Return chairs to our normal full configuration with 24”spacing front to back

Windows (Interior/Exterior)

  • Wash all interiors of windows inside of Sanctuary (with the exception of the stained glass; McMullen Center, Office, Narthex, Sanctuary)
  • Wash all exteriors of windows (McMullen Center, Office, Narthex, Sanctuary)

Nursery/Office/Main Conference Room/Library

  • Spot clean all walls
  • Wash all doors
  • Spot clean wainscoting and baseboards
  • Wash all tables (tops and legs)
  • Vacuum carpet

Narthex/Vesting Sacristy/Working Sacristy

  • Spot clean all walls
  • Wash all doors
  • Spot clean wainscoting and baseboards
  • Wash all tables (tops and legs)
  • Vacuum carpet

Grounds

  • Prune / trim all trees and shrubs in parking lot, along street, around McMullen Center
  • Sweep siding and eaves, starting with Sanctuary
  • Weed eat retention ponds, as needed
  • Pull ivy from trees in area near lower driveway
  • Weed all beds
  • Put all weeds, pruned limbs, etc. in compost area

As time and volunteers allow, McMullen Center

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Free Blood Pressure Screenings

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Sunday, May 22nd

Join Nurse Betty Lou Partridge as she provides free blood pressure screenings to anyone in our community.

She will be available in the Main Conference Room after the two morning Masses (9 AM and 11:30 AM) to check blood pressure for all interested.

Please contact the parish office at (253) 630-0701 or office@sjtbcc.org for more information.

Craft & Hobby Day – May 21

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Join us for the final Craft & Hobby Day until the fall.

WHEN:
Saturday, May 21
10 AM to 5 PM

WHERE:
McMullen Center
Multipurpose Rooms

Craft and Hobby Day is an opportunity for crafty people to get together socially while working on their own crafts.  We have people who bring their sewing machines, knitters and crocheters,  paper crafters, rug makers, almost anything goes. You are welcome to come for the whole day or for a few hours, whatever works best for your schedule.

We invite you to bring your own lunch/snacks or take advantage of one of the nearby food options.

RSVP/Questions:
Nancy Moore
253-630-0701×102
nancym@sjtbcc.org

*Note: RSVPs are helpful for setup purposes.

Silver Rose

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A Silver Rose on a nine-month pilgrimage will be the centerpiece of a special prayer service at St. John the Baptist on May 18, 2022 at 7:00pm. This program is sponsored by Knights of Columbus – Harry J. Tucker Jr. Council 11780 to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe and express both international unity and dedication to the sanctity of human life.

The journey of the Silver Rose begins each year in March and ends on December 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. During that time, Silver Roses travel from town to town along eight routes throughout North America. Several of those routes begin in Canada and end in Mexico.

The Silver Rose Program began in 1960, when the first rose – a real, live one – was blessed by a Bishop in Ontario. The rose then traveled to New York and then to Texas where it was taken across the border into Mexico. The rose ended its pilgrimage at the Basilica of Our lady of Guadalupe in Monterrey on December 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. to better ensure future annual trips, a Silver Rose was ultimately made. Today, due to the popularity of the program throughout the North American continent, eight Silver Roses travel unique routes.

In 2001, when Carl Anderson, Past Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, expanded the Silver Rose program, he commented: “Through [the Silver Rose Program] we honor not only Our Lady of Guadalupe and express the unity of the [Knights of Columbus], but we also reaffirm the Order’s dedication to the sanctity of human life. It is to the Blessed mother that we turn in prayer as we work to end the Culture of Death that grips our society. As we think in terms of ‘One Life, One Rose,’ it is most appropriate that we turn to Our Lady of Guadalupe who made known her will through Juan Diego and the miracle of the roses.”

For more information contact: Angelo Battisti (253) 630-0701

Walking through Grief – Begins Wednesday, May 25th

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A Grief Support Program is Being Offered by
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Grief Ministry

Walking Through Grief  is a 9-part educational and inspirational grief program offering support and hope to those experiencing the loss of a loved one (e.g. spouse, parent, friend, or child) in their lives, will be offered at no charge:

May 25th, 2022 – July 20th, 2022
7 PM – 9 PM
Every Wednesday
Online via Zoom 

During each weekly session, those attending will gain insight and education about their loss as they watch professionally produced DVD’s featuring professionals in the field.  These professionals are joined by a group of contributors who share their own grief journey and provide inspiration in how they dealt with their own loss.  Each week will have a specific topic and include a group discussion as well as some assignments to work on between meetings.  A workbook is provided, along with some tools, handouts, and articles to help in your grief journey. If you are grieving, or someone you know is grieving and you feel that this may have some benefit for you please contact:

Frank Hammock (Lead Facilitator)

 via the Parish Office, 253-630-0701, https://sjtbcc.org/contact-us/

to sign up or learn more about Walking Through Grief.

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
(Matt. 5:4)

Vacation Bible School

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Vacation Bible School is BACK!

We are SO EXCITED to have VBS back IN PERSON this year! Go off-road for a Monumental adventure through the colorful canyons and sunbaked trails of the southwest. By exploring God’s awesomeness, kids form a rock-solid faith for the road ahead.

June 27 – July 1
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

OPTIONS:
Preschool to 5th Grade
Middle School Alternative for 6th-8th Grade

Register Here: $40 per child (max $100 per family)*

Volunteer Here: Adult & High School Volunteers Needed!

*Payment can be dropped at the church office M-F 9am-4pm, Sat. 10am-3pm or mail to SJTB at 25810 156th Ave SE Covington WA 98042. Add VBS to the memo line.