St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2022-12-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-08 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sanctuary, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States

Novena a la Virgen de Guadalupe
2022-12-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-12-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-12-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-12-05 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-12-04 18:30 - 19:30 | Sanctuary, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States

Novena a la Virgen de Guadalupe
2022-12-03 18:30 - 19:30 | Sanctuary, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
Rezado en español a las 6 pm diariamente hasta las 11 Diciembre. Si hay misa, empezamos después de la misa.
Prayed in Spanish at 6 PM daily until December 11. If there is a Mass, we will start after the Mass.

Advent Reconciliation Service
2022-12-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Sanctuary, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
Come, prepare to receive Christ this Christmas by receiving Him in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We will be joined by 5 priests and have confessions available in English & Spanish.

CCS Appeal for the Poor
2022-12-03 - 2022-12-04 | WA
Each year the CCS Appeal for the Poor informs parishioners about the work of Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services (CCS/CHS). CCS/CHS are our Catholic Charities in Western Washington. Every year CCS/CHS serves, on average, 100,000 poor and vulnerable people in Western Washington through more than 170 programs. This collection is used to support programs and services in our local area, and $0.92 of every dollar goes directly to serving those in need.

First Sunday of Advent
2022-11-27 | WA

Thanksgiving Day Mass
2022-11-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Sanctuary, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States

Liturgy of the Hours: the Other Prayer of the Church
2022-11-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Sanctuary, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
Join us for this opportunity to learn more about this ancient prayer with the Psalms! Will also be livestreamed on Facebook: facebook.com/sjtbcovington

Advent Fun Day
2022-11-20 10:15 - 11:15 | McMullen Center, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
Join us at the McMullen Center on November 20 for our annual Advent Fun Day! This is an event for the whole family.
Come make crafts, decorate cookies, and pick-up materials to help celebrate the Season of Advent!

Craft and Hobby Day
2022-11-19 12:00 - 17:00 | McMullen Center, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
Join others in our community for a free, fun day of crafting! There is no cost for this event. We ask you to bring your own supplies to craft with, snack, and lunch. This day is set aside to offer uninterrupted time to work on your own craft while growing in fellowship with others. All are welcome and do not need to be a member of St. John the Baptist to join. Friends and family are welcome to this event.

Thanksgiving Meal Distribution
2022-11-19 07:00 - 12:00 | McMullen Center, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
We will be putting hundreds of meals together to support families in need this Thanksgiving. We will need volunteers in a variety of roles from food pickup, unloading trucks, and bagging food items.
Sign Up Here

Giving Tree Gift Collection
2022-11-19 - 2022-12-18 | Sanctuary, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
The St. John’s Giving Tree is up and shining! This year, our goal is to provide Christmas joy to at least 50 families. Each family is invited to the St. John’s Christmas Giving Store, where the family can select gifts for their children, basic household items, a holiday meal and gift cards for gas and groceries.
How can you help? Please grab a tag or two from the Christmas Giving Tree table in the Narthex. Please return your unwrapped gift to the parish by Sunday, December 18. Monetary donations are also welcome. You can donate to the Giving Tree at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/sjtbholidays. Checks can be made payable to St John the Baptist and please note Christmas Giving Tree on your check.

Welcome Gathering
2022-11-13 13:00 - 15:00 | McMullen Center, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
Open to all parishioners who have joined the parish in the last year. Attendees are able to join Fr. Bill for lunch and conversation. All registrants will receive free gifts!
RSVP to Anne Frederick by November 10th.

Veteran's Day Mass
2022-11-10 18:30 - 19:00 | Sanctuary, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
A day to honor our Veterans and especially our Catholic Military Chaplains
Explore the rich history of our Catholic Chaplains
Naval ships named after Catholic Chaplains

Safe Environment Training
2022-11-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
We can’t be with our children at all times, but we can learn ways to help keep them safe when we’re not there. All employee and those volunteers who have unsupervised, ongoing access to minors or vulnerable adults are required to attend. This program will teach volunteers how to help prevent child sexual abuse.
Protecting God’s Children was written and developed by Virtus, a program developed by the National Catholic Risk Retention Group.
Participants will learn:
Facts and myths about child sexual abuse;
How offenders gain access to children;
Warning signs to look for in children, or adults;
Actions to take when you notice warning signs

Financial Peace University
2022-11-06 10:15 - 11:20 | WA
Financial Peace University is a nine-lesson course that teaches you how to save for emergencies, pay off debt fast, spend wisely, and invest for your future. Questions/Interest: Anne Frederick (253-630-0701×125 or annef@sjtbcc.org).

Fall Clean Up
2022-11-05 09:00 - 16:00 | WA
It’s time to give our grounds some TLC and we need your help!
Come as you are for any time you are able to give! We do encourage bringing your own work gloves and appreciate if you have any trimmers/edgers/clippers you can offer, but we have equipment and tasks for all.
Our main goal will be to prune shrubbery and trees and transporting piles of debris to the yard waste container. Many hands make light the work!
Sign-up Here

Family Dance!
2022-11-04 18:00 - 21:00 | McMullen Center, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
RSVP Here

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
2022-11-04 09:45 - 18:00 | St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
In honor of First Friday, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed after the 9 AM Mass for several hours. Individuals are welcome to come to the church to pray during this time.

All Souls Day Mass
2022-11-02 19:00 - 20:00 | St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

All Saints Day Mass
2022-11-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-11-01 09:00 - 10:00 | St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
A holy day of obligation, Solemnity of all Saints is a celebration of all Catholic Saints.

Thanksgiving Meal Drive
2022-11-01 - 2022-11-16 | St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
Our annual drive to collect funds to provide hundreds of families with Thanksgiving meals continues. Through our partnership with Hilltop Red Apple, we are once again able to provide an entire Thanksgiving meal to a family of 4-6.
These meals are distributed to families through Catholic Community Services, Children’s Home Society, Kent School District (including our neighbors at Covington Elementary), Kent Youth & Family Services, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and St. Vincent de Paul.
Each meal comes with a whole turkey, 5lb bag of potatoes, bread rolls, canned yams, cranberry sauce, canned vegetable, a box of stuffing, a packet of gravy, and a pumpkin pie.
Envelopes are available in the office and narthex. Checks can be made out to St. John the Baptist or you can donate online:
Donate Here
Information regarding volunteering will be available forthcoming. Keep an eye on our website and social media pages for ways to connect!

Stewardship of Treasure Campaign
2022-10-29 - 2022-11-30 | St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
This weekend begins our yearly focus on Parish Stewardship. We invite you to reflect prayerfully on how God has blessed you and how God has called each of us to share a designated portion of these blessings. Your gifts help our parish to continue our mission to serve one another in the name of Jesus Christ. It allows us to provide assistance to those in need, to livestream Mass to our homebound, to prepare children and adults to receive our Sacraments, to keep the lights on, and to coordinate our wonderful ministries. Your gift truly matters, and we are grateful for you!

Pledge Here

Parish Leadership Convocation
2022-10-27 19:00 - 20:30 | McMullen Center, 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA, 98042, United States
Open to all those serving on a council or commission. This gathering will be an opportunity for those serving in a leadership role within our parish to come together to review our previous 5-year plan and provide a direction for our next 5-year plan.
