CONTACT INFORMATION Church/Office: 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA 98042 Phone: 253-630-0701 E-Mail: office@sjtbcc.org Website: www.sjtbcc.org Regular Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am—3 pm Saturday, 10 am —3 pm

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

FROM YOUR PASTOR

Fr. Jim

June 13, 2021

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

This weekend we continue with the readings from Ordi-nary Time. “Ordinary” comes from our use of ordinal num-bers, e.g., first, second, third…eleventh. And we are entering on what has not been ordinary this past Covid

year, mainly opening up our sanctuary to em-brace so many more parishioners. We are installing most of the chairs this week-end along with kneelers. I hope that many of you may join in our work party on Friday and Saturday (June 11-12.) Some sections will allow 100% capacity, others 50%.

We will begin our communion procession lines after a 15 month absence. And there is no more need for registration. If you are fully vaccinated, you may sit with others who are as well. We will still wear masks. I will explain all this and more this weekend.

Thanks for your patience and resilience over the past year. You are the best!

THIS WEEK AT OUR CHURCH

Monday, June 14 Word & Communion, 9 am Tuesday, June 15 Word & Communion, 9 am Wednesday June 16 Mass, 9 am Thursday, June 17 Mass, 6:30 pm Friday, June 18 Mass, 9 am Saturday, June 19 Confession, 4 pm Mass, 5:30 pm Sunday, June 20 Mass, 9 am and 11:30 am Father’s Day First Day of Summer

Please pray for those who are sick: Peggy Burke, Diane Rosenberger, Doug Johnson and Gina Howell Please pray for those who have died : Melanie (niece of Mary Zoppi)

Prayer During Time of Transition Loving God, Your wisdom is beyond our understanding,

and your goodness to us is more than we can imagine.

Surround and fill us with the light of your truth and love during our time of transition.

Let us view this moment of change and renewal

as an invitation to build upon the foundation that your creative power has begun in us.

As we offer our thanks for all we have experienced together as a parish community, help us to look forward with trust to the future you have planned for us.

Empower us to be your Church at all times:

a people united in faith, where all are welcomed and connected by your love.

Give us the courage to carry the torch forward, being open to new possibilities and embracing the new life to come.

As our Good Shepherd,

guide us through this transition to become more fully the community of disciples you call us to be.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Priest: St. Joh the Baptist, All: Pray for us!

TRANSITION

Rachel’s Corner Hope and Healing After Abortion

Call for a compassionate, confidential conversation. English: (206) 920-6413 / Español: (206)-450-7814 Email projectrachel@ccsww.org. Visit us at www.ccsww.org/projectrachel or www.facebook.com/projectrachelww. Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Services. You are loved with an everlasting Love!

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS

Parish Stewardship Report for Sunday, June 6, 2021 Stewardship Envelopes $ 6,998.00 Stewardship Loose $ 1,111.50 Holy Day Donations $ 5.00 Vigil Lights $ 15.50 St. Vincent de Paul $ 173.00 CRS Donation $ 15.00 Euch. Bread Donation $ 15.00 Honey Bucket Reimbursement $ 289.50 Peter’s Pence $ 5.00 Stole Fee/Wedding $ 200.00 Marriage Prep Fee $ 50.00 Safe Car Program Donation $ 20.00 Mass Intentions $ 35.00 Total $ 8,932.50

Our Goal $113,508.00 Pledges= $ 94,526.61= 83.3% #pledges= 227

The many blessings of SJTB in the words of our parishioners. The spirit of Generosity and Out-reach in our parish community blesses our greater world with heartfelt service and gifts of treas-ure. We are the only parish with a full-time pastoral associate for social outreach and advocacy.

We believe in putting our faith into action. We val-ue:

“Focus on giving back to the community at large and utilizing our God-given gifts.”

“Priority given to outreach and Social Justice. Many opportunities to engage in the parish and wider community in this area, along with education in these topics.”

“It's generosity towards Social Justice issues. Stew-ardship.”

“All the various ministries, especially those that reach out to those in need, either individually or as a group.”

“That St. John is active in Social Justice and making a difference in the community. Also, I am grateful that there are so many stewardship ministries I can take an active part in.”

“The diverse outreach groups that cover Kent and Covington. Literally helping anyone and every-one.”

“The consistent call to outward focus via the many opportunities to be stewards of God's gifts to us.”

“Being a good citizen of the community through out-reach to our neighbors. Love safe parking and other outreach activities. Respect how we invite community to expand and participate in these ef-forts of love for the poor and needy.”

“The care and commitment of the church to the com-munity.”

We are praying for the Holy Spirit to guide this transi-tion and help us fully embrace our unique and vibrant com-munity. We look forward to welcoming our new priest to our family. Together, let us continue to build on our solid foundation of Stewardship, so that we may be a beacon of

Fr. Jim’s last weekend with us will be June 26th and June 27, 2021

On the weekends leading up to and including June 26-27th there will be a special presentation at all masses for Fr. Jim. June 9 & 10 Faith Formation Presentation June 19 & 20 Diversity Multi-Cultural Presentation Come dressed in the traditional dress of the country you are from. June 26 & 27 Fr. Jim’s time as a priest and his time at St. John’s On Sunday, June 27th after the 11:30 am mass at ap-proximately 1 pm we will have a reception with food. If you attended the Sat. 5:30 pm and the Sun. 9 am mass please come join us on Sunday at 1 pm. We will abide by the COVID guidelines. This means that the reception will take place outside and we will have servers serving the food. Fr. Jim is looking forward to visiting with his flock, You will have an opportunity to say good bye. Be sure to stop by the Fr. Jim table in the Narthex and write a message to him. There is also a basket for cards. And gifts.

A Road Tip is in Fr. Jim’s future!

STEWARDSHIP

ANNUAL APPEAL

Life, Justice, Peace

Share Your Story: If you have ways you care for

creation, let us know! Do you grow your own food?

Drive electric or use mass trans-it?

Recycle or compost? tinyurl.com/sjtbcreationcare

What We Have Done:

Our sanctuary is quite literally a window to the beautify of God’s

creation. As we gather in the breaking of the bread, we do so sur-

rounded by green trees and blue skies.

What You Can Do: Washing Dishes: If you have

a dishwasher, use it. Hand

washing uses 5 times more

water than an efficient dish-

washer, and 3.5 times more

water than an average dish-

washer. The more dishes you

wash by hand, the more water

you'd waste.

Let Us Pray: “Then God said: Let the earth bring forth vegetation: every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it. And so it happened: the earth brought forth vegeta-tion: every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree that bears fruit with its seed in it. God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:11-12

Volunteer Opportunities: As COVID restrictions ease, if you are looking for a way to get involved, KentHOPE has a number of opportunities available. These include:

As Groups:

Celebrate holidays including a monthly birthday party

Barbecue in back yard

Stage a drive (socks, toilet paper, diapers, etc.)

Provide child care, games, etc.

Provide specific needs for apartments

Pre-cook and freeze meals

Provide meals for a week, a month

Special projects-plant flowers, painting, etc.

Provide staff coverage for meetings (serve lunch/answer the phone)

Sack lunches for car campers

Starter baskets for those getting housing

Supply baskets:

2 sets of supply baskets for each apartment to include toilet paper, paper towels, paper hand towels, Kleenex, gloves, bleach spray bottles, hand sanitizer masks and trash bags.

As Individuals:

Meals, especially breakfast

Needs list on Facebook

Clothing: for men, women, children

Teach Bible Study

Crafts

Skills Classes

Walks with our guests

Activities with Moms and Moms with Children

Tutoring kids

Spa night-nails, haircuts, pedicures, etc.

World Day Against Child Labor: On June 12, the United Nations brings awareness to the issue of child labor and efforts to eliminate it. Did you know that almost one in ten of all children worldwide are in child labor? While the number of children in child labor has declined by 94 million since 2000, the rate of reduction slowed by two-thirds in recent years. Child labor is concentrated primarily in agriculture (71%) - this includes fishing, forestry, livestock herding and aquaculture - 17% in services; and 12% in the industrial sector, including mining. Almost half (48%) of the victims of child labor were aged 5-11; 28% were 12-14 years old; and 24% were 15-17 years old. For more information, visit the UN website on the World Day Against Child Labor.

Job Openings at Vine Maple Place: Vine Maple Place is expanding to Kent and have a number of job openings to be filled as soon as possible.

These include: Front Desk-Welcome visitors, answer phone and administer temperature checks for COVID screening. Coverage ur-gently needed: Wednesday 4-7pm. Additional shifts availa-ble –mornings or afternoon. Accounting– experienced in accounting and Excel. Flexible hours and schedule, M-F, 10 am-5 pm Facilities Team-mow, edge, water and weed; 1 time weekly If you are interested in any of these or other volunteer op-portunities, contact Lisa O’Leary, Volunteer Coordinator, at lisao@vinemapleplace.org or 425-432-2119 x 104.