St. Vincent de Paul Parish Newsletter September 30, 2021

MASKS ARE REQUIRED

New Sunday Mass Times: Saturday - 5:00 PM (Vigil) Sunday - 9:00 AM 11:00 AM (Live Streamed) 5:00 PM

New Daily Mass Times: Monday - 9:00 AM Wednesday - 9:00 AM Thursday - 9:00 AM Friday - 9:00 AM

Join us the first Monday of the Month at our 9am Mass with anointing of the sick afterwards

Reconciliation Times Saturdays from 3:30pm-4pm

A Message from your Parish Staff

Ann of Green Gables said, “I love living in a world that has Octobers.” I agree with Ann, there is nothing more perfect then a sunny fall day. October is also the month that is set aside to remember miscarriage and infant loss. Miscarriage and Infant Loss is surprisingly common. Around 25 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage. About 24,000 babies a year are stillborn (that means the death of a baby after 20 weeks). The same number of children die in infancy. I am so grateful that during October we have an opportunity to remember and honor the often silent grief of miscarriage and infant loss. I would like to share something that I have learned about grief.  Going through grief is like going through a tunnel. (I am claustrophobic so I really hate tunnels). Grief is the longest, darkest, worst tunnel there is. With a tunnel you really can’t go around it. You have to go through it. The same is with grief. At some point if you want to heal you have to go through that tunnel. In grief and in a tunnel it is easy to get scared, and lose hope. You are in the dark and you can’t see the end. The reality is that both the tunnel and grief have an end even if you can’t see it. As you go through the tunnel of grief God is with you and he is transforming you and making your grief something beautiful. When you come out of that tunnel you will still have grief (grief is the price we pay for loving someone and we never stop loving them even after death) but God has transformed it into something beautiful usually acceptance and joy.  St. Vincent’s would like to provide a light for all those families in the tunnel of grief. Please join us on October 14 at 7pm for a special mass remembering all the sweet babies in heaven. Even if you haven’t experienced this loss please come to the Mass and pray for those who are hurting.  Katie Goodson - Lay Ministry and Evangelization

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PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

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Good news it is not too late to sign up for Revival. What is Revival? It is Conformation Prep. It is Life Teen and Edge this year. It is part of Mission Trek It is your opportunity to meet Jesus. If you have question or want to register contact Katie in the parish office, 253-839-2320 x205 or kgoodson@stvincentparish.org.

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THANK YOU Last weekend, the parishioners celebrated the 60th anniversary of the founding of St. Vincent de Paul Parish along with the Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul. In keeping with the ministry of St. Vincent de Paul to "bring relief to the poor," the parish families were asked to purchase and bring food to a Mass last weekend in support of the Parish Annual Food Drive. On behalf of the members of the St. Vincent de Paul Conference, I sincerely thank you, the parishioners of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, for your generous display of support of the conference whether it be in food donations or in financial support. Your generosity is very much appreciated. A special thanks is extended to Mrs. Stewart and the students of St. Vincent de Paul School for assisting in moving the food from the church to the garage at the Life House Monday morning. The food will be delivered each week by a team of Vincentians, along with a food gift card to needy families in the Federal Way Community. The monetary support is also used to help our neighbors with rent assistance. The parish office, when open, will continue to accept your food donations.

St. Joseph Council #7528 of the Knights of Columbus is selling Brown Bear Cash Wash tickets to raise funds to support charities. The cost of each ticket is $10.00. To purchase tickets please call Mike Fay, Financial Secretary, at 206.697.8252 or email him at fs@kofc7528.org. Thank you for your support.

Knights of Columbus Council #7528        2021 Christmas Gift Cards for a Wounded Warrior COVID 19 continues to make our annual Christmas Gift Card program more important and our collection a bit more challenging. Please consider supporting this program to support those who have given so much. Our Christmas Program to serve our Wounded Warriors is designed to empower the Warrior to make their own purchases during the holiday season. This give a gift card program targets specific needs. Our Gift Card Program is a way to say Thank You for ALL they have done to keep us free. GIFT cards in amounts of $20 to $100 or even more are greatly needed! GIFT cards to Fred Meyer, Safeway, Walmart, Target, Amazon, or gas cards to ARCO and Chevron are requested by our Wounded Warriors. Please stay to this list as these stores are in most areas and give the most amount for your dollar! How can you help? Starting October 16, 2021, through November 28, 2021, you can purchase gift cards and mail them to the address listed below or drop them off at the Parish office during business hours Why do we do this so early? To ensure that we are able to get these gift cards to the troops by December 1st. Please be generous, our goal is to provide 300 Warriors with gift cards. If you have any questions please contact Tony Robinson at Advocate@kofc7528.org Thank you for your generous support.   Mail your gift cards to: Tony Robinson 31219 4th Ave SW Federal Way, WA 98023 or drop them off at the Parish office during business hours

Our Vincentian October Luncheon is coming soon. When: October 12th Time: Noon Place: Mama Stortinis (in the Common Mall parking lot) To Register for this event please contact the Parish Office at 253-839-2320.

Mothers and Others is going Axe Throwing this month!! Come Join us! When: Friday, October 8th Time: 7pm Where: BullsEye Lane (Tacoma) Cost: $25.00 To register please call the parish office at 253-839-2320.

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The Fall 40 Days for Life Campaign will be held Sep 22nd thru Oct 31st. You are invited to join with parishioners from St. Vincent de Paul, other parishes, and members of other churches in peaceful and prayerful vigil each Saturday from 10am to noon at Planned Parenthood in Federal Way, 1105 S. 348th Street, to pray for the end of abortion.

October 3rd WATCH: Clare and Francis LEARN: Misery Meets Mercy: St. Faustina LISTEN: Praying the Rosary like never before by Dr. Edward Sri WATCH LEARN LISTEN

Volunteer Opportunities This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. - 2 Corinthians 9:12

St. Vincent de Paul Parish is going to be providing dinner every Monday for the Sacred Heart Family Shelter which is currently in Des Moines.  We will be providing dinner every Monday from October through December. The dinner will be for 24-26 adults and children. The dinner includes a main dish, vegetable or fruit, and dessert. The parish is looking for groups or individuals to help with the dinner. If you would like more information or would like to provide a meal please contact Jean Coen at 253-880-5777.

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September 2021 Calendar

Prayers of the Faithful For those who are sick: For those who have died: Fran Mckinley Francis Deis, brother of Donna Verring

Thanks to our wonderful PREPARES volunteers, Diane Sellers, Janet O’Leary and Jean Parrietti for spending many hours organizing a flood of clothing donations that came in this spring - PREPARES is ready now to receive donations again, and we want to make it easy for you! We have created an Amazon Wish List including a variety of baby items we need to support our PREPARES referral families. Choose from everything from diapers and wipes to baby clothes, sleepers and diaper cream. Click the button below to "Shop at Amazon". When you are ready to check out, you can select our PREPARES address at shipping. On the shipping page, you’ll see PREPARES Federal Way c/o Tammy Schaffer along with your other saved addresses.

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Sunday Giving: Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. - 2 Corinthians 9:7 Ways to give: Online - signup to give onetime, weekly or monthly, click the link on the below to sign up. Mail - you can mail your contribution to 30525 8th Ave S, Federal Way, WA 98003. Mass - We are passing the basket at Mass again!

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