St. Vincent de Paul Parish Newsletter
May 6, 2021
Celebrate the Joy of the Easter Season
The Easter Season is 50 days — longer than Lent. This Easter Season, we invite you to be intentional about proclaiming and celebrating the Risen Christ throughout this joyous season.
St. Vincent's Staff invites you to follow in the footsteps of the Risen Christ and his friends from the Resurrection to Pentecost.
Beginning Friday, April 23rd, the Stations of the Light will be available to walk and pray through in the church courtyard on Fridays from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Please remember to social distance.
Our Annual Catholic Appeal
Goal this year is 129,665.
If each registered family gave $60 we would reach this goal!
 
All funds raised ABOVE the $129,665 goal will go towards replacing the soap and paper towel dispensers on campus to TOUCHFREE!

Please help us reach this goal!
If you have already made your gift to the Appeal, thank you! If not, please return your pledge envelope today or donate online, click the link below.

Thank you!
Each night I have a delightful ritual of snuggling with my son Vincent before bed. He listens to a sleep story and I say my prayers. Usually my prayers for the week are reading the Sunday readings. God has so blessed this practice and spoken to me through his scriptures. I would like to share with you my reflection on Psalms 29.

               The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders,
the LORD, over the mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is power;
the voice of the LORD is splendor. The voice of the LORD cracks the cedars;
the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon, Makes Lebanon leap like a calf,
              and Sirion like a young bull. Psalm 29:3-6

When I read this I was struck by what a powerful God we serve. There is nothing in all of time and space that is stronger or more powerful. The most amazing thing about this powerful God is that he loves me. He doesn’t just love me; he wants to be in a relationship with me. In this relationship he wants to care for me and provide for me.
For the psalmist there was no bigger trees then the cedars of Lebanon. Even now they are described as massive. It took an amazing act of nature to destroy these cedars, but the very voice of God splinters them. Water is both beautiful and unpredictable, at times even scary, but the Glory of the Lord thunders over the water. If God can splinter cedars, and thunder over the water I don’t need to be afraid. The Lord in his power and love is with me, with you, in all the hard and good things of life. 
-Katie Goodson
Lay Minister and Evangelization
A message from your PAA

Well! Spring has sprung, and with it, so many changes! After waiting all these months to “get back to normal” we realize we are not going back to what was, but are moving ahead to what will be. It is said that humans do not like change. I don’t know if it’s that so much as humans desire stability. I like change, but I don’t like that period that follows change when it feels like the boat is being tossed about and could go over at any moment. Once the waters are calm and the ship is righted, a new direction is often exciting and exhilarating. In the next weeks we will say good-bye to our pastor who has provided us with a strong guiding hand and solid leadership for 13 years. In light of all the uncertainty of the last year and a half, it feels like a tipping point. Yet we know who is ultimately steering our ship, and just when it seems like He’s asleep in the bow, He is calming the sea and reminding us that He is in control and He works all things to our good.  
-Tracey Rockwell
Sunday - 10:30 AM (Live Streamed)
5:00 PM

Monday - 9:00 AM

We no longer are limiting parishioners to one Sunday a month.

Groups of up to 15 can sit together – please indicate groups at registration. If you are sitting with a group you must arrive together or wait for your whole group to arrive to be seated.
May is here which means it is time for the Vincentians (our 55+) group to meet again. We will meet on May 11, at noon. Once again we will be on Zoom. The best part of these times is seeing each others faces and the fun games we play. If you would like to join us let Katie know and she can send you the zoom link. I can’t wait to see all of you.
Congratulations Class of 2021!

A Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated in your honor on Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 at 7pm.
Please RSVP for you and your guests by Friday, May 14th .

If there are remaining spots after May 14th this Mass will be opened up to the parish community. 
May 9th

WATCH:
Fatima Gems

LEARN:
Formed Live: Feast of the Ascension

LISTEN:
Real Womanhood
by Lisa Cotter

Congratulations to our students who received their First Communion this past Sunday!
 
  • Ethan Do
  • Colin Paris
  • Ayla Wilby
  • Imani Floyd
  • Kaleb Ballmann
 
First Communion will continue every Sunday at the 10:30 AM Mass until June 27th. Please pray for and celebrate with our First Communicants!
 
-Children & Youth Ministry
Would you like to bring the Blessed Sacrament to our sick and homebound parishioners. There is a great need for this ministry right now. If you would like to be a part of this beautiful ministry please contact Katie at kgoodson@stvincentparish.org. 

“Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament … There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Thank you Fr. Bill
It is hard to believe that after 13 years Fr. Bill has been transferred to St. John the Baptist in Covington. We are going to celebrate and thank him at both masses on June 13. More details will be coming, but I can say that there will be food trucks. We do need your help to makes this a success.
  1. We need one or two people to help us put together a memory book for him. If you would like to help with this please contact Katie at kgoodson@stvincentparish.org.
  2. Start thinking about pictures and memories you might like to add to the memory book.
  3. Plan on coming to either mass to celebrate. 
Knights of Columbus - First Annual Virtual Auction
May 6, 2021 at 12:00pm Ending May 10, 2021 at 8:00pm
We are excited to announce our 1st Annual Knights of Columbus 7528 Virtual Auction to be held May 6 – May 10, 2021!  Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we have been unable to have any of our regular fundraising events (annual crab feed, Lenten fish fry, spaghetti dinners, etc.) and have chosen this online auction as a way to raise the much-needed funds to support our community this year.
 
To raise money for the community, we are asking for your support. Would you be willing to donate item(s) for our auction? Any item big or small will be greatly appreciated.
 
We also invite you to attend our virtual auction. You can preview the auction at the link below. You may register anytime prior to the auction start date. Please invite your family and friends to join us as well.
 
If you can donate any items, big or small, please email knights7528auction@gmail.com or call 253.973.2842, and we will arrange pick up of the item. We thank you for your support and generosity.
 
 
Here is a link to the procurement form: http://www.kofc7528.org/misc/2021auctionprocurementform.pdf
Upcoming Virtual Events in the Archdiocese
Our parish school is now enrolling new students for
2021-22! Call the office to schedule a tour.
Register on our website, 
www.stvs.us, admissions.
Sunday Giving:
Like you and your families, the church still has fiscal responsibilities, and your Sunday Contributions make up 90% of our parish income. If your household income has been affected by circumstances due to the corona virus we ask you to please offer up prayers for our church as your Sunday Giving.

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.