St. Vincent de Paul Parish Newsletter
April 8, 2021
Mass Times
Sunday - 10:30 AM (Live Streamed)
5:00 PM

Monday - 9:00 AM
Beginning Sunday April 11th reservations for
Sunday Mass will be open each Friday beginning at 8am.


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.
PREPARES
PREPARES in our parish is off to a strong start, thanks to generous donations of diapers and clothing from Saint Vincent de Paul parishioners.

We served our first referral in February. A family of five in need of diapers, pull-ups and wipes for their new baby, and a toddler. We also referred them to agencies that help with rent and utilities assistance. When we delivered the items, the parents explained that they had been doing well, until the pandemic impacted their jobs. The husband had contracted COVID at some point in 2020, and his job required a number of negative tests before he could return to work. Mom wasn’t working due to having the baby this year. They fell behind on rent and energy bills.
A few weeks later, we called to check on their progress. Mom and dad are both back to work, and they declined an offer of diapers, saying their needs were met!

Catholic Community Services was able to set us up with a supply of diapers and clothes, and we’ve been busy sorting the sizes – but we don’t have enough plastic bins to store them.

PREPARES also extends a huge THANK YOU to Ted Colby with the State Farm Insurance Agency in Federal Way! His incredible, annual diaper drive was his most successful yet and he is asking us to take some size 1 & 2 diapers of his hands! We are so grateful for this unexpected support!


Gratefully,
Tammy Schaffer
Parish PREPARES Coordinator
PREPARES
Needed Supplies:
Baby wipes
Diapers, size 4 & 5   Pull-up, boy & girl all sizes
Rubbermaid/ Sterilite bins for sorting
April 11th

WATCH:
Divine Mercy Chaplet:
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

LEARN:
A Bible Study on the
Luminous Mysteries

LISTEN:
The Necessity of Divine Mercy
By Fr. Chris Alar

Our parish is going to be starting the JustFaith Program, “Faith and Racial Healing: Embracing Truth, Justice, and Restoration.” The program is open to all members of our parish. The program will start with a daylong retreat on April 17. Then we will meet every Tuesday for 2½ hours starting on April 20 and continuing for 8 weeks. If there is a lot of interest we will offer a second time.

This eight-week program guides participants in telling the truth about the history of racism in the United States, that we might work toward true reconciliation with God and restoration with one another. You will need to purchase these three books and a donation of $20 to help offset the cost of the programs. The three books are
  • Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: American’s Legacy of Enduring Injury & Healing by Dr. Joy Degruy
  • The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby
  • 40 Days of Prayer by Cheri Mills

If you have any questions or would like to join the program please contact Katie kgoodson@stvincentparish.org or 253-839-2320.
The Vincentians, our 55 and older group will be meeting on April 13 at noon on zoom. We will spend an hour or so play games and growing in friendship. If you would like to join us you can find the link on the website or call the parish office. Hopefully soon we will meet together again in person and share lunch.
Volunteers Needed!
 
Help us enrich our liturgy and keep one another safe by volunteering as:
  • Host
  • Usher
  • Church Cleaner
  • Lector
  • Eucharistic Minister
  • Sacristan
  • Live Stream Camera Tech
 
We need help at Holy Days, Funerals, Weddings and other services.
 
Email Stephanie Nguyen at snguyen@stvincentparish.org to get involved!
Food for Seniors in Need

The St. Vincent de Paul Conference is offering non-perishable food, through a grant from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Seattle-King Council, to households with a family member that is 55+. If you are in need of food, and meet the age criteria, please call the SVdP Helpline at 206-767-6449 and ask for food assistance from the Senior Food program. If you live in the Federal Way community your request will be assigned to the St. Vincent de Paul Conference. A member of the conference will contact you to schedule a delivery of the food. 
The COVID vaccine is available for all people 65+ and some other groups. Katie can help you find and make your appointment for the vaccine if you meet the following criteria.

  1. If you are a parishioner who can currently receive the vaccine.
  2. You do not have access to the internet.
  3. You are unable to find the information even if you have the internet.

If you meet the criteria call the parish office at 253-839-2320 and Katie or a member of our community will help you.
Prayers of
the Faithful

For those who are sick:

Jun del Rosario
Milise Sefo
Lillian Morton
Francis Fejeran
Richard Santos
Patty LaFontaine 

For those who have died:

John Marchitto
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.