Our St. John SVdP Conference was blessed by a visit to Ozanam House by Catholic Community Services staff on May 19, 2022. And they brought diapers – 10 cases of them! So very grateful to Catholic Community Services of Western Washington and their PREPARES program (find out more at https://ccsww.org/…/child-youth-family-services/prepares/). We look forward to finding more ways for our organizations to partner in the future.
Many Thanks to Mike, Erin and Aleah for your visit to SW WA!
On Good Friday April 15, our St. John Conference President Randy Fairbanks passed away unexpectedly. We will miss his leadership, his smiles, his energy, and his constant faith in God. Our hearts go out to his wife Judi and their family and friends – Randy touched many lives and he will be sorely missed.
The Funeral Mass for Randy will be celebrated Saturday April 30th at 1:00 pm at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 8701 NE 119th St.
There will be a Rosary at 12:30pm.
May Randy rest in the arms of his Lord and Savior.
Ever wondered where our funds come from, or how many families we helped? Our 2021 Annual Report covers all that and more!
Join our St. Vincent de Paul on October 17th, 2021 at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School for a walk/run to help those in need!
Want to join us for this fun event? Click here for all the details!
We have great news from our Give More 24 campaign!
On 9/23/2021, we raised $21,625, even more than our goal!
Alleluia, Alleluia!
We are extremely grateful to and appreciate everyone who donated to our Give More 24! Campaign this year. Your support is a great sign of God’s Boundless Love. Thank You so very much!!
Your dollars will keep families housed, fed and safe in the months to come.
Our Final Results are here: GIVE MORE 24!
Our largest source of income for many years has been the St. John Parish Yard Sale in August, put on by the Adult Activities Group and scores of faithful, hard-working parishioners. Due to the pandemic, that fundraiser could not be held in 2020 or in 2021. This has created a substantial hole in our budget for the past two years.
Thankfully, many donors have stepped up their support during the pandemic and enabled us to keep helping those in need. This year, again we need to find a way to replace at least some of that lost Yard Sale income.
We are placing our trust in the Lord and our wonderful donors that the Southwest Washington Community Foundation’s 24-hour online giving extravaganza Give More 24! could help fill the gap. More on this coming soon. To keep up with all the latest, click HERE to join our mailing list.
Ever wondered where our funds come from, or how many families we helped? Our latest Annual Report covers all that and more!
Thanks to our generous donors and busy volunteers, 96 families received Thanksgiving boxes this year. Each box had a turkey or another festive main dish, plus all the trimmings and some staples for additional meals. Thank you to the many volunteers who helped put the boxes together and manage the drive-through pickup day!
As usual, the recipients were very pleased with the boxes. Two even made special trips to our office the following week to express their thanks again for the lovely Thanksgiving Food Box they received. They said they wanted us to know how much we helped them have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you to all who participated in our virtual Friends of the Poor Walk on October 17th, including all the walkers and all the donators! This was a difficult year to conduct this fundraiser, but we were able to raise almost $3,000 in spite of the fact that our Friends of the Poor Walk was “right on the heels” of Give More 24! So thank you to all who supported us!
On September 24th, our Conference participated in Give More 24! for the first time ever. We were one of over 240 non-profits to participate in this annual day of giving sponsored by the Community Foundation of Southwest Washington. We raised 94% of our ambitious goal of $15,000! Thanks to everyone who generously contributed to that first-time effort – whether it was one of our amazing match donors or on the day of giving itself. We sincerely extend our deep thanks and appreciation for your generous support of our mission and our Give More 24! fundraiser.
St. Vincent de Paul at St. John the Evangelist 