March 17, 2022 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s, At this stage in Lent, you may find that you’ve seen some spiritual dividends from your Lenten resolutions. Perhaps at least the spirit of the season has begun to affect you. The simple liturgies and the plain hymns at Mass remind us that though we meet our […]
Read MoreMarch 10, 2022 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s, Our Lent Small Groups have been meeting throughout the building at a variety of times and in many spaces. Sometimes you can’t find an open room! What a great problem to have. We have about 140 people involved in small groups with 20 Facilitators prayerfully preparing the groups […]
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The Sacrament of Reconciliation Complete Bulletin Article Series (Ash Wednesday, 2022) Fr. Doug Ebert Lent is a blessed season where we celebrate God’s mercy as we acknowledge our sinfulness. Years ago, going to confession was an assumed part of being Catholic. After the Second Vatican Council in the mid-1960s, the sacrament of Penance became more […]
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s, Over the past three years, we have been blessed to have the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary from the Philippines teaching, praying, and being examples of faith and God’s love to our St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School community. Their prayerful […]
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