December 30, 2021 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s, It is a profound joy and gift to join you as your acting pastor during Fr. Paul’s sabbatical in the extended days celebrating Jesus’s birthday. You may know how I love to wish you a happy birthday. I’m currently trying to track down that birthday […]

December 23, 2021 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s, Merry Christmas! On behalf of the staff of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, I wish you a very Merry Christmas! As we enter into the Christmas season we are given hope as Christ becomes present to us! He has come to live with us and […]

December 16, 2021 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s, Change is upon us. Yesterday felt like April or May and today feels like the 3rd week of January which is typically the coldest week of the year (at least according to my brother-in-law, a farmer, who pays close attention to the weather:) So too in […]

December 9, 2021 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s,   “Am I not here, I who am your Mother?” Mary comforts St. Juan Diego with these words as he is struggling to have hope and trust in God. He was worried about his uncle who was sick. He was nervous about what God’s plan was for his […]