Unfortunately, I was informed this week that the Hope Visiting Nurses, formally Visiting Nurses of Southwest Florida, no longer provide a community flu shot clinic onsite at locations around the area. They were one of the last groups in the area that would come to a local spot to perform…
Our group was up early today for the first activities and events of the World Meeting of Families. With over 75 different speeches, listening sessions, and panels, the Saint John contingent planned out our week. We wanted to make sure the youth of our parish were checked into the special…
Many of the Saint John contingent met up very early on Monday to fly up to Philadelphia in order to register for the World Meeting of Family, Festival of Families, and the Papal Mass. Held every three years and sponsored by the Holy See’s Pontifical Council for the Family, the…
UPDATE: WINK News Story Available Online: http://www.winknews.com/2015/09/21/dozens-of-southwest-floridas-faithful-head-to-philadelphia-for-papal-visit/ The Naples Daily News will run a special feature this weekend on the World Meeting of Family and the Papal Visit to the United States. In particular, they will focus on our Parish Family trip. Saint John is the only Parish in Southwest…
Since the Knights of Columbus Christian Refugee Relief Fund launched in August 2014 to support those suffering persecution in Iraq and Syria, anti-Christian violence in the region has reached unimaginable dimensions. For more than a year, a campaign of religious cleansing by the Islamic State group has terrorized Christian communities…
There is a desperate need in the community of Naples to provide an active and involved venue that includes events, programs, nourishment, and social engagement, especially for Catholic individuals. Youth and young adults are leaving the Catholic Church because they are not finding connection to their lives. Too often, families…
