Father John Explains Our Mission
During the First Communion Mass, Father John wished to convey the meaning of our faith and, in particular, the Mission of Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church.
July 20, 2014
Almost exactly one year from the date of our catastrophic lightning strike which caused extensive damage to the Claussen Center and Parish Life Center in 2013, we were pounded again this past weekend. Most of the activity took place during a wedding Mass on Saturday afternoon where Fr. John was…
Safe Environment Creates Loving and Collaborative Community
Pope Francis has recently changed the dialogue dealing with abuse within the church environment. It is important that we no longer talk about sexual abuse in a philosophical way by comparing the rate of abuse within the clergy, as it is in the general population. We are not hiding these…
Football or Soccer? How Sports can Showcase the Best of Humanity
Pope Francis has made it no secret that he loves football. And while Soccer Fever has caught on here in the US during the World Cup these past few weeks, Our Holy Father uses football (and all sports) to showcase how practice, fair play, and respecting opponents are the keys…
July 13, 2014
Last year, Saint John the Evangelist celebrated 25 years as a parish. Construction of the church was completed in 1992 followed by the Parish Life Center in 1997 and finally the Claussen Family Center in 2005. This means that the church is now 22 years old, the Parish Life Center…
Immokalee Mission Team Update
We have established a team dedicated to discovering and assisting programs for service in Immokalee called the IMT, or Immokaleee Mission Team. The Vision of this team is: A centralized and collaborative team to engage the entire parish consistently and existing organizations and create additional opportunities to support the individuals…