July 21, 2013

You may remember me mentioning that our online vendor (Pledge Connect) for credit cards/ACH drafts is merging with another company (Liturgical Publications) to enhance their capabilities and create a true synergy.  The new module is called WeShare and it is truly amazing.  I spent two hours in a webinar this…

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July 14, 2013

Many of you are aware that we irrigate our campus from the lake which borders 111th Avenue North.  The lake is rehydrated by excess rainfall which collects in the lake from runoff.  When we encounter a drought, which has happened more than a few times in the past several years,…

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In Celebration of Our Independence.

Over 250 guests celebrated our Independence and honored our veterans at the St. John Parish Life Center on Saturday evening, June 29th. Sponsored by the Arthur J. Corr Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, a patriotism theme permeated the evening with the presentation and posting of our colors by the Golden…

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July 7, 2013

As most of you know by now, my fascination for weather has been with me since childhood, so much so that I decided to major in Meteorology in college.  This fascination especially includes severe weather which we have had our fair share of recently.  When I was much younger, the…

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June 30, 2013

Since changing our parish logo several years ago, I feel confident that everyone now associates the “trademark” blue eagle carrying a scroll in its talons with St. John the Evangelist.  The idea in making this change was to create a “brand” for our parish which was easily recognizable to anyone…

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