March 31, 2013

On behalf of the Clergy and Staff at St. John the Evangelist, it is my sincere pleasure to wish everyone a very blessed and spiritual Easter weekend.  I cannot wait to see the sight as thousands are attending Mass this weekend in the church and overflowing into the Parish Life…

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Scott’s Corner

It is hard to believe that we just recognized St. Patrick’s Day and now we are celebrating Palm Sunday and then Easter next weekend.  And all of this in the month of March!  I guess April will be a pretty boring month this year. After an incredibly successful Family Fun…

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March 17, 2013

Did you attend Family Fun & Ministry Day last Sunday?  If you didn’t, I can honestly say that you missed an incredibly special event.  It isn’t very often that an inaugural event turns out exactly as you had envisioned.  Family Fun & Ministry Day was everything we thought it could…

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March 10, 2013

Although we have had an extended cool spell recently with temperatures in the 60s during the day and 40s at night, it looks as though we will receive a break just in time for Family Fun & Ministry Day this Sunday.  If the forecast holds, we will be treated to…

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March 3, 2013

Happy 25th Anniversary!  Did you know that the first Mass celebrated at St. John the Evangelist took place on Saturday, February 27, 1988, at 4:30 p.m. in the cafeteria next door at Naples Park Elementary?  I am sure there are still plenty of parishioners out there who have been here…

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February 24, 2013

Please see page 20 for the consolidated financial statement (July 1 – December 31, 2012) with a comparison to the same period last year.  This six month statement encompasses four of the months where we generally operate “in the red.” I will now touch on a few points of interest…

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