This Thursday, October 11, we celebrate the beginning of a new year. If that weren’t random enough, this year will be almost fourteen months long! How is this so? Last year on October 11, Pope Benedict XVI published his Apostolic Letter Porta Fidei (The Door of Faith). In it, he…
October is typically a transition month with regards to the return of our seasonal parishioners. Just this past week I saw no less than ten car carriers unloading the vehicles of these seasonal residents. For those who are now returning, we wish you a spiritual and fun-filled winter season at…
I have been using Constant Contact to send email blasts to our parishioners over the past six months. We currently have the email addresses of over 1,200 families. Considering that we have more than three times that number of families, I am once again asking that you submit your email…
October is Respect Life Month and St. John’s Respect Life Committee is making plans to celebrate. St. John parishioners will celebrate Respect Life Sunday, which is next Sunday, October 7 with a rosary for life following the 9:00 a.m. Mass.There will also be special processions by the children and the…
The St. John nursery is open for children up to age 5 for all Masses except the 7:00 a.m. Sunday Mass. The nursery is open 30 minutes before and after each of these Masses. “This extra time will allow parents to have time to pray before or after Mass in…
The annual Blessing of Animals will be Saturday, October 6 at 11:00 a.m. in the courtyard by the Prayer Garden. Deacon Rob Chalhoub will give the blessing. All pets are welcome. The blessing of the animals generally occurs around the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, which is Thursday, October…
