Pope Francis has asked the Catholic Church to devote the 2015 Liturgical Year as the Year of Consecrated Life. What does that mean, you ask? Canon Law states: The life consecrated through the profession of the evangelical counsels is a stable form of living by which the faithful, following Christ…
UPDATE: Pope Francis has officially confirmed his attendance of the World Meeting of Families: http://www.worldmeeting2015.org/papal-visit/ We are now less than one year away from the World Meeting of Families, September 22nd – 27th, 2015. This meeting was conceived by Saint Pope John Paul II in 1992 to look at strengthening…
Saint John is a vibrant and engaged community, a parish family. We have well over 5,000 different events that occur on our campus on a yearly basis, everything from traditional liturgical programs (Masses, Weddings, Funerals, etc.) to parish-wide spectaculars (Family Fun Day, Oktoberfest) to small-group prayer meetings. In fact, we…
As the car carriers have pulled up to the neighborhoods and the weather has definitely taken its seasonal turn to gorgeous days here in Southwest Florida, I wanted to take this opportunity to communicate with those of you who may not have lived through our summer and fall of renewal…
I want to thank Scott for all his support, encouragement, and expertise. He has made a huge impact on this parish and on all our lives and we are better for knowing him. One of the biggest questions I have gotten recently here at Saint John is: “Are you doing…
