Patience is the companion of wisdom. – Saint Augustine There is already so much excitement brewing with our Parish Family and in the larger Naples area about the activities and events we are planning at St. John. With over 700 individual responses to our survey, we are clearly seeing the…
No matter your age or interest, St. John has a summer full of activities and programs that showcase our year-round community engagement. Here are few to put in your calendar: Adult Faith Formation – Joy of Love: Please read more about our book club series on Pope Francis’ Encyclical on…
This weekend is a special moment for the Catholic Church. It is the 50th World Communications Day. We have these special collections each year for this essential component of the Catholic Church, but what does it really mean? Why do we focus every year on the need to communicate our…
A few people have come up to me and asked a question that I was prepared for. What I was not prepared for was how they asked the question, however. Many of you are keenly interested in the charts we place in the bulletin on a weekly basis, illustrating the…
It is getting to be that time of the year. Families across our parish are thinking about their plans for next year. While we have some exciting announcements planned for next weekend’s Families in Christ about programs beginning for the upcoming school year. I wanted to take a few moments…
