The office has received many messages over the past week from parishioners who are returning from their summer abodes, requesting that their envelopes be reactivated. This is a wonderful opportunity to educate our Parish Family about these envelopes. The Parish envelopes are sent out every other month. The packet includes…
The Church’s first duty is not to hand down condemnations or anathemas, but to proclaim God’s mercy, to call to conversion, and to lead all men and women to salvation in the Lord. – Pope Francis We have all had a very busy Fall. From our Parish Family members returning…
St. John is incredibly blessed with such a vast spectrum of individuals and families that we call our Parish Family. Some have been parishioners for 20+ years, having helped established this church when it was meeting next door at Naples Park Elementary. Others just joined last week. Some have watched…
One area of challenge for St. John over the past decade has been the effective engagement of the high school youth of the area. Did you know that we have over 300 active members of our Parish Family between the ages of 14 and 19? Yet, only a fraction of…
I have been reflecting on the amazing experience of the World Meeting of Families and the moment I watched my wife with my youngest daughter both awestruck as Our Holy Father passed by, gleaming white in his Popemobile, only 30 feet away from them. It still brings tears to my…
