I received an email this past week from a long time parishioner inquiring about the Catholic Faith Appeal. He was curious as to what the CFA supports and more importantly how our assessment is derived. Many years ago I used to speak from the pulpit in great detail about the…
During the First Communion Mass, Father John wished to convey the meaning of our faith and, in particular, the Mission of Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church.
Almost exactly one year from the date of our catastrophic lightning strike which caused extensive damage to the Claussen Center and Parish Life Center in 2013, we were pounded again this past weekend. Most of the activity took place during a wedding Mass on Saturday afternoon where Fr. John was…
Pope Francis has recently changed the dialogue dealing with abuse within the church environment. It is important that we no longer talk about sexual abuse in a philosophical way by comparing the rate of abuse within the clergy, as it is in the general population. We are not hiding these…
Last year, Saint John the Evangelist celebrated 25 years as a parish. Construction of the church was completed in 1992 followed by the Parish Life Center in 1997 and finally the Claussen Family Center in 2005. This means that the church is now 22 years old, the Parish Life Center…
