Dear Parish Family, Our parishioners are raving about the Pentecost Healing Service that happened last Sunday evening, which lasted FIVE hours long, from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.! There was not enough space in the pews for everyone to have a seat, as Fr. Mathias Thelen led the congregation in prayer for an outpouring of … Continued
Our parish will be blessed this weekend, May 15, with Father Mathias Thelen coming to visit and lead us in a very special Pentecost Healing Service. The service will begin shortly after the 5pm Sunday Mass concludes, 6:30pm. The healing service will include Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, opportunities for Reconciliation, Worship and Praise music, … Continued
We celebrate the feast of Pentecost. It was the second of three great Jewish Feasts. For the Jews it was a day of thanksgiving for the completion of the harvest. However, on this day a great transformation took place in the small group of disciples. Holy Spirit descended upon them like tongues of fire, and … Continued
Dear Parish Family, What a special weekend for our St. John family as 55 children received their First Holy Communion! Because there were so many, we had two different Masses, one on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Oratory and the other on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at St. John Church. Seeing these children … Continued
Ascension of Jesus is a mystery This Sunday we celebrate the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Jesus led the disciples as far as the outskirts of Bethany, which is less than two miles from Jerusalem (John 11:18); raising His hands He blessed them and “as he blessed them, he withdrew from them and … Continued