Our Faith Formation Team here at St. John Parish is a robust and dedicated bunch, with Todd Gale, Angel Koerkel, Valentina Piotrzkowski, Catechists who teach Children’s Liturgy and Sacramental Preparation, Joseph Gruber with FOCUS, and many wonderful volunteers. We’ve been guided by the vision of our Good Pastor, Fr. Chas, and we have soaked this … Continued
Mary the Rocket Ship? Does the Assumption of Mary mean that Our Lady took off like a rocket ship into heaven like some of these paintings of the Assumption depict? Well, not exactly. Remember that no human being ever went to outer space until the 1960s! So for the ancients, the sky symbolized the unknown, … Continued
Faith Formation 2020-21 Annual Report Summary • FIRST RECONCILIATION and FIRST EUCHARIST: We met with every family for a “check-in” interview; Fr. Chas scheduled separate, private Confession times with the families; First Holy Eucharist was celebrated with families choosing between the various Sunday Masses in May; we had 52 students combined celebrate from the School … Continued
As Fr. Chas mentioned last week, we continue with our Witness to Hope projects. New windows are currently being installed at St. John Elementary School in the north wing. We are about halfway through the project and look to have all of the windows completed by the end of July. The windows improve the school’s … Continued
Happy Father’s Day! On this Father’s Day, we invite you to pray for all fathers! We also take this opportunity to thank two of our spiritual fathers, Fr. Chas and Fr. Brian! Thank you, both, for teaching us, praying for us, guiding us, and bringing us Christ in his Word and in the sacraments. Next … Continued