Dear Parishioners, Welcome Back! With the end of Bishop Boyea’s dispensation from Sunday Mass, we are so happy to be reunited as the St. John Parish family on Sundays! While the Church recognizes that individual instances of health concerns still exist and certainly are legitimate reasons for continuing to participate in the Sunday liturgy from … Continued

Happy Feast of the Ascension! We recall this great feast of Ascension every Sunday as we recite the Nicene Creed, saying, “He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.” It speaks of our belief in a past event, what Jesus did, returning to His Father in Heaven. We then … Continued

Happy Mothers’ Day! May is the month of Mary, our Heavenly Mother, so let’s honor her especially today. Mary has always seemed a distant, untouchable sort of person to me. Immaculately conceived and free of all sin, I never felt I could relate to her. She almost didn’t seem like a real person, and I … Continued

Divine Mercy Sunday Today is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Today is Divine Mercy Sunday, the 8th day of the Solemnity of Easter in which Saint Pope John Paul II said that we receive the Easter gift. What is that Easter gift? It is a … Continued

When Surrender Leads to Freedom! HAPPY EASTER! Today, we celebrate the victory of the Risen Lord Jesus Christ! He was victorious over all the evil that principalities and powers of this world threw at him. He was victorious even over death itself. If we surrender ourselves to Jesus, his victory will extend to our own … Continued