Happy Father’s Day to Our Dads!

Dear Parish Family, Blessings to all the fathers of our parish!  Thank you for all that you do and have done together with your wife in raising your children to be “good citizens of both heaven and earth” as our “Year of Marriage” prayer states.  Studies have shown that the greatest sociological predictor of a … Continued

Happy Father’s Day!

One time a little boy was asked to define Father’s Day and he said, “It’s just like Mother’s Day, only you don’t have to spend as much on the present”. We thank you Dads for your love and care, for the hardships you have gone through, for the faith you kept, for the lessons you … Continued

Congratulations Sixth Grade!

Dear Parish Family, Congratulations to our St. John sixth grade class who celebrated their graduation last Wednesday. This class has been an example of service to our parish from the choir loft to serving at the altar. Over this year I’ve seen an amazing combination of parents, volunteers, staff and students come together to make … Continued

Congratulations to our Grads!

Dear Parish Family, Congratulations to all our graduates! Whether they are from St. John Elementary, JCMS, Lumen Christi, or one of the public schools, I commend all our students on reaching this milestone in their lives. Many blessings upon your future! I look forward to celebrating with some of you this week at this week’s … Continued

Source and Summit

“The Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of the Christian life.’ The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it.” (CCC.1324) What does it mean to be the source and summit? At first, as the source the fullness of Christian … Continued