Altar Server Training

Hi! It’s been an honor to serve as the Master of Ceremonies and help train our Altar Servers at each Mass. Often, there are so many questions that I wish I had time to answer in the few minutes before each Mass. To that end, I’ll be offering three Altar Server training sessions in July. … Continued

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

It’s been an amazing year for some of our youngest parishioners here at St. John the Evangelist. Last year, several of our dedicated volunteers approached Father Chas about beginning a Children’s Liturgy of the Word.  With his blessing and support, plans proceeded quickly. Since then, our children at the 10:00 a.m. Mass have been treated … Continued

Remembering Fr. Murray

It’s been a year since Fr. Murray passed on into eternal life, on the very day of his sixty-third anniversary of his ordination as a priest. Today would be his sixty-fourth anniversary. Father Murray was born in Kalamazoo on October 31, 1926, son of Dennis and Dorothea (Kempf) Murray. He was baptized on November 7, … Continued

Holy Week Celebrations!

Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper St. John Church – 7:00 PM Good Friday Celebration of the Lord’s Passion St. John Church – 12:30 PM Prayers around the Cross St. John Church – 7:00 PM Saturday – Easter Vigil St. John Church – 8:45 PM Sunday – Easter St. John Church – 8:00 AM … Continued

Called & Gifted – Signup

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Called and Gifted Workshop – March 20 & 21, 2015 from StJohntheEvangelist on Vimeo. The Called & Gifted™ Discernment Process has been used since 1993 by over 75,000 lay, ordained, and religious Catholics and other Christians around the world. The Called & Gifted™ process is designed to help Christians discern the presence of charisms in … Continued