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Dear Parish Family, If I was presiding at the Mass you celebrated last Sunday, you heard me speak about applying the lesson from the second reading (James 5:1-6) about being “doers of the word and not hearers only” by taking part in the new Pope Francis Initiative I announced. As a number of people were … Continued
Dear Parish Family, The send-off dinner we had for our seminarian intern, Mark Martin, was a wonderful time for all. While many were involved, I particularly want to thank Cindy Smith, Jeanne Barrett, Dave & Marcia Etters, Linda LaRowe, Susie Powers, and some Knights of Columbus who did the lion’s share of the planning and … Continued
Dear Parish Family, She was the mainstay and face of St. John Parish as parishioners and guests walked into the parish office. You may have heard the sad news that our beloved Suzzanne Sinkovitz has decided to resign after twenty years with us! Upon hearing of her decision, you can be sure I repeatedly tried … Continued
Dear Parish Family, In last Sunday’s bulletin, I described how the graphic and damning undercover videos have revealed Planned Parenthood’s harvesting of body parts of aborted babies and selling them for research. Though half a billion dollars of federal aid still goes to benefit a mere 700 “clinics,” the movement to defund PP of our … Continued
Dear Parish Family, Most of you I suppose have seen or at least heard about the several undercover videos from the Center for Medical Progress implicating Planned Parenthood (PP) of harvesting the body parts of aborted babies and selling them for research. If you’ve avoided them, I don’t blame you because they are very disturbing … Continued