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Before Jesus’ public ministry, he went out to the desert for forty days of prayer and fasting. We periodically need to take time to shed the excess in our lives, that is, the overabundance of activity and events that so consumes our time and focus that we forget about the most important thing in this … Continued
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
We began the season of Lent with the Ash Wednesday. There are forty days in lent excluding the six Sundays that occur between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. The number forty is a significant biblical number as we see the many important events happening in the” forty” period. The first event that is mentioned in … Continued
Looking for more? Check our Fr. Chas’ latest homily and bulletin column for even more Lenten offerings at St. John the Evangelist! Friday – February 20 6:30 to 8:00 PM “Faith Formation Friday” #1 THE JOURNEY OF FAITH: Trinity, Faith, and the God Who is Love Friday – February 27 6:30 to 8:00 PM “Faith … Continued
Dear Parish Family, With Lent beginning this Wednesday, I wanted to summarize the various new opportunities our parish will be offering for deeper conversion, for deepening our personal relationship with our Lord, and for discovering the giftedness that he uniquely bestows upon us to build up the kingdom of God. As an extension of our … Continued