Pop Can Drive

St. John’s Youth Group is collecting pop cans and bottles to allow them to be able to attend mission trips and Catholic conferences this summer! You can drop off cans at the Parish Center at anytime or if you are unable to get them to the center simply give us a call at 784-0553 and … Continued

FaithFest Summer Festival

​FaithFest16 is a day for Christian families to gather together and celebrate their faith in an atmosphere of upbeat, joyful participation! Parish and school groups, youth ministries, small groups or large apostolates — all are welcome to reunite at FaithFest16! Eucharistic Adoration will take place throughout the day in the chapels of the main Retreat Center … Continued

Untie your knots

  At the beginning of Youth Group this week we did an icebreaker called the human knot. We tangled ourselves up by forming a circle grabbing each others arms. After a few failed attempts, lots of laughs, and 25 minutes we finally were unable to undo our knot.   Though these knots may have been … Continued

“Smiling is our first act of love” – Mother Teresa

  “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”   Sunday evening the Youth Group got to learn a little more about Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. She was chosen as the focus of the lesson because of the mercy and love she showed to everyone she interacted with. … Continued

“A Person is a Person No Matter How Small!”

  Sunday night our youth group made baby blankets for the local pregnancy center. These blankets will be given to women who CHOOSE LIFE for their unborn babies. The teens did a great job at promoting the sanctity of life! As the teens displayed, being pro-life doesn’t just mean standing against abortion. It means standing with people … Continued