When our community comes together, amazing things happen at Saint John! Nearly 350 people filled our Ballroom on August 10 to support our second annual Catholic Relief Services Helping Hands Event. We had a goal to double the meals we packed last year, 20,000, to an astonishing 40,000 meals. The …
As part of the transparent financial environment of our church, I wanted to continue my discussion from last week, where we showcased the wonderful gifts our Parish Family has provided this year to focus on our Mission: To Know, To Love, and To Serve God in His Church and Our …
“Evangelii Gaudium” [The Joy of the Gospel], an apostolic exhortation, written by Pope Francis in 2013, was the subject of discussion for the Convocation of Catholic Leaders in Orlando from July 1 to July 4. Pope Francis has clearly called all of the Church, lay and clerics alike, to ponder …
For the past several weeks, our Parish Mission has focused on the Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America. We were blessed to have the largest contingent from any church in our Diocese attend this essential and enlivening conference, whose focus was to set the direction …
So after hearing the testimonials and description of how our Catholic Church in the US must be renewed with the zeal of intentional disciples, Day three of the Convocation of Catholic Leaders needed to delve into exactly HOW we take this to the streets as the Pope has asked us …
