Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Today is our parish kickoff of our Annual Bishop’s Appeal. We celebrate the wonderful work of the Gospel being done in the parishes of our Diocese and the ways that God enables us to work together as a Diocese to accomplish the Churc...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Earlier this year we announced a new initiative called St. John’s Community Partners, by which we sought your help to determine how St. John’s can give back to our local community. This initiative responds to a goal set by our parish...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Many of you will doubtless remember Fr. Andrew Hochstetler, O.F.M. Conv., whose family lives here in Goshen and is a friar of the Conventual Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. Father has helped with Masses here at St. John’s in the...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Instead of my usual news and updates, I would like to use my message this week to share with you some information from a report by the Centers for Disease Control on the state of some critical aspects of mental health in the US durin...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Today we welcome Fr. Tony Pizzo, O.S.A. and Fr. Jim Halstead, O.S.A. from the Midwest Augustinians. Fr. Tony and Fr. Jim will share with us about the Augustinians’ missions in Peru. I hope that everyone will respond generously to the...