ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
CATHOLIC CHURCH

You may have heard “Spiritual Development Plan” or “Evangelization Plan” spoken around the parish throughout the year. You may be wondering, “what are they talking about?” We hope this post helps answer that question! All of us are familiar with the stages of physical development: baby, toddler, early childhood, teenager, adult, etc. Each of us has some understanding of the physical and mental traits of each of those stages. Just as we are physical beings, we too are spir

“Watch carefully how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise, making the most of the opportunity, because the days are evil.” Over the past few weeks, we have been reading at Mass from the Bread of Life discourse, this beautiful passage from St. John’s Gospel where our Lord explains to us the mystery of His flesh and blood that He will give to us and will make us live forever with Him. As Catholics we know that our Lord is talking about the Eucharist, the sacred banquet

“This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die.” So often we can just gloss over our Lord’s words because we have become accustomed to hearing them. We lose sight of the incredibly surprising nature of our Lord’s promises. He tells us today that if we eat the bread that has come down from Heaven – His very flesh – we will not die. That is utterly incredible! Can you imagine what would happen if a doctor went on TV and offered a medicine that

On Wednesday August 1 we hosted our “Fireside Chat” celebration event. The event served to thank all those who hosted or attended the chats and provided their honest observations and opinions about the current state of the parish. Participants were provided a summary of those observations and opinions as well as the next steps for our parish at the celebration event. This is an exciting time for our parish. God our Father continually helps us in every area of our lives an

“Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” As Catholics, when our Lord speaks about the food that He will give us that endures for eternal life, our minds should go directly to the Eucharist. However, we could be confused when we realize that He is telling us that we should work for this food that does not perish. How can we work for the Eucharist? Does He mean that we need to earn the right to rece

Today’s Gospel contains a familiar story: the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. It is a miracle story that reminds us of our Lord’s power over nature. We have probably also heard it used as a launching point for discussing the importance of sharing. I would like to take a closer look today at an interesting detail of how the multiplication of the loaves and fishes actually happens. St. John reports that, “Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to

Attention St. John’s gardeners! The Welcoming Committee will once again be sponsoring the “Bountiful Harvest table” where you can bring your excess produce, herbs, fruit, etc. and share them with fellow parishioners. We will have the Bountiful Harvest table for the month of August (or ‘till supplies dwindle) beginning August 4th & 5th. Drop your produce to share on the table that will be located outside the main entrance of the church. Everyone is welcome to take what the