March - 2020

Sermon: The Death Chosen for You (Passion Sunday, March 26th, 2023)

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 26th

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 19th

Drawn to Repentance and Conversion -- Sermon for III Sunday in Lent

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 12th

Original sin, boredom, and the empire of empty desire (Sermon for the First Sunday of Lent, 2023)

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, February 26th

Loving Our Enemies (Sermon for Sunday, February 19, 2023)

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, Februrary 19th

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, February 12th

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Holy Week at St. John's

Holy Week Schedule at St. John's: Palm Sunday (April 5th): 9:00 a.m. Mass Live Streamed in English 10:30 a.m. Mass Live Streamed in Spanish 12:00 p.m. Church open for prayer 7:00 p.m. Church closes N.b. In conformity with Vatican and Diocesan directives there will be no distribution of palms in order not to encourage gatherings of people. We hope to distribute blessed palms at a later date. Maundy Thursday (April 9th): 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Church open for private prayer

Sunday Mass/Misa Domingo 03-29-20

St. John's first Masses uploaded to YouTube.

Next Generation Parish Updates

Greetings St. John Family! We are participating in the Next Generation Parish Partnership with Catholic Leadership Institute. Phase One occurred during the Fall of 2019. Phase One consisted of the Institute researching our parish and it's ability evangelize and make disciples. We had an on-site visit with multiple interviews. We also had the Disciple Maker Index Survey for the whole parish to participate. We had over 500 entries. Thank you to all who responded! We are c

Resources for Sunday Mass

It is time to get ready for another live-streamed Mass this Sunday at 9 a.m.! We are excited to share several resources with you to help with your preparation. The first is the music for Mass this Sunday: First, we have the propers of the Mass: And next, the ordinary for Lent: If you would like to follow along with the Scripture readings, you can check the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, or sign up for a free subscription to Magnificat. Finally, h

COVID-19 Response 3/24/20

Dear St. John's Parishioners, May the Lord's blessings be upon you and your loved ones during this difficult time! As we seek to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and keep our community safe, we need to make further changes to our operations at St. John the Evangelist Parish. Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, March 25, our parish offices will be closed to the public. We will still be available to you via phone (574.533.3385) or email (parishoffice@stjohncatholic.com) from 9 a.m. -

Sermon: We are supposed to rejoice?

“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him. We have to do the works of the one who sent me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work.” It would seem that Christ’s words in the Gospel are being fulfilled. Amidst a global pandemic and a prohibition of any public gathering that precludes the possibility of the faithful’s part

COVID-19 Response 3/13/20

All Masses and other public events are suspended until further notice. Todas las Misas y cualquier otro evento publico se han cancelado hasta nuevo anuncio. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with heavy heart that I write to inform you that all public events, including Mass and any other liturgies, any and all parish events, and any ministries or parish groups whether held here at St. John’s or at any other location have been cancelled until further notice. There are

Sermon: Resisting Temptation

My family’s big sport was baseball. We spent so many hours playing, watching, or thinking about playing baseball. Dad was the coach for our coach’s pitch team. We would spend hours throwing, catching, and fielding the balls the Dad would hit to us. But what we really wanted – what I think all kids who play baseball really want – was batting practice. Batting is where all the glamor in baseball is at. Sure, it’s great to be the outfielder who dives and catches the ball that co