March - 2022

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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Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 27

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Happy Laetare Sunday! On this fourth Sunday of Lent, the Church relaxes Her penitential discipline and encourages the faithful to rejoice in expectant hope of the Resurrection. Next Sunday we will begin Passiontide, the final phase of Lent, so rather than a premature ending of this time of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, today is a slight inflection that prepares our hearts for the even greater intensification to come next week. Our paris

Nominate a Community Partner

We are now accepting nominees for our 2022 Community Partner Grants. Through this program, St. John's parishioners have the chance to nominate organizations in our community to receive funding from our tithing back to those around us. We are particularly interested in supporting the work of caring for the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized in our local community. Nominations will be accepted through May 1, 2022.

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our parish Lenten series continues Tuesday, at 6 p.m. The Spanish track starts with Holy Mass in the church at the English track with a soup supper in the church basement. Our theme this year is “Living the Holy Mass.” The theme for our third week is “The Mass as the Encounter with the Risen Lord.” Our final session next week will focus on: The Mass as the Nuptial Banquet. Don’t forget that childcare is available for this event! We continu

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 13, 2022

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our parish Lenten series continues Tuesday, at 6 p.m. The Spanish track starts with Holy Mass in the church at the English track with a soup supper in the church basement. Our theme this year is “Living the Holy Mass.” The theme for our second week is “The Mass as a Sacrifice that Helps us to Love.” We will learn how the Mass is the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross and how our lives can be united to that sacrifice. Future sessions will foc

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 6th

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Lent is finally here! Our parish Lenten series begins Tuesday, March 8th at 6 p.m. The Spanish track starts with Holy Mass in the church at the English track with a soup supper in the church basement. Our theme this year is “Living the Holy Mass.” The theme for our first week is “The Mass and Conversion.” We will learn how the Mass converts our hearts to the Lord and how we can live this theme of conversion in our everyday lives. Future se