Weekly Update August 20 2023

Saint John Sanctuary Guild

Enroll yourself or a loved one, living or deceased, in our Sanctuary Guild. Those enrolled are remembered in a weekly Mass at Saint John’s and the $40 offering is used to support the upkeep and cleaning of the church, the purchase of linens, flower, bread and wine and other items needed for our beautiful liturgies.

Light In the City

Our young adults and our entire parish are invited to participate in a night time street evangelization event on Saturday, August 26. We begin with a vigil Mass at 7 PM, followed by some instructions. Then volunteers will go to 13th Street to invite those passing by to come into the church to light a candle and pray for peace. We need street evangelizers.

But we also need people to sit silently in the church in prayer. When people enter the church and see people praying, it will encourage them to linger and to pray. Even if you are not comfortable on the street inviting people to come into the church, you are still needed to be a prayerful presence in church.

Fr. Tom, OFM Cap. Pastor