This Wednesday, February 22, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Ash Wednesday is traditionally the biggest day of the year at Saint John’s. During the past few years of Covid restrictions, the numbers coming for ashes, Mass and prayers […]
The Center City District on its website offers the following interesting statistics comparing Center City Philadelphia in 2019 (pre-pandemic) to the end of 2022: In 2022, overall pedestrian volume was 73% of what it was in 2019. In 2022, office […]
At our January parish council meeting, we reviewed our year to date (July 1-December 31) financial report. Here are some highlights of the six month comparison between the current fiscal year (2022-23) and last fiscal year (2021-22): Ordinary income (collections, […]
This Friday, February 3, is the feast of Saint Blaise. Saint Blaise is well known in some cultures because he is associated with the healing the throats. The actual story of his life and death are not completely documented. He […]
Christian Unity Octave I mentioned in my bulletin column last week that we are in the midst of the Christian Unity Octave. The Octave (January 18-25) is a lament that Christians who were supposed to be one church, one body, […]
Dr. Martin Luther King: On Monday, January 16, our nation marks the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King. Dr. King gave his life for the equality of all people, especially of African Americans whose history in the United States began […]
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 JOIN US FOR MASS AT 5:15PM FOLLOWED BY FOOD, FELLOWSHIP & FUN IN THE PARISH CENTER ALL YOUNG ADULTS IN THEIR 20S AND 30S ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST – 21 S 13TH ST […]
On December 21, “Clare’s Loving Hands” delivered hand knitted hats to St. John’s Hospice to be included in the Christmas distribution for the homeless. This was quite an accomplishment since the group did not start up again until October. […]
Fr. Frank at the Firefighter Mass 2016. Our brother Francis Yacobi, OFM Cap., died at AGH West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, on Saturday evening, December 31, 2022, following several months of declining health. He was 73. He was a former guardian […]
