Year: 2024
Gallery Annual Mass for Firefighters 2024
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Second Sunday of Lent, February 25, 2024
On February 10-11, we had our monthly second collection for Saint John’s debt reduction. The collection was $626. However, our debt is $646,036. This is a substantial reduction from the original debt. In fiscal year 2021-22 we paid $100,000; in […]
First Sunday of Lent, February 18, 2024
Last year was the 800th anniversary of Saint Francis’ creation of the first Nativity scene at Greccio in 1223. In December, our Saint John’s Secular Franciscan fraternity marked the Greccio anniversary with a prayer ceremony in our lower church. In […]
Weekly Update February 11, 2024
Coffee and Donuts Please join us after the 10:30 Mass this Sunday, February 11, in the parish center for coffee and donuts. Annual Mass for Firefighters On February 16, 1899, Saint John Church burned. Four firefighters lost their lives fighting […]
Weekly Update January 28, 2024
Collection for aged and ill priests of the Archdiocese Next weekend, February 3-4, our second collection will be for the aged and ill priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Ash Wednesday, February 14 Ash Wednesday is the busiest day of […]
Weekly Update January 28, 2024
Collection for aged and ill priests of the Archdiocese Next weekend, February 3-4, our second collection will be for the aged and ill priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Ash Wednesday, February 14 Ash Wednesday is the busiest day of […]
Weekly Update January 21, 2024
Saint John Church Debt Reduction Saint John Church is still in debt and we need to pay off our debt in order to move forward. Our second collection next weekend, January 20-21 will be for our debt reduction. Elderly and […]
Weekly Update January 14, 2024
Epiphany Blessing The Catholic Church has a long tradition of blessing homes on the feast of the Epiphany. Families gather and pray together for peace and love in their homes and they mark their homes with chalk to honor the […]