Operation Rice Bowl
If our Lenten penance does not make us kinder to others, it is false. Traditionally Lent is a time to share, particularly to share one’s wealth with the poor and the Church. In the US Catholic Church, and at Saint […]
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The Little Black Book
We have a limited number of Little Black Books left from Ash Wednesday. They will be available at the weekend Masses and at the Parish Center during office hours. Donations will be graciously accepted! ~Thank you~
Station of the Cross
We will have Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent after the 12:05 and 5:15 Masses.
ASH WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE – 2025
Additional Info: Candles, Lenten devotional black books and donation boxes will be available. The little black books will go on sale in the back of the church and at the parish office.
ANNUAL MASS FOR FIREFIGHTERS
https://youtu.be/nM4AfmKChc0 ON FEBRUARY 16, 1899 SAINT JOHN’S CHURCH BURNED DOWN. FOUR FIREFIGHTERS LOST THEIR LIVES FIGHTING THAT FIRE: WILLIAM J. CHANCE, 32 HUGH DUFFY, 44 GEORGE W. STEINLE, 38 JAMES J. SHEA, 41 WE REMEMBER THOSE FOUR MEN AS WELL […]
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
The parishioners at Holy Redeemer have asked me to organize a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, the land of Jesus and of the Bible. I have made arrangements for the trip from September 26-October 5. The pilgrimage will be bilingual […]
Ukrainian Refugee: The Horbenko Family
Horbenko Family Move In! Saint John and Holy Redeemer parishioners have collaborated to assist a Ukrainian refugee family under the auspices of Catholic Social Services. Our parishioners have collected necessary household items and prepared their apartment. Parishioners have befriended the Horbenko family and […]
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 15, 2023
The Creeds are considered the official teaching of the Catholic Church. Indeed, all Christians recognize the authority of the Creeds. The Creeds are a reliable summary of Biblical teaching. In the Creeds–the Nicene Creed which we recite at Sunday Mass […]
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 8, 2023
Carlo Acutis was born May 3, 1991, in London, where his parents were working. Just a few months later, his parents, Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano, moved to Milan. As a teenager, Carlo was diagnosed with leukemia. He offered his […]
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 1, 2023
The feast of Saint Francis of Assisi is October 4. Francis was born in the late 1100s to a rich merchant family in Assisi, Italy. He was a likable and lively young man, given over to grandiose dreams. He wanted […]