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June 17, 2023June 17, 2023From The Pastor's Desk

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 18, 2023

Last week Archbishop Perez issued a pastoral letter on racial healing entitled, “We are one Body”. I recommend reading it at here. You can access it by going to the Archdiocese website archphila.org In his letter the Archbishop states that […]

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June 10, 2023June 10, 2023From The Pastor's Desk

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, June 11, 2023

Today is the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, traditionally called Corpus Christi. The Catholic Church in the United States begins today a “Year of Eucharistic Revival”. Sadly, many Catholics do not understand the amazing truth that the […]

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June 3, 2023June 3, 2023From The Pastor's Desk

The Most Holy Trinity, June 4, 2023

Today is Trinity Sunday. Priests often complain that Trinity Sunday is a difficult day to preach because the doctrine of the Trinity can seem like an obscure and essentially irrelevant dogma. It can be hard to explain. In fact, the […]

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May 27, 2023May 25, 2023From The Pastor's Desk

Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023

All money donated to the Saint John’s Poor Box is used to help people in need. Poor Box donations are not used to support Saint John’s Church, but are given to assist people in need. Here is a report on […]

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May 20, 2023May 20, 2023From The Pastor's Desk

Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 21, 2023

When I was a boy in a Catholic school in western Pennsylvania, each class would set up a May altar each year. The altar had a statue of Mary decorated with colorful cloths, mostly blue. Children would bring flowers each […]

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May 13, 2023May 13, 2023From The Pastor's Desk

Sixth Sunday of Easter, May14, 2023

At our May 2 Parish Council meeting, we reviewed the up to date (July 1-March 31, 2023) Profit and Loss statement and the comparison with the same time period for fiscal year 2021-22. Sunday giving is up slightly $152,000 to […]

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May 6, 2023May 3, 2023From The Pastor's Desk

Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 7, 2023

Sooner or later in every person’s life three questions surface. Who am I? What am I doing here? Where am I going? The way a person answers these questions will either bring peace and hope or disillusionment and despair. A […]

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April 29, 2023May 3, 2023From The Pastor's Desk

Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 30, 2023

The Catholic Church of the United States is asking all Catholics to reflect on the Eucharist, the real presence of Jesus Christ under the form of bread and wine. At every Mass, we encounter Jesus Christ.  Around the year 150, […]

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April 22, 2023April 20, 2023From The Pastor's Desk

Third Sunday of Easter, April 23, 2023

Our Saint John’s Laudate Si Circle is planning to commemorate Earth Day on Saturday, April 22, by having a banner in front of the church and offering flowers and tree seedlings for planting to people passing by. They are giving […]

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April 15, 2023April 15, 2023From The Pastor's Desk

Second Sunday of Easter, April 16, 2023

Palm Sunday, the Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Vigil of Easter) and Easter Sunday celebrations were truly inspirational; I’ve heard so many positive comments. I want to express my thanks to all who were involved in making those special days […]

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