Catholic Bee - March 28, 2012

Want to have fun and at the same time appreciate and learn about your Catholic Faith? If you are a 4th or 5th grader at St. John’s parish or school, register now for our Catholic Bee. It is a fun game similar to a Spelling Bee except the questions are about our Catholic Faith. Cash prizes and trophies will be awarded to the top place winners! All of the questions and answers are available for studying prior to the Bee. The top six winners will advance to the Knights of Columbus state competition on April 21st at St. Michaels Church in Poplar Springs, MD! If you would like to participate, please register by calling the rectory at 301-373-2281 or you may register online.

On March 28, 2012, Registration/Check In will begin at 6pm and the Bee will begin at 6:30pm. For more information, please visit our webpage, by clicking here.

To view a list of all the questions and answers, please click here.

Lent Schedule

Come prepare for Easter with us during Lent!

Additional Masses During Lent:

- Wednesdays during Lent (Feb. 29, March 7, 14, 21, 28) at 6pm

Confessions During Lent:

- "The Light Is On For You" will be on Wednesdays during Lent

(Feb. 29, March 7, 14, 21, 28). Confessions will start immediately after Mass - 6:30 - 8pm.

- Saturdays from 4 - 4:45pm and after the 5pm Mass

- Penance Service - April 4 from 7-8:30pm

- Holy Thursday after the 7pm evening services

- Good Friday after the 3pm Stations of the Cross and the 7pm Veneration of the Cross

Please note there will be no confessions on Holy Saturday, April 7.

Stations of the Cross During Lent:

- Thursdays (March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29) at 2:15pm

- Fridays (March 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30) at 7pm

- Good Friday (April 6) at 3pm

SoMD Sudoku Championship!

SoMD Sudoku Championship 2012 – to be held again this year at St. John’s in Hollywood on March 3rd beginning at 9:00 am to benefit the school scholarship fund. How good are you? Challenge your friends! There will be cash awards in the Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels. Details and information can be found here: http://www.sjshollywood.org/AboutSJS/SoMD-Sudoku-Championship.aspx. For additional information, call Mike Thompson at 301-373-8545

A flyer can be found here: http://www.sjshollywood.org/docs/SoMD-Sudoku-Championship-2012-Flyer.pdf

To Register online: http://www.sjshollywood.org/AboutSJS/SoMD-Sudoku-Championship-Registration.aspx

Shrove Tuesday Pancake & Sausage Supper

This Tuesday, Feb. 21st, from 5-7:30pm we will have an all you can eat pancake and sausage dinner in the Monsignor Harris Center. Choice of toppings include Happy Face, chocolate chip, blueberry, apple, strawberry and sausage gravy. Families, friends, grandparents, parents, neighbors and kids are especially invited. Adults 12 and up - $6; children under 12 - $3; under 6 - free. Highchairs will be provided. Come and enjoy a fantastic meal! Sponsored by the St. John's Knights of Columbus.

Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule

Ash Wednesday is Feb. 22nd. We will have the following Masses:

- 7am

- 9am

- 5pm

-7pm

2nd Annual Father Daughter Dance this Saturday!

St. John's parish, school and the Knights of Columbus Council 7914 are sponsoring the 2nd Annual Father Daughter Dance on February 18th from 6:00 - 9:00pm. Cost: $15 per person and $10 for each additional daughter. Location: Monsignor Harris Center. Father (father substitutes) and daughters of all ages from one to seventy-one are welcome. Tickets can be reserved online http://www.sjshollywood.org/AboutSJS/FatherDaughterDance.aspx or you can contact Dan and Esther Seep at derseep@hotmail.com or (757) 291-0262.

Scout Sunday

Children and adults participated in our Scout Sunday at St. John's. All had a great time!

Open House at St. John's School - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012: 10am - 2pm