Religious Education Classes

Sunday Religious Education Cancellation: This Sunday’s Religious Education Class (1/2/11) has been cancelled. Our Sunday Religious Education program will resume on January 9^th at 10am. On Sunday, January 9^th, we will all meet in the Church immediately following the 9am Mass for orientation – children, parents and Catechists/Aides. The children are not to go to their classrooms first. Following the orientation in the Church, Catechists/Aides will lead the children to their classrooms, and parents will remain in the Church for further information and a guided tour of the new SJS facility.

Tuesday Religious Education: Tuesday’s Religious Education class (1/4/11) will be held at St. John’s, not at FAW as planned. We will all meet in the Church at 7pm for orientation – children, parents and Catechists/Aides. The children are not to go to their classrooms first. Following the orientation in the Church, Catechists/Aides will lead the children to their classrooms, and parents will remain in the Church for further information and a guided tour of the new SJS facility.

St. John's School Open Houses!

St. John's cordially Invites Current Families, Religious Education Families, Parishioners, Alumni, Our Neighboring Parishes, and the Local Community. Please come out and tour the new school. Open House Sunday, Jan. 16th 10:00am - 2:00pm. Friday, Jan. 21st 10:00am - 2:00pm (while school is in session by guided tours only).

Christmas Mass Times

Please join us for Christmas Mass!

Friday, Dec. 24, 2010
- 5pm
- 7pm

Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010
- 12 midnight
- 7am
- 9am
- 11:30am

High School Dance

St. John’s Youth Group will be hosting a high school dance in the Monsignor Harris Center Friday, December 17th from 7-10pm. Please visit us on Facebook for more information – just search “High School Christmas Dance at St. John’s.” RSVP on the Wall for discounted tickets.

Parish Potluck Christmas Party

Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 after the 5pm Mass
Parish Christmas Party - "Happy Birthday Jesus!"

Bring the family for a night of fun and fellowship. Dinner is "Pot Luck," so bring a main dish and a side or dessert. We will furnish drinks. Santa will be present for the kids. We will have Christmas music for everyone, and there will be gifts and crafts for the little ones. The St. John's School and CCD students' "Keep Christ in Christmas" posters will also be on display. So come on out, join in the fun and celebration, and help us say "Happy Birthday!" to Jesus.

Sponsored by St. John Francis Regis SJ Council 7914

St. John's Navel Orange and Pink Grapefruit Sale: 28th Annual Drive

Support SJS by ordering some oranges and grapefruits!

Order online or by sending an email to Mike Thompson.
Prices and other details are on the Orange and Grapefruit Sales Flyer.
For more information, please call (301) 373-8545.

Orders can still be placed - deadline extended!!
Pick up Saturday, Dec. 18th

Dec. 8th - Feast of the Immaculate Conception

On Dec. 8th, the Immaculate Conception is a Holy Day of Obligation. A vigil Mass will be on Tuesday, Dec. 7th at 7pm. Wednesday Dec. 8th Masses will be at 7am, 9am, and 7pm.

Breakfast With Santa 12/5/10

Come enjoy another delicious breakfast cooked by our Knights of Columbus! Santa will be there from 8:30 - 10:30am.

Giving Thanks

The tradition of Thanksgiving began as a day for giving thanks to God for all He has given. Attending Mass on Thanksgiving is a good way for each of us to give thanks to God through our prayers and charity. As we thank God through the sacrifice of the Mass we can also give thanks through personal sacrifice. The collection at Thanksgiving Mass goes to our St. John’s Charitable Society who then use all funds collected to help the needy in our county. Please make attending Mass a part of your Thanksgiving plans.

Thanksgiving Day Mass will be at 9:00am.

St. John's School Progress

St. John's School rebuilding/renovation is on target! We look forward to welcoming our students, staff, and families back to St. John's in Hollywood at the start of the new year!

For more information, check out www.rebuildsjs.com!

St. John's Annual Ministry Fair

Call to all…November 6^th & 7^th is the annual St. John’s Ministry Fair to be held in the Monsignor Harris Center. Make an impact in our faith community. Come after Mass and learn how you can make a difference in our faith community through the various ministries that touch those in and outside of our community.

Knights of Columbus Open House

Knights of Columbus

Men of St. John's Parish:

The Knights of Columbus will sponsor an open house on Thursday October 21st from 6:30 to 8:30pm in the rectory basement. Please join us for an informal information session and light refreshments. Learn what the Knights of Columbus can do for you and your family as well as how the Knights serve our Church and community. See how we are working to make a difference in today's world. Feel free to bring your wife and children if you so desire. For additional information please contact Mickey Dillow at 301 373-4507.

St. John's Parish Picnic

When & Where:

12:00 to ~ 3:00PM

Saturday, 16 Oct 2010

By the large oak tree near playground

Provided:

Burgers, Hot Dogs, Chips, Ice Tea, Lemonade and Water, Tables & Chairs

What to bring:

Side Dish, or Salad, or Dessert to share, (family special recipes desired)

Lawn Chairs and/or Blanket, Football, Frisbee, Soccer Ball

Planned Activities:

Face Painting, Frisbee Accuracy Throw, Hog Calling Contest, Halloween Scream contest, Water Balloon Launcher, Water Balloon Toss, 3 legged race, 50/50 for the school, Plus More!

Come and join the fun!!! Guests invited!!!

Consultation Meeting

A consultation was held Thursday evening, Oct 7, 2010 to give parishioners an updated status on the health of the Parish and School.

Please review the meeting handouts here.

Italian Dinner Postponed

The Italian Dinner, scheduled for October 1st, has been postponed until October 8th.

Come enjoy an All You Can Eat Italian Dinner this Friday, Oct. 8th, 2010 from 5 - 8pm at the Monsignor Harris Center! The menu includes: Spaghetti, Lasagna, Tossed Salad, French Bread, Desserts, Coffee, Iced Tea, Wine and Kool-Aid. Carry-outs are available. Cost is $8 (Adults), $5 (Ages 6-12 years), 5 and Under are Free!!

Italian Dinner and Craft Fair

Come enjoy an All You Can Eat Italian Dinner this Friday, Oct. 1st, 2010 from 5 - 8pm at the Monsignor Harris Center! The menu includes: Spaghetti, Lasagna, Tossed Salad, French Bread, Desserts, Coffee, Iced Tea, Wine and Kool-Aid. Carry-outs are available. Cost is $8 (Adults), $5 (Ages 6-12 years), 5 and Under are Free!!

There will be a Craft/Vendor Show at the Monsignor Harris Center on October 2, 2010 from 9am until 2pm. Indoor event...rain or shine! Come do your Fall and Christmas shopping early and help support St. John's School.

Religious Education Classes

Religious education classes start with an orientation on Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 12:45-1:45pm at Father Andrew White for grades 1-5. For grades 5-8, the classes start with an orientation on September 28, 2010 from 7:00 -8:00 pm., also at Father Andrew White. Both parents and students should attend.

Come Support Our School!

St. John’s Back to School Basket Bingo is this Friday!

Come on out for an evening of fun and fellowship! St. John’s School will be holding a Back to School Longaberger® Basket Bingo on Friday, September 17, 2010 at the Monsignor Harris Center. Doors open at 6 and Bingo starts at 7. There will be 20 regular games, 5 specials, pull tabs, raffles, Chinese auction items, refreshments, and more! In addition to this, ALL baskets will be filled! Many local businesses have been generously giving gift certificates for door prizes. We hope to see you there!

For reservations or questions, please contact Linda at Lindagreer@gmail.com or Phyllis at (301) 373-5871.

Come Celebrate Our One Year Bingo Anniversary!!

In celebration of our one year anniversary of bingo, we will be guaranteeing the Jackpot at $1000 and the Starburst at $500. All 50/50 Specials will pay out an extra $100.

The Money Ball starts at $1025 if hit on the correct ball!

Bingo will be in the Monsignor Harris Center starting at 6pm (doors will be open at 4pm this week).

Ham, Cabbage, Potatoes and Corn Bread Dinner
Fried Chicken Dinner
Hamburgers and Hot Dogs

Carry-outs are available.

Come, have fun, bring a friend and hopefully win!

Important Dates for School Families

August 20th – Holy Angels School

Open House from 11:00am til 2:00pm.


August 24th – St. John’s School, Msgr Harris Center

New Family Orientation from 6-7:00pm

HSA Meeting for all school parents starting at 7:00pm.

Annual Altar Servers & Youth Group Family Pool Party!

The annual Altar Servers/Youth Group (and their guests) family Pool Party will be held on Wednesday August 18th at the Breton Bay pool.

The Knights of Columbus will provide burgers, hot dogs, and drinks. Those attending are asked to bring a side dish or dessert. Food will be served beginning at 7:00pm with swimming for all from 8 to 10:00pm.

This is a family event sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, so parents please join the kids for a night of fun and fellowship.

We request a head count for food purchase, so Altar Servers who plan to attend contact Rhonda Goldsborough at SJFRAltarServer@gmail.com and for families with kids in the Youth Group contact Skip Jones at skipjones@diskenterprisesolutions.com.

Boys Summer Basketball Camp

Boys Summer Basketball Camp
August 16-20 (4-7:00pm)

Learn new skills! Brush up on your old ones!
Get ready for the new season!!

$70.00 per child – 4th through 8th grade

ALL ARE WELCOME!!!
To be held at St. John’s School - Monsignor Harris Center.
Register by calling Pat Hayden, 301-373-2281.

Vacation Bible School!!

Mark your calendar!!! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be held August 9-13 from 9am to noon each day. It is open to children ages 3 to 10. Volunteers: adults and high school age students are needed. Our theme this year is Son Quest Rain Forest. Please call Stacey at 301-373-2281 or sjcreled@verizon.net if you are interested in sharing your time and talents or for more information.

Considering a Catholic Education for your Child?

Our parish school - St. John's School is now having registration for the 2010-2011 school year. For more information, please call the school office at (301) 373-2142. Financial aid is available.

Come Support Deacon-elect Ammon Ripple!

Deacon-elect Ammon Ripple would be honored to have the parish family of St. John's parish present at his ordination to the permanent Diaconate. Archbishop Wuerl will preside at the ordination at the Shrine/Basilica on Saturday, June 26th at 9:30am.

The next day, Deacon Ammon Ripple will assist at his first parish Mass at 9am. The Knights of Columbus will host a special breakfast at 10am as a parish-wide reception to congratulate our second parish Permanent Deacon.

The Footers Have Been Poured!!!

Construction has begun on the new school! Please visit the main Rebuild and Renovate page for up-to-date news, announcements, and other information regarding the rebuild.

Breakfast/SJS Rebuilding/Renovate Info. & Corpus Christi

Join fellow Parishioners for a breakfast in the Monsignor Harris Center made by our very own Knights of Columbus. 7:30 - 10:30am. Cost is a donation.

At the breakfast, there will be an Information Hour from 10 - 11am to answer any questions you have about the renovating/rebuilding of St. John's School. We will have the architectural drawings for your perusal at the meeting. In addition, we will be playing a DVD that has pictures of the school collapse as well as plans for the new school.

A Corpus Christi Procession will take place outdoors after the 11:30am mass. Parishioners will process to three different shrines on the parish property.

Memorial Day Activities

Mon, May 31, 6pm – 10pm

A Memorial Day Service will be conducted on Monday, May 31st by the St. John Francis Regis Knights of Columbus Council #7914 at St. John's. The service consists of a Living Rosary at 6pm, Memorial Mass at 7pm, and an outside program at 8pm, followed by a reception in the hall. The guest speaker will be Rear Admiral Gaddis, Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River.

In case of inclement weather, the program and Living Rosary will be held in the Monsignor Harris Center. All are welcome to attend to remember and honor our deceased veterans. Desserts welcome for reception.

Raffle!

$500 Gift Card to Great Wolf Lodge!

Tickets are $5 each and the drawing will be held at the Yard Sale/Craft Fair Saturday, May 22nd!

St. John's School Yard Sale/Craft Fair

ST. JOHN'S SCHOOL will be having an indoor yard sale/craft fair on Saturday, May 22, 2010, from 7am to 12noon. The sale will be held in the Monsignor Harris Center, 43900 St. John’s Rd.

There will also be a bake sale and raffle drawing. Donations are still being accepted, or join the sale by renting table space for $20.

Vendors and Crafters Welcome! Come join the consultants from Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Simply Tasteful, Mary Kay, Earrings by Marion Wright, Scholastic Books, Lia Sophia, and Hawaiian Joe’s Italian Ice.

Some featured items include, wood dining room and kitchen tables, entertainment centers, wood bedroom furniture, wood coffee tables, bikes, computer, brass bed frame, air compressor, children’s golf clubs, CDs, children’s clothes, school uniforms, DVD players, TVs, books, baseball cards, jewelry and much more.

To make a donation, or to reserve a table, contact Carol at 301-884-8571.

St. John's Spirit Night - Blue Crabs Game!!

St. John’s is scheduled to have a Spirit Night at the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Ball Team on Friday, May 14th, 2010 when the Blue Crabs host the Somerset Patriots at 7:05 p.m. with “Fireworks” scheduled directly after the game.

With every ticket purchased 50% goes back to the church. Note: In order for your purchase to qualify for this fundraiser, you must choose a seat in the Green Section 8 and 9 If all tickets are sold, Blue Crabs will open additional seats for the fundraiser opportunity.

Tickets: Tickets to the game are now on sale.

(1)On-Line: Tickets for the game are now on sale at the http://somdbluecrabs.com . Step 1: Click on FUNRAISERS 2: Click on Buy Tickets for Your Group 3: Click on St. John’s Parish Logo & Order your Tickets and follow the steps on the website.

(2)Tickets: Tickets will be available after masses starting Saturday, April 24th.

(3)Order Form: See attached order form.

Game Events: St. John’s Video Board Recognition (on the big screen), Ceremonial 1st Pitch, 7th Inning Stretch - Church Children’s Chorus singing, St. John’s promotional table on the concourse ….

Discounted Wristbands: Discounted wristbands @ $12.00 each for Spirit Night – Unlimited access to play area, i.e., inflatables, bumper boats, and the rock climbing wall. Note: The night of the game the wristbands will be full-price - $15.00. Pre-payment required. Wristbands will be available for pick-up game night at the Stadium Will-Call Office.

Volunteer Opportunities: The end of the school year is approaching … do you have all your volunteer hours? Volunteer opportunities will be available for selling tickets after masses.

Advertising: A St. John’s Spirit Night fundraiser flyer will be released soon … your help in spreading the word would be greatly appreciated … if you have an organization who would post a flyer or on their website

Questions: Please contact Mary Ann Thompson at (301) 475-3143 or Willie & Nancy Gray at (301) 373-8964.

To view and print a ticket order form, click here.

Hanging Basket Sale this Sunday!

Flowering Hanging Basket Sale

Sunday, May 2nd

7am - 1pm

St. John’s 8th Grade class is sponsoring a flowering, hanging basket fundraiser just in time for Mother’s Day. A large selection of gorgeous hanging baskets will be available for sale after all Masses on Sunday, May 2 (the weekend BEFORE Mother’s Day) outside of church. Varieties include Million Bells, Geraniums (regular and ivy type), Torenia and New Guinea Impatiens. Remember Mom or just beautify your own home!

St. John's Auction Fundraiser

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

5:30 PM Cash Bar & Dinner (a la carte)

6:00 PM Silent Auction

7:00 PM Live Auction with Rodney Thompson

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Featured Items:

NASCAR tickets and Memorabilia

Antiques

Local Artists

Airplane Rides

Amish Quilts

Longaberger

and much more!

Holy Week 2010 Schedule

March 27th - Vigil of Palm Sunday

• Confessions: 4:00-4:45PM
• Mass at 5:00PM

March 28th - Passion (Palm) Sunday

• Mass: 7:00AM, 9:00AM, and 11:30AM
• A special procession of palms that starts in the Msgr. Harris Center at 8:45AM and proceeds to the Church for the 9:00AM mass.
• No CDD

March 29th - Monday of Holy Week

• Daily Mass at 8:00AM; Diocesan clergy are at the Cathedral at 7:30PM to receive the Holy Oil for the next year.

March 30th - Tuesday of Holy Week

• Daily Mass at 8:00AM.
• No CCD

March 31st - Wednesday of Holy Week

• Daily Mass at 8:00AM
• Combined St. Mary's County-wide Penance Service at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Lexington Park - 7:00PM.
• No evening services at St. John's.

April 1st - Holy Thursday

• No morning Mass at St. John's, however a 9:00AM Para-Liturgy of Foot Washing with the St. John's School Children at Holy Angels in Avenue.
• Mass of the Lord's Supper - 7:00PM at St. John's Church, procession to the Msgr. Harris Center for Adoration and Confessions, they will continue until Night Prayer at Midnight.

April 2nd - Good Friday

• Morning Prayer at 8:00AM
• Stations of the Cross at 3:00PM
• Veneration of the Cross Liturgy - 7:00PM. Confessions will follow the evening service - this will be the last opportunity for confessions before Easter.

April 3rd - Holy Saturday

• Morning Prayer at 8:00AM with Blessing of Easter Baskets directly following.
• Easter Vigil at 8:00PM (this Mass is always about two hours long)

April 4th - Easter Sunday

• Masses at 7:00AM, 8:30AM, 10:00AM, and 11:30AM.
• Easter Egg hunt following the 11:30AM mass (approx 12:45PM).

Fish Fry Time Change

The Fish Fry scheduled for Friday, March 19th at St. John's will now begin at 4PM (instead of previously advertised 5PM).

Fish Fry and Basket Bingo

Both Events - Friday, March 19, 2010

Lenten Fish Fry from 4-7PM in the Monsignor Harris Center. Eat in or take out.

Luck of the Irish Basket Bingo - 7PM in the Monsignor Harris Center. There will be 20 regular games, 6 specials, pull tabs, raffles, and door prizes! Doors open at 6PM.

rebuildsjs.com - Rebuild St. John's School Donations

rebuildsjs.com and Rebuild SJS Fundraiser are new webpages dedicated to donations for the rebuilding of St. John's School. Checks and online credit cards are accepted. Check it out!

Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule

Masses for Ash Wednesday (Feb. 17) will be:

7AM, 9AM, 5PM, and 7PM

Message from ADW

The students of St. John School in Hollywood, Maryland, will attend classes in the former Holy Angels-Sacred Heart School in Avenue for the remainder of the school year. St. John’s roof collapsed in the February 6 snowstorm and the damage was so severe that the 1953 section of the building had to be taken down, according to Father Ray Schmidt, pastor. St. John’s serves 184 students in kindergarten to eighth grade.

Read more...

Update on St. John's School

A decision has been made to temporarily move all St. John's School students to Holy Angels, Sacred Heart. Teachers and students should be able to make a smooth transition beginning Monday, Feb. 22nd.

Read more in this Enterprise article.

St. John's School Roof

The roof to the 1953 wing of St. John's School collapsed Saturday afternoon, 2/6/2010. As the severe winter storm was ending, the weight of the almost 2 feet of snow caused the catastrophic collapse.

Read more in the Enterprise article here: Link