Christmas Mass Schedule

Celebrate Christ's birth at St. John's! Our Christmas Mass times are:

Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 - Christmas Eve

5pm

7pm

Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011 - Christmas Day

12 Midnight

7am

9am

11:30am

Parish Penance Service this Wednesday

St. John's Church will have a Parish Penance Service on Dec. 21st starting at 7pm. We will have several priests coming to help in hearing everyone's confession. Consider joining us!

Christmas Bazaar & Parish Potluck Dinner - this Saturday, Dec. 10th!

You are invited to 2 events this Saturday at St. John's!

St. John's School Christmas Bazaar will be December 10, 2011 from 9:00am to 1:00pm. There will be lots of handmade items, professional crafters, jewelry, too many to list! Get all your Christmas shopping done in one day! Finish up your Christmas shopping while supporting our school. FREE Admission. Featuring: returning and new crafters and vendors, a Christmas gift raffle, refreshments, and homemade baked goods. For more information, please visit this site: http://www.sjshollywood.org/AboutSJS/ChristmasBazaar.aspx

Parish Christmas Pot Luck Dinner - Bring the family for a night of fun and fellowship following the 5:00pm Mass on December 10, 2011. 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 Religious Education students’ “Keep Christ in Christmas” posters will also be on display and for pick-up. So come on out, join in the fun and celebration, and help us say “Happy Birthday!“ to Jesus.

Congratulations Tess!

Tess Powell, one of our young parishioners will be receiving her habit and veil with the religious order ”The Servants of the Lord” during Mass on December 7^th at 2:00pm at the Shrine Bascilica in Washington DC. All are welcome to attend.

29th Annual Orange & Grapefruit Sale

Fresh orange and grapefruit orders are being taken. Order by Sunday, Dec. 11th and pick up Saturday, Dec. 17th from 8am - 5pm and Sunday, Dec. 18th after all Masses. Flyers are available at the church entrances and here. You can help by giving the flyer to your families, friends, and fellow workers. To order online, please click here. Thank you for supporting St. John's School.

Thanksgiving Mass

We will be celebrating Mass for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 24th at 9am. We wish everyone a very blessed day.

Christmas Angel Tree

This annual program provides Christmas gifts to needy children. This year the program will be directly focused on providing gifts not only to the children of St. John’s parish families but we are happy to announce that we are adding several families from Holy Angels parish to the Angel Tree program. We are happy to be able to return in a small way the kindness of Holy Angels parishioners who were so generous to us in providing their school for our use until our new school was completed. The Angel Tree will be in the lobby of the Monsignor Harris Center on November 19^th. Tags with numbers representing each child and the gift requested will be placed on the Tree. Names will be kept confidential and will not appear on the Angel Tree. Those wanting to provide gifts can take a tag from the tree and bring the gift to the lobby of the Monsignor Harris Center before or after Masses. We are also seeking donations of Christmas wrapping paper and bows which can be placed in the basket near the tree. We are blessed to have so many parishioners who have always been extremely generous in providing Christmas gifts to the children of our community through the Angel Tree program. Without your charitable giving the program could not be the success it has been over the past years. May God bless you all for your continuing acts of charity.

Daily Mass Change/Communion Service

On Wednesday and Thursday mornings, one of our Deacons will be offering a Communion Service instead of our regularly scheduled 8am Mass.

Since the early days of the Church, the Eucharistic Bread has been reserved in order that the faithful who are sick and those who are unable to be present for the celebration of the Eucharist might be able to share in the fruit of the Eucharistic meal. Since Vatican Council II, we have been given a rite for "Communion outside Mass" which does not specify "sickness" or "inability to attend Mass" but includes the needs of the faithful when there is not, or cannot be a celebration of Mass.

Tuesday and Wednesdays is a good example of such an occasion, since all priests of the Archdiocese have been called to a Convocation at the Eastern Shore of Maryland in Cambridge for three days. the host that will be used were consecrated at Mass on Tuesday morning in the Communion Service. We will listen to the Word of God, and share this Eucharistic Bread as food for our faith journey. We partake of the Bread of Life so that as God's holy people, we might become more and more the Body of Christ in our time and place.

All Saint's Day - Holy Day of Obligation

Tuesday, November 1st is All Saint's Day - A holy day of obligation.

Masses on that day will be at:

7am

9am (with St. John's School children)

7pm

Coming in Advent 2011

Beginning the first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 27, 2011, the changes to the Mass affected by the Third Edition of the Roman Missal will be implemented across the world. Please review the bulletin inserts each week to help you understand those changes and the reasons for them. The United States Catholic Conferences of Bishops (USCCB) website is a great resource for information as well.

Weekend Events

Family Night

Saturday, October 15th, after 5pm Mass

The evening will be extremely flexible, but we’ll start off with a potluck dinner; so bring a dish, your children and any games you enjoy. Get to know your fellow parishioners while the children have fun wearing themselves out with games, activities and movies. All are welcome (children not required). Please pass the word and feel free to contact the parish office with any questions. Hope to see you there.

Helping Hands Food Pantry

Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October 16th

We will be collecting for our local food pantry: Helping Hands. Non-perishable food items and personal hygiene items are needed. Cash or food certificates are also acceptable.

Donut Social

Sunday, October 16th, after 9am Mass

Come enjoy donuts and other baked goods with fellow parishioners!

2011 Finance Annual Report

The St. John's 2011 Annual Report is available on the Finance Council page.

Animal Blessing

October 4th is the Feast of St. Francis. We will have a blessing of the animals on this day at 5pm in front of the Monsignor Harris Center. All animals, as long as they are properly protected or restrained by harness, leash, carrier cage or aquarium are welcome.

Annual Spaghetti Dinner

Please join us for our annual Spaghetti Dinner. Click on the image below to view more details.

Support SJS at Bruster's!

Did you know that Bruster's Real Ice Cream is owned by parishioners of St. John's? Come on out for an evening of tasty treats to support local parishioners and St. John's School!

Bruster's Spirit Night for St. John's School - Monday, Sept. 26th, 2011 from 6 - 8pm.

An Easy Way to Support St. John's School!

One of the easiest ways to support St. John's, our parish school, is by linking your store rebate/savings cards to St. John's School.

St. John's School is registered with school fundraising programs through Giant, Target, McKay's and Food Lion Stores. You can help our school earn dollars by simply designating St. John's School as the school to benefit each time you shop at these stores. Just remember - St. John's benefits only when you use your bonus card each time you shop! It's automatic once you link your cards to our school!

You can register your cards online by following the links on this page: Store Rebate Programs - Click Here!

Please take 5 minutes to register your cards. Then you'll support St. John's School the whole year! (Please note: several stores require you to reenroll your cards each year.)

As always, thanks for supporting St. John's School!

Youth Group - Starts this Saturday!

Youth Group starts this Saturday, Sept. 10th!

New this year!!! - Elementary Youth Group for grades 2-5.

6-8pm: Jr. Youth Group for grades 6-9 and Elem. Youth Group for grades 2-5

8-10pm: Sr. Youth Group for grades 9-12

(9th graders can choose which Youth Group to attend - Jr. or Sr.)

We'll start off in the gym (Monsignor Harris Center). Join us!

Apologetics Course Beginning Sept. 11th - Consider Attending!

An Apologetics Course will begin on Sunday, September 11^th in the St. Jude Room immediately following the 9am Mass (from 10:05-11:20). Registration fee is $25 to cover the cost of books and materials.

Have you ever struggled with trying to explain or defend our Catholic Faith? How do you respond when someone asks you “have you been saved?” or “why do you worship Mary?” (we don’t by the way) or “why do you baptize babies when the Bible is clear that only adults should be baptized?” (wrong again) or when asked about another aspect of the Faith that is commonly misunderstood? Have you wondered what other religions/faiths believe and why some of them are so adamantly opposed to the Catholic Church? We’ll be tackling those types of questions and misconceptions in an Adult Apologetics Course that will be offered at the same time as Sunday morning Religious Education. Learn how to define and defend the Catholic Faith as we are all called to do through the Sacrament of Confirmation. If your children attend Sunday morning Religious Education, this is a great way to occupy your time while they’re in class. All adults are welcome. Ken Scheiber, a theology teacher at St. Mary’s Ryken, holds a master’s degree in theology and will be teaching this course. Sign up on line at:- http://www.stjohnsparishhollywood.org/Education/Register-Adult.aspx#ht=500.

We are the Beggars Tour at St. John's

St. John's invites you to join us in welcoming the "We are the Beggars" tour to the Archdiocese of Washington on Thursday evening, September 15th beginning at 7pm. The tour features prominent Catholic recording artists Audrey Assad and the Ike Ndolo Band, with Adore Ministry’s speaker Ennie Hickman. The "We are the Beggars" tour spans the East Coast from Florida to Massachusetts. St. John's is the only stop along the coast between Richmond, VA and Long Island, NY. Don’t miss this opportunity!

If you attended the Youth Rally and Mass for Life at the Verizon Center in DC this past January, you’ll remember Ike Ndolo opening in front of 20,000 students with an exhilarating performance.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the concert page.

Parish Picnic Cancelled

The Parish picnic scheduled for August 28th at Camp Maria has been cancelled due to Hurricane Irene. The picnic will not be rescheduled this year, we'll try again next year at Camp Maria.

Parish to Decide Daily Mass Time

We are considering changing the starting time of daily Mass from 8 a.m. to 7 a.m. to allow more people the opportunity to attend.

There will be voting slips and pencils in the pews during the four Masses the weekend of Sept. 17 and 18 for you to select your preference. Since there won’t be a second collection that weekend, the ushers will collect the survey responses after Communion. The votes will be tallied and the results will be announced the following week.

Thanks in advance for your time and cooperation.

Please join us for our Parish Picnic!

St. John Francis Regis

Parish Picnic

When and Where:
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
10:00am - 6:00pm
At Camp Maria in Leonardtown, MD

In the event of rain, please check the parish website Sunday morning for any change in plans.

Mass: 10:00am outdoor Mass overlooking Breton Bay
Very limited seating is provided, so please bring lawn chairs and please wear appropriate attire (no bathing suits - you can change into them after Mass).

Planned Activities:
Pony rides and petting zoo, swimming (large swimming pool with lifeguards), canoe races, face painting, snow cones, cotton candy, popcorn, frisbee accuracy throw, water balloon launcher, water balloon toss, 3 legged race, 3 on 3 basketball tournament, 50/50 for the school, Plus More!

Provided:
Burgers, hot dogs, chips, ice tea, lemonade and water, plates, cups
and plastic ware

What to bring:
Side dish, salad, or dessert to share (family special recipes appreciated),
lawn chairs and/or blanket, sunblock, bathing suit, towel, football, frisbee, soccer ball, basketball….

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

Parish picnic delayed

Due to likely severe weather, the Parish picnic scheduled for Sunday, August 14th, has been delayed two weeks. New date of the picnic is August 28th. More details will follow in the coming days.

Parish Picnic - August 14th at Camp Maria

St. John Francis Regis Parish Picnic

When and where:
Sunday, August 14th, 2011
10:00am - 6:00pm
At Camp Maria in Leonardtown, MD

In the event of rain, please check the parish website Sunday morning for any change in plans.

Mass: 10:00am outdoor Mass overlooking Breton Bay
Very limited seating is provided, so please bring lawn chairs and please wear appropriate attire (no bathing suits - you can change into them after Mass).

Planned Activities:
Pony rides and petting zoo, swimming (large swimming pool with lifeguards), canoe races, face painting, snow cones, cotton candy, popcorn, frisbee accuracy throw, water balloon launcher, water balloon toss, 3 legged race,
3 on 3 basketball tournament, 50/50 for the school, Plus More!

Provided:
Burgers, hot dogs, chips, ice tea, lemonade and water, plates, cups
and plastic ware

What to bring:
Side dish, salad, or dessert to share (family special recipes appreciated),
lawn chairs and/or blanket, sunblock, bathing suit, towel, football, frisbee, soccer ball, basketball….

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

Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose Program - Marian Devotion Prayer Service

Each year, a Silver Rose "honoring of Our Lady of Guadalupe and reaffirming our commitment to the sanctity of human life", is carried by Knights of Columbus from Canada, through the United States, and into Mexico to arrive at the Basilica in Monterrey, Mexico on December 12, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This year, St. John’s has been selected to host a Silver Rose Prayer Service, celebrated by Fr. Ray, on Tuesday, August 9th at 7:00pm. All are invited to attend this special service and ceremony.

St. John's is getting a new roof!

Roofers have put new ½ “ plywood sheathing, new ice & water shield membrane at eaves, peaks, rakes and around all penetrations as well as new Diamond Deck synthetic underlayment over the deck surface. They are working to put on the new shingles this week. Please continue to pray for our intrepid roofers as they finish our new roof. Thank you!

Rent the Monsignor Harris Center!

Are you planning a wedding, a family reunion, high school reunion, or sporting event? Whatever the occasion, we have the place for you! The Monsignor Harris Center is available for rent. For further details call Debbie Dugan at 301-373-2281 or email her at sjchallrental@verizon.net

Parish Gift Store

Our parish gift store is open in the Monsignor Harris Center foyer on Sundays after each of the Masses. The store has a wide variety of religious items such as statues, rosaries, medals, crosses, bibles, pictures, etc. The items are great for your personal spiritual enrichment and gifts for special occasions. Stop in to visit the gift store. You are sure to find something you like! 

2011 Parish Picnic - Save the date!!!

It’ll be held on Sunday, August 14th from 10am – 6pm at Camp Maria in Leonardtown. We’ll start off with an outdoor Mass at 10am to be followed by food, swimming and games. There’ll be a lot of activities. Make a day of it.

We’ll follow up with more information shortly.

Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School at St. John's will be held the week of July 11 - 15. This year the theme will be "A Wilderness Adventure Through the Sacraments" by Cat Chat. All children ages 4-11 are invited. For more information, please visit the website.

To register online, click here!

Community Dance

The Knights of Columbus will sponsor a community dance on Saturday, June 25th in the Monsignor Harris Center. Ballroom dance instruction will be from 7-8pm and dancing from 8-11pm. Dancing will be to recorded music.

Cost:
Adults $8 single, $15 couples
Students and Seniors $5 per person

Bring a snack to share.

For more information, call 301-862-9570 or 301-645-8509 or email somdballroom@gmail.com

Parish Council Members Sought

The Pastoral Advisory Council advises Father Ray on projects and activities for the overall good of St. John Francis Regis Church and St. John’s School. It also helps promote and grow the parish community in a spirit of openness and inclusiveness. Council members may be nominated by Father Ray or by any parish member in good standing, or they may nominate themselves. Nominees must be at least 18 years old, a registered parishioner here and a Catholic in good standing. There will be at least six openings on the council at the end of July for three-year terms. Call the rectory at 301-373-2281 to nominate someone to Father Ray, or for more information.

Family Night Fun!

Family Night in the Monsignor Harris Center is this Saturday, June 4th from 6:30pm until ???. The evening will be extremely flexible, but we’ll start off with a potluck dinner; so bring a dish, your children and any games you enjoy. Get to know your fellow parishioners while the children have fun wearing themselves out with games, activities and movies. All are welcome (children not required). Please pass the word and feel free to contact the parish office with any questions. Hope to see you there!

Celebrate Mrs. Suit's Service to St. John's

Please join us in celebrating Mrs. Suit’s retirement Sunday, June 5, 2011

Come worship with Mrs. Suit at the 11:30am Mass

Pot luck to follow in the Monsignor Harris Parish Center

Everyone is welcome - alumni, parishioners, students…

Confirmation Congratulations!

Congratulations to over 70 young men and women who were confirmed this Thursday evening, May 26, by our celebrant, Bishop Holley. May the Holy Spirit enliven the faith of our parish through the works of these young Christians. God Bless you all!

DC Hood Basketball Game/Evening of Fun!

Friday, May 13th, 2011

The DC Hood, a team of seminarians and young priests, will be playing a team of St. John's and Immaculate Heart of Mary parishioners at 7:15pm. Preceding that game will be a youth vs. adult game at 6pm and a SJS varsity boys vs. varsity girls game at 5pm. It'll be an evening of basketball and fun.

Face painting and tattoos * contests w/prizes * photos taken as a priest or sister * giveaways * concessions * music and more *

Free pizza and soda following the last game - spend some time hanging out with the priests and seminarians, and cheer on our parish teams!

First Holy Communion

Congratulations to all our First Holy Communicants! May you always feel Jesus' presence in your lives.

Family Fun Night!

Family Night for Saturday, May 7th from 6:30pm until ??? in the Monsignor Harris Center

The evening will be extremely flexible, but we’ll start off with a potluck dinner; so bring a dish, your children and any games you enjoy. Get to know your fellow parishioners while the children have fun wearing themselves out with games, activities and movies. All are welcome (children not required). Please pass the word and feel free to contact the parish office with any questions. Hope to see you there.

Holy Week and Easter Schedule

Holy Week Schedule

April 18-24, 2011

April 18^th – Monday of the 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.

April 19^th – Tuesday of the Holy Week

Daily Mass at 8:00am (No CCD)

April 20^th – Wednesday of the 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 21^st – Holy Thursday

No morning Mass, however a 9:00am Para-Liturgy of Foot Washing with the St. John’s School children.

Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:00pm at St. John’s Church, procession to the Msgr Harris Center for Adoration and Confessions, which will continue until Night Prayer at Midnight.

April 22^nd –Good Friday

Morning Prayer – 8:00am

Stations of the Cross – 3:00pm; followed by Chaplet of Mercy & Confessions.

Veneration of the Cross Liturgy – 7:00pm

Confessions will follow the evening service; this will be the last opportunity for confessions before Easter.

April 23^rd – Holy Saturday

Morning Prayer – 8:00am with the Blessing of Easter Baskets directly following

EASTER VIGIL 8:30pm. (This Mass is always about two hours long.)

April 24^th – Easter Sunday

Masses at 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:00am and 11:30am.

There will be an Easter egg hunt starting around 12:45pm.

(No CCD)

Family Night Fun!

Family Night for Saturday, April 16th from 6:30pm until ??? in the Monsignor Harris Center

The evening will be extremely flexible, but we’ll start off with a potluck dinner; so bring a dish, your children and any games you enjoy. Get to know your fellow parishioners while the children have fun wearing themselves out with games, activities and movies. All are welcome (children not required). Please pass the word and feel free to contact the parish office with any questions. Hope to see you there.

Parish Awards Luncheon

Come and join us on Sunday, April 10th immediately following the 11:30am Mass (around 12:30pm). We will celebrate an awards luncheon in the Monsignor Harris Center as we honor individuals and families in our parish and community who served with distinction in 2010. We will honor the following: Family of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Firefighter of the Year, Catholic Teacher of the Year, Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, New Knights of Columbus Member of the Year, and more.

We will also give out awards to the "Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest: winners as well as make our annual presentation of the "Tootsie Roll Drive" money collected last Fall to the Center for Life Enrichment. The Knights of Columbus will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks for those attending. Please feel free to bring a dessert or a side dish to share.

*Sponosored by KofC Council 7914

Register for our Summer Program!

St. John's Summer Program is here!

Registration Details:

Registration will open at 12:30pm on Sunday, April 3rd to St. John’s families.

Register in person in the St. Jude's Room (in the Monsignor Harris Center) from 12:30- 2:30pm.

Online registration for St. John's families will begin at 4pm on Sunday, April 3rd.

Registration will be open to everyone else beginning at 9am on Thursday, April 7th.

For more information on how to register, please click here.

To view the schedule, please click here.

www.StJohnsSummerProgram.org

St. John's will be having a Summer Camp Program!!

St. John's Summer Program 2011

www.StJohnsSummerProgram.org

St. John’s will be offering weekly summer classes and camps this summer from June 20th through August 12th. Classes will run M-F from 8:45am until noon with before and after-care available. The program will be open to children ages 4-14 and will include a wide variety of classes/camps such as basketball, soccer, acting, art, gross science and film making/editing, just to name a few. Each day will open with song and prayer, and Fridays will begin with Mass. You can access the Summer Program webpage by clicking on “Summer Program” on the dropdown menus above for “Education” and “Ministries” or by visiting www.StJohnsSummerProgram.org.

Ash Wednesday Masses & Stations of the Cross Schedule

Lent begins this week!

Ash Wednesday Masses will be on Wednesday, March 9th at:

7am
9am
5pm
7pm

Stations of the Cross will be on:

Thursday, March 10th at 2pm
Friday, March 11th at 7pm

Shrove Tuesday Pancake & Sausage Supper

Shrove Tuesday Pancake & Sausage Supper at St. John's from 5 - 7:30pm on March 8th.

All you can eat!
Choice of toppings include "Happy Face"!

Families, friends, grandparents, parents, neighbors and kids are especially invited.

Adults& Children 12 and up - $6
Children 6-11 years old - $3
Children under 6 - free

Come and enjoy a fantastic meal!

Sponsored by the St. John's Knights of Columbus

Have Fun at Family Night!

Family night will be held in the Monsignor Harris Center Saturday, March 12th from 6:30pm until ???. The evening will be extremely flexible, but we’ll start off with a potluck dinner; so bring a dish, your children and any games you enjoy. Get to know your fellow parishioners while the children have fun wearing themselves out with games, activities and movies. All are welcome (children not required). Please feel free to contact the parish office with any questions.

"Baby Shower" hosted by Knights of Columbus Wives, Widows & Friends

On February 27, 2011 we will host our second annual ‘baby shower’ where all gifts will be given to Care Net Pregnancy Center. This event will be held after 11:30 a.m. Mass in the Monsignor Harris Center.

The Knights of Columbus have again volunteered to provide our lunch that day.

If you plan to attend the baby shower and/or would like to donate a dessert for the luncheon, please contact Peggy Dillow at 301-373-4507, Terrie Widmayer at 301-373-8933 or me at anitahicks@verizon.net so we can plan accordingly.

Please spread the word about this fun and worthy event and ask any other potential attendees to RSVP as well. Sure hope we can count on your participation. We will accept donations even if you are unable to actually attend the luncheon. Someone will be in the hall after all Masses that weekend to receive whatever you’d like to drop off.

Below is a suggested list of items that are needed most.

Diapers, esp. sizes 3, 4, and 5
Wipes
Formula, esp. Similac Advance
Baby toiletries
Toiletries for our young moms
Sleepers
Onesies
Bottles (try to get BPA free)
Infant toys
Baby towels & wash cloths
Crib sheets
Receiving blankets
Pacifiers
Diaper bags
Infant socks
Infant clothing
Toddler clothing, size 2T, 3T, & 4T (these can be new or used in good condition)
Maternity T-shirts and jeans
Gift cards from Wal-Mart, Lowes, Target, etc. in small denominations ($10, $15, $20)

New Lending Library

Come visit our New Lending Library in the foyer of the Msgr. Harris Center. We have new Books, DVD’s and Audio Books waiting to be borrowed. Choose to learn about the lives of the saints, answer lingering questions you might have about the Catholic Faith, learn how to become a 1st Class Catholic Apologist or to simply strengthen your own Faith. We also have the Lighthouse Catholic CD Display with well known Catholic speakers like Fulton Sheen, Mother Angelica and Scott Hahn. The Lighthouse CDs will help you pass the time in your car while enriching your Catholic Faith. Suggested donation is $3.00 per CD.

St. John’s & Knights of Columbus 1st Annual Father Daughter Dance

Princess for a Knight

February 11, 2011 6:00 – 9:00 PM

Cost: $15/person & $10 for each additional daughter

What: 1st Annual Father Daughter Dance (Substitute Fathers are welcome)

Where: Monsignor Harris Center

Who: Fathers and Daughters of all ages (one to seventy-one)

Dress Code: Formal (Suit and Dress) (Military or other professional personnel are encouraged to wear dinner dress uniform)

DJ will be spinning Dance Tunes ~ Dance instructor leading the fun ~ Door prizes available ~ A gift to all daughters ~ Portraits w/ daughter

For more information or tickets contact Daniel or Esther Seep:

Cell 757 291-0262 or 0269

Email: derseep@hotmail.com

Cardinal Wuerl is coming to St. John's!

Please join us on Feb. 6th, 2011 at the 11:30am Mass as His Eminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl celebrates with us and dedicates our new school. A reception for all parishioners and guests will be held at the Monsignor Harris Center after Mass.

St. John's School Open House - Friday, Jan. 21st!

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 Friday, Jan. 21st 10:00am - 2:00pm (while school is in session by guided tours only).

Please note: In case of inclement weather (if school is closed due to ice/snow), we will plan to hold this Open House on Monday, Jan. 24th.

Tuesday Evening (1/11/11) Religious Education Classes Cancelled

The schools have just issued an early dismissal and have cancelled all after school activities. There will be no Religious Education classes at St. John's tonight, Tuesday, 1/11/11. Tuesday evening classes will resume next week 1/18/11.