St. John's Parish Memorial Mass

The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Memorial Day Mass and Service on Monday, May 28th, starting at 7pm. Everyone is welcome to attend as we honor those who died while defending our freedom. Our guest speaker will be Brigadier General Arthur Hinaman, Commander, Land Component Command, District of Columbia National Guard, and a reception will follow the outside service in the Monsignor Harris Center.

DC HOOD BASKETBALL GAME/EVENING OF FUN

Join us for an evening of basketball and fun - Friday, June 1, 2012 from 5-9pm at the Monsignor Harris Center!

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 7th & 8th grade 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 • plus free pizza and soda following the last game – spend some time hanging out with the priests and seminarians, and cheer on our parish teams

Blue Crabs Spirit Night - this Friday!

Join us for fellowship and fun at our St. John's Blue Crabs Spirit Night on Friday, May 18. The game is at 7:05pm, followed by fireworks. Tickets are $13 each. Please see the flyer on our website for details and go to “Fundraising login” for information on purchasing tickets. You must log on through this process with our sjs code for our school to get credit. We currently have seats in Section 7, but will get additional seats as we sell out. If we sell enough tickets, we will get Video Board recognition, a Marketing table on the concourse, and a Ceremonial First Pitch. We get to walk down on the field before the game for our school to be recognized. Our Chorus will also be singing at this event (more info to follow). Please wear your Spirit Wear, T-shirts, or our school colors, and come join the fun! Please contact Tracy Vandergriff at kvanderg@prodigy.net or 301-373-2199 or click HERE to view more information on our website.

Congratulations First Holy Communicants!

Congratulations to all of our First Holy Communicants! Click on the album below to view pictures of our second graders who received their First Holy Communion. Please note: If you have any pictures you'd like to add to this album, you may send them to news@sjshollywood.org.

First Holy Communion Photos

May Events at St. John’s!

Let’s pray for and celebrate our young communicants as they prepare for their First Holy Communion this Saturday, May 5th. May they feel the Lord’s presence within.

The Knights of Columbus will be having another delicious breakfast Sunday, May 6th. Breakfast is served from 7-11am in the Msgr. Harris Center (MHC). Come and have breakfast with your fellow parishioners. All are invited. Cost is a donation.

The Catholic Church in Maryland is working with the Maryland Marriage Alliance to repeal legislation passed by the General Assembly to drastically redefine marriage in Maryland. Petition drives will be held the weekend on May 5th-6th. YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN ORDER TO SIGN THE PETITION. You also must print your name as it appears on your voter registration. Plan to bring your voter registration card with you to the petition drive, or visit HERE to see how you registered.

May 5th and 6th, the Youth Group will be selling hanging flower baskets as a fundraiser for an upcoming trip to DC to visit the Basilica, Franciscan Monastery and the Convent. Flower sales will be on Saturday from 11am-3pm and after the 5pm Mass and Sunday after all of the Masses. The baskets will be selling for $15 each and will be sold outside of the Church (in the MHC foyer if it’s raining). Your support for our parish Youth Group is greatly appreciated. Great gift for Mom!

Join St. John’s for a night of faith and fun at a live CAT CHAT concert. Cat.Chat concerts are specifically geared for young families with kids (preK- grade 6). The songs are dynamic and packed with God’s Word and Catholic teachings that bring children into a refreshing experience of Catholicism. The concert is filled with powerful music, crowd participation, unicycling, juggling, yo-yos, prizes, good humor, prayer times and family fun. After the concert, the Cat.Chat family and Moses the Cat stick around to take photos, sign autographs and “chat” with the families. Doors open at 6pm (food is available for purchase) and the concert starts at 6:30pm on May 12th at St. John’s Church, Monsignor Harris Center. The concert is free to attend. A good-will offering will be taken to help pay for the concert. For more information on Cat.Chat please visit their web site at www.catchat.ca. To view the flyer or to see a video clip on our website, click HERE.

Sunday May 13th - Annual May Procession and Crowning of the Statue of our Lady will take place directly at the conclusion of the 9am Mass on Mother's Day. Please join us for this moving tribute of fealty to our Lady as the second graders dress again in their First Communion Day finest to escort the May Queen and her court.

Please join us for a Mother’s Day Brunch in the Monsignor Harris Center, on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13th from 10:30am – 1pm. Please contact Patrick Dugan at patrick4homes@gmail.com. To view the flyer or make reservations on our website, click HERE. The menu includes: roast beef, Rosemary potatoes, French toast, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, chocolate fountain, fruit, cheese, muffins, croissants, coffee, milk, orange juice, cranberry juice and Mimosas! Up to 5 years old no charge, 6 to 12 years old $10.00, 13 and older $15.00

Join us for fellowship and fun at our St. John's Blue Crabs Spirit Night on Friday, May 18th. The game is at 7:05pm, followed by fireworks. Tickets are $13 each. Please see flyer on our website HERE for details and log-on information for purchasing tickets. You must log on through this process with our sjs code for our school to get credit. We currently have seats in Section 7, but will get additional seats as we sell out. If we sell enough tickets, we will get Video Board recognition, a Marketing table on the concourse, and a Ceremonial First Pitch. We also get to walk down on the field before the game for our school to be recognized. Please wear your Spirit Wear, T-shirts, or our school colors, and come join the fun! Please contact Tracy Vandergriff at kvanderg@prodigy.net or 301-373-2199.

Hurry! It’s time to get your tickets for the St. John's School Tuition (or Cash Option) Raffle! There is less than a month before the drawing (June 1st)! This raffle is open to the general public. The Grand Prize is a choice between 2012-2013 tuition for one student to attend St. John's School or $3,000 in cash! Please see disclaimers, rules and regulations HERE for complete details. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Charity Higgs at (301) 751-4130 or email at charityhiggs@gmail.com.