Welcome to Sts. Mary and John Catholic Parish

Good afternoon. Just a reminder that the Dominican Mass will be at 8 am tomorrow morning. Also Church cleaning will be done this Wednesday from 9 am to noon. All are welcome. Thank you for all you do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.

Good evening. This weekend we celebrate the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary time where Jesus opens the ears of the man who is deaf and removes his speech impediment. The Masses theme will be the Mass of Creation. You are invited to bring to Church drawings, images, symbols of theses gifts of creation for which you are grateful. These will be part of the Offertory at Mass. There will be a Mass and social for all area college students at the Catholic Center on Friday, September 13 starting at 5:30 pm. Catechetical Sunday is Sunday, September 14 with a blessing for students, parents and catechists. Classes for those making their First Reconciliation and First Communion start on September 15 after the 10 am Mass. Please register your child if you have not. We will also start Children's Liturgy of the Word at the 10 am Mass for children 4 years old up to second grade. Contact the Parish Office if you want to be a Catechists for this. We will have a Building and Grounds meeting on Thursday, September 19 at 6 pm. All are welcome. We pray for world leaders to care for creation and we pray for all grandparents and the elderly as we celebrate Grandparents and elderly weekend. Thank you for all you do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.

Good evening. This weekend we celebrate the 22nd weekend in Ordinary time where we are reminded to be not only hearers of the word but also doers of the word. We will have a second collection for alms and anointing of the sick after all weekend Masses. As we continue the Season of Creation a reminder to bring in your fresh fruits and vegetables from your garden or purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from the store. There will be a table in the back of Church for your items and we will distribute them through our food pantry. Also you are invited to bring to Church next weekend drawings, images, symbols of these gifts of creation for which you are grateful. These will be part of the Offertory at Mass. This coming Monday we celebrate Labor Day and Mass will be at 9 am with Confessions at 8:30 and Adoration 8 to 9 am. Parish offices will be closed this Friday at noon and this coming Monday they will be closed. We pray for all those who work in our country and for the gifts of creation. Thank you for all you do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.