Welcome to Sts. Mary and John Catholic Parish

Good evening. Today we remember Jesus instituting the Holy Eucharist and the Order of Priesthood at 7 pm. There will be time for adoration starting at around 8 pm in Rager Hall until 9:30 pm. Good Friday we will have Confessions available starting at 2:30 pm with Stations of the Cross at 3 pm. At the service at 7 pm, we remember Jesus suffering the cruelest form of death, Crucifixtion, for our sins. Easter we give thanks for the greatest gift Christ could give, the Resurrection. The Masses for Easter Sunday are at 7:30 am and 10 am. There will be no Mass Easter Sunday night at 4 pm this weekend. We also welcome into the Church at the Easter Vigil, which starts at 8 pm this Saturday, seven new members followed by a brief reception for them in Rager Hall. Please pray for them. The offices and food pantry will be closed this Friday through Monday. Divine Mercy Sunday will take place April 11 and 12. We pray for all those gathering as families this Easter and for all those who are sick. May God restore them to health. We pray for peace in our world. Thank you for all do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.

Good evening. This weekend we celebrate the beginning of Holy Week on Palm Sunday where Jesus enters Jerusalem. Saturday night Mass and Sunday morning Mass will begin at the oak tree with Sunday at 4 pm in the space between Rager Hall and the Church. Stations of the Cross will be this Friday at 5:30 pm. Chrism Mass will be this coming Tuesday at 5:30 pm at St Benedict Cathedral. There will be no Mass at Sts. Mary and John next Tuesday. Church cleaning will be Wednesday, April 1 from 9 am to 11:30 am. All are welcome. Holy Thursday and Good Friday services will be at 7 pm. Good Friday will also feature Confessions starting at 2:30 pm and Stations of the Cross at 3 pm. Good Friday and Easter Monday the offices and food pantry will be closed. The Easter Vigil will take place Saturday, April 4 at 8 pm with the Service Light beginning on the north side of Church. Easter Sunday Mass schedule is Sunday, April 5 at 7:30 am and 10 am. There will be no Mass Sunday, April 6 at 4 pm. Alms collection will take place Saturday, April 11 and Sunday at 12. There will be no anointing that weekend because I will be out of town. We pray for all the elect who are becoming Catholic in our parish, diocese and world. Our elect our in the bulletin. We pray for an end to violent conflicts in our world, country and area. Thank you for all do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.

Good evening. This weekend we celebrate the Fifth Sunday in Lent where Jesus reminds us that He is the resurrection and the life. This Friday we will have the stations of the Cross at 5:30 pm. Tuesday, May 31 at 5:30 pm you are invited to attend the Chrism Mass at St. Benedict Cathedral. Church cleaning will take place April 1 from 9 am to 11:30 am. All are welcome. Holy Thursday and Good Friday services will both take place at 7 pm. The Easter Vigil will take place at 8 pm on Saturday, April 4. Easter Sunday Mass schedule will take place at 7:30 am and 10 am with no 4 pm Mass on Sunday, April 5. Please return your Flower memorials to remember your loved ones by March 27 to the parish office. Please pray for those who will be entering the Church in our parish and throughout the Diocese at the Easter Vigil. We also pray for peace in our world especially in Mexico, Ukraine and the Middle East. Thank you for all you do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.