Welcome to Sts. Mary and John Catholic Parish

Just a couple announcements for the week. First, our Thanksgiving Mass tomorrow is at 9:00 am, not at Noon. I believe there was a mistake in the bulletin. So we hope you can join us for Thanksgiving Mass tomorrow at 9:00 am. Also, there will NOT be a Noon Mass or Adoration on Friday. Secondly, next week you will begin to see some lifts and other equipment around the outside of the church. They are going to begin repairing the facade on all the buildings on campus. At this point it will not affect how we come and go from church, but you'll be seeing some equipment around the campus. . I look forward to seeing you this weekend as we begin the church year anew with the First Sunday of Advent. Let's pray the Hail Mary this week in Thanksgiving for the mercy that God is so happy to offer us. Have a blessed Thanksgiving!

First, just a quick update on our roof and façade campaign. We just passed the $500,000 mark with 120 households contributing. Again, I’m so grateful for your generosity and if you haven’t yet pledged, I would be grateful for anything you can offer. Second, we have a garden and grounds day this Saturday from 7:30-11:30 am. If you’re able to come for any of that time we could use the help in getting our campus cleaned up. A word of congratulations to Marie Cervone who received the Brute Award this past Sunday. I know many of us are grateful to her for her faithful service to our parish. Let’s pray the Hail Mary this week for our Veterans and for those who suffer the effects of war. May our Blessed Mother provide them with healing and strength. Thank you and have a great week!

If you’ve been on our campus, you will notice that there are quite a few trees missing. The city arborist recommend that we remove those trees since they were under the electric lines and weren’t in very good shape. So we're not hating on the environment, we just needed to remove those trees. Speaking of our grounds, we have a campus clean-up day coming on Saturday, November 12 from 7:30-11:30 am. We have quite a few leaves around to pick up and some other work to be done as we prepare for winter. If you are able to help, we would greatly appreciate any time you could give. Let’s pray the Hail Mary this week for an increase in vocations: for good, holy priests; for women and men religious, and for happy marriages. Thank you and have a great week!