Welcome to Sts. Mary and John Catholic Parish

Good evening. This weekend we celebrate Palm Sunday where Jesus enters Jerusalem and the people welcome Him. For Palm Sunday, we will start the two 4 pm Masses between Rager Hall and the Church. The 10 am Mass this Sunday we will start by the Oak tree in the south parking lot. This Friday we will have stations of the Cross at 5:30 pm. This week the Lenten Food Pantry Collection is Soup can or bag. Easter Flower memorials are due this coming Monday. The Chrism Mass will be next Tuesday at St. Benedict Cathedral at 5:30 pm. All are welcome to attend. Because of the Chrism Mass and Holy Week there will be no Mass Tuesday, Thursday or Good Friday at noon at St. Mary and John. Holy Thursday will take place Thursday, April 17 at 7 pm. Good Friday service will take place at 7 pm. There will be Stations of the Cross and Confessions at 3 pm on Good Friday. Easter Vigil Mass will be at 8 pm on Saturday, April 19. Easter Sunday Mass schedule is 7:30 am and 10 am. There is no 4 pm Mass Easter Sunday and no Mass Easter Monday April 21. Wisdom Day for Senior citizens will take place April 29 at St John Daylight starting at 8 am with Mass and go until 11 am. We pray for all those affected by the flooding. Thank you for all you do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.

Good evening. This Sunday we celebrate the 5th Sunday of Lent where Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. This weekend we will have our second collection for alms and anointing after Mass. Just a friendly reminder for all Masses the doors lock fifteen minutes after Mass starts. Stations of the Cross will take place this Friday at 5:30 pm. The Food Pantry collection is for Pancake Mix and Syrup along with Oatmeal. There will be CAJE rally on Monday, April 7 at 6:30 pm at the Central United Methodist Church to prepare for the Nehemiah Call to Action meeting in May. Church cleaning will take place Wednesday, April 9 from 9 am to noon. All are welcome. We pray for all those affected by the storms in anyway. We also pray for Michael Schellhase and family. Michael recently passed away and is a brother to Marjorie Schellhase. Thank you for all do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.

Good evening. This weekend we celebrate the Fourth weekend of Lent or Laetare Sunday. We hear from the cycle A readings the story of the man born blind who is healed. This Friday we will have the Stations of the Cross at 5:30 pm. We also congratulate parishioner Hannah Purdy who is our parish Maria Goretti award winner for youth involvement in youth group and parish. We will have a gathering after 10 am Mass this Sunday in Rager Hall where we will have a speaker and panel discuss Housing issues in Evansville. This is a great opportunity in some small way to help our neighbor by finding out different ways to support increasing and improving housing. This week our Lenten food pantry collection is canned fruit and canned vegetables. Thank you for your generosity. There will be Church cleaning on Wednesday, April 9 from 9 am to noon. All are welcome. As a follow up to increasing security at weekend Masses, we will have a off duty officer at each weekend Mass starting this weekend. We pray for those suffering with cancer and other illnesses along with a time of renewal for all students during Spring Break. Thank you for all you do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.