Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church

St. John's 2010 Parish Picnic

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:38:00 -0400

ST. JOHN'S 2010 PARISH PICNIC
Sponsored by the Women of St. John's

We need your help and ideas to plan the upcoming St. John's 2010 Parish Picnic and Pool Party on Sunday, June 27, at Gertrude E. Miller Park and the Claude A. Stokes Community Swimming Pool.

Elena Patrice and four other women have graciously volunteered to start the planning process, but they need more help! Please consider joining this dynamic committee to share your great ideas, time, and talent to make this parish picnic the best that it can be!

PLANNING MEETINGS WILL BEGIN SOON, SO PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL:

Elena Patrice
Committee Chair
540-636-4057
elepat68@gmail.com

Linda Wilson
WSJ Treasurer
540-636-1909
dnali94@cs.com

Busy Week for WSJ

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:43:00 -0400

Dear Women of St. John’s,

We have a very busy week so we thought we’d send out an email to remind everyone of some of the events taking place this week.

First of all, this Thursday is our regularly scheduled monthly meeting. We’re excited to have Sofia Cuddeback speaking to us on “A Continued Discussion of the Temperaments.” We hope you’ll be able to join us! 7:00 Rosary in the Adoration Chapel followed by the meeting in Padre Pio Hall.

Friday is our 4^th Lenten Soup Night. If you would like to help out in any way: making soup, bread, mac & cheese, kitchen help… please let us know. We are particularly in need of soup makers each week and 1 more kitchen helper/dish washer. All of the proceeds will go to St. John’s social outreach program. Soup is served from 4:00 – 6:30 and we would love to see you! As often as you did it for one of my least brothers, you did it for me. Mt 25:40

On Saturday we are sponsoring a Lenten Retreat for Women from 10:00 – 2:00. This will include talks given by Fr. Elias Henritzy from the Dominican House of Studies, Adoration, prayer time, lunch and Mass. If you are interested in attending this Retreat, please RSVP to Terri Barnikel atmountainbarnacles@embarqmail.com as soon as possible (by Thursday night please). We hope you are able to get away from the busy-ness of everyday life for a few hours to take advantage of this opportunity for spiritual reflection this Lent.

Lastly, we were saddened to hear of the unexpected death of Deborah D’Andrea’s brother, David Rapoport, this past weekend. Please keep Deborah and her family in your prayers.

We hope to see you at some or all of the WSJ events this week!

Thank you for your continued prayers and support,

Michelle Bodoh, VP

Linda Wilson, Treasurer

Terri Barnikel, Secretary

Upcoming Women of St. John's Meeting

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:31:00 -0400

Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 11. Come hear our guest speaker, Mary Wingate, talk about her husband's paintings of St. John the Baptist that grace our church: The Birth of John the Baptist, The Visitation, The Baptism of Christ and The Martyrdom. Bring your questions about Henry Wingate's research, technique, and inspiration!

The 7pm Rosary will be held in the Main Church so we may meditate on the paintings.

The meeting, talk, Q&A and social time will follow at Padre Pio Hall.

If possible please bring a dessert or snack to share.

All women are welcome!

Test post

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:28:00 -0400

This is a test of the email notification service for subscribers.

Test post

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:28:00 -0400

This is a test of the email notification service for subscribers.

Upcoming WSJ Meeting

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:19:00 -0400

Blessings to you in this New Year!

This is just a reminder about this Thursday’s Women of St. John’s meeting at which our guest speaker, Laraine Bennett, will talk on “The Gift of Temperament: How Understanding Temperament Helps Us Appreciate One Another and Grow in Virtue.” We hope you can join us for the rosary at 7PM in the Adoration Chapel, followed by the meeting and lecture at Padre Pio Hall. Mrs. Bennett will have a vending table at which her books and materials will be available for sale.

If you are able to bring a snack or dessert to share at the meeting, you can drop it off at Padre Pio Hall between 6:30 – 6:45 prior to the rosary. Thank you!

March For Life

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:50:00 -0400

St. John's will again take three buses to the March for Life on Friday, January 22, 2010.

If you would like to ride the buses, please call the church office (635-3780) between 9am and 4pm to reserve a seat. We ask that each parishioner pay $5 to ride the bus ($20 per family). If you actually board the bus, you can request a refund for the fee.

The buses are for St. John's parishioners. If the buses are not filled by January 16, seats will be available to others.

Children under 18 years of age must be accompanied by their parent.

The buses will leave at approximately 9:30am. Please bring a bag lunch to eat on the bus.

Two more bus captains are needed. When you call the office to sign up, please volunteer. Bus captains must be adults.

Upcoming Events

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:47:00 -0400

The next Women of St. John's meeting will take place on Thursday, January 14.

There will be a 7pm Rosary in the Adoration Chapel, followed by the meeting at Padre Pio Hall.

Special guest speaker Laraine Bennett, co-author of The Temperament God Gave You, will speak on "The Gift of Temperament: How Understanding Temperament Helps Us Appreciate One Another and Grow in Virtue." Q&A and social time will follow.

We hope you can join us!

ATTN: Teachers and those involved with the Epiphany Pageant

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:30:00 -0400

Just a reminder that due to the snow, the Epiphany Pageant has been rescheduled.

This Sunday, January 3rd at 2:00 (after the last Mass) we will have our first rehearsal in Padre Pio Hall. Parts will be assigned and costumes and scripts will be given out. Cherub Choir members do not need to attend this rehearsal unless they also want a speaking part in the Pageant.

The dress rehearsal for participants and Cherub Choir members will be Saturday, January 9th at 1:00pm in Fr. Ruehl Hall. The Pageant will be held in Fr. Ruehl Hall on Sunday, January 10th. Participants and Cherub Choir members should arrive at 1:30. The pageant will begin at 2:30.

Please watch the Announcements page of the Religious Education website at sjtbre.org for any last minute instructions.

Upcoming Meeting

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:36:00 -0400

The next Women of St. John's meeting will take place on Thursday, December 10.

All women of the parish are invited to join us in praying the rosary at 7pm in the Adoration Chapel. A short meeting and social will follow in Padre Pio Hall. Please bring a snack or cookie to share.

Religious Education Blog

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0400

For all Religious Education News and Updates, please see http://www.sjtbre.org/blog/

Online Photo Albums

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:29:00 -0400

Photos from Father Fasano's birthday brunch are now online! To view them, click here. If you have not already seen them, you can also view the 2009 Festival of Leaves photos.

Grazie! Thank you!

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:11:00 -0400

To the Women of St. John's,

I want to express my deepest appreciation and thanks for all your time and efforts in making Father Fasano's 60th birthday party extra special. A special note of thanks goes to Judy McCloskey and her amazing food committee, who tirelessly made sure no one would leave hungry! To Theresa Scanlon and the decorating committee who transformed a social hall into an extravagant Italian restaurant! And to Julie Litterio who did a beautiful job putting the gift table together! Of course I can't forget to thank Patty Sonak, Julie, and Amanda Luckey who quietly worked behind the scenes searching for pictures and doctoring them up for the presentation of Father's life, and Sarah Schneider for sitting by my side putting the music together. You are all truly amazing women and I am so grateful to be able to serve with you! May God bless you all now and always.

I do not have everyone's email address. If you see that I have missed someone, please convey to them my thanks.

Sua gratitudine (gratefully yours),

Linda Wilson

All for +JMJ+

A Message from Deborah D'Andrea

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:02:00 -0400

Thank you so much for all you did for Fr. Fasano and his birthday bash. It was a great success. Father seemed so pleased and grateful for the whole party.

You all are so wonderful and I am also grateful to be on your team.

God bless,
Deborah
President of WSJ

Thanksgiving Mass Schedule

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:14:00 -0400

On Thanksgiving Day (November 26), St. John's will have only one Mass, which will take place at 9:00am. Christendom College will have Thanksgiving Masses at 7:30am and 10:30am.

On Friday, November 27, there will be no 8:30am Mass at St. John's; there will be a 7pm Mass only. However, there will be a 11am Mass at the Linden Monastery.