Spring cleaning? Save all those items you don’t need and donate them to the sale.

Our annual sale will be held in our former gym on Purdum Street. We will be collecting items from June 10-13. The Rummage Sale will be June 14 & 15.

Thank you for saving your items for us and a BIG Thank you to all who “adopted” a student.

May is the month of the rosary. Watch this YouTube and be inspired to pray it!

In his first couple of weeks as Pope, Pope Francis has already given us new vocabulary and images to describe how we must live our Catholic faith.  Click here to check out this link to see several of these profound things.

This survey was conducted by Nineteen Sixty-four, a research blog for the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University edited by Mark M. Gray.

Recently, thanks to the Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) we got the chance to interview teens about their religious faith in a national survey. The overall study focused on interest in vocations. A total of 1,609 respondents were interviewed (English and Spanish) in May and June 2012. Of this sample, 677 respondents were ages 14 to 17.

If you are a Catholic parent of a teenager the study indicates that the first thing you might want to ask your child is if they consider themselves to be Catholic. Although all of the teens we interviewed had Catholic parents or a Catholic parent, some did not share this faith (…parents were presented with information about the vocations study and asked to give permission for their teen to respond. Presumably all or most these parents are raising their children as Catholic). For the entire article and the details about the survey click here.

Please join SJA Totus Tuus in praying the rosary before Mass on Saturday, May 11, beginning at 4 pm. Our Totus Tuus Fides (3-5), Spes (6-8) and Caritas (high school) ladies would love to have you join them in prayer! What a lovely way to honor Mary, our Mother, on Mother’s Day weekend!

The City of Kokomo is circulating the following information for all residents of Kokomo affected by the recent flood.  PLEASE share this information with others!  You may also download the flyer by clicking HERE.

Call 211 to register as a volunteer and to find out how you can offer much needed help.

What to do if you have property damage:

1.  Anyone that experienced flood damage should register their losses at www.in.gov/dhs. This is not an application of any kind.  Entering damages will help with the assessment process and help to locate areas affected.
2.  Call your insurance carrier.
3. Document all damage to your property and possessions.
4. Take photos and video of everything.
5.  Keep your receipts for items and services purchases related to the flood.  Also, keep track of repairs that you’ve made.
6.  The City of Kokomo is working with State officials to apply for possible federal and state assistance.  The City may be asking for your photo documentation to help build its case for disaster reflief funds. Read the rest of this entry »

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
St. John the Evangelist in St. John, Indiana
presents Mrs. Kimberly Hahn
Saturday, May 18, 2013
9 AM – 2 PM (Church)

Mrs. Kimberly Hahn is an author, popular speaker, wife of Dr. Scott Hahn and mother of six. She will be discussing God’s design for marriage on Saturday, May 18th. Mrs. Hahn will offer biblical wisdom to enrich marriages in very practical ways. With simplicity, grace, and wit, she shares her personal experiences and practical insights on how to apply the truths of our Catholic Faith to everyday life.

Register online now ! Early registration is $5 per person through April 30^th and increases to $10 on May 1. If you have questions, call their parish office at 219-365-5678.

This event is Co-sponsored by The Shrine of Christ’s Passion and Couple to Couple League of Northwest Indiana.

At the First Eucharist Retreat on April 20, the children will make “Growing in our Faith” flowers with their names on the stems. They would like parishioners to take a flower and pray for them between now and their First Holy Communion, which is Saturday, May 4. The flowers will be in a vase in the Kiosk area. If there are no flowers left in the vase, name cards will also be located on the table.

Thank you for your willingness to share this special preparation with the children.