Posted by SJE Admin on 12/17/23
Dear Friends,
I am so grateful to all of you for your wishes and prayers for my 60th birthday. I thank God and my parents for their gifts to me that allow me to serve you as I do. I thank each and every one of you for your ... Read More »
Posted by SJE Admin on 12/11/23
Dear Friends,
Advent this year is going to be very short. We will be unable to celebrate the whole of the 4th week of Advent because Christmas Eve falls on the same day as the 4th Sundayof Advent. Therefore, wemaywant togo aboutour spiritual preparations a bitmore intensely.
The Second ... Read More »
Posted by SJE Admin on 12/05/23
Dear Friends,
Can you believe it is already the First Sunday of Advent? Everyone looks forward to Advent for so many reasons. For us, the main reason is we want to ready our hearts and make way for the joy of our Savior’s birth at Christmas.
Let us make ... Read More »
Posted by SJE Admin on 11/24/23
Dear Friends,
We have arrived at the last Sunday of Ordinary Time with a bang. After all that we heard and celebrated this past week, we now come to the end of Year A, the year during which we focus on the gospel of St. Matthew. Wow. And we ... Read More »
Posted by SJE Admin on 11/19/23
Dear Friends,
I heartily welcome Fr. Jim Sichko to our St. John the Evangelist Community. He is here to lift up our spirits by offering an Advent Mission that will help us prepare for our Lord’s coming. What a blessing it is to have him with us. Fr. Jim ... Read More »
Posted by SJE Admin on 11/14/23
Dear Friends,
The church celebrates this weekend the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. In Chapter 25 of the Gospel according to Matthew, Jesus tells the parable of the ten virgins. At the end of the parable, Jesus tells us to be like the wise virgins. But if ... Read More »
Posted by SJE Admin on 11/04/23
Dear Friends,
We enter the month of November with gratitude for those who have gone before us and who have been part of our lives. Please take a moment to pray for the repose of their souls.
As we celebrate the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Church invites ... Read More »
Posted by SJE Admin on 10/29/23
Dear Friends,
Thank you for praying for those of us who were on the “In the Footsteps of St. Paul” pilgrimage. What a great experience! We visited the home of Mother Mary and St. John in Ephesus, where they had to live a hidden life. We also visited the ... Read More »
Posted by SJE Admin on 10/21/23
Dear Friends,
This weekend we celebrate the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A, and our scripture readings remind us that the Lord is king and there is no other. We are to render to God, therefore, fitting praise and service, as is God’s due. Paul reminds us in ... Read More »
Posted by SJE Admin on 10/15/23
Dear Friends,
During the past few weekends we have been reflecting on God’s unimaginable generosity, illustrated for us through various parables involving the vineyard. This Sunday, the focus shifts to the new kingdom and those who can be at the banquet table there. We again see the uniqueness of ... Read More »
