St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community

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We have been through some tough times with many people suffering the onslaught of Hurricane Ian. We pray that everyone be spared during the last few weeks of the hurricane season. The Month of November is here. During November, we are called in a special way to remember “our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection”(Eucharistic Prayer II). A book will we placed in the narthex in which you could write the names of your beloved dead and they will be remembered during the Masses and prayers in the month of November. This is also a month in which you could visit the cemetery to pray for them. Most especially, please pray in charity for those souls in purgatory and the souls that will have no one to pray for. 

Let me now fill you in with the many things that will happen during this month. As always, I am very grateful to you all for your commitment and dedication to our parish community.

1^st November 2022is the Solemnity of All Saints, a Day of Obligationin the USA. In order to make it convenient for you to attend Masses we will have 3 Masses:  8 a.m., 12:05 p.m., and 7 p.m.Happy Feast to all of you!

2^nd November 2022is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day.)  It is the day to remember to pray for the dead. In order to make it feasible for you to attend the Mass we will be offering 3 Masses: 8 a.m., 12:05 p.m., & 6 p.m. It is also a traditional time for visiting the graves of loved ones.

God’s Heart our Dream 2.0:By the grace and blessings of God, and with your generosity we have completed the phase 1 of this project. Bishop John Noonan will preside at the Mass on Sunday, 6^th November at 11 a.m. after which he will officially bless the works we have completed. The phase 2 of our project will begin on All Saints Day, 1^st November and Bishop John Noonan will do the official groundbreaking on Sunday, 6^th November. There might a slight inconvenience in the parking lot near the construction site during the time of this construction. Thank you for your understanding.

Thank you to those who have pledged and are keeping with the pledge toward our campaign God’s Heart our Dream 2.0. I have sent a thank you letter to all those who have pledged. This campaign runs for 3 years. We have not even completed one year of our campaign and we have been tremendously blessed by your generosity. Although we have not received the money yet for the amount spent on phase 1, we continue on solely relying on your continued commitment and dedication. I take this opportunity to request those who have not contributed yet, to please consider it and become part of this beautify work of enhancing our spiritual space.

National Vocations Awareness Weekwill be held from November 6-12 this year.is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations. Please pray for our own young men and women that they may be open to God’s call to serve him in this particular way.

It is general election time.  Our General Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Debates are heating up. You might have already set your minds on your candidate.  While it is not my place to endorse a party or a candidate, I sincerely request you to know the candidates and prayerfully consider who to vote for before you exercise your right. US Bishops say: “As Catholics, we bring the richness of our faith to the public square. We draw from both faith and reason as we seek to affirm the dignity of the human person and the common good of all.”

Bishop Noonan points out that, “Faithful citizenship calls upon each person to research the candidates and prayerfully discern which candidate will follow the teachings of Christ while he/she is in office.  This discernment is not easy because we do not know how a person elected to an office will follow the teachings of Christ, even if he/she professes to be a person of faith.  Each person must individually make the best decision on how to vote based upon his/her research and prayer.  We ask God to guide us.”  

For resources to guide you, please refer these documents:

https://www.usccb.org/resources/forming-consciences-faithful-citizenship-pdf

https://flaccb.org/election-materials-and-guidelines

To know your local candidates, please log onto: VOTEBREVARD.GOV

We will have Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the whole day of Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. We pray fervently that our prayerful discernment will help choose candidates that will be morally responsible to serve this nation.

20^th November: With the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe which will be the 34^th Sunday in Ordinary time we will be coming to an end of the Liturgical Year and the Ordinary Time in the Liturgical Calendar.

21^st November: St. John’s will be hosting the United in Thanksgiving 2022 this year. This is an interfaith celebration of gratitude. There will be a prayer session at 7 p.m. followed by an international reception. Thanks to Deacon Mike McElwee and team for coordinating this event. We will be needing some volunteers to help with this event.

Thanksgiving Day:Thursday 24^th November will be observed as Thanksgiving Day in our country. What a gift it is for us to gather as family to give thanks to God for all the blessings we have received. In order to give thanks to God as a community of St. John’s we have scheduled two Masses. The Vigil Mass will take place on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and the Mass on the Day of Thanksgiving will be held on Thursday 24^th November at 10 a.m. Please join us in thanking God as a community of believers who have been incredibly blessed. Happy Thanksgiving!

Christmas Giving Treewill be placed a week before Thanksgiving in the narthex with different tags indicating the varied groups of people we share the joy of Christmas with.

Advent 2022: Beginning from 27^th November we will enter the Advent Season which is also the beginning of the Year of Grace, 2023. With this Advent we will follow Year A: Sunday Cycle; Cycle I for the Weekday cycle in Ordinary Time. As you know during the very short season of Advent we will have the Advent Mission, Advent Reconciliation etc.

As you can see we are busy all year round and it becomes busier around this time of the year.

Know that you are in my prayers this month.

May the Lord bless you and yours abundantly!

With love, 

Fr. John

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5655 Stadium Parkway

Viera, FL  32940

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