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  Lucky Calendars are still on sale for this year. For a donation of $35.00, you have many chances throughout 2008 to win prizes ranging from $40 to $200. Contact us at the rectory to reserve a Lucky Calendar for yourself, or as a gift for others. Calendars are stil available, good for all future drawings.Winning numbers for Week #19 are: May 5 - #220; 6 - #193; 7 - #812; 8 - #693; 9 - #598; 10 - #477. Prizes will be mailed to winners.

Thursday, May 1st, is the Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord, a holyday of obligation. Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 30th at 7:30pm, and on Thursday, May 1st at 7am, 9am, 12 noon, and 7:30pm.

The Transfiguration Academy Tricky Tray will be held in Conlon Hall on Friday, May 9th. Doors open at 6pm; 1st ticket pulled promptly at 7:30pm. 50/50 cash raffle, too! $10 entrance fee at the door includes 25 entry level prize tickets. Advance purchased entry is $7 including 25 entry level prize tickets. Tickets can be purchased at the upper school office in New Milford (201-836-7074), the lower school office in Bergenfield (201-384-3627) and St. Mary's Rectory in Dumont (201-384-0557). Groups of 8 can reserve tables. Lots of fabulous prizes!!!

Our Catholic Girls Club - The Little Flowers of St. John - invites all girls and their mothers/grandmothers to attend their Second Annual May Crowning and Tea Party, on Saturday, May 10th, from 1pm to 3pm in Conlon Hall. A free will donation will be accepted. RSVP Sylvia Morgado, 201-385-1356. For more information, go to the http://littleflowers-sj.org website.

Join our Adult Choir and Spirit Group on Saturday, May 10th at 7:30pm in the Upper Church for a concert in honor and in memory of all mothers: "A Mother's Love - Reflections on the Face of God." A free-will offering will be accepted.

Would you like to assist as a catechist? Call 201-384-3601....As a leader or aide for Children's Liturgy of the Word? Call 201-338-8026...As a choir member? Call 201-261-8430.

Eucharistic Adoration - First Friday of the month - Holy Hour from 8 pm to 9 pm in the upper church, followed by overnight Exposition in the Notre Dame Chapel of the Parish Life Center until 6:30 am.

St. John's Parish, along with St. Mary's Parish in Dumont and Ascension Parish in New Milford, co-sponsors TRANSFIGURATION ACADEMY, an outstanding academic and spiritual institution for learning. For more information, see their website (www.transfigurationacademy.org). Our Bergenfield campus (201-384-3627) hosts grades pre-k 2+ through grade 4, and the New Milford campus (201-836-7074) hosts grades 5 through 8. Both locations are accepting registrations for the current academic year. Please call to arrange for an appointment.

Copies of the Parish Centennial Souvenir Journal, which contains a history of the parish, along with photos and reflections, are available to all those who placed an ad within them at no additional charge, and may be picked up at the rectory. Parishioners and others who wish to purchase a copy may do so at $10 per copy. Rectory hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The history of the Archdiocese of Newark and all its parishes is available in a beautiful, hard-cover commemorative book, entitled "Seeds of Faith, Branches of Hope." It includes stories and colorful photographs, including some special pages highlighting our own parish. These lovely books are now available for purchase at $10 per copy at the rectory office.

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  From the Pen of Msgr. Richard J. Arnhols V.F. 
Pastor of St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church   
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