Our 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign began on Ash Wednesday, February 17th. Our parish has agreed to cover Sunday hours at the Women's Choice Abortion Facility, 10 Zabriskie St., in Hackensack. To sign up or for more information on how you can get involved, call Lorraine at 201-384-3947.
Lenten Reminders: Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast (one full meal per day permitted) on Good Friday, April 2nd. Catholics age 14 and older are obliged to abstain from eating meat on all the Fridays of Lent.
Eucharistic Adoration from 12noon to 6:30pm, followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, will be available in the main church every Wednesday during Lent, starting February 24th. Stations of the Cross will be offered on Fridays during Lent at 6:30pm in Spanish and 7pm in English. No confessions on the Fridays of Lent.
Our Lenten small group faith-sharing experience, entitled "Disciples on the Journey," is available in both English and Spanish. Contact the Religious Education Office at 201-384-3601 or roflood@yahoo.com for more information or to sign up for a group.
Our parish is offering a "St. Joseph the Worker Employment Ministry" to assist those seeking employment in the current job market. Please contact Jack Weldin, Jr. at 201-385-8360 for more information, or by email please contact Bob Knott (knott.r@att.net)or Glenn Fernandez (fernandezthree@aol.com). The next series of Monday night sessions began on January 25th, from 7pm to 9pm in the Parish Life Center, and runs through March 15th.
Would you like to assist as a catechist or as an aide for our Religious Education Program? 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.
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 next 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 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.
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Pastor of St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church
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