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NEW ALTAR SERVER TRAINING
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NEW ALTAR
SERVER TRAINING
May 28th and June 10th
at 6:30pm in the Church
All boys who have
received First Communion and are interested in serving on the altar
are asked to come to the training. Please fill out and turn in the
Altar Server form found:
HERE |
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Vocations
Discernment Camps for High
School Girls and Boys
Discernment:
"To know your vocation:
ask God in prayer;
ask one's
spiritual director;
ask oneself,
knowing one's
own inclinations."
- St. Gianna Molla |
The Arlington Diocese Office of
Vocations presents
Fiat Days
for High School Girls
&
Quo
Vadis
Days
for High
School Boys
Click on the above to link to the
Diocesan page for additional information. |
Kairos
Prison Ministry
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“You came into
Prison and visited me.”
(Matthew 25:36)
Not everyone can physically go visit the imprisoned, but you can
support those that do in other ways. Susan Tullington is a member of
a Kairos retreat team that will be visiting Jesus at the Goochland
women's prison from May 2 - 5, 2013.
You can support me by:
1) Being a prayer partner
2) Making homemade cookies
(see the prison rules/requirements available
HERE)
3) Being a sponsor.
To sign up as a prayer partner, Email or phone
Susan at
tullington@yahoo.com or
540-349-4285 You can also sign up at the
Cafe on April 21. Cookies are needed by April 28th at the Café.
Questions? Call Susan. For more info click
HERE. |
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St. John's "YEAR OF FAITH" Discussion Group
Please
consider joining fellow parishioners in our new monthly Discussion
Group. Father Gould will lead discussions on timely and often
controversial topics of concern to all Catholics. To start, topics
will come from a recent book from Ignatius Press The Seven
Biggest Myths About the Catholic Church. Father will
lead the first discussion on
Friday, June 14th at
7:00 pm in the School's
Trinity Hall. Please sign up in advance in
the Office or send an email to
jvolpe@infionline.net
so enough books can be ordered. All adult Parishioners
are welcome! |
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Attention Young Adults! |
IF YOU MISSED THE
FIRST ONE,
PLEASE JOIN US
FOR A REPEAT OF THE
5-PART SERIES ON THE
THEOLOGY OF THE
BODY
Click on image
for more info!
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2012
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2013 |
The
New Evangelization initiative has launched
“Heart
Speaks to Heart,”
a mobile-friendly site which offers you the opportunity to sign up
for a
weekly
Year of Faith Challenge
from Bishop Loverde, to get connected with a network of local
leaders in the New Evangelization and to stay up-to-date on upcoming
events
which will strengthen your faith. |
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Parish Bible Study Classes using
Bible Timeline
click the image below
for the registration form
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Tuesdays, 7 pm - 9 pm
in the St. John's
Mercy Hall
Jeff Cavin's 24-part
The Bible
Timeline
makes
reading the Bible not only easy,
but
exciting. In this study,
you will learn the major people,
places, events
and themes of the Bible—getting the “big picture” of salvation history. Perhaps
for the first time in
your life, you will understand the
overview
of the Bible story. This then makes
your Bible reading and even
the Sunday mass readings come alive
like never
before. To learn more and register call the RE Office.
Click Here for the Bible Timeline
Course Outline Reading Guide
Click Here for the St. John's
Bible Timeline Calendar
Click below for Bible Timeline
links:
Online Bible
Online Catechism |
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In case of inclement
weather |
For our Bible Timeline
Study Classes and for our
Religious Ed afternoon/evening Sessions,
the
RE program will follow the Fauquier County
Schools & “after school” cancellations at
www.fcps1.org
Also,
call 540-347-2922 and press 5 on your telephone keypad.
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Women's Prayer Card |
To
Order Your Own Prayer Card(s) as seen below, please e-mail
Christy Williams
at
clw.cwilliams@gmail.com
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Columbian
Squire Roses |
The Columbian Squire Roses is a group of Catholic girls ages 10-17,
sponsored by the Knights of Columbus which helps young women build
character and develop leadership. We meet every 3rd Wednesday of
each month @ 6-7 pm for Adoration in the Church and meeting/social
activities are from 7-8 pm in the Knights’ Social Hall. For
more info click on the image above. |
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"There are still several directories not yet picked up.
Are you missing yours?" |
St. John Parish
Directories
are now here!
Stop by the Parish Office and pick
up your copy today!
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Bishop Loverde's Letter on the HHS
Mandate |
Bishop Paul S.
Loverde, Bishop of the Arlington Diocese, commented on the decision
by the Obama Administration to mandate sterilization and
contraceptive coverage, including abortifacients, in health
insurance plans offered by religious institutions. Please read
Bishop Loverde's entire
Statement Here.
How can I help?
USCCB INFORMATION
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Pro Life Web Sites |
Human Life International:
http://www.hli.org/
Priests For Life:
http://www.priestsforlife.org/index.aspx
The Miracle of Life:
http://copiosa.org/life/life_miracle.htm
Description of the Development of
the Fetus by Week Throughout Pregnancy:
http://www.babycenter.com/fetal-development-week-by-week
Culture of Life:
http://www.the-culture-of-life.com |
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Catholics Come Home
is an evangelization website dedicated to
answering your questions about the Catholic Faith. |
If you used to be Catholic and would like to
come home,
If you are not Catholic and would like to learn more.
If you are Catholic and would like to grow in your faith and help
others to come home.
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Changes in the Parts of the People in the Order of Mass in the
Roman Missal, Third Edition |
To see
copies of the Mass cards that will be placed in the pews, please
see:
Card Front
and
Card Back |
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Catholic Near East Welfare Association |
Thank you to all who contributed generously to the
Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA). This agency of the Holy See was established by
Pope Pius XI in 1926 and supports the churches of the East.
For additional info please click here:
CNEWA |
