by Debbie Johnson | May 12, 2023 | Event, News
Just a reminder that on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, (May 28) our 2nd Mass will begin at 10:00 AM. This Summer Mass Schedule will continue through Labor Day weekend.
by Debbie Johnson | May 12, 2023 | Event, News
We will be celebrating a Mass of Anointing here at St. John’s on May 21 at 2 PM in the afternoon. Attending this Mass will fulfill your Sunday obligation. Please mark your calendar and plan on joining us. We will need volunteers to minister as Lectors, Eucharistic...
by Debbie Johnson | May 12, 2023 | Event, News
This Thursday the church celebrates the glorious feast of the Ascension! There will be a vigil Mass on Wednesday at 6:00 PM, and Masses on the feast itself at 8:30 AM and 6:30 PM. This is a Holy Day of Obligation, and all are encouraged to make the effort to join...
by Debbie Johnson | Mar 10, 2023 | Event, News
Our Annual Easter Egg Hunt is early this year. Join us on Sunday, March 19, after the 11:00 Mass in Father Bailey Hall, the school gym, where the children will be placed into age groups and given instructions for the Egg Hunt. Children 14 and under are welcome to come...
by Debbie Johnson | Mar 10, 2023 | News
BRUNCH FOR THE WHOLE BUNCH! Please join us in Fr. Bailey Hall (gym) after the 11:00 AM Mass on Sunday, March 19 for brunch during our Easter Egg Hunt. Everyone is welcome! Enjoy a bite to eat while the children hunt for eggs. Even if you don’t have any...
by Debbie Johnson | Mar 8, 2023 | Event, News
Our Lenten Penance Service is Sunday, March 19, at 4:00 PM. This is a great opportunity to make your Lenten confession and to receive the Lord’s forgiveness as you prepare for Easter. A number of priests from the Altoona Area will assist with this penance service. We...
by Debbie Johnson | Mar 8, 2023 | Event, News
In an attempt to encourage greater participation for Stations, and to promote a greater love for the Holy Eucharist, our Friday evening devotions will begin at 5:00 with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, with Stations of the Cross beginning at 5:30. Stations will...
by Debbie Johnson | Dec 23, 2022 | Event, News
The Alpha Course will be offered beginning January 19, 2023 at St. John the Evangelist Parish – Altoona, weekly on Thursday evenings at 6:00 PM through March 30th. Alpha is an experience which through a Meal, Video Presentation and Small Faith Sharing Groups...
by Debbie Johnson | Dec 14, 2022 | Event, News
During a Sunday Mass in Advent, Pope Francis blesses the “Bambinelli” or statues of baby Jesus saying, “the Nativity Scene is like a living Gospel.” It was during the Angelus fifty years ago that St. Paul VI first blessed the statues of the Child Jesus brought by...
by Debbie Johnson | Dec 14, 2022 | Event, News
Mark your calendars now for our parish communal Penance Service, set for next Sunday, December 18 at 4:00 PM. There will be several priests present to assist with individual confessions!
