Preparing for What’s Ahead

It seems like it was only yesterday when Margaret, Karina, Cade, and I traveled to Saginaw to house-hunt. That was November 2016. Now, November 2017 is upon us. What an exciting month it will be at St. John’s! On Sunday, November 5 we will celebrate the Feast of All...

2015 Constant Contact All Star Award!

St. John’s has been named a 2015 All Star Award winner by Constant Contact®, Inc., a trusted marketing advisor to hundreds of thousands of small organizations worldwide. The annual award recognizes the most successful 10% of Constant Contact’s customer base,...

Recommended Religious Podcasts

If you are someone with an interest in news and cultural trends related to religion, audio podcasts are a simple way of keeping up. As with radio, podcasts have the advantage of allowing you to listen while doing other things. Podcasts can be set up to automatically...

Worth a Thousand Words

Are you a skimmer?  I’m a skimmer.  To some extent I’ve become a product of my generation where cursing the web for specific information is where I do most of my reading.  Don’t get me wrong!  I do nestle into old editions of the New Yorker,...

Making the Decision to “Share the Gift”

“Share the Gift” That’s what Fr. Daniel said when I asked what the first priority should be for our St. John’s office staff.  Our parish family has some great gifts to offer!  Beautiful music, a growing children’s program, reverent Sunday services and...