The Parish Council met on Tuesday, August 7th and voted to change St. John’s Mass times due to the lack of ministers/volunteers and attendance. Starting the weekend of September 8th & 9th the following masses will be our new schedule. Saturday, Vigil Mass—5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass—8:00 a.m. (no music, no ministers) Sunday Mass—10:00 a.m. We ask for your understanding through this time as we adjust to our new mass times. If further explanation is needed, please contact a Parish Council Member.
Family Day is for our parish to come together and share a meal and enjoy fellowship. We are asking everyone to participate in our major fundraiser by selling the raffle tickets. There are 35 wonderful prizes that can be won. When you are finished selling the tickets you may place the tickets into the basket on the table or return them to the parish office. All donated raffle prizes need to be turned into the parish office before September 23rd.
Seniors over 65 years from St. John the Baptist and St. Gertrude Parishes only are invited to attend a luncheon/bingo on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in St. John's Parish Hall. Doors open at 11:00 a.m., meal will be served at 11:30 a.m. Bingo following the meal. Those who are interested in attending must sign in at the table at the entrance of the church.
The St. John's Ministry of Care in connection with Second Harvest will be distributing food for the needy at St. John the Baptist Church on Hwy. 90 in Paradis on Wednesday, May 16th at 8:00 a.m. on a first come first serve basis. You must be preapproved. For those who have not signed up, you may register at the St. John the Baptist Church on May 16th at 8:00 a.m. This registration will entitle you to receive food the same day.
The Bereavement Ministry will serve families who have lost a loved one and are coping with grief of any kind. The ministry members will implement our mission to give comfort and prayerful support to the grieving families of the St. John the Baptist community by giving them our time, hearing their thoughts, and sharing their tears. The members of the ministry personally reach out to grieving families with comfort and support through personal visits if requested and by offering additional resources if requested. Please contact us if we can offer love, comfort, and support to your family! Volunteers are welcome to join the Bereavement Ministry. Please contact Debra Frickey at 985-817-1244 or Janice Dufrene at 985-758-7845
Family Day will be held on September 17, 2017. If you are interested in donating prizes for the Family Day Raffle, please contact Carolyn Carte. The deadline for donating prizes is June 30.
Join us on Sunday, April 30, for Faith Family Fun Day! ~Mass at 10:30 in the church with Rev. Joseph Krafft as our celebrant ~Family Activities and games ~Fellowship ~Bring a family picnic or grill up some barbecue
CCD students in grades 1-5 who are participating in the Christmas Eve program must report to the Parish Hall at 3:00 p.m. to have a quick walk through of the live nativity procession before Mass.
The Parish Council members have voted and approved a change to the Sunday Mass schedule. Beginning November 27, 2016, Masses will be at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. We will no longer have an 11:00 a.m. Mass. Saturday 5:00 p.m.Vigil Mass remains the same.