St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
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February 19, 2020
Tuesday Morning Ladies Scripture Study
 
Our new bible study will begin on February 25th. Please join us for Walking Toward Eternity: Engaging The Struggles of Your Heart by Jeff Cavins. This inspiring series is designed to help you live your faith more fully through daily prayer and meditation on Scripture. Engaging the Struggles of Your Heart explores the obstacles in our Christian walk and outlines practical steps for overcoming them. This is a great study for the Lenten season. For more information or to sign up, please contact Kathy Kleinfeldt at kkleinfeldt1@juno.com . 
Please sign up for materials by February 11th.  
 
Monday Morning Scripture Study
9:15-11:15am in the All Purpose Room      

Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life
Our belief in Jesus is what makes us who we are as Catholics, as Christians, but do we really know him as we should? Is Jesus a part of your life, or is he at the center of your life as he should be? We invite you to make him the center of your life by joining us for Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life , a 10-week video study program that explores the entirety of Jesus' life and what he means for us as Catholics today. St. John's will begin the Jesus study on February 24, 2020 at 9:15 AM . Participants will meet every week to view an engaging video presentation by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Jeff Cavins, and Edward Sri, followed by a lively group discussion and fellowship. Register online at www.ascensionpress.com . For more information , contact Phil Lewis at pclewis256"at"gmail.com or  256-653-9175. We hope you can join us!
 

Save the Date!
St. John's Women's Ministry is happy to present
Elizabeth Montgomery of Mercy Parish
Saturday, February 29th, following 5:30pm Mass.
Look for more details soon.

 
St. John's School Board Membership Interest Meeting
March 2 at 6PM - St. John's Middle School Conference Room
 
We're looking for a few good women and men to help advise the school. If you are interested in sharing some of your time and talent to make the school a better place, we would love to meet you. We are looking for support for Public Relations, Planning, Development, and Finance.
 
School Board members must be active members of St. John's Parish, who also aren't Officers of the PTO or Pastoral Council, or school employees or their spouses.
 
Hope to see you there!
 
Sincerely,
The 2019-2020 School Board
(Jon Yobs, Cara Sprinz, Chris Protz, Scott Pearson, Dave O'Brien and Pete Landers)

 

 
Its time for our Lenten project The Giving Cross. 
 Similar to our Giving Tree Christmas program, we will be collecting items requested by local charities (St. Vincent de Paul, CASA, Manna House and Choose Life) for the people they serve.  Three wooden crosses will be placed in the vestibule during the weekend of March 7th & 8th .  Small paper crosses identifying items needed by the local charities will be attached to the wooden crosses.  If you would like to help others in our community as part of your Lenten service, then please consider taking a paper cross and purchasing the requested item.  We will be collecting the items before the masses on the weekends of March 14 & 15 as well as March 21st & 22nd .  We ask that you have all the items returned before March 22nd so we can distribute them to the charities. We hope that you will make charitable giving part of your Lenten experience this year and support The Giving Cross .
 
Reflection Day on Twelve-Step spirituality to be offered
 
The Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center in Cullman is pleased to present a one-day retreat entitled Letting Go and Letting God: The Wisdom of Twelve-Step Spirituality. The reflection day, to be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020,will focus on the core principles of Twelve-Step spirituality and the gift of spiritual freedom that is experienced when these principles are put into practice. The retreat day will begin at 9:30 AM and conclude at 4:00 PM. Registration will begin at 8:30 AM. The fee for the day is $30 and includes lunch. For more information or to register, please contact the Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center at (256) 734-8302 or retreats@shmon.org. Pre-registration is required.  
 
WOMEN'S CURSILLO ... 

Looking to take another step in your faith journey?  The Cursillo Movement offers the method, tools and support needed to live a fuller, more vibrant Christian life.  The next Women's weekend will be held March 19-22, 2020 at the Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center in Cullman.  Candidate applications are now being accepted.  For more information contact Robin Kutsor at 256-679-0171 or rskutsor@yahoo.com .
 
Camp St. Bernard offers overnight and day camps for children ages 6-14 on the campus of St. Bernard Abbey.  Campers have the opportunity to participate in traditional summer camp activities, enjoy time in nature, and even meet some of the monks of the Abbey.  Registration for June 2020 has begun.  
Please contact John Arndt at campstbernard@gmail.com for more information or visit online at campstbernard.com.
 


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