Our parish 1st Communion Mass has been POSTPONED. No date scheduled at the present time. We are keeping you in our prayer.
The $500.00 family fee is to be given through the regular weekly parish collection at St. John the Evangelist Church or St. Agnes Church. Please use your parish envelopes, checks or our electronic “Parish Giving” program. Loose cash will not be counted toward your family fee. There is no additional fee for a Sacrament year.
Examples of how the Family fee is applied.
If your family contribution is $400.00 per year, your extra Religious Education family fee is $100.00.
If your family contribution is $120.00, your extra Religious Education family fee is $380.00.
If your family contribution is already at least $500.00 per year, your extra Religious Education family fee is $0.00.
Saint John the Evangelist Parish 2019-2020 Family Sessions and Sacrament Sunday
March 29, 2020, 1:00 - 3:00pm Sacrament Sunday Session - CANCELLED
APRIL SPECIAL DATES TO ATTEND CHURCH
April 09, 2020, Holy Thursday Mass 7:00pm
April 10, 2020, Good Friday, Service 3:00pm & Stations 7:30pm
April 11, 2020, Holy Saturday, Food Blessing 10:30am & Mass 8:00pm
April 12, 2020, Easter Sunday Regular Masses
April 19, 2020, Divine Mercy Sunday Regular Masses PLUS Service at 3:00pm
April 19 or 26, 2020 1:00-3:00pm Sacrament Sunday
April 30, 2020, 7:00pm 1st Communion PRACTICE in St. John's Church.
MAY SPECIAL DATES TO ATTEND CHURCH
1st Communion Mass May 2, 2020 @ 10:00am
Holy Day – Ascension Thursday – 05/21/2020, 7:00am & 7:00pm
No child will be denied religious instruction because of a family’s financial restraints, however all families are expected to support their parish. If there is a true financial hardship, contact the Religious Education Office .
Reception of the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation requires two years of preparation.
2041 The precepts of the Church are set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life. the obligatory character of these positive lawsdecreed by the pastoral authorities is meant to guarantee to the faithful theindispensable minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth inlove of God and neighbor:
2042 The first precept (“You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days ofobligation.") requires the faithful to participate in the Eucharistic celebrationwhen the Christian community gathers together on the day commemorating theResurrection of the Lord.82
The second precept (“You shall confess your sins at least once a year.")ensures preparation for the Eucharist by the reception of the sacramentof reconciliation, which continues Baptism's work of conversion andforgiveness.83
The third precept (“You shall humbly receive your Creator in HolyCommunion at least during the Easter season.") guarantees as aminimum the reception of the Lord's Body and Blood in connectionwith the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy.84
2043 The fourth precept (“You shall keep holy the holy days of obligation.")completes the Sunday observance by participation in the principal liturgicalfeasts which honor the mysteries of the Lord, the Virgin Mary, and thesaints.85
The fifth precept (“You shall observe the prescribed days of fasting and abstinence.") ensures the times of ascesis and penance which prepare us for theliturgical feasts; they help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom ofheart.86
The faithful also have the duty of providing for the material needs of theChurch, each according to his abilities.87