Our Book of the Dead will be available throughout the month of November for you to write the names of those whom you would like remembered at all our Masses throughout this month.
On Wednesday, November 11 we celebrate Veterans Day and all those who have served our country.
Our offices will be closed this day.
Daily Mass will be celebrated at 10am at Wilde Lake.
Our offices will be closed this day.
Daily Mass will be celebrated at 10am at Wilde Lake.
November 14 -15, we will be celebrating the WORLD DAY OF THE POOR. You may want to begin setting aside items in your kitchen for a food drive.
This weekend, there will be a Second Collection for the national Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Learn more here.
Finally, this is the weekend to return casserole dishes for Our Daily Bread where they will be provided to the hungry and homeless. Also, all involved or interested in learning more about the Casserole project should come to the Sunday 12:15 pm Mass in Room 4 this weekend for a brief presentation.
Finally, this is the weekend to return casserole dishes for Our Daily Bread where they will be provided to the hungry and homeless. Also, all involved or interested in learning more about the Casserole project should come to the Sunday 12:15 pm Mass in Room 4 this weekend for a brief presentation.
SING ALONG Opportunity
Members of our choir will be singing at two senior residences in Howard County in November. We would like to invite members of our Parish community to join us in sharing the joy of singing with the residents. Enthusiasm is the only prerequisite! All Ages are welcome!
Join us at: Winter Growth in Columbia on November 14 at 11:00 a.m. 5460 Ruth Keeton Way Columbia 21044.
Members of our choir will be singing at two senior residences in Howard County in November. We would like to invite members of our Parish community to join us in sharing the joy of singing with the residents. Enthusiasm is the only prerequisite! All Ages are welcome!
Join us at: Winter Growth in Columbia on November 14 at 11:00 a.m. 5460 Ruth Keeton Way Columbia 21044.
Celebrating All: The Diversity and Inclusion ministry will welcome and celebrate St. John's Differently Abled parishioners on Sunday, November 22 at the 12:15 Mass in room 4. Everyone is welcome to be part of this special Mass. If you would like to participate in the liturgy as a reader, usher, greeter, or bringing up the gifts, please let us know. You can contact Ulumma Abii (443-538-7079) or Sonia Truesdale (410-493-4079). Following the Mass, we will gather for light refreshments at the Holy Grounds Cafe. We look forward to seeing you.
Do you have new or gently used large Christmas bags? Please consider donating them by dropping them off at a bin in the WLIFC Office. This is for the Hospitality Secret Santa event.
Below, please find previews to this past weekend's homilies along with hyperlinks to watch the whole teaching.
Below, please find previews to this past weekend's homilies along with hyperlinks to watch the whole teaching.
Father Mel Mass of Remembrance
Friends, there is something about losing someone we love that changes the way we experience ordinary things. An empty chair at the dinner table. A familiar voice we no longer hear. A phone number that we still keep in our contacts even though we know no one will answer. And sometimes it's the little things that hurt the most. A song, a photograph, an unexpected memory, and suddenly tears come back. The world keeps moving. Life goes on.
Friends, there is something about losing someone we love that changes the way we experience ordinary things. An empty chair at the dinner table. A familiar voice we no longer hear. A phone number that we still keep in our contacts even though we know no one will answer. And sometimes it's the little things that hurt the most. A song, a photograph, an unexpected memory, and suddenly tears come back. The world keeps moving. Life goes on.
Fr Ryan Thirty-second Sunday Ordinary Time 8am
So this week, let us give our undivided attention to someone. Perhaps we have overlooked. Put the phone down. Listen without rushing. Make the apology. Let love become something that the person can recognize.
So this week, let us give our undivided attention to someone. Perhaps we have overlooked. Put the phone down. Listen without rushing. Make the apology. Let love become something that the person can recognize.
Padre Frans,32.º domingo del tiempo 8:00am
En nuestra vida diaria muchas veces nos afanamos por lo material, por trabajar de sol el sol, el cual es muy noble actualmente para nosotros, a continuar con nuestra familia, pero no olvida cultivar de el espíritu también. Busquemos a Dios con la misma pasión y constancia con lo que buscamos nuestro sustento diario.
En nuestra vida diaria muchas veces nos afanamos por lo material, por trabajar de sol el sol, el cual es muy noble actualmente para nosotros, a continuar con nuestra familia, pero no olvida cultivar de el espíritu también. Busquemos a Dios con la misma pasión y constancia con lo que buscamos nuestro sustento diario.
Fr Mel Thirty-second Sunday OrdinaryTime 10am
I know of a woman who teaches faith formation or Sunday school or religious education, and she was consulting the books in her desk trying to find a definition for wisdom. Desperate, she wanted to ask an expert opinion for a fresh perspective. She turned to her 11-year-old daughter. And the girl replied, "Wisdom means knowing what is right from wrong." And a wise person knows what is right and does it.
I know of a woman who teaches faith formation or Sunday school or religious education, and she was consulting the books in her desk trying to find a definition for wisdom. Desperate, she wanted to ask an expert opinion for a fresh perspective. She turned to her 11-year-old daughter. And the girl replied, "Wisdom means knowing what is right from wrong." And a wise person knows what is right and does it.
Padre Mel, 32.º domingo tiempo ordinario,12:15 pm
Las profesoras no comparten su aceite con los demás.
En cuanto al primero, aprendemos que la sabiduría no consiste en no cansarse nunca, no experimentar nunca debilidad, ni estar siempre perfectamente alerta. Lo que distingue a las cinco mujeres prudentes es que han preparado sus lámparas para la noche.
La sabiduría de la que habla Jesús no es simplemente una cuestión de saber las cosas correctas, sino de poner en práctica la palabra de Dios.
Las profesoras no comparten su aceite con los demás.
En cuanto al primero, aprendemos que la sabiduría no consiste en no cansarse nunca, no experimentar nunca debilidad, ni estar siempre perfectamente alerta. Lo que distingue a las cinco mujeres prudentes es que han preparado sus lámparas para la noche.
La sabiduría de la que habla Jesús no es simplemente una cuestión de saber las cosas correctas, sino de poner en práctica la palabra de Dios.
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