Entries for July 2018

This fall, the Women’s Group will continue the Walking with Purpose Bible Study, “Keeping in Balance.” If you are interested in attending, please see the registration forms on the table in the Gathering Space or by contacting Vicky Burns at vickyb10458@gmail.com or 614-554-8988 by July 27. The cost of the book is $45.00 and checks should be made payable to St. John XXIII Parish. There is a basket in the Gathering Space for the completed registration forms. We have shortened the study, no longer watching the DVD, so we will begin on August 21 and it will end on December 4

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PARISH PICNIC AUGUST 5 AFTER THE 11:00 A.M. MASS: Let us give our new pastor Fr. Brian O’Connor a rousing welcome on Sunday, August 5, at our Parish Picnic immediately following the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Please bring a dish and a 2-liter bottle of pop to share! If anyone has canopies we can borrow, please bring it anytime that morning before 11:00, so we can set it up. Let us show Fr. O’Connor what an extraordinary parish he has! Any questions, please contact Vicky Burns at 614-554-8988 or vickyb10458@ gmail.com or Regina in the parish office at 614-920-1563.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OUR ANNUAL PARISH PICNIC: Many hands make light work and many minds come up with great ideas for the parish picnic. If you are able to help in any way with the activities of the picnic setup, cleanup, kids games etc. or anything else that needs to be done, please sign up on the table in the Gathering Space or call the parish office at 614-920-1563.

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HELP!!! I am in need of your help. If you have given me a new phone number or email address in the last year or so, would you be so kind as to send it to me at rhrytzik@sjxxiiiparish.org. We have had some problems this past week and a half with our computer server and I would like to make sure I have everything up to date. My apology for any problem it may cause. Thank you with many blessings, Regina.

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ANNUAL SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE: Did you know that the St. John XXIII Parish Community have students in a wide area of schools: Canal Winchester, Bloom Carroll, Teays Valley, Groveport and Columbus Schools. The cost of school supplies has risen over the past years and families with two, three and four or more children in school find it extremely expensive. This is where our parish families come into play. Each July and early August, we collect school supplies for the local school districts and donate them to those families who have trouble meeting the need. We ask that you take one of the supply lists from the table in the Gath...

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ANNUAL MISSION APPEAL NEXT WEKEND: Father Cesar Santa Crus will be speaking at all Masses next weekend, describing the work of and requesting support for his society, The Missionary Fraternity of Mary of Guatemala. The Mission Office of the Columbus Diocese has invited him to our parish. We will have a second collection next Sunday for our Mission Appeal. Please welcome Fr. Cesar to our parish and be as generous as possible in support of the work of the Fraternity of Mary

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THANK YOU! My Dear Brothers and Sisters of St. John XXIII,   This move was nowhere in my plans! Three years only! But, like they say, “Tell God your plans…” Nevertheless, what a blessed existence you, the family of St. John XXIII, have offered me these past three years. Thank You Very Much.   The love of God has nourished me, through my ministry to you and with you: Baptisms; of course the Eucharist; Confirmations; Confessions; Weddings; yes and even Anointing of the Sick and Funerals. All for the Love of Jesus.  I will remember you and cherish my memories of you forever. Than...

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