Saint John the Guardian of Our Lady Parish

All parishioners of high school age are invited to attend the 2019 Steubenville East Catholic Youth Conference, to be held at the Tsongas Arena on the weekend of July 12-14. 2019. Our group from St. John’s will be travelling by bus to the campus of UMass, Lowell, for a fun, faith-filled weekend of inspiring music, engaging liturgies, challenging speakers, and fellowship with thousands of other teens. This year’s theme is “Belong”. Students who have attended in the past have described it as “amazing” and “life changing”. We will stay in the college dormitories and eat at the campus cafeterias. Reservations are being taken now. For questions, and to reserve a place, please contact chaperones Bill and Betty Madden at 978-368-7487. More information is also available on-line at steubenvilleconferences.com/youth/conf-east/.

This summer, we will be bringing a group of 11 teenagers and chaperones to the Steubenville East Youth Conference. The cost of the trip is $275 per person. As you can imagine, this cost is out of reach for many families. We will be accepting donations in any amount to help defray the cost of the retreat with a special second collection on the weekend of June 15 & 16. Thank you for all of your support!

Sunday, April 28, is Divine Mercy Sunday. Our parish will celebrate God's mercy in a special way. 2:00-3:00 PM: Confessions will be heard by several priests in the upper church. 3:00 PM: A prayer service will be held in the upper church, which includes the procession of the Image of Divine Mercy, Exposition, Adoration, Diary Meditations, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and Benediction. 4:00 PM: Mass will be celebrated after the prayer service. This Mass satisfies the Sunday Mass obligation. Please come to honor and receive, the infinite mercy of God!

The Novena to The Divine Mercy starts Good Friday at 7:15 PM, before the Good Friday Service, the Novena to the Divine Mercy, will be publicly recited in the church. The rest of the novena can be done on our own. Novena/Chaplet pamphlets will be distributed at the church entrances.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and those we serve wish to thank all who contributed to the Ash Wednesday Collection. The total collection was $2,455. Your generosity is overwhelming, and enables us to continue our mission of helping those less fortunate in our community. Thank you!