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In the gospel we hear Jesus say, “...when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you.  For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”  With love for your neighbors who are poor, crippled, lame or blind, look around your house to see what furniture, household items, and clothing you no longer use...and give it to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.  If you or anyone that you know could benefit from our help please call our private phone number at 724.494.8864 and leave a message. All calls are confidential.

A four-evening parish mission titled “Follow the Footsteps: Disciples of Jesus in a Real World” will be held on Monday thru Thursday, October 7 thru 10, 2019, from 6:30PM to 7:30PM. (click heading for full schedule)

Our bible study returns on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 9:30AM in the Faith Formation Room located in St. John the Baptist Pastoral Center.  The group will continue with the study of the Book of Job, chapters 13 thru 15, as found in the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (RSV 2nd Catholic Edition; by Scott Hahn & Curtis Mitch).  Further your biblical knowledge.  Join our group for just one morning or as a regular!  Have a donut and coffee while learning, discussing and sharing.

There will be a second collection the weekend of September 7/8, 2019 for the Bishop’s Education Fund.  Please be generous as your means allow.  Thank you in advance for your support.

Members of the parish Holy Name Society will lead all gathered in praying the Scriptural Rosary at 7:30AM prior to the 8:00AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Church on Sunday, September 8, 2019.  An HNS Meeting and continental breakfast will follow.  Please join us; everyone is welcome.

The St. John the Baptist Pastoral Center Office will be closed Monday, September 2, 2019 in recognition of Labor Day.  We will re-open on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 9:00AM.  Thank you and may God bless the fruits of your work!

Would you please provide the parish with your email address?  Our parish would like to begin emailing the weekly bulletin as well as other notices about activities and events to parishioners with active email addresses.  Please send your email address to [email protected] so that we can add it to your census information. (click heading to read further)

There are Masses still available for the remainder of 2019.  Contact the Pastoral Center Office at 724.775.3940 ext. 3 and schedule Masses for your loved ones and/or special intentions.  The requested stipend is $10 per Mass.

All adults ages 18 and up are welcome to participate in the upcoming Young Adult Group evenings, scheduled for Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 6:00PM for Sports and Prayer in St. John the Baptist Gymnasium, 1501 Virginia Avenue, Monaca. (click heading for information)

In the gospel, Jesus tells us to “strive to enter through the narrow gate.” Our call to be disciples and to follow Jesus demands that we learn to live for the sake of others. In the month of August, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to assist many families, providing food, financial assistance for utility bills, rent, & etc. If you or anyone that you know could benefit from our help please call our private phone number at 724.494.8864 and leave a message. All calls are confidential. God bless you.

Please join the St. John the Baptist Young Adult Group for its 3rd Annual Young Adult/Young Family Picnic on Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 3:00PM to 6:00PM at John A. Antoline Park (Former Allaire Park), 1098 Jackson Ave, Monaca, PA 15061, Shelter #4 near the playground. (RSVP needed; click heading for details)

On Monday, September 2, 2019 at 9:00AM, a Mass will be offered in our parish grouping in recognition of Labor Day in the Church of St. Titus, 952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa. A social of coffee and donuts will follow. As we celebrate Labor Day, let us come together and pray that God will continue to bless and prosper all our work.

In the gospel Jesus said to His disciples, “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is My anguish until it be accomplished!” Your gift to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to assist those suffering due to poverty will help set the earth on fire with the favor of God’s love. (click heading for details)

What is more important than a child’s soul? Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a program for 3, 4 and 5 year olds to introduce them to the Faith with a number of sessions offered throughout the week from which to choose. (click heading for information)

Struggling with the loss of a loved one? We will walk beside you through this grief journey. (click heading for details)

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 12Noon as Fifty+Friends returns to Monsignor Farri Hall in St. John the Baptist Pastoral Center!  Come play cards, bingo; visit with old and new friends, and just have FUN!  All are welcome!

In the gospel, Jesus says, “Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy.” Please help the Society of St. Vincent de Paul bring respite and hope to the elderly who are not able to find relief from the summer heat, and you will indeed find “an inexhaustible treasure in heaven!” (click heading to read further)

On Sunday, September 22, 2019 at 9:00AM, our Faith Formation Classes will begin once again. If your child(ren) attended religion class (CCD) at St. John the Baptist last year, no registration is required. However, we do ask that you call the Pastoral Center Office at 724.775.3940 ext. 4 so that we can place the name of your child(ren) on the class roster. For those who did not attend classes at St. John the Baptist last year, registration forms are available in the church vestibule entry. Please register now for the 2019-20 catechetical year for grades K thru 12.

All 7th and 8th graders are welcome to attend the “Teens Encounter Christ Youth Conference” held at Quigley Catholic High School on Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 9AM to 10PM. (click heading for details)

All members of the Christian Mothers in our parish grouping (MACH1) are asked to attend a joint meeting on Monday, September 9, 2019 at 6:00PM with Fr. Joseph Tuscan, Nat’l Dir. of the Arch-confraternity of Christian Mothers, as the guest speaker. The meeting will be held at Our Lady of Fatima Parish, 2270 Brodhead Rd, Aliquippa, PA 15001 in Kohler Hall. (click heading for details)