Upcoming Lenten Retreat
This coming Lent, we will have the second part of our Lenten Retreat with Fr. Jim Kubicki, SJ. The title of our retreat is “Our Baptismal Call to be Priests, Prophets, and Kings.” Please plan to join us each evening on Monday, March 16, Tuesday, March 17, and Wednesday, March 18 in the Church. Each evening's talk will begin at 7:00 p.m. Please plan to invite your family and friends to join us.
Nativity Scene
Someone recently asked why we are keeping the nativity set up in the church since Christmas is over. In years past, when I was a kid, Christmas was celebrated until February 2 and ended on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. With all the busyness of Christmas, we often don’t have the time to reflect on God becoming man, and we miss the spiritual part of Christmas. I thought it would be good to extend our Christmas decorations so we can take time to “soak in” the beauty and true meaning of Christmas. Hopefully, things in our daily lives are returning to a more “normal” pace. I invite you to take time and to stop in Church and meditate and ponder the mystery of God becoming flesh in Jesus Christ..
Honey Is Here!
We are once again selling locally grown honey from our parish office. There are three flavors to select from: Clover and Basswood (both light in color) and Wild Flower (a bit darker shade of amber). Each three-pound jar is $24, preferably paid in cash. It is distributed by Rolling Meadows Sorghum Mill in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
School Frozen Pizza Sales
The Parish School is holding a fundraiser during January for Faye’s Frozen Foods, featuring several different handmade pizzas ranging from $8 to $10. Their dough is handmade daily, and all of their vegetables are hand-chopped. Only the freshest cheese is used to top all their pizzas; no preservatives or trans fats are used. Orders can be placed using the order form below or at the parish office during the week. Phone orders can also be accepted if payment is received by Friday, January 30. Please make checks out to St. John’s Parish. Delivery is expected on Tuesday, February 10. The pizzas are each 12 inches in diameter. Faye’s has been voted Sheboygan’s best pizza. Featured pizzas include single-topping cheese, sausage, pepperoni, sausage and mushroom, deluxe (Italian sausage, onion, pepperoni, green peppers, black olives, green olives, and mushrooms), and sausage and pepperoni. There is also a pizza called Bacon Double Cheeseburger (beef, bacon, cheddar, and mozzarella cheese) and Faye’s Fries (like a cheese bread).
Our next meeting is Friday, February 13, 2026, 10:30 am to Noon. Bring your new creations of Prayer Pockets, Shawls, Lap Blankets, Twiddle Muffs, and Baptismal Gifts. If you enjoy knitting and crocheting, we would love for you to join us and learn more about this ministry. Thank you for your monetary and new yarn donations, dropped off at the Parish Office, to help us in this mission! The meeting location is near St. John's, with easy access and no stairs.
For location, directions, and more information, contact Diane Oakland at 414-617-0721, dianeoak@gmail.com.
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Schoenstatt Girls Group
The St. John the Evangelist school has a Schoenstatt Girls Group that meets monthly. The girls discuss ways they can be like Mary, how Mary leads us to Jesus, and how to be apostles of Mary. At the January meeting, the older girls’ group discussed simple ways to make people smile. What better way to make people smile than to see a small figurine of a "Little Mary" pop up in unexpected places! Girls were given mini-Mary figures to place around the school. Schoenstatt girls move the Mary figures around, once a day or so, to keep fellow students and staff wondering, "Where will we see Mary pop up today?"
Next month, the girls will receive little Mary figures to place out in the community, such as at playgrounds and libraries. Those figures will have a QR code on the bottom that leads back to a Schoenstatt page on our website, and a way for the community to share with us where they found them. The girls are excited to see how far our little Mary figures will go!
"Live a life that reflects God's love."
Do You Go to Dave & Busters?
If so, can you support Our Amazing School?
St. John the Evangelist is pumped to continue our Dave & Buster’s Power Card Fundraising Campaign into March!
When you purchase a Dave & Buster’s Power Card from our fundraising page, 50% of your order directly supports St. John the Evangelist! Whether it’s classic arcade thrills, action-packed racing, or multiplayer challenge, enjoy endless gaming fun at any Dave & Buster’s location nationwide when you purchase your Power Card at the link below.
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Sharing the Word of God at Home
This weekend, the Church celebrates the Sunday of the Word of God, an annual observance established by Pope Francis in 2019 and celebrated each year on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. This day invites us to deepen our love for Sacred Scripture and to recognize the living presence of Christ in the Word of God proclaimed in the liturgy. Pope Francis instituted this celebration to encourage all the faithful, pastors, lectors, catechists, families, and individuals alike to listen more attentively to the Scriptures, to pray with them, and to allow God’s Word to shape daily Christian life. The Bible is not merely a book from the past; it is the living Word through which God continues to speak to His people today. Our Catholic faith calls us to bring the treasures of Scripture not only to Mass, but into the daily life of the family home. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops reminds us that while many families own a Bible, few regularly read it together. Yet, as St. Jerome famously taught, “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” Praying with Scripture at home can become a true feast for the soul and a source of grace for the whole family. Here are just a few simple ways to bring God’s Word into family life:
- Set aside a weekly time for a brief Scripture reading and reflection.
- Choose a quiet, distraction-free place to read aloud and share reflections together.
- Use age-appropriate Bible stories and resources to help children engage with the Word.
Incorporate prayer with Scripture, such as family lectio divina (i.e., spiritual reading) or even the Liturgy of the Hours.
Throughout all of this, the goal should be to allow the Word of God to be living and effective in everyday life—transforming not only what we know, but how we live, as families called to be the “domestic Church.” There are many tools and resources available to support us in this mission, including The Word Among Us devotional; digital apps such as those from Ascension Press and Hallow; and books by popular Catholic authors like Mary Healy, Brant Pitre, and Edward Sri. In the week ahead, consider exploring one or more of these resources to help deepen your engagement with God’s Word.
Let’s close with a prayer: Holy Family of Nazareth—Jesus, Mary, and Saint Joseph—we entrust our home and family life to you. Help us to place Sacred Scripture at the heart of our daily living. Through the light of the Holy Spirit, open our minds to understand God’s Word and our hearts to live it with faith and love. May the Scriptures come alive among us, guiding our choices, strengthening our unity, and drawing us ever closer to our Almighty and All-Loving God. Holy Family, pray for us. Amen.
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Sunday, January 25, 2026 | Third Sunday in Ordinary Time| Matthew 4:12–23 (or 4:12–17)
Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus begins his public ministry and calls his first disciples.
When Jesus emerged publicly and began preaching the kingdom of God, he was taken to mean something very specific—namely, that the tribes of Israel, scattered by sin, were being gathered. The Israelite hope was that, in the messianic era, Israel would become a godly nation gathered around the common worship of the true God at the temple on Mount Zion, and that this united Israel would, in turn, become a beacon to the other nations of the world. Jesus’ entire preaching and ministry should be read under this rubric of the great gathering.
Jesus gathered around himself a band of Apostles whom he shaped according to his own mind and heart and whom he subsequently sent on mission. Priests down through the centuries—from Augustine and Aquinas, to Francis Xavier and John Henry Newman, to John Paul II—are the descendants of those first friends and apprentices of the Lord.
They have been needed in every age, and they are needed today, for the kingdom of heaven must be proclaimed, the poor must be served, God must be worshiped, and the sacraments must be administered.
-Bishop Robert Barron
St. John’s is fortunate to have 24-hour Perpetual Adoration. Please take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to draw closer to God.
Live-streaming: Mass and Adoration
We are live-streaming daily and Sunday Masses as well as Adoration for those who are unable to attend:
Daily Masses:
Monday thru Saturday 8:00 am
Weekend Masses:
Saturday at 4:30 pm
Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 am
If you miss the Livestream, you can watch the upload of each Mass on our YouTube channel.
Scrip is available at all weekend Masses or during regular business hours at the parish office.
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