Council of Catholic Women Valentine Card Party - Feb. 7

The Council of Catholic Women will be holding their annual St. Valentine Card Party this year on Feb. 7, 2024 from noon till 4:00 pm. in the Bread of Life Hall. We have many card games available for your enjoyment or you may bring your own game. Bring your own group or join others. Your $5.00 donation will get you a fun afternoon, dessert and coffee and a chance to make new friends. We will have door prizes that you may be able to take home with you. To reserve a table for your friends, purchase tickets or get more information call Roberta at 970-667-3802

Catholic School Open House - Jan. 28

Catholic Schools Week Open House

Come see all that our Catholic school has to offer!  Sunday, January 28, after all Masses.  Whether you're exploring Catholic education for your family or if it's just been a while since you visited our school, you're invited to our open house to start Catholic Schools Week.  There will be door prizes, face painting, snacks, drinks, and more!  Thank you for supporting Catholic education at St. John's for over 65 years!

Knights of Columbus Blood Drive - Jan. 20

The Knights will be hosting a UCHealth Blood Drive in St. John’s parking lot on Saturday, January 20.  Your participation helps local hospitals provide life-saving care. Be a hero to your neighborhood, give blood!

Appointments are strongly encouraged. Walk-in's welcome.

To make an appointment: Garth Englund Blood Center is using a new sign up system - HemaCollect (not Sign-up Genius, and it is separate from the UCHealth app).  To sign in, it will ask you to create an account.  It requires a legal name as it appears on your ID.  Leave the “Donor ID” section blank. Select the time you wish to donate.

Blue Christmas - Dec. 21

Thursday,  December 21st, 7:30 pm

For many people this season is hard. Maybe we are grieving the loss of a loved one or the end of a relationship or job, or are suffering other emotions and heartaches.

Hosted by Stephen Ministry, a Blue Christmas service allows us to acknowledge our sorrow and pain,  hurts and losses at this time of the year, and also  seeks to help us acknowledge and feel God’s presence and coming for us,  to help us find hope in his love.

Starts at 7:30 in the upper foyer.  There is mass at 6:30 if you would like to attend that also.  Stephen Ministers will be available to meet, talk , and pray with you.

Transportation can be provided if needed - please call the parish office at 970-635-5800.

White Mass Honoring Health Care Professionals - Oct. 21

WHITE MASS

Celebrating Catholic Health Care Professionals.

Saturday, October 21, 2023, 4 P.M. Mass, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.  Organized by the Northern Colorado Catholic Medical Association, Fr. Steven Voss Guild.  The Annual White Mass is scheduled near the Feast of St. Luke (Patron Saint of Physicians and Surgeons) and is called a “White Mass” because of the white coats traditionally worn by doctors. Health care professionals are invited to wear their white coats.  Dinner to follow in the K of C Hall which will include entertainment/speaker.  Requested donation $10.00/person.  

 

CCW FALL FESTIVAL - OCT. 14-15

Oct. 14th and 15th. Sat. from 10am till 6pm and Sunday from 8am till 3pm. Check the Foyer for our beautiful baskets and get chances to win one for yourself or a gift. While there pick up your Festival Passport, get it stamped and drop in the box for a chance to win a $100.00 gift card, and your ticket for the door prize drawings held periodically through the weekend. In St. John's Hall we will have a snack bar featuring Chile Dogs and Nachos, our ever-popular bake sale, a kid's zone, and several vendors. In the Bread of Life Hall we will also have a snack bar featuring Sloppy Joes and Breakfast burritos, a gently used market and several more vendors. Something for everyone, hope to see you there. There are a few vendor tables left, if interested call Roberta @ 970-667-3802.

Contemplative Rosary - Oct. 7

Spend the morning with Mary, Our Mother: Saturday, October 7th.

On the first Saturday of each month, our parish celebrates a Healing Mass at 8:30am.  October 7th is also the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.  You’re invited to pray a Contemplative Rosary after Mass (about 10am), focusing on the Joyful Mysteries.

 

More times to do The Contemplative Rosary –

· Wednesday, October 11th, 9:45a.m. – The Glorious Mysteries

· Thursday, October 19th, 7:30p.m. – The Luminous Mysteries

· Friday, October 27th, 9:30a.m. – The Sorrowful Mysteries.

Blue Mass Honoring First Responders - Sep. 30

Blue Mass - honoring first responders

Saturday, September 30, 4:00pm Mass.  

We will offer a special blessing for first responders (police officers, firefighters, EMS responders).  If you serve in these professions, you are invited to wear your uniform to Mass.  

The "Blue Mass" is named because of the traditionally blue uniforms worn by public safety personnel.  

We are celebrating on September 30 because it is between Sep. 29, the Feast of the Archangels, and Oct. 2, the Feast of the Guardian Angels.  Please show your gratitude for our first responders and keep them in your prayers.

Women's Mind-Body-Soul Retreat - Sep. 23

Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 8:30 am to 5 pm at St. John’s.

Women 16 years and older only.

Tickets are limited so grab them today!  Registration deadline is September 15th.

Feeling a disconnect between your physical and spiritual life?  Come be nourished with culinary chef Becky Richards and health coach Elizabeth Krier as they guide the women of St John’s through a  one-day mind-body-soul-Christ centered retreat for women dedicated to the pursuit of whole-body wellness while honoring our Catholic faith.

We will spend the morning eating well, praying well, and moving well in the Bread of Life Hall and spend the afternoon participating in the Sacraments in the sanctuary.

Want to connect first? elizabeth@intothewildhealth.com