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Faith Formation news
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St. John Third of Five "First Holy Communions"
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:35
This day was yet another blessed event as eleven more of our St. John First Communion candidates were able to come forward to receive Holy Communion for the first time. And of course, Covid-19 made its presence known. During the activities recognizing the students was not a problem because I knew where each candidate was seated, and they were with mom and dad. But afterwards, as we prepared for pictures, the girls, all wore white, had similar hair colors and styles and I was repeatedly asking them if they were who I thought they were. Thankfully, the girls were very patient with me and I for one will greatly appreciate the day when we can safely remove the masks.
Back Row: Fr. Andy
Second Row: Aubrey Sellner, Dashlyn Caskey, Paxten PIsarik, Beau Keegan, Emersyn Martin
First Row: Violet Olberding, Ainsley Panos, Nicholas Schneider, Hayden Davisl, Carleigh Haugse, Rylan Sporrer
Second Row: Aubrey Sellner, Dashlyn Caskey, Paxten Pisarik, Beau Keegan, Emersyn Martin
First Row: Violet Olberding, Ainsley Panos, Nicholas Schneider, Hayden Davis, Carleigh Haugse, Rylan Sporrer
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St. John Fourth of Five "First Holy Communions"
It is July 20, 2020 and we here at St. John are proud to introduce to you our fourth group of First Holy Communion candidates who were finally able to receive the Body and Blood of our most Precious Jesus Christ. The focus for this holy and special day was on the sacrament itself as these four First Communion candidates were welcomed to the Table of the Lord and have now joined our Eucharistic community, just as the other First Communion groups have. Welcome!
“For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” John 6:33
Back Row: Fr. Andy
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St. John Fifth of Five "First Holy Communions"On July 22, at our Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass we celebrated with our last First Communion candidate, Leo Grosse as he came to the table to receive the precious Blood and Body of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We welcome Leo to our Eucharistic community. By continuing to receive Holy Communion for the rest of our lives, we become one with Christ and believe we will share in His eternal life. Pope Francis said that, “Every time a Catholic receives Communion, it should be like his or her First Communion.”“Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.”
1 Corinthians 10:17
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Welcome to the Roman Catholic Church
Neither wind, hail, snow, tornados, Covid-19 or a derecho could keep three determined people to at last complete their RCIA journey. RCIA began last fall with Holy Saturday set as the day of celebration but it never happened. On Saturday, August 15, Duane Schlatter and Mark Eberling became members of the Roman Catholic Church at St. Isidore. Pictured below, from left to right, Duane, Fr. Andy and Mark.
On Sunday, August 16, Ashley Axtell, also on the same journey with Duane and Mark, became a member of the St. John Community as she entered fully into the Roman Catholic Church. Included in their journey are our RCIA Team members; Fr. Andrew, Linda Hansmeier, Natalie and Dave Klosterman, Larry Poduska, and Blake Covington. Pictured below are Ashley Axtell and Fr. Andy.
