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Welcome to St. John the Evangelist! Whether you’re just visiting for a brief time, looking for a new parish home, returning to the practice of your Catholic faith or interested in finding out more about the Catholic Church, we are happy you’re here! To learn more about St. John, please visit stjohngulfport.org.
Last Week’s Collections
1st Collection: $5914 2nd Collection: $631 for Church Property Insurance
Thank you for your generosity!
This week’s second collection is a special Father’s Day Collection for the Diocesan Priest Supplemental Retirement Fund. Next week’s second collection is for Peter’s Pence.
Isabel Allen John Atwood David Belew Mary Ann Bishop Dean Bowles Harriett Bowles Suzanne Bowles Hope Broadus Garry Cooper Beverly Crawford Ed Croal Mimi Davis Marcia Flagg Julie Foster Angel Garcia Hartlee Garriga
Skyler Garriga Alan Goad Dan Goad Ronnie Greer Jessi Hebert Jordan Hoang Sarah Hewes Werner Huber Suzanne King Linda Langenbach Helena Nichols Bernard Papania Linda Papania Steve Papania Colette Marissa Quigley
Alexander Rich Philip Rushing Peggy Ryland Skip Ryland Joan Sample Annette Seymour Gary Seymour Vicki Smith Charlie Underwood Erma Wilson Sullivan Wilson John Windham Parishioners of St. John the Evangelist
Hear Us and Heal Us
Your prayers are asked for the following individuals
who are facing illness or other life challenges.
If you are new to the parish, please complete a
registration form on the back table or go to our
website and click on the “New Parishioner” tab.
Happy birthday blessings are extended to:
Belated wishes to Deanna McGuire who celebrated on Jun 17.
Lee Barnes on Jun 24.
May God grant them many blessings in the coming year!
Congratulations
to Our Parishioners
Celebrating Wedding Anniversaries
Frank & Betty Hammack – 58 years on Jun 26
May God bless them with many more
happy years together!
Prayer for Hurricane Season
O Heavenly Father, all the elements of nature obey
your command. Calm the storms that threaten us and
turn our fear into praise of your goodness. Protect us
from hurricanes and disasters of nature. We pray
through Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns
with you through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
To add or remove a name from the prayer list, please contact the Parish Office. Names will appear on the prayer list for six weeks, but are renewable.
This weekend, the church flowers are donated by Carolyn Fayard in memory of her father, Curtis Miller, on his June 23rd birthday.
July 3 - First Friday
July 4 - First Saturday
Worship Schedule on the Front of the Bulletin
At least two people for each hour of adoration
Sign-up sheet on the round table
in the back of the church.
Please plan to spend some time with Our Lord!
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18; Ps 60:3-5, 12-13;
Mt 7:1-5
Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36;
Ps 48:2-4, 10-11; Mt 7:6, 12-14
Wednesday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17;
1 Pt 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17
Day: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15;
Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80
Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 79:1b-5, 8-9; Mt 7:21-29
Friday: 2 Kgs 25:1-12; Ps 137:1-6; Mt 8:1-4
Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Ps 74:1b-7, 20-21;
Mt 8:5-17
Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a; Ps 89:2-3, 16-19;
Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Mt 10:37-42 Rom 5:12-15;
Mt 10:26-33
Notice for Contributions
During these difficult days, it’s still important to support your parish. Our families are encouraged to maintain their church contributions by mail, by dropping it off at the Parish Office from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Monday - Friday; by utilizing automatic drafts (contact the Parish Office if you’d like to sign up); or by giving electronically at https://giving.parishsoft.com/app/giving/stjohngulfport. We also have a lock box on the center table in the back of the church for accepting your donations.
Your support is graciously appreciated!
2020 Catholic Sharing Appeal
Parish Update
Our parish goal for this year’s Catholic Sharing Appeal is $39,146. Thus far, 97 families have responded and we have raised $40,366. Now that we have met our goal, all extra monies received by the CSA will be routed back to our parish. Thank you for your generosity!
If you have not made a pledge or given a one-time gift
to the CSA, pledge envelopes can be found in the back
of the church, or you can give online at
www.biloxidiocese.org.
We extend our deepest sympathy and prayers for peace and comfort to Elnora Ladner on the death of her husband, Kerman Ladner, and to all of his family and friends.
We also extend condolences to the family and friends of Margarite Daley, especially to Buddy Cospelich on the death of his dear friend.
May Kerman and Margarite and all the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Help Needed
To comply with diocesan directives, we need people to
hand out masks before all Masses as well as ushers to
seat parishioners and visitors according to social
distance guidelines. Please contact the Parish Office if
you are willing to assist.
In addition, we are looking for new lectors. If you are
interested in this ministry, please contact Mara Russo
in the Parish Office at
[email protected] or 228-865-7156.
Mass on Tuesday will be at 7:00 AM this week.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
All Weekend Masses: In honor of Father’s Day-
All Fathers Living and Deceased
Saturday: 5:00 PM +Anthony Verin Davis
Sunday: 8:00 AM +Dr. Hugo Nievas
10:30 AM +Tom Hewes
5:00 PM People of the Parish
Monday: 7:00 AM +Curtis Miller
Tuesday: 7:00 AM +Parker Hewes
Wednesday: 7:00 AM +Kaleel Salloum, Sr.
Thursday: 7:00 AM +James Garrett
Friday: 7:00 AM +Mackie Fayard
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
We are happy to announce that following Mass at 7:00
AM on each Friday, the Blessed Sacrament will be
exposed for adoration until 8:30 AM. We will keep
our usual schedule for Adoration on the First Friday –
it will begin at the conclusion of Mass and continue
until 5:00 PM.
A Prayer for Christian Fathers
Heavenly Father,
you entrusted your Son Jesus,
the child of Mary,
to the care of Joseph, an earthly father.
Bless all fathers
as they care for their families.
Give them strength and wisdom,
tenderness and patience;
support them in the work they have to do,
protecting those who look to them,
as we look to you for love and salvation,
Since it looks like we’re going to be in it for the long
haul …
To comply with diocesan directives for the
protection of individuals worshipping together,
those attending Mass are encouraged to wear masks
to cover their mouth and nose. We have disposable
masks available, but we respectfully request that you
bring your own when you come to Mass. Thanks to
Mrs. Mary Repp, we have some cloth masks that can
be washed and reused. They are available on a first
come-first served basis and can be obtained from a
member of the Church Staff.
Catholic School Tuition Assistance 2020-2021
Catholic school registration has begun and
Catholic schools in South Mississippi will open
with a traditional schedule on August 6, 2020 . If
you have a child attending Catholic School and
will need tuition assistance for the upcoming
school year, please contact Fr. Satish. In order to
receive tuition assistance, you must be a registered
member of the parish, attend church regularly,
contribute to the upkeep of the Church and
participate in the ministries of the parish.
Happy Father’s Day and many
blessings to all our fathers!
Today, in a special way, let us be
grateful for:
+ Our fathers, by birth or adoption,
who love us and support us
through life;
+ Our Church leaders, who take on the paternal role
of guiding us through life; and
Catholic Education
St. James Elementary
603 West Avenue, Gulfport, MS 39507
Principal: Jennifer Broadus
Tel #: 228-896-6631
St. Vincent De Paul Elementary
4321 Espy Avenue, Long Beach MS 39560
Principal: Carol Church
Tel #: 228-222-6000
St. Patrick High School
18300 St. Patrick Road, Biloxi, MS 39532
Prayer Candles
5-Day Prayer Candles are
available for a $5 donation
and may be picked up in
the Church Sacristy after
Masses and in the Parish Office from
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM throughout the work week.
Red Candles for St. Joseph
Blue Candles for the Blessed Mother
We appreciate those who donate altar flowers. If you would like to have flowers placed in the church for a week in honor of a birthday, anniversary or other celebration, or in memory of a deceased loved one, please contact the Parish Office.
Children’s Activity Guides
For families with young children, the Children’s
Activity Guides for the month of June and July
are available through the Parish Office.
Did You Know?
Over 50% of all adults neglect to make out a Last
Will and Testament; and of those who have one,
many do not keep it up to date. Think about getting
your will made or having it reviewed – it provides a
plan for distributing your hard-earned estate. And
while you’re at it, please consider helping St. John
the Evangelist Catholic Church through a bequest.
In addition, stocks and bonds, especially if
appreciated in value over the years, can cost you or
your heirs a lot of capital gains taxes, but they can
also make substantial gifts to St. John. Please
consider such a gift.
Saint John Fisher (1469-1535)
and
Saint Thomas More (1477-1535)
June 22
From Robert Bolt’s classic A Man for All Seasons to
Showtime’s edgy The Tudors, Thomas More endears
himself still: lawyer-statesman of impeccable
integrity, remarried widower and affectionate father
delighting in a lively household—four children, a pet
monkey, even a paid jester! And challenges still:
humanist-reformer, yet champion of Catholic faith
and papal primacy. John Paul II named him Patron of
Statesmen and Politicians, citing More’s generous
work, both as a lawyer and in government service,
on behalf of the poorest and most marginalized
people of his time, as well as his promotion of
education for all sectors of society. More’s decision
for principle over politics, conscience over
convenience prompted his final words: “I die the
king’s good servant, but God’s first.” Alone among
England’s bishops, John Fisher dared challenge
Henry VIII’s divorce and repudiation of the papacy.
When the Pope named the imprisoned Fisher a
cardinal, Henry thundered: “Don’t bother sending
Fisher’s red hat here; I’ll send Fisher’s head to
Rome!” Whose “good servants” are we first? Isn’t a
right conscience worth the pain of standing alone? —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Graduate yard signs can be picked up from the
Memorial Room on the weekend and from the
Parish Office on weekdays.
