Happening Now!!!

The Homeless Community Network of Olmsted County is sponsoring the 4th Annual Project Community Connect on Friday, January 27th from 11 am until 3 pm.It will be held at a new location this year, Mayo High School! This change in location will allow for more participant and volunteer parking which has been a concern in the past.

Calendar of events for Social outreach

St. John’s next times for serving Sunday Lunch is March 18, 2012 (here at St. John) and at St. Francis on April 22. We also need two volunteers from St. John for each All Parish Sundays which are April 8 (Easter), and May 13(Mother’s Day).
Interfaith Hospitality Network: Next Hosting week is late April.
Bakers for Gift of Life Transplant House will be requested for February and March. Sign-up to bring 3 dozen homebaked goodies to the St. John Parish Center on one of the Mondays in February or March. We will deliver them on Tuesdays.
Watch for information about “Rochester Catholics Read”. The book for this year will be The Death of Josseline: Immigrant Stories from the Arizona Borderlands by Margaret Regan.

For information on any of these opportunities, please contact Mary Vlazny mvlazny@sj.org.

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2010 Interfaith Build

St John the Evangelist and many other faith communities came together in 2010 with Rochester Area Habitat for Humanity Interfaith Build.

Meet the family

Their story ...(PDF File)

Their home: 3062 Eastwood Drive SE off Marion Road

"Read about ways to engage with A Minnesota Without Poverty Statewide Movement."

We have enough for all to have enough - MPR Article

Legislative Issues

For more detailed information and action alerts, please visit the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops website.

At the state of Minnesota level please find out more at www.jrlc.org (see JRLC Blog), or the Minnesota Catholic Conference www.mcc.org

Social Action

If one had taken what is necessary to cover one's needs and had left the rest to those who are in need, no one would be rich, no one would be poor, no one would be in need.

- Saint Basil, 4th
century theologian and monastic

National Catholic Rural Life Conference:

Applies the following principles when considering economic, social and environmental policies on behalf of agriculture and rural communities:
- Human Dignity
- The Common Good
- Preferential Option for the Poor
- Universal Destination of Goods
- Integrity of Creation
- Subsidiarity
- Solidarity
These principles of Catholic life are drawn from the Scriptures and church traditions.

By these principles we are led as a faithful people to care for Creation and care for Community by the loving care of Christ.

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How Channel One can use our food dollar. Please contribute today by placing a check(Pay to: St John Church) or cash designated for Channel One in any collection or bring food to the food barrel in the coat room anytime.

Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,
who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.

Psalms 146: 5-7