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Social Justice&
THANK YOU
Our March food drive at St. John's collected 8003 pounds of food and $340.00 for the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf. Thank you for your generosity!
2,861 PAIRS OF SOCKS!
(No, we're not talking about Fr. Michael's Easter Basket)
We started out at the beginning of Lent to collect socks for the homeless. We were overwhelmed the first few weeks by the generosity of St. John's Parishioners--676 pair the first week, 540 the second. This had already far
exceeded our expectations. From experience we figured we'd get the largest quantities in the beginning. Instead, on the last weekend, Palm Sunday, we collected 813 pair! Our total in four weeks was 2,861 pairs of socks! They were delivered to the Simpson House and St. Stephen's Homeless Shelter. At St. Stephen's we came in the nick of time because they were all out of socks. Thanks to Father Bill for all of his support with this project and to all of you who donated socks, you have truly lived the gospel - "Whatever you did for these the least of my brethren you did for me". God Bless!
Bulletin Board&
ST. JOHN'S BRIDGE CLUB
The St. John's Women's Bridge Club is sponsoring a Bridge-mixer on Thursday, May 10 at the New Brighton Eagles Hall, 563 9th Ave NW. A buffet supper will be served at 6:00 p.m. followed by bridge. The cost is $2 for members, $7 for guests. All women bridge players are welcome. Reservations are required by Thursday, May 3. Call Marion Marcouiller at 651-633-4486 or Jan Bensing at 651-633-6275.
PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING
Psychological Counseling is again available to the adults of St. John's, without cost. This professional counseling is intended for those who feel they cannot afford private psychologists. Hours are day time on Tuesdays. Call the parish office at 651-633-8333 to make an appointment.
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