The Gospel for Sunday, January 29th, the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time is The Beatitudes, the beginning of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. There are 23 sections of The Sermon on the Mount. There are 24 days between Sunday, January 29th and Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Spend these days listening to Jesus preach His Sermon on the Mount to you. What is Jesus saying to you? How do you want to respond to Him? How do you want to live differently? On Day 24, make your prayer, fasting and almsgiving commitments for Lent. Day 25 is Ash Wednesday; come to Mass and live The Sermon on the Mount.

Father Andrew will be leading a Holy Hour on Tuesday, February 7th @ 7:00pm at the Mother Theodore Guerin Chapel at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. All are invited to come pray for vocations in our diocese.

The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend has reserved spots for middle school and high school youth from our diocese with Catholic Youth Summer Camp - Great Lakes, a summer camp by Damascus Missionaries. CYSC Great Lakes will be hosted at Our Lady of the Fields camp in 2023, a newly renovated facility located just 30 minutes north of Ann Arbor in Brighton, Michigan. The cost for each camper for one week is $520. Interested participants and their parents can learn more and request a spot by clicking this link or visiting diocesefwsb.org/retreats-pilgrimages .

From February 8-14, during this Eucharistic Revival, you are invited to visit one of the many locations across the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend to venerate the first-class relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis and St. Manuel Gonzalez Garcia, both of whom are renowned for their devotion to the Eucharist. Learn more by clicking this announcement.

Strengthen your marriage from the comfort of your own home with The Marriage Course Online!  Featuring “regular” couples and relationship experts from around the world, this free eight-week program will take place online through Zoom on Thursday evenings from 8:00-10:00pm. from Feb. 9 through March 23.  There is no group discussion. Instead, time will be built into each session for you and your spouse to discuss the topic in the privacy of your own home using prompts from The Marriage Course journal. Topics include strengthening connection; the art of communication; resolving conflict; the power of forgiveness; the impact of family; good sex; and love in action. The program will conclude with a Q & A panel discussion session with other Catholic couples. For more information and to register, please go to diocesefwsb.org/marriage-course.

St. Dymphna support group, held at St. Therese Church at 2304 Lower Huntington Road, is hosting a night on mindfulness featuring St. John the Baptist parishioner, Dr. Dave Johnson, PhD, RN, LMFT. Doctor Johnson will be presenting on how to talk to God using mindfulness by learning to center your thoughts, decrease anxiety, and improve your prayer talk to God. The night will take place in the gathering space from 7:00-8:30pm. Call 260-747-4767 or visiting sttheresefw.org

About 6 more volunteers are needed to join our counting teams. Counters must be attentive to detail, show up on their assigned days, and be able to properly count and balance money. If interested, contact Dan Kelker at 260-456-9619 or [email protected]

St. John the Baptist Catholic School will hold an informational night for parents interested in registering their children for kindergarten and three and four year-old preschool for the 2023-2024 school year on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 from 6:30-7:30pm. If you have any questions, please call Jeanne at 260-456-3321 or email Principal Mark Keefer at [email protected] .

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