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Graduating seniors and current college students are invited to text SJBCOLLEGE to 84576 to sign up for texts from the parish throughout their time in college. This is an initiative of the Vocations Team.

ALL parishioners graduating from grade school, high school, college, or trade school are invited to attend the 10:30am Mass on Sunday, May 22nd wearing your school's colors. Graduates will receive special recognition and a blessing. No RSVP required.

Please keep Father Bill Sullivan in your prayers on Friday, May 20th, which marks his 50th year as a priest. He was ordained at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on May 20, 1972 and has served the diocese faithfully the past 50 years! Fun fact: Father Bill has likely said Mass over 20,000 times in his lifetime! Thank you for your vocation, Father Bill!

The Blessed Solanus Casey Society is offering the opportunity for a pilgrimage to the Solanus Casey Center in Detroit, MI, at the St. Bonaventure Monastery. Pray at his tomb where the miracle occurred leading to his beatification. Click this announcement to be taken to the flyer.

St. John the Baptist Catholic School is looking for a 5th Grade teacher for the 2022-2023 school year. Please contact Principal Mary Keefer at mkeefer@saintjohnfortwayne.com or at 260-456-3321.

Planting Day will take place after the 10:30am Mass on May 15. Plots will be available to adopt in the back of church. Contact Stewardship Team with any questions at Stewardship@SaintJohnFortWayne.com.

The Scouts will be selling plants from Young's Nursery after all Masses May 6/7 and 14/15. You can purchase plants for your personal use or donate them to planting day on May 15!

Parents - join others in your parish to learn about a different Saint each month! Following the Knights of Columbus First Saturday Rosary at 8:30am, stay for a few more minutes to help your children learn about a Saint! In May, we will learn more about Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Bring the children, and everyone will increase their faith. Refreshments are included.

Father Andrew will be leading a book study of "Rescued" by FR. John Riccardo. Buy your book online. Meetings will take place from 6:30-8:00pm on the corner of Sherwood and Arlington (or in the church in case of bad weather) on 5 consecutive Thursdays: 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, and 6/16.

Diapers, pull-ups, and wipes will be collected and donated to YoungLives, a local organization that connects teenage mothers to community through Christ and supports them as they finish school, create healthy relationships, and find financial independence.

Catechesis Team would be happy to answer your questions about the Catholic faith! Click on this link and you'll be taken to their page to fill out the form. You can submit your question anonymously to be answered in the bulletin or online, or you can provide an email address and receive a direct response.

St. John Fort Wayne presents Planning Today to Secure a Peaceful Tomorrow, a free life planning workshop for individuals and couples of all ages to learn about how they can start to get their affairs in order now to remove burdens from their loved ones later. We never know when in life death will occur; it is never too early to be prepared. It will take place on Thursday, May 12th from 7:00-8:30pm in the church at St. John’s, 4500 Fairfield Avenue. The night will consist of four 15-minute presentations from each presenter plus 3 breakout Q&A sessions of participants’ choice. Presenters will be Divine Mercy Funeral Home (funeral planning), Father Andrew Budzinski (Catholic approach to death and funeral Masses), Catholic Community Foundation (endowments), and lawyer, Charlie Heiny (estate planning and wills). This event is meant to be informative and empower you to start making these decisions. There is no obligation to utilize the services the vendors provide. They are generously coming to inform, not to sell. For more information, contact Stewardship@SaintJohnFortWayne.com.

The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is organizing a pilgrimage to Lisbon for World Youth Day in 2023. Join Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades on this epic journey to pray with our Holy Father, Pope Francis, and a couple million of our brothers and sisters in Christ! What: World Youth Day Where: Lisbon, Portugal When: July 28 – August 7, 2023 “Mary arose and went with haste” (Lk 1:39).

Please return your CRS Rice Bowls to the bowl by the old confessionals, the collection basket, or the parish office over the next few weeks.

Saturday, April 23rd from 9am-noon, join Karen Eckrich in the church basement to learn how to make a pysanka. A pysanka is a traditional Ukrainian Easter egg intricately decorated with beeswax and dye. She will teach a brief history of pysanky eggs, then make your own to take home! limited to ages 10 and up. Call or email the parish office to register. There is a $10 fee to cover supplies. All overage will be donated to Catholic Relief Services' Ukraine efforts.

The Stations of the Cross this Friday, April 8 at 6:30pm will be a walking Stations where we will walk through the neighborhood the approximate distance of Jesus' Way of the Cross. In case of inclement weather, we will have Stations inside the church as usual.

The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is partnering with Springs in the Desert to support couples carrying the cross of infertility. On Saturday, May 7 (Mother’s Day Weekend), the University of Notre Dame will host a day-long retreat from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Come with your spouse or on your own to be supported, hear inspiring reflections, have opportunities for group sharing, and experience friendship with others on this same path. The retreat will include time for prayer in adoration as well as an opportunity to receive the sacrament of reconciliation and attend the Vigil Mass for Sunday. Registration is $50/couple or $25/individual. Lunch and dinner are included. Registration is open! Details at SpringsInTheDesert.org/cherished/. Questions? Email info@springsinthedesert.org. It’s an honor to walk with you.

Click here to be taken to the prayer that Pope Francis will be praying on Friday, March 25 to consecrate Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

In the event of an emergency cardiac arrest situation in the church, an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is located in the bride’s room in the south end of the main vestibule mounted on the wall to the right of the restroom. The school has AEDs in the gym, in the front office, and on the 3rd floor. What is an AED? AEDs are used to revive someone from sudden cardiac arrest and guide care givers until First Responders arrive. They are used when a disruption in the heart's electrical activity causes a dangerously fast heartbeat or a fast and irregular heartbeat. How to use: Have someone call 9-1-1. Retrieve and unzip the AED, open the device, power on, remove clothing over the person’s chest, and apply pads. The AED will give you step-by-step instructions explaining how to check for breathing and administer chest compressions (CPR). Once the pads are in place, the AED automatically measures the person's heart rhythm and determines if a shock is needed. If it is, the machine tells the user to stand back—”CLEAR” - and delivers the shock. The AED will not deliver a shock every time and is programmed to only shock as needed.

Give the gift of life this Divine Mercy Sunday, April 24th, at our parish blood drive. The Red Cross will be in the gym from 8am-1pm collecting blood. Visit RedCrossBlood.org and type in sponsor code SJBCCFW or click this link to be taken to the signup page.