St. John Nepomucene Catholic Community
Catholic church and school, serving Little Chute and surrounding communities since 1836
Community Blood Drive on January 31st at Prince of Peace
Sign up now for our next blood drive at Prince of Peace on Tuesday, January 31st from 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
You can sign up for an appointment now by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code: Prince of Peace.
Here is the direct link: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=prince%20of%20peace
** SIGN UP TODAY TO SAVE 3 LIVES **
St. John Nepomucene Prayer Shawl Ministry – Blessed Prayer Shawls on January 15th
Our lovely prayer shawls will be blessed during the 8:00 a.m. Mass on January 15th. Please feel free to take one for yourself, a loved one or for someone you may know that would enjoy having one.
Also, please feel free to stop and ask for a blessed Prayer Shawl at any time at the parish office. We can help you pick out the perfect one!
January Explanation Station from Adult Faith Formation Committee
WHY CONFESSION?
If God knows everything, why can’t we just tell him we’re sorry when we do something wrong? There is a big difference between God “knowing” what we did and his ACT of forgiveness.
For true reconciliation to take place, God wants us to actually say the words, that we are truly sorry, and then to hear the words, spoken by the priest, that we are forgiven. Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he gave his divine power of forgiveness to his first priests, the apostles. They, in turn, passed that power to others throughout the centuries.
Therefore, when a priest says, “I absolve you of your sins,” we must hear Jesus Himself, as the human face of God, saying those same words to us. We, as Catholics, are blessed to have this powerful sacrament in our lives.
Pray with the Mothers of Lu – February 10th at 5:30 pm at St. Pius X
The Mothers of Lu is the remarkable vocations story of mothers from the small Italian village of Lu who met weekly in 1881, to pray in a particular way for vocations to the priesthood and religious life to come from their own families. 323 vocations was the astonishing fruit of the Lu mothers’ prayers!
A 21st Century Mothers of Lu Prayer group is forming in our area to pray with the same specific intention of calling priests and religious from our own children. The group will make a pledge of prayer and sacrifice for this cause.
We will be having an opening Mass on February 10th at 5:30 pm at St. Pius X. To join or find out more about Mothers of Lu, please contact: andrea.vella.phillips@gmail.com.
Holy Spirit Parish Sunday Supper – January 8th
This will be a dine-in meal at the Darboy School, W2796 County Rd KK, Appleton (Darboy).
St. John Nepomucene Mission Club – Need of Wool Sweaters
The St. John Nepomucene Mission Club is in need of wool sweaters! Our wool mitten supply is seriously low! Any size sweater will work as we wash and shrink them to make our wool mittens.
Please consider donating your wool sweaters to the Mission Club! You may provide them to the parish office during normal business hours. Thank you!
Married Couples Retreat – Green Lake, WI – March 3rd – 5, 2023
You may register online at www.gbdioc.org or by calling (920) 272-8315.
St. Andrew Dinner – December 27th!
RSVP: gbvocations.org/registration
If you have any questions, please contact Taylor Geiger, Vocation Coordinator at tgeiger@gbdioc.org.
BE A SPIRITUS MISSIONARY
Do you know a young adult who lives out their faith and is eager to share it with others? SPIRITUS Ministries is looking for Catholics, between 19-29, who want to grow in leadership, holiness and inspire the next generation of youth to live out their Catholic faith.
As a SPIRITUS missionary, you’ll live in community by gender, travel to schools and parishes throughout Wisconsin, and inspire 5,000+ youth in grades 2-12 through retreats. Missionaries receive one-on-one mentoring, spiritual direction, food, lodging, monthly allowance, health insurance, and a $3,000* completion stipend.
There is no fundraising required. For more info visit: spiritusministries.org/beamissionary
Want a taste of Missionary life? Register for a Come & See Weekend!
Email Sarah at recruiter@spiritusministries.org or give us a call at (920) 722-8918 ext. 7 to learn more!
St. John Nepomucene – Young Adult Bible Study
St. John Nepomucene is wishing to start up a Young Adult Bible Study!
If you are between the ages 18 – 30 and want to share, deepen and learn more about your faith journey; please contact Sarah in the parish office at (920) 788-9061 or via email at: szteske@stjn.org.
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