movies – St. John Nepomucene Catholic Community

ALL RISE! The Northeast Wisconsin Passion Play Open Auditions

Open auditions for ALL RISE! The Northeast Wisconsin Passion Play, a dramatic musical based on the life of Christ, will be held on Thursday evening, January 30^th and Saturday morning, February 1^st, at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre, 1600 W. Prospect Avenue, Appleton.

Adult and student performers, grades three through twelve, of all faiths are invited to audition.

Director Jim Romenesko seeks singers, dancers and actors for the community production.

Performances dates for the 2025 season are April 10th through April 13th, with a special performance for Religious Education / Faith Formation groups on April 9^th.

Chorus, lead and supporting roles, both singing and non-singing are available. Those auditioning will also be asked to do a simple movement/dance audition.

Performances and rehearsals are held at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre, 1600 W. Prospect Avenue Appleton on Sunday evenings with soloists & actors in leading roles also rehearsing on some Sunday afternoons. Peter Leschke is the show’s musical director. Mary Doverspike, Jr. is the choreographer.

For more information visit the production’s website: www.newpassionplay.org and click or tap the “Join Our Cast” button near the top of the page.

St. John Nepomucene Parish Library – Staffing Announcement

Effective January 1st, our volunteer Library Coordinator, Mike Holzknecht, will retire after 10 years serving the parish in that capacity. At the same time, Lois Evers and Carol Wild will also retire after several years serving in their roles as Library Aides. Our parish is grateful for their contributions and assistance in maintaining this valuable resource for our parish community.

Members of the Adult Faith Formation (AFF) Committee will accept responsibility for the library. Replacing Mike will be Angela Olsen and the aides duties will be carried out by other members of the AFF.

An inventory will be conducted of all library materials in January. If you have not yet returned any materials previously checked out, please do so before then, or stop in the library to renew your checkout on the form provided above the return drop box.