Happy 4th of July weekend! I hope you will have a great weekend. The weather looks awesome. I am so excited as we will be baptizing my 12th nephew, Noah this weekend.
This weekend we start a new weekend Mass schedule. This will be the permanent Mass schedule for weekends.

Confessions on Saturday at 2:30 pm

Masses:
Saturday Vigil at 4 pm (Mass LIVE-STREAMED)
Sunday at 9 am, 11:30 am, 6 pm
The 11:30 am will be LIVE-STREAMED
The 6 pm Mass will be held outside (weather permitting).

Masks are required at indoor Masses. Masks held outside do not require a mask, but we ask that you space out your seating. I know some people struggle with the masks so the 6 pm outside might be a good choice for those who struggle.

The weekday Mass schedule will remain 11:00 am (Monday - Saturday) until August. I will let you know the new weekday Mass schedule later this month. Those Masses are LIVE-STREAMED.

As an FYI, the St. John of the Cross Mass schedule on the weekend will be:

Confessions on Saturday at 3:00 pm

Masses:
Saturday at 4 pm
Sunday at 7:45 am & 10:15 am
The 7:45 am Mass will be at the outdoor shrine (weather permitting).

Peace,
Fr. John

Greetings,
 
I hope this email finds you well!  Enjoying this beautiful weather.  Parish life is slowly coming back to normal.  Each day there is more and more activity on the campus.  It brings such joy to my heart.  This weekend at the 4 pm Saturday Mass we will welcome four new people into the Catholic faith.  We welcome Lisa, Jonathan, Sierra and Tricia.  I am so excited for this part of their journey to now be happening.  
 
I wanted to let you know that starting July 4 & 5 we will add the 9 am Sunday Mass back into our weekend Mass schedule and change the 11 am Mass to 11:30 am Mass.  Mark your calendars! 
 
Finally, we will no longer require masks to be worn at any Mass that is held outside. The 6 pm Sunday Mass is held outside through September (weather permitting).  Please do keep your distance from people but masks are not required. So, if you struggle with the mask requirement this might be a good Mass for you to attend.  Masks are still required for all Masses held inside the church.  
 
I hope you have a great weekend! 
 
Peace,
Fr. John
 

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