There will be one Mass on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25, at 9:00 a.m. The Collection will be for the Community Fund. The Parish will be closed Thursday, November 25 and will reopen Monday, November 29, at 9:00 a.m.. The clergy and staff of St. John’s wish all a Thanksgiving filled with many blessings.
The Catholic communities across the Archdiocese of Washington are participating in #iGiveCatholic, a national movement to celebrate and support Catholic ministries on #GivingTuesday, November 30! Through #iGiveCatholic, you will be able to give to a variety of Catholic causes across our Archdiocese – including your own parish! Visit this website https://washington.igivecatholic.org/ now through November 30, to search https://washington.igivecatholic.org/search for – and donate to – the Catholic ministry or parish of your choice as part of your giving during this Season of Gratitude!
Our Advent Reconciliation Service is scheduled for Monday, December 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Church. There will be additional priests available to hear confessions. Please note, it will not be lengthy.
The Bereavement Ministry is inviting Saint John the Baptist parishioners to attend a special Vigil Mass on the Feast of All Souls, November 2, to pray for those people who died during the past two years. It will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Church. Please contact Ruth Anne McCormick at 301-622-0664 if you have any questions or require any further information.