Dan Ferrrari is coming back to St. John Fisher to share musical selections from his new album "Strength." Opening for Dan will be our very own shining star, Owen Henderschedt. Dan and Owen will be performing on Saturday, September 28th beginning at 6:00pm.
We will be taking up a free-will offering to help offset the cost. Please help spread the word to family and friends. Come celebrate our faith with an evening of music.

MENU

MEATLOAF, POTATOES FRESH VEGETABLES

Please deliver hot to church on Sunday, October 6 at 2pm.
We suggest using a 12x10 disposable tin.

SALADS & FIXINGS, ROLLS & BUTTER
DESSERTS

Keep salad, fixings and dressings separate to ensure freshness. Seal in baggies not tins.

PAPER PLATES, NAPKINS, COLD CUPS, UTENSILS, POWDERED COLD DRINK MIXES

Monetary donations are gladly accepted. Look for sign-up sheets at both exits

St. Vincent de Paul was a French priest who dedicated his life to serve the most vulnerable and established the Congregation of Missions. Take a few moments and select a book on the saints and read about this compassionate priest who is known as the patron saint of charitable organizations.

As we prepare as a parish for the next dinner at St. Vincent de Paul in Middletown, let us pray for the poor among us and reflect on how we can become ministers of care and compassion. As the Franciscan Media Web page reminds us, "Vincent de Paul is a particularly appropriate patron for all Christians today, when hunger has become starvation, and the high living of the rich stands in more and more glaring contrast to the physical and moral degradation in which many of God's children are forced to live.

Many thanks to everyone who signed up to donate snack items for the 10th grade Confirmation retreat. We appreciate your support. Please drop off all donations to the church by 11:30 on Saturday, September 28th.

As fall is in full spring and our calendars are filling up, we hope to remind you of the slower days of summer by sharing with you a few reflections from the volunteers who participated in the Summer Service Weekend with the Congregational Church. May we never miss an opportunity to live the greatest commandment and love our neighbor.

During this National Suicide Prevention Month may we offer special intentions to those who struggle with mental illness.

Dear Lord, we ask you to comfort and heal those among us and those whom we love who experience various mental health challenges. We know that at times their suffering is great and their isolation can seem unbearable. May they experience the love and support from their family and our community here at St. John Fisher, letting them know they do not journey alone. Remind us all, especially those who struggle, that we are valued and loved. We ask for your grace and mercy and that you will guide us, so that we may have compassion and love for those suffering from depression, anxiety and other emotions that sometimes try to diminish our spirit. Amen

As a new year of faith formation begins, may we, as a faith community, make a special intention to Saint Robert Bellarmine, the patron saint of catechists. “Robert Bellarmine devoted his life to the study of Scripture and Catholic doctrine. His writings help us understand that the real source of our faith is not merely a set of doctrines, but rather the person of Jesus still living in the Church today.” Franciscan Media. May Saint Robert guide our catechists as they journey with our families to inform, educate and inspire our young people in the faith.

"Whenever we do something together, something good, something beautiful, everyone changes. All of us change in some way and this does us good."

~Pope Francis

 St. Vincent de Paul Sunday Night Supper Sunday, October 6th

MENU MEATLOAF, POTATOES FRESH VEGETABLES

Please deliver hot to church on Sunday, October 14 at 2pm. We suggest using a 12x10 disposable tin.

SALADS & FIXINGS, ROLLS & BUTTER DESSERTS

Keep salad, fixings and dressings separate to ensure freshness. Seal in baggies not tins.

PAPER PLATES, NAPKINS, COLD CUPS, UTENSILS, POWDERED COLD DRINK MIXES

*Monetary donations are gladly accepted Look for sign-up sheets at both exits

We are once again preparing for the 10th Grade Confirmation Community Retreat being held in the St. Thomas More Hall on  Saturday, September 28th.

Any donations of snack items for the  retreat would be greatly appreciated.  Please consider signing up to donate an item listed on the sign-up sheets at the entrances of the church and pray that these remarkable teenagers will be touched by the Holy Spirit drawing them closer to our Heavenly Father.