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Parish Hall Update
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Parish Hall Capital Campaign
On behalf of Fr. Felix, the SJA Finance Council and Parish Hall Building Committee would like to provide the parish with an update on our Parish Hall Project. As of August 2024, we have just over $8M in the Parish Hall restricted funds.We are within our two-year timeline. All are excited to make SJA's Parish Hall a reality as soon as possible. We are moving forward. Please check future weekly Mass bulletins for further updates.
Thank you all for your continued generosity in helping to build our community and forge our future at St. John the Apostle Church and School!
- 27,000 square feet – 2 floors
- 1 social hall with stage
- 8 meeting rooms (6 medium size & 2 extra-large size)
- Warming kitchen with grill
- Ground floor terrace
- Rooftop terrace
- Curved driveway at entrance
- Storage
- Bathrooms
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Beware of scams
If you receive a text, email, or instant message asking for money, funds, wires, or gift cards from Fr. Felix, BEWARE! This is a scam. Fr. Felix would never solicit money or gift cards by targeting individuals in this manner. If you look closely at the source email, you will notice that the address is not really Fr. Felix's, although it might look similar at first glance. The same applies to requests you might receive from the Richmond Diocese seeking funds on behalf of Bishop Knestout. Do not respond to these phishing expeditions in any way—delete them immediately. Do not engage with the person on the other end!
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Prayer in time of Violence
I have to admit, God,
that sometimes it’s hard
to even call your name.On days like this
I can’t help but think
that if you had been there,
we wouldn’t be here——here in a world where
so much violence
has changed everything—here where such bloodshed
fills today’s news
even as many more die
each day, unnoticed and alone.But here is where we need you,
and here is where we cry to you.
Be here with us, Lord, be here.Let us be angry for what has been done,
but don’t let us be consumed by it
that we no longer recognize ourselves
as your creation.Give peace to the children.
Unbind them from the bonds of grief and fear
that they may become again
children of joy, of love, of trust, and hope.And not today, Lord, but in time,
if there’s at all any room in our hearts to forgive,
then so let it be,
for we all need to be created again.Be here with us, Lord, be here,
right where we are, as broken as we are.
Be here with us, Lord, be here.
Amen.—Diana Macalintal
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