St John the Baptist Catholic Church - Cooks Valley

06/07/2026

Fr. Feltes' Corpus Christi Sunday Homily

Solemnity of Corpus Christi By Fr. Victor Feltes Scripture scholars agree that St. John’s Gospel was the last of the four Gospels to be written. Saints Matthew, Mark, and Luke had already shared th…

05/18/2026

Fr. Feltes' Ascension Homily

Solemnity of the Ascension By Fr. Victor Feltes Jesus’ Ascension can feel like a bittersweet mystery. Jesus ascends with his human nature into heaven and takes his seat enthroned at the right hand …

05/05/2026

Yesterday, confirmandi from St. Paul's and St. John's were sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit by Bishop Gerard Battersby! Congratulations to the newly confirmed!

05/03/2026

Fr. Feltes' Sunday Homily

5th Sunday of Easter By Fr. Victor Feltes First century Jews had marriage customs different than ours today. When a Jewish man wished to marry a woman, he would journey from his father’s house to h…

04/27/2026

Congratulations to this Sunday's First Communicants!

04/25/2026

Images from our St. George the Martyr candlelight Mass, worshipping like Christians in the catacombs.

04/11/2026

Fr. Feltes' Divine Mercy Sunday Homily

Divine Mercy Sunday By Fr. Victor Feltes The Roman pagans believed it was impious to kill someone inside of their city walls yet their leaders wanted the public to witness their executions. So on G…

04/03/2026

Funeral Homily for Mary Ann Loew

By Deacon Daniel Rider Spring is slow in coming this year. Warm days followed by snowstorms. We are still waiting for spring to arrive. Mary Ann was blessed to have Art. sixty years of marriage, an…

04/02/2026

No Youth Ministry on Holy Saturday, but we'll resume Saturday April 11 @ 9:30 AM at St. Paul's.

03/23/2026

Deacon Dick Kostner's Sunday Homily

5th Sunday of Lent By Deacon Dick Kostner We have all heard the story told in today’s gospel where Jesus raises Lazarus up from the dead after he has been dead for days. Today I would like to…