St. John's Summer Program

08/11/2026

Here's the sidebar story about St. John's Summer Program in the Catholic Standard this weekend: What young Catholics say can attract and keep their peers in the Church -

Discover key insights from young Catholics on what draws youth to the Church: authentic community, personal invitations, clear teaching, and the Eucharist.

08/11/2026

The Catholic Standard is featuring St. John’s Summer Program in two articles in this weekend’s edition! Here’s the main story : At St. John’s Summer Program, young Catholics learn to follow, lead and help one another toward heaven -

At St. John Francis Regis Parish in Hollywood, Maryland, nearly 350 youth gather weekly for St. John's Summer Program to grow in faith, fun, and community.

07/28/2026

NEW PUPPIES! Plus Odette from the last group! All available for adoption. Visit St. John's Summer Program's Lucky Dog camp to meet these adorable pups and see if one is right for you! We have them until this Friday evening when we have to return them to the rescue - Operation Paws for Home, the amazing rescue we are working with for the second summer. Please share this and help us find loving homes for these puppies!

07/19/2026

Lucky Dog Camp 2026 is here—and so are our adorable adoptable puppies!

Help us find loving homes for these wonderful pups by spreading the word and stopping by to meet them. They are doing incredibly well: sleeping through the night without accidents, learning basic commands, making great progress with potty training, and gaining valuable socialization experience.

Come visit—you may just meet your new best friend!

07/19/2026

Our 2026 Brows/Hair Challenge begins today! Help us feed the 1,314 children at Chaone Primary School in Malawi for the next year. https://www.stjohnssummerprogram.com/eyebrows

02/16/2026

🛏️ Mattress Sale Fundraiser — Saturday, February 28, 2026
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM | St. John’s Gym

St. John’s Summer Program (SJSP) is hosting a one-day mattress sale to support an incredible cause.

All proceeds will help feed hungry children at our sponsored school in Chaone, Malawi.
Buy a mattress… and you can help feed several children for an entire year!

Don’t need a mattress?

You can still make a big impact.

Consider purchasing one to donate to St. Mary’s Ryken’s Caritas Program, which assists local families transitioning from homelessness to stable housing. Your donation can help provide a fresh start with dignity — including a bed to sleep on.

What will be available?

• 30+ name-brand mattress models
• Bed frames
• Mattress pads
• Sheets
• Pillows
• And more

The St. John’s Gym will be transformed into a full showroom where you can test mattresses in person. With no retail overhead, prices are deeply discounted. All mattresses are made to order and shipped directly to your home, with white-glove delivery available.

Please help us spread the word!
Buy a mattress. Feed hungry children. Bless a family in need.

Join us February 28th and support SJSP, Mary’s Meals, and Caritas — and make a meaningful difference.

02/16/2026

Online registration for St. John's Summer Program 2026 opens Sunday, March 1st at 1:00pm. Many camps will fill within the first 20 minutes! Join us this summer!

St. John's Summer Program is a Catholic day camp located in Hollywood, MD. Our goal is to run a dynamic Catholic summer program that churns out fun and saints!  It's that simple.  Join us!

08/03/2025

$27,000 raised! 1,070 children fed for an entire year! Congratulations to all of those involved... who put their hair and/or their brows on the line, and thank you to everyone who donated. Know that every $25.20 donated will feed a child for a year! This was our second-best year since we started the Eyebrow/Hair Challenge. In total, we raised $36,000 this summer for Mary's Meals, bringing our grand total raised for Mary's Meals over eight summers to $242,000! Well-done!

07/30/2025

IT’S TIME TO SHAVE OR SAVE🥸🙌

Brows for Chows is BACK, and here are our brave participants who are putting their brows (and even some of their heads) on the line to help feed 846 children at Chaone Primary School in Malawi!

Use this link to donate now and vote! Every dollar makes a difference!

https://www.stjohnssummerprogram.com/eyebrows

07/29/2025

Good news! There's still time to add a sweet puppy to your family! Also, good news on the adoption progress. Adoptions are pending on Brielle (the dark brown one in the upper left corner of the photo), Apollo (the light brown in the lower left with the green collar), and Chunk (the black and white puppy not pictured below). That means the three light brown puppies to the right are still available and will be with us through Friday/Saturday when any unadopted puppies will be returned. Whether it's due to their rough early life before they were abandoned in a driveway in WV, or thanks to the constant love and affection shown to them by our campers and staff over the past two weeks, they have grown from shy, scared little pups with their ribs showing into super affectionate and grateful cuddle bugs who love to curl up for nap on a lap or roll over for a belly scratch. They are also doing incredibly well with basic commands and house training. They all make it through an 8-hour night without accidents and are excited to greet us in the morning for time outside, followed by breakfast. Please stop by camp or call us at 301-247-8683 to meet them... and please help us find homes for them by the end of the week. We'd like to thank everyone involved in our largest group of puppy adoptions since we launched Lucky Dog camp four years ago. God bless! SJSP Staff