St. John the Evangelist in Independence, IA

06/11/2026

06/10/2026

2026 Totus Tuus
A Summer Catholic Youth Program held June 21st - 26th @ St. Athanasius for students entering grades 1st -12th this Fall!

Day Program is for students entering 1st - 6th grade. Day program is June 22-26 from 9:00am - 2:30pm at the St. A's campus. Registration fee is $60 per child, with a max of $170 for 3+ children in the same family (grade 1-6). Lunch & snacks will be provided.

Evening Program is for students entering 7th - 12th grade. Night program is June 21-25 from 6:30 - 8:45pm at the St. A's campus. Registration fee is $20 per teen, with a max of $50 for 3+ teens in the same family (grade 7-12). Dinner will be provided.

Registration Link: https://giving.myparishsoft.io/App/Form/7252df62-13fa-44ac-b2a4-712488165575

T-shirt Link: https://1800tshirts.chipply.com/TotusTuus?action=viewall&apid=25449692&acid=2482766

06/10/2026

There will be NO 8:00 am Mass tomorrow, June 11. Everyone is welcome to come to the 6:00 pm CDA Mass.

06/09/2026

St. John Rosary Society is preparing for RAGBRAI and needs volunteers to make home-made pies and to assist with preparations before July 23rd and workers for the supper that day. Please contact Kathy Post as soon as possible at 563-608-3151 or [email protected] if you are able to help. Thank you for supporting our event!

06/09/2026

EFT Opportunities....
We have many ways you can contribute to your individual parish. Besides bringing your envelope to church or mailing it to our office, you can consider automatic withdrawal from a checking or savings account. This option is available for both St. John’s and St. Patrick’s. If you are interested in EFT (Electronic Fund Transfer), please contact the parish office at 319-334-7191.

06/09/2026

Reminder!
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas induction of officers is this coming Thursday, June 11, at 6:00 pm. We will start with a Mass by Fr. Beckman followed with a light meal in the church hall after.

06/08/2026

Virtues, Explained! Gratitude

Mini Explanation —
Gratitude pays a kind of “moral debt.” Children owe it to their parents; citizens owe it to their country. The Eucharist is the most perfect act of gratitude, wherein God is acknowledged as the source of all good.

Gratitude, Explained!
How many of us have been told to “be grateful” when we look a little glum? But the truth is that gratitude is about more than just attitude. This virtue concerns our actions — how we carry ourselves in the world, how we behave toward other people, and how we submit to lawful authority.

“Gratitude answers to the moral debt,” St. Thomas Aquinas writes (Sum., II:II, 106, Art. 1). We owe gratitude to those who have cared for us — children owe it to their parents in the form of respect (CCC 215) and citizens owe it to their country in the form of love and service (CCC 215).

The Eucharist is the most perfect act of gratitude. Appropriately, Jesus “gives thanks” for the bread at the Last Supper, just as we give thanks before the Eucharist — acknowledging God as the principal source of all that is good.

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06/08/2026

Please be advised that Parking Lot 1, also known as the St. John's Parking Lot (shown on the attached map), will be closed for rehabilitation beginning Monday, June 8th. For reference, Lot 1 is located north of 2nd Street NE, situated between 3rd Avenue NE and 4th Avenue NE.

This work will only affect the eastern half of this lot, and will not affect the area in front of Kegler, Kegler, & Arend Dentistry.
We expect the rehabilitation work to be completed by the end of the week, pending favorable weather conditions.

We appreciate the community's patience and cooperation as we work to maintain and improve our downtown infrastructure. Please plan your parking accordingly and utilize other available municipal lots during this brief closure.

Thank you,
City of Independence https://alrt.se/u/KXJmTgsMq4R

06/07/2026

Readings for the week of June 7, 2026
Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20/1 Cor 10:16-17/Jn 6:51-58
Monday: 1 Kgs 17:1-6/ Ps 121:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8/Mt 5:1-12
Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16/ Ps 4:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8/Mt 5:13-16
Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39/ Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab and 8, 11/Mt 5:17-19
Thursday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 (580)/Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13/Mt 5:20-26
Friday: Dt 7:6-11/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 10/1 Jn 4:7-16/Mt 11:25-30
Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21/Ps 16:1b-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10/Mt 5:33-37
Next Sunday: Ex 19:2-6a/Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5/Rom 5:6-11/Mt 9:36-10:8