We have our End-of-Life Preparation Day set for Sunday, December 4 at 2:00 P.M. It will be held in the St. John’s Parish Hall. Annika Wall from Cedar Valley Hospice will provide materials about the services Hospice provides. Ben Lange of Swisher and Cohrt, P.L.C will be the lawyer who will provide materials on Last Wills, Durable Power of Attorney, etc. Brian White of White Funeral Home will provide materials for planning funerals, and Fr. Beckman will provide materials for planning your funeral liturgy/Mass. Please join us for this worthwhile event. It’s never too early to plan ahead.

On another note, please remember the St. John Cemetery grave rates will be increasing to $600. You have until the end of the year to purchase a grave at the current cost of $450. Please call the parish office at 334-7191 and speak to Polly about cemetery plots.  

Communal Advent Penance:
Sunday, December 11
St. John’s Church at 3:00 pm

Have you recently had a child? Are you expecting a child? Congratulations! We welcome children into our Christian community through the waters of Baptism. To prepare for this celebration, we ask all parents, who would like to have their children baptized, to attend baptism class. The next class is,
Thursday, January 12 at 6:30 pm at the parish office. Please call the cluster office at 334-7191 to register.

The following Mass tImes are effective October 1 - March 30

St. John the Evangelist - Independence:
Saturday: 5:30PM
Sunday: 10:00AM
RECONCILIATION:
Sunday 9:15 - 9:45AM

St. Patrick - Winthrop:
Saturday: 4:00PM
Sunday: 8:00AM
RECONCILIATION
Friday 7:30 - 7:50AM
Saturday: 3:15-3:45PM