VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – June 25^th to 29^th, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
In the Community Center Hall. Open to kids currently in P-K – 5.  Registration fee is $25.00.  Train in the ancient wisdom of dragon slaying!  Middle school kids may volunteer to help.  RSVP to Monica Chu with your completed registration & payment. 
(301) 662-8288 x 1105 / Monica.Chu@stjohn-frederick.org  . Click Here To Register.

UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS: Last weekend, the leaders of our parish ministries met to discuss and plan several events, including the Parish Ministry Fair, August 25th – 26th, and the Parish Festival, September 16th. Through your continued support of our ministries, St John’s will go forth to proclaim the gospel, celebrate Christ, and serve all

CHOCOLATE PARISH JUBILEE LOGO: The Perfect Truffle has created the tastiest logo for our celebration. Each chocolate bar has a raised image of the logo and sells for $2.50. Contact Amy Spessard, x1102, if you would like to purchase some of these unique bars.

iSERVE is Youth Ministry’s annual service event.  Over 100 high school teens will become a “tidal wave” of justice in downtown Frederick again this summer.  Set aside July 26-27 to make a difference serving the community.  iServe is open to all high schoolers—incoming freshman through outgoing seniors.  Cost is $30, and registrations are due June 25th.  Contact Monica, x1105, or Irene, x1104, to register.

LITURGY UPDATE: “The latest edition of Liturgy: Work of the People our parish Liturgy newsletter is now available. Click on the link to download/open the latest copy and learn about our worship and what is happening at St. John’s.”

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – Come to Re-Registration
after all Faith Formation & Youth Ministry Programs, April 15th & 16th. Receive one entry in the raffle to win a $25.00 gift card through the SCRIP program with your re-registration. Eight winners will be able to choose from hundreds of food, clothing, or gas retailers. To be entered, tuition must be paid in full at time of registration and must be received by May 8, 2012. One chance per household. 2012-13 Faith Formation Registration Form. 

ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES
Are you a baptized adult who has received Eucharist and been active in your faith, but never been confirmed? Are you ready to take that last step into full initiation into the Catholic Church? 
We’d like to help you on your journey! Classes will be at St. John’s!
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SCRIP is a new St. John’s Parish fundraiser. The best part about SCRIP is that it costs you nothing to participate! Your purchase gift cards from St. John’s using the order form for the face value of the gift card. St. John’s gets a percentage of the sales. You can use scrip to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, and other essentials, and with every purchase, you earn revenue for our parish to be used for adult and youth spiritual growth such as leadership conferences and retreats as well as funding facility repairs to keep our aging building open and safe.
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VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THE NEW BULLETIN 
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SACRAMENT PREPARATION
We are starting to prepare students in grades 6-12 for 1st Reconciliation (Confession) and/or 1st Eucharist preparation. If you have, or know of a student in middle school or high school who has not received either of these Sacraments (or has not been Baptized), please contact Irene Wunderlich at 301-662-8288 ext. 1104. 
If you have or know of a young adult who has not yet been Confirmed but might be interested, - please have them contact Amy Spessard at 301-662-8288 ext. 1102. Adult Confirmation classes are currently forming for the Spring.

FOOD BANK
Don't forget to bring non-perishable food with you to Mass each week. There is a collection area in the back of the church.

SCOUTING:
Are You Interested in having your child in a Catholic Scouting Unit? St. John’s has Catholic Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts (Elementary boys), and Boy Scouts (Middle & High School). For more info, contact Julie St. Croix, 301-662-8288 x1103 (Girl Scouts), Bill Desmond, 301-662-4151 (Cub Scouts), or Nelson Spessard, 301-846-4217 (Boy Scouts).

STAND - Child & Youth Protection for Volunteers
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PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 
“In the words of our Holy Father, we need a ‘moral about face.’ The whole world must summon the moral courage and technical means to say "no" to nuclear conflict; ‘no’ to weapons of mass destruction; "no" to an arms race which robs the poor and the vulnerable; and ‘no’ to the moral danger of a nuclear age which places before humankind indefensible choices of constant terror or surrender.” 
U.S. Bishops, The Challenge of Peace – God’s Promise and Our Response, 1983