St. John the Beloved 

On Monday, August 19, from 12 noon - 1 p.m., the same date and time of the 4th Apparition of Fatima, a public Prayer Vigil will be held for our Bishop, ourselves, and Holy Mother Church. 

Following the Prayer Vigil, Bishop Malooly will Consecrate our Diocese to Mary's Immaculate Heart. This special event will take place at the Shrine of Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Holy Spirit Church, New Castle. Everyone is invited. 

Have you registered? Join the St. John the Beloved team for the Bishops 5K. Saturday, August 24th 2019 is the fourth running of the Bishop’s 5K Run/Walk for the benefit of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Wilmington.

Walk or Run - Bring the entire family!
Go to Runsignup.com/RaceGroups/35468/Groups/627809 to register and be sure to select St. John the Beloved as your team. Bib Pick Up and Day of Registration is from 8-8:45am at Glasgow Park near the playground. The race will start promptly at 9 a.m. Visit Runsignup.com/Race/DE/Bear/TheBishops5K for more information.

St John the Beloved Parish Students who attend public and private schools are invited to receive their Faith Formation through our parish RE program which consists of class study and preparation for the reception of the sacraments. Click here for more information about religious education formation at St John the Beloved Parish and to register your child/ grandchild to attend our Tuesday evening program this fall.

Exciting news! For the 2019-20 academic year, we are offering a 4 and 5 year old program. 
Classes run from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. beginning in September and conclude prior to Palm Sunday.
Classes are a structured learning program which reinforce the skills the child is learning in school (e.g., colors, numbers, senses, motor skills) while learning about God, creation, self and the wonder of life. Click to visit the Sunday School webpage for more information and to register today. 

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), will begin at St. John the Beloved on Monday, September 9 at 7:00 PM. 

What is RCIA?  It is the process of instruction and preparation by which a person becomes a full member of the Catholic Church, through the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.     

Our Catholic faith is a treasure which takes a lifetime to fully appreciate.  Yet for a variety of reasons many good people have turned away from the active practice of the faith in their daily lives.  Some have bought into the secular message that the gospel is no longer relevant in a modern society.  Or, others have lost a sense of God's presence in their lives.  

VIsit SJBDE.org/RCIA for more. 

Parishioners, SJB families, alumni, friends... Have you registered? Sign up to support the Soaring for Students 5K! All funds raised will benefit ongoing renovations of the SJB parish and school.

Visit runsignup.com/Race/DE/Wilmington/SoaringforStudents5K
to sign up today.

To all who have donated over the last 6 months to our "Raise The Roof" Campaign which was established to help raise funding to restore our beloved SJB Parish Hall, thank you! 

With your help, we have raised $152,000 to date. With the money raised we were able to cover the cost of the new Hall roof and ceiling which cost $126,605. The remainder will continued to be used for the new Hall doors which will be installed over the next few weeks.

If you are able, please continue to give to the Hall renovations fund, you can continue to do so online, through the offertory at mass or just mail or drop off a check to the Parish office.  Please be sure to write on your check or envelope “Raise The Roof”.

Thank you again for your continued generosity! Click here to learn more. 

“Gracious and loving God, we understand that you call us to be stewards of your abundance. Help us to always use your gifts wisely and teach us to share them generously.”

We are thankful for all the generous gifts that you provide to our parish, but we realize that you cannot be with us every Sunday. Please consider using our secure online giving program via ParishSOFT. This is a convenient and safe way to make a one-time, or recurring donation. Click here learn more. SIGN UP TODAY! 

Use My Own Church to add and update your church records at St. John the Beloved Parish online. Click here to learn more. We apprecaite your assistance. Thank you!