St. John the Beloved 

Every parish has its own personality and identity. Did you know our parish is one of the largest in the Diocese of Wilmington? Our mission is “Growing a welcoming community of disciples through participation in the sacraments, service, prayer and ongoing formation.” Every ministry, every committee is important. We sure can use your help in building the Kingdom of God.

The Lord calls each of us to serve. Please take the opportunity to truly discover within yourself what God may be calling you to do, to serve in the various dynamics of our Catholic Parish. Click here to review the many ministries and organizations St. John the Beloved Parish offers to discover where you may be called to minister within our beloved parish.  

You will find the lovely Giving Quilt (that Fr. Lewis and friends quilted) located in the back of St. John the Beloved Church. In the pockets are cards that contain families that need to be adopted for our "Season of Giving" program.

Each card is marked with the number of children in the family and their present request. Every child in the household will receive 2 wrapped presents (an item of clothing and a toy, book, or game) and the parents receive a gift card ($25 or more). 

Please take a card and follow the instructions on the back to register your family (required). We encourage everyone to consider partnering with another family, a team at work, sports teams, etc to make it easier to take care of our needy families. We have more than 40 families to be adopted. 

Please note: we are not soliciting, or accepting any individually wrapped presents. If adopting a family is out of your reach, we still need your food donations to provide meals for our families. We are also happy to accept a monetary donation to help offset the costs of running these programs. Please call the Outreach office with any questions.

It’s the ongoing generosity of the people of St. John the Beloved that makes all of this possible and we (and the people we serve) are humbly grateful for your support.

Thank you and God Bless you.

To all those who have donated to our "Raise The Roof" Campaign, which was established to help raise funding to restore our beloved SJB Parish Hall, thank you!  Click here to learn more. 

The Bishop celebrates the Sacrament of Confirmation each year for those adults who have not yet completed their initiation. The date for this celebration this year is: in Spanish Sunday, December 15, 2019 1:00 p.m. at Holy Cross Church.
 
This celebration is for those over the age of 18 who have already been baptized and received their first Communion. It is the Pastor’s responsibility to ensure these individuals have been properly catechized for the reception of this Sacrament. It is also the Pastor’s responsibility to ensure that the proposed Sponsor meets all the requirements found in canon 874 of the Code of Canon Law. Please note that if an adult (anyone over the age of 7) is being baptized or received into the Catholic Church, the priest who baptizes or receives is also to confirm the person at the same celebration. Those who are being baptized or received into the Church at the Easter Vigil (or throughout the year) should not be made to wait to be confirmed.
 
Anyone wishing to receive the sacrament is asked to contact the Religious Education Department via this email: reled@sjbde.org. 
 

“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!

St John the Beloved Parish Students who attend public, or 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.