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Click the Title of this Article for Detailed Information!!! *** Blessing of the Animals is 10/2 at 1:00 PM in the Parking Lot! *** Religious Formation Orientation today at 3:00 PM via Zoom. *** New Small Group Study on Vatican II starting October 6th in person in the Library from 10:00-11:30 AM. *** Pivotal Players: St. Francis study October 9th and 23rd (new dates!) at 1:00 PM in the Parish Hall. RSVP Requested. *** Bible Study! James: Pearls for Wise Living on Tuesdays from 9:30-11:45 AM ongoing until December 6th in the Parish Hall. *** Book Study! The Whole Language by Gregory Boyle on Tuesdays from 10:00-11:30 AM ongoing on Zoom. *** Contact the Religious Formation Office for more information! *** Social Concerns Good Shepherd Casserole program - pick up the weekend of October 8th & 9th.

Join us with your furry friends in the parking lot on Sunday, October 2nd at 1:00 PM for the Blessing of the Animals!

Pick up your pan with recipe Saturday, July 9th or Sunday, July 10th. Return your frozen casserole Sunday, July 17th between 10:30-11:30 AM in front of the church or place it in the provided freezer during weekend Masses.

Sunday, September 25th at 2:30 PM on Zoom Presented by Social Concerns Pope Francis designated this day for awareness. Come learn about these issues from local experts! Click here for more info.

Join the Archdiocese for the Annual Blue Mass on September 28th. Click the article title for more information.

Please visit our Religious Formation page for information about our class offerings for grades K-12 for the 2022-2023 school-year.

It is that time of year when students and teachers prepare for the new school year. We are collecting to help our local schools. Sharing and Caring bags will be available at the entrance of the church starting July 23rd after 5:30 Mass. Please buy one or more of the items on the list and place them on the grey carts located near the front doors through July 31st. A list is also available by clicking the title of this article. If you have any questions, please contact Maria Duran at our Social Concerns office 550-3992.

The Catholic Club for Religious Vocations is sponsoring Golfing with a Padre Monday, September 26th at 8:00 AM Paradise Hills Golf Course. It will be a 4-person team scramble with 1, 2, 3, or 4-person teams welcome. The fee is $125/person or $500/team and will include the golf fee, cart, range balls, scorecards, walking breakfast burrito, and an enchilada lunch platter. All proceeds go to support the Archdiocese of Santa Fe seminarians. Come rain or come shine and bring your parish priest! For more info and registration information, click on the title of this article.

Join the Adult Formation Committee after the 11:30 AM Mass for lunch and a viewing of the PBS documentary The Sultan and the Saint. / The Sultan and The Saint tells one of the great, lost stories from history as two men of faith – the Sultan of Egypt and St. Francis of Assisi - fought against a century of war and distrust in a search for mutual respect and common ground. / Please RSVP by clicking the title of this article.

Rwandan genocide survior Immaculee Ilibagiza will speak about the power of prayer and miracles of the rosary October 28-29, 2022 at St. Anne Catholic Church. For more info, click the title of this article.

Pick up your pan with recipe Saturday, July 9th or Sunday, July 10th. Return your frozen casserole Sunday, July 17th between 10:30-11:30 AM in front of the church or place it in the provided freezer during weekend Masses.

Thanks to your generous donations, the Social Concerns Standing Committee was able to make 10 special outreach donations. We focused on immigration and issues refugees face because the need is so great right now with war, poverty, violence, and climate change forcing more and more people to leave their homes and seek a better life. The organizations selected (see below) provide a wide variety of services. We are pleased that, thanks to your generosity, we can assist them in their vital work. To learn more about these organizations or to make your own direct donation, please click on the title of this article.

New Mexico Pilgrimage for Unity announces: 3rd Annual Pentecost Pilgrimage-in-Place with an emphasis on praying for and with ecumenical friends in Ukraine - Zoom Opening to a week of prayer on Ascension Day, May 26, Initiation of Pilgrimage Zoom Meeting, June 2, Pentecost Zoom Celebration on June 5, Zoom Pilgrims Gather June - Sept. on 2nd Thursdays. All Zoom gatherings at 7 pm MT, access info on website. Click the article title for more information.

The Youth and Young Adult Ministries will begin collecting donations of toiletries, and clothing of all sizes immediately starting this weekend. Donations can be left in the bins located in the gathering space. Your generosity is always appreciated.

On this Earth Day weekend we’re pleased to announce our church’s enrollment in the Laudato Si Action Platform, a journey toward sustainability through care for the poor and the Earth. For details, please go to laudatosiactionplatform.org. or contact the Social Concerns Ministry. More information will be coming soon. Laudato Si’!

Share a meal with a homeless family! This April, you and your family have the opportunity to prepare and share a meal with 2 small families in need (2 adults & 4 children). This is a lifechanging experience that only takes the time to make a meal and enjoy eating it! We also need volunteers to provide food for lunches (list to be provided) and pre-made breakfasts during the week of April 25th. To sign up or get more details, contact Maria at 505-550-3992. Dates & Dinners available*: Thursday, April 28th – 5:00-7:00 PM - Friday, April 29th – 5:00-7:00 PM - Saturday, April 30th – 5:00-7:00 PM *Meals will be at Montgomery Church of Christ at 7201 Montgomery.

Sandia Mountain Lions Club is once more collecting glasses that are no longer used. The glasses go to 3rd world countries at no charge. This collection is ongoing and the drop off box is on the white cabinet in the Gathering Space.

St. John XXIII would like to thank PNM Fund, a nonprofit corporation and division of PNMR Foundation, who has granted our parish $5000. This grant has made it possible for our parish to continue our green initiative of reducing our energy costs.

Archbishop John C. Wester invites you to join the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for the next nine days as we pray for peace, not only in Ukraine but throughout our world. Archbishop will be leading days one and nine, and other people throughout New Mexico will be hosting the other seven days. Each day’s intention will be said in English, Spanish, and Ukrainian, and we will end each day with St. Francis' Peace Prayer in Ukrainian. Fr. Román Fihas, a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and coordinator of the English-language Distance Learning Master’s Program in Ecumenical Studies at the Ukrainian Catholic University, will join us from Ukraine and lead the Ukrainian intentions and prayer. Please share this with everyone.... "For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:20

Our parish is participating in CRS Rice Bowls again this year. You can pick up your rice bowl at the church and/or give online at their website. Click here for more information about how Catholic Relief Services helps the world and our communities in the United States.