“Prayer joined to sacrifice constitutes the most powerful force in human history.”

— Saint Pope John Paul II

At Saint John's we pray for one another!  

Prayer is powerful and supporting each other through prayer is one of the ways we grow in charity.  You can either seek prayers or offer prayers for those in need.

Actions I can take:

1. Submit a Prayer Request

2.View our Prayer Requests

3. See Prayers Offered

4. Offer my Prayers for our Prayer Requests (below)

Current Parish Prayer Requests

Families, Parishioners, and Staff

• Fr. Tom
• Eric H.
• Aaron Dimler
• Keith Govednik

Events & Initiatives

• Extreme Faith Camp
• Steubenville

Preparing for Sacraments

• Confirmation Candidates
• RCIA Catechumens and Candidates
• First Communion Children

• For the healing of Hazel O'Gorman (niece of Joe Block)

• The end to the coronavirus

Prayers offered so far (as of 4/21/20):

Extreme Faith Camp
We pray that at least 10 MS boys and 10 MS girls,  4 HS leaders and 2 Adult leaders from Saint John's sign up for Extreme Faith Camp by June 1 so that as many of our middle school teens can encounter Christ as possible.  OFFER A PRAYER HERE.

Steubenville
Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and St. John Paul II, we pray that 12 youth and 1 adult volunteer from Saint John's sign up for Steubenville by June 15 so that as many of our high school teens can encounter Christ as possible.  OFFER A PRAYER HERE.


RCIA Candidates
Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and St. Augustine, we pray that our 4 RCIA catechumens and 2 RCIA Candidates might be open in mind, heart, and soul as they approach their full initiation into the Church so that these Sacraments might profoundly change their lives and bring them eternal life.  OFFER A PRAYER HERE.


Confirmation Candidates
Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and St. Aloysius Gonzaga, we pray that our Confirmation candidates might be open in mind, heart, and soul as they approach their full initiation into the Church so that these Sacraments might profoundly change their lives and bring them eternal life.  OFFER A PRAYER HERE.

First Communion Children
Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and Blessed Imelda Lambertini, we pray that our First Communion Children might be open in mind, heart, and soul as they approach their full initiation into the Church so that these Sacraments might profoundly change their lives and bring them eternal life.  OFFER A PRAYER HERE.
 

Father Tom
Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, St. John the Evangelist, and St. John Vianney, we pray that Father Tom might be protected from all evil and filled with the Holy Spirit so that he might successfully lead the parishioners of Saint John's to eternal life.  OFFER A PRAYER HERE.

• 60 minutes of prayer

The end to the coronavirus
Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, St. Rocco, we pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic so that lives might be saved and that the quarantine might end and people can return to work.  OFFER A PRAYER HERE.


For the healing of Hazel O'Gorman (niece of Joe Block)
Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, St. Lucy, we pray for the successful eye surgery and complete healing of the eyes of Hazel O'Gorman so that she might be able to see well and live a normal life.  OFFER A PRAYER HERE.


Eric H.
"I humbly ask you to pray for Eric H., for peace, calmness and protection."  OFFER A PRAYER HERE.

Aaron Dimler.
"For Aaron Dimler."  OFFER A PRAYER HERE.

Keith Govendnik
"For my dad, Keith Govednik, family at home taking care of him, and his doctors. An answer to all the unknowns and a comfortable recovery: