St. John the Evangelist, at 121 N. 80th St., is hosting its first “Blessing of the Back Packs,” along with a parish festival and pizza party from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Sunday.
Students are invited to bring their backpacks, book bag or tote to be blessed by Fr. Crispin at the 10:30 a.m. mass. Participants are encouraged to fill their backpacks with non-perishable food to be left on the altar. Food will be donated to Broadview-Thomson K-8’s food program.
St. John hosting first ‘Blessing of the Backpacks’ on Sunday
Recent Posts
Help send the Lincoln High School’s Ultimate team to Nationals
Neighborhood group looking for volunteers to help bring traffic circle to 59th and Evanston
