St. John of the Cross Parish

Good and Gracious God, Creator and Father of all humanity,
we praise you for the gift of human life.
We know that it is your immense love that
breathes life into each and every human being from
the moment of natural conception until the moment of natural death.
For this we honor you!
We implore your intercession to change the hearts
and minds of all who do not see the dignity and humanity of
each human being from the moment of conception.
We implore your graces upon all who work to change hearts
and minds especially through prayers and witness.
We implore the intercession of the most Holy Family,
Jesus, Mary & Joseph, 
that every Mother and Father may be graced with the
beautiful parental love that you model for us.
We ask all things through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

                                                                                                             -Fr. John Betters

Please see below for the video of "Why I love St. John of the Cross".
 

eGiving with Faith Direct

Many of you are aware and take advantage of the convenience of electronic giving to our parish and we are grateful for that.  We believe it is time to upgrade to a more streamlined online provider for our eGiving needs through Faith Direct.  For those of you who have yet to join us in giving online, I strongly encourage you to do so.  Here’s why:
Faith Direct enables parishioners to make your Church contributions through either direct debit from your checking/savings account or through your credit/debit card.  No more writing checks or searching for envelopes on the way out the door.  Now you can apply the convenience of direct debit to your parish offerings in much the same way as you may now use it to make your mortgage, car or tuition payments. Faith Direct also offers you personalized offertory cards to replace your envelopes for the collection basket.
Visit faith.direct/OH960 to enroll securely online.
 

Welcome to the ​    Catholic Community ​of St. John of the Cross

We are the Body of Christ, nourished by the Eucharist, joyfully committed to living the Gospel message, and working together to share our gifts. We are called to humbly serve our Lord, one another and our community as disciples of Jesus.  

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Please keep the following parishioners in your prayers. May they know the peace and comfort of God’s love and find strength in the support of friends, family and our parish community.

Richard Scott
Beverley Argento
Michael Cinalli

Please click on the name for their obituary link.

St. John of the Cross and Ss. Robert & William has recently bought a subscription to FORMED.org for the entire Parish to use. We have found this amazing resource that we know you will love. FORMED.org has compiled the largest library of comprehensive and inspiring Catholic content. Visit our FORMED Community... You can visit the Community Page for SS Robert and William/St. John of the Cross by clicking the following link https://srwsjceuclid.formed.org to see our active discussion groups and featured content. If you are not yet registered on FORMED this same link will allow you to first set up a new account as part of our on-line FORMED Community.