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Budget Statements

Your 2025 statements for the amount you donated to St. Patrick’s Parish and St. John’s Parish arenow available. If you need a copy for your taxes, please call the cluster office at 319-334-7191, drop a note in the collection, or email us at sjparish@indytel.com.
Organ Performance at St. John's

Come and enjoy an organ recital Featuring Stephen O’Baker
Playing the 1899 Lyon & Healy tracker organ
3 p.m. Sunday, February 16, 2025
St. John the Evangelist Church, Independence, Iowa
(Free will offering suggested)
Refreshments will be served in the church hall immediately following the recital.
Mr. O’Baker’s music career is well established; early introductions to the organ were initiated by his grandfather, a Dubuque native. Stephen started playing in church at age 16 and is currently the organist for Faith Lutheran in Clive. He is a Computer Science student at Iowa State University in addition to continuing organ study with Dr. Miriam Zach. Stephen has strong Independence ties as his uncle and aunt are Deacon Tim and Kathy Post and his grandmother-in-law was Janice O’Loughlin.
Dobson Organ, Lake City, Iowa completed the restoration of St John’s 1899 Lyon and Healy Opus 34 tracker organ in 2020. The restoration included a hand pumping mechanism. The hand pump is an unique feature that sets it apart from other similar restoration efforts.
Please join us for an hour of classic and historic organ music.
Ash Wednesday Schedule

Mass Schedule for Ash Wednesday
March 5, 2025

St. John Parish, Independence
8:30 am - Mass
9:30 am - Scripture Service with Ashes at Oak View
3:45 pm - Scripture Service with Ashes
6:30 pm - Mass

St. Patrick Parish, Winthrop
7:00 pm – Mass
Women's Lenten Activity

Kathy Post will host a women’s study group again this year during Lent. We will be discussing the book Christ’s Mother and Ours, A Catholic Guide to Mary by Father Oscar Lukefahr for the 6 meetings, beginning March 12th at 7 PM at 2132 Horseshoe Drive in Independence. Please call Kathy at 563-608-3151 to register. We will discuss the first two chapters on the first night. If anyone needs assistance ordering a book, please let Kathy know.
Men's Lenten Activity

Men of the St John Paul Cluster. Once again, we will be offering an opportunity to reflect upon the Sunday readings more deeply during the season of Lent. The scripture study will be guided by the booklet, "With Jesus to the Cross year" year "C". Our goal is to grow in our understanding of the readings and deepen our relationship with Jesus. We will study the readings, reflect upon them and discuss the material and what it means to each of us. We invite all men to come join us as we grow in our faith during the Lenten season. We will meet on Wednesday evenings in the choir room at 7:00 pm. Please call Polly at the parish offices to sign up or myself Deacon Tim. Price of the book is $13.00. Hope to see you there.
St, John's Stations of the Cross

A time honored practice in the season of Lent is to gather and retrace the steps of Jesus on his way to Calvary. We will continue this tradition beginning on Wednesday, March 12th at 6:15 pm in St. John’s Church. Come Join us as we reflect on how much Jesus loves us.
Lenten Lucheons

The Buchanan County Ministerial Association is sponsoring a series of Lenten Luncheons. The Lunch/Worship will start at noon and the cost for the meal is $8.00 per person. Each host church will provide a speaker, music, and a fellowship meal.

The schedule is as follows:
March 13 - St. John’s Catholic Church
March 20 - First United Methodist Church
March 27 - Immanuel Lutheran Church
April 3 - First Presbyterian Church
April 10 - Hope Wesleyan

St. John Paul II Cluster

Independence & Winthrop, Iowa

Cluster News & Announcements

Budget Statements

Organ Performance at St. John's

Ash Wednesday Schedule

Women's Lenten Activity

Men's Lenten Activity

St, John's Stations of the Cross

Lenten Lucheons