Alleluia, Alleluia.

"Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."

Alleluia, Alleluia.

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Saint John Catholic Church

Physical Location: Mailing Address:

206 Moxee Ave. P.O. Box 128

Naches, WA 98937 Naches, WA 98937

Church Office: 509 - 653-2534

"Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,

and I will not reject Anyone who comes to me,

because I came down from Heaven not to do my own Will,

but the the Will of the One who sent me."

Fr. Timothy J. Ring

Sunday Gospel Meditation

November 1, 2026

My Catholic Life!

Daily Gospel Reflections

November 2, 2026

Bishop Robert Barron's Sunday Sermon

November 1, 2026

Solemnity of All Saints

November 1, 2026

The Holy Gospel According to: Matthew 5:1-12a

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,
and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
He began to teach them, saying:

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.

Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward will be great in heaven."

November 1, 2026

Greetings,

I hope that you are well. The sun is shining in the Upper Yakima Valley; it is a beautiful day!

I have attached the parish bulletin for your perusal. I ask that you give particular attention to the column "From the Pastor's Desk." I hope that you will join us this Thanksgiving as we join together with churches in the Naches area to help provide a Thanksgiving meal for those may be in need of assistance. I have included below a copy of my column below, in blue font.

On liturgical matters please note that St. John parish will be the Feast of the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day) tomorrow (November 2) with the sacred liturgy to be celebrated 8:30am and at 6:00pm. I invite you, I urge you to come be with us and to bring a friend as we celebrate our own call to sainthood and the lives of those "who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith." We will have the benefit of sacred music at the 6:00pm Mass. If perhaps you may be a "bit rusty" on the roots and meaning of the celebration of All Souls Day, I have included, for your perusal, a primer on the celebration of the Feast of All Souls in the bulletin -- as well as an article from Bishop Robert Barron on All Saints Day to be found below.

Also, please note that if you are unable to attend Mass with us at St. John, all of the parishes in the greater Yakima area (St. Paul, Holy Family, St. Joseph, Holy Redeemer, Our Lady of Lourdes/Selah, St. Juan Diego/Cowiche, Holy Rosary/Moxee) will also be celebrating Mass tomorrow at various hours. A check of their website will reveal all. As well, tomorrow is a day when many will take the opportunity to spend time with their faithful departed at their place of interment, or inurnment.

Finally, in keeping with the tradition of the Church for the month of November (the month in which we remember our beloved deceased) we have placed a table adjacent to the sanctuary for you to place a photo, or perhaps a remembrance, of your loved one. As well, we will this week make available envelopes to you to list out, if you wish, your loved ones. Those envelopes will be placed on the altar in the sanctuary. They will serve during this month as a visible reminder of our love for our departed loved ones. Those who wish to, may make a donation to be placed in the envelope.

Blessings to you and your family.

Fr. Brooks

My Friends,

I hope that this note finds you and your family well as we move into the

November and the chilly weather.

This week, I was contacted by Pastor Scott Klepach of Naches. Some of you may know Scott, as he is the pastor of Peace of Christ Church here in Naches. As most of you may know, his church is located just a short walk from St. John.

Pastor Scott reached out to seek our parish’s involvement in a local project to assist families in

need during the Thanksgiving holiday. The goal is to provide several families in our area with the essentials needed to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner for their loved ones.

He also reached out to Pastor Andrew Sinift; who is the pastor of the local Church of the Nazarene here in Naches -- also located but a short walk from St. John! Naches is indeed a walkabout town!

Both of these faith communities have agreed to participate in this Corporal Work of Mercy (Feed the Hungry) and are asking our parish to be part of this act of kindness. After much consideration and prayer; I have, on your behalf, agreed to join the other faith communities in this effort. It is my hope that we will be as generous with these families in need as he has been with those in need in the past, specifically the Catholic Charities Food Bank in Union Gap. Please join as a we support this worthy effort.

For your information, this project is being coordinated at least in part by Mary L. Rennie of the Peace of Christ Church and Christina Munroe of the Naches Valley School District. They have provided the following list of food stuffs that hopefully will be able to allow us to support a minimum of three or perhaps more families.

Following is the list of items:

--Turkey

--Stove Top stuffing mix (assuming they may not have fixings to make stuffing from scratch) or a sack of stuffing

--Sack of Potatoes

--Gravy Mix

--Can of Green Beans/Can of Corn

--Canned pumpkin

--Pie crust

--Whipped Cream package

--Rolls or loaf of bread

--Butter

--Applesauce or Cranberries

Add anything else you want to your box or basket. If you think of something that was not provided, please feel free to include such items to the list.

Please bring your donations to the parish hall no later than Wednesday November 18.

Blessings to you for your kindness.

Fr. Brooks

Pastor

Rev. Brooks F. Beaulaurier

St. John Catholic Church

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 128

Naches, WA 98937

Street Address:

206 Moxee Avenue

Naches, WA 98937

Office: (509) 653-2534

Email: stjohnnaches.onmicrosoft.com

Website: stjohnnaches.org

SAINT OF THE DAY

November 2, 2026

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

Jesus proclaims the Beatitudes in His Sermon on the Mount

Monday, November 2, 2026

The Gospel according to: John 6:37-40

Catholic Saints & Feasts -

November 2: All Souls Day: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

Custodian of Divine Revelation and herald of the Risen Christ, the Church today commemorates all the faithful who have died, i.e. those who died in the grace of God. On their behalf we are called to offer good works.

Dominican Friars - Br. Joe Trout - Why Catholics pray for the Dead; A Word of Hope on All Souls Day.

Dear Friend,

The Solemnity of All Saints on November 1 emphasizes the universality of the call to holiness. Sanctity may seem like the special preserve of our spiritual heroes, but in point of fact, it is the ordinary goal of Christian life. God is not interested in spiritual mediocrity; he wants all of us to become saints!

To be a saint—to be holy—is to be a friend of God. It is to imitate God, who is love, by habitually willing the good of others. And when you are conformed to love, you are conformed to the blessedness of God. In the Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us that what makes us makarios—the root Greek term for “blessed,” rendered also as “happy”—is none other than holiness. Thus, when our whole life is attuned to the path of sanctity—to the deliberate and sincere discipline by which we imitate Christ and see his presence in all circumstances—we will find authentic happiness.

This All Saints Day, resolve not to settle for spiritual mediocrity but to imitate the friends of God glorified in heaven. If you want to be happy, be a saint!

God bless you,

+Bishop Robert Barron

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